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Data for May 1997 U.S. Depai cineiii of Laboi □ i •> D U Ivw u I ~ U~ ~ I i-U U U I — U lG U IO llO d f t * beverages £ & u.s. d e p a r t m e n t of labo r Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report—(ISSN 0161-7311) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent o f Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800, Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $25 domestic, $31.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $9; foreign, $11.25. 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Alston Contents Price movements, May 1997 1 Chart 3 Reprints of the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review 4 Revision of the CPI housing sample and estimators 5 Planned CPI publication changes 14 Technical notes 116 CP1-U Index tables Table U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes CPI-W ----------------------Page ---------------Table Page 1 16 6 31 2 3 4 5 18 20 25 30 7 8 9 33 35 40 24 81 27 93 25 83 28 95 26 88 29 100 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 45 46 48 50 55 57 59 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 63 64 66 68 73 75 77 Contents—continued Table Page PI P2 105 106 107 108 NS1 NS2 X 111 Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices Residential unit and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food P3 P4 New series tables Washington-Baltimore CMSA, expenditure categories Selected areas, all items index New consumer price index publication structure Scheduled Release Dates C onsum er Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the follow ing dates: Index month Index month R elease date R elease date M ay June 17 A ugust Septem ber 16 June July 16 Septem ber October 16 July A ugust 14 October N ovem ber 18 i i 112 113 Price Movements May 1997 For the first 5 months of 1997, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.4-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of 1996. The food and energy components, which had accelerated in 1996 after acting as moderating influences throughout most of the preceding 5 years, were responsible for the slower rate thus far in 1997. The food index rose at a 0.6-percent SAAR thus far in 1997, following a 4.3-percent increase in 1996. The energy index, which increased 8.6 percent in 1996, declined at a 10.6-percent SAAR in the first 5 months of 1997. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.6-percent SAAR in the first 5 months of 1997, the same rate as the 2.6-percent rise for all of 1996. The food and beverage index rose 0.4 percent in May. The index for grocery store food prices, which declined 0.4 percent in April, advanced 0.6 percent in May, reflecting a sharp upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables— up 1.8 percent in May after declining 3.4 percent in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fruit and vegetable prices were, on average, unchanged.). The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which turned up in April, following declines in the first 3 months of 1997, rose 0.5 percent in May. The index for beef rose 1.1 percent in May after increasing 0.6 percent in April. The 0.2-percent decrease in the index for The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) declined 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to a level of 160.1 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month pe riod ended in May, the CPI-U increased 2.2 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was unchanged in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May 1997 CPI-W level of 157.2 was 2.1 percent higher than the index in May 1996. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 per cent in May, the same as in each of the preceding 2 months. The food index, which declined 0.2 percent in April, ad vanced 0.4 percent in May. Grocery store food prices rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables. The energy index declined for the third consecutive month, down 2.4 percent in May. The index for petroleum-based energy fell 3.6 percent, and the index for energy services declined 1.3 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, following an increase of 0.3 percent in April. The smaller advance in May reflects downturns in the indexes for airline fares and tobacco and smoking products and a deceleration in the index for apparel and upkeep. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month 1996 Expenditure category All Items.............................. Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy.................. 1997 February Compound annual rate, 3 months ended May 1997 12 months ended May 1997 November December 0.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 0.3 .0 .2 .1 .6 .2 .3 0.1 -.2 .3 .4 -.2 .2 .0 0.3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 .2 .2 0.1 0 .0 -.3 .1 .4 .2 0.1 -.2 .2 .9 -.4 .3 .1 0.1 .4 .1 .1 -.8 .3 .2 0.8 .8 1.3 3.1 -4.6 3.8 1.7 2.2 3.0 2.6 1.2 .0 3.0 2.1 .4 .1 .4 .5 .5 .8 .2 5.9 4.2 1.2 .4 1.5 0 .8 -.3 .3 .3 1.7 0 -1.5 -.2 -2.4 .4 -20.5 .8 -2.7 3.0 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 2.9 2.5 January 1 March April May dairy products was the seventh consecutive month that this component failed to increase after registering increases to taling 8.5 percent in the preceding 5-month period. The in dexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home rose 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively. In the latter group, coffee prices continued to surge upwards— up 2.8 percent in May and 14.1 percent in the last 3 months. De clines in prices for prepared foods helped to mitigate this increase. The other two components of the food and bever age index— restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages— in creased 0.1 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. The housing component rose 0.1 percent in May. Shelter costs increased 0.3 percent, the same as in April. In May, within shelter, renters’ costs rose 0.2 percent; homeowners’ costs, 0.3 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 0.5 per cent. The index for fuel and other utilities declined for the third consecutive month, down 0.6 percent in May. The in dex for household fuels fell 1.1 percent, reflecting declines in the indexes for natural gas, fuel oil, and electricity— down 2.9, 0.5, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Charges for natural gas have decreased 9.8 percent in the past three months after increasing 17.3 percent in the preceding 11-month period. The index for household furnishings and operation in creased 0.4 percent in May; a 1.4 percent rise in the index for furniture and bedding was partially offset by declines in prices for most other housefurnishings and major appliances. The transportation component fell 0.8 percent in May, its fourth decline in 5 months this year. The index for gasoline declined 4.1 percent, its largest drop since a 4.6-percent de crease in March 1991. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gaso line prices, which normally increase sharply at this time of year with the advent of the driving season, fell 0.2 percent.) New vehicle purchase costs also declined in May; the in dex for new vehicle prices fell 0.2 percent, and automobile finance charges decreased 2.5 percent. The May downturn in finance charges followed increases in each of the first 4 months of 1997 totaling 2.2 percent. The index for used cars declined 0.9 percent in May. Public transportation costs, which rose substantially in March and April, decelerated in May. The index for airline fares, which rose 4.5 and 1.2 percent in the 2 preceding months, reflecting, in part, the reimposition of the 10-percent Federal tax on airline fares effective March 7, declined 1.3 percent in May. The index for apparel and upkeep, which increased 0.9 percent in April, rose 0.1 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel commodity prices fell 0.7 percent in May, largely reflecting seasonal price declines for women’s and girls’ clothing.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 3.0 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care com modities— prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies— increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for profes sional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs, which rose 0.1 percent in April, in creased 0.2 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, this index was unchanged as a 0.1-percent decline in enter tainment commodities was offset by a 0.1-percent increase in entertainment services.) The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in May, following an increase of 0.8 percent in April. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 2.4 percent in April, declined 0.5 percent in May. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in May. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1996 November All Items.......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less.......................... food and energy.................. 1997 December January February March April May Compound annual rate, 3 months ended May 1997 12 months ended May 1997 0.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 0.3 .1 .2 .1 .6 .2 .3 0.1 -.2 .3 .4 .0 .2 .0 0.2 .2 .2 .4 .0 .2 .1 0.1 .1 .1 -.3 -.1 .3 .1 0.0 -.2 .1 1.0 -.6 .3 .1 0.0 .4 ,1 .2 -1.0 .3 .1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.4 -6.4 3.7 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.5 1.1 -.4 3.0 2.0 .4 .0 .6 .4 .5 1.0 .1 6.4 4.3 1.4 .3 1.5 .1 .9 -.3 .3 .3 -1.8 .1 -1.9 -.2 -2.4 .3 -12.9 .8 -2.9 3.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.9 2.5 2 1998 data in February 1998, the seasonally adjusted all items indexes will be fully integrated into the monthly reports. Like other seasonally adjusted CPI data, the all items in dex levels are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. After seasonal adjustment, the level o f the CPI-U for all items was 160.1 in May; the seasonally adjusted CPI-W for all items was 157.0. Beginning with January 1997 data, BLS is reporting the level of the seasonally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items CPI-U and CPI-W. Effective with the release of January CPI-U 12-month changes, 1987 to present Percent Percent 3 Reprints of the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review Over the next several months, articles on the 1998 revision of the Consumer Price Index, which were first published in the December 1996 issue of the Monthly Labor Review, will be reprinted in the CPI Detailed Report in the months indicated. (The reprinted article which had been originally scheduled for publication in the May issue will instead appear in the August issue. Reprints which had been originally scheduled for publication in the June, July, and August issues have been moved up one month.) Month Article February Overview of the 1998 Revision of the Consumer Price Index March The Redesign of the CPI Geographic Sample April Changing the Item Structure of the Consumer Price Index May Revision of the CPI Housing Sample and Estimators June Revision of the CPI Hospital Services Component July New Methodology for Selecting Outlet Samples August Publication Strategy for the 1998 Revised Consumer Price Index 4 Revision of the CPI housing sample and estimators Changes in concepts and methods being readied for the 1998 revision should smooth the process of index production for shelter services Frank Ptacek and Robert M. Baskin Rank Ptacek is chief of the Housing Section, Division of Consumer Prices and Price indexes, and Robert M. Baskin is a mathemati cal statistician, Division of Price Statistical Methods, both at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. he Consumer Price Index (CPI) currently consists of seven major categories, with the large aggregate grouping called ‘hous ing’ representing 41 percent of the total index. Within the ‘housing’ category, most of the rela tive importance belongs to the index for ‘own ers’ equivalent rent’, also known as ‘rental equivalence’, and that for ‘residential rent,’ for which data are obtained through the Housing sur vey. These two items represent 20 percent and 6 percent, respectively, of the total CPI. The remain ing 15 percent accounted for by the ‘housing’ group consists of many indexes, which are handled through the Commodities and Services survey. (For more detail on the cpi item struc ture, see pages 18-25.) In addition to data on residential rents used to calculate changes in rents for the ‘rent’ index, the Housing survey also collects data for owned homes for use, in conjunction with the rent data, in calculating of changes in the rental value of owned homes for the ‘rental equivalence’ mea sure. Clearly, the rental value of owned homes is not an easily determined dollar amount, and Housing survey analysts have spent considerable time and effort in estimating this value. As a re sult, determing 'rental equivalence' is an impor tant issue in the upcoming 1998 revision of the T CPI. The revision has provided a window of op portunity to initiate an extensive redesign of the Housing survey. Beginning in 1999, the CPI for ‘rent’ and for ‘rental equivalence’ will be based on a new sample design and estimation method ology. Major technological advances and im provements in the operational processes also will 5 be implemented in the survey. More specifically, these changes include: • improved design for stratification and selec tion of housing units, based on the 1990 Decen nial Census; • improved methodology for estimating changes for the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ indexes; and • technological innovations and moderniza tion of all processing systems used for the pro duction of both indexes, including the new Hous ing Computer-Assisted Data Collection System. This article describes the systems, data bases, and procedures that are being developed for the upcoming revision of the Housing survey, and explains the advantages to be derived from each. Background The ‘rental equivalence’ approach to measuring price change for owner-occupied housing was implemented for the c p i for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) in January 1983, and for the c pi for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers ( c p i w) in January 1985. In essence, ‘rental equiva lence’ measures the change in the amount a homeowner would pay to rent, or would earn from renting, his or her home in a competitive market. It is a measure of the change in the price of the shelter service provided by owner-occupied housing. When initially introduced, the ‘rental equivalence’ index was moved (that is, changes were applied) by reweighting the rent sample to represent owner-occupied units. The preferred methodology would have been to 1998 CPI Revision: Housing Sample match owner units to renter units and use those more specific rent changes to calculate changes in the rental value of owner units. The reweighting approach was taken because an owner sample could not be selected and available for use before the c p i was last revised in 1987. Since January 1987 (the 1987 revision), the ‘rental equiva lence’ index movement has been based on changes in the implicit rent of owner units. These implicit rents are moved by the changes in the pure rents (which exclude the cost of any utilities included in the rent contract) of matched rental units. The implicit rents are estimated by the owners in the c p i owner sample, and those implicit rents are then moved by the specific rent changes for renter units with similar charac teristics (owner/renter matching). The characteristics include location, structure type, and other general traits such as age, number of rooms, and type of air conditioning. The ‘rent’ index measures the changes in rents, specifically “contract rents,” paid by tenants or received by landlords. “Con tract rents” are the payments for all services the landlord pro vides in exchange for the rent. For example, if the landlord provides electricity, it is considered part of the contract rent. The data collected for the ‘rent’ index consists of rent, rent reductions, extra charges, and information concerning the utili ties, facilities, and services received for the rent. • Even though different sampling methodologies could be employed, there was no certainty that sufficient numbers of renters in mostly owner-occupied neighborhoods could be found to support owner/renter matching. It was also clear that keeping owner/renter matching, but relaxing the matching criteria to increase the number of matches, would reduce the desired specificity of the matches and, as a result, the desired specificity of the rent movements. • Moving implicit rent estimates by matching renter and owner observations is inherently a reweighting of the rent sample. Given that the samples for the 1998 revision are be ing selected to support the reweighting methodology, CPI staff was able to derive the owner weights from 1990 census data. These weights are clearly much better than those derived when ‘rental equivalency’ was initially introduced. • A large portion of the 1987 sample is devoted to own ers, to support the estimation of initial implicit rent. By drop ping the owner sample, the field staff will not have to initiate, price, and maintain an owner sample. Again, because the 1998 revision samples are being selected to support the reweighting methodology, mostly owner-occupied neighborhoods, while assured of having the correct probability of selection, do not have be over-represented, as they are in the 1987 sample. The cost savings in not having an owner sample will be spent on improving the renter sample. • Because owner/renter matching, a very complicated process, will not be needed in the revision ‘rental equiva lence’ estimator, calculation of the index has been greatly simplified. (See the section on estimation below.) In addi tion, the entire Housing computer system has been simpli fied because data no longer have to be stored and processed for two types of housing units (renters and owners) with dif ferent characteristics. The streamlined data processing sys tem will be more easily maintained, and will be easier to change as the need arises. The ‘rental equivalence’ estimator In any properly designed statistical study, samples are selected to support the estimation process that is planned. The 1987 revision Housing sample was selected to support the estima tion of the ‘rental equivalence’ index through the use of im plicit rents for owner-occupied units and the movement of the implicit rents through owner/renter matching. For purposes of the upcoming 1998 revision, the decision was made to drop the owner sample and return to the meth odology that was used for the ‘rental equivalence’ index when it was first introduced—that is, the reweighting of the rent sample to represent owner-occupied units. This decision was made for several reasons: Sample selection Geographic stratification. Research performed by BLS us ing i980 and 1990 census data indicates that geographic lo cation is the most important variable (that is, it accounts for • In order to move the implicit rents of the owner sample, most of the variance) in determining rent change. Once geog it is necessary to find renter-occupied units in mostly ownerraphy is taken into account, only rent level is significant in occupied neighborhoods. Locating such renter-occupied units predicting rent change. The percent of owner-occupied units has proved to be a time-consuming and sometimes futile task. in a neighborhood, which was a key stratification variable in Also, the loss of renter-occupied units in these neighborhoods, the 1987 sample selection process, proved to be of little im through conversion to owner occupancy or demolition, can portance in explaining change. have a large impact on the sample. In 1992-1994, CPI staff Geographic software, which was not available for the 1987 endeavored to locate and augment the sample with additional revision, allowed stratification by geography for the 1998 renter-occupied units in the mostly owner-occupied neigh revision. The geographic stratification accomplished five borhoods but met with only partial success. The small sample goals: size of renter-occupied units also contributed to increased sampling variance. 1. It helps ensure sample coverage for the major charac 6 teristics (geography and rent level) that are correlated with rent change. 2. It is felt to be the best way to correlate renteroccupied units with owner-occupied units in the same neighborhood, in order to produce the ‘rental equiva lence’ index. 3. Housing units constructed after 1990 can be lo cated and assigned to the existing geographic strata, as described below. 4. Because goals 1 through 3 will be met, there should be a reduction in the sampling variance of the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ indexes. 5. It sets up a stratification structure that will allow the rotation of Housing samples on a rolling basis, thereby distributing the introduction of future census samples over an extended period. The Housing sample for the 1998 revision is a strati fied cluster sample, which represents housing units built before 1990. Housing units built after 1989 are handled through the New Construction survey, as described later in this article. Using data from the 1990 Census of Popu lation and Housing, CPI analysts divided the primary sampling units1 ( p s u s ) into geographic neighborhoods (segments). The segments are small contiguous groups of census blocks (sec tors). The segments contain at least 50 housing units in the larger p s u s and at least 30 units in the smaller p s u s . These segments are stratified by location within the PSU. Six geo graphic strata were formed in each p s u . Once geography is taken into account, only rent level is significant in predicting rent change, so the stratification boundaries were determined using information about population and median rent level. In the first step of the stratification process, a box is found in the geographic center of the PSU, so that about one-third of the population is contained inside the box. The box is then split into two strata. Whether the split is by latitude or longi tude is determined by rent level. The split that maximizes the difference in median rent level determines strata 1 and 2. Then, the four noncentral strata are determined iteratively in a similar fashion. The entire noncentral part of the p s u is split into two parts, either by latitude or longitude. Once the first noncentral split is determined, a split perpendicular to the first split is made within each half. Exhibit 1 shows the six geographic strata in the St. Louis, MO IL p s u . According to this map, the central box was split by longitude, and then the entire noncentral part was split by lon gitude, with each half then split by latitude. While rent level, as well as population, was used to determine the geographic strata boundaries, the resulting strata are purely geographic di visions of the p s u . Two of the strata correspond roughly to the most densely populated part of the p s u , and the other four strata correspond to surrounding suburban areas.2 Weighting during segment sample selection. CPI analysts then selected segments in the strata to represent housing units constructed before 1990. In the 1987 revision, segments had been selected with probability proportional to size, the size measure being the number of housing units in the segment. When the number of units is used as the size measure, smaller, less expensive housing units (in apartment complexes, for example) have the same probability of selection as more ex pensive single-family units. Because the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ indexes are measures of the change in the price of the shelter service provided by renter-occupied and owneroccupied housing, it was felt that higher expenditures (rent levels) should have a higher probability of selection. In the 1998 revision, therefore, segments were again selected with probability proportional to size, but the size measure was es timated expenditures. In the segment selection process, the segments are ordered within each stratum by county and then by segment rent level within county. Because the segment selection is systematic, this guarantees that not all high-rent or low-rent segments are chosen. Each segment has a probability of selection within the stra tum (P) that is the ratio of the cost of housing in the segment relative to the cost of housing in the stratum. Therefore, p, = t c j Y ,t c . s eS where S = stratum; and TCS is defined below. 1998 CPI Revision: Housing Sample Each segment also has a weight (Ws), which is the recipro cal of the probability of selection. Therefore, W . ^ T C J T C , seS The cost of housing in the segment is the cost of rented housing in the segment (RCS) plus the cost of owned housing in the segment (OCs). The RCS is the number of rented hous ing units in the segment (Rs) times the average rent value within the segment (RRS). The OCs is the number of owned housing units in the segment (Os) times an estimated average owner equivalent rent value within the segment (IRS). This gives segments with higher-valued units (that is, higher rent levels) a higher probability of selection and a lower segment weight. The relationship among these variables is given by: TCS = RCs +O C s = Rs *RRs +O s *IRs The estimated average owner equivalent rent value (IRS) was determined by a nonlinear regression of the 1990 census owner value within census blocks on the 1990 census aver age rent value within the same census block: y = b0 * (1-exp(-bl * jc)) + e where y = average rent; x = average owner value; and z = average implicit rent. The actual regression coefficients (bQand bx) were deter mined uniquely within each p s u . Because rents are not volatile, the Housing sample is di vided into panels; one panel is priced each month and each panel is priced twice a year. For example, panel 1 is priced in January and July, panel 2 in February and August, and so on through panel 6. The segments within the strata are assigned to these panels. These assignments are made such that each panel has a representative subsample of the p s u . Because each panel is representative of the entire sample and there is never an off-cycle month for the Housing survey, a panel of data provides sufficient information for monthly publication of the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ indexes. Primary segments were selected within the p s u s in multiples of 36, so that each combination of stratum and panel had the same sample size. Other segment sample selection outputs. About 10,000 seg ments have been selected in the PSUs and the 1998 revision Housing unit sample is designed to consist of approximately 50,000 rental units. CPI analysts have computed sampling rates for each segment, so that the sample design will be real ized after the listing, sampling, and screening processes, as described below, are completed. These sampling rates will be used during the listing process to select the addresses that will be screened for use in the Housing sample. Segment-level information from the selected segments will be provided to the mapping system. This information allows the production of all maps required by field staff to locate the segments within the p s u s . New construction augmentation. The augmentation of the Housing sample with newly constructed housing units is not part of the segment sample selection process, but it is discussed here because these housing units will fit neatly into the geo graphic stratification of the Housing sample. The Census Bu reau will supply to b l s a sample of address records from build ing permits, representing housing units built after 1989. (BLS calls this list of address records the New Construction sample.) b l s expects to receive about 1,000 address records per year from the Census Bureau, with 20 percent of these yielding us able renter-occupied units after they have gone through the screening process. Once they receive the new construction sample, CPI analysts will assign each address record to one of the six geographic strata based on the zip code. They then will allocate the new construction sample among the segments, using the census sample design and zip code. Other system modernizations Mapping system. Sets of maps are needed to help field staff locate the sectors within the segments that must be recorded in the listing process described below. In previous CPI revi sions, maps with p s u , segment, and sector identifiers, along with street names and boundary information, were produced by hand in Washington and provided to the field staff. Be cause corrections to the maps were entered and kept by the field staff, the b l s Washington Office did not maintain an updated set of maps for all p s u s , segments, and sectors. For the 1998 revision, the CPI systems staff has developed a sys tem to produce sets of maps, using the Census Bureau’s To pologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referenc ing ( t ig e r ) data and commercial, “off-the-shelf’ Geographic Information System (GIS) software. The process of segment sample selection and use of the Sample Maintenance and Control System (SMCS) described below will provide the in formation necessary to accurately specify the selected seg ments within each PSU/stratum and each sector within those segments. The mapping system will yield accurate, reproduc ible sets of maps with all necessary information for the field staff and will extract the defined limits (boundary informa tion) for each sector from the t ig e r data. These boundary data will be provided to the s m c s portion (see below) of the Housing data base for use in the listing process. The sets of maps will include: the listed addresses to determine which of them will be se lected for the next stage of the process, scope determination, or screening. 2) Scope determination (screening). The Housing data base will contain all of the addresses that were listed for the segment, as well as an indication of which addresses were selected for screening. The field staff will then perform addi tional data collection for the selected addresses through ob servation and by asking questions of eligible respondents. This additional data collection will determine whether the selected addresses are eligible (in scope) for the Housing sample (scope status).3 The Housing data base will hold all screening data and the scope status for the selected addresses. Selected addresses that fail screening for some permanent reason usually are never visited again. Those that fail screen ing for some temporary reason will be screened again after a specific waiting period. Selected addresses that pass the screening criteria are considered in scope for the Housing sample and are eligible to proceed to the next stage of the process, initiation. 3) Initiation. Initiation is the initial collection of rent data, which consists of the specific housing services that are associated with the unit and the rent that is paid. These data are the basis for all calculations of rent change that will occur during the life of the unit in the Housing sample. The Hous ing data base will hold all initiation data. 4) Pricing. After initiation, the housing unit is priced “on-panel” every 6 months, so that price changes can be re flected through the price relative calculation described later in this article. The Housing data base will hold all pricing data. Occasionally, situations will occur during pricing that will affect the unit’s scope status and, on a scheduled but in frequent basis, additional questions are asked to ensure that a housing unit is still in scope for the Housing sample. If changes occur, the SMCS will store those results and the units will be subjected to the scope determination process described above, based on their new scope status. Because initiation and pricing data do not govern whether a housing unit is in the sample, the SMCS does not look at those data. However, it does control numerous scheduling variables that govern when the unit can be used in the c p i computations, when it should be dropped from those compu tations, and when new samples should be fielded to augment or replace deficient or outdated samples. • Sector maps for each sector in the segment—2The maps will highlight the sector and denote the street boundaries of the sector, as well as local street names and/or highways sur rounding the sector. • Segment maps for each segment in the PSU—The mapswill highlight the segment, as well as denote the local street names and/or highways surrounding the segment. • County maps for each county in the PSU—The maps will highlight and label all selected segments in the county, as well as major highways, water, railroads, and place names within the county. Corrections and additions will be entered on the maps by the field staff, usually during the listing process, and a copy of the corrected map will be sent to the Washington Office, where the changes will be entered in the mapping data base by cartographers. New maps will be supplied to the field staff before pricing begins. This process will allow the Wash ington Office to produce updated maps upon request for all PSUs, segments, and sectors. Sample Maintenance and Control System (SMCS). Previously, much of the sample information for the c p i Housing survey was maintained separately from the rest of the Housing data base, a situation that complicated sample administration. It also was hard to analyze the current sample using the Hous ing data base due to its panel structure. With the 1998 revi sion, however, sample information will become an important part of the Housing data base. The SMCS is a new, consoli dated system that will be used to control the Housing Sample. It has five major functions: • Storing and processing sample-related information; • Providing sample data and information for review and evaluation; • Controlling the timing of the activation of housing units for index use and the removal of units from index calculation; • Measuring and monitoring the sample size at different stages in the Housing survey processes and keeping records of the sufficiency of results; and • Providing standardized reports to the Washington Of fice and the field concerning the status of the samples and their stages of processing. The SMCS performs these five functions during the four major stages of the sample’s existence—as described below: 1) Listing. Listing is the process of recording the ad dresses of all housing units in a segment. The Housing data base will contain all segments within the p s u s . (These are the outputs of the sample selection process described above.) The SMCS will set numerous scheduling variables that will govern when the segments will be sent to the field for listing. Once a segment has been listed, a sampling algorithm is applied to 9 Computer-assisted data collection. A key element of the 1998 revision is the conversion of all data collection and transmission to electronic systems. 1) Listing/sampling instrument. The listing of the sampled segments is a highly labor-intensive portion of the 1998 CPI Revision: Housing Sample Housing sample preparation activities. In previous revisions, the field staff were required to manually list all of the ad dresses in the segment on paper for data entry in Washington. This process required many shipments between the field and Washington. After the segments were listed, the field staff would laboriously apply sampling rates to the listed data in the field (or the sampling rates would be applied in Washing ton) in order to randomly select those addresses to be screened and possibly initiated for the Housing sample. The use of portable computers for these activities should result in substantial savings, because computer-assisted data collection will consolidate listing and data capture into one operation. The listing instrument for the 1998 revision has been designed to make listing as easy as possible for the field staff. Street names are automatically entered when the staff member selects a street name from the sector boundary data. The first street number is entered, and then is automatically incremented (or decremented) as specified by the field staff. As the street numbers change, the street names are copied to each line as the staff member lists the sectors within the segment. When the staff member is ready to move to another street, he or she can select the next street name from the sector boundaries and pro ceed. In areas in which the street numbers are not clearly marked or do not exist, the staff member must enter a descrip tion of the property. A computerized phrase builder has been designed to reduce the amount of typing required of the field staff as they enter these descriptions. After the field staff member determines, with the assis tance of the computer, that the collected data conform to ex pected results, the computer applies the sampling algorithm to the listing data. The result of the sampling will be a set of addresses that have been selected for scope determination (screening). All of the listing data are electronically transmit ted to the Housing data base in Washington. If time permits, the field staff member may choose to screen/initiate (“screnitiate”) the selected addresses. The list ing instrument will generate “screnitiation” schedules using data collected during listing. These schedules will be passed to the collection instrument, so that the field staff may screnitiate these addresses while in the segment. If time does not permit, the screnitiation schedules will be electronically transmitted to the field staff from the Washington data base when a segment is next on panel. dents), which would determine whether an address was in scope for the Housing sample. If the housing unit was found to be out of scope for some reason that was not likely to change, the field staff assigned a “permanently out of scope” response code and the unit was never visited again. (An ex ample of this would be units in public housing projects.) If the housing unit was found to be out of scope for some rea son that might change, it received a “temporarily out of scope” response code and the unit was sent out for another screening and possible initiation after a specific recall pe riod. (An example of this situation would be a unit that is not the primary residence for the current tenant, but may be for some future tenant.) If the screening was incomplete, the ad dress was returned to the field in 6 months for another screnitiation attempt. Inherent in the structured Housing questionnaires (screen ing, initiation, and pricing) are various flow determinations (skip patterns), such that the answer to one question deter mines the next question that must be asked or answered. The field staff are carefully trained to follow the skip patterns but, under the current procedures, questions occasionally are missed and/or the wrong logical path is followed. In the 1998 revision, the field staff will receive housing units to screnitiate, either from the listing instrument or from the Washington data base. The computer-assisted data collection instrument will receive the screnitiation schedules directly, by passing the tedious and error-prone transcription process. It also will handle the skip patterns, so that only the appropriate ques tions are displayed during screening, and the housing units automatically receive the appropriate scope status. Because the computer is being used, the skip patterns can be much more efficient than before. Because the computer has stored all of the previously col lected data, automated logic checks can remove all redundant question patterns, thereby reducing the work of the field staff member and the respondent’s burden. Assume, for example, that a field staff member asks about air conditioning equipment and the respondent says that there is a heat pump. From that one answer, the computer knows the air conditioning equipment, the heating equipment, and the heating fuel. The computer thus can “skip” all of the heating questions. Automated data checking will ensure that only correct data types are collected, other auto mated logic checks will ensure that collected data are consistent, and the instrument will inform the field staff member when all 2) Collection instrument. In previous revisions, if the required data have not been collected. Because these data checks field staff applied the sampling rates, the screening of the are being performed at the time of collection, errors and incon selected addresses involved the tedious transcription of iden sistencies can be corrected while the respondent is present. The tifiers and listing data to blank screening forms. (When sam result is that the data that are sent to Washington will be as accu pling was done in Washington, computer-generated screen rate as possible. ing forms were supplied to the field staff.) The field staff then In previous revisions, if the field staff member determined obtained answers to various (screening) questions (through that an address was in scope, he or she would once again observation and through direct questioning of eligible respon transcribe housing unit identifiers to blank initiation forms. 10 The staff member would then collect the rent data and infor mation on the specific housing services that were associated with the unit and the rent that was paid. This was done through another set of structured questions with the inherent skip pat terns mentioned above. Once again, questions could be missed or the wrong path could be followed. The computer-assisted data collection instrument will au tomatically flow into the initiation portion of the instrument when the instrument has determined that the screening is com plete and the housing unit is in scope. As mentioned above, the collection instrument will handle the skip patterns, the automated data and consistency checks, the schedule comple tion checks, and the final initiation status. The screening and initiation data will then be electronically transmitted to the Housing data base in Washington. In the current system, the screening and initiation data are shipped to Washington, where they are keyed by data capture staff and stored in the Housing data base. The analysts in Washington review and correct the data in preparation for the pricing of the housing unit. In the next on-panel month, a computer-generated pricing schedule for each in-scope hous ing unit is printed and shipped to the field. The field staff then, once again, collects data associated with the rent that is paid and the specific housing services that are associated with the unit. The pricing process is very similar to the initiation process, but some previous answers are provided on the pric ing form. The collection of the housing data, and particularly the rent data, is independent. That is, the field staff member collects the data without giving the respondent the previous answer. Previous answers for some nonrent data are provided, so that the staff member can confirm certain changes with the respondent. These pricing data are shipped to Washington, where they are keyed, reviewed, and corrected as necessary. These data, along with the initiation or pricing data from 6 months earlier, are used in the Housing price relative calcula tion described below. In the 1988 revision, the field staff will receive housing units to price from the Washington data base. The computerassisted data collection instrument will automatically flow into the pricing portion of the process and, as mentioned above, will handle the skip patterns, the automated data and consistency checks, the schedule completion checks, and the final schedule status. The pricing data will then be electroni cally transmitted to the Housing data base in Washington. On an infrequent basis, the scope status of the housing unit will be checked by repeating some of the questions asked dur ing screening. This process may result in a change to the unit’s scope status from in scope to permanently out of scope, tem porarily out of scope, or incomplete. If this happens, the unit will be treated as described in the section above on screening. In the 1988 revision, the Housing review and correction preprocessing system, which is described below, will handle the necessary preprocessing of the data obtained through com puter-assisted data collection, and will be used in the review and correction of screening, initiation, and pricing data by cpi analysts. Housing review and correction preprocessing system. The review and correction preprocessing system consists of vari ous functions that must be performed before a unit can be used in index calculation. Upon receipt of the data, the sys tem determines how to proceed (which functions are to be performed) based on selected variables, such as the scope status and the schedule status. This system handles the micro data preprocessing required for the review and correction functions performed by the ana lysts. Some of these functions currently are performed as part of the existing price relative calculation (see below), so the analyst is not able to review all inputs to the calculation. As a result, the analysts occasionally have had to enter additional corrections, because the initial result of the calculation was not as expected. The new system also will complete all unitlevel computations, so that the analyst will be able to review all micro data and price relative calculation inputs much ear lier in the processing cycle. Once the calculation is run, the analyst will have to review only the results of aggregation and imputation. The Housing review and correction preprocessing system will prepare all micro data necessary for the revised Housing price relative calculations for the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equiva lence’ indexes. These computations include: 1. Derivation of normalized rents for units—These are the sums of the collected rents and the subsidy and work reduc tions, converted to monthly rents using the collected rent pe riods. 2. Determination and assignment of price relative calcu lation usability codes—These codes will be used by the Hous ing review and correction preprocessing system and in the price relative calculations for further computations for both the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ indexes. 3. Calculation of utility adjustments required to adjust for changes in the utilities provided by the landlord. 4. Calculation of facility adjustments required to adjust for changes in other services provided by the landlord. 5. Calculation of aging bias adjustments used to adjust for the slight monthly depreciation of rental properties. 6. Calculation of structural change adjustments used to adjust for the addition to, or the removal from, the housing unit of central air conditioning, bedrooms, bathrooms, and other rooms. 7. Calculation of cost of utilities adjustments, which are needed to remove utility costs, if included, from the contract rents (used for the ‘rental equivalence’ index). 11 1998 CPI Revision: Housing Sample 8. Calculation of economic rents and economic rent price relatives using the normalized rents (1 above) and the adjust ments mentioned in 3, 4, 5, and 6 above. These economic rents will yield price changes of constant quality across time for the ‘rent’ index. 9. Calculation of pure rents and pure rent price relatives using the normalized rents (1 above) and the adjustments mentioned in 4 ,5 ,6 , and 7 above. These pure rents will yield price changes of constant quality across time for the ‘rental equivalence’ index. These data are then made available to the analysts through the review and correction instrument. This instrument is a subsystem of the review and correction preprocessing sys tem and handles the interactive review and correction func tions. The review and correction preprocessing system also permits the interactive derivation of dependently derived micro data, so that the analysts may immediately observe the results of their corrections. Index estimation The Housing and the Commodities and Services programs do not directly calculate indexes. Instead, they produce “price rela tives,” which are used in the index estimation system for basic index calculation. Price relatives are ratios of price change from the previous month (7-1) to the current month (7 ) , and basic index calculation updates the last month’s indexes (7-1) into the current month (7). (As explained above a decision was made for the revision that the renter sample would be reweighted to represent owner units in the same segment.) Weighting during the price relative calculation. The renter and owner costs of housing in the segment (see “Weighting during segment sample selection” above) become the basis of the renter and owner weights used by the price relative calcu lation for the segment. To derived the total renter weight in the segment ( RW S)> the segment weight ( Ws ) must be adjusted by the proportion of renter cost in the segment ( R A S) and the expectation of selecting a renter in the segment ( RPs ). The proportion of renter cost in the segment ( RA ) is the renter cost ( R C S) divided by the total cost ( TCS). * RAS = R C S /T C S The expectation of selecting a renter in the segment ( RPs ) is the number of sampled housing units in the segment ( S U s ) divided by the total number of housing units in the segment ( H I/,)- RP. = SU./HU. The total renter weight for the segment ( R W X therefore, is the segment weight (W s ) times the reciprocal of the renter cost proportion ( RA ) adjusted by the proportion of sampled renters ( RPs ). — W RW . = W * TC * RC . R A S * RPS HU. * -------£ - * -------- L S t/„ To derived the total owner weight in the segment ( OW s )> the segment weight (W s ) must be adjusted by the proportion of owner cost in the segment ( O A s ) and the expectation of selecting a renter in the segment ( RPs ). Because owners are not being sampled and the renters are being reweighted to represent owners the RPs is used in both derivations. The proportion of owner cost ( OA ) is the owner cost ( O C s ) divided by the total cost ( TC S). OAs = O C s / T C S The total owner weight for the segment ( OW s ), there fore, is the segment weight ( Ws ) times the reciprocal of the owner cost proportion ( O A s ) adjusted by the proportion of sampled renters ( RPs ). ow = w * * ----------- — W s ÖA*ÄP. TC S HUS OC. SUC * -------£ - * -------- L s The renter and owner weights are ratios of expenditures, not expenditures themselves, so there is no need to convert them into quantities by dividing them by base rents or base implicit rents. In addition, the renter and owner weights are being derived from 1990 census data, while the first rent data will be collected no earlier than 1997, so there should be no autocorrelation effects. In short, there appears to be no fear of formula bias in the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ estimators. The (rent} and *rental equivalence’ estimators. The ‘rent’ estimator is based on the change in the “economic rent,” which is basically the “contract rent,” adjusted for any changes in the quality of the housing unit. Because of the panel structure used in the Housing sample, the current eco nomic rents for sampled, renter-occupied units within a seg ment, weighted by the renter weight, are divided by the pre vious (7-6) economic rents for sampled, renter-occupied units within a segment, weighted by the renter weight. The result represents the 6-month change in rent for all renter-occupied units in the segment. In a parallel calculation, the current pure rents (which ex clude the cost of any utilities included in the rent contract) for sampled, renter-occupied units within a segment, 12 weighted by the owner weight, are divided by the previous (7-6) pure rents for sampled, renter-occupied units within a segment, weighted by the owner weight. This is used as a proxy for the 6-month change in the equivalent rent for all owner-occupied units in the segment. The functions of the price relative calculation have been designed to make use of the parallel ‘rent’ and ‘rental equiva lence’ computations. In general, the calculation aggregates the weighted rents for the units (/) in the index area (A) for the current period (T) and for the period 6 months earlier (T6), and then computes the price relatives: rents ( P R ) and owner weights ( OW s ) are used. That is, rental n r p j equivalance__ T-6,T ,A ieA Because the index estimation system needs a 1-month price relative, rather than a 6-month price relative, the 6th root of the R E L t-6,t,a is derived: — ieA ieA The ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ item strata have not been changed in the 1998 revision item structure, but the re vision area structure and the basic aggregation weights will be brought into the CPI in late 1997. The revision price rela tive calculation and the revision Housing sample will not be ready for use in the revised cpi until January 1999. During 1998, the current Housing sample will be priced, and the cur rent price relative calculation will provide price relatives through December 1998. A Concordance program is being developed to map the price relatives for the current area struc ture to the revision area structure. □ When the calculation is run for Rent, economic rents ( ERt ) and renter weights ( RW S) are used. That is, %r w ,* e r it rent _ ieA 'Z r w ^ e r = y R E L T - 6 ,T ,A and then passed to the estimation system for basic index com putation for the ‘rent’ and ‘rental equivalence’ item strata. 6 D p i ieA J d O W ,* P R i r ^ R E L T - l ,T ,A PJ7T ^ O W s * P R tJ , ^ ieA When the calculation is run for ‘rental equivalence, 4 pure Footnotes 1Primary sampling units are the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas defined as the c pi area sample. (See pages 10-17.) owner-occupied units are out of scope. In the case of relatives, it has been determined that, if the tenant is a relative of the landlord, it is very difficult to collect data on market rents. Because the relative usually gets some type of rent reduction that cannot easily be determined, the units are considered out of scope. 4 The price relative calculation also will handle the estimation of price relatives for the official Laspeyres index and the Geometric Means index. The same economic and pure rents, but different renter and owner weights, will be used for the Geometric Means index. 2 Eugene F. Brown and William H. Johnson, “Comparison of Stratifica tion Designs for the Housing Sample of the Consumer Price Index,” 1994 Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research Methods, American Statisti cal Association. 3 Two examples of out-of-scope addresses are units occupied by owners or relatives of the landlord. Because the owner sample is being dropped, 13 Planned CPI Publication Changes United States. The current revision uses the 1990 Census of Population. The CPI develops an updated area sample de sign, decides on new local area indexes, and changes the frequency of publication for local area indexes to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, BLS currently publishes indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, it will continue to publish indexes for all but two of these areas— BuffaloNiagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the re vised metropolitan area (MA) definitions issued by the Of fice of Management and Budget (OMB), two other areas, Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, which BLS currently publishes separately, constitute a new consolidated metro politan statistical area. A single index will be published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, to begin with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce a new geographic area sample, a revised item structure and updated expenditure weights into the Con sumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every 10 years BLS undertakes this type of revision in order to keep the index up-to-date. Since World War II, revisions of the CPI have been introduced in 1953, 1964, 1978, and 1987. Because the changes the CPI undergoes during each re vision can have a major impact on our users, special steps are taken in order to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Beginning with the release o f the January, 1997 index, data series that are changing or being dropped from publication will be footnoted in all BLS published tables. This pro vides an early warning to users to reconsider their use of those indexes and provides time for them to make changes in their use. The 1998 CPI Revision contains substantial changes in both the items being presented and the frequency of local area index publication. • Monthly indexes will be published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design consider ations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco ar eas, both currently published monthly, will be published every other month following the release of the December, 1997 index. Changes to the item structure Effective in 1998, there will be considerable changes to both the items being priced and the manner in which they are being aggregated in the CPI. The most notable change in presentation is a reconstruction o f several major groups with a resulting change from the currently available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Currently the major groups are: Food and beverages, hous ing, apparel and upkeep, transportation, medical care, entertainment and other goods and services. Three of these groups— food and beverages, transportation, and medical care will remain the same. The apparel group was modified to exclude apparel upkeep products and services. The en tertainment group has been slightly redefined into a major group called recreation and a new major group, education and communication, has been formed from past subelements of the housing, entertainment and other goods, and services groups. Other important changes in the item structure at lower levels are an expansion of the food away from home index, a reorientation of the car and truck indexes to a vehicle index, and the expansion of the information processing equipment index. For a complete listing of the new CPI publication struc ture see table X. • Bimonthly indexes will be published for the next 11 larg est areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which currently have semiannual average indexes. • Semiannual average indexes will be published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which currently have bimonthly indexes. • BLS will continue to publish separate indexes for the four census regions of the United States. However, begin ning in 1998, there will only be two area size classes for metropolitan areas, instead of the current three: size A— areas with a population greater than 1.5 million; and size B/C— areas with less than 1.5 million population. This cut off of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the cur rent cutoff of 1.2 million and is important because cities in size class A are those for which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old size B and size C metropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, sepa rate size D indexes for urban non-metropolitan areas will continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. Separate indexes for N ortheast and W est urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987. Changes to the geographic structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics o f the 14 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA The following list shows the areas for which in dexes will be published beginning in January, 1998: • Metropolitan areas for which a local index will be published monthly: • M etropolitan areas for which a local index will be published semiannually (In January and July) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Pittsburgh, PA Kansas City, MO-KS Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Portland-Salem, OR-WA Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Milwaukee-Racine, WI St. Louis, MO-IL Anchorage, AK Honolulu, HI San Diego, CA • Metropolitan areas for which a local index will be published bimonthly: In odd months (i.e., January, March, etc.) Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Cleveland-Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX In even months (i.e., February, April, etc.) Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJDE-MD New tables timore into a single MA and the combination of two sepa rate population size classes for MA’s. These underlap in dexes will be published for all of 1997; they will allow the user to prepare for the change to these new geographic in dexes, which will be completed with the release of January 1998 data. See table NS1 for the underlap Washington-Baltimore indexes and table NS2 for the underlap B/C city size class All Items indexes. Beginning with the release o f the January, 1997 index, a new transitional step has been taken: the publication of underlap indexes. Underlap indexes are indexes that are pro duced for new index areas using old weights and structures with a specially developed aggregation tree for a period before the introduction of these areas. These indexes will be developed to handle two specific situations occurring in the 1998 revision: the combination of Washington and Bal 15 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1997 May 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— May 1996 Apr. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items..................................................................................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 - 160.2 479.7 160.1 479.6 2.2 - -0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - Food and beverages .............................................................. Food...................................................................................... Food at hom e.................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products 1 .............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and oils................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared food.................................................... Food away from home...................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 17.484 15.913 10.040 1.479 3.002 1.245 1.974 2.340 .331 .246 .724 1.039 5.873 1.571 157.1 156.6 157.5 176.9 147.7 145.7 186.4 146.9 147.9 142.4 131.9 161.1 156.2 162.3 157.1 156.6 157.5 176.9 147.7 145.4 186.4 147.1 147.9 142.0 133.4 160.4 156.3 162.8 3.0 3.0 3.2 1.9 4.6 5.7 1.2 2.9 3.1 1.4 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .1 .0 -.3 1.1 -.4 .1 .3 .0 .0 -.2 .3 -.9 -.1 .1 .1 -.6 -.1 1.3 -.4 .3 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.4 .4 -.3 -3.4 1.0 1.1 .0 1.9 .5 .1 .1 .4 .4 .6 .3 .5 -.2 1.8 .1 -.1 -.1 1.4 -.4 .1 .3 Housing 2 ................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4............................................................... Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ costs 4 ..................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent3 ............................................... Household insurance 3 4 ................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1 4.............................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 4 .............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ....................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 .................................. Household furnishings and operation 2 ............................... Housefurnishings 4 ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies..................................................... Housekeeping services 4 ................................................... 41.203 28.194 7.994 5.731 2.263 20.000 19.616 .383 .200 .123 .077 7.102 3.878 .424 155.8 175.3 186.3 165.5 228.0 180.2 180.5 163.8 142.5 148.9 133.6 128.9 115.3 102.1 155.9 175.3 185.3 165.9 222.9 180.6 180.9 164.5 143.2 149.9 134.1 129.0 115.3 100.4 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.9 5.2 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.1 .8 .1 .0 -.5 .2 -2.2 .2 .2 .4 .5 .7 .4 .1 .0 -1.7 .0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 -.5 .1 .0 .3 -.8 -1.5 -3.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .4 .1 .3 -.5 -.2 -.8 -2.1 .1 .3 .2 .4 -.3 .3 .3 .5 .5 .7 .4 -.6 -1.1 -.4 3.453 3.224 5.908 3.332 1.093 1.482 121.7 160.8 125.5 111.1 143.3 151.1 121.9 161.1 125.8 111.5 143.0 151.3 1.1 2.7 1.1 .3 1.4 2.7 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.2 .1 -1.3 .1 .0 -.3 .0 .5 -.6 .2 .1 -.2 .4 .4 -1.3 .1 .4 .7 -.1 .1 Apparel and upkeep ............................................................... Apparel commodities 4 ......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities 4 ............................................ Apparel services 1 4.............................................................. 5.330 4.786 1.280 2.102 .186 .718 .500 .545 136.1 132.7 131.4 131.9 133.7 129.3 148.1 162.6 135.3 131.8 132.0 129.9 133.8 129.1 146.0 162.9 1.2 1.1 1.9 1.7 2.6 .6 -3.8 2.2 -.6 -.7 .5 -1.5 .1 -.2 -1.4 .2 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.6 2.0 -.4 -.3 .1 .9 1.1 1.8 .8 3.1 1.2 -.7 .1 .1 .2 .2 .6 .1 -.3 -.6 .2 Transportation ........................................................................ Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New cars......................................................................... Used cars.......................................................................... Motor fuel .......................................................................... Gasoline.......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation 4 ........................................... Other private transportation commodities4 ................... Other private transportation services 4 .......................... Public transportation............................................................ 17.140 15.499 4.955 3.952 1.278 3.171 1.533 4.562 .589 3.973 1.642 144.8 141.3 145.2 142.6 154.3 106.0 105.4 161.9 177.3 104.7 194.5 189.8 144.4 141.0 144.6 142.1 153.9 105.7 105.2 162.2 177.0 104.7 194.2 188.1 .0 -.5 .8 .6 -2.3 -7.0 -7.1 3.0 2.3 -.2 2.7 4.4 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 -.2 .0 -.2 -.9 .1 -.2 .1 .1 1.2 -2.1 -2.1 .2 .3 -.3 .4 2.2 -.4 -.6 .0 .0 -1.6 -2.5 -2.6 .2 .2 -.1 .2 1.2 -.8 -.9 -.2 -.1 -.9 -4.0 -4.1 .2 .0 .1 .1 .2 See footnotes at end of table. 16 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1997 May 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— May 1996 Apr. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Medical ca re ........................................................................... Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 7.346 1.273 6.073 3.472 233.8 215.2 238.1 214.7 234.2 215.6 238.5 215.2 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.6 0.2 .2 .2 .2 0.4 .5 .3 .5 0.3 .2 .3 .3 0.3 .4 .3 .3 Entertainment4 ........................................................................ Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................... Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 4.352 1.957 2.395 162.2 144.1 183.3 162.2 143.9 183.5 2.1 .8 3.3 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .3 .1 -.2 .3 .2 -.1 .3 Other goods and services 2 ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 1 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................. Personal care services 1.................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4 ................................ School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services 4................................ 7.145 1.601 1.145 .588 .557 4.398 .264 4.134 222.7 243.2 152.7 144.5 162.0 256.0 235.8 257.7 223.1 243.8 152.6 144.1 162.3 256.6 235.9 258.3 4.2 4.6 1.5 -.8 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.7 .2 .2 -.1 -.3 .2 .2 .0 .2 .5 .4 .2 .2 .3 .5 .3 .5 .8 2.4 .6 .6 .5 .3 .5 .3 .2 -.5 -.1 -.3 .2 .5 .6 .5 100.000 42.873 17.484 25.389 15.147 4.786 160.2 142.3 157.1 133.2 135.8 132.7 160.1 142.1 157.1 132.9 135.4 131.8 2.2 1.2 3.0 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.3 -.7 .1 -.2 .0 -.3 -.8 -.4 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 .1 1.1 .1 -.1 .4 -.5 -.7 .2 10.362 10.242 57.127 27.577 8.698 7.148 6.073 7.631 140.6 129.6 178.3 182.4 143.7 185.4 238.1 207.7 140.4 129.4 178.4 182.4 144.0 184.9 238.5 208.0 -.7 .1 3.1 3.1 2.1 3.1 3.0 4.1 -.1 -.2 .1 .0 .2 -.3 .2 .1 -.6 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .8 .3 .4 -.4 -.2 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .3 .3 -1.1 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .1 .3 .4 84.087 71.806 80.000 92.654 26.960 16.718 11.932 32.631 29.550 51.054 7.049 92.951 77.038 23.364 3.596 53.674 160.8 155.8 161.2 156.0 134.4 137.4 141.7 146.6 186.8 172.8 110.0 166.8 169.4 143.5 105.8 184.1 160.7 155.7 161.1 155.9 134.1 137.0 141.7 146.4 186.9 172.8 109.9 166.8 169.3 143.3 105.3 184.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.2 .1 .1 -.2 1.5 3.0 3.0 -2.7 2.6 2.5 1.1 -6.2 3.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 .0 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.5 .0 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.2 -.7 -.7 -.4 .3 .3 -1.7 .2 .2 .1 -2.2 .3 .2 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .1 -.4 -.1 .3 .2 -1.5 .2 .3 .3 -2.4 .3 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.4 -1.0 -.2 .1 .1 -2.4 .2 .2 .1 -3.6 .3 $.624 .208 $.625 .209 -2.2 - .2 - -.2 - -.2 - - Commodity and service group All items..................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities 4 .................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel................................................................ Durables............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ........................ Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Special indexes All items less food..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 .................... ................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................. Nondurables less food.............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 4 ................................................ Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84—$1.00 1 .................................................................... 1967—$1.00 1.......................................................................... - - 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. .2 17 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 - - - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...................................... Dairy products 1 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared food................................................... Food away from home.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 156.8 156.5 157.5 176.4 148.4 146.2 187.7 144.8 146.9 142.1 127.3 160.6 155.6 161.8 156.8 156.5 157.2 177.0 147.1 146.1 187.8 145.0 146.0 142.0 129.0 160.0 156.0 161.6 Housing 2 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent3 .............................................. Household insurance 3 4 ................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1 4 ............................................ Maintenance and repair services 14 ............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ..................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 2 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies................................................... Housekeeping services 4.................................................. 155.6 174.0 183.4 164.6 223.1 179.5 179.9 164.3 142.3 148.4 133.9 131.6 119.4 106.1 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 - 2.3 3.6 156.5 156.2 156.5 176.3 147.7 145.7 181.5 146.5 147.6 142.0 131.5 160.8 156.2 161.8 157.1 156.8 157.4 176.9 148.5 145.4 184.7 146.7 147.4 141.8 133.3 160.1 156.3 162.3 5.9 6.2 8.4 2.1 11.4 22.0 7.7 1.7 4.0 3.5 -.6 2.3 2.9 3.1 155.6 174.3 183.9 165.1 223.7 179.8 180.1 163.5 142.4 148.4 134.3 130.5 117.6 102.6 155.9 174.9 184.5 165.5 224.6 180.4 180.7 164.2 142.5 148.9 133.6 130.2 116.7 100.4 156.1 175.4 184.8 166.1 224.0 180.9 181.3 165.0 143.2 149.9 134.1 129.4 115.4 100.0 126.2 160.0 125.1 111.2 142.5 149.7 124.6 160.2 125.1 110.9 142.5 150.5 123.9 160.6 125.2 110.7 143.0 151.1 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1....................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 1 4 ............................................................ 132.6 128.8 128.3 126.6 127.2 126.7 147.9 162.2 132.2 128.3 128.0 125.8 129.7 126.2 147.5 162.4 Transportation....................................................................... Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars........................................................................ Used cars......................................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities 4 ................. Other private transportation services4......................... Public transportation........................................................... 145.3 142.7 144.4 141.9 155.8 111.8 111.3 161.2 176.1 105.1 193.1 181.9 145.4 142.4 144.6 142.0 157.7 109.5 109.0 161.5 176.7 104.8 193.9 185.9 Feb. 1997 6 months ended— May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 2.5 0.8 3.0 1.6 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.4 7.0 13.6 6.4 2.5 2.2 2.3 -4.3 7.6 4.0 3.8 .5 .3 -.8 .2 .0 -8.1 -2.1 2.2 4.8 .8 -.6 3.8 2.6 3.0 .8 .8 -.3 1.1 .3 -2.2 -6.2 5.4 1.4 -.8 20.2 -1.2 1.8 1.2 5.6 5.7 7.2 3.3 9.2 17.7 7.0 2.1* 3.1 2.9 -2.5 5.0 3.5 3.4 .6 .5 -.5 .7 .1 -5.2 -4.2 3.8 3.1 .0 9.3 1.3 2.2 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.9 2.8 6.7 2.8 2.8 4.6 2.6 6.8 -3.9 2.9 2.1 -14.5 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.9 2.7 2.7 7.1 4.1 1.4 8.6 5.1 7.2 54.7 3.1 3.3 4.3 2.5 8.9 2.7 2.9 -.5 3.4 2.2 4.9 6.3 9.6 -1.1 1.3 3.3 3.1 3.7 1.6 3.2 3.1 1.7 2.6 4.1 .6 -6.5 -12.7 -21.1 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.7 5.3 2.7 2.7 5.8 3.3 4.0 2.2 4.0 4.6 15.0 2.2 3.3 3.7 3.1 5.2 2.9 3.0 .6 3.0 3.1 2.7 -.3 -2.2 -11.7 122.3 160.8 125.7 111.5 142.9 151.3 4.0 3.4 1.3 .0 .9 3.9 3.0 3.3 1.0 .0 1.4 3.3 10.5 2.0 .3 .0 2.3 -.5 -11.8 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.1 4.3 3.5 3.3 1.1 .0 1.1 3.6 -1.3 2.0 1.1 .5 1.7 1.9 133.4 129.7 130.3 126.8 133.7 127.7 146.5 162.6 133.6 129.9 130.5 127.5 133.8 127.3 145.6 162.9 -5.3 -6.1 -.6 -10.4 -15.3 .0 -6.5 2.3 4.4 4.8 3.5 6.7 5.2 1.6 2.2 1.5 2.8 2.5 -1.5 8.7 1.6 -.9 -4.2 3.3 3.1 3.5 7.0 2.9 22.4 1.9 -6.1 1.7 -.6 -.8 1.4 -2.2 -5.6 .8 -2.2 1.9 2.9 3.0 2.7 5.7 11.5 .5 -5.1 2.5 144.8 141.6 144.6 142.0 155.1 106.8 106.2 161.9 177.0 104.7 194.3 188.1 143.6 140.3 144.3 141.8 153.7 102.5 101.8 162.2 177.0 104.8 194.4 188.4 -1.4 -2.0 2.5 3.2 -3.3 -17.6 -17.3 3.1 4.0 .0 4.5 4.5 4.8 3.8 1.4 .3 -1.3 13.6 12.8 4.1 1.4 .4 1.7 13.8 1.4 3.4 -.6 -.6 .5 13.1 13.6 2.3 1.8 .0 2.1 -13.3 -4.6 -6.6 -.3 -.3 -5.3 -29.3 -30.0 2.5 2.1 -1.1 2.7 15.1 1.7 .9 2.0 1.7 -2.3 -3.2 -3.4 3.6 2.7 .2 3.1 9.1 -1.7 -1.7 -.4 -.4 -2.4 -10.6 -10.8 2.4 1.9 -.6 2.4 -.1 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 18 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment4 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 .................................................... 232.3 213.5 236.4 212.7 161.4 144.2 181.6 233.2 214.5 237.2 213.7 161.7 144.2 182.1 233.8 215.0 237.9 214.4 161.8 143.9 182.7 Other goods and services 2 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 1.................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................ Personal care services 1 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses4................................ School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services 4 ............................... 221.3 237.6 151.5 143.3 160.7 255.0 233.2 256.5 222.3 238.5 151.8 143.6 161.2 256.3 234.0 257.8 224.1 244.2 152.7 144.5 162.0 257.0 235.1 258.5 6 months ended— Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 234.5 215.8 238.5 215.0 162.1 143.8 183.3 2.8 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 1.9 3.1 3.9 2.5 1.7 3.4 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.0 .6 3.1 3.8 4.4 3.6 4.4 1.7 -1.1 3.8 2.9 2.2 3.0 3.7 2.4 1.8 3.1 3.1 3.5 2.9 3.6 1.9 -.3 3.5 224.5 242.9 152.6 144.1 162.3 258.4 236.6 259.9 3.6 1.6 .5 -.8 1.8 5.1 6.0 5.1 3.4 5.1 1.9 -.8 5.5 3.2 5.0 3.1 3.9 2.7 .8 -3.8 5.4 5.3 3.0 5.5 5.9 9.2 2.9 2.3 4.0 5.4 6.0 5.4 3.5 3.3 1.2 -.8 3.6 4.2 5.5 4.1 4.9 5.9 1.9 -.8 4.7 5.4 4.5 5.4 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................................. Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter3.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ....................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... _ _ « _ 142.1 156.8 133.1 135.7 128.8 141.8 156.8 132.7 134.6 128.3 141.7 156.5 132.7 134.8 129.7 141.5 157.1 132.0 133.9 129.9 2.3 .3 5.9 -3.3 -5.8 -6.1 3.6 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.8 4.8 2.5 1.7 .5 2.1 4.2 2.5 .8 -1.7 .8 -3.3 -5.2 3.5 3.0 2.4 5.6 .5 .3 -.8 1.6 .0 .6 -.6 -.6 3.0 142.3 129.6 177.6 181.3 145.7 182.7 236.4 206.9 141.4 129.6 178.0 181.8 145.2 184.1 237.2 207.8 140.8 129.3 178.5 182.3 145.0 184.9 237.9 208.4 139.3 129.3 178.8 182.8 144.6 185.0 238.5 209.3 -6.4 .6 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.0 3.8 6.5 .6 3.2 2.7 3.4 4.9 3.1 3.4 6.1 .0 3.0 3.1 4.8 -1.5 2.2 4.4 -8.2 -.9 2.7 3.4 -3.0 5.1 3.6 4.7 -.1 .6 3.3 3.0 3.4 4.5 3.0 3.6 -1.3 -.5 2.9 3.2 .8 1.8 2.9 4.5 160.2 155.5 160.8 155.5 134.4 137.1 143.1 146.5 186.2 172.0 114.9 165.9 168.3 142.2 111.3 182.9 160.3 155.5 160.9 155.5 134.1 136.2 142.1 145.9 186.7 172.5 112.9 166.2 168.7 142.3 108.8 183.4 160.6 155.5 161.0 155.7 134.0 136.3 141.5 145.7 187.2 172.9 111.2 166.6 169.2 142.7 106.2 184.0 160.5 155.5 160.9 155.7 133.4 135.7 140.1 145.4 187.3 173.1 108.5 167.0 169.5 142.8 102.4 184.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 -2.7 -5.2 -2.8 1.1 3.6 3.4 -7.3 2.7 2.2 -.3 -17.4 3.4 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.0 6.8 7.1 5.4 3.8 3.3 10.3 3.5 2.9 2.0 17.6 3.1 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.4 3.9 3.7 2.8 2.4 2.8 10.8 1.7 2.2 1.1 11.5 2.7 .8 .0 .2 .5 -2.9 -4.0 -8.1 -3.0 2.4 2.6 -20.5 2.7 2.9 1.7 -28.3 3.5 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 .6 .6 2.0 3.2 3.7 3.4 1.1 3.1 2.6 .9 -1.5 3.3 1.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 -.3 -.1 -2.4 -.1 2.4 2.7 -6.2 2.2 2.5 1.4 -10.6 3.1 Special indexes All items less food................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy...........................................................................:........... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after composition in January,December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index se Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 19 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.0 .0 .0 0.0 .0 -.2 -0.2 -.2 -.4 0.4 .4 .6 1.9 -.3 5.9 -3.2 3.4 2.9 4.3 2.6 3.0 1.8 .0 .6 .6 .8 .1 -.2 .4 -.5 .3 -1.0 .3 .4 -.7 .5 .2 .4 -.7 -.3 .2 1.1 -.4 -.4 2.5 -1.0 .0 -.6 -.3 .0 .1 -1.3 .3 .6 -1.2 1.1 .2 .3 .4 -.5 .3 .0 147.7 148.6 143.9 136.9 116.7 141.1 128.0 131.0 140.0 159.8 154.3 160.6 153.7 153.8 151.3 147.8 156.6 158.6 157.2 155.6 176.5 127.7 200.1 133.4 4.6 4.9 5.5 4.3 5.5 3.1 5.5 1.9 2.8 4.0 8.6 14.6 3.1 8.1 9.6 3.9 4.7 6.6 3.1 5.3 1.8 1.5 1.9 .8 .0 .3 .3 .5 1.5 -.7 -1.5 1.1 1.2 -.1 .5 -.7 -.1 1.9 .4 -.1 .8 .1 1.4 .4 -.2 -.1 -.2 -4.7 -.9 -.5 -.7 -.7 -2.2 .8 .2 .3 .1 .0 -1.1 .1 -2.2 -1.3 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 -.2 -1.9 -.2 1.3 -.2 1.7 -6.4 .4 .3 .6 .6 .8 -.1 1.6 -2.3 .6 .6 1.0 -.3 .1 2.6 1.7 .3 -.6 -.3 -1.1 1.7 -.8 .8 -1.0 2.7 .5 .4 .4 1.1 3.1 .3 -1.2 2.4 .5 -.1 -.3 -.5 .6 -1.3 .2 -.1 .8 .1 1.4 -.3 .3 -.1 .6 1.4 145.7 144.7 142.6 147.5 147.2 148.2 151.1 137.1 145.4 144.9 142.5 148.1 146.6 147.8 150.7 135.4 5.7 5.2 4.4 6.4 6.1 4.2 5.9 12.7 -.2 .1 -.1 .4 -.4 -.3 -.3 -1.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.3 .5 -.5 .1 2.7 -.3 -.8 -.8 -.7 .5 .1 .1 1.6 -.2 .1 -.1 .4 -.5 -.3 -.3 -1.7 186.4 213.8 235.8 197.2 168.1 202.1 278.8 191.8 163.9 188.6 228.0 193.8 147.7 148.4 147.7 148.6 147.1 147.6 186.4 213.4 239.4 198.4 158.7 224.7 281.5 187.3 167.3 174.8 200.3 194.8 148.3 149.3 148.9 148.4 147.3 146.6 1.2 .6 2.2 -3.2 -4.7 -3.5 6.4 -1.4 -9.8 -.9 -12.0 4.8 2.6 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.8 2.0 .0 -.2 1.5 .6 -5.6 11.2 1.0 -2.3 2.1 -7.3 -12.1 .5 .4 .6 .8 -.1 .1 -.7 .1 .0 1.4 -.4 -.6 -2.1 3.2 -1.8 -3.8 .7 24.9 -4.5 .1 -.6 -.9 .4 .8 -1.2 -3.4 -4.6 -1.0 -1.2 1.6 2.0 -2.0 -9.1 .3 1.5 -13.8 -4.3 -.6 -.3 -.5 .7 -.5 1.8 1.8 2.4 -.2 -.2 -5.6 3.0 -.1 5.9 1.2 -7.3 -12.1 7.5 .4 .6 .8 -.9 -.2 -1.3 147.6 148.3 3.1 .5 1.6 -1.3 .5 Apr. 1997 May 1997 157.1 156.6 157.5 157.1 156.6 157.5 3.0 3.0 3.2 Cereals and bakery products.................................. Cereals and cereal products................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes.......................... Cereal .................................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal................................. Bakery products..................................................... White bread 1 ...................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 .............. Other bakery products........................................ 176.9 168.7 156.6 186.2 147.8 180.4 182.1 180.3 179.0 180.7 176.9 169.7 157.6 187.7 148.0 180.0 182.8 179.4 179.5 178.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................... Meats, poultry, and fish........................... Meats..................................................... Beef and veal..................................... Ground beef other than canned..... Chuck roast2................................... Round roast2 .................................. Round steak 2 ................................. Sirloin steak 2 .................................. Other beef and veal1 2 ................... Pork.................................................... Bacon ............................................... Chops ............................................... Ham ................................................. Other pork, including sausage 2 ..... Other meats 1..................................... Poultry 1 ................................................. Fresh whole chicken 1 ....................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ...... Other poultry 2.................................... Fish and seafood................................. Canned fish and seafood 1 ............... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2 . Eggs......................................................... 147.7 148.1 143.4 136.2 115.0 142.1 129.9 129.6 138.3 160.0 153.6 161.7 153.8 151.0 150.7 148.0 155.4 158.5 155.1 155.0 176.9 127.8 200.6 140.0 Dairy products 1 .......................................... Fresh milk and cream 1 2 ......................... Fresh whole milk 1 ................................ Other fresh milk and cream 12............. Processed dairy products 2 ...................... Cheese 1 2 .............................................. Ice cream and related products............ Other dairy products, including butter2. Fruits and vegetables 3 ....................... Fresh fruits and vegetables............. Fresh fruits..................................... Apples.......................................... Bananas ....................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2... Other fresh fruits 2 ............... ....... Fresh vegetables............................ Potatoes....................................... Lettuce 1 ...................................... Tomatoes 1 .................................. Other fresh vegetables............... Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .... Processed fruits 1 2 ........................ Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 2 .... Canned and dried fruits 2 ........... Processed vegetables 2................. Frozen vegetables 2 .................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2 ................................... May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Food and beverages Food....................... Food at hom e..... See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.1 .0 .9 -.3 -.3 1.1 .6 2.8 -.4 -.4 1.9 -.9 -1.0 -.7 -.4 0.1 -.6 -.9 -.5 -.1 1.3 -.4 3.9 .0 -.4 .5 -.8 -.5 -.6 .0 1.0 1.1 .8 1.1 .0 1.9 -.2 6.8 -.4 .5 .6 1.1 1.2 .7 -.2 0.1 1.4 .9 2.8 .2 -.4 .8 -.9 -1.0 -.8 -.2 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 .1 -.1 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .1 -.1 162.8 149.9 149.1 145.7 150.5 188.7 2.8 2.3 .9 5.1 2.5 3.5 .3 .2 .0 .3 .4 .4 -.1 -.2 -.6 .7 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .0 .3 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 155.9 175.3 185.3 165.9 222.9 222.0 220.6 158.5 180.6 180.9 164.5 143.2 149.9 134.1 126.7 129.1 129.0 115.3 100.4 98.0 130.0 121.9 130.6 108.9 161.1 128.0 162.9 78.8 93.8 207.9 226.6 249.5 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.9 5.2 5.3 4.7 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.6 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.8 1.1 .8 -.4 3.4 1.1 .9 1.5 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.0 5.9 .6 7.8 2.2 .1 .0 -.5 .2 -2.2 -2.5 .0 .4 .2 .2 .4 .5 .7 .4 .4 .2 .1 .0 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 .2 .8 -1.4 .2 .0 .1 .0 .0 .4 .5 .0 .0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .0 .2 .1 -.5 .1 .0 .3 -.5 .9 -.8 -1.5 -3.3 -3.6 -2.8 -1.3 .2 -4.2 .1 .2 .2 .0 .3 .3 .0 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .1 .3 -.5 -.6 -.5 -.2 -.8 -2.1 -1.8 -3.8 -.6 .5 -3.0 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .4 .2 .1 .3 .2 .4 -.3 -.4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .5 .7 .4 .4 .2 -.6 -1.1 -.4 -.5 -2.1 -1.3 -.4 -2.9 .1 .0 .1 .0 .0 .2 .5 .0 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Other food at home......................................................................... Sugar and sweets......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................. Sweets, including candy 2 .......................................................... Fats and oils.................................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages................................................................ Carbonated drinks....................................................................... Coffee 1........................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ................................................... Other prepared food...................................................................... Canned and packaged soup...................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................. Snacks 1 ...................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices........................... Miscellaneous prepared food including baby food 2 ............... 146.9 147.9 134.4 153.3 142.4 131.9 118.4 162.7 140.0 161.1 186.6 146.4 155.1 168.0 161.8 147.1 147.9 135.6 152.8 142.0 133.4 119.1 167.2 139.5 160.4 190.2 145.1 153.6 166.9 161.1 2.9 3.1 1.7 3.5 1.4 3.2 -1.4 10.9 2.1 3.1 4.9 1.7 5.0 2.3 2.7 Food away from home........................................................................ Lunch 2 ............................................................................................. Dinner2 ............................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................................ 156.2 157.0 153.9 159.7 156.3 156.9 154.1 159.6 Alcoholic beverages ............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home............................................................ Beer and a le..................................................................................... Wine ................................................................................................. Distilled spirits.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from hom e.............................................. 162.3 149.6 149.1 145.3 149.9 188.0 Housing 3 .................................................................................................. Shelter ................................................................................................... Renters’ costs 2 4................................................................................ Rent, residential............................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................... Lodging while out of town ............................................................ Lodging while at school4.............................................................. Tenants’ insurance 1 2 ................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent4 ................................................................ Household insurance 2 4 .................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1 2............................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ........................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 5 .......... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ........................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ........................................................................ Fuels.................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................. Fuel oil............................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 5 ......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ................................ Electricity........................................................................................ Utilitv (piped) a a s .......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................................... Telephone services 1 2 ..................................................................... Local charges 1 2 ........................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................................. Cable television 6 ............................................................................. Refuse collection 1 6 ........................................................................ 155.8 175.3 186.3 165.5 228.0 227.7 220.5 157.8 180.2 180.5 163.8 142.5 148.9 133.6 126.2 128.8 128.9 115.3 102.1 99.6 132.8 121.7 129.5 110.4 160.8 128.0 162.7 78.8 93.8 207.1 225.5 249.4 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 21 _•) Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.2 .4 .2 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.2 .0 .4 .0 -.3 1.0 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.1 -1.2 -.3 0.0 -.3 -1.7 .7 .5 1.9 .4 .1 -.3 -.1 -.3 .0 .0 -.2 -.4 .4 -.7 -1.5 -.1 0.1 -.2 2.1 .3 .8 -1.1 .3 -.3 -2.0 -2.4 -1.1 -2.7 -3.2 -1.4 -2.2 -1.5 -.6 -1.9 .3 0.4 .7 .2 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 2.1 .0 .4 .0 -.3 1.0 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.1 -1.2 -.3 3.9 -1.2 1.2 1.8 -.1 .1 -.9 -.1 -.1 .0 -2.5 .2 -1.0 .3 2.3 -.5 -.1 .1 -.9 -.1 90.3 114.4 143.0 146.5 146.1 135.9 151.3 160.3 159.9 138.9 3.3 -2.8 1.4 2.7 -.2 1.9 2.7 .0 2.8 2.4 .0 -1.4 -.2 .0 .1 -.8 .1 .0 .3 .1 -.2 2.4 .0 .1 .0 .6 .5 .0 .4 1.0 -.7 1.6 .4 .5 .1 .4 .4 .0 .2 .6 .0 -1.4 -.1 .0 .1 -.8 .1 .0 .3 -.1 135.3 131.8 132.3 132.0 135.2 137.3 127.8 141.7 134.2 118.6 129.9 129.9 120.8 116.4 135.7 134.6 145.9 130.0 133.8 146.0 127.9 145.6 127.6 150.7 129.1 133.7 132.3 123.6 162.9 166.0 159.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.9 2.0 1.0 2.6 3.4 1.1 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 -.1 3.4 .8 2.1 -.8 2.6 -3.8 -5.2 -3.4 -2.7 -3.6 .6 .3 1.1 .7 2.2 3.2 1.1 -.6 -.7 -.8 .5 .4 .5 .2 -.5 2.0 .6 -1.5 -1.4 -.5 -1.6 -.9 -.7 -5.9 -1.8 .1 -1.4 -2.1 -1.3 .2 -1.6 -.2 .7 -.6 -.5 .2 .2 .2 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.5 2.0 -.5 -.9 -2.0 .6 -.6 -.6 2.4 -.8 -1.6 .3 -.8 -1.0 2.0 -.3 1.7 -.1 2.3 -.5 -.4 -.7 -2.6 1.0 .1 .1 .2 .9 1.1 1.0 1.8 1.4 .1 1.6 2.9 .6 2.3 .8 .3 -.7 -2.8 1.6 .4 .8 3.2 3.1 -.7 .0 -1.0 -1.4 -.9 1.2 -.1 1.2 1.5 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 -.9 -1.1 2.1 1.0 .6 .6 2.6 1.3 .8 .1 -2.2 .1 .1 -.6 -2.1 -.6 .2 -.7 -.3 .5 -.9 -.2 .2 .2 .2 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Household furnishings and operation 3 ................................................ Housefurnishings 2 .............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 1 2 ............................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1....................................................................... Sofas 1 2 ......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 .................................................. Other furniture 2............................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2 ............................... Video and audio products 12........................................................ Televisions 1................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 12 7 ................................ Audio products 1 2 ....................................................................... Major household appliances 12 5 .................................................. Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 .......................................... Laundry equipment1................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 12 5 ............ Information processing equipment1 7 .......................................... Other housefurnishings 12 5 ............................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ...................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 12....... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 12 .............. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 12 5 ..................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 8 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2 ........................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 12 ................. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2 ............................ Housekeeping services 2 .................................................................... Postage 1 .......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair12 ................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 5 ................................. 125.5 111.1 121.3 134.5 141.0 142.0 136.4 122.4 75.3 68.8 62.2 64.1 87.4 102.1 108.7 112.1 92.5 51.4 116.9 125.8 111.5 121.6 136.4 143.3 144.2 137.9 123.9 75.3 69.1 62.2 63.9 88.3 101.9 108.3 111.8 92.4 50.8 116.5 1.1 .3 .2 2.1 3.4 2.6 2.1 .4 -3.3 -3.4 -4.5 -3.8 -2.5 -.5 -.8 .8 -1.4 -12.4 .8 143.8 120.5 124.6 110.3 143.6 120.6 123.5 110.2 90.3 116.0 143.3 146.5 145.9 137.0 151.1 160.3 159.5 138.7 Apparel and upkeep................................................................................ Apparel commodities 2.......................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................................... Men’s and boys’ .............................................................................. Men’s ............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets....................................... Furnishings and special clothing................................................ Shirts 2 ......................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................. Boys’ .............................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .......................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and jackets...................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................ Separates and sportswear2 ...................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories2 ................... Suits 2.......................................................................................... Girls’ ............................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1..................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 .......................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 5 ................................. Watches and jewelry 5................................................................... Watches 1 5 ................................................................................. Jewelry 5 ...................................................................................... Footwear............................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................ Women’s ........................................................................................... Apparel services 1 2 ............................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 2 ................... Other apparel services 1 2 .................................................................. 136.1 132.7 133.3 131.4 134.6 136.6 127.6 142.4 131.6 117.9 131.9 131.8 121.4 118.3 137.0 135.6 155.0 132.4 133.7 148.1 130.7 147.5 127.3 153.2 129.3 132.8 133.1 124.2 162.6 165.7 159.5 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May -0.3 -.2 -.4 -.4 .0 -.6 -.3 -.8 -.4 -.5 .3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.5 .2 .5 0.1 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 .2 .3 .4 -.2 .0 -.7 1.2 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -1.4 -1.8 .2 .2 -0.4 -.6 .0 .0 .2 .0 .1 .1 -.5 .0 .2 -1.6 -2.5 -2.6 -2.8 -.5 -2.1 .2 .5 -0.8 -.9 -.2 -.1 .2 -.6 -.1 -.7 -.2 -.3 .8 -.9 -4.0 -4.1 -4.1 -.5 -3.7 .2 .5 3.6 1.7 3.5 2.3 -.2 .9 -.3 -.3 -.4 2.7 3.5 .3 1.7 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 .8 -.1 -.5 .4 -.2 .2 -1.9 -.4 .5 .2 .1 .3 -.3 .5 -.2 -.6 -.2 .4 .4 1.2 .8 .2 -.2 .8 .2 -.1 .3 -.3 -.2 -.4 .2 .2 .7 -.5 .2 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .8 -.1 -.2 .4 .1 .3 -2.5 -.4 183.6 184.8 188.1 201.5 155.0 175.3 -.2 3.6 4.4 6.5 -2.0 .7 -.1 -.8 -.9 -1.3 -.3 -.1 .0 1.5 2.2 4.5 .5 .3 .1 -1.0 1.2 1.2 .3 .1 -.1 -.8 .2 -1.3 -.3 -.1 233.8 215.2 249.2 145.4 172.8 234.2 215.6 249.9 145.3 173.1 3.0 2.8 3.2 1.8 2.2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .2 .4 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .1 -.3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .2 172.0 238.1 214.7 222.3 225.3 140.9 151.9 277.0 101.2 101.0 223.3 101.6 171.1 238.5 215.2 222.9 225.8 141.3 152.1 277.3 101.3 101.0 223.6 101.8 .9 3.0 3.6 3.2 4.8 1.7 3.9 3.6 -.5 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .2 .2 .3 .5 .5 .4 .1 .4 .2 .1 .1 .4 .1 1.2 .3 .3 .2 .4 -.1 .3 .4 .1 .1 .3 .2 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .0 .2 .1 .0 .4 .2 Apr. 1997 May 1997 144.8 141.3 145.2 142.6 123.2 123.7 122.4 126.3 133.0 152.3 162.4 154.3 106.0 105.4 103.4 109.9 106.5 161.9 171.3 144.4 141.0 144.6 142.1 123.2 122.9 122.0 125.3 132.5 151.5 162.9 153.9 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 106.0 162.2 172.2 0.0 -.5 .8 .6 .5 .9 .6 1.3 -.2 1.5 1.2 -2.3 -7.0 -7.1 -7.5 -7.0 -6.7 3.0 3.5 170.2 148.1 168.0 177.3 104.7 131.5 101.8 100.7 107.0 194.5 250.4 95.8 184.4 170.6 148.3 167.8 177.0 104.7 132.6 101.7 100.2 107.4 194.2 251.0 94.0 183.6 183.8 186.2 189.8 204.1 155.5 175.5 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Transportation .......................................................................................... Private.................................................................................................... New vehicles....................................................................................... New cars........................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2 5 ............................................................. Compact new cars 2 5.................................................................... Intermediate new cars 25 .............................................................. Full-size new cars 2 5 ..................................................................... Luxury new cars 2 5 ........................................................................ New trucks 6 ..................................................................................... New motorcycles 5........................................................................... Used cars............................................................................................ Motor fu el............................................................................................ Gasoline............................................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 19 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium........................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair.................................................. Body work 1 ...................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 2 .................................. Maintenance and servicing 1 ...................................................... .... Power plant repair2 .......................................................................... Other private transportation 2 ............................................................ Other private transportation commodities 2.................................... Motor oil coolant, and other products 1 ...................................... Automobile parts and equipment.................................................. Tires............................................................................................. Other parts and equipment12................................................... Other private transportation services2 ........................................... Automobile insurance.................................................................... Automobile finance charges 2 ...................................................... Automobile fees 1 2 ........................................................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .......................................................... Other automobile-related fees 12............................................... Public transportation............................................................................. Airline fares 1....................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1........................................................... Intracity public transportation 1 .......................................................... Medical care............................................................................................. Medical care commodities.................................................................... Prescription drugs............................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 15................................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1........................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............................................................................. Medical care services........................................................................... Professional medical services............................................................ Physicians’ services ......................................................................... Dental services 1 .............................................................................. Eye care 1 5....................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 5 ..................................... Hospital and related services............................................................ Hospital services 10........................................................................... Inpatient hospital services 10........................................................ Outpatient hospital services 5....................................................... Nursing home services 10................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 23 _ 4.7 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.0 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.8 -1.0 -.6 -.1 .3 .0 -.5 .1 -.1 0.2 .0 .2 .1 .2 .3 .7 -.1 .0 -.6 .0 .4 .3 .7 0.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.8 -.6 -.1 -.5 .0 .1 .3 -.2 0.2 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.8 -1.0 -.6 -.1 .0 .0 -.5 .3 -.1 7.2 2.4 5.1 3.3 -.3 .3 .4 .2 1.1 -.1 .1 .4 1.4 .7 .0 .2 .9 .3 .5 .2 223.1 243.8 152.6 144.1 4.2 4.6 1.5 -.8 .2 .2 -.1 -.3 .5 .4 .2 .2 .8 2.4 .6 .6 .2 -.5 -.1 -.3 152.2 150.8 1.4 -.9 -.5 .4 -.9 139.0 162.0 161.1 164.9 256.0 235.8 257.7 275.4 289.3 280.5 132.9 224.1 161.0 190.7 169.4 139.4 162.3 161.4 165.1 256.6 235.9 258.3 275.9 289.5 280.6 133.0 225.0 161.5 191.6 170.0 -2.5 4.2 3.9 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.5 3.7 4.6 2.7 5.1 6.1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 .1 .0 .1 .4 .3 .5 .4 .7 .3 .2 .8 .5 .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .5 .9 .4 1.6 1.0 .8 .5 .6 -.2 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .4 .3 .1 .2 -.4 .6 .3 .2 .2 .5 .5 .6 .5 .5 .6 .4 .2 .4 .3 .5 .7 159.2 128.4 159.1 129.4 3.4 4.4 -.1 .8 -.3 -.9 -.5 .6 .4 1.4 106.5 144.4 151.1 106.2 144.4 151.4 -6.8 2.3 2.9 -.3 .0 .2 -2.0 .1 .5 -2.6 -.1 .3 -3.7 -.1 .2 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Entertainment2 ......................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ................................................................ Reading materials 1 ............................................................................ Newspapers 12................................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 ............................................ Sporting goods and equipment1....................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ................................................. Other sporting goods 1..................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ...................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ........................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1 ......................................... Pet supplies and expense 1............................................................. Entertainment services 2 ....................................................................... Club memberships 2 5 ......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 5..................................................................... Admissions 1........................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ...................................................... Other entertainment services 1 2 5 ...................................................... 162.2 144.1 178.3 191.2 166.5 122.9 125.3 117.9 133.4 125.9 134.2 143.3 183.3 132.8 162.2 143.9 178.4 191.3 166.6 121.9 124.1 117.2 133.3 126.3 134.2 142.6 183.5 132.7 2.1 .8 1.6 1.3 2.0 -1.7 -2.1 -1.3 1.2 -.5 .3 3.6 3.3 -.4 173.9 196.7 166.3 142.3 173.4 197.3 166.9 142.6 Other goods and services 3 ..................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1.................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ...................... Personal care services 1..................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ............................................ Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 .................... Personal and educational expenses 2 .................................................. School books and supplies................................................................ Personal and educational services 2 .................................................. Tuition and other school fee s ......................................................... College tuition................................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.............................................. Day care and nursery school8...................................................... Personal expenses........................................................................... Legal service fees 1 5 .................................................................... Personal financial services 1 5 ...................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ........................................................................ 222.7 243.2 152.7 144.5 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food........................................................... Selected beef cuts................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ............................................................................................ Utilities and public transportation............................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 12.............................. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 24 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1997 May 1997 Food at home..................................................................................... 156.5 156.2 156.5 157.1 156.8 157.4 5.9 6.2 8.4 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.5 .3 -.8 0.8 .8 -.3 5.6 5.7 7.2 0.6 .5 -.5 Cereals and bakery products............................................................ Cereals and cereal products.......................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................................................... Cereal.......................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products............................................................................. White bread 1............................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1.......................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1......................................... Other bakery products................................................................ 176.3 167.8 159.1 184.0 147.3 179.9 182.1 180.3 179.0 178.9 176.9 168.8 157.2 186.0 147.6 180.4 182.8 179.4 179.5 178.9 2.1 -2.8 24.0 -10.6 7.8 4.4 13.7 7.8 -4.1 3.2 4.4 .5 -2.5 -.4 2.8 5.8 4.0 3.9 13.6 5.8 .2 -1.4 1.8 -3.6 1.9 1.3 2.2 2.5 1.1 -1.1 1.1 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.6 .4 -2.2 -3.3 2.3 -.7 3.3 -1.2 9.9 -5.6 5.3 5.1 8.7 5.8 4.4 4.5 .7 .6 2.1 -.7 1.8 .9 .0 -.4 1.7 -.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish................................................................. Meats........................................................................................... Beef and veal........................................................................... Ground beef other than canned............................................ Chuck roast2 ......................................................................... Round roast2......................................................................... Round steak 2 ........................................................................ Sirloin steak 2......................................................................... Other beef and veal1 2 .......................................................... Pork........................................................................................... Bacon ..................................................................................... Chops.......................... .......................................................... Ham........................................................................................ Other pork, including sausage 2 ............................................. Other meats 1 ........................................................................... Poultry 1....................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1.............................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................................. Other poultry 2 .......................................................................... Fish and seafood........................................................................ Canned fish and seafood 1....................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2......................................... Eggs.............................................................................................. 147.7 148.3 143.7 135.4 113.9 140.9 129.4 127.2 137.1 160.0 156.2 162.6 154.6 158.8 152.1 148.0 155.4 158.5 155.1 156.4 175.7 127.8 199.0 139.0 148.5 148.9 144.3 136.9 117.4 141.3 127.8 130.3 137.8 159.8 155.8 161.8 155.5 156.8 152.4 147.8 156.6 158.6 157.2 155.9 176.3 127.7 200.1 140.9 11.4 12.7 15.8 13.4 18.4 22.1 13.2 -5.2 12.8 11.4 25.2 70.4 10.5 17.0 22.4 7.2 13.8 23.0 7.8 9.2 -2.1 1.0 -2.6 -2.6 7.0 6.1 6.1 4.2 1.7 1.4 10.0 16.5 5.6 3.9 7.6 .0 .8 16.0 12.3 9.1 7.4 4.1 16.4 5.7 4.5 .3 5.2 15.5 .0 .0 -.6 -3.7 -3.7 -12.1 -2.5 -3.6 -10.7 -.8 4.5 4.8 8.3 .5 1.6 -.5 1.5 2.3 -3.4 1.8 1.2 2.9 .0 2.0 .3 .8 1.4 3.9 6.7 4.1 2.2 1.5 5.1 2.0 -1.5 -2.9 -5.9 .0 3.5 .0 -3.3 -1.5 -6.8 4.8 3.5 1.9 5.2 -9.6 9.2 9.4 10.8 8.7 9.8 11.2 11.5 5.1 9.2 7.6 16.1 30.5 5.5 16.5 17.2 8.2 10.6 13.2 12.0 7.4 1.2 .6 1.2 6.1 .1 .4 .4 .0 1.4 -4.4 -.2 -1.1 -3.1 .6 1.4 .9 .9 .3 2.5 -.3 -.9 .4 -5.1 3.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 -4.0 Dairy products 1 ................................................................................ Fresh milk and cream 12............................................................... Fresh whole milk 1 ....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 12 .................................................... Processed dairy products2 ............................................................ Cheese 12................................................................................... Ice cream and related products................................................... Other dairy products, including butter2 ....................................... 145.7 144.7 142.6 147.5 148.1 148.2 151.2 139.9 145.4 144.9 142.5 148.1 147.3 147.8 150.7 137.5 22.0 20.9 19.8 22.7 18.8 . 14.6 10.8 60.4 13.6 18.0 18.5 16.8 10.0 12.0 9.1 5.0 -8.1 -11.2 -12.8 -8.6 -5.0 -5.5 4.1 -13.4 -2.2 -3.2 -4.1 -2.1 2.2 -2.7 -.3 10.5 17.7 19.5 19.2 19.7 14.3 13.2 9.9 29.8 -5.2 -7.3 -8.5 -5.4 -1.5 -4.1 1.9 -2.1 Fruits and vegetables 3..................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................... Fresh fruits.................................................................................. Apples....................................................................................... Bananas ................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................................ Other fresh fruits 2 .................................................................... Fresh vegetables......................................................................... Potatoes................................................................................... Lettuce 1................................................................................... Tomatoes 1................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.............................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................. Processed fruits 1 2 ...................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit12................................................... Canned and dried fruits2 .......................................................... Processed vegetables 2 ............................................................... Frozen vegetables 2.................................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2................................................................................. 181.5 205.1 236.4 196.8 162.9 226.3 274.1 175.3 164.0 188.6 228.0 183.0 147.4 148.4 147.7 149.2 147.0 148.5 184.7 210.0 235.9 196.5 153.8 233.1 273.8 185.6 165.9 174.8 200.3 196.8 148.0 149.3 148.9 147.9 146.7 146.5 7.7 8.5 4.9 -4.6 -19.2 22.0 8.5 12.9 -9.4 -1.4 -68.3 27.3 6.0 4.2 3.6 3.7 8.7 5.4 6.4 7.1 18.4 11.2 38.5 -29.6 33.4 -5.2 -11.9 100.2 60.4 -7.4 4.2 .8 1.6 4.5 4.2 .6 -2.1 -3.3 -13.1 -11.3 -11.1 -9.8 -14.7 10.4 -8.5 -39.3 47.5 10.0 1.1 6.4 6.1 4.7 -1.9 5.6 -6.2 -9.2 .9 -6.6 -17.3 12.2 3.9 -20.2 -9.1 -19.4 -19.9 -7.0 -.3 -1.3 -2.4 .8 .5 -2.9 7.0 7.8 11.5 3.0 5.8 -7.3 20.3 3.4 -10.7 40.5 -28.7 8.6 5.1 2.5 2.6 4.1 6.4 2.9 -4.2 -6.3 -6.4 -9.0 -14.3 .6 -5.9 -6.2 -8.8 -30.0 8.7 1.1 .4 2.5 1.8 2.8 -.7 1.2 147.0 147.7 9.8 5.6 -5.3 3.0 7.7 -1.2 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 25 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1997 May 1997 Other food at home............................................................................. Sugar and sweets.............................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................................... Sweets, including candy 2 ............................................................... Fats and o ils ...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated drinks.......................................................................... Coffee 1 ........................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ........................................................ Other prepared food......................................................................... Canned and packaged soup.......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 .................... 146.5 147.6 134.9 152.6 142.0 131.5 117.6 162.7 139.3 160.8 188.1 146.4 155.1 167.4 161.3 146.7 147.4 134.8 152.5 141.8 133.3 118.6 167.2 139.6 160.1 189.6 145.1 153.6 166.1 160.9 1.7 4.0 4.9 3.9 3.5 -.6 2.3 -7.0 5.1 2.3 7.7 1.7 6.7 1.2 .0 2.5 2.2 -4.4 4.7 2.3 -4.3 -4.5 -7.4 .9 7.6 4.9 3.4 9.2 7.1 8.2 2.2 4.8 7.4 3.5 .8 -.6 -4.6 3.6 2.9 3.8 -.6 4.2 5.6 3.7 4.6 5.4 1.4 -.6 2.1 -.8 20.2 1.0 69.2 -.6 -1.2 8.0 -2.4 -1.3 -2.6 -1.7 2.1 3.1 .2 4.3 2.9 -2.5 -1.2 -7.2 2.9 5.0 6.3 2.5 7.9 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.1 3.3 2.8 .0 9.3 -1.8 32.4 1.2 1.3 3.6 .8 2.1 .5 1.4 Food away from home........................................................................... Lunch 2.................................................................................................. Dinner2 ................................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ................................................................. 156.2 157.0 153.9 159.7 156.3 156.9 154.1 159.6 2.9 3.5 2.7 1.8 4.0 3.7 3.5 5.8 2.6 2.9 2.4 3.3 1.8 1.5 2.1 .5 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W ine...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home................................................... 161.8 149.0 148.2 144.8 150.0 187.6 162.3 149.4 148.3 145.4 150.5 188.3 3.1 3.0 2.5 4.1 3.0 2.9 3.8 2.2 .8 5.3 2.5 4.9 3.0 2.7 1.4 6.1 2.4 4.4 1.2 .8 -1.3 5.1 1.9 1.9 3.4 2.6 1.6 4.7 2.7 3.9 2.1 1.8 .0 5.6 2.2 3.2 Housing 3 ...................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 .......................................................................... Lodging while out of town................................................................. Lodging while at school4 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance 12 ....................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ........................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent4 ..................................................................... Household insurance 2 4 ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 2 ................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 .................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 5 .............. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ............................................................................ Fuels........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel oil ............................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 1 5 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity........................................................................................... Utility (piped) gas............................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ....................................................... Telephone services 12......................................................................... Local charges 1 2 ............................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance..................................................... Cable television 6 .................................................................................. Refuse collection 1 6 ............................................................................ 155.9 174.9 184.5 165.5 224.6 223.7 222.1 157.8 180.4 180.7 164.2 142.5 148.9 133.6 126.2 128.8 130.2 116.7 100.4 98.0 132.8 123.9 133.4 111.5 160.6 128.0 162.7 78.8 93.8 207.5 224.4 249.4 156.1 175.4 184.8 166.1 224.0 222.9 222.8 158.5 180.9 181.3 165.0 143.2 149.9 134.1 126.7 129.1 129.4 115.4 100.0 97.5 130.0 122.3 132.8 108.3 160.8 128.0 162.9 78.8 93.8 207.9 225.5 249.5 2.7 3.1 3.9 2.8 6.7 6.8 4.6 7.2 2.8 2.8 4.6 2.6 6.8 -3.9 -2.9 -4.3 2.9 2.1 -14.5 -20.3 -11.8 4.0 3.1 6.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 2.1 10.8 -6.2 12.8 4.8 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.9 4.2 3.2 5.2 2.7 2.7 7.1 4.1 1.4 8.6 13.8 4.5 5.1 7.2 54.7 60.4 49.6 3.0 -1.2 12.3 3.3 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.8 7.6 1.8 3.1 3.3 4.3 2.5 8.9 9.1 6.6 -1.3 2.7 2.9 -.5 3.4 2.2 4.9 5.2 4.5 6.3 9.6 -1.1 -2.3 23.5 10.5 1.2 33.7 2.0 1.9 1.0 1.0 10.5 2.2 7.1 .0 1.3 3.3 3.1 3.7 1.6 1.1 4.2 2.6 3.2 3.1 1.7 2.6 4.1 .6 -2.5 2.8 -6.5 -12.7 -21.1 -21.2 -29.8 -11.8 .9 -33.7 2.0 1.3 1.5 .0 .9 2.7 4.0 2.3 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.7 5.3 5.5 3.9 6.2 2.7 2.7 5.8 3.3 4.0 2.2 5.1 .0 4.0 4.6 15.0 13.1 14.8 3.5 .9 9.4 3.3 2.6 2.0 1.5 6.2 -1.3 10.2 3.3 2.2 3.3 3.7 3.1 5.2 5.0 5.4 .6 2.9 3.0 .6 3.0 3.1 2.7 1.3 3.7 -.3 -2.2 -11.7 -12.3 -6.9 -1.3 1.1 -5.8 2.0 1.6 1.2 .5 5.6 2.4 5.5 1.1 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 26 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1997 May 1997 125.2 110.7 121.3 134.5 141.0 142.0 136.4 121.4 75.3 68.8 62.2 64.1 87.4 102.1 108.7 112.1 92.5 51.4 116.9 125.7 111.5 121.6 136.4 143.3 144.2 137.9 124.0 75.3 69.1 62.2 63.9 88.3 101.9 108.3 111.8 92.4 50.8 116.5 1.3 .0 1.0 2.7 2.9 10.3 2.7 -.3 -2.5 -2.2 -6.6 1.2 -.9 3.6 4.5 12.1 -3.4 -19.1 -.7 1.0 .0 -6.4 .3 3.8 -5.4 3.3 -2.2 -2.1 -3.9 -8.5 2.4 -2.2 .4 -.4 -2.1 2.6 -4.3 -2.7 143.8 120.5 124.6 110.3 143.6 120.6 123.5 110.2 8.4 -13.1 7.1 4.5 90.3 116.0 143.0 146.5 145.9 137.0 151.1 160.3 159.5 138.9 90.3 114.4 142.9 146.5 146.1 135.9 151.3 160.3 159.9 138.7 133.4 129.7 130.0 130.3 133.7 135.8 127.4 140.5 130.2 116.6 126.8 126.5 120.5 112.7 128.9 134.8 150.7 128.6 133.7 146.5 130.7 145.6 127.3 150.7 127.7 132.0 131.2 121.8 162.6 165.7 159.5 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 0.3 .0 4.1 -4.1 -4.7 -3.3 -4.9 -3.2 .0 1.1 3.2 -6.4 1.8 1.6 5.2 -.4 1.3 -8.5 7.2 1.9 1.1 2.7 10.0 12.3 9.7 7.6 7.8 -8.5 -8.2 -5.6 -11.6 -8.6 -7.1 -11.6 -5.5 -5.8 -16.9 -.3 1.1 .0 -2.8 1.5 3.3 2.1 3.0 -1.3 -2.3 -3.1 -7.5 1.8 -1.5 2.0 2.0 4.7 -.4 -12.0 -1.7 1.1 .5 3.4 2.7 3.4 3.0 1.2 2.1 -4.4 -3.7 -1.3 -9.0 -3.5 -2.9 -3.6 -3.0 -2.3 -12.8 3.3 -.6 -.7 -4.1 1.5 13.4 8.4 7.0 2.9 -4.6 1.7 -4.4 -1.4 3.8 -7.1 1.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 1.1 .7 10.5 -12.6 .9 3.7 -4.3 2.1 3.9 .0 1.0 1.8 -4.0 -9.2 1.4 4.2 1.4 .0 3.3 .0 7.6 3.9 11.3 1.4 2.3 .8 1.1 4.5 -.5 .0 -1.0 -2.3 -3.5 10.8 1.1 2.2 1.1 .9 4.3 .0 3.6 6.0 3.0 -10.9 1.1 4.0 -1.5 1.1 3.6 .0 4.3 2.8 3.6 6.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 2.7 1.9 .0 1.3 1.8 133.6 129.9 130.3 130.5 133.6 135.7 126.2 139.0 132.9 117.8 127.5 127.3 123.6 114.2 129.9 -5.3 -6.1 -7.0 -.6 -1.8 .9 -2.3 2.1 -2.7 -1.4 -10.4 -8.4 -15.8 -9.1 -7.1 4.4 4.8 5.2 3.5 1.9 .6 -3.2 8.6 -1.8 6.8 6.7 6.0 22.4 -17.1 12.9 2.8 2.5 3.2 -1.5 4.3 -5.2 16.4 .0 6.6 -13.0 8.7 10.4 -10.4 44.7 5.8 3.1 3.5 3.8 7.0 3.7 8.4 .6 3.2 2.8 16.9 2.9 1.3 18.4 -8.6 2.8 -.6 -.8 -1.1 1.4 .0 .7 -2.7 5.3 -2.3 2.6 -2.2 -1.4 1.5 -13.2 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.7 4.0 1.3 8.2 1.6 4.7 .9 5.7 5.7 3.0 15.0 4.3 135.0 147.4 128.7 133.8 145.6 127.9 144.7 127.6 149.7 127.3 132.7 130.0 121.6 162.9 166.0 159.8 -3.0 -10.6 -22.0 -15.3 -6.5 -.3 -6.8 -5.7 -6.3 .0 -1.2 4.1 -1.6 2.3 4.3 .3 .3 3.5 13.4 5.2 2.2 -8.3 3.9 -9.3 6.4 1.6 .3 1.9 2.7 1.5 3.0 -.3 2.1 28.7 .0 1.6 -4.2 -9.9 -4.2 .0 -5.8 -.9 3.1 8.5 -7.7 3.3 5.0 1.5 3.6 -8.5 9.2 22.4 -6.1 -1.9 -6.6 4.5 -8.1 1.9 -.9 -9.3 9.8 1.7 .5 2.8 -1.3 -3.8 -5.9 -5.6 -2.2 -4.4 -1.6 -7.5 -.1 .8 -.5 3.0 .5 1.9 3.6 .0 2.9 8.5 4.5 11.5 -5.1 -6.0 -5.4 2.2 -7.0 .5 1.1 -.8 .7 2.5 2.7 2.2 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation 3 .................................................. Housefurnishings 2 .............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 1 2.............................................................. Furniture and bedding 1.................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 ........................................................................ Sofas 1 2 ......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 ................................................... Other furniture 2 ............................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment12.................................. Video and audio products 1 2 ......................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 12 7.................................. Audio products 1 2 ........................................................................ Major household appliances 1 2 5 ................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 ........................................... Laundry equipment1 ................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 2 5 ............... Information processing equipment17............................................ Other housefurnishings 1 2 5 .............................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ......................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1................................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 .......... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 .................. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 12 5........................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 18........................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 12........................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ..................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2............................... Housekeeping services 2..................................................................... Postage 1 .......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1 2 ..................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 5.................................... Apparel and upkeep................................................................................. Apparel commodities 2 .......................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.................................................... Men’s and boys’ ............................................................................... Men’s ............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.......................................... Furnishings and special clothing ................................................. Shirts 2......................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................... Boys’ ............................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .......................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and jackets........................................................................ Dresses ....................................................................................... Separates and sportswear2 ........................................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2................................................................... Suits 2 .......................................................................................... Girls’ .............................................................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ..................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 ............................................................ Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 5.................................... Watches and jewelry 5 ................................................................... Watches 15.................................................................................. Jewelry 5...................................................................................... Footwear............................................................................................ Men’s ............................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................. Women’s ........................................................................................... Apparel services 1 2 ............................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 12....................... Other apparel sen/ices 12................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 27 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— Apr. 1997 May 1997 144.8 141.6 144.6 142.0 123.1 123.4 121.9 125.9 131.9 151.8 161.9 155.1 106.8 106.2 104.1 109.9 107.6 161.9 171.3 143.6 140.3 144.3 141.8 123.3 122.6 121.8 125.0 131.6 151.4 163.2 153.7 102.5 101.8 99.8 109.4 103.6 162.2 172.2 -1.4 -2.0 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 .2 -3.3 -17.6 -17.3 -18.5 -21.2 -17.5 3.1 1.7 4.8 3.8 1.4 .3 1.0 1.6 -1.9 2.3 1.8 4.1 .5 -1.3 13.6 12.8 13.1 2.6 11.4 4.1 2.2 170.2 148.1 168.0 177.0 104.7 131.5 101.8 100.8 107.0 194.3 250.6 96.0 184.4 170.6 148.3 167.8 177.0 104.8 132.6 101.7 100.6 107.4 194.4 251.3 93.6 183.6 2.9 4.5 3.2 4.0 .0 1.5 .4 .4 -2.2 4.5 4.4 11.6 4.3 183.8 186.2 188.1 204.1 155.5 175.5 183.6 184.8 188.4 201.5 155.0 175.3 233.8 215.0 248.9 145.4 172.8 172.0 237.9 214.4 221.9 225.3 140.9 151.3 277.3 101.2 101.0 223.5 101.6 234.5 215.8 249.7 145.3 173.1 171.1 238.5 215.0 222.5 225.8 141.3 151.3 277.9 101.3 101.0 224.3 101.8 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 6 months ended— May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 1.4 3.4 -.6 -.6 -1.3 -.3 -.7 .3 -1.5 1.1 2.5 .5 13.1 13.6 14.3 1.8 12.3 2.3 5.1 -4.6 -6.6 -.3 -.3 .3 -1.6 1.3 -1.0 -3.3 -1.0 1.5 -5.3 -29.3 -30.0 -30.7 -9.0 -26.5 2.5 5.3 1.7 .9 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.6 .8 2.8 2.1 3.2 .4 -2.3 -3.2 -3.4 -4.0 -10.1 -4.1 3.6 1.9 -1.7 -1.7 -.4 -.4 -.5 -1.0 .3 -.3 -2.4 .0 2.0 -2.4 -10.6 -10.8 -11.0 -3.7 -9.2 2.4 5.2 5.7 2.5 6.0 1.4 .4 .3 .4 1.2 -.7 1.7 3.3 -4.1 -5.6 2.2 -.5 1.5 1.8 .0 -4.5 .4 1.2 2.3 2.1 2.9 -2.9 9.2 3.8 .5 3.2 2.1 -1.1 6.6 -2.3 -3.9 -.7 2.7 3.4 -2.5 -.7 4.3 3.5 4.6 2.7 .2 .9 .4 .8 -1.5 3.1 3.8 3.5 -.8 3.0 .0 2.3 1.9 -.6 .9 -1.0 -1.4 .7 2.4 3.2 -2.7 4.2 -.2 9.0 4.5 3.6 -5.5 2.6 .2 -11.3 13.8 20.7 -2.3 1.4 -.7 20.4 -13.3 -13.6 -2.0 -2.0 -.2 -1.1 15.1 19.1 2.1 1.1 .0 -1.7 9.1 11.9 -3.9 2.0 -.4 9.1 -.1 1.4 .0 -.5 2.8 2.5 3.7 1.7 1.9 1.4 3.0 3.5 3.0 5.3 1.2 3.6 4.4 3.0 1.9 1.8 .0 1.9 -3.0 3.1 3.9 4.1 4.5 1.7 4.7 3.1 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.5 2.1 2.2 2.9 2.0 5.2 2.6 4.4 3.4 3.8 4.4 4.3 1.7 .7 3.3 3.6 4.4 4.1 4.2 1.4 2.7 3.5 1.2 .8 4.0 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.7 .8 1.9 -.8 3.0 3.7 3.6 4.9 1.4 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.5 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.0 4.7 2.0 3.5 3.5 Expenditure category Transportation.............................................................................................. Private ........................................................................................................ New vehicles........................................................................................... New cars.............................................................................................. Subcompact new cars 2 5 .................................................................. Compact new cars 2 5 ........................................................................ Intermediate new cars 2 5 .................................................................. Full-size new cars 2 5 ......................................................................... Luxury new cars 2 5 ........................................................................... New trucks 6 .......................................................................................... New motorcycles 5 ............................................................................... Used cars................................................................................................ Motor fuel................................................................................................ Gasoline................................................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 9 ...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................... Body work 1........................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair12....................................... Maintenance and servicing 1................................................................ Power plant repair2 ............................................................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................................................. Other private transportation commodities 2 ........................................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1........................................... Automobile parts and equipment..................................................... Tires................................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1 2 ....................................................... Other private transportation services 2 ................................................ Automobile insurance......................................................................... Automobile finance charges 2 ........................................................... Automobile fees 12............................................................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .............................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 2 ................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares 1 ........................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1 ............................................................... Intracity public transportation 1............................................................... Medical care................................................................................................. Medical care commodities........................................................................ Prescription drugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1............................ Medical care services ............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services............................................................................. Dental services 1 .................................................................................. Eye care 1 5 .......................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 5 .......................................... Hospital and related services................................................................. Hospital services 10.......................................................................... .... Inpatient hospital services 10............................................................. Outpatient hospital services 5 ........................................................... Nursing home services 10..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 28 - - - - - - 4.4 - 2.0 - 8.5 - - - - - 3.2 - 6.3 - Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— Item and group 6 months ended— Apr. 1997 May 1997 161.8 143.9 178.3 191.2 166.5 122.9 125.3 117.9 133.4 125.7 134.2 143.3 182.7 132.7 162.1 143.8 178.4 191.3 166.6 121.9 124.1 117.2 133.3 125.7 134.2 142.6 183.3 132.6 2.3 2.0 3.7 .6 7.0 -3.2 -2.2 -4.3 .9 .3 .6 2.9 2.7 .6 2.5 1.7 1.6 2.8 .7 -1.9 -8.9 4.5 4.9 4.5 -2.7 9.2 3.4 1.5 2.0 .6 1.1 1.5 .5 3.0 7.7 -.3 .0 -2.2 3.3 2.6 3.1 -4.7 1.7 -1.1 .0 .2 .0 -4.5 -4.1 -5.0 -.9 -4.3 .0 -.3 3.8 1.5 2.4 1.8 2.6 1.7 3.8 -2.6 -5.6 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.0 6.0 3.1 1.1 1.9 -.3 .6 .8 .2 -.8 1.6 -2.7 -.4 -3.3 1.7 1.1 3.5 -1.6 172.0 196.7 166.3 142.3 173.5 197.3 167.2 142.6 5.8 3.2 5.4 2.6 2.0 -.4 8.4 2.6 7.2 3.6 3.9 5.0 14.3 3.5 2.7 3.1 3.9 1.4 6.9 2.6 10.7 3.5 3.3 4.0 224.1 244.2 152.7 144.5 224.5 242.9 152.6 144.1 3.6 1.6 .5 -.8 3.4 5.1 1.9 -.8 3.9 2.7 .8 -3.8 5.9 9.2 2.9 2.3 3.5 3.3 1.2 -.8 4.9 5.9 1.9 -.8 152.2 150.8 -2.4 6.7 5.7 -3.9 2.0 .8 139.0 162.0 161.1 139.4 162.3 161.4 .6 1.8 .8 -6.5 5.5 5.2 -10.4 5.4 5.7 7.2 4.0 4.1 -3.1 3.6 3.0 -2.0 4.7 4.9 164.2 257.0 235.1 258.5 277.4 291.6 282.8 133.3 223.5 161.0 190.7 168.9 165.1 258.4 236.6 259.9 278.9 293.3 284.0 133.6 224.3 161.5 191.6 170.0 6.2 5.1 6.0 5.1 5.8 7.2 3.0 5.1 4.6 2.6 .7 5.6 5.9 3.2 5.0 3.1 2.8 2.3 4.9 1.9 2.8 2.6 2.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 3.0 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.4 2.0 11.1 6.2 4.7 5.4 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.1 4.0 5.5 3.5 7.0 9.2 6.1 4.2 5.5 4.1 4.3 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.7 2.6 1.3 4.7 3.9 5.4 4.5 5.4 5.5 6.1 5.0 4.0 5.5 2.8 9.0 7.7 158.4 127.5 159.1 129.3 9.4 14.3 7.0 5.1 -1.2 -5.4 -1.2 4.5 8.2 9.6 -1.2 -.6 107.1 145.5 151.1 103.1 145.3 151.4 -17.8 2.3 3.9 14.0 5.7 2.7 12.7 2.5 .8 -28.7 -.8 4.1 -3.2 4.0 3.3 -10.4 .8 2.4 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment2 ............................................................................................. Entertainment commodities 2 .................................................................... Reading materials 1................................................................................. Newspapers 1 2 ..................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 _ .................. . Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ........................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ............................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1.............................................. Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services 2 ........................................................................... Club memberships 2 5 ............................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 5 ......................................................................... Admissions 1 ............................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 1 2 5 ......................................................... Other goods and services 3 ......................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................................................... Personal care 1........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ................................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 ......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2 ...................................................... School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services 2 ..................................................... Tuition and other school fees.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school8 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 5 ......................................................................... Personal financial services 15........................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ........................................................................... Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ............................................................... Selected beef cuts....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ................................................................................................ Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 2 .................................. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 6 indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after7 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 1998. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Data not available. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 29 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to May 1997 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Other breads...................................................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 2 ...................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes................................................................ Cookies.............................................................................................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products.............................................. Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts......................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers.............................................. Ham other than canned ..................................................................... Pork sausage 2................................................................................... Other pork 2........................................................................................ Frankfurters........................................................................................ Bologna, liverwurst, and salami2 ....................................................... Other lunchmeats 2 ............................................................................ Lamb and organ meats...................................................................... Butter.................................................................................................. Other dairy products 2......................................................................... 181.5 168.3 177.2 179.6 213.2 174.1 180.5 168.0 180.0 178.4 212.2 174.1 180.6 168.0 177.6 179.2 210.0 175.6 181.2 165.3 179.4 179.2 210.7 175.0 0.1 -.1 .1 -.1 3.3 -.1 -0.6 -.2 1.6 -.7 -.5 .0 0.1 .0 -1.3 .4 -1.0 .9 0.3 -1.6 1.0 .0 .3 -.3 1.7 2.5 3.5 3.2 7.8 3.6 178.0 165.5 147.1 153.0 145.5 148.2 138.7 160.8 108.7 157.1 178.0 165.3 145.7 150.5 143.2 148.9 137.3 163.5 114.6 156.6 176.2 160.2 147.6 152.4 144.8 149.2 137.9 161.5 115.8 157.8 178.5 163.7 147.7 153.8 144.6 149.2 137.9 161.6 111.7 157.1 1.2 -.5 -.7 -1.7 .1 1.5 .4 1.1 -1.4 1.1 .0 -.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.6 .5 -1.0 1.7 5.4 -.3 -1.0 -3.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 .2 .4 -1.2 1.0 .8 1.3 2.2 .1 .9 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -3.5 -.4 2.5 8.9 10.4 8.9 4.6 3.6 2.1 6.0 22.1 4.5 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 2............................................................... Other fruit juices2............................................................................... Cut corn, canned beans except lima 2 ............................................... Other processed vegetables 2 ............................................................ 137.9 152.2 151.3 149.0 137.0 150.8 152.0 150.7 135.9 150.4 150.6 151.1 137.1 151.3 152.3 150.0 .6 .7 -1.4 -.7 -.7 -.9 .5 1.1 -.8 -.3 -.9 .3 .9 .6 1.1 -.7 1.7 1.7 4.9 2.0 Candy and chewing gum 2 ................................................................. Other sweets 2 .................................................................................... Margarine............................................................................................ Other fats, oils, and salad dressing 2 ................................................. Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter2............................................ Roasted coffee................................................................................... Instant and freeze-dried coffee.......................................................... Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 2 ............................................ Other condiments............................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods 2................................ Other canned and packaged prepared foods 2................................... 152.0 153.5 147.3 146.0 137.8 146.7 146.7 175.8 159.3 177.8 141.4 152.5 150.2 146.5 144.7 139.0 155.0 149.8 174.7 158.3 178.9 142.7 153.7 152.9 146.3 145.1 139.5 169.0 152.4 175.3 159.7 177.1 142.3 153.3 152.7 144.7 144.2 139.9 174.9 153.6 172.3 158.8 175.5 141.2 .0 .2 .5 .5 -.2 -.1 .9 -.3 1.1 .9 .6 .3 -2.1 -.5 -.9 .9 5.7 2.1 -.6 -.6 .6 .9 .8 1.8 -.1 .3 .4 9.0 1.7 .3 .9 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.1 -1.1 -.6 .3 3.5 .8 -1.7 -.6 -.9 -.8 3.9 3.1 -.1 1.7 2.6 15.6 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.4 3.1 Whiskey at home................................................................................ Other alcoholic beverages at home.................................................... 148.9 149.7 149.2 149.7 149.8 149.8 151.0 149.6 .4 .7 .2 .0 .4 .1 .8 -.1 3.3 2.3 109.6 108.5 109.6 110.3 .9 -1.0 1.0 .6 -2.0 135.3 142.6 146.6 143.0 136.0 143.4 146.1 140.9 138.5 144.0 147.0 140.6 136.9 143.4 148.0 140.9 .5 .0 -.7 .1 .5 .6 -.3 -1.5 1.8 .4 .6 -.2 -1.2 -.4 .7 .2 2.9 2.1 3.2 -3.4 152.3 155.7 156.1 156.2 .3 2.2 .3 .1 5.2 129.5 141.3 110.2 115.8 123.7 113.9 134.0 145.7 113.6 114.0 126.6 117.1 135.4 146.0 115.7 118.0 132.2 120.3 136.4 145.7 116.8 118.9 124.9 119.2 .2 .9 -2.0 .1 -.2 2.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 -1.6 2.3 2.8 1.0 .2 1.8 3.5 4.4 2.7 .7 -.2 1.0 .8 -5.5 -.9 .4 2.7 3.8 .2 1.0 -3.2 205.8 205.8 205.8 205.6 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .0 126.8 126.6 128.3 128.1 -1.2 -.2 1.3 -.2 -3.0 May 1996 Food and beverages Housing Household linens 2 ............................................................................. Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 2 ..................................................................................... Soaps and detergents 2 ...................................................................... Other laundry and cleaning products 2 ............................................... Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins2 ................... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 2 ............................................................................................ Apparel and upkeep Men’s suits, sport coats, and jackets 2 .............................................. Men’s coats and jackets 2.................................................................. Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 2 ....................................... Boys’ trousers, sport coats, and jackets 2 .......................................... Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 2 ........................................... Girls’ separates and sportswear2 ...................................................... Transportation State automobile registration 2 ........................................................... Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs2 ........................................... 1 2 These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 30 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1997 May 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— May 1996 Apr. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items..................................................................................... All items (19 6 7 -1 0 0 )................................................................ 100.000 - 157.2 468.3 157.2 468.3 2.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - Food and beverages.............................................................. Food...................................................................................... Food at hom e.................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products 1 .............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and oils................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared food..................................................... Food away from home....................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 19.436 17.749 11.387 1.688 3.535 1.387 2.086 2.691 .373 .282 .841 1.194 6.362 1.687 156.5 156.1 156.6 176.6 147.3 145.4 185.2 146.4 147.9 142.1 131.1 161.0 156.2 161.7 156.6 156.1 156.6 176.7 147.4 145.1 185.4 146.6 147.9 141.7 132.4 160.3 156.2 162.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.0 4.7 5.6 1.0 2.9 3.1 1.4 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.9 .1 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .1 .0 -.3 1.0 -.4 .0 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .4 -.8 -.1 .3 .1 -.7 .1 1.1 -.5 .3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .5 -.3 -3.3 1.0 1.2 -.1 1.8 .7 .0 .0 .4 .3 .5 .4 .5 -.2 1.7 .2 -.1 -.1 1.2 -.4 .0 .4 Housing 2 ................................................................................. Shelter.................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4............................................................... Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ costs 4 ...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent3 ............................................... Household insurance 3 4 ................................................. Maintenance and repairs 14.............................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 4 .............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 14....................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4....................................................................... Household furnishings and operation 2 ............................... Housefurnishings 4 ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies..................................................... Housekeeping services 4 ................................................... 38.747 25.867 8.079 6.580 1.499 17.599 17.277 .322 .189 .105 .084 7.344 3.979 152.4 170.1 161.8 165.2 226.9 164.3 164.6 148.5 141.0 150.9 128.2 128.6 114.7 152.6 170.3 161.6 165.6 222.9 164.6 164.9 149.1 141.7 151.9 128.6 128.7 114.7 2.5 3.0 3.3 2.9 5.1 2.8 2.8 2.1 3.1 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -1.8 .2 .2 .4 .5 .7 .3 .1 .0 .1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 -.3 .1 .0 .3 -.8 -1.4 .1 .3 .4 .3 .7 .2 .2 .4 .1 .4 -.4 -.4 -.9 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .5 .7 .3 -.5 -1.1 .391 101.7 100.0 .9 -1.7 -3.5 -2.2 -.4 3.588 121.2 121.5 1.3 .2 -1.2 -.8 -1.2 3.365 5.536 3.261 1.129 1.145 161.5 124.0 109.7 143.9 153.7 161.8 124.3 110.2 143.7 153.9 2.7 1.1 .4 1.7 2.5 .2 .2 .5 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .0 -.3 .4 .5 .1 .5 .7 -.1 .1 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities 4......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities 4 ............................................ Apparel services 1 4.............................................................. 5.348 4.838 1.286 2.053 .240 .799 .461 .510 135.5 132.3 131.1 130.7 134.9 130.3 149.3 161.7 134.7 131.5 131.7 129.0 134.9 130.1 146.8 161.9 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.5 2.6 .6 -3.1 2.0 -.6 -.6 .5 -1.3 .0 -.2 -1.7 .1 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.4 2.0 -.5 -.9 .1 1.0 1.0 1.8 .4 3.2 1.3 .4 .1 .2 .2 .0 .6 .0 -.3 -.7 .1 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New cars.......................................................................... Used cars........................................................................... Motor fu el........................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation 4 ........................................... Other private transportation commodities..................... Other private transportation services4 .......................... Public transportation............................................................ 19.190 17.934 4.893 3.533 2.320 3.921 1.616 5.185 .742 4.442 1.256 144.2 141.8 146.4 142.3 155.7 105.9 105.4 162.9 172.8 103.7 190.3 186.8 143.8 141.5 145.9 141.8 155.3 105.7 105.2 163.2 172.5 103.8 189.9 185.2 -.4 -.7 1.0 .7 -2.1 -6.9 -7.1 3.0 2.3 -.2 2.6 3.7 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.2 .2 -.2 .1 -.2 -.9 -.1 -.1 .2 .2 1.3 -2.2 -2.2 .4 .3 .0 .3 1.7 -.6 -.8 .1 -.1 -1.6 -2.7 -2.7 .2 .2 -.3 .3 1.2 -1.0 -1.0 -.3 -.1 -.9 -3.8 -4.1 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1997 May 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— May 1996 Apr. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 6.251 1.047 5.204 2.973 233.2 212.3 237.9 216.0 233.6 212.9 238.2 216.5 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.7 0.2 .3 .1 .2 0.3 .3 .4 .5 0.3 .2 .3 .3 0.3 .5 .3 .3 Entertainment4 ....................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................... Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 4.015 2.036 1.979 159.7 143.0 183.6 159.7 142.8 183.8 2.0 .6 3.4 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .4 .1 -.4 .5 .1 .0 .2 Other goods and services 2 ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 1 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................. Personal care services 1................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4 ................................ School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services 4................................ 7.012 2.117 1.107 .610 .497 3.788 .232 3.556 219.8 242.7 152.6 145.4 162.1 251.8 237.4 253.3 220.2 243.4 152.6 145.0 162.4 252.5 237.5 254.0 4.3 4.4 1.5 -.7 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.1 .2 .3 .0 -.3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .5 .4 .1 .1 .2 .5 .3 .5 1.0 2.3 .7 .8 .6 .3 .6 .3 .1 -.5 .0 -.3 .2 .6 .7 .6 100.000 47.057 19.436 27.621 16.215 4.838 11.377 11.407 52.943 25.329 8.553 7.314 5.204 6.542 157.2 142.2 156.5 133.4 135.6 132.3 140.3 129.3 175.3 163.7 132.0 182.8 237.9 204.6 157.2 142.1 156.6 133.2 135.3 131.5 140.2 129.2 175.5 163.9 132.3 182.4 238.2 205.0 2.1 1.1 3.1 -.2 -.3 1.1 -.9 .0 3.0 3.0 2.1 2.9 3.0 4.3 .0 -.1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .1 -.3 -.7 -.3 -.8 .0 .2 .2 -.4 .6 .4 .4 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 1.0 -.4 -.3 .2 .3 -.1 .4 .3 .3 .0 -.2 .4 -.5 -.7 .2 -1.3 .1 .2 .3 -.3 -.1 .3 .4 82.251 74.133 82.401 93.749 29.308 17.901 13.064 35.651 27.613 47.738 7.901 92.099 74.350 24.996 4.312 49.354 157.3 153.8 147.6 153.6 134.6 137.1 141.4 146.4 166.4 170.0 109.6 163.9 165.9 143.1 105.8 181.3 157.3 153.8 147.6 153.6 134.4 136.9 141.4 146.2 166.5 170.1 109.5 163.9 165.9 142.9 105.5 181.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 .0 .0 -.4 1.5 3.0 3.0 -2.9 2.6 2.4 1.1 -6.2 3.1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.3 -.9 -.8 -.3 .2 .2 -1.8 .2 .2 .1 -2.3 .3 .2 -1.9 .2 .3 .2 -2.7 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.7 -1.2 -.3 .1 .2 -2.4 .2 .2 .0 -3.5 .2 $.636 .214 $.636 .214 -2.0 - .0 - -.2 - -.2 - - Commodity and service group All items..................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities 4 ................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.......... Durables............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ........................ Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Special indexes All items less food..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ....................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................. Nondurables less food.............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 4 ................................................ Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84-$1.00 1 .................................................................... 1967—$1.00 1 ......................................................................... - - -.1 -.1 -.4 -.1 .0 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. -.1 32 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 - - - - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...................................... Dairy products 1 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared food................................................... Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 156.3 155.9 156.5 176.0 147.9 146.0 186.7 144.4 146.9 141.6 126.9 160.4 155.7 160.9 156.4 156.0 156.3 176.7 146.7 145.8 187.2 144.5 145.9 141.8 128.3 159.6 156.2 161.0 156.1 155.7 155.8 176.0 147.4 145.4 181.0 145.9 147.7 141.7 130.6 160.7 156.2 161.0 Housing 2 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent3 .............................................. Household insurance 3 4 ................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1 4 ............................................ Maintenance and repair services 14............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ..................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 2 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services 4 .................................................. 152.2 169.1 160.0 164.3 221.8 163.7 164.0 148.9 140.7 150.3 128.3 131.2 118.7 106.0 152.3 169.5 160.4 164.7 222.4 164.1 164.4 148.4 140.9 150.3 128.7 130.2 117.0 102.3 125.7 160.7 123.6 109.8 143.1 152.6 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ....................................... Footwear........................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 1 4 ............................................................ Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars........................................................................ Used cars.......................................................................... Motor fuel.......................................................................... Gasoline....................................... ................................. Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities 4 ................. Other private transportation services 4......................... Public transportation........................................................... Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 1.8 3.9 2.3 0.3 2.9 1.3 156.7 156.2 156.6 176.7 148.2 145.1 184.1 146.2 147.5 141.6 132.2 160.0 156.2 161.7 5.9 6.2 7.9 2.3 11.8 21.7 6.7 2.0 3.7 3.5 -.6 2.6 3.2 3.1 5.3 5.3 6.4 4.2 6.8 14.3 6.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 -4.0 7.6 3.7 4.1 .3 .3 -1.3 .0 -.3 -8.3 -2.7 2.2 5.3 .3 -.6 3.6 2.9 2.3 1.0 .8 .3 1.6 .8 -2.4 -5.5 5.1 1.6 .0 17.8 -1.0 1.3 2.0 5.6 5.8 7.1 3.3 9.2 17.9 6.4 2.1 2.8 2.9 -2.3 5.1 3.5 3.6 .6 .5 -.5 .8 .3 -5.4 -4.1 3.7 3.5 .1 8.2 1.3 2.1 2.1 152.5 170.0 161.0 165.2 223.9 164.5 164.8 149.0 141.0 150.9 128.2 129.7 115.9 100.0 152.7 170.5 161.5 165.7 224.3 164.9 165.3 149.4 141.7 151.9 128.6 129.0 114.6 99.6 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.0 6.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 1.5 6.1 -4.4 3.2 2.9 -13.1 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.5 6.7 5.6 2.4 10.0 5.4 7.2 54.2 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.5 7.4 3.0 3.0 -2.4 2.3 1.1 3.8 6.0 9.3 -.8 1.3 3.4 3.8 3.5 4.6 3.0 3.2 1.3 2.9 4.3 .9 -6.5 -13.1 -22.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.9 4.5 2.6 2.6 4.6 3.5 4.3 2.6 4.3 5.0 15.8 2.1 3.2 3.6 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.1 -.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 -.5 -2.6 -12.0 124.2 160.9 123.6 109.7 143.2 153.0 123.2 161.3 123.6 109.4 143.8 153.7 121.7 161.5 124.2 110.2 143.7 153.9 4.7 3.1 1.3 .4 2.0 3.8 3.3 3.8 .7 -.4 1.1 2.9 10.1 2.0 .3 .0 2.3 .0 -12.1 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.7 3.5 4.0 3.5 1.0 .0 1.6 3.4 -1.6 2.0 1.1 .7 2.0 1.7 131.8 128.5 128.1 125.9 128.1 127.7 147.7 161.3 131.4 128.1 127.8 125.4 130.7 127.0 146.3 161.5 132.7 129.4 130.1 125.9 134.9 128.6 146.9 161.7 132.9 129.6 130.1 126.7 134.9 128.2 145.8 161.9 -6.0 -6.7 -1.2 -11.0 -13.8 .9 -9.5 2.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.7 3.2 1.3 8.1 1.0 3.4 3.5 -1.2 10.8 1.3 -1.6 -5.0 3.3 3.4 3.5 6.4 2.6 23.0 1.6 -5.0 1.5 -1.1 -1.4 1.4 -3.5 -5.7 1.1 -1.1 1.5 3.4 3.5 2.5 6.6 11.6 .0 -5.0 2.4 145.2 143.2 145.6 141.5 157.1 112.0 111.4 161.9 171.8 104.0 189.0 179.9 145.1 143.0 145.9 141.8 159.1 109.5 109.0 162.5 172.3 104.0 189.6 182.9 144.2 141.9 146.0 141.7 156.5 106.5 106.1 162.8 172.6 103.7 190.1 185.1 142.8 140.5 145.6 141.5 155.1 102.5 101.8 163.2 172.5 103.9 189.9 184.9 -1.9 -2.5 2.5 3.2 -3.0 -17.6 -17.4 3.3 4.1 .4 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.0 1.7 .3 -1.5 14.9 14.1 4.1 1.4 .0 1.5 13.0 2.5 3.4 -.5 -.6 1.0 13.1 13.2 1.5 1.4 -.8 1.9 -12.1 -6.4 -7.3 .0 .0 -5.0 -29.9 -30.3 3.3 1.6 -.4 1.9 11.6 1.3 .7 2.1 1.7 -2.3 -2.7 -2.9 3.7 2.7 .2 3.2 8.7 -2.1 -2.1 -.3 -.3 -2.0 -10.9 -11.2 2.4 1.5 -.6 1.9 -1.0 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 33 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment4 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 .................................................... 231.6 211.0 236.0 213.9 159.0 143.1 181.6 232.4 211.7 236.9 215.0 159.2 143.1 182.3 233.0 212.1 237.6 215.7 159.3 142.5 183.3 Other goods and services 2 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 1.................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................ Personal care services 1 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses 4................................ School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services 4 ............................... 217.7 237.2 151.4 144.2 160.8 250.6 234.8 252.0 218.7 238.2 151.6 144.3 161.2 251.8 235.6 253.3 220.8 243.7 152.6 145.4 162.1 252.6 236.9 254.1 6 months ended— May 1997 Nov. 1996 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.9 1.8 .6 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.6 1.0 -1.7 4.5 2.9 2.2 3.0 3.8 2.4 1.7 3.2 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.7 1.4 -.6 3.6 3.6 4.9 2.4 -.5 5.7 3.5 5.7 3.3 4.1 2.9 .3 -3.3 5.4 6.1 2.9 6.3 6.4 9.1 '3.2 2.2 4.0 5.7 6.5 5.7 . 3.3 2.9 1.3 -.8 3.8 4.3 6.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 1.7 -.5 4.7 5.9 4.7 6.0 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 233.7 213.1 238.2 216.3 159.4 142.5 183.6 2.8 2.3 3.0 3.5 2.6 1.7 3.2 3.0 2.1 3.1 4.1 2.3 1.7 3.2 221.1 242.4 152.6 145.0 162.4 254.1 238.5 255.5 3.1 .9 .3 -1.1 1.8 5.1 6.3 5.0 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter3.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ....................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... _ _ _ _ 142.2 156.3 133.5 135.7 128.5 142.4 129.4 174.7 162.9 134.0 180.6 236.0 203.7 142.0 156.4 133.1 134.7 128.1 141.2 129.4 175.1 163.2 133.4 181.6 236.9 204.6 141.7 156.1 132.8 134.7 129.4 140.7 129.0 175.5 163.7 133.2 182.4 237.6 205.3 141.4 156.7 132.1 133.7 129.6 138.9 129.1 175.8 164.2 132.8 182.3 238.2 206.1 1.8 .3 5.9 -3.6 -6.1 -6.7 -7.2 .3 3.3 3.0 3.1 4.4 3.0 4.1 3.9 4.4 5.3 4.0 7.2 4.2 7.5 .6 3.1 2.5 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.2 2.3 2.0 .3 3.1 4.2 3.5 6.7 .0 3.0 3.3 5.2 -.7 2.1 4.9 .3 -2.2 1.0 -4.1 -5.8 3.5 -9.5 -.9 2.5 3.2 -3.5 3.8 3.8 4.8 2.9 2.3 5.6 .2 .3 -1.4 -.1 .5 3.2 2.8 3.3 4.1 3.0 3.7 1.3 -.1 .6 -.6 -.9 3.5 -1.7 -.5 2.8 3.2 .8 1.6 2.9 4.8 156.8 153.7 147.4 153.3 134.8 137.3 143.1 146.3 166.2 169.4 114.9 162.9 164.9 141.9 111.7 180.3 156.9 153.7 147.4 153.3 134.4 136.1 141.9 145.8 166.5 169.7 112.8 163.3 165.3 142.1 109.1 180.9 157.0 153.6 147.4 153.4 134.2 136.0 141.3 145.6 166.7 170.1 110.7 163.6 165.8 142.4 106.2 181.5 156.9 153.4 147.3 153.3 133.5 135.1 139.6 145.2 166.8 170.4 108.0 163.9 166.1 142.4 102.5 181.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 2.1 -3.0 -5.2 -3.4 1.1 3.5 3.4 -8.0 2.8 2.2 -.3 -17.1 3.4 3.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.0 7.4 7.4 5.4 4.0 3.2 11.1 3.3 2.5 2.0 17.5 3.0 2.9 2.1 2.5 2.4 3.0 4.5 4.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 11.2 1.5 2.2 1.1 11.9 2.5 .3 -.8 -.3 .0 -3.8 -6.3 -9.4 -3.0 1.5 2.4 -21.9 2.5 2.9 1.4 -29.1 3.6 2.2 2.9 2.8 3.0 .4 .9 1.9 3.2 3.7 3.3 1.1 3.0 2.4 .9 -1.3 3.2 1.5 .7 1.1 1.2 -.4 -1.0 -2.7 -.3 2.2 2.6 -6.8 2.0 2.6 1.3 -10.9 3.0 Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 34 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.1 .0 .0 0.1 .1 -.1 -0.2 -.2 -.3 0.4 .3 .5 2.0 -.1 6.1 -3.2 3.6 2.9 4.2 2.5 2.9 1.9 .1 .7 .8 .8 .2 -.2 .4 -.6 .2 -1.0 .4 .3 -.8 .5 .2 .6 -.5 -.2 .3 1.3 -.4 -.2 2.7 -1.0 .0 -.7 -.4 .1 .1 -1.3 .4 .7 -1.1 1.1 .3 .2 .4 -.6 .2 -.1 147.4 148.3 143.9 136.8 116.6 141.6 133.0 131.3 142.1 160.1 154.3 160.6 154.3 153.2 151.5 147.4 156.4 159.1 157.0 154.1 176.8 127.7 201.5 132.3 4.7 4.9 5.5 4.4 5.6 3.3 5.9 1.9 3.3 4.2 8.4 14.7 3.0 7.4 9.7 3.7 5.0 6.8 3.4 5.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 .9 .1 .3 .3 .6 1.4 -.7 -.7 1.3 .9 .0 .5 -.6 -.2 1.7 .5 -.2 .8 .3 1.4 .5 -.5 -.1 -.6 -4.8 -.8 -.5 -.7 -.7 -2.4 .9 -.2 .5 .3 .1 -1.0 .1 -2.0 -1.2 -1.1 -.3 -.9 -.1 -1.8 -.3 1.4 -.2 1.6 -6.5 .5 .3 .6 .6 1.0 -.1 2.5 -2.5 1.2 .5 1.0 -.2 .1 2.7 1.6 .5 -.6 -.5 -1.1 1.6 -.5 .9 -.5 2.9 .5 .5 .6 1.3 3.2 .4 -.8 2.7 .0 .0 -.2 -.4 .5 -1.3 .4 -.2 .8 .3 1.4 -.2 .1 -.1 .1 1.2 145.4 144.5 142.4 147.6 147.0 147.9 151.1 136.6 145.1 144.6 142.3 148.2 146.2 147.2 150.7 134.8 5.6 5.2 4.3 6.5 6.1 4.2 5.8 12.6 -.2 .1 -.1 .4 -.5 -.5 -.3 -1.3 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.5 .5 -.5 .3 2.7 -.3 -.8 -.9 -.6 .7 .3 -.1 1.3 -.2 .1 -.1 .4 -.7 -.5 -.3 -1.6 185.2 212.1 233.1 198.2 167.3 200.8 277.2 191.7 163.8 187.4 223.1 195.0 147.4 147.7 147.3 147.7 147.5 147.9 185.4 212.1 237.6 199.7 158.5 224.3 280.5 187.1 167.9 173.7 196.5 196.0 148.0 148.4 148.3 147.4 147.8 146.9 1.0 .3 2.1 -3.0 -4.5 -2.4 6.3 -1.8 -9.5 -1.2 -12.2 4.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 3.2 2.9 1.9 .1 .0 1.9 .8 -5.3 11.7 1.2 -2.4 2.5 -7.3 -11.9 .5 .4 .5 .7 -.2 .2 -.7 .3 .2 1.2 -.6 -.5 -1.6 2.9 -1.0 -4.1 1.2 25.1 -4.9 .3 -.6 -.9 .3 1.0 -1.4 -3.3 -4.7 -.9 -1.1 1.8 1.6 -2.0 -9.2 .4 1.8 -14.3 -4.2 -.5 -.3 -.5 .4 -.5 2.0 1.7 2.6 -.2 -.1 -5.1 3.6 -.4 6.2 1.2 -7.3 -11.9 7.5 .1 .5 .7 -.7 -.1 -1.3 147.9 148.9 3.3 .7 1.7 -1.5 .7 Apr. 1997 May 1997 156.5 156.1 156.6 156.6 156.1 156.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 Cereals and bakery products................................ Cereals and cereal products............................. Flour and prepared flour mixes....................... Cereal ............................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal.............................. Bakery products................................................. White bread 1.................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ............ Other bakery products..................................... 176.6 167.8 155.9 185.7 148.1 180.4 182.0 180.7 178.0 181.1 176.7 169.0 157.1 187.2 148.4 180.0 182.8 179.6 178.4 179.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... Meats, poultry, and fish...................................... Meats.............................................................. Beef and veal................................................ Ground beef other than canned................. Chuck roast2.............................................. Round roast2 ............................................. Round steak 2 ............................................ Sirloin steak 2 ............................................. Other beef and veal1 2 ............................... Pork.............................................................. Bacon ......................................................... Chops ......................................................... Ham............................................................ Other pork, including sausage 2 ................. Other meats 1................................................ Poultry 1 ........................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 .................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1.................. Other poultry 2............................................... Fish and seafood............................................ Canned fish and seafood 1 ........................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2 ............. Eggs.............................................. 147.3 147.8 143.4 136.0 115.0 142.6 133.9 129.6 140.9 160.1 153.6 161.5 154.6 150.7 150.8 147.7 155.1 158.7 154.8 153.4 177.7 127.8 202.7 138.9 Dairy products 1 .................................................... Fresh milk and cream 1 2 ................................... Fresh whole milk 1 .......................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 2........................ Processed dairy products 2................................ Cheese 1 2 ....................................................... Ice cream and related products....................... Other dairy products, including butter2............ Fruits and vegetables 3 ......................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ Fresh fruits...................................................... Apples........................................................... Bananas ........................................................ Oranges, including tangerines 2..................... Other fresh fruits 2......................................... Fresh vegetables............................................. Potatoes........................................................ Lettuce 1 ....................................................... Tomatoes 1 .................................................... Other fresh vegetables................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ...................... Processed fruits 1 2 .......................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 2 ....................... Canned and dried fruits 2 .............................. Processed vegetables 2................................... Frozen vegetables2 ...................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2 .................................................... May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Food and beverages ................................................... Food......................................................................... Food at home........................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Apr. 1997 May 1997 Other food at home.......................................................................... Sugar and sweets.......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................. Sweets, including candy 2 .......................................................... Fats and oils.................................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages................................................................ Carbonated drinks....................................................................... Coffee 1........................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 .................................................... Other prepared food...................................................................... Canned and packaged soup....................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................. Snacks 1 ...................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices........................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 ............... 146.4 147.9 134.8 153.4 142.1 131.1 118.9 162.1 139.9 161.0 187.1 145.4 155.0 168.2 161.5 146.6 147.9 135.9 153.0 141.7 132.4 119.4 166.7 139.3 160.3 190.8 144.3 153.6 167.0 160.9 2.9 3.1 1.6 3.7 1.4 2.8 -1.5 11.1 2.0 3.2 4.9 1.9 5.1 2.3 2.8 Food away from home........................................................................ Lunch 2 .............................................................................................. Dinner2 ............................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................................ 156.2 156.8 154.1 159.2 156.2 156.6 154.2 159.2 Alcoholic beverages.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home............................................................ Beer and a le ............................................................................. ....... Wine ................................................................................................. Distilled spirits.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from hom e.............................................. 161.7 149.2 149.1 143.5 149.3 187.4 Housing 3 .................................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 ................................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................... Lodging while out of town ............................................................ Lodging while at school5.............................................................. Tenants’ insurance 1 2 ................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent4 ............................................................... Household insurance 2 5 .................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 12............................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2........................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 6 .......... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ........................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ........................................................................ Fuels.................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................ Fuel oil............................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 6 ......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Electricity........................................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s .......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................................... Telephone services 1 2 ..................................................................... Local charges 12........................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ...................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................................. Cable television 7 ............................................................................. Refuse collection 1 7 ........................................................................ 152.4 170.1 161.8 165.2 226.9 226.6 222.1 153.5 164.3 164.6 148.5 141.0 150.9 128.2 124.9 123.9 128.6 114.7 101.7 99.8 132.3 121.2 129.1 110.1 161.5 127.8 162.0 78.8 94.4 204.2 226.6 249.4 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.1 .0 .8 -.3 -.3 1.0 .4 2.8 -.4 -.4 2.0 -.8 -.9 -.7 -.4 0.1 -.7 -.9 -.4 .1 1.1 -.4 4.0 .1 -.5 .4 -.8 -.5 -.6 .1 1.0 1.2 .9 1.3 -.1 1.8 -.1 6.9 -.5 .7 .6 1.2 1.2 .8 -.2 0.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 1.2 .8 2.8 .1 -.4 .8 -.8 -.9 -.8 -.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 .0 -.1 .1 .0 .3 .1 .3 .3 .0 .2 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 .0 162.2 149.4 149.0 143.6 149.9 188.3 2.9 2.0 .9 5.0 2.5 3.8 .3 .1 -.1 .1 .4 .5 .1 -.2 -.5 .8 -.1 .3 .0 .2 .3 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .2 .1 .2 .4 .5 152.6 170.3 161.6 165.6 222.9 222.1 222.2 154.1 164.6 164.9 149.1 141.7 151.9 128.6 125.3 124.2 128.7 114.7 100.0 98.4 129.6 121.5 130.3 108.6 161.8 127.8 162.1 78.8 94.3 205.0 227.8 249.5 2.5 3.0 3.3 2.9 5.1 5.2 5.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.1 3.1 3.5 2.5 4.3 1.0 1.9 1.1 .9 -.2 3.2 1.3 1.1 1.5 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.0 6.2 .2 7.9 2.2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -1.8 -2.0 .0 .4 .2 .2 .4 .5 .7 .3 .3 .2 .1 .0 -1.7 -1.4 -2.0 .2 .9 -1.4 .2 .0 .1 .0 -.1 .4 .5 .0 .1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .4 -.1 .2 .2 -.3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .6 -.8 -1.4 -3.5 -3.7 -3.0 -1.2 .3 -4.2 .1 .2 .2 .0 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 .7 .7 .3 .3 .2 .2 .4 .1 .4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.9 -2.2 -2.0 -4.1 -.8 .4 -3.4 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .2 .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .5 .7 .3 .3 .2 -.5 -1.1 -.4 -.3 -2.0 -1.2 -.4 -2.9 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.1 .3 .5 .0 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.2 .5 -.1 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.6 .1 .6 .0 .0 1.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .0 -1.1 -.3 0.0 -.1 -1.2 .8 .6 1.9 .3 .3 -.4 .0 -.3 -.2 .1 -.4 -.5 .4 -1.0 -1.7 -.1 0.0 -.3 2.1 .2 .9 -1.2 .5 -.8 -1.9 -2.4 -1.0 -2.7 -3.3 -1.5 -2.3 -1.5 -.9 -1.3 .4 0.5 .7 -.1 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.3 2.3 .1 .6 .0 .0 1.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .0 -1.1 -.3 2.5 -.8 1.0 1.9 -.2 .5 -.9 -.2 .1 -.4 -2.1 .2 -1.1 .4 2.5 -.5 -.2 .5 -.9 -.2 90.5 115.1 143.7 146.3 3.3 -3.2 1.7 2.7 .0 -1.3 -.1 .0 -.2 2.4 .1 .1 -.9 1.9 .4 .5 .0 -1.3 -.1 .0 146.0 138.5 153.7 160.8 156.9 137.2 146.2 137.4 153.9 160.8 157.4 137.2 -.1 2.3 2.5 .0 2.7 2.3 .1 -.8 .1 .0 .3 .0 .1 .7 .3 .0 .4 .9 .0 .4 .5 .0 .2 .6 .1 -.8 .1 .0 .3 -.1 135.5 132.3 132.6 131.1 135.2 138.2 129.4 143.0 131.4 117.7 130.7 129.9 120.8 118.0 136.6 135.2 141.7 134.4 134.9 149.3 130.0 149.1 125.3 155.9 130.3 133.8 133.7 124.6 161.7 165.3 159.3 134.7 131.5 131.7 131.7 135.9 138.8 129.3 142.5 134.2 118.4 129.0 128.3 121.8 115.7 135.3 134.3 133.9 132.2 134.9 146.8 127.1 146.8 126.2 152.7 130.1 135.0 132.6 123.8 161.9 165.7 159.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.2 .5 3.3 3.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3 -1.9 3.0 .8 3.6 -.2 2.6 -3.1 -4.9 -2.8 -2.5 -2.8 .6 .5 1.0 .4 2.0 3.2 1.1 -.6 -.6 -.7 .5 .5 .4 -.1 -.3 2.1 .6 -1.3 -1.2 .8 -1.9 -1.0 -.7 -5.5 -1.6 .0 -1.7 -2.2 -1.5 .7 -2.1 -.2 .9 -.8 -.6 .1 .2 .2 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.5 1.9 .3 -.9 -1.9 .2 -.4 -.3 3.3 .7 -1.6 .2 -.3 -.9 2.0 -.9 1.9 -.7 2.2 -1.3 -.5 -.8 -2.5 .7 .1 .1 .2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.7 .4 1.4 2.4 1.0 2.4 .4 -.2 -5.3 -2.7 1.3 .4 .7 2.9 3.2 .4 -.2 .3 -1.8 .7 1.3 .6 1.4 1.6 .1 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 .1 .0 -1.6 -.7 2.1 1.0 .6 .7 4.0 1.2 .6 .1 -2.2 .4 .0 -.7 -2.2 -.5 .7 -.9 -.3 .6 -1.4 -.2 .1 .2 .2 Apr. 1997 May 1997 124.0 109.7 122.1 131.7 139.4 137.5 132.4 118.7 77.4 68.8 61.3 64.5 87.2 102.0 108.6 111.9 91.9 52.4 116.1 124.3 110.2 122.0 134.1 142.0 140.5 134.1 120.6 77.5 69.2 61.3 64.5 88.2 101.8 108.3 111.7 91.9 51.8 115.7 1.1 .4 .3 2.6 4.0 3.2 2.3 .2 -2.9 -3.4 -4.5 -3.4 -2.6 -.5 -1.2 1.1 -1.3 -11.0 .9 141.0 117.3 126.6 110.6 140.7 117.9 125.4 110.4 90.5 116.6 143.9 146.3 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation 3 ................................................ Housefurnishings 2.............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 1 2 ............................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1........................................................................ Sofas 1 2 ......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 .................................................. Other furniture 2............................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2 ............................... Video and audio products 12........................................................ Televisions 1................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1 2 8 ................................ Audio products 1 2 ....................................................................... Major household appliances 12 6 .................................................. Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 .......................................... Laundry equipment1 ................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 12 6 ............ Information processing equipment1 8 .......................................... Other housefurnishings 1 2 6 ............................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ...................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 ....... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 .............. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 12 6 ..................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 9 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2 ........................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ................................................................. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2 ............................ Housekeeping services 2 .................................................................... Postage 1 .......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair12 .................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 6 ................................. Apparel and upkeep................................................................................ Apparel commodities 2 ........................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................................... Men’s and boys’ .............................................................................. Men’s .............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets....................................... Furnishings and special clothing................................................ Shirts 2 ......................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................. Boys’ ............................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ........................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and jackets....................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................ Separates and sportswear2 ...................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2 ................... Suits 2........................................................................................... Girls’ ................................................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ 1..................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 .......................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 6 ................................. Watches and jewelry 6................................................................... Watches 1 6 ................................................................................. Jewelry 6 ...................................................................................... Footwear.............................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................ Women’s ........................................................................................... Apparel services 12............................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 2 ................... Other apparel services 1 2 .................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 37 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May -0.3 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 -.6 -.3 -.7 -.4 -.4 .2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.5 .2 .8 -0.1 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 .3 .5 .4 -.1 .0 -.6 1.3 -2.2 -2.2 -2.3 -1.4 -1.9 .4 .2 -0.6 -.8 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.5 .0 .2 -1.6 -2.7 -2.7 -2.9 -.5 -2.3 .2 .5 -1.0 -1.0 -.3 -.1 .2 -.6 -.2 -.6 -.2 -.2 1.0 -.9 -3.8 -4.1 -4.0 -.5 -3.5 .2 .8 3.6 1.8 3.5 2.3 -.2 1.2 -.4 -.4 -.4 2.6 3.5 .0 1.7 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .9 -.1 -.6 .4 -.2 .2 -1.9 -.4 .5 .2 .1 .3 .0 .5 -.1 -.5 .0 .3 .4 1.1 .3 .2 -.1 .8 .2 -.3 .3 -.4 -.1 -.5 .3 .2 .6 -.2 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .9 .0 -.2 .4 -.1 .3 -2.6 -.4 181.2 184.8 185.2 200.8 157.0 174.9 -.2 4.2 3.7 6.7 -2.3 .7 -.1 -.7 -.9 -1.3 -.4 -.2 .0 .8 1.7 4.5 .5 .4 .0 -.5 1.2 1.6 .3 .1 -.1 -.7 -.1 -1.3 -.4 -.2 233.6 212.9 249.5 144.2 171.0 173.9 238.2 216.5 223.6 225.5 141.4 156.1 273.6 101.1 100.9 223.7 101.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.1 2.3 1.1 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 1.6 4.4 3.3 .2 .3 .4 .0 .2 -.5 .1 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .0 .1 .1 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .4 .5 .6 .4 .1 .5 .3 .0 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .0 -.4 .9 .3 .3 .2 .4 -.1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .5 .4 .0 .2 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .3 .0 .0 .3 .1 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Transportation ................................................................. Private........................................................................... New vehicles.............................................................. New cars.................................................................. Subcompact new cars2 6 .................................... Compact new cars 2 6........................................... Intermediate new cars 26..................................... Full-size new cars 2 6 ............................................ Luxury new cars 2 6 ............................................... New trucks 7 ............................................................ New motorcycles 6 ................................................... Used cars................................................................... Motor fu el................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10........................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Automobile maintenance and repair......................... Body work 1 ............................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 2 .......... Maintenance and servicing 1 ................................... Power plant repair2 ................................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................... Other private transportation commodities 2............ Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............. Automobile parts and equipment......................... Tires.................................................................... Other parts and equipment12........................... Other private transportation services 2 .................. Automobile insurance........................................... Automobile finance charges 2 .............................. Automobile fees 1 2 ............................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 ................................. Other automobile-related fees 12...................... Public transportation..................................................... Airline fares 1.............................................................. Other intercity transportation 1 .................................. Intracity public transportation 1 ................................. 144.2 141.8 146.4 142.3 122.9 123.6 122.6 125.6 133.8 153.8 163.1 155.7 105.9 105.4 103.3 109.9 106.4 162.9 171.3 143.8 141.5 145.9 141.8 122.9 122.8 122.2 124.7 133.2 153.2 163.4 155.3 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 105.9 163.2 172.6 -0.4 -.7 1.0 .7 .5 1.1 .6 1.2 .1 1.7 1.3 -2.1 -6.9 -7.1 -7.4 -7.0 -6.7 3.0 3.3 171.4 148.6 168.0 172.8 103.7 129.9 100.8 100.0 106.0 190.3 250.0 95.1 182.9 171.8 148.8 167.9 172.5 103.8 131.1 100.7 99.4 106.4 189.9 250.6 93.3 182.2 181.3 186.1 186.8 203.5 157.6 175.2 Medical care.................................................................... Medical care commodities........................................... Prescription drugs...................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 16 ....... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services.................................................. Professional medical services................................... Physicians’ services................................................ Dental services 1 ..................................................... Eye care 16.............................................................. Services by other medical professionals6 ............ Hospital and related services................................... Hospital services 11................................................. Inpatient hospital services 11 ............................... Outpatient hospital services6.............................. Nursing home services 11........................................ 233.2 212.3 248.6 144.2 170.7 174.8 237.9 216.0 223.0 225.0 141.2 155.8 273.4 101.1 100.9 223.4 101.8 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 38 4.5 - Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.0 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.5 -.4 -.8 -.1 .3 .1 -.5 .1 -.1 0.1 .0 .2 .0 .2 .6 1.2 -.3 .0 -.6 .0 .5 .4 .7 0.1 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.2 -.8 .0 .0 .5 .1 0.1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -.5 -.4 -.8 -.1 .1 .1 -.5 .2 -.1 6.9 2.5 4.8 3.3 -.4 .2 .4 .1 1.0 .0 .2 .4 1.4 .7 -.1 .4 .6 .2 .4 .1 220.2 243.4 152.6 145.0 4.3 4.4 1.5 -.7 .2 .3 .0 -.3 .5 .4 .1 .1 1.0 2.3 .7 .8 .1 -.5 .0 -.3 155.0 153.4 1.8 -1.0 -.7 .6 -1.0 139.6 162.1 161.2 140.1 162.4 161.5 -2.2 4.2 4.1 .4 .2 .2 .6 .2 .1 .9 .6 .7 .4 .2 .2 164.8 251.8 237.4 253.3 269.7 288.1 279.3 133.6 223.7 161.5 189.9 171.5 164.9 252.5 237.5 254.0 270.3 288.6 279.5 133.7 224.6 162.5 190.6 171.7 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.9 4.6 3.9 5.0 3.5 5.0 6.3 .1 .3 .0 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .4 .6 .4 .1 .7 .5 .3 .5 .4 .5 .4 .4 .8 .4 1.2 1.0 -.1 .3 .6 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .1 .2 -.3 .5 .4 .6 .7 .6 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .6 .4 .5 158.3 128.7 158.3 129.8 3.4 4.5 .0 .9 -.3 -1.0 -.5 .7 .5 1.6 106.3 142.5 155.1 106.1 142.5 155.3 -6.8 2.2 2.6 -.2 .0 .1 -2.2 -.2 .3 -2.6 -.1 .3 -3.7 -.3 .1 Apr. 1997 May 1997 159.7 143.0 179.5 192.4 166.6 124.6 127.7 117.8 133.9 126.7 135.3 143.1 183.6 135.6 159.7 142.8 179.6 192.5 166.6 124.0 127.2 116.9 133.8 127.1 135.5 142.4 183.8 135.4 2.0 .6 1.8 1.4 2.2 -1.8 -2.3 -1.2 1.2 -.5 .5 3.5 3.4 -.4 172.6 196.4 167.9 141.4 171.9 196.7 168.5 141.6 219.8 242.7 152.6 145.4 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment2 ................................................................ Entertainment commodities 2 ........................................ Reading materials 1 .................................................... Newspapers 12......................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 ................... Sporting goods and equipment1 ................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ......................... Other sporting goods 1............................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 .............. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ................... Photographic supplies and equipment1 ................ Pet supplies and expense 1.................................... . Entertainment services 2 ............................................... Club memberships 2 6 ................................................ Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 6 ............................................. Admissions 1................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................. Other entertainment services 12 6 ............................. Other goods and services 3 ............................................. Tobacco and smoking products................................... Personal care 1 .............................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ........... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1.......... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1............................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 .................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 ............................................ Personal and educational expenses 2 .......................... School books and supplies........................................ Personal and educational services 2 .......................... Tuition and other school fees................................. College tuition........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition...................... Day care and nursery school9.............................. Personal expenses................................................... Legal service fees 1 6 ............................................ Personal financial services 1 6 ............................... Funeral expenses 6 ................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm food................................... Selected beef cuts........................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 .................................................................... Utilities and public transportation.................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 12 ....... 7 8 9 10 11 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 39 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Apr. 1997 May 1997 Food and beverages................................................................................ Food ..................................................................................................... Food at home..................................................................................... 156.1 155.7 155.8 156.7 156.2 156.6 5.9 6.2 7.9 5.3 5.3 6.4 0.3 .3 -1.3 1.0 .8 .3 5.6 5.8 7.1 0.6 .5 -.5 Cereals and bakery products............................................................ Cereals and cereal products.......................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................................................... Cereal.......................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products............................................................................. White bread 1............................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1.......................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1......................................... Other bakery products................................................................. 176.0 167.0 158.5 183.5 147.5 179.8 182.0 180.7 178.0 179.5 176.7 168.1 156.7 185.6 148.0 180.2 182.8 179.6 178.4 179.3 2.3 -2.4 25.1 -11.0 8.1 4.9 13.9 8.0 -4.1 3.5 4.2 .5 -3.0 .2 3.1 5.3 3.1 2.5 13.5 6.2 .0 -1.7 1.6 -3.6 1.4 1.1 2.2 2.5 .7 -1.1 1.6 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 .4 -1.9 -2.8 2.5 -.7 3.3 -.9 10.1 -5.6 5.5 5.1 8.4 5.2 4.3 4.8 .8 .6 2.1 -.6 1.8 .8 .1 -.2 1.6 -.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish................................................................. Meats........................................................................................... Beef and veal........................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ............................................ Chuck roast2 .......................................................................... Round roast2.......................................................................... Round steak 2 ......................................................................... Sirloin steak 2.......................................................................... Other beef and veal1 2 .......................................................... Pork........................................................................................... Bacon ..................................................................................... Chops..................................................................................... Ham........................................................................................ Other pork, including sausage 2 ............................................. Other meats 1 ........................................................................... Poultry 1....................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1............................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................................. Other poultry 2 .......................................................................... Fish and seafood......................................................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2......................................... Eggs.............................................................................................. 147.4 147.9 143.6 135.2 113.9 141.6 134.2 127.1 140.2 160.1 156.3 162.5 155.4 158.3 152.0 147.7 155.1 158.7 154.8 154.7 176.6 127.8 201.3 138.1 148.2 148.7 144.4 136.9 117.5 142.1 133.1 130.5 140.2 160.1 156.0 161.8 156.1 156.2 152.6 147.4 156.4 159.1 157.0 154.4 176.8 127.7 201.5 139.8 11.8 12.7 15.4 13.1 18.0 21.3 11.3 -5.2 12.6 11.1 25.2 67.9 11.6 16.0 22.4 6.9 14.4 23.9 7.9 8.4 -2.5 1.3 -3.0 -2.9 6.8 6.2 6.4 4.5 2.8 2.5 10.3 16.4 7.3 4.9 7.0 1.5 -.5 15.1 12.9 9.4 7.7 4.1 16.2 7.1 3.8 .0 4.6 17.0 -.3 -.3 -.8 -4.0 -3.7 -12.3 -3.6 -4.8 -11.0 -1.2 3.9 4.5 8.2 -.8 1.1 -1.1 1.3 2.3 -3.2 .8 1.2 1.9 .6 1.4 .8 1.6 2.0 4.8 6.7 4.6 5.9 2.8 5.9 2.3 -.5 -2.4 -5.9 .8 3.8 -.3 -2.8 -1.5 -5.7 4.8 4.2 2.2 4.9 -10.2 9.2 9.4 10.8 8.7 10.1 11.5 10.8 5.1 10.0 8.0 15.7 30.6 5.4 15.6 17.5 8.2 11.0 13.6 11.9 7.8 .6 .6 .7 6.6 .3 .7 .6 .3 1.4 -4.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.9 .5 1.7 1.0 .9 .0 2.4 -.7 -.8 .4 -4.4 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.7 -4.6 Dairy products 1 ................................................................................ Fresh milk and cream 1 2............................................................... Fresh whole milk 1 ....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 2 .................................................... Processed dairy products 2 ............................................................ Cheese 1 2................................................................................... Ice cream and related products................................................... Other dairy products, including butter2 ....................................... 145.4 144.5 142.4 147.6 147.9 147.9 151.2 138.9 145.1 144.6 142.3 148.2 146.9 147.2 150.8 136.7 21.7 21.0 19.8 23.4 18.5 14.9 11.1 60.3 14.3 18.3 18.9 16.8 10.3 12.3 8.2 5.7 -8.3 -11.2 -13.0 -8.4 -5.3 -6.0 4.4 -13.7 -2.4 -3.8 -4.4 -2.7 2.2 -2.7 .0 9.9 17.9 19.6 19.3 20.0 14.3 13.6 9.6 30.2 -5.4 -7.6 -8.8 -5.6 -1.6 -4.3 2.2 -2.6 Fruits and vegetables 3..................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................... Fresh fruits.................................................................................. Apples....................................................................................... Bananas ................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................................ Other fresh fruits 2 .................................................................... Fresh vegetables........................................................................ Potatoes................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................... Tomatoes 1................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.............................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................. Processed fruits 1 2 ...................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 2................................................... Canned and dried fruits 2 .......................................................... Processed vegetables 2 ............................................................... Frozen vegetables 2.................................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2................................................................................. 181.0 205.9 233.8 197.8 162.3 224.4 272.8 175.2 164.4 187.4 223.1 184.2 147.3 147.7 147.3 148.1 147.3 148.6 184.1 211.2 233.4 197.7 154.1 232.5 271.8 186.0 166.4 173.7 196.5 198.0 147.4 148.4 148.3 147.0 147.2 146.7 6.7 7.0 4.6 -4.2 -19.7 18.6 8.4 9.8 -9.6 -2.5 -68.8 28.7 6.3 4.2 4.2 3.1 8.7 5.1 6.0 6.7 18.2 11.8 39.0 -25.1 34.3 -5.8 -11.9 97.9 64.0 -8.3 5.0 1.1 1.6 5.1 4.2 .3 -2.7 -4.0 -13.1 -11.4 -12.4 -11.4 -14.3 8.4 -6.5 -40.7 46.6 11.2 .0 6.4 6.1 5.3 -2.2 5.3 -5.5 -7.7 .5 -6.6 -14.6 15.0 1.9 -17.1 -9.9 -16.7 -20.7 -8.1 -.5 -1.9 -2.7 -.3 1.4 -2.7 6.4 6.9 11.2 3.5 5.7 -5.7 20.7 1.7 -10.8 38.9 -28.5 8.6 5.6 2.6 2.9 4.1 6.4 2.7 -4.1 -5.9 -6.5 -9.0 -13.5 1.0 -6.5 -5.2 -8.2 -29.7 7.9 1.1 -.3 2.2 1.6 2.5 -.4 1.2 147.2 148.3 9.8 5.3 -5.3 3.9 7.5 -.8 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 40 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1997 May 1997 Other food at hom e............................................................................. Sugar and sweets.............................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................................... Sweets, including candy 2 ............................................................... Fats and oils...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated drinks........................................................................... Coffee 1 ............................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ........................................................ Other prepared food.......................................................................... Canned and packaged soup.......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 .................... 145.9 147.7 135.4 152.8 141.7 130.6 118.2 162.1 139.2 160.7 188.6 145.4 155.0 167.6 161.1 146.2 147.5 135.1 152.7 141.6 132.2 119.1 166.7 139.4 160.0 190.2 144.3 153.6 166.2 160.7 2.0 3.7 4.9 3.3 3.5 -.6 2.3 -7.0 4.8 2.6 7.2 2.0 6.7 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.0 -4.1 4.7 2.3 -4.0 -5.2 -7.4 1.5 7.6 4.9 4.3 9.2 7.1 7.1 2.2 5.3 7.1 3.5 .3 -.6 -3.9 3.4 2.6 3.6 -.4 2.8 5.4 3.7 4.3 5.1 1.6 -.9 3.2 .0 17.8 1.0 70.9 -.9 -1.0 7.9 -1.4 -.8 -2.6 -1.5 2.1 2.8 .3 4.0 2.9 -2.3 -1.5 -7.2 3.1 5.1 6.0 3.1 7.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.4 .1 8.2 -1.5 32.9 .9 1.3 3.7 .7 2.3 .5 1.4 Food away from home............................................................................ Lunch 2.................................................................................................. Dinner2 ................................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ................................................................. 156.2 156.8 154.1 159.2 156.2 156.6 154.2 159.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 5.5 2.9 3.7 2.4 3.3 1.3 .8 1.8 .8 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W ine...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home................................................... 161.0 148.6 148.2 143.2 149.3 187.0 161.7 148.9 148.3 143.5 149.9 188.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 4.8 3.0 3.6 4.1 1.6 .8 4.4 2.5 4.9 2.3 2.5 .8 5.9 2.4 4.0 2.0 .8 -.5 5.2 1.9 3.0 3.6 2.5 1.8 4.6 2.8 4.2 2.1 1.6 .1 5.5 2.2 3.5 Housing 3 ...................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 4 ..................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 .......................................................................... Lodging while out of town................................................................. Lodging while at school5 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance 12........................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 4 ............................................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent4 ................................................................... Household insurance 2 5 ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 12 ................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 12 .................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 12 6 .............. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ............................................................................ Fuels........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel o il................................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 6 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity............................................................................................ Utility (piped) gas............................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ....................................................... Telephone services 12......................................................................... Local charges 1 2 ............................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance..................................................... Cable television 7.................................................................................. Refuse collection 1 7 ............................................................................ 152.5 170.0 161.0 165.2 223.9 223.0 223.7 153.5 164.5 164.8 149.0 141.0 150.9 128.2 124.9 123.9 129.7 115.9 100.0 98.1 132.3 123.2 132.9 110.9 161.3 127.8 162.0 78.8 94.4 204.4 225.5 249.4 152.7 170.5 161.5 165.7 224.3 223.3 224.6 154.1 164.9 165.3 149.4 141.7 151.9 128.6 125.3 124.2 129.0 114.6 99.6 97.8 129.6 121.7 132.4 107.7 161.5 127.8 162.1 78.8 94.3 205.0 226.7 249.5 2.7 2.9 3.6 3.0 6.5 6.6 4.8 6.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 1.5 6.1 -4.4 -3.6 -5.1 3.2 2.9 -13.1 -19.6 -12.1 4.7 3.1 8.1 3.1 3.6 2.5 2.1 12.2 -7.6 12.6 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.8 1.5 3.7 2.5 2.5 6.7 5.6 2.4 10.0 16.8 5.0 5.4 7.2 54.2 60.8 52.4 3.3 -.6 12.8 3.8 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.3 3.8 7.8 1.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.5 7.4 6.6 9.3 -4.1 3.0 3.0 -2.4 2.3 1.1 3.8 5.3 2.6 6.0 9.3 -.8 -2.3 22.7 10.1 .6 32.8 2.0 2.2 .7 .5 10.9 2.0 7.3 .2 1.3 3.4 3.8 3.5 4.6 5.0 4.6 2.1 3.0 3.2 1.3 2.9 4.3 .9 .0 1.6 -6.5 -13.1 -22.1 -21.5 -31.0 -12.1 1.2 -34.7 2.0 .9 1.5 .0 .9 2.8 4.3 2.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.9 4.5 4.7 3.1 5.1 2.6 2.6 4.6 3.5 4.3 2.6 6.1 -.2 4.3 5.0 15.8 13.7 15.7 4.0 1.2 10.4 3.5 2.6 2.1 1.8 6.6 -2.0 10.2 3.2 2.1 3.2 3.6 3.0 6.0 5.8 6.9 -1.0 3.0 3.1 -.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.1 -.5 -2.6 -12.0 -12.4 -8.0 -1.6 .9 -6.9 2.0 1.6 1.1 .3 5.8 2.4 5.8 1.1 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 41 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Apr. 1997 May 1997 Household furnishings and operation 3 ..................................................... Housefurnishings 2 .................................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 12.................................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................ ;...... Bedroom furniture 1 ........................................................................... Sofas 1 2 ............................................................................................. Living room chairs and tables 1 2 ...................................................... Other furniture 2 ................................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2................................... Video and audio products 1 2 ............................................................ Televisions 1 .................................................................................... Video products other than televisions 1 2 8.................................... Audio products 1 2 ............................................................................ Major household appliances 12 6 ...................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 .............................................. Laundry equipment1 ....................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 12 6 ................ Information processing equipment1 8 ............................................... Other housefurnishings 1 2 6 ................................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ........................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1...................................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 ........... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 ................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 2 6 .......................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 9 ............................................. Housekeeping supplies .......................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 12............................. Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ...................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 12 ................................ Housekeeping services 2 ......................................................................... Postage 1 ............................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1 2 ........................................................ Gardening and other household services 2 6 ...................................... 123.6 109.4 122.1 131.7 139.4 137.5 132.4 117.6 77.4 68.8 61.3 64.5 87.2 102.0 108.6 111.9 91.9 52.4 116.1 124.2 110.2 122.0 134.1 142.0 140.5 134.1 120.3 77.5 69.2 61.3 64.5 88.2 101.8 108.3 111.7 91.9 51.8 115.7 1.3 .4 2.0 2.5 2.4 8.8 3.4 .0 -1.5 -2.8 -6.7 -.6 -.9 4.4 4.1 12.5 -3.4 -13.7 .3 0.7 -.4 -7.6 1.2 4.7 -3.4 4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -3.9 -9.2 5.5 -2.2 .8 .7 -1.4 4.0 -4.9 -2.8 0.3 .0 4.1 -4.2 -4.3 -4.0 -6.1 -3.3 .5 .6 3.3 -6.9 .9 1.6 3.3 -1.1 1.7 -9.7 6.1 2.0 1.5 3.3 11.5 14.1 12.2 8.5 7.3 -8.3 -7.2 -5.1 -11.0 -8.2 -8.2 -11.9 -4.9 -7.1 -15.3 .0 1.0 .0 -2.9 1.8 3.5 2.5 3.7 -1.5 -1.7 -3.3 -7.9 2.4 -1.5 2.6 2.4 5.3 .2 -9.4 -1.2 1.1 .7 3.7 3.4 4.5 3.8 .9 1.9 -4.0 -3.4 -1.0 -9.0 -3.7 -3.4 -4.6 -3.0 -2.8 -12.6 3.0 141.0 117.3 126.6 110.6 140.7 117.9 125.4 110.4 6.0 -12.8 6.9 5.3 -3.7 -.3 -2.8 1.5 13.1 9.0 2.9 2.9 -4.4 2.1 -2.5 -1.8 1.0 -6.8 1.9 3.4 4.0 5.5 .2 .5 90.5 116.6 143.8 146.3 146.0 138.5 153.7 160.8 156.9 137.3 90.5 115.1 143.7 146.3 146.2 137.4 153.9 160.8 157.4 137.1 10.4 -13.4 2.0 3.7 -3.2 3.6 3.8 .0 .5 2.1 -3.5 -10.7 1.1 4.0 .6 .0 2.9 .0 7.8 4.2 11.7 .7 2.3 1.1 1.4 4.5 .0 .0 -.8 -2.3 -4.3 12.7 1.7 2.2 .8 1.2 3.5 .0 3.6 5.4 3.2 -12.1 1.6 3.8 -1.4 1.8 3.4 .0 4.1 3.2 3.4 6.6 2.0 1.7 1.1 2.8 1.7 .0 1.4 1.5 Apparel and upkeep..................................................................................... Apparel commodities 2 .............................................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear...................................................... Men’s and boys’ ................................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets............................................ Furnishings and special clothing .................................................... Shirts 2 ............................................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers...................................................... Boys’ .................................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .............................................................................. Women’s ............................................................................................ Coats and jackets........................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................... Separates and sportswear2 ........................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2 ....................... Suits 2 .............................................................................................. Girls’ ................................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ........................................................................ Other apparel commodities 2 ............................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 16...................................... Watches and jewelry6 ...................................................................... Watches 1 6 ...................................................................................... Jewelry 6.......................................................................................... Footwear................................................................................................. Men’s .................................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ..................................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................................... Apparel services 1 2 ................................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 2 ........................ Other apparel services 1 2 ....................................................................... 132.7 129.4 129.4 130.1 134.6 137.6 129.7 141.1 130.3 116.4 125.9 124.9 120.1 112.8 128.5 134.3 138.9 130.3 134.9 146.9 130.0 146.3 125.3 152.1 128.6 133.0 132.2 122.1 161.7 165.3 159.3 132.9 129.6 129.7 130.1 134.7 137.6 127.6 140.1 133.0 117.6 126.7 125.8 124.9 114.1 129.3 134.5 135.8 130.8 134.9 145.8 127.1 145.5 126.2 150.7 128.2 133.8 130.3 121.9 161.9 165.7 159.6 -6.0 -6.7 -8.2 -1.2 -3.3 -1.5 -3.8 1.8 -3.3 -2.7 -11.0 -8.4 -11.3 -15.2 -7.7 -1.8 -7.7 -22.5 -13.8 -9.5 -.9 -10.8 -4.3 -9.7 .9 -.3 6.0 -.7 2.0 4.0 .3 4.1 4.2 4.9 4.2 2.8 2.1 -.7 10.0 -1.2 7.1 4.7 2.7 12.7 -27.2 12.6 -1.5 9.3 14.7 3.2 8.1 -7.6 10.9 -11.6 14.2 1.3 -.3 -.3 2.3 1.0 3.5 -.5 3.4 3.5 4.5 -1.2 4.3 -7.1 18.5 -1.4 5.7 -12.0 10.8 12.7 2.0 55.3 7.1 3.1 22.7 1.6 1.3 -5.0 -8.9 -6.0 2.3 -7.7 -1.6 .9 9.2 -7.7 3.3 5.0 1.8 3.4 3.5 3.8 6.4 5.2 9.5 .3 3.2 4.6 15.3 2.6 1.0 7.0 -3.4 .9 3.3 -7.0 10.1 23.0 -5.0 -2.2 -3.8 4.2 -6.1 1.6 1.8 -9.8 8.6 1.5 .5 2.8 -1.1 -1.4 -1.9 1.4 -.3 .3 -2.3 5.8 -2.3 2.1 -3.5 -3.0 .0 -21.4 1.9 -1.6 .5 -5.7 -5.7 -1.1 -4.3 -.5 -8.0 1.6 1.1 -.3 2.8 .8 1.5 3.8 -.1 3.4 3.5 4.1 2.5 4.8 .9 9.0 .9 5.2 .7 6.6 6.7 4.5 22.5 4.0 3.2 6.8 5.7 11.6 -5.0 -5.6 -4.9 3.2 -6.9 .0 1.4 -.8 .2 2.4 2.7 2.3 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 42 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1997 May 1997 144.2 141.9 146.0 141.7 122.8 123.3 122.1 125.3 132.6 153.4 162.4 156.5 106.5 106.1 103.9 109.9 107.3 162.8 171.3 142.8 140.5 145.6 141.5 123.0 122.6 121.9 124.5 132.3 153.1 164.1 155.1 102.5 101.8 99.7 109.4 103.5 163.2 172.6 -1.9 -2.5 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.4 -.2 -3.0 -17.6 -17.4 -18.0 -21.2 -17.5 3.3 1.4 4.6 4.0 1.7 .3 1.0 1.6 -1.9 2.9 2.1 4.3 1.0 -1.5 14.9 14.1 15.2 2.6 12.3 4.1 1.7 171.4 148.6 168.0 172.6 103.7 129.9 100.8 100.1 106.0 190.1 250.2 95.4 182.9 171.8 148.8 168.1 172.5 103.9 131.1 100.8 99.9 106.4 189.9 250.9 92.9 182.2 2.4 4.4 3.2 4.1 .4 2.5 .0 .4 -1.5 4.8 4.2 11.2 3.8 181.3 186.1 185.1 203.5 157.6 175.2 181.2 184.8 184.9 200.8 157.0 174.9 233.0 212.1 248.3 144.2 170.7 174.8 237.6 215.7 222.6 225.0 141.2 155.3 273.4 101.1 100.9 223.6 101.8 233.7 213.1 249.3 144.2 171.0 173.9 238.2 216.3 223.2 225.5 141.4 155.5 274.1 101.1 100.9 224.3 101.9 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 2.5 3.4 -.5 -.6 -1.9 -.3 -1.3 -.6 -.9 1.0 2.2 1.0 13.1 13.2 13.0 1.8 11.9 1.5 4.3 -6.4 -7.3 .0 .0 1.0 -.6 1.7 -.6 -3.5 -.8 2.5 -5.0 -29.9 -30.3 -31.3 -9.0 -26.8 3.3 5.8 1.3 .7 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.7 .8 3.1 2.4 3.3 .4 -2.3 -2.7 -2.9 -2.8 -10.1 -3.8 3.7 1.6 -2.1 -2.1 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.5 .2 -.6 -2.2 .1 2.4 -2.0 -10.9 -11.2 -11.9 -3.7 -9.5 2.4 5.1 5.6 2.2 5.7 1.4 .0 .6 .4 .8 -.7 1.5 3.5 -4.5 -4.3 2.4 -.3 1.2 1.4 -.8 -5.4 .0 .4 1.1 1.9 2.9 -2.1 8.8 4.1 .8 4.1 1.6 -.4 7.3 -2.0 -3.1 -.4 1.9 3.4 -3.8 -1.1 4.0 3.3 4.5 2.7 .2 1.5 .2 .6 -1.1 3.2 3.8 3.0 -.3 3.2 .3 2.7 1.5 -.6 .8 -1.0 -1.4 .4 1.9 3.2 -2.9 3.7 .0 9.3 4.6 2.8 -4.6 1.9 .2 -10.4 13.0 22.3 -3.2 1.2 -.7 22.8 -12.1 -14.6 -2.8 -1.4 -.2 -1.9 11.6 20.6 1.5 1.2 .1 -1.0 8.7 12.1 -3.9 1.5 -.4 9.8 -1.0 1.5 -.6 -.1 2.8 2.3 3.5 1.7 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.7 3.8 3.8 3.0 2.1 1.3 1.1 2.2 -1.6 3.1 4.1 4.1 4.7 1.7 4.3 3.3 2.2 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.3 5.3 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.2 4.8 2.0 5.9 2.4 3.7 4.0 4.1 1.1 .5 2.1 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.4 .9 4.0 3.6 .8 1.2 3.5 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.4 1.4 1.8 .0 3.0 3.8 3.6 4.9 1.7 4.1 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.9 3.7 3.2 4.6 1.4 4.9 3.0 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 Expenditure category Transportation............................................................................................... Private ........................................................................................................ New vehicles ........................................................................................... New cars............................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2 6 .................................................................. Compact new cars 2 6 ........................................................................ Intermediate new cars 2 6 .................................................................. Full-size new cars 2 6 ......................................................................... Luxury new cars 2 6 ........................................................................... New trucks 7.......................................................................................... New motorcycles 6 ............................................................................... Used cars................................................................................................ Motor fuel................................................................................................ Gasoline................................................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10..................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................... Body work 1'........................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair12....................................... Maintenance and servicing 1................................................................ Power plant repair2 ............................................................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................ ................................ Other private transportation commodities 2 ........................................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1........................................... Automobile parts and equipment..................................................... Tires................................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1 2 ....................................................... Other private transportation services 2 ................................................ Automobile insurance........................................................................ Automobile finance charges 2 ........................................................... Automobile fees 1 2............................................................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .............................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 2 ................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares 1 ........................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1 ............................................................... Intracity public transportation 1............................................................... Medical care................................................................................................. Medical care commodities........................................................................ Prescription drugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1............................ Medical care services ............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services............................................................................. Dental services 1 .................................................................................. Eye care 1 6 ........................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 6 .......................................... Hospital and related services................................................................. Hospital services 11 .............................................................................. Inpatient hospital services 11............................................................. Outpatient hospital services 6 ........................................................... Nursing home services 11..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 43 4.2 8.3 ~ - 3.2 5.9 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— Item and group 6 months ended— Apr. 1997 May 1997 Entertainment2 ............................................................................................ Entertainment commodities 2 .................................................................... Reading materials 1................................................................................. Newspapers 1 2 ..................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 12................................................. Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ........................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ............................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1.............................................. Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services 2 ............................................................................ Club memberships 2 6 ............................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 6 ......................................................................... Admissions 1 ............................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 6 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 12 6 ......................................................... 159.3 142.5 179.5 192.4 166.6 124.6 127.7 117.8 133.9 126.3 135.3 143.1 183.3 135.5 159.4 142.5 179.6 192.5 166.6 124.0 127.2 116.9 133.8 126.4 135.5 142.4 183.6 135.3 2.6 1.7 3.7 .8 7.3 -2.5 -.6 -5.0 .6 .6 1.2 2.3 3.2 .3 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.8 1.0 -4.7 -11.5 5.6 5.5 5.1 -2.9 9.6 3.2 2.4 1.8 .6 1.1 1.9 .7 2.3 3.2 .7 .0 -2.2 3.3 2.3 2.7 -6.3 1.0 -1.7 .2 .0 .0 -2.2 .3 -5.6 -1.2 -5.2 .6 .0 4.5 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.9 1.8 4.1 -3.6 -6.2 .2 3.0 2.9 -.9 5.9 3.2 1.3 1.4 -.6 .7 .9 .4 .0 1.8 -2.5 -.6 -3.7 1.9 1.1 3.6 -2.0 170.9 196.4 168.1 141.4 172.0 196.7 168.8 141.6 5.8 3.8 5.1 3.2 1.7 -.4 7.8 2.3 7.5 3.3 4.2 3.8 12.8 3.3 1.9 3.8 3.8 1.7 6.4 2.8 10.1 3.3 3.0 3.8 Other goods and services 3 ......................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................................................... Personal care 1........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances including hair and dental products 1........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ................................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 ......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2....................... ............................... School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services 2 ..................................................... Tuition and other school fees.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school9 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 6 ........................................................................ Personal financial services 1 6........................................................... Funeral expenses 6 ........................................................................... 220.8 243.7 152.6 145.4 221.1 242.4 152.6 145.0 3.1 .9 .3 -1.1 3.6 4.9 2.4 -.5 4.1 2.9 .3 -3.3 6.4 9.1 3.2 2.2 3.3 2.9 1.3 -.8 5.3 5.9 1.7 -.5 155.0 153.4 -3.1 8.8 6.4 -4.3 2.7 .9 139.6 162.1 161.2 140.1 162.4 161.5 .6 1.8 .8 -6.5 5.7 5.8 -9.6 5.4 5.7 7.5 4.0 4.1 -3.0 3.8 3.2 -1.4 4.7 4.9 164.2 252.6 236.9 254.1 271.6 290.4 281.6 133.8 223.1 161.5 189.9 170.9 164.9 254.1 238.5 255.5 273.0 292.4 282.8 134.2 224.1 162.5 190.6 171.7 6.3 5.1 6.3 5.0 4.5 6.4 2.8 4.1 5.2 3.9 1.1 6.3 6.2 3.5 5.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 5.4 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.2 3.7 3.3 6.1 2.9 6.3 6.0 7.6 5.0 4.3 6.0 2.0 11.9 6.9 4.2 5.7 6.5 5.7 5.8 6.5 5.1 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 8.1 6.2 4.3 6.0 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.1 3.3 4.1 3.3 1.7 5.0 3.7 5.9 4.7 6.0 5.9 7.1 5.1 4.3 5.9 3.7 8.4 7.5 157.5 127.8 158.3 129.8 9.5 13.5 6.8 6.4 -1.3 -6.0 -1.0 5.1 8.1 9.9 -1.1 -.6 106.9 143.6 155.1 102.9 143.2 155.3 -17.2 2.6 3.2 14.8 5.2 3.2 12.7 3.4 1.3 -29.5 -2.2 2.6 -2.5 3.9 3.2 -10.9 .6 2.0 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1997 May 1997 Nov. 1996 May 1997 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ............................................................... Selected beef cuts....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ................................................................................................ Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 2 ............. .................... 7 8 9 10 11 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 44 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Apr. 1997 from— Percent change to May 1997 from— Indexes Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 Apr. 1996 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 M 159.6 160.0 160.2 160.1 2.2 0.1 -0.1 2.5 0.4 0.1 urban.................................................. More than 1,200,000 ........................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... 50,000 to 500,000 3 .......................... M M M M 166.9 167.7 164.2 165.3 167.3 168.1 164.8 165.6 167.1 167.7 165.4 165.6 166.8 167.5 164.7 165.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.7 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.2 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.7 .1 .0 .7 .2 -.1 -.2 .4 .0 North Central urban ............................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 3...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 3 .......................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 155.9 156.5 154.4 158.3 155.9 156.6 154.6 158.1 156.1 156.9 154.8 158.2 156.3 157.0 155.4 158.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 .3 .3 .5 .1 .1 .1 .4 .1 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.8 .1 .3 .3 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .1 M 152.1 152.1 152.1 152.2 2.0 .1 .1 2.1 .0 .0 South Size Size Size Size urban........................................................ A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 3...................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 3 .......................... D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 156.1 155.2 158.9 155.6 156.5 155.4 159.7 155.7 156.7 155.7 159.8 156.0 156.6 155.5 159.7 156.1 2.0 1.8 2.4 1.9 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 2.3 2.2 2.7 1.9 .4 .3 .6 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 M 155.5 156.0 156.1 156.0 2.0 .0 -.1 2.4 .4 .1 West urban......................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 3 .......................... M M M 160.1 160.1 165.4 160.8 160.9 166.3 161.1 161.2 166.5 161.1 161.1 166.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 2.5 2.5 2.7 .6 .7 .7 .2 .2 .1 Size classes A 4 .................................................................... B 3 .................................................................... C 3 .................................................................... D ...................................................................... M M M M 144.1 159.5 159.6 156.2 144.4 160.1 159.8 156.4 144.5 160.4 160.0 156.5 144.5 160.4 160.0 156.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.3 .3 .6 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 M M M 161.1 159.2 170.1 161.0 159.8 170.7 160.9 159.9 170.2 161.1 159.5 169.9 2.7 1.3 2.1 .1 -.2 -.5 .1 -.3 -.2 2.9 1.4 2.5 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 .1 -.3 M M 165.8 157.9 166.1 159.2 166.0 159.6 166.0 159.8 2.6 3.0 -.1 .4 .0 .1 2.4 3.7 .1 1.1 -.1 .3 155.5 166.7 155.6 157.9 152.1 162.1 1.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.7 1.9 -1.0 -.8 .1 -.4 -.1 .1 U.S. city average................................................ May 1996 Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 5 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6................................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 6.............. Baltimore, MD 7................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8........................ Washington, DC-MD-VA 7................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ......................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l.......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ........................ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ........................... 2 2 2 2 150.7 155.4 144.5 156.2 - - 157.1 168.1 155.4 158.5 152.2 161.9 _ - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New « - - 150.6 156.0 145.2 156.6 _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - _ _ - _ - - - - - - - - 1.4 2.4 1.5 2.5 _ - -.1 .4 .5 .3 _ - - Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 7 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 45 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group May 1997 South North Central Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Peresent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 West Per<Dent change frorn— May Apr. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Per<Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 166.8 262.6 2.3 - -0.2 - 156.3 254.4 2.4 - 0.1 - 156.6 254.1 2.0 - -0.1 - 161.1 260.5 2.2 - 0.0 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home 2..................................................... Sugar and sweets 2 ..................................................... Fats and oils 2 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 2........................................... Other prepared food 2................................................. Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 160.2 159.6 161.3 182.4 151.9 138.9 189.4 154.0 155.3 149.7 142.9 165.7 158.9 167.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.9 6.5 .4 2.0 1.6 1.1 2.7 1.8 2.1 2.9 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.1 .0 1.2 -.1 -1.0 -.3 1.1 -.7 .2 .0 154.2 153.5 153.8 176.8 145.1 143.8 177.8 143.0 146.6 135.2 127.7 157.0 153.6 162.5 3.1 3.2 3.5 2.0 5.1 4.4 1.7 3.6 4.1 1.5 3.4 4.1 2.7 2.9 .2 .2 .4 .0 .4 -1.0 1.9 .1 .0 -.7 .7 -.1 -.1 .2 155.5 155.5 154.5 171.3 143.8 146.0 184.9 144.9 143.5 140.5 129.2 161.0 158.8 155.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 1.3 4.3 7.3 1.2 3.1 3.3 1.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.8 .1 .1 .1 .4 .2 .1 -1.1 .6 .9 .1 1.4 .0 .1 -.2 158.5 157.7 161.1 177.2 150.5 154.4 193.2 147.2 148.0 143.8 134.4 158.9 152.8 167.1 3.6 3.6 3.8 2.5 7.0 4.3 1.7 2.8 2.8 1.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.9 -.3 -.4 -.5 .1 -.4 .3 -1.9 -.1 -.2 -.4 1.4 -1.1 -.1 1.2 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent4 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities2 ........................................................... Fuel oil2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services 2 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Housefurnishings 2 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 2 .................................................. Housekeeping services 2.................................................. 167.1 195.0 203.7 178.7 249.3 202.3 203.3 139.5 147.4 128.4 124.6 115.0 2.5 3.1 3.9 3.2 5.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.7 2.4 2.2 -.3 -.2 -.9 .3 -3.3 .2 .1 .0 .0 .2 -1.0 -1.9 150.7 172.0 177.7 162.8 198.8 175.8 176.2 145.3 158.0 133.5 123.0 106.3 2.6 3.2 3.7 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.9 2.2 1.9 -.1 .1 .2 -.2 .3 -1.3 .3 .3 .7 .1 1.4 -.1 -.3 147.7 159.5 171.4 154.2 213.4 161.1 160.7 141.5 142.7 138.9 134.7 119.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.7 4.4 5.5 2.1 1.4 1.4 .0 -.1 -.9 .2 -3.4 .2 .2 1.0 1.5 .0 .3 .5 159.0 174.0 185.2 166.0 230.1 184.1 184.0 143.9 150.4 135.9 138.2 127.2 2.9 3.3 4.2 2.9 8.5 3.0 2.9 1.8 .6 4.5 1.5 .3 .4 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .2 .1 .3 .7 -.4 1.4 2.8 98.3 98.1 -.3 -.5 -1.3 -1.3 96.0 94.1 2.2 -.6 -1.9 -1.4 107.1 94.5 2.7 1.9 -2.7 -2.7 108.0 119.3 3.2 -4.3 -2.3 -3.8 122.2 128.9 135.7 118.9 161.5 126.0 107.2 152.5 154.4 .8 3.0 .4 8.5 2.5 -.3 -2.2 1.3 2.7 -1.2 -2.1 -.1 -5.3 .2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 127.7 111.3 124.4 98.8 160.6 123.5 109.4 142.0 146.7 5.6 -.2 1.7 -2.8 4.6 .8 -.1 1.0 2.8 -2.4 -.2 1.1 -1.9 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .3 140.6 122.1 124.6 114.3 163.3 128.0 116.0 137.3 156.7 3.4 1.3 2.0 -1.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 2.8 2.4 -2.7 .7 1.2 -1.6 .2 .2 .3 -.2 .2 122.3 130.0 145.5 111.7 158.6 125.4 112.5 141.1 146.1 7.6 .2 -1.1 3.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 .5 3.0 -1.5 3.0 1.1 7.6 .1 .7 1.2 -.4 .1 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear2........................................................................ Other apparel commodities2 ........................................... Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 130.9 126.7 131.0 119.9 137.4 131.7 148.6 167.1 1.6 1.7 2.6 1.1 3.0 3.4 -1.3 1.2 -.9 -1.1 -.3 -1.6 .2 -.8 -.9 .1 135.7 133.6 133.0 132.9 139.5 132.6 143.8 152.9 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.7 6.0 -.2 -.5 2.2 -.5 -.6 .8 -1.2 1.6 -.4 -4.6 .3 146.4 142.7 140.4 146.0 138.7 130.8 153.4 172.3 1.0 .8 1.7 1.7 3.7 .7 -4.2 2.3 -.1 -.2 1.7 -1.5 -1.4 .5 .2 .2 125.4 121.1 121.5 117.2 121.2 118.7 135.2 157.6 -.9 -1.3 .1 .1 -3.3 -2.2 -6.8 3.1 -1.1 -1.2 -.7 -1.7 .1 .0 -2.4 .1 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars........................................................................ Used cars......................................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 2 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities2 ................. Other private transportation services2 ......................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ 146.3 141.5 143.5 141.7 157.5 102.8 102.3 101.0 105.9 102.4 170.6 178.5 105.8 192.9 186.6 .5 .1 .9 .9 -2.4 -5.9 -5.9 -6.4 -5.8 -6.3 3.1 2.5 .0 2.8 3.3 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.3 .3 -.2 .1 -.3 -.6 142.8 138.9 141.5 137.6 154.0 106.3 106.1 104.7 116.3 109.5 154.0 171.2 106.3 185.7 206.7 .2 -.1 .5 .4 -2.6 -5.6 -5.8 -6.1 -6.1 -5.4 4.1 3.4 1.3 3.7 5.0 .2 .4 -.4 -.4 -.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.3 .3 -.1 -.2 .0 -.8 142.7 141.4 148.0 147.3 154.1 103.3 102.9 100.2 109.2 106.0 159.7 185.7 102.9 208.6 167.5 -.1 -.4 .5 .5 -2.3 -6.4 -6.7 -7.0 -6.7 -6.4 2.3 2.5 -1.0 3.0 4.2 -.5 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.1 146.3 142.3 144.7 140.7 151.5 110.6 109.6 106.9 106.4 110.6 164.9 173.3 103.3 190.2 192.6 -.8 -1.5 1.5 .9 -2.3 -9.9 -10.4 -11.0 -9.6 -9.2 2.6 .8 -.9 1.2 5.0 -.6 -.6 -.3 -.2 -.4 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.2 -.6 -.2 -.6 .2 -.8 -.7 - See footnotes at end of table. 46 -.1 -1.7 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group May 1997 Pen:ent change frorT1— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 West South North Central Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Pericent cha nge frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 PenDent change frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 244.0 218.7 249.4 224.8 3.3 2.1 3.5 3.3 0.1 -.8 .2 .4 226.2 211.9 229.8 210.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 3.7 0.1 .3 .1 .0 232.9 210.0 238.6 220.9 2.8 2.6 2.9 4.3 0.1 .2 .1 .3 234.7 226.2 236.7 203.1 3.5 4.0 3.3 2.9 0.4 .9 .3 .2 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ............................................. Entertainment services 2 ..................................................... 169.6 146.4 194.7 2.5 .8 3.8 -.1 -1.0 .6 162.6 147.0 181.4 3.5 2.7 4.3 .0 .3 -.2 159.2 143.0 179.4 1.8 .9 2.6 .0 .0 -.1 157.8 138.8 178.9 1.0 -1.4 2.8 .1 .0 .1 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products2 ...................................... Personal care 2.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses2................................ 232.5 237.7 163.4 264.8 4.1 5.8 .9 4.4 .2 .9 -.3 .1 217.2 253.5 147.8 244.3 4.1 4.3 2.9 4.4 .4 .4 .3 .3 214.3 227.5 145.5 253.7 4.2 2.9 1.7 5.4 .0 -.1 -.2 .1 229.5 267.3 155.5 265.5 4.5 6.1 .7 5.0 .2 -.1 .1 .3 All items.................................................................................... 166.8 2.3 -.2 156.3 2.4 .1 156.6 2.0 -.1 161.1 2.2 .0 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 2................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter4.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter4 7 ....................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 142.3 160.2 130.4 132.0 126.7 138.7 128.0 191.4 203.5 146.7 186.2 249.4 221.0 1.1 2.4 .2 .3 1.7 -.4 -.1 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.9 -.2 .1 -.5 -.8 -1.1 -.6 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.3 .2 .3 141.4 154.2 134.0 137.2 133.6 141.4 128.8 172.3 176.8 135.9 181.8 229.8 198.7 1.4 3.1 .4 .7 2.7 -.1 -.2 3.2 3.2 2.1 4.0 2.4 4.3 .1 .2 .1 .3 -.6 .7 -.1 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .1 .2 142.4 155.5 134.9 137.7 142.7 138.7 131.4 171.6 164.0 145.0 187.8 238.6 204.3 1.1 3.0 .0 -.1 .8 -.5 .2 2.8 2.7 1.5 3.0 2.9 4.2 -.2 .1 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.2 .1 -.1 .4 -.2 .1 .1 142.0 158.5 131.9 134.4 121.1 143.7 128.8 178.6 184.6 150.6 185.2 236.7 207.4 .9 3.6 -.9 -1.8 -1.3 -2.0 .5 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.4 3.3 4.0 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.5 -1.2 -.2 .2 .2 .2 1.1 -.6 .3 .2 168.2 157.8 165.0 162.9 131.9 134.1 140.4 146.5 194.5 186.6 109.7 174.5 178.4 142.7 101.4 197.4 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.3 .3 .5 .0 1.5 3.3 3.2 -.8 2.6 2.6 1.1 -4.4 3.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.7 -.5 -.3 -.2 -.2 -1.6 -.1 -.1 -.4 -1.2 -.1 156.8 152.0 156.3 152.5 135.1 138.6 142.6 145.8 177.2 167.0 105.8 163.7 166.2 143.8 106.0 180.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 .5 .9 .3 2.0 3.1 3.3 -2.8 2.9 2.8 1.4 -5.2 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .6 .3 .1 .1 .8 .1 .1 -.1 2.0 .1 156.8 156.2 160.1 151.7 135.6 138.5 139.2 146.6 186.2 164.3 109.5 163.0 164.9 145.1 103.9 177.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 .1 .1 -.2 1.5 2.8 2.8 -2.2 2.4 2.2 1.0 -5.7 2.8 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.1 .1 .0 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.3 .0 161.8 157.3 163.5 157.1 133.6 136.8 145.4 146.8 190.6 173.6 116.9 166.3 168.4 140.9 111.6 182.2 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.1 -.6 -1.2 -1.1 1.1 3.0 3.1 -5.4 2.8 2.6 .9 -9.6 3.3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -.2 -.4 .0 -.3 .2 .2 .8 .0 .1 .0 -1.1 .1 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 notes. 2 3 1998. 4 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 5 Indexes on a December 6 Indexes on a December 7 This index series will December, 1997. See Table X Data not available. See map in technical This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 47 1986=100 base. 1993=100 base. no longer appear in its present form after for a comparable index series. Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group May 1997 Size class B 3 Per<Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Per<Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 144.5 144.5 2.3 - 0.0 - 160.4 260.4 2.4 - 0.0 - 160.0 257.3 2.3 - 0.0 - 156.4 252.3 1.9 - -0.1 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 4 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 4.................................... Dairy products 4 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 4.................................................. Other food at home 4.................................................... Sugar and sweets 4 .................................................... Fats and oils 4 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 4........................................... Other prepared food 4................................................. Food away from home.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 141.9 141.4 145.5 158.8 136.5 140.4 171.7 134.6 137.3 134.5 123.4 143.6 135.1 147.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 1.9 4.5 4.9 2.3 2.5 3.0 1.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.0 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.4 .3 .0 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.8 .0 .6 156.8 156.7 159.3 175.9 150.1 147.9 191.4 148.2 146.5 138.3 131.5 166.7 153.5 158.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.6 4.3 7.3 -.1 2.9 2.1 .4 3.5 3.3 2.8 3.3 .2 .2 .3 .7 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 -.9 2.0 -.7 .0 -.1 155.9 155.4 153.7 171.9 143.1 137.6 181.5 148.5 145.1 141.3 137.7 160.7 159.5 162.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 5.0 4.7 -1.2 2.8 2.8 1.3 3.5 2.7 2.9 2.2 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.5 .6 -.2 -2.1 -.1 .4 -.8 .7 -.6 .0 -.3 153.6 153.2 151.5 177.5 138.8 141.3 174.4 144.1 139.5 139.5 127.2 160.9 156.9 160.0 3.7 3.9 4.2 .6 4.9 9.1 1.5 5.3 5.3 3.0 6.3 5.2 3.2 1.8 .2 .3 .4 -.3 -.7 .7 1.5 .9 -.6 .6 .9 1.5 .0 -.6 Housing 5 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 4 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 6 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent6 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 4 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 4 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 4 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 5 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........................................................... Fuel oil4....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 4 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 5 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 4 .................................................. Housekeeping services 4.................................................. 139.5 147.3 148.5 137.9 187.2 146.9 147.2 127.7 130.1 123.7 128.2 125.5 2.6 3.2 3.8 3.1 5.9 2.9 2.9 4.2 4.4 3.6 1.5 .1 .0 .0 -.7 .3 -3.1 .2 .3 .2 .1 .6 -.2 -.6 157.8 177.3 197.8 164.7 264.4 180.0 180.5 139.3 140.8 138.1 133.8 113.6 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.4 4.7 2.8 2.8 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.8 2.4 .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .7 1.4 -.1 .1 .2 154.7 173.4 174.8 160.0 199.8 180.7 181.4 157.0 172.5 139.2 134.8 122.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.7 4.3 3.1 3.1 2.1 3.5 .4 3.5 4.0 .1 -.1 -.9 -.1 -2.6 .1 .1 1.2 2.6 -.6 1.0 1.4 149.0 169.1 174.0 158.0 201.8 175.2 174.8 137.8 148.6 121.5 125.1 105.5 1.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.3 2.4 1.7 1.8 1.3 -1.4 -1.7 .1 .2 -.2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 .5 .0 1.5 -.1 -.5 145.7 148.3 135.6 123.7 128.8 115.2 131.7 118.5 107.8 135.3 135.0 1.1 .4 4.3 .0 .5 -.9 3.4 .9 .1 .8 3.2 -.7 -.5 -1.6 -.5 .7 -2.6 .2 .3 .7 -.1 .3 96.0 96.7 126.1 120.7 128.6 106.7 176.2 127.0 116.0 134.3 154.8 1.4 .7 2.4 2.5 1.0 7.2 3.1 1.4 .6 2.1 2.9 -2.5 -2.2 -2.9 .5 1.0 -1.0 .1 .1 .3 -.7 .3 99.3 92.3 129.9 130.0 138.4 117.5 161.9 124.5 108.6 142.2 155.9 -.3 -2.9 4.2 4.6 3.3 8.2 2.9 1.1 .5 2.4 1.4 -3.1 -4.0 -1.7 2.0 1.8 2.8 .4 .0 .2 .1 -.4 94.7 91.2 126.2 113.3 121.0 101.8 164.0 125.2 110.2 137.4 155.6 .2 -1.3 2.3 -1.9 -1.5 -3.0 -1.1 .9 -.1 2.5 1.8 -1.8 -1.3 -2.3 -.4 -.4 -.1 .4 -.2 -.5 .1 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel4 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel4 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel4 ....................................... Footwear4........................................................................ Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 4 ............................................................... 124.8 123.5 121.9 119.2 114.0 129.5 142.9 136.7 .6 .4 1.8 1.0 .4 .3 -5.5 2.5 -.6 -.6 .8 -1.6 .5 .1 -1.9 .1 135.0 130.8 136.0 134.6 131.1 114.6 127.5 168.9 2.9 2.9 2.3 4.1 11.3 .2 -.9 1.8 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 -2.0 -1.5 -1.5 1.0 .3 143.0 140.4 138.4 141.1 155.2 132.5 157.1 169.3 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.6 2.4 2.4 .5 .4 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.6 .6 1.4 -1.2 .3 136.5 133.5 127.5 138.7 141.0 124.9 140.8 165.6 1.5 1.3 3.5 1.5 2.8 -.2 -3.9 3.7 -.6 -.7 3.7 -2.2 -.8 -2.7 -1.7 .3 Transportation....................................................................... Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars....................................................................... Used cars......................................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities 4 ................. Other private transportation services 8 ......................... Public transportation 4 ........................................................ 142.3 141.5 127.0 125.3 145.5 154.4 153.6 153.9 106.7 143.1 144.9 149.0 108.6 157.2 148.5 .0 -.5 1.0 .8 -2.2 -7.7 -8.0 -8.4 -7.8 -7.4 3.3 2.2 -.1 2.5 3.6 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.6 .0 -.4 .0 -.4 -.7 143.4 139.7 142.9 138.0 153.8 105.2 104.8 102.4 110.2 107.0 167.2 173.8 98.9 191.8 210.2 .1 -.4 .5 .1 -2.3 -6.0 -6.2 -6.4 -5.7 -5.9 3.0 2.2 -.3 2.5 7.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.7 -.5 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.5 144.2 140.8 145.2 143.5 154.6 104.7 104.8 102.1 113.9 108.4 157.8 181.4 104.8 202.7 212.2 -.1 -.6 .7 .8 -2.1 -6.4 -6.3 -6.5 -6.6 -5.6 1.3 2.4 .0 2.8 6.4 .0 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 -.1 .2 .4 -.1 .5 -.3 142.9 138.6 145.2 141.5 148.9 103.8 103.3 99.6 114.0 105.6 147.8 175.0 119.6 190.5 225.2 -.2 -.4 .8 .5 -3.2 -5.8 -6.1 -6.3 -6.1 -5.6 4.1 2.6 -.8 3.3 2.2 -.6 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.8 .5 -.3 .1 -.4 -4.2 See footnotes at end of table. 48 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Group May 1997 Size class C 3 Size class B 3 Size class A 2 Index Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 May 1997 Pensent change frorTi— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Size class D Pericent cha nge frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 185.3 174.0 187.8 170.2 2.5 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.2 .3 .1 .2 234.1 217.6 238.0 211.6 3.8 4.3 3.6 5.4 0.3 .4 .3 .6 238.2 206.5 245.7 224.0 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.4 0.1 -.5 .2 .0 228.2 214.8 231.9 222.8 3.2 3.0 3.2 4.2 0.2 .3 .2 .4 Entertainment8 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services4 ..................................................... 144.9 133.1 154.5 2.8 1.4 3.9 .1 -.2 .3 158.3 139.6 182.9 .7 -1.3 2.5 -.2 -.4 .0 164.8 147.1 188.1 1.4 .4 2.4 -.2 .0 -.3 147.4 139.5 158.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 -.5 .1 -1.1 Other goods and services 5 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 4 ...................................... Personal care 4.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4................................ 179.8 191.2 136.6 191.5 4.2 4.9 1.7 4.7 .2 .3 -.1 .3 223.3 254.0 151.2 256.6 4.1 4.1 .4 5.3 .1 .7 .1 -.1 218.7 243.0 152.4 251.6 3.7 3.3 1.7 4.5 .0 -.4 -.1 .2 217.7 234.0 136.4 258.4 5.0 6.5 2.4 5.0 .5 .8 .4 .4 All items.................................................................................... 144.5 2.3 .0 160.4 2.4 .0 160.0 2.3 .0 156.4 1.9 -.1 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter6.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter6 8....................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 136.1 141.9 132.2 140.8 123.5 151.6 120.6 151.1 147.6 129.2 152.2 187.8 169.7 1.1 3.1 -.2 -.6 .4 -1.0 .3 3.1 3.1 2.1 3.0 2.6 4.3 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 141.1 156.8 132.1 134.4 130.8 139.1 129.3 180.5 185.3 147.4 188.4 238.0 208.4 1.4 3.1 .2 .6 2.9 -.5 -.2 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.6 3.9 -.1 .2 -.4 -.5 -1.4 -.2 -.2 .1 .1 .3 .0 .3 .0 142.1 155.9 134.2 138.1 140.4 139.8 129.3 179.4 179.8 148.0 191.3 245.7 205.7 1.1 2.8 .0 .1 1.4 -.5 -.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.2 .2 -.2 1.0 .3 .2 .0 140.1 153.6 132.6 134.7 133.5 137.3 130.0 174.3 174.9 141.5 185.6 231.9 202.6 1.5 3.7 .2 .7 1.3 .5 -.4 2.2 2.4 -.8 3.2 3.2 4.2 -.1 .2 -.3 -.2 -.7 .0 -.4 .0 .2 .1 -1.0 .2 .0 145.0 143.3 143.8 142.2 133.1 141.4 150.9 141.4 154.7 148.0 137.3 145.0 145.7 130.6 153.5 153.0 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.2 .0 -.2 -.5 1.4 3.0 3.1 -3.6 2.7 2.6 1.1 -6.8 3.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 .0 161.1 155.6 161.4 156.1 133.1 135.6 139.9 145.5 187.8 174.9 108.0 167.6 170.2 142.3 104.0 186.9 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 .5 .8 .0 1.9 3.4 3.1 -1.5 2.7 2.7 1.3 -5.2 3.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.4 -.5 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 -.2 .1 .0 -.3 -.8 .1 160.9 156.5 160.3 155.3 135.3 139.4 141.0 146.9 189.1 172.6 112.7 166.8 169.6 144.8 104.4 185.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 .1 .3 -.2 1.5 3.3 3.2 -.7 2.5 2.5 1.0 -5.6 3.1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 .5 .2 .8 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .0 157.0 153.5 157.5 151.3 133.5 135.9 138.5 144.2 183.3 167.2 103.2 164.0 166.6 143.2 102.9 181.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 .4 .8 .6 2.2 2.1 2.1 -3.6 2.4 2.1 1.2 -5.2 2.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 -.5 .0 -.1 -.2 -.6 .0 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 49 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B 2 Size class A Group Index May 1997 PertD e n t change frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Size class C 2 Per<:ent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 167.5 258.8 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 160.0 159.4 161.6 183.3 151.1 140.2 190.6 153.6 158.3 167.5 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... ^pparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 2.4 -0.1 - 164.7 265.0 - -0.4 - 165.2 274.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 1.3 2.9 6.1 .8 2.2 2.1 3.5 .3 .3 .4 -.2 .1 -.1 1.8 .4 .2 .1 163.9 163.6 166.3 172.6 161.4 142.7 191.4 166.3 161.1 169.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.1 6.7 -1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 -1.1 -.3 1.1 -.2 -.2 -.3 167.2 193.7 203.5 179.3 252.4 198.2 199.0 123.5 117.5 104.7 103.0 142.8 127.9 133.3 120.5 126.9 127.9 123.0 123.0 116.0 131.2 148.7 143.8 101.7 101.0 99.5 103.2 100.7 178.3 247.2 172.9 2.6 3.3 4.5 3.4 7.2 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 1.1 .7 4.2 2.8 .2 7.3 -1.5 .8 .9 1.5 .6 3.1 .5 .3 -6.2 -6.2 -6.7 -6.5 -6.8 1.9 3.7 2.9 -.3 -.2 -1.0 .2 -3.6 .2 .2 -1.1 -1.9 -.3 -.2 -1.2 -2.4 -.3 -5.5 -.2 -.5 -.6 -.3 -.4 -1.2 -.4 -.4 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 -.2 .1 .1 166.4 196.6 212.9 170.4 271.5 205.0 206.7 132.5 116.4 92.3 95.0 109.6 138.8 149.1 118.6 121.9 134.3 131.0 151.3 125.3 126.8 141.1 138.1 104.2 103.9 101.5 111.0 105.2 193.4 239.9 155.0 2.8 2.7 1.4 2.8 -.3 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.9 -1.7 .2 -8.7 4.4 1.2 14.6 3.5 4.9 5.0 5.3 3.5 7.6 .1 -.7 -5.5 -5.7 -6.3 -4.3 -5.1 10.6 1.9 .2 229.9 167.7 4.0 1.3 .3 -.5 228.8 150.8 167.5 143.3 160.0 131.2 132.8 129.4 190.3 253.5 2.4 .9 2.4 -.3 .1 -.8 3.3 4.3 -.1 -.1 .3 -.5 -.4 -.5 -.2 .4 158.6 163.6 174.5 178.4 111.1 132.8 134.9 147.3 193.9 185.3 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.6 -.7 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -1.7 -.4 -.4 .0 -.2 -.2 - 2.7 -0.2 - 157.9 157.3 154.6 183.8 150.3 122.2 182.1 143.8 163.8 164.8 2.1 2.2 2.4 4.5 2.0 5.4 1.6 .6 1.9 .7 -.5 -.6 -1.0 -2.1 -.7 1.7 -1.3 -1.9 .4 -.3 -.3 -.3 .1 .2 .1 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -1.9 -2.1 -2.4 -1.0 -1.9 .4 -7.5 .6 -2.5 -2.9 -1.1 -5.6 -.1 -.5 -.3 -1.2 -1.3 -1.5 -1.1 -.8 -2.0 .0 -1.3 165.9 197.8 188.7 174.0 199.7 213.1 214.2 120.3 102.2 87.5 88.6 102.6 117.6 119.5 117.7 122.0 142.6 139.6 156.6 129.8 147.5 143.3 136.1 103.1 102.7 102.6 111.0 105.5 247.3 230.3 172.2 2.8 2.9 3.7 2.3 7.1 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.5 -2.8 -4.1 2.7 3.9 -.2 18.2 3.7 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.6 3.2 .9 .2 -5.5 -5.2 -5.7 -4.6 -5.4 7.0 2.8 3.5 -.2 .1 -1.7 .5 -6.3 .4 .4 -.3 -1.3 -3.2 -3.9 -.7 -.1 .0 -.7 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 -2.2 .4 -.3 .0 .2 .0 .3 .3 -.8 -2.9 -.1 .1 4.2 -1.1 .0 .0 239.4 150.0 4.8 -.7 .5 .4 164.7 141.1 163.9 127.7 128.4 125.2 192.3 244.1 2.3 1.7 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.7 1.2 -.4 -.7 -.2 -1.0 -1.8 .4 -.3 -.1 165.2 140.1 157.9 129.7 133.8 123.6 193.1 234.6 2.7 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.8 3.4 2.3 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.1 155.8 160.8 173.5 176.2 111.3 1 129.4 130.6 145.6 194.7 187.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 -.4 1.5 1.4 1.9 2.6 2.9 -.5 -.5 -.3 -.4 -1.7 -.9 -1.7 -.9 -.3 -.3 155.6 162.0 174.3 178.8 101.4 131.1 135.5 145.5 194.2 189.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 -1.3 1.4 1.2 1.7 4.1 3.5 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.4 -.6 -.5 -.1 -.1 2.3 - Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... - .1 .4 1.4 3.3 3.2 See footnote at end of table. 50 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class B 2 Size class A Group Index May 1997 Pericent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Size class C 2 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100).......................................... 157.0 259.2 2.5 - 0.1 - 155.4 251.2 2.5 - 0.4 - 158.3 252.1 2.3 - 0.1 - 152.2 244.0 2.0 - 0.1 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home................................................................ Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................... Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 156.5 155.9 157.1 178.0 150.8 148.4 183.3 142.4 154.2 163.0 3.4 3.5 4.1 1.2 5.4 5.1 4.9 3.4 2.4 2.3 .3 .3 .6 .3 -.1 -1.3 3.6 .2 -.1 .2 150.4 150.5 151.9 183.6 139.0 142.9 166.9 146.2 148.3 147.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 4.5 4.0 1.6 .4 3.3 3.3 5.0 .9 .9 1.2 1.2 2.1 .3 2.8 -.3 .3 .1 153.7 152.6 151.6 171.4 137.8 138.1 178.7 148.1 155.1 168.5 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.1 5.0 2.7 -4.4 4.4 3.3 3.7 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.8 1.2 -.8 -2.1 -.4 -.4 .6 148.7 147.6 145.4 173.4 136.5 136.7 163.4 134.4 152.1 165.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.5 4.7 6.5 -.5 3.4 2.6 4.1 .1 .1 .1 -1.1 .1 -1.1 .6 .9 .3 -.7 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ...................................................... Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. 150.4 172.8 175.7 165.9 182.0 177.3 177.5 120.1 105.3 97.3 95.8 123.0 108.1 123.7 93.9 119.0 134.2 132.6 133.7 125.3 134.6 144.0 141.0 107.5 107.2 106.1 115.5 108.5 182.4 223.9 165.3 2.3 2.9 2.6 3.2 1.1 3.0 3.0 1.5 -2.0 3.2 .0 7.3 -2.2 2.1 -7.0 .8 3.0 3.0 2.5 5.4 -1.3 .6 -.1 -5.6 -5.8 -6.1 -6.2 -5.6 6.2 1.6 4.7 -.1 .1 -.7 .3 -3.1 .3 .3 -.8 -1.6 -1.2 -.1 -2.5 -1.5 .9 -4.4 .5 -.7 -.8 .7 -1.2 -.1 .2 .3 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 -.9 .1 .1 153.3 180.6 201.6 168.3 244.2 179.8 181.1 117.9 102.1 93.2 97.3 124.6 107.8 126.6 90.4 124.8 134.8 131.7 128.8 144.9 106.7 142.4 138.2 108.9 109.1 106.2 118.4 114.4 241.0 224.1 151.8 3.7 4.3 8.3 3.1 13.7 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1 -.8 4.8 3.4 1.6 6.2 2.0 .2 -.2 -4.7 2.3 -.9 .4 .1 -5.5 -5.8 -6.1 -5.4 -5.5 2.9 2.6 .3 .5 .7 1.8 .3 3.3 .4 .4 .0 -.2 -2.8 -1.1 -4.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 -1.1 -1.3 -1.0 -1.7 -.5 .6 .7 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.5 .2 .1 -.2 154.9 174.3 180.9 159.5 219.5 177.6 178.6 129.9 116.2 97.5 89.0 135.4 125.4 135.3 116.2 134.2 134.5 130.8 126.3 135.8 126.2 142.6 139.0 104.1 103.9 102.3 116.3 105.6 224.5 241.4 170.6 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.0 3.1 2.4 2.6 -.3 -4.3 4.6 2.8 .5 6.8 .5 3.2 3.7 5.6 2.4 4.4 .3 -.1 -5.9 -6.0 -6.1 -6.5 -4.9 7.2 4.1 3.7 .1 .0 -.6 .1 -1.8 .2 .2 1.3 2.2 -3.9 -5.3 -2.4 2.5 1.7 3.9 -.7 .3 .3 -.2 -.1 1.4 .5 .4 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.3 2.5 1.5 .2 -.1 143.6 158.6 160.9 147.9 184.3 165.7 165.6 128.5 99.2 94.3 97.2 130.2 106.3 109.3 105.4 123.3 147.2 146.8 147.0 148.5 156.6 139.1 131.3 102.8 102.1 99.5 118.0 105.7 327.9 218.7 152.2 2.1 3.1 4.8 2.2 11.7 2.6 2.5 1.4 -1.5 4.8 5.2 4.5 -1.8 2.8 -7.1 -.4 3.1 3.1 14.3 -.4 -1.7 -1.1 -1.1 -5.3 -5.6 -6.1 -5.8 -3.3 -1.2 2.6 1.7 .1 .3 .1 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .5 -.1 1.0 2.2 -.4 -.1 1.8 -2.3 -.6 -.5 -.5 5.9 -2.6 -3.8 -.4 .0 1.3 1.2 .9 1.6 1.8 -4.3 .0 .1 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 222.7 142.3 4.9 3.4 .5 .6 215.0 166.2 2.8 3.4 .3 .1 208.6 161.1 1.8 .8 -.3 .0 207.7 134.6 5.4 3.4 1.2 .0 157.0 142.8 156.5 134.3 138.6 126.6 171.9 226.7 2.5 1.7 3.4 .5 .9 -.2 3.1 1.7 .1 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 -.1 .0 155.4 137.1 150.4 130.4 132.4 128.9 174.9 225.2 2.5 .8 3.3 -.5 -.9 .0 3.8 2.4 .4 .4 .9 .2 .4 -.2 .4 .0 158.3 142.1 153.7 135.6 136.0 134.3 176.9 249.3 2.3 1.5 2.7 .7 1.1 .0 3.1 3.6 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 .2 -.7 .3 .2 152.2 140.2 148.7 135.3 139.9 129.1 165.2 221.7 2.0 1.2 3.2 .3 1.0 -.8 2.5 3.1 .1 -.1 .1 -.1 .2 -.5 .1 .2 152.6 153.5 164.0 166.1 106.7 135.6 140.1 147.9 177.0 167.1 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.9 -3.9 .7 1.1 2.2 3.4 3.3 .1 .1 .1 .0 .3 .3 .3 .3 -.2 -.1 148.6 151.8 163.8 166.9 102.8 130.8 133.0 140.9 172.7 170.6 1.9 2.5 2.8 2.8 -.8 -.3 -.6 1.1 3.3 4.0 .3 .4 .3 .2 1.1 .2 .4 .6 .1 .5 154.0 154.0 166.0 169.4 109.6 136.7 137.7 144.4 183.0 170.4 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.7 -1.3 .8 1.3 1.9 3.0 3.0 .1 .1 -.1 .0 2.0 -.1 .3 -.1 .6 .4 150.7 147.3 159.6 162.3 99.5 136.2 141.4 145.0 174.5 157.9 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.3 -3.2 .4 1.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 .0 .1 .0 .0 .5 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .1 2.5 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services...................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... See footnote at end of table. 51 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1yby expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index May 1997 Size class B 2 Per<Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class C 2 Per<Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Per«Dent change frorn— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 155.5 251.0 1.8 - -0.1 - 159.7 260.7 2.4 - -0.1 - 156.1 252.7 1.9 - 0.1 - 156.0 253.3 2.0 - -0.1 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home........... ....................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 156.1 156.1 154.9 171.4 143.3 151.2 188.2 142.3 159.4 155.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 2.9 5.4 3.9 2.4 3.4 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .7 -.1 .1 -.8 .5 .2 .3 156.1 156.0 156.7 172.5 145.6 147.3 198.1 142.1 156.6 157.1 2.8 2.7 2.9 .6 4.4 9.1 -1.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 .1 .0 .1 .9 .3 -.2 -1.1 .6 .0 .3 156.1 156.1 154.8 167.4 143.1 144.0 178.8 153.8 160.6 156.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 1.0 5.8 6.0 -1.3 2.9 2.8 1.0 -.2 -.1 -.1 .5 1.1 -.8 -2.5 .2 .1 -1.3 152.0 152.4 149.5 176.6 143.0 137.0 166.7 140.0 159.7 146.0 3.8 4.2 4.4 -1.9 4.7 11.7 3.0 6.1 3.5 -.5 .0 .1 .2 -1.6 -.8 2.1 1.0 1.2 -.2 -.8 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5 ............................................ Fuel and other utilities4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3................... .................................................. Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. 145.4 157.8 165.8 155.1 193.7 160.1 160.1 120.5 107.6 99.5 96.2 133.7 110.8 112.1 103.4 132.2 152.0 147.4 148.5 147.0 141.6 142.5 142.3 105.1 104.2 102.0 105.7 106.2 147.9 232.7 167.1 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.2 3.6 2.3 2.4 .4 -1.5 -.1 .3 -.7 -1.5 1.2 -9.3 2.2 .4 -.1 2.5 .1 1.8 .1 -.2 -7.6 -8.1 -8.4 -8.3 -7.5 4.2 1.7 2.4 -.1 -.4 -1.7 .1 -6.7 .1 .1 .7 .8 -3.2 -3.3 -3.2 1.1 2.9 -4.4 .2 .1 .0 2.5 -1.9 1.7 -.5 -.4 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 .0 -.2 154.7 165.1 192.5 156.5 281.5 164.3 164.1 145.4 118.3 109.4 97.6 143.0 118.3 117.5 125.8 133.9 139.4 134.4 138.5 138.6 120.2 142.3 139.7 103.8 103.4 101.1 108.8 105.4 193.3 231.3 160.2 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.2 4.5 2.0 6.1 1.9 .9 6.9 .4 2.8 3.1 3.6 4.8 -2.8 .1 -.4 -5.5 -5.7 -5.8 -6.1 -5.6 7.6 4.9 1.3 .0 .1 -.3 .3 -1.2 .1 .2 -.2 -.5 -2.8 -2.2 -3.2 -.3 .1 -2.0 .0 -.8 -.9 -.2 -.9 -2.8 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -1.1 -2.0 .5 .3 144.6 153.1 157.1 148.0 179.4 155.5 155.3 146.7 141.5 124.1 86.7 157.2 143.7 148.5 134.0 118.4 149.4 147.7 134.8 153.3 132.8 144.0 141.9 103.7 104.3 100.0 113.0 109.2 195.7 234.5 153.6 3.1 2.7 2.0 2.5 1.0 2.8 3.1 4.8 6.3 5.9 11.2 4.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 1.9 -.6 -.7 -1.5 .1 .1 -.8 -1.0 -5.8 -5.9 -6.2 -5.4 -5.3 2.9 1.9 .1 .4 .1 -.8 .2 -3.0 .3 .3 1.2 1.9 -2.1 -3.7 -1.6 2.1 2.1 2.2 .9 -.2 -.2 1.1 -1.4 2.7 -.3 -.3 -1.1 -1.1 -1.3 -1.1 -.8 -.5 -.1 .0 147.8 169.0 178.0 157.7 205.5 170.9 169.3 123.7 107.1 96.9 91.3 115.2 111.4 115.1 100.9 123.0 135.9 131.8 125.7 144.1 108.5 141.9 140.6 96.6 95.8 91.8 113.3 102.4 170.8 233.7 150.6 .8 2.6 1.1 2.9 -1.5 3.1 3.2 -4.5 -2.7 -.9 -.4 -1.4 -2.8 -2.4 -6.1 1.8 3.0 3.0 .6 4.8 6.1 .1 .1 -5.8 -6.1 -5.9 -6.2 -6.1 -.8 3.8 3.9 .0 .3 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .3 -.6 -1.4 -2.6 -2.2 -2.9 -1.2 -1.7 2.9 -.2 .5 .5 4.1 -1.0 -2.0 -.7 -.4 -1.5 -1.4 -1.4 -1.9 -1.1 -4.8 .3 -.4 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 207.8 150.9 3.2 3.4 .1 -.3 229.6 150.6 4.6 -1.2 -.3 .0 212.4 143.9 4.5 2.4 -.1 -.1 209.2 124.4 5.4 .2 .4 -.6 155.5 142.9 156.1 135.2 136.8 133.8 168.4 237.3 1.8 1.1 3.2 -.2 -.8 .7 2.5 1.5 -.1 -.1 .2 -.3 -.1 -.4 -.1 -.2 159.7 143.0 156.1 135.2 138.2 130.9 176.9 237.2 2.4 1.3 2.8 .4 .9 -.4 3.4 5.0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.4 -.6 -.1 .0 .6 156.1 142.9 156.1 135.3 140.0 129.9 170.5 242.5 1.9 .8 2.8 -.2 -.5 .1 2.8 2.2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.1 .2 .1 156.0 139.0 152.0 131.9 133.5 129.7 174.2 237.2 2.0 1.8 3.8 .7 1.4 -.5 2.2 3.8 -.1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.5 .0 .2 155.1 151.2 162.5 164.0 105.1 136.1 137.8 146.4 183.9 162.1 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.1 -4.6 -.1 -.5 1.2 2.5 2.6 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 158.4 155.1 166.2 168.6 107.9 136.0 139.0 147.3 190.9 170.5 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 -1.4 .5 1.1 1.9 3.8 3.2 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.8 -.4 -.6 -.3 .1 -.1 157.4 150.6 161.2 162.6 121.3 136.0 140.7 148.1 187.9 161.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.0 -.2 -.4 1.2 2.9 2.9 .1 .1 .0 .0 .6 -.2 -.4 -.3 .4 .3 152.8 149.7 163.9 166.7 99.8 132.2 133.9 142.6 183.0 165.1 1.8 1.8 2.5 2.2 -3.9 .6 1.4 2.6 1.8 1.9 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -1.4 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... See footnote at end of table. 52 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W<3St Size class C 2 Size class A Group Index Percent change from— Percent change from— Index May 1997 May 1996 Apr. 1997 May 1997 May 1996 Apr. 1997 All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 161.1 262.7 2.2 - -0.1 - 166.5 258.2 2.5 - 0.0 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3.................................................. Other food at home 3..................................................... Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 159.0 158.0 161.6 178.8 152.0 157.0 189.8 147.1 153.2 167.9 3.3 3.3 3.4 2.1 7.0 3.4 1.1 2.2 3.0 3.8 -.5 -.8 -1.0 -.4 -.4 -.4 -3.0 -.8 -.3 1.6 156.4 155.7 153.6 169.1 143.2 141.9 192.2 140.3 159.8 164.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 7.1 4.1 1.9 1.9 3.8 4.8 .2 .1 .2 .3 -.6 .1 -1.5 2.6 .1 .6 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent5 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 9 ..... Fuel o il3 9 .................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical care........................................................................... Entertainment8 ...................................................................... 160.9 174.5 189.8 169.2 231.2 185.2 185.0 142.4 132.5 105.5 103.0 139.5 134.7 151.3 117.7 127.2 122.3 117.2 119.4 109.9 123.3 144.9 141.1 110.1 108.9 106.3 104.5 111.0 190.0 230.7 157.5 3.2 3.7 4.6 3.3 8.8 3.2 3.0 1.2 -.2 .7 -5.0 6.4 -.2 -1.1 1.6 2.7 -1.7 -2.4 1.0 -1.6 —3.6 -1.2 -1.8 -10.6 -11.3 -12.1 -9.7 -10.2 3.4 2.7 1.7 .5 .3 .2 .4 -.5 .4 .3 1.0 2.2 -1.6 -4.0 .6 2.2 -.1 8.2 .9 -1.1 -1.3 .7 -3.1 .6 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -1.4 -.9 -.9 -.9 .3 .4 165.1 187.3 184.9 164.8 225.1 203.8 205.3 131.9 111.8 269.4 352.4 120.7 110.6 125.2 94.6 124.4 141.0 139.4 146.9 132.5 128.4 147.3 145.2 110.2 109.4 106.0 115.5 110.3 182.2 252.5 169.2 3.0 4.1 4.6 2.8 10.3 4.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.9 -2.8 6.0 2.7 1.7 4.8 -2.6 .1 .0 -3.2 .4 5.3 -.3 -1.0 -9.2 -9.0 -8.9 -11.4 -6.4 10.6 7.1 -2.3 -.4 -.8 -.7 -1.6 1.8 -.8 -.8 1.3 2.6 -4.4 -1.2 -4.7 3.0 2.4 4.2 .5 -.5 -.5 -4.2 3.0 -1.4 .2 .2 -.8 -.4 .0 -2.3 .5 1.1 1.0 -1.2 Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 236.1 160.5 4.7 -.5 .0 -.1 228.2 159.3 3.5 4.3 .0 -1.0 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W<3St Size class A Group Index Size class C 2 Per<Dent change frorn— May 1997 May 1996 Index Apr. 1997 Percent change from— May 1997 May 1996 Apr. 1997 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables.................... ....................................................... Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ 161.1 141.7 159.0 130.8 132.3 128.2 178.3 231.2 2.2 .9 3.3 -.9 -2.6 1.7 3.2 2.5 -0.1 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.7 .3 .2 .1 166.5 142.8 156.4 135.1 143.1 125.9 189.0 262.0 2.5 .2 3.9 -1.9 -1.5 -2.3 4.2 7.7 0.0 -.1 .2 -.2 -.3 .1 -.1 1.2 157.1 157.5 166.0 168.0 117.2 132.8 135.2 146.2 191.2 174.1 1.6 2.2 2.8 2.7 -6.0 -.5 -1.8 .7 2.8 3.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 .1 .4 -.1 -.4 -.5 .1 .2 159.6 161.1 173.0 176.6 110.9 136.4 144.5 150.2 196.4 181.5 1.8 2.1 3.0 2.9 -4.2 -1.5 -1.0 1.1 4.2 3.8 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .7 -.1 -.3 -.1 .7 -.2 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical care..................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. Data not available. 54 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Indexes, May 1997 157.5 176.9 147.7 145.4 186.4 147.1 urban ..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. 161.3 161.6 166.3 154.6 182.4 183.3 172.6 183.8 151.9 151.1 161.4 150.3 138.9 140.2 142.7 122.2 189.4 190.6 191.4 182.1 154.0 153.6 166.3 143.8 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 153.8 157.1 151.9 151.6 176.8 178.0 183.6 171.4 145.1 150.8 139.0 137.8 143.8 148.4 142.9 138.1 177.8 183.3 166.9 178.7 143.0 142.4 146.2 148.1 145.4 173.4 136.5 136.7 163.4 134.4 South Size Size Size Size urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 154.5 154.9 156.7 154.8 171.3 171.4 172.5 167.4 143.8 143.3 145.6 143.1 146.0 151.2 147.3 144.0 184.9 188.2 198.1 178.8 144.9 142.3 142.1 153.8 149.5 176.6 143.0 137.0 166.7 140.0 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. 161.1 161.6 153.6 177.2 178.8 169.1 150.5 152.0 143.2 154.4 157.0 141.9 193.2 189.8 192.2 147.2 147.1 140.3 Size classes A 5 ......................................................................... B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ........................................................................... 145.5 159.3 153.7 151.5 158.8 175.9 171.9 177.5 136.5 150.1 143.1 138.8 140.4 147.9 137.6 141.3 171.7 191.4 181.5 174.4 134.6 148.2 148.5 144.1 159.4 157.8 166.0 154.5 148.0 149.9 154.7 166.2 164.6 163.3 164.3 150.4 148.5 163.3 158.8 197.2 172.9 180.8 174.6 161.1 170.4 170.2 176.9 170.9 185.9 187.3 161.4 158.1 179.1 182.8 138.4 150.3 165.4 149.8 140.2 143.6 143.7 159.5 142.9 153.5 152.1 136.0 134.2 151.3 142.8 153.3 143.5 157.9 147.3 150.7 133.3 140.4 164.3 146.1 138.6 140.2 149.5 149.2 150.6 163.0 190.0 200.4 196.1 192.3 161.1 178.5 186.9 198.9 248.9 193.3 192.3 158.7 165.3 185.3 182.6 152.8 136.2 144.0 129.1 141.1 139.7 149.6 147.6 138.2 153.9 160.7 157.7 150.5 158.1 148.3 U.S. city average..................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 55 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.1 urban..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. .1 .4 -.2 -1.0 -.3 -.2 .5 -2.1 -.1 .1 -1.1 -.7 .0 -.1 -.3 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.1 -1.3 -.1 .4 -.2 -1.9 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .4 .6 1.2 -.4 .0 .3 1.2 -.8 .4 -.1 2.1 1.2 -1.0 -1.3 .3 -.8 1.9 3.6 2.8 -2.1 .1 .2 -.3 -.4 .1 -1.1 .1 -1.1 .6 .9 South Size Size Size Size urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .1 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .7 .9 .5 .2 -.1 .3 1.1 .1 .1 -.2 -.8 -1.1 -.8 -1.1 -2.5 .6 .5 .6 .2 .2 -1.6 -.8 2.1 1.0 1.2 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. -.5 -1.0 .2 .1 -.4 .3 -.4 -.4 -.6 .3 -.4 .1 -1.9 -3.0 -1.5 -.1 -.8 2.6 Size classes A ........................................................................... B 4 ........................................................................ C 4 ........................................................................ D ........................................................................... .0 .3 -.4 .4 .1 .7 -.5 -.3 -.1 .3 .6 -.7 -.4 .4 -.2 .7 .3 .3 -2.1 1.5 .0 .3 -.1 .9 -1.4 .4 .7 .5 1.2 -.4 .5 -1.6 .6 .2 1.7 .0 .7 -1.3 -1.2 1.4 .0 .7 1.9 .8 -2.5 2.2 .1 .7 -.3 -.6 2.2 .3 -.9 -.9 -3.6 .7 -.9 -1.1 .3 .6 -.1 -.9 -1.9 -.2 3.8 -5.0 -.9 -.9 -1.2 .1 -2.1 .9 -4.4 .5 -4.2 -1.4 -1.4 .9 .4 -1.1 .0 2.1 .2 1.9 -4.7 2.6 3.6 5.1 2.7 1.0 3.4 -3.8 2.1 1.7 1.0 5.5 1.5 -4.9 -4.2 1.3 -.4 .1 .9 1.8 .4 -.9 -1.5 2.2 -.3 2.3 .9 1.6 .3 -.5 U.S. city average.................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... 6 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 7 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. 1 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 4 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 56 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Meats, poultry, and fish.............................................. Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ............................................... Other food at home 2.................................................... Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3 -.2 .0 .1 .1 .3 .4 .5 .7 .7 -.9 -.8 .9 3.6 .1 .1 -.8 -.9 -1.0 -1.6 .1 -.9 -.9 -1.4 -3.8 -1.5 -.1 1.0 .3 .2 .2 -.3 -.2 -.3 .4 1.7 -.3 .2 .5 1.0 1.2 1.7 -.6 3.8 4.1 -1.1 1.0 2.3 .1 .0 -.6 -.9 -1.3 -.9 -.9 -.4 .2 -4.9 .3 -.3 2.0 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t................................................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........ Fuel oil2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 4 .................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Footwear2......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ Medical care.......................................................................... .1 .0 -.5 .2 -2.2 .2 .2 .1 .0 -1.7 -1.6 .3 .7 1.3 .4 4.8 .4 .4 -2.0 -3.9 -1.1 .3 .6 .1 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 1.4 3.0 .0 -.2 -.2 -1.1 .3 -4.6 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .6 .7 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 -.3 .8 .4 .0 .6 -1.6 .6 .5 3.5 6.7 3.0 -4.0 -2.1 .2 .8 -1.4 .2 -.6 -.7 .5 -1.5 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.9 .2 -2.6 -3.9 .9 -9.7 1.2 -3.0 -3.3 -1.1 -5.5 -2.7 .4 .1 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.4 .3 .0 3.0 .1 10.7 1.8 -1.2 -1.5 .1 -3.7 -3.8 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -.9 -.8 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.7 .1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.4 -1.2 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -1.8 -1.5 -.3 .0 - -.6 -1.8 -2.1 1.6 -5.0 -3.7 -.7 -.7 -.8 -.7 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 -.4 -.1 3.6 6.8 4.5 11.8 .8 -1.9 -2.2 4.0 -5.2 2.0 -.4 -.5 -1.7 -1.8 -2.1 -1.2 -1.3 -.3 .7 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... .0 -.7 -.2 -.3 .3 .5 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Personal care 2.................................................................... .2 -.1 .6 .7 -.2 -1.2 .1 -1.1 .8 .0 -.6 -1.6 57 - .0 .0 -.1 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 —Continued Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northem N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables........................................................................... -.1 .0 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 .4 .1 -.5 1.0 -.4 -.9 -.1 -.7 .9 -.3 .3 -.7 -.8 -.4 .1 1.0 -.6 -.6 -.7 -.7 -.6 -.8 -1.3 .1 Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ .1 .2 .0 .0 -.1 -.2 -.1 .4 -.1 -.1 .6 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .1 -.8 .0 -.5 .0 -.6 .0 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.1 .8 .0 -.5 -.8 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.7 -.6 -.7 -.2 .1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.5 .3 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 .0 .2 2.4 -.5 -.8 -.9 1.0 .6 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical care..................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter................................................... Services less medical care services....................................... December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 1 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. This index series will no longer appear in its present form after 58 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Index Pensent change frorn— Mar. May May 1997 1996 1997 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 BostonBaltimore, I.awrenceM D2 Sal em. MA-NH Index Percent Index Percent change change from— from— Mar. Mar. May May May May 1997 1997 1996 1997 1997 1996 Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Mar. May May 1997 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (1967-100)........................................................... 160.1 479.6 2.2 - 0.1 - 155.5 465.0 1.0 - -1.0 - 166.7 484.6 3.0 - -0.8 - 161.1 481.2 2.7 - 0.1 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Meats, poultry, and fish............................................ Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................ Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 157.1 156.6 157.5 176.9 147.7 148.6 145.4 186.4 147.1 156.3 162.8 3.0 3.0 3.2 1.9 4.6 4.9 5.7 1.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 .0 .0 -.1 .1 -.1 .3 -.5 -1.5 1.1 .2 .4 159.6 160.0 159.4 197.2 138.4 140.4 153.3 190.0 152.8 160.2 155.1 1.1 1.0 .9 2.7 -2.5 -2.3 3.2 2.1 2.2 1.3 3.1 -1.3 -1.4 -2.3 .9 -3,1 -3.0 -2.8 -6.9 .5 .4 .8 159.6 159.7 157.8 172.9 150.3 151.3 143.5 200.4 136.2 164.1 160.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 1.0 9.5 2.7 -2.2 1.9 .5 -.3 -.2 -.4 .2 1.8 2.4 -.2 -6.5 3.0 .1 -1.2 159.6 158.7 166.0 180.8 165.4 168.4 157.9 196.1 144.0 146.0 170.0 3.6 4.0 4.8 .2 7.1 7.1 3.5 5.6 4.7 2.4 1.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 -1.1 -.9 -.3 1.0 .7 .3 -1.2 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 7............................................... Homeowners’ costs 5 6 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent6............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ...................................................... Medical care....................................................................... 155.9 175.3 185.3 165.9 222.9 180.6 180.9 129.0 115.3 100.4 98.0 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.9 5.2 2.8 2.8 1.8 1.1 .8 -.4 .0 .1 -.8 .5 -3.8 .4 .4 -.7 -1.6 -4.8 -4.6 143.9 162.0 163.9 161.9 148.8 168.7 169.7 114.4 104.6 92.2 94.2 1.0 1.6 2.1 1.5 4.0 1.3 1.3 -.3 -1.7 -2.7 -2.9 -1.0 -.1 -.7 .0 -2.8 .1 .1 -4.7 -7.6 -6.1 -6.2 160.4 186.7 197.5 175.7 227.0 190.5 190.8 121.2 101.6 97.1 98.0 3.7 4.3 4.8 4.3 5.6 4.2 4.1 3.3 4.2 -3.1 -3.5 -2.4 -1.2 -3.0 .3 -8.7 -.2 -.2 -9.3 -14.3 -4.4 -4.1 158.1 185.8 187.6 181.4 179.3 192.1 190.9 120.5 104.5 99.9 99.1 2.3 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.5 .8 -6.9 4.5 3.2 -.4 1.0 1.8 .6 6.0 .7 .8 -5.1 -9.4 -4.5 -2.4 130.0 121.9 130.6 108.9 125.8 135.3 131.8 132.0 129.9 129.1 144.4 141.0 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 106.0 188.1 234.2 3.4 1.1 .9 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.9 1.7 .6 .0 -.5 -7.0 -7.1 -7.5 -7.0 -6.7 4.4 3.0 -5.8 -1.2 .7 -5.4 .3 .6 .6 2.2 -.2 1.7 -.3 -.4 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.9 .0 .3 NA 118.3 123.7 106.6 125.8 137.2 131.5 128.1 120.4 161.2 141.4 140.4 104.2 101.6 101.9 102.8 99.2 153.6 236.8 -1.5 .1 -5.2 -.1 .0 -.1 -3.2 -1.5 4.6 -.2 -.6 -8.4 -8.9 -9.1 -7.7 -9.6 5.7 .3 -7.9 .0 -23.2 -.6 .0 .1 1.8 -3.2 4.4 -1.3 -1.1 -3.6 -3.8 -4.2 -3.6 — 3.0 -3.2 -1.1 108.0 117.9 140.9 87.9 120.2 146.8 136.9 130.6 122.5 146.6 140.2 141.0 106.3 104.8 102.1 108.1 106.9 135.2 292.0 6.9 7.3 3.2 16.0 -.1 3.4 3.6 -1.3 8.4 -2.3 .4 .5 -4.2 -4.4 -5.4 -4.8 -5.8 -.1 4.8 -10.6 -17.6 -1.1 -37.5 -.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 7.7 5.3 -1.0 -1.2 -4.0 -3.7 -4.3 -3.5 -3.2 1.0 .8 129.0 107.2 128.4 87.2 114.3 127.5 127.3 129.5 115.9 149.3 141.2 138.3 106.8 106.1 104.4 112.7 107.0 163.7 235.3 6.4 -7.1 9.1 -23.0 -1.6 4.4 4.5 5.1 7.8 -.3 -.8 -1.1 -6.6 -7.1 -7.4 -6.8 -6.5 1.6 3.1 — 6.8 -9.4 2.0 -21.5 -1.5 2.2 2.4 5.1 -.3 5.4 -.2 -.4 .7 .9 .8 1.1 .7 .9 .4 Entertainment10................................................................. 162.2 2.1 .1 168.8 1.4 -1.7 176.8 4.9 1.8 172.8 6.1 -.2 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care sen/ices...................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 223.1 152.6 4.2 1.5 .8 .5 221.7 139.8 4.5 9.8 -.4 -.4 227.6 155.2 4.0 5.4 .6 1.5 232.4 161.9 5.4 9.0 1.5 1.3 160.1 142.1 157.1 132.9 135.4 129.4 178.4 238.5 2.2 1.2 3.0 -.1 -.1 .1 3.1 3.0 .1 .1 .0 .0 .3 -.4 .1 .3 155.5 141.5 159.6 131.7 135.6 128.4 172.4 235.5 1.0 .3 1.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 1.7 -1.5 -1.0 -1.3 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5 -.9 -.8 -2.0 166.7 141.0 159.6 129.5 134.8 126.0 191.4 303.4 3.0 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.7 .3 4.0 5.6 -.8 .0 -.3 .2 .7 -.6 -1.3 1.0 161.1 143.5 159.6 133.0 137.6 124.7 178.2 234.9 2.7 1.8 3.6 .5 1.8 -2.0 3.2 2.6 .1 .2 -.1 .5 1.6 -1.7 -.1 .1 155.7 155.9 166.8 169.3 109.9 134.1 137.0 146.4 186.9 172.8 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.5 -2.7 .1 .1 1.5 3.0 3.0 .1 .0 .2 .2 -1.2 .0 .3 .1 .1 .1 154.4 151.5 163.0 163.8 103.9 132.6 136.8 147.0 189.4 167.2 .8 1.1 1.5 1.6 -5.0 -.2 -.1 .5 1.8 2.0 -1.3 -1.0 -.7 -.5 -5.8 -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -.7 161.0 160.8 176.1 179.9 102.7 130.9 136.1 147.1 204.9 182.6 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 3.6 3.8 -.7 -1.0 -.1 -.1 -10.8 .2 .5 .2 -1.5 -1.7 153.4 157.3 168.4 170.9 105.0 134.8 139.9 149.0 178.6 173.5 2.3 2.6 3.4 3.3 -6.8 .4 1.7 2.8 3.0 3.3 -.4 .0 .4 .5 -4.8 .3 1.3 .7 -1.2 -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 59 - - Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 ClevelandAkronLorain, OH Group Index May 1997 Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA Percent change from— Mar. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Pert:ent change frorn— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1997 1996 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Index Percent change from— Mar. May May 1996 1997 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (1967—100) 11 ....................................................... 155.6 498.5 2.5 0.1 159.5 471.3 1.3 -0.2 157.9 254.5 3.5 -0.4 169.9 491.3 2.1 -0.5 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................... Meats, poultry, and fish............................................ Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................ Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 157.5 158.5 154.5 174.6 149.8 152.4 147.3 192.3 129.1 167.2 148.3 2.7 2.8 4.0 1.1 3.7 4.5 7.2 8.0 1.5 .8 1.4 .4 .4 1.0 -.4 .5 .9 -4.7 7.9 .4 -.7 .7 161.6 159.6 166.2 176.9 159.5 157.1 164.3 198.9 147.6 150.2 181.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 1.4 8.1 8.1 1.8 2.3 1.9 3.1 3.5 -1.0 -1.2 -2.1 .4 -.8 -.3 -2.1 -7.1 -.3 .3 1.1 166.0 166.2 164.6 170.9 142.9 145.1 146.1 248.9 138.2 171.0 161.6 4.1 4.4 5.7 6.5 4.8 5.3 2.9 11.7 .6 3.2 2.0 .4 .4 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 .8 .5 1.6 .6 .6 162.8 162.1 163.3 185.9 153.5 153.9 138.6 193.3 153.9 164.0 170.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 1.6 3.0 3.1 4.4 1.5 1.9 2.1 4.9 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 .0 -1.1 1.5 .2 .8 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 7............................................... Homeowners’ costs 5 6.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent6........................................... Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3.... .............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care....................................................................... 151.8 169.7 177.0 161.3 199.5 167.8 168.7 128.0 125.1 99.1 92.2 2.7 1.5 -1.7 2.9 -11.1 2.8 2.8 6.2 11.2 -1.0 -1.8 -.3 -.6 -4.7 1.1 -16.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0 -1.7 -2.3 -3.2 156.1 166.0 175.6 159.1 219.2 175.3 174.8 152.6 149.4 126.5 NA 1.8 2.0 2.6 1.5 7.2 1.6 1.5 .9 -.1 8.0 .4 -.1 -.8 .4 -4.5 .3 .3 1.7 3.6 -1.1 149.6 156.8 158.4 148.1 214.6 161.7 158.6 120.1 111.6 169.4 NA 4.3 2.8 2.9 1.9 7.4 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 8.5 -.5 -1.2 -5.2 .3 -22.9 .6 .6 -.6 -1.1 -.8 170.2 197.7 204.2 183.6 252.8 204.3 205.2 117.7 114.9 107.6 106.9 2.1 3.1 3.9 3.6 4.9 2.7 2.6 1.5 .6 3.3 3.0 -.6 -.3 -1.6 .5 -7.2 .4 .3 -2.1 -3.5 -3.2 -3.3 117.5 127.2 133.4 122.3 129.0 128.6 125.7 144.4 128.7 80.9 142.5 142.5 114.9 114.2 113.6 116.7 115.6 144.8 210.5 .0 11.7 .3 24.5 3.9 -3.8 -4.8 2.3 -6.9 -13.5 2.7 2.8 -5.0 -5.3 -5.4 -5.2 -5.0 .9 .4 -1.3 -1.7 .0 -3.2 1.3 -.2 -.4 2.7 .9 -3.7 .0 .8 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.7 2.8 -9.0 -.3 126.5 149.7 168.3 132.5 122.1 123.6 118.6 124.1 115.8 102.9 145.0 140.4 106.6 104.2 102.2 101.6 104.9 206.8 231.2 7.9 -.2 .7 -2.1 1.2 -1.7 -2.6 -2.7 1.4 -10.9 -2.4 -3.2 -12.6 -13.9 -14.5 -13.2 -12.9 3.6 1.0 -1.1 3.6 .8 10.7 1.3 -.7 -.8 -1.1 -.2 .5 -.7 -.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.9 -1.3 -.3 153.0 110.6 108.7 159.9 153.0 151.1 143.2 135.7 157.9 158.1 146.7 146.6 115.7 114.7 113.0 109.0 115.4 145.3 219.6 8.6 2.6 2.5 2.2 12.2 3.9 4.4 -5.2 10.3 17.0 1.0 .7 -2.7 -3.4 -2.8 -3.4 -4.4 4.5 2.2 -.8 -1.0 -1.1 -.2 2.8 -1.0 -1.2 .7 -4.6 2.7 -1.5 -1.5 -1.9 -2.1 -2.2 -1.8 -2.0 -.2 .2 130.5 122.1 123.4 120.0 130.3 130.9 126.7 122.0 125.7 134.3 153.6 145.8 98.2 97.8 96.7 100.6 99.4 188.2 243.5 8.2 -.2 -.6 .6 -3.1 .6 .7 2.6 1.1 .8 .4 -.1 -7.2 -7.3 -7.6 -7.0 -7.4 2.6 4.0 -1.1 -3.7 -3.1 -4.7 -.3 -2.6 -3.0 -1.1 -3.8 -3.0 -1.0 -.8 -3.4 -3.6 -3.8 -3.5 -3.2 -1.5 .0 Entertainment10................................................................. 158.4 2.5 .4 148.1 2.3 -.3 152.6 5.5 -.5 167.9 3.1 .5 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 205.0 142.1 7.8 2.6 2.9 1.9 239.7 160.6 4.3 -1.8 .3 1.1 179.7 102.0 4.5 7.8 .7 -1.4 228.3 165.7, 3.9 -.1 1.0 -1.0 155.6 143.5 157.5 134.4 138.1 124.0 168.9 206.3 2.5 1.0 2.7 -.1 -.8 1.1 3.9 .0 .1 .4 .4 .4 1.0 -.5 -.2 -.4 159.5 141.8 161.6 129.0 132.4 123.8 175.3 232.7 1.3 .5 3.4 -1.7 -3.4 .9 1.8 .6 -.2 -.1 -1.0 .5 .7 .3 -.2 -.5 157.9 152.5 166.0 142.9 136.4 152.8 163.0 224.4 3.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.4 5.1 2.9 2.1 -.4 .1 .4 -.2 -.7 .3 -.8 .3 169.9 146.1 162.8 133.1 134.5 130.4 191.1 250.2 2.1 .6 2.5 -.9 -.2 -2.3 3.1 4.9 -.5 -.7 -.1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -.3 .1 151.1 152.8 160.6 160.9 121.7 135.0 138.3 148.2 171.5 165.6 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 .0 -.6 1.0 6.1 4.2 .4 .1 .0 .0 .9 .5 1.0 .7 .2 -.2 157.9 155.6 163.8 165.1 121.2 131.8 136.6 147.8 195.0 170.5 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.5 -7.2 -1.3 -2.5 .4 1.8 2.0 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.2 3.2 .6 .7 -.3 -.4 -.2 158.3 154.3 163.0 162.2 111.9 144.1 138.6 152.4 175.8 157.1 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 -.3 4.0 3.3 3.8 3.4 2.9 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.4 -1.6 -.1 -.4 .0 -.3 -.9 159.7 166.4 176.8 180.6 108.5 134.7 136.7 150.0 191.5 186.5 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.4 -2.1 -.6 .3 1.3 3.2 2.9 -.6 -.5 -.3 -.3 -3.6 -1.1 -1.1 -.6 -.3 -.4 See footnotes at end of table. 60 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthlv cities and cjricina schedule 1 1 Phil.Vi/ilmingtonTrenton, PA- NJ-DE-MD 12 Index Percent change from— Mar. May May 1997 1997 1996 Index Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 ).............................................................. 166.0 479.5 2.6 - -0.1 - 152.1 451.7 2.7 - -0.1 - 159.8 491.2 3.0 - 0.4 - 162.1 478.5 1.9 - 0.1 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Meats, poultry, and fish.............................................. Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................... Other food at home 3..................................................... Food away from home.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 155.4 154.6 164.3 187.3 152.1 152.5 140.2 192.3 160.7 138.0 167.1 2.5 2.7 3.5 .3 4.9 4.7 5.4 4.1 2.8 1.2 1.0 .9 1.0 1.4 -3.7 2.8 3.0 -.5 3.6 2.5 .3 .1 154.3 152.4 148.5 158.1 134.2 136.8 149.2 165.3 150.5 159.5 168.6 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.1 4.3 4.2 4.7 -6.0 3.8 2.4 7.9 .3 .0 .4 .2 .6 .8 2.2 -3.4 2.2 -.6 2.6 158.8 159.0 163.3 179.1 151.3 147.3 150.6 185.3 158.1 154.2 158.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.9 4.2 5.3 2.2 -.6 4.6 3.5 3.3 -.7 -1.0 -1.6 .6 -2.3 -1.3 .2 -7.4 2.6 -.2 2.1 154.9 155.3 158.8 182.8 142.8 144.1 163.0 182.6 148.3 152.7 152.3 1.6 1.6 .3 .1 -2.1 -2.0 7.8 -1.7 1.4 3.5 .9 .3 .2 .4 .6 -.4 -.2 4.4 -.6 .3 -.1 .3 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 7.................................................. Homeowners’ costs 5 6 ................................ .................... Owners’ equivalent rent6 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ........ Fuel o il3...................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas.................................... .................... Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular.............. ......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical care.......................................................................... 166.5 195.5 220.1 175.2 301.2 197.6 198.6 130.4 120.8 104.4 98.0 3.9 4.3 7.6 2.5 14.7 2.9 2.9 3.7 5.0 -4.0 -4.0 -.1 .2 -.5 .2 -1.4 .4 .5 .0 -.3 -2.3 -2.3 143.6 162.2 168.0 146.8 202.8 169.7 171.0 115.7 101.7 91.9 83.2 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.7 1.0 3.0 3.0 .2 -1.9 4.8 -3.0 -.7 .0 -1.0 .8 -4.4 .3 .3 -4.2 -7.4 -6.4 -4.0 164.5 180.3 205.8 182.8 215.6 194.4 194.6 149.4 149.6 153.9 111.5 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.8 7.3 5.5 5.0 2.0 1.4 5.3 -19.9 1.1 1.0 .9 1.2 .3 .9 .9 2.2 4.0 3.1 -3.5 156.7 172.5 185.5 171.0 188.7 174.8 175.6 126.9 109.6 104.6 99.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.3 3.5 1.6 1.7 2.8 4.0 .7 3.2 .2 -.2 -2.1 .9 -10.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 .6 .9 1.2 NA 136.9 148.6 121.9 120.8 102.9 97.5 119.3 70.1 115.6 151.9 149.7 105.7 104.1 102.1 101.9 98.5 175.3 246.8 6.5 1.4 18.7 1.7 -1.6 -2.0 .1 -8.8 7.9 .5 .3 -6.6 -6.6 -8.0 -7.7 -7.3 2.3 2.8 .0 .0 .1 -1.4 -1.4 -1.7 3.6 -7.4 -.5 -1.1 -1.1 -3.4 -3.3 -4.5 -3.8 -3.1 -1.9 -.1 115.3 104.0 122.3 87.0 124.6 128.7 126.7 142.4 108.6 109.3 144.5 144.6 108.2 107.2 104.0 122.1 107.3 155.8 226.3 10.7 -2.4 .7 -6.4 3.7 6.6 7.2 9.0 9.1 16.6 1.3 .9 -5.3 -5.2 -5.1 -5.9 -5.0 6.9 4.4 -8.0 -7.5 .5 -16.2 .3 2.5 2.7 5.7 -3.7 6.0 -.1 .1 3.7 4.7 5.2 4.3 3.6 -2.9 .8 176.2 149.7 176.0 120.5 119.6 115.7 110.2 112.8 89.8 150.6 134.7 128.4 113.7 112.1 109.6 107.4 112.8 186.6 222.2 8.1 1.4 .0 4.2 2.6 -4.8 -5.8 8.0 -10.1 -3.1 -.8 -2.1 -10.0 -10.2 -11.0 -9.4 -8.3 6.0 4.2 3.6 4.0 .6 11.8 1.0 -1.4 -1.7 3.8 -4.3 9.3 .0 .3 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 -1.5 1.3 163.9 116.5 119.2 112.4 131.6 147.1 142.6 166.9 142.8 136.9 145.6 146.3 108.6 107.6 105.8 102.2 106.7 146.3 230.4 -6.7 4.5 2.6 7.5 -.8 5.4 5.8 9.4 9.5 7.0 -.1 -.8 -8.7 -9.4 -10.0 -9.2 —8.3 4.6 4.3 -.3 .7 .8 .3 .9 1.4 1.6 9.2 -3.6 5.8 -.6 -.3 -3.6 -3.8 -3.9 -3.9 -3.4 -3.2 -.6 Entertainment10..................................................................... 181.2 1.7 -1.5 162.2 2.4 -.9 168.0 .5 .2 173.3 2.6 .1 3.5 1.2 1.4 -.2 189.2 100.5 2.9 -5.8 .5 .0 235.9 162.4 4.8 2.0 -.4 -.8 235.9 168.8 4.0 .6 .5 -.8 Group Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 241.5 195.9 - - See footnotes at end of table. 61 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 12 St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL13 May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Washington, DC-MD-VA 2 Pericent cha nge frorn— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Pericent cha nge frorn— Mar. May 1997 1996 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 Group Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical care...................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Phil.V\/ilmingtonTrenton, PA- MJ-DE-MD 12 Index Percent change from— Mar. May May 1997 1996 1997 Index 166.0 136.8 155.4 125.1 125.0 126.5 196.6 253.0 2.6 .8 2.5 -.4 -1.4 1.0 3.8 3.0 -0.1 -.2 .9 -1.0 -.6 -1.6 -.1 -.2 152.1 140.8 154.3 132.5 134.0 128.9 164.9 232.0 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.9 2.9 4.8 -0.1 .9 .3 1.3 1.9 .4 -.8 .8 159.8 140.0 158.8 127.2 129.8 122.8 176.4 220.5 3.0 .5 3.1 -1.7 -3.1 .7 4.6 2.8 0.4 -.4 -.7 .1 .6 -.8 .8 .7 162.1 143.2 154.9 136.7 139.1 134.4 179.4 234.3 1.9 .6 1.6 .1 1.9 -2.6 2.8 4.8 0.1 .0 .3 -.2 .3 -1.0 .2 -.4 157.5 162.0 173.0 178.1 114.5 126.8 127.7 140.6 203.3 192.1 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.8 .5 -.3 -1.2 .7 3.3 3.8 -.2 -.1 .0 -.2 -1.4 -.9 -.5 .2 -.2 -.1 149.9 147.8 158.8 160.4 105.0 134.2 136.4 144.8 171.4 158.3 2.7 2.5 3.3 3.5 -3.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.9 2.6 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -2.1 1.4 1.9 1.0 -1.6 -1.1 153.4 156.9 163.9 165.2 126.8 129.1 132.1 145.0 180.5 173.5 1.7 3.0 3.5 3.6 -4.5 -1.2 -2.3 .5 3.6 4.6 .1 .3 .2 .4 3.5 .3 .8 -.2 .6 .8 158.5 158.6 168.7 171.7 108.5 137.4 139.8 146.9 193.8 174.8 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 -2.9 .1 1.8 1.7 3.7 2.6 .3 .2 .2 .2 -1.6 -.2 .3 .3 .5 .3 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 5 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 6 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL13 May 1997 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 12 Percent change from— May Mar. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Washington, DC-MD-VA 2 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 8 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 11 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 12 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 13 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 62 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Apr. 1997 from— Percent change to May 1997 from— Indexes Mar. 1997 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 M 156.8 157.0 157.2 157.2 2.1 0.1 0.0 2.3 0.3 0.1 urban.................................................. More than 1,200,000 ........................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... 50,000 to 500,000 3 .......................... M M M M 164.2 163.9 161.9 166.8 164.5 164.2 162.6 167.0 164.4 163.9 163.1 167.0 164.1 163.8 162.3 166.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.6 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.1 2.6 2.4 2.9 2.5 .1 .0 .7 .1 -.1 -.2 .3 .0 North Central urban ........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 3 .......................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 152.4 152.3 150.5 155.6 152.4 152.3 150.5 155.3 152.6 152.6 150.8 155.4 152.8 152.7 151.5 155.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 .3 .3 .7 .2 .1 .1 .5 .1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 M 150.3 150.1 150.0 150.2 2.0 .1 .1 2.0 -.2 -.1 South urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 3 .......................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 154.5 153.2 155.0 155.5 154.8 153.4 155.6 155.5 155.1 153.6 155.8 155.8 155.1 153.6 155.7 156.0 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.9 .2 .1 .1 .3 .0 .0 -.1 .1 2.2 2.0 2.6 1.8 .4 .3 .5 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 M 155.8 156.1 156.3 156.3 1.8 .1 .0 2.2 .3 .1 West urban......................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 3 .......................... M M M 156.8 155.2 162.1 157.4 155.9 163.1 157.8 156.2 163.3 157.8 156.1 163.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 2.3 2.2 2.6 .6 .6 .7 .3 .2 .1 Size classes A 4 .................................................................... B 3 .................................................................... C 3 .................................................................... D ...................................................................... M M M M 143.0 156.5 158.7 155.4 143.2 157.0 158.8 155.4 143.4 157.3 159.0 155.6 143.3 157.3 159.1 155.6 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.8 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .0 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.1 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 M M M 155.9 153.6 166.2 155.6 154.2 166.6 155.3 154.3 166.1 155.5 154.0 166.0 2.4 1.1 2.0 -.1 -.1 -.4 .1 -.2 -.1 2.5 1.2 2.4 -.4 .5 -.1 -.2 .1 -.3 M M 164.9 155.0 165.3 156.2 165.1 156.7 165.2 156.8 2.4 2.5 -.1 .4 .1 .1 2.4 3.2 .1 1.1 -.1 .3 154.3 165.6 147.8 155.6 151.2 159.7 1.0 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.6 1.9 -1.0 -.7 .2 -.4 .1 .4 U.S. city average................................................ May 1996 Apr. 1997 Apr. 1996 Feb. 1997 Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 5 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT....... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6................................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 6.............. Baltimore, MD 7................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8........................ Washington, DC-MD-VA 7................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ......................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l.......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ........................ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ........................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 _ - 150.8 150.3 143.6 149.6 155.9 166.8 147.5 156.2 151.1 159.1 _ - - - 150.4 151.0 144.1 150.1 _ - - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - 1.2 2.3 1.3 2.5 - -.3 .5 .3 .3 _ - Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 7 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New _ - 63 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group May 1997 South North Central Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Per<cent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 West Percent change from— May Apr. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Per<:ent change frorn— May Apr. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 164.1 256.4 2.2 - -0.2 - 152.8 247.1 2.3 - 0.1 - 155.1 251.1 2.0 - 0.0 - 157.8 253.8 2.0 - 0.0 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home 2.................................................... Sugar and sweets 2 ..................................................... Fats and oils 2 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 2........................................... Other prepared food 2 ................................................. Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 159.7 159.3 160.6 182.0 152.1 138.4 187.9 154.0 154.9 149.7 142.1 167.0 159.2 165.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.0 3.0 6.5 .1 1.9 1.8 1.2 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.1 -.6 -.2 .9 -.7 .1 .0 154.0 153.3 153.4 176.7 144.6 143.7 178.8 142.9 146.8 135.6 127.8 156.9 153.6 162.9 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.0 5.1 4.2 1.8 3.6 4.1 1.6 3.3 4.1 2.7 3.0 .2 .2 .3 .1 .4 -1.0 2.1 .1 -.1 -.7 .7 -.1 -.1 .2 154.5 154.7 153.4 171.1 143.3 145.7 184.0 143.9 144.2 139.4 128.2 160.3 158.3 152.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 1.4 4.6 7.4 1.0 2.9 3.4 1.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.0 .1 .1 .1 .5 .2 .1 -1.0 .6 .8 .1 1.4 -.1 .1 -.1 158.2 157.3 160.1 176.5 150.1 154.9 191.9 146.8 148.0 143.7 132.6 158.9 153.2 167.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 2.5 6.8 4.2 1.3 2.7 2.6 1.1 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.8 -.3 -.4 -.6 -.1 -.5 .2 -1.9 -.1 -.2 -.3 1.2 -1.1 -.1 1.0 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent4 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........ Fuel oil2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services 2 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Housefurnishings 2 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 2 .................................................. Housekeeping services 2.................................................. 164.1 191.1 176.0 178.1 253.2 178.7 179.5 137.2 148.8 119.9 124.6 115.0 98.1 98.4 121.7 129.0 135.8 119.2 161.5 123.6 104.7 152.1 159.3 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.1 5.3 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.7 2.6 2.6 -.3 -.4 .1 3.4 .4 9.2 2.5 -.5 -2.2 1.3 2.2 -.2 .1 -.2 .3 -2.0 .2 .2 .1 .0 .2 -1.0 -1.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -2.0 -.1 -5.0 .3 -.1 .0 -.5 -.2 146.0 164.1 160.0 163.1 199.0 163.7 164.2 140.7 156.3 123.2 123.4 106.5 96.0 94.5 126.7 111.3 124.2 99.0 161.7 121.9 107.8 143.6 147.1 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.1 4.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 4.4 1.4 2.0 -.1 2.9 .1 5.6 -.3 1.6 -2.6 4.7 .9 .2 .9 2-7 .1 .2 -.2 .3 -1.7 .2 .3 .5 .0 1.2 -.1 -.3 -1.9 -1.3 -2.6 -.3 1.1 -1.9 .2 .1 .0 .0 .2 146.7 158.1 150.6 153.9 213.8 150.4 150.3 144.2 148.1 139.0 135.3 119.3 107.1 95.1 139.5 122.1 124.4 114.8 165.7 126.5 114.7 137.8 160.4 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.7 2.8 3.7 4.8 2.1 1.5 1.5 2.7 1.4 3.4 1.5 2.1 -1.2 1.4 1.9 1.2 3.4 2.2 .1 .1 -.3 .2 -3.2 .2 .2 1.2 2.1 .1 .4 .8 -2.5 -2.5 -2.6 .9 1.5 -1.5 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .1 155.5 168.4 158.9 166.2 227.5 164.6 164.5 143.6 146.5 136.9 137.6 127.1 110.6 120.8 126.2 129.6 145.3 111.3 157.3 125.5 113.1 142.2 148.9 2.8 3.2 3.7 2.9 8.1 2.8 2.7 3.2 1.2 5.0 1.5 .2 4.1 -2.9 8.0 .1 -1.2 3.1 2.8 1.9 1.8 .9 2.9 .4 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .5 -.5 1.3 2.7 -1.8 -3.4 -.9 2.9 .9 7.6 .1 1.0 1.6 -.2 .1 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear2........................................................................ Other apparel commodities 2........................................... Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 129.1 125.2 130.9 117.0 131.2 131.7 151.6 166.4 1.7 1.7 2.3 .9 3.1 4.1 -1.0 1.2 -.8 -.9 -.3 -1.3 .0 -.8 -1.0 .1 134.7 133.0 130.4 131.5 142.7 134.0 149.7 150.4 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.4 5.8 -.1 .9 2.0 -.6 -.6 .8 -1.1 1.9 -.3 -5.3 .3 146.0 142.3 140.2 146.0 138.2 129.5 155.5 172.6 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.5 3.0 .3 -2.4 2.1 .0 -.1 1.8 -1.4 -1.5 .5 .5 .2 126.5 122.5 124.3 117.8 122.2 122.4 132.6 158.5 -1.1 -1.5 -.6 .9 -3.6 -2.6 -8.0 2.7 -1.0 -1.1 -.7 -1.6 .2 -.1 -2.3 .1 Transportation....................................................................... Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars........................................................................ Used cars......................................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 2 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services 7......................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ 146.5 142.7 144.9 141.3 157.6 102.7 102.2 100.8 105.9 102.0 172.4 176.4 106.3 190.3 184.8 .1 -.1 1.0 .7 -2.1 -5.9 -5.9 -6.4 -5.8 -6.3 3.2 2.3 .1 2.6 2.5 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 .3 -.2 .0 -.3 -.5 142.2 139.8 144.2 138.5 156.2 106.5 106.3 104.8 116.3 109.4 154.8 167.4 105.1 181.7 195.9 .0 -.3 .7 .4 -2.5 -5.7 -5.8 -6.1 -6.1 -5.4 4.2 3.3 1.4 3.6 4.6 .4 .4 -.3 -.4 -.3 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.3 .5 .0 -.4 .1 -1.0 142.6 141.7 147.8 146.4 155.7 103.3 102.9 100.2 109.2 105.8 161.0 180.6 101.4 204.1 169.1 -.6 -.8 .7 .8 -2.2 -6.5 -6.8 -7.0 -6.7 -6.6 2.3 2.3 -1.0 2.9 4.5 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.4 -1.1 144.7 142.3 146.9 140.8 152.3 110.4 109.5 106.7 106.4 110.6 166.1 167.6 101.9 185.9 188.7 -1.2 -1.6 1.7 1.1 -1.7 -9.9 -10.2 -10.9 -9.6 -9.1 2.5 .6 -1.1 1.0 3.7 -.6 -.6 -.3 -.2 -.3 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.2 -.6 -.2 -.8 .5 -1.0 -.7 - See footnotes at end of table. 64 -1.4 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group May 1997 South North Central Index Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 West Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 242.2 215.9 247.8 225.7 3.2 2.2 3.4 3.3 0.1 -.7 .2 .4 227.0 210.9 230.6 211.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 3.8 0.1 .4 .1 .1 233.3 209.3 239.0 221.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 4.3 0.1 .4 .1 .4 233.3 220.1 236.4 205.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 2.9 0.4 .8 .3 .1 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ............................................. Entertainment services 2 .................................................... 167.8 146.5 196.5 2.1 .7 3.5 -.3 -1.1 .5 160.0 145.0 180.2 3.4 2.4 4.6 .0 .2 -.2 156.0 141.2 180.8 1.6 .6 2.7 .0 .1 -.1 154.5 137.8 178.0 .7 -1.4 2.8 .1 .1 .0 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 2 ...................................... Personal care 2.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2............................... 231.5 238.6 163.3 265.5 4.5 5.9 .7 4.8 .3 .8 -.4 .1 214.8 252.2 148.2 236.5 4.2 4.3 3.0 4.7 .4 .4 .3 .5 211.4 227.0 145.0 249.3 3.9 2.4 1.5 5.5 .0 .0 -.2 .2 225.4 266.9 155.4 261.7 4.6 6.2 .6 5.3 .1 -.2 .1 .3 All items.................................................................................... 164.1 2.2 -.2 152.8 2.3 .1 155.1 2.0 .0 157.8 2.0 .0 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 2................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter4.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter4 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 143.4 159.7 131.9 131.8 125.2 138.7 129.4 188.9 178.4 133.9 185.0 247.8 222.7 1.1 2.3 .1 .2 1.7 -.4 -.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.4 4.1 -.2 .1 -.5 -.7 -.9 -.6 -.2 -.1 .0 -.8 -.2 .2 .2 140.4 154.0 132.7 136.8 133.0 141.3 125.9 168.4 163.1 125.2 177.2 230.6 192.3 1.4 3.2 .2 .5 2.2 -.1 -.2 3.2 3.2 2.1 3.9 2.5 4.6 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.6 .9 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .3 142.3 154.5 135.2 137.4 142.3 138.1 131.3 170.9 150.5 135.4 187.7 239.0 202.7 1.1 3.1 -.2 -.3 1.1 -1.0 -.2 2.8 2.8 1.4 2.9 2.9 4.3 -.1 .1 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.4 -.2 .1 .1 .5 -.1 .1 .1 142.3 158.2 132.6 134.5 122.5 143.3 130.1 174.6 162.2 137.0 181.3 236.4 201.7 .9 3.5 -1.0 -2.1 -1.5 -2.4 .5 2.9 3.1 2.1 1.8 3.5 4.0 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.5 -1.1 -.3 .2 .2 .1 1.1 -.8 .3 .2 165.2 156.3 151.1 160.9 133.4 133.9 140.4 146.4 171.4 184.6 109.0 171.9 175.6 143.7 101.5 195.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.2 .2 .5 -.1 1.4 3.3 3.1 -1.0 2.5 2.5 1.1 -4.7 3.1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.5 -.3 -.2 -.1 -1.5 .0 -.1 -.3 -1.2 .1 152.6 150.3 144.8 149.4 133.8 138.3 142.6 145.6 158.9 163.1 106.1 159.8 161.4 141.7 106.3 175.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 .4 .7 .2 2.0 3.2 3.2 -3.0 2.8 2.7 1.4 -5.3 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .4 .8 .3 .1 .1 .9 .1 .0 -.1 1.9 .1 155.0 154.5 146.7 150.6 135.7 138.0 138.5 146.0 168.2 163.7 109.2 161.6 163.4 144.6 103.9 176.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 -.1 -.1 -.6 1.5 2.7 2.7 -2.6 2.3 2.1 .9 -6.0 2.9 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 .2 .1 -.3 .0 .0 -.1 -1.3 .1 157.9 154.7 148.1 154.3 134.3 136.9 144.7 146.9 169.2 169.9 116.9 162.7 164.1 141.4 111.5 178.1 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 -.6 -1.4 -1.4 1.0 2.7 2.9 -6.0 2.6 2.4 .9 -9.6 3.1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.1 -.4 .2 .2 .4 -.1 .0 .1 -1.1 .0 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 notes. 2 3 1998. 4 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 5 Indexes on a December 6 Indexes on a December 7 This index series will December, 1997. See Table X Data not available. See map in technical This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 65 1986=100 base. 1993=100 base. no longer appear in its present form after for a comparable index series. Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group May 1997 Size class B 3 Pencent change frorn— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 143.3 143.3 2.1 - -0.1 - 157.3 253.9 2.3 - 0.0 - 159.1 254.9 2.2 - 0.1 - 155.6 251.5 1.8 - 0.0 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products4 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 4.................................... Dairy products 4 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 4.................................................. Other food at home 4.................................................... Sugar and sweets 4 .................................................... Fats and oils 4............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 4........................................... Other prepared food 4 ................................................. Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 141.7 141.2 145.0 158.6 136.6 140.3 171.2 134.1 137.6 134.5 122.8 143.1 135.2 146.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 1.9 4.6 4.9 2.3 2.4 3.1 1.5 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.9 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.6 .5 .0 -.1 .0 1.1 -.7 .0 .6 156.1 156.1 158.0 176.2 149.1 147.1 189.1 148.0 146.2 138.0 130.4 168.1 154.0 157.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 4.1 7.1 -.5 2.8 2.1 .6 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.3 .2 .2 .3 .8 .2 .4 .2 .2 .1 -.8 1.9 -.7 .0 -.1 155.3 154.7 152.8 171.6 142.3 137.4 181.2 148.0 144.8 140.8 136.8 160.8 159.3 162.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 5.1 4.6 -1.6 2.9 3.0 1.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.9 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.4 .6 -.1 -2.0 -.1 .6 -.8 .4 -.6 .0 .1 152.6 152.1 150.1 176.5 137.8 141.3 171.6 144.2 139.6 138.8 125.1 161.6 156.5 159.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 .6 5.0 9.0 1.2 5.1 5.4 3.0 5.5 5.3 3.2 1.9 .1 .2 .3 -.4 -.7 .7 1.6 .9 -.6 .6 .8 1.5 .0 -.6 Housing 5 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs4 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 8 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent6 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs4 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services4 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities4 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 5 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........................................................... Fuel oil4....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 4 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 5 ............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 4 .................................................. Housekeeping services 4 .................................................. 138.0 145.9 144.0 137.7 183.4 147.1 147.4 126.1 130.2 121.3 127.7 124.7 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.1 5.7 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 1.6 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .3 -2.7 .3 .3 .2 .1 .5 -.2 -.5 153.9 170.6 171.3 164.8 262.9 164.7 165.1 137.4 147.5 129.3 134.9 113.7 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.5 4.6 2.9 2.9 1.6 1.8 1.4 2.9 2.4 .1 .1 .3 .2 .5 .1 .1 .4 1.0 .0 .0 -.1 156.2 176.7 155.7 160.1 202.3 168.7 169.2 156.7 172.5 136.1 134.9 122.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.6 4.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 4.9 .1 3.5 4.2 .3 .0 -.4 -.1 -2.1 .2 .1 1.2 2.3 -.8 1.0 1.6 150.0 171.4 154.2 158.2 200.8 162.8 162.6 140.7 156.3 121.6 126.2 105.2 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.2 1.4 .9 -1.7 -1.7 .1 .2 .0 .2 -1.3 .3 .2 .5 .0 1.2 .0 -.5 144.4 147.9 133.8 123.1 128.6 114.5 131.5 117.1 106.3 135.5 136.2 1.5 .7 4.4 -.1 .5 -1.2 3.5 .9 .0 1.1 2.8 -.6 -.3 -1.5 -.5 .9 -2.6 .2 .5 .9 -.1 .3 97.0 97.0 126.3 120.0 128.5 106.6 179.1 126.1 114.2 135.6 159.6 1.1 .7 1.7 2.7 1.0 7.6 3.3 1.6 1.1 2.2 2.6 -2.5 -2.2 -2.8 .3 .9 -1.5 .1 .1 .3 -.9 .2 99.2 92.4 130.6 130.7 139.0 118.2 162.7 123.2 109.2 142.5 155.7 -.5 -3.8 4.1 4.6 3.3 8.4 2.9 1.4 .9 2.4 1.8 -3.0 -4.1 -1.7 2.0 1.8 2.8 .4 .1 .3 .1 -.4 92.9 92.4 125.0 112.7 120.3 101.7 167.2 124.8 110.3 137.3 160.8 .5 -.6 1.8 -1.9 -1.5 -2.9 -1.8 1.2 .4 2.5 2.2 -1.7 -1.1 -2.3 -.4 -.4 .0 .4 -.3 -.6 .1 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel4 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel4 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel4 ....................................... Footwear4........................................................................ Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services4 ............................................................... 123.6 122.4 121.3 117.6 112.6 128.9 143.6 136.2 .5 .3 1.8 .7 -.4 .4 -4.4 2.4 -.5 -.5 .9 -1.2 .5 .2 -2.6 .1 135.2 131.4 136.2 136.0 130.1 116.4 124.9 168.4 2.9 3.0 2.4 3.9 11.3 .3 -1.3 1.9 -1.4 -1.6 -1.2 -2.2 -1.6 -1.8 1.6 .3 143.6 141.3 138.7 140.6 157.4 132.8 165.7 168.4 1.3 1.4 .9 1.5 2.3 2.3 .2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.7 -.6 .6 1.6 -1.0 .3 137.3 134.3 128.0 138.7 129.4 133.6 142.3 164.9 1.5 1.2 4.2 1.2 2.9 -.5 -3.8 3.5 -.5 -.7 4.3 -2.3 -.8 -3.4 -.9 .2 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New cars........................................................................ Used cars.......................................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services 8 ......................... Public transportation 4 ........................................................ 143.1 142.7 128.1 125.0 146.6 154.3 153.5 153.9 106.7 142.8 145.8 147.2 106.9 156.7 148.4 -.5 -.7 1.2 .9 -2.1 -7.5 -7.9 -8.3 -7.8 -7.4 3.3 2.2 -.3 2.6 2.8 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.4 .1 -.4 .1 -.5 -.7 143.4 141.3 145.0 138.2 155.6 105.3 105.0 102.6 110.2 107.3 166.5 171.3 99.0 189.9 202.1 -.2 -.6 .5 .0 -2.0 -5.9 -6.1 -6.3 -5.7 -5.8 2.9 2.0 -.2 2.3 7.3 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 -.7 -.5 .5 .1 .1 .1 -.8 142.3 140.3 146.2 142.7 155.2 104.7 104.7 102.1 113.9 108.3 159.1 174.3 104.7 194.3 208.3 -.4 -.6 .9 .9 -1.9 -6.3 -6.3 -6.4 -6.6 -5.5 1.5 2.4 .2 2.8 5.7 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.3 .0 .1 .2 -.4 -.1 .3 .4 -.1 .5 -.1 143.0 140.4 147.7 143.2 149.1 104.0 103.6 99.9 114.0 105.1 149.8 170.9 120.9 184.1 214.9 -.7 -.8 .5 .4 -3.2 -5.8 -6.1 -6.3 -6.1 -5.7 4.0 2.6 -.6 3.1 1.3 -.5 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.6 -.8 .5 -.3 .1 -.5 -4.3 See footnotes at end of table. 66 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group May 1997 Size class B 3 Index Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 May 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— May I Apr. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 184.7 172.5 187.5 171.2 2.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 0.1 .5 .1 .2 233.2 212.5 237.7 213.2 3.8 4.2 3.7 5.3 0.3 .3 .3 .6 238.3 206.1 245.1 225.4 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 0.2 -.4 .2 .0 226.7 213.9 229.8 222.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 4.2 0.2 .3 .2 .4 Entertainment8 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 143.1 132.1 155.1 2.7 1.2 4.0 .1 -.2 .3 154.4 137.1 181.7 .5 -1.4 2.5 -.2 -.4 .0 163.8 147.0 191.1 1.6 .4 3.1 -.2 .0 -.3 145.0 136.2 159.0 2.2 1.9 2.6 -.5 .0 -1.2 Other goods and services 5 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 4 ...................................... Personal care 4.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4............................... 178.2 191.1 136.5 188.9 4.4 4.7 1.6 5.1 .2 .4 -.1 .3 220.7 250.7 149.4 252.2 3.9 3.9 .3 5.0 .2 .6 .1 -.1 216.5 242.7 153.3 245.1 3.8 3.2 1.8 4.8 .0 -.5 -.1 .2 218.8 234.0 137.6 262.5 5.5 6.6 2.2 5.8 .6 .9 .4 .5 All items.................................................................................... 143.3 2.1 -.1 157.3 2.3 .0 159.1 2.2 .1 155.6 1.8 .0 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter6.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter6 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 136.8 141.7 133.4 141.6 122.4 152.8 122.7 149.5 146.2 128.5 152.5 187.5 168.2 1.0 3.1 -.4 -.7 .3 -1.3 .2 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.8 2.5 4.4 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 141.2 156.1 132.7 134.6 131.4 138.8 128.6 176.8 167.0 137.4 185.0 237.7 205.6 1.3 3.0 .2 .4 3.0 -.7 -.1 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.7 3.8 -.1 .2 -.4 -.6 -1.6 -.2 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .0 143.0 155.3 135.7 137.8 141.3 139.2 131.4 180.1 165.3 135.4 185.7 245.1 203.9 1.1 2.9 -.1 -.1 1.4 -.6 .1 3.3 3.1 3.5 2.9 3.5 3.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 .3 .0 1.0 .4 .2 .0 141.3 152.6 134.6 135.6 134.3 137.5 130.8 174.6 160.2 130.3 179.5 229.8 201.6 1.4 3.7 .1 .5 1.2 .2 -.6 2.1 2.4 -1.2 3.1 3.2 4.7 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 -.7 .0 -.4 .1 .2 .1 -.8 .2 .0 143.8 142.4 142.5 141.4 134.1 142.0 151.8 141.6 152.9 146.6 138.0 143.8 144.4 131.5 153.5 151.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 -.2 -.4 -.7 1.3 2.9 3.0 -4.0 2.6 2.5 1.0 -6.9 3.2 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.4 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 157.5 154.0 148.2 153.6 133.5 135.8 139.6 145.5 169.0 171.2 108.3 164.1 166.3 141.6 104.5 183.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 .3 .6 -.3 1.7 3.3 3.1 -1.8 2.6 2.5 1.3 -5.3 3.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.4 -.5 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -.3 .0 .0 -.4 -.7 .1 159.9 154.4 147.5 155.1 136.7 139.1 140.4 146.5 168.9 173.9 111.8 166.1 169.1 146.1 104.5 186.3 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 .1 .1 -.3 1.5 3.4 3.3 -1.0 2.5 2.4 1.2 -5.8 3.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .5 .3 .8 -.1 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 156.2 151.9 144.9 151.3 135.4 136.8 138.7 144.4 163.6 168.2 103.8 163.0 165.9 144.0 103.0 182.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 .1 .7 .4 2.2 1.9 1.9 -3.8 2.3 2.0 1.1 -5.3 2.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 -.4 .0 -.1 -.3 -.5 .1 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................... All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ...................... .......................... Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 67 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index May 1997 Size class C 2 Size class B 2 Size class A Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 163.8 250.3 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 159.4 158.9 160.5 183.3 151.1 139.4 188.7 152.7 158.0 166.2 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 2.2 -0.1 - 162.3 259.0 - -0.5 - 166.9 277.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 1.3 3.1 6.1 .3 2.1 2.1 3.3 .3 .3 .4 -.1 .2 -.2 1.6 .3 .2 .1 163.0 162.8 166.3 172.2 161.6 142.2 190.5 167.4 160.6 167.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.9 6.7 -1.9 2.0 2.3 1.9 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 -1.2 -.4 1.0 -.2 -.2 -.4 161.8 186.0 175.5 179.3 252.8 175.0 175.7 122.6 116.9 104.6 103.0 142.0 128.2 133.6 121.0 124.6 124.8 120.1 121.4 111.5 130.9 149.5 145.1 101.5 100.9 99.4 103.2 100.5 178.9 245.0 170.4 2.5 3.3 4.3 3.3 8.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.2 .9 3.9 3.1 .3 7.7 -2.1 .9 .9 1.1 .7 4.0 .1 -.1 -6.3 -6.3 -6.8 -6.5 -6.9 1.0 3.6 2.3 -.2 .1 -.3 .2 -2.5 .2 .2 -1.1 -1.9 -.3 -.1 -1.3 -2.3 -.3 -5.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .5 -1.0 -.4 -.5 -1.4 -1.4 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 -.1 .1 -.2 163.3 189.4 190.8 170.5 272.7 179.3 180.2 135.1 118.2 92.0 94.9 109.6 138.2 149.1 118.6 120.4 132.7 129.8 149.0 125.3 128.7 142.2 139.9 104.2 103.9 101.5 111.0 105.3 193.4 238.0 156.9 2.7 2.5 1.4 2.8 -.3 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 -2.1 .2 -8.7 4.6 1.2 14.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.4 .3 8.4 .0 -.8 -5.5 -5.7 -6.3 -4.3 -5.0 10.8 2.0 .7 230.2 168.0 4.6 1.2 .3 -.6 226.7 149.1 163.8 143.2 159.4 131.2 131.0 129.3 186.7 251.3 2.2 .8 2.4 -.4 .0 -1.2 3.3 4.1 -.1 .0 .3 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.1 .4 156.9 160.5 171.0 174.5 110.0 132.7 133.2 146.2 170.5 182.0 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 -.9 -.2 .3 1.3 3.3 3.2 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -1.6 -.3 -.2 .1 -.2 -.1 - 2.1 2.6 -0.1 - 157.1 156.5 153.6 184.2 149.5 122.5 181.2 143.3 163.6 163.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 4.4 2.3 5.2 1.7 .6 1.8 .8 -.4 -.4 -.9 -2.1 -.5 1.7 -1.3 -1.8 .4 -.2 -.4 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -2.0 -2.0 -2.5 -1.0 -2.0 .3 -7.5 .2 -3.5 -3.8 -1.6 -7.0 -.5 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 -.8 -2.0 .0 -1.1 172.8 211.3 161.9 174.0 198.1 191.9 192.6 120.1 101.4 86.6 88.6 102.6 118.3 120.3 117.8 119.1 146.0 143.5 159.5 129.2 145.7 139.9 136.4 103.1 102.7 102.6 111.0 105.5 232.8 232.5 171.1 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.3 6.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 -2.6 -4.1 2.7 4.3 -.2 18.0 3.5 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.6 2.9 .4 .1 -5.5 -5.2 -5.7 -4.6 -5.4 5.4 3.1 3.9 .0 .3 -.2 .5 -5.4 .5 .4 -.2 -1.0 -3.1 -3.8 -.7 -.2 .0 -.8 -.9 -.9 -1.0 -1.0 -1.7 .0 -.1 .0 .2 .0 .3 .3 -.8 -2.8 -.1 .1 4.3 -1.3 .0 .0 235.6 150.8 4.7 -1.0 .6 .3 162.3 142.5 163.0 129.5 130.8 125.6 189.3 242.5 2.1 1.7 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.5 1.5 -.5 -.8 -.2 -1.1 -2.0 .2 -.3 -.1 166.9 144.4 157.1 136.0 136.4 131.4 196.9 237.3 2.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.5 3.4 2.6 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.2 .2 -.1 155.2 159.3 170.2 172.4 111.6 131.0 132.8 147.2 172.8 185.1 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.4 -.4 1.2 1.2 1.8 2.5 2.7 -.6 -.6 -.4 -.4 -1.7 -1.1 -1.8 -1.0 -.3 -.3 154.1 163.9 176.6 182.2 100.7 137.4 138.1 146.7 171.8 193.6 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.1 -1.1 1.3 1.1 1.7 4.2 3.4 -.2 -.1 -.1 .1 -.5 -.3 -.4 -.4 .1 .2 - Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables.......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... See footnote at end of table. 68 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Index May 1997 Pericent change frorT1— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Size class D Size class C 2 Size class B 2 Size class A Group Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977—100).......................................... 152.7 249.7 2.3 - 0.1 - 151.5 244.0 2.5 - 0.5 - 155.6 244.6 2.3 - 0.1 - 150.2 243.3 2.0 - 0.1 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home................................................................ Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 156.3 155.7 156.9 178.0 150.4 148.1 185.2 142.0 154.1 163.4 3.4 3.5 4.1 1.1 5.4 4.9 4.9 3.3 2.4 2.3 .3 .3 .5 .3 -.2 -1.4 3.6 .2 -.1 .2 150.2 150.3 151.2 183.6 138.3 142.6 165.2 146.6 148.8 148.6 3.3 3.2 2.9 4.7 3.9 1.2 .4 3.3 3.4 5.2 .9 .9 1.2 1.2 2.2 .3 3.1 -.3 .3 .1 153.4 152.1 150.9 171.0 137.3 138.1 178.7 147.8 155.4 169.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 5.0 2.8 -4.7 4.4 3.5 3.7 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.9 1.3 -.7 -2.0 -.5 -.3 .5 147.9 146.8 144.2 173.2 135.4 136.3 161.7 134.7 152.0 164.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 2.8 4.8 6.6 -.1 3.2 2.5 4.0 .1 .1 .1 -1.0 -.1 -1.1 .7 .9 .2 -.6 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ...................................................... Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. 144.2 162.2 157.8 166.0 181.7 162.4 162.6 120.5 105.2 96.4 95.7 121.4 108.1 123.0 94.6 116.7 133.4 132.2 130.3 124.7 134.5 142.5 140.4 107.7 107.3 106.3 115.5 108.3 176.4 225.8 163.0 2.3 2.9 2.7 3.2 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.5 -2.0 4.4 1.8 6.9 -2.2 2.0 -6.9 .5 2.1 2.1 2.4 3.1 -.7 .1 -.2 -5.6 -5.8 -6.0 -6.2 -5.5 5.1 1.9 4.6 -.1 .1 -.6 .4 -3.7 .3 .3 -.8 -1.5 -1.1 .3 -2.6 -1.5 .9 -4.3 .5 -.7 -.8 .7 -1.1 .1 .3 .4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 -1.1 .2 .1 146.7 168.1 175.1 168.3 244.4 167.3 168.2 117.3 101.7 92.5 97.3 124.6 107.3 126.7 90.3 125.7 133.9 131.1 126.0 147.4 104.4 143.0 140.7 108.9 109.1 106.2 118.4 114.4 245.6 225.0 146.2 3.8 4.1 6.9 3.1 14.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 2.5 -.8 4.8 3.5 1.7 6.1 2.9 .9 .6 -4.0 3.2 -1.0 .2 .1 -5.5 -5.8 -6.1 -5.4 -5.5 2.7 2.6 -.1 .5 .7 1.4 .3 3.4 .4 .4 .0 -.2 -3.0 -1.1 -4.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.7 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.4 .8 .9 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.5 .1 .1 -.3 152.5 170.6 165.0 159.5 218.7 170.0 170.9 131.4 117.2 98.4 88.9 135.4 126.5 135.2 116.2 132.5 134.4 131.1 124.5 137.0 127.1 142.2 140.1 104.1 103.9 102.3 116.3 105.6 224.6 240.6 169.9 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.5 -.1 -4.4 4.6 2.8 .5 6.8 .8 2.6 2.9 4.9 1.4 3.2 .1 -.1 -5.9 -6.0 -6.1 -6.5 -4.9 7.5 4.3 3.9 .2 .0 -.5 .1 -2.0 .2 .2 1.4 2.2 -3.9 -5.3 -2.4 2.6 1.8 3.9 -.6 .1 .0 -.3 -.6 1.4 .6 .5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.3 2.4 1.6 .1 .0 143.3 158.9 147.4 147.9 187.1 157.4 157.6 129.9 99.8 95.4 97.3 130.2 106.4 109.3 105.3 123.7 144.7 144.1 146.7 139.3 166.0 139.7 135.0 102.7 102.1 99.5 118.0 105.7 317.8 216.7 147.1 1.9 2.8 3.4 2.2 11.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 -1.4 4.8 5.2 4.5 -1.8 2.8 -7.2 -.2 3.3 3.2 14.2 -.6 -1.2 -1.3 -1.3 -5.3 -5.6 -6.1 -5.8 -3.3 -1.4 2.8 1.7 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .4 .0 1.2 2.3 -.4 -.1 1.8 -2.4 -.7 -.8 -.9 5.4 -2.9 -4.9 -.2 .1 1.2 1.2 .9 1.6 1.8 -4.3 .0 -.1 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 220.0 142.3 5.2 3.3 .5 .6 212.2 166.2 2.2 3.6 .4 .1 206.5 162.7 2.0 1.6 -.5 .0 206.8 134.6 5.8 3.1 1.4 .0 152.7 140.8 156.3 131.8 137.9 123.4 167.3 229.1 2.3 1.5 3.4 .3 .7 -.3 3.1 1.9 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 -.1 .0 151.5 137.0 150.2 130.0 132.2 126.2 168.9 226.1 2.5 1.0 3.3 -.5 -1.0 .2 3.8 2.4 .5 .6 .9 .4 .7 .0 .4 .0 155.6 141.5 153.4 135.1 135.9 131.6 174.5 247.6 2.3 1.4 2.8 .6 .6 .5 3.1 3.9 .1 -.1 -.3 .0 .2 -.5 .3 .2 150.2 140.5 147.9 136.5 139.5 128.0 163.0 218.9 2.0 1.4 3.3 .3 1.1 -.9 2.4 3.3 .1 .0 .1 .0 .3 -.5 .2 .2 150.8 149.5 159.5 160.4 106.6 133.0 139.6 147.5 159.8 162.2 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.8 -4.0 .4 .9 2.1 3.4 3.2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .5 .2 .4 .3 -.2 -.1 147.8 148.0 159.4 161.7 103.5 130.6 133.0 141.0 158.3 164.0 1.9 2.5 2.8 2.8 -1.2 -.3 -.5 1.1 3.5 4.0 .4 .5 .4 .3 1.3 .4 .7 .8 .1 .4 152.0 152.1 162.8 165.7 109.4 136.3 137.8 144.4 160.4 168.8 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.7 -1.6 .7 .9 1.7 3.1 3.1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 2.0 .0 .3 -.1 .6 .4 148.5 146.5 157.0 159.6 101.3 137.4 141.1 144.3 153.0 157.0 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.3 -3.4 .4 1.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 .0 .1 .0 .0 .6 .0 .3 .2 .2 .1 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services...................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... See footnote at end of table. 69 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) SoutfT Size class A Group Index May 1997 Size class B 2 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class C 2 Percent change from— May Apr. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Apr. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Apr. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 153.6 248.8 1.7 - 0.0 - 155.7 252.3 2.2 - -0.1 - 156.0 252.6 1.9 - 0.1 - 156.3 252.9 1.8 - 0.0 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3............................................... Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 154.9 155.2 154.2 170.0 143.6 150.6 186.6 142.0 158.3 151.8 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 5.5 4.3 2.2 3.5 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .8 .1 .1 -.5 .6 .1 .2 155.1 155.2 154.8 173.7 144.1 147.0 196.0 140.7 157.0 154.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 .5 4.3 9.2 -1.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 .1 .1 .2 1.0 .3 -.1 -1.3 .6 .0 .3 155.4 155.4 153.7 166.9 142.6 144.1 178.0 152.6 160.1 155.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 1.2 5.9 6.0 -1.6 2.9 2.8 1.8 -.1 -.1 -.1 .5 .8 -.7 -2.5 .2 .0 -.8 151.2 151.5 148.5 176.3 141.3 136.9 167.7 139.1 159.4 145.6 3.7 4.0 4.2 -1.9 4.5 11.8 2.6 5.8 3.5 -.4 .0 .0 .1 -1.6 -.9 1.9 1.1 1.1 -.3 -.7 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation................................................. ..... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care...................................................................... Entertainment8 .................................................................. 143.0 155.0 147.0 154.2 193.1 149.1 149.3 120.3 107.7 98.4 94.8 132.1 111.1 113.0 103.1 129.9 151.0 146.7 149.5 147.0 139.4 143.6 143.2 105.1 104.2 102.2 105.7 105.8 150.7 233.2 166.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 3.3 2.3 2.5 .4 -1.7 -.2 .0 -.4 -1.8 1.1 -9.6 2.3 .9 .6 4.1 -.9 1.4 -.5 -.7 -8.0 -8.4 -8.7 -8.3 -7.9 4.7 1.7 2.3 .1 -.2 -.7 .1 -6.2 .1 .1 .9 1.4 -2.8 -3.1 -2.4 1.6 3.6 -4.2 .0 .2 .3 2.8 -1.8 1.8 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.1 -1.2 .0 -.1 148.9 156.0 163.0 156.5 278.5 152.2 152.2 146.7 118.0 112.2 97.8 143.0 117.8 117.4 125.3 132.3 140.2 135.5 139.9 140.3 120.4 142.3 141.2 103.8 103.4 101.1 108.8 105.4 182.5 231.7 153.8 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.2 4.5 2.0 6.1 1.9 .9 6.9 .5 3.0 3.2 3.7 5.3 -2.3 -.4 -.7 -5.5 -5.7 -5.8 -6.1 -5.6 7.7 4.8 1.1 .0 .1 -.1 .3 -1.1 .2 .1 -.2 -.5 -2.8 -2.2 -3.2 -.3 .2 -2.0 .0 -.8 -1.0 -.3 -1.0 -3.0 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -1.1 -1.6 .5 .3 147.6 157.9 142.7 148.0 179.6 146.8 146.4 146.8 141.8 130.4 86.7 157.2 143.8 148.5 134.1 118.3 150.5 148.8 134.5 152.6 133.5 141.9 140.4 103.7 104.3 100.0 113.0 109.2 198.6 235.7 150.7 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.0 2.9 3.0 4.7 6.3 5.1 11.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 2.6 -.4 -.5 -1.4 .6 .3 -1.0 -1.1 -5.8 -5.9 -6.1 -5.4 -5.3 2.7 2.0 .1 .5 .2 -.3 .2 -2.9 .3 .3 1.2 1.9 -1.8 -3.7 -1.6 2.1 2.1 2.2 .9 .1 .1 1.3 -.9 3.1 -.3 -.3 -1.1 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 -.8 -.4 -.1 .0 150.5 175.7 153.9 157.7 205.2 161.1 160.0 125.3 106.9 92.5 91.3 115.2 111.6 115.2 100.9 120.9 135.1 130.3 119.3 145.2 108.9 142.6 141.7 96.6 95.8 91.7 113.3 102.4 169.5 232.3 147.9 .5 2.9 2.1 2.9 -1.1 3.1 3.2 -5.3 -2.7 -1.1 -.4 -1.4 -2.8 -2.4 -6.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 -.2 3.7 5.9 -.1 -.1 -5.8 -6.1 -6.0 -6.2 -6.1 .1 3.8 3.9 .0 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .3 -.6 -1.5 -2.7 -2.2 -2.9 -1.3 -1.7 2.7 -.2 .8 .9 5.0 -1.0 -1.9 -.6 -.4 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 -1.9 -1.1 -4.1 .2 -.6 Other goods and sen/ices 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ 202.0 149.8 2.7 3.2 .2 -.3 225.0 148.9 4.3 -1.3 -.2 .0 210.7 143.4 4.5 2.2 -.1 -.1 212.9 124.6 5.6 -.1 .4 -.8 153.6 142.8 154.9 135.7 137.9 132.4 166.8 237.5 1.7 1.1 3.5 -.4 -1.1 .4 2.4 1.3 .0 .0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 -.3 155.7 142.0 155.1 134.8 137.6 129.2 172.0 238.2 2.2 1.1 2.6 .1 .5 -.5 3.4 5.0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.4 -.7 -.1 .1 .5 156.0 143.5 155.4 136.4 138.8 133.0 172.0 242.9 1.9 .8 3.0 -.4 -.4 -.2 2.9 2.3 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .3 .1 156.3 139.2 151.2 132.4 132.6 129.9 178.6 235.8 1.8 1.5 3.7 .3 .9 -.6 2.0 3.9 .0 -.1 .0 -.2 .0 -.5 .0 .1 153.6 149.6 160.6 162.0 105.7 136.2 138.5 146.5 163.8 160.4 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.0 -5.1 -.4 -.8 1.2 2.2 2.5 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .1 156.3 151.5 161.9 163.7 108.1 135.3 138.3 146.5 171.1 165.3 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 -1.8 .2 .7 1.7 3.6 3.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 -.9 -.4 -.6 -.3 .1 .0 155.5 151.3 161.9 163.6 119.7 137.0 139.5 147.1 171.3 164.0 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.9 .5 -.3 -.4 1.2 3.1 3.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 -.1 -.1 -.1 .5 .4 151.8 150.7 164.5 168.0 99.4 132.6 132.9 141.9 167.7 170.4 1.5 1.6 2.4 2.0 -4.1 .2 .8 2.4 1.5 1.7 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -1.5 -.3 .0 .0 -.2 .0 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages................. ...................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care sen/ices..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... See footnote at end of table. 70 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) W<3St Size class A Group Size class C 2 Index Percent change from— Index Pericent cha nge frorn— May 1997 May 1996 Apr. 1997 May 1997 May 1996 Apr. 1997 All items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 156.1 252.7 1.9 - -0.1 - 163.2 251.7 2.4 - -0.1 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3.................................................. Other food at home 3.................................................... Food away from home.................................................... Alcoholic beverages............. ............................................. 158.8 157.7 160.7 178.5 151.3 157.6 189.4 146.6 153.3 168.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.0 6.7 3.3 .9 2.1 3.0 3.5 -.6 -.8 -1.1 -.5 -.5 -.6 -2.9 -.9 -.2 1.5 156.6 155.9 153.4 168.7 142.1 141.7 194.4 140.4 160.2 165.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 7.0 4.1 1.5 1.8 3.8 5.0 .3 .2 .1 .5 -.8 .0 -1.6 2.7 .1 .7 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 5 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent5 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 9 ..... Fuel o il3 9 .................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3 ......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical care.......................................................................... Entertainment8 ...................................................................... 154.1 164.2 160.5 169.7 226.8 162.0 161.7 141.5 133.0 106.5 102.2 141.3 134.9 151.6 117.0 127.8 123.5 118.6 121.2 110.5 125.3 143.6 141.1 109.9 108.7 106.0 104.5 111.0 190.3 229.3 152.9 3.0 3.4 4.1 3.3 8.2 3.0 2.9 1.1 -.4 2.2 -4.9 7.2 -.5 -1.2 1.3 2.6 -2.1 -2.8 .1 -.8 -4.2 -1.6 -1.9 -10.5 -11.2 -12.0 -9.7 -10.0 2.6 2.7 1.2 .5 .3 .3 .4 -.4 .3 .4 .9 1.9 -1.0 -3.8 .8 2.0 -.4 8.1 1.3 -1.0 -1.1 1.0 -2.7 .3 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -1.4 -.9 -.8 -.8 .3 .4 162.4 184.0 160.9 165.3 227.7 185.0 186.0 132.3 112.0 278.5 355.7 120.9 110.7 125.1 94.5 120.0 140.5 139.5 150.0 131.3 129.8 143.6 142.2 110.1 109.3 105.9 115.5 110.2 176.6 251.3 169.4 2.9 4.1 4.2 2.8 11.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.7 4.2 -3.1 6.4 2.7 1.6 4.8 -2.8 -.3 -.4 -3.1 1.1 6.5 -.2 -.7 -9.2 -9.0 -8.9 -11.4 -6.5 9.6 6.8 -2.0 -.4 -.8 -.9 -1.5 1.9 -.8 -.9 1.4 2.7 -3.8 -1.2 -4.6 2.9 2.3 4.2 .4 -1.0 -1.1 -4.5 1.9 -.7 .3 .2 -.7 -.4 .0 -2.3 .5 1.0 1.0 -1.2 Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 227.2 161.2 4.6 -.7 -.1 -.1 229.6 159.1 4.0 4.4 .0 -1.0 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 71 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class C 2 Size class A Group Index Index Percent change from— May 1997 May 1996 156.1 141.2 158.8 130.4 131.9 129.0 171.8 231.3 1.9 .6 3.2 Apr. 1997 Percent change from— May 1997 May 1996 163.2 142.4 156.6 134.3 141.9 125.3 188.1 259.4 2.4 .4 4.0 -1.7 Apr. 1997 Commodity and service group All items............................................................... Commodities..................................................... Food and beverages..................................... Commodities less food and beverages........ Nondurables less food and beverages...... Durables...................................................... Services............................................................ Medical care services................................... - 1.1 -2.9 1.3 2.9 2.5 - 0.1 -.4 -.6 -.2 -.7 .5 .2 .0 - 1.8 -1.5 4.2 7.4 - 0.1 -.1 .3 -.3 -.6 .2 -.1 1.2 Special indexes All items less shelter.......................................... All items less medical care................................. All items less energy.......................................... All items less food and energy........................... Energy.................................................................. Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food ....................................... Nondurables........................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 ............................ Services less medical care services.................. 154.2 153.1 160.8 161.7 117.1 132.3 134.7 146.0 168.2 167.7 1.2 1.9 2.6 2.4 -6.5 -.8 - .5 2.4 2.9 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 2.2 157.0 158.5 169.4 172.5 111.0 135.7 142.8 149.7 175.0 181.0 1.7 .2 2.1 -.1 2.9 2.7 -4.6 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.1 -.9 -.4 1.2 -.1 4.2 3.8 .7 -.2 - .6 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. Data not available. 72 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Indexes, May 1997 156.6 176.7 147.4 145.1 185.4 146.6 urban ..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. 160.6 160.5 166.3 153.6 182.0 183.3 172.2 184.2 152.1 151.1 161.6 149.5 138.4 139.4 142.2 122.5 187.9 188.7 190.5 181.2 154.0 152.7 167.4 143.3 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 153.4 156.9 151.2 150.9 176.7 178.0 183.6 171.0 144.6 150.4 138.3 137.3 143.7 148.1 142.6 138.1 178.8 185.2 165.2 178.7 142.9 142.0 146.6 147.8 144.2 173.2 135.4 136.3 161.7 134.7 U.S. city average..................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000 ............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 153.4 154.2 154.8 153.7 171.1 170.0 173.7 166.9 143.3 143.6 144.1 142.6 145.7 150.6 147.0 144.1 184.0 186.6 196.0 178.0 143.9 142.0 140.7 152.6 148.5 176.3 141.3 136.9 167.7 139.1 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................ 160.1 160.7 153.4 176.5 178.5 168.7 150.1 151.3 142.1 154.9 157.6 141.7 191.9 189.4 194.4 146.8 146.6 140.4 Size classes A 5 ......................................................................... B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ............................................................. .............. 145.0 158.0 152.8 150.1 158.6 176.2 171.6 176.5 136.6 149.1 142.3 137.8 140.3 147.1 137.4 141.3 171.2 189.1 181.2 171.6 134.1 148.0 148.0 144.2 159.9 155.5 165.5 153.5 147.7 149.7 155.4 165.3 162.4 162.4 163.3 149.4 148.4 162.8 158.3 196.5 173.4 180.4 173.9 162.1 170.2 170.9 177.3 166.9 185.7 187.0 161.2 158.0 178.2 182.4 138.1 148.5 164.3 148.8 140.1 143.3 145.2 159.0 143.1 153.3 153.7 136.3 134.6 150.5 142.2 152.2 143.0 157.8 147.2 151.7 133.5 140.4 165.1 146.8 137.8 138.8 148.3 149.6 151.6 162.3 187.8 198.0 199.0 192.0 161.9 179.5 186.4 196.9 246.7 192.5 190.3 154.0 161.4 186.1 184.1 153.5 134.3 143.7 128.6 139.6 138.1 149.9 146.8 138.5 152.7 159.3 157.6 152.6 158.4 147.1 South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7 ............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 73 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 urban..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. .1 .4 -.2 -.9 -.3 -.1 .5 -2.1 -.1 .2 -1.2 -.5 -.1 -.2 -.4 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.0 -1.3 -.1 .3 -.2 -1.8 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .3 .5 1.2 -.3 .1 .3 1.2 -.9 .4 -.2 2.2 1.3 -1.0 -1.4 .3 -.7 2.1 3.6 3.1 -2.0 .1 .2 -.3 -.5 .1 -1.0 -.1 -1.1 .7 .9 South Size Size Size Size urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .1 .2 .2 -.1 .5 .8 1.0 .5 .2 .1 .3 .8 .1 .1 -.1 -.7 -1.0 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 .6 .6 .6 .2 .1 -1.6 -.9 1.9 1.1 1.1 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. -.6 -1.1 .1 -.1 -.5 .5 -.5 -.5 -.8 .2 -.6 .0 -1.9 -2.9 -1.6 -.1 -.9 2.7 Size classes A ........................................................................... B 4 ........................................................................ C 4 ........................................................................ D ........................................................................... .0 .3 -.3 .3 .1 .8 -.4 -.4 -.1 .2 .6 -.7 -.6 .4 -.1 .7 .5 .2 -2.0 1.6 .0 .2 -.1 .9 -1.2 .5 .6 .4 1.1 -.4 .5 -1.5 .6 .2 1.6 -.2 .6 -1.3 -.9 1.3 .1 1.0 1.9 .7 -2.6 2.2 -.1 .2 -.3 -.6 2.3 .3 -1.1 -.9 -3.3 1.0 -.9 -1.2 .0 .6 .0 -.9 -1.4 -.2 3.8 -5.2 -1.0 -1.1 -.4 .1 -2.0 .8 -4.3 .5 -4.2 -1.5 -1.3 .7 .4 -1.4 -.1 2.1 .3 2.3 -4.8 2.4 3.9 5.0 2.9 1.2 3.4 -3.6 2.0 1.6 .6 5.3 1.4 -4.9 -4.4 1.3 -.4 .0 .9 2.0 .6 -.9 -1.5 2.0 -.3 2.3 1.0 1.3 .3 -.5 U.S. city average.................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... 6 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 7 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. 1 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 4 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 74 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Expenditure category All Items.................................................................................... 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 Food and beverages............................................................. Food.................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Meats, poultry, and fish.............................................. Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ............................................... Other food at home 2..................................................... Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... .1 .0 .0 .1 .1 .3 -.2 .1 .1 .0 .3 .3 .5 .6 1.0 -.9 -.9 .8 3.9 .0 .2 -.9 -.8 -1.0 -1.5 -.1 -.9 -.9 -1.3 -3.6 -1.5 -.1 .8 .3 .2 .2 -.3 -.2 -.2 .4 1.6 -.3 .2 .6 1.1 1.2 1.6 -.6 3.8 4.1 -1.4 .6 2.3 .1 .1 -.7 -1.0 -1.3 -1.1 -1.1 -.6 .3 -4.9 .3 -.3 2.3 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t................................................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities2 ........ Fuel o il2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 4 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Footwear2......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation................ ........................................ Motor fuel......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ Medical care.......................................................................... .1 .1 -.1 .2 -1.8 .2 .2 .1 .0 -1.7 -1.4 -2.0 .2 .9 -1.4 .2 -.6 -.6 .5 -1.3 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.9 .2 .1 .5 .9 .4 4.8 .4 .4 -2.0 -3.9 -.8 .3 -2.6 -4.0 .9 -9.7 1.3 -3.1 -3.3 -1.3 -5.6 -2.4 .4 .2 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 1.6 .3 .7 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .2 1.3 3.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.3 .0 3.2 .1 10.7 2.4 -.9 -1.0 .5 -3.1 -4.0 -1.1 -1.1 -.8 -1.2 -1.5 -1.3 -.9 -.7 -.1 .1 .1 -.3 .2 -3.4 .2 .2 .0 -.2 .5 .5 -.5 -.4 -.2 -.7 .3 -.9 -1.0 -1.7 -.6 -1.0 -.3 -.4 -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -1.8 -1.6 -.2 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4 2.6 -2.8 -3.4 -.7 -.8 -.8 -.7 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 -.2 -.1 .9 .4 .2 .6 -1.8 .6 .6 3.4 6.6 3.2 -4.0 3.6 6.6 4.5 11.8 .8 -2.4 -2.6 4.0 -4.7 2.0 -.7 -.6 -1.7 -1.8 -2.1 -1.2 -1.3 -.2 .8 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... .0 -.6 -.2 -.6 .2 .8 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Personal care 2.................................................................... .2 .0 .7 .8 -.3 -1.5 .0 -1.2 .9 .0 -1.4 -2.0 75 - - Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, April 1997 to May 1997 —Continued Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables........................................................................... -.1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .3 .3 .1 -.2 .8 -.3 -.8 .2 -.6 1.1 -.2 .3 -.6 -.7 -.4 .3 1.1 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.8 -.7 -1.0 -1.7 .0 Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 .6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.6 .1 -.3 .1 -.7 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 .8 .2 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.8 -.5 -.6 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.3 .4 -.2 -.2 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 1.8 -.8 -1.1 -1.0 1.0 .7 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical care...................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter.................................................... Services less medical care services....................................... 1 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 76 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Percent Index change from— Mar. May May 1996 1997 1997 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 BostonBaltimore, I.awrenceM D2 Sa em. MA-NH Index Percent Index Percent change change from— from— Mar. May Mar. May May May 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1997 Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Mar. May May 1997 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (1967-100)........................................................... 157.2 468.3 2.1 0.1 154.3 459.8 1.0 -1.0 165.6 478.7 3.0 -0.7 155.5 456.6 2.4 -0.1 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Meats, poultry, and fish........................................... Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................ Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 156.6 156.1 156.6 176.7 147.4 148.3 145.1 185.4 146.6 156.2 162.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.0 4.7 4.9 5.6 1.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .3 -.5 -1.5 1.0 .1 .4 159.2 159.6 159.9 196.5 138.1 140.2 152.2 187.8 153.5 159.4 153.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 3.0 -2.1 -1.8 3.3 2.3 2.3 1.2 3.1 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 1.0 -3.0 -2.8 -2.7 -6.8 .5 .4 .9 157.9 158.1 155.5 173.4 148.5 149.4 143.0 198.0 134.3 164.6 158.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 .9 .8 9.7 2.6 -2.4 1.9 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.3 .2 1.6 2.1 .0 -6.5 2.5 .1 -1.8 159.8 158.8 165.5 180.4 164.3 167.2 157.8 199.0 143.7 146.2 172.8 3.8 4.1 4.8 .3 7.2 7.2 3.4 5.6 4.7 2.5 1.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 -1.3 -1.1 -.4 1.1 .6 .3 -1.3 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 7............................................... Homeowners’ costs 5 6 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent6 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) ww,,v \H,KWVJ/ gas..................................................... .......... *........................... ............ . Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel3............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ..................................................... Medical care....................................................................... 152.6 170.3 161.6 165.6 222.9 164.6 164.9 128.7 114.7 100.0 98.4 129.6 121.5 130.3 108.6 124.3 134.7 131.5 131.7 129.0 130.1 143.8 141.5 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 105.9 185.2 233.6 2.5 3.0 3.3 2.9 5.1 2.8 2.8 1.9 1.1 .9 -.2 3.2 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.5 .6 -.4 -.7 -6.9 -7.1 -7.4 -7.0 -6.7 3.7 3.0 .1 .2 -.2 .5 -3.0 .4 .4 -.7 -1.5 -5.0 -4.5 -6.0 -1.1 .9 -5.5 .3 .7 .8 2.3 -.2 1.7 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.5 -.9 -.9 .1 .3 142.6 161.7 146.5 161.9 133.5 152.8 154.0 113.0 102.2 91.0 94.2 NA 118.2 123.7 106.6 124.1 132.6 127.0 126.0 112.9 165.6 142.1 141.4 104.2 101.6 101.9 102.8 99.2 157.9 231.1 .9 1.6 1.7 1.5 3.9 1.3 1.3 -.3 -1.6 -2.9 -2.9 -1.0 -.1 -.4 .0 -3.5 .1 .1 -4.7 -7.8 -6.2 -6.2 -1.5 .1 -5.2 -.3 .6 .6 -2.2 -1.9 4.3 -.8 -1.2 -8.4 -8.9 -9.1 -7.7 -9.6 6.3 -.2 -8.0 .0 -23.2 -.8 -.5 -.5 1.8 -4.8 4.7 -1.4 -1.1 -3.6 -3.8 -4.2 -3.6 -3.0 -5.5 -1.3 158.5 184.7 169.1 175.7 227.0 167.8 167.7 122.0 100.2 96.2 98.0 108.0 118.1 140.9 87.9 118.2 157.0 147.9 134.5 132.5 149.5 143.6 143.9 106.3 104.8 102.1 108.1 106.9 138.9 284.3 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 5.8 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.9 -2.9 -3.5 6.9 7.2 3.2 16.0 -.9 4.7 5.2 -3.7 16.2 -1.4 .1 .1 -4.2 -4.4 -5.4 -4.8 -5.8 .1 4.5 -2.4 -.6 -1.7 .3 -9.6 -.2 -.2 -9.5 -14.9 -4.6 -4.1 -10.6 -17.2 -1.1 -37.5 -.6 6.9 8.3 3.6 18.7 7.4 -1.2 -1.4 -4.0 -3.7 -4.3 -3.5 -3.2 .7 .9 148.3 170.5 167.3 181.4 180.3 171.6 170.8 120.1 103.6 99.8 99.1 129.0 106.8 128.4 87.2 110.4 123.7 123.6 123.9 107.6 148.9 138.4 135.9 106.8 106.1 104.4 112.7 107.0 163.1 240.1 2.2 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.5 .6 -7.3 4.3 3.2 6.4 -7.4 9.1 -23.0 -2.2 2.5 2.5 5.3 2.7 .5 -1.3 -1.5 -6.6 -7.1 -7.4 -6.8 -6.5 1.1 3.2 -.6 .9 1.3 .6 6.1 .7 .8 -5.2 -9.5 -4.0 -2.4 -6.8 -9.6 2.0 -21.5 -1.8 .8 1.0 4.3 -3.5 5.1 -.2 -.3 .7 .9 .8 1.1 .7 .6 .3 Entertainment10................................................................. 159.7 2.0 .1 174.2 2.1 -1.2 177.7 4.0 1.1 171.4 5.8 -.1 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter ............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 220.2 152.6 4.3 1.5 1.0 .7 222.9 140.6 5.2 10.4 -.6 -.4 228.6 150.0 5.4 4.4 1.0 1.3 232.2 161.1 5.6 8.8 2.1 1.3 157.2 142.1 156.6 133.2 135.3 129.2 175.5 238.2 2.1 1.1 3.1 -.2 -.3 .0 3.0 3.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .4 -.3 .2 .3 154.3 141.6 159.2 132.1 135.3 126.1 172.4 229.6 1.0 .3 1.4 -.5 -.4 -.7 1.7 -2.1 -1.0 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.7 -.6 -1.0 -2.3 165.6 144.0 157.9 135.5 140.0 128.2 190.2 297.7 3.0 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.3 .3 4.0 5.4 -.7 .3 -.3 .7 1.5 -.7 -1.5 1.2 155.5 140.9 159.8 129.0 137.1 119.4 172.0 240.9 2.4 1.5 3.8 -.2 1.1 -2.1 3.1 2.8 -.1 .1 -.1 .2 1.3 -1.5 -.2 .1 153.8 153.6 163.9 165.9 109.5 134.4 136.9 146.2 166.5 170.1 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.4 -2.9 .0 .0 1.5 3.0 3.0 .1 .1 .2 .2 -1.1 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 152.9 150.8 162.2 162.8 102.7 132.9 136.4 146.6 166.8 167.7 .8 1.1 1.5 1.6 -5.3 -.3 -.1 .5 1.8 2.1 -1.4 -1.0 -.7 -.5 -5.8 -1.2 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7 -.8 160.9 160.3 175.4 180.0 102.3 136.2 140.2 148.3 184.1 181.8 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.4 1.1 1.5 2.1 1.9 3.6 3.8 -.7 -.9 .2 .3 -10.7 .5 1.2 .5 -2.2 -1.8 151.4 151.3 162.6 163.5 104.6 131.0 139.6 148.9 162.1 165.9 1.9 2.2 3.1 2.9 -6.9 -.1 1.1 2.5 2.7 3.2 -.5 -.1 .2 .3 -4.5 .1 1.0 .5 -1.3 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 77 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 ClevelandAkronLorain, OH Group Index May 1997 Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA Pere;ent change frorn— May Mar. 1996 1997 Index May 1997 MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Index Percent change from— May Mar. May 1997 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 11 ....................................................... 147.8 461.9 2.6 - 0.2 - 154.0 455.1 1.1 - -0.1 - 155.6 252.8 3.0 - -0.4 - 166.0 472.7 2.0 - -0.4 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ............................................................................. . Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................. Meats, poultry, and fish............................................ Dairy products 3 .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................. Other food at home 3.................................................. Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ 156.9 157.7 153.5 173.9 148.8 151.3 147.2 192.0 128.6 166.4 149.7 2.6 2.8 4.0 1.2 3.8 4.6 7.3 8.0 1.3 .7 1.1 .4 .4 .9 -.3 .5 .9 -4.7 7.6 .3 -.7 .6 161.7 159.3 165.3 177.3 159.0 156.4 165.1 196.9 146.8 150.3 181.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 1.4 8.0 8.0 1.8 2.0 1.7 3.0 2.8 -1.0 -1.3 -2.1 .3 -.9 -.4 -1.9 -6.9 -.7 .2 .9 165.0 165.8 162.4 166.9 143.1 145.4 146.8 246.7 138.5 173.3 151.6 4.2 4.2 4.8 6.3 5.0 5.5 2.2 9.9 -.4 3.3 3.2 .4 .3 .1 -1.1 -.7 -.5 .5 .3 1.5 .7 1.1 161.9 161.5 162.4 185.7 153.3 153.8 137.8 192.5 152.7 163.4 166.5 2.5 2.3 2.4 1.6 3.1 3.2 4.7 1.3 1.8 2.1 4.3 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -1.1 .5 -1.4 1.3 .2 .8 Housing 4 ........................................................................... Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 .......................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 7............................................... Homeowners’ costs 5 6.................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent6............................................ Fuel and other utilities 4 ................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel oil3................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ........................................ Footwear3..................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation 3 ......... ............................................ Medical care....................................................................... 140.3 150.8 158.9 161.3 188.2 156.0 156.8 129.1 125.0 97.6 92.2 117.5 127.1 133.4 122.3 125.4 125.7 123.2 135.4 132.7 80.9 138.1 137.8 114.9 114.3 113.6 116.7 115.6 143.8 208.2 2.9 1.9 -.4 2.9 -7.3 2.8 2.8 6.5 11.6 -.7 -1.8 .0 12.2 .3 24.5 3.3 -4.3 -5.2 1.3 -6.5 -13.1 2.4 2.5 -5.0 -5.2 -5.4 -5.2 -5.0 .8 .8 -.2 -.2 -3.3 1.1 -12.3 1.0 1.0 -1.0 -1.8 -2.0 -3.2 -1.3 -1.8 .0 -3.2 .6 .2 .1 2.3 2.2 -3.5 .1 .7 3.6 4.0 4.4 3.7 2.8 -7.5 -.2 150.2 156.8 151.2 159.1 218.2 156.1 155.6 151.9 149.7 126.6 NA 126.7 150.1 168.4 132.4 124.7 123.9 119.0 125.0 116.5 101.8 141.0 137.8 106.6 104.1 102.1 101.6 104.9 208.0 228.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.4 7.3 1.6 1.5 .9 -.1 7.8 7.8 -.2 .7 -2.1 1.9 -1.4 -2.1 -3.8 4.3 -12.2 -2.6 -3.0 -12.6 -13.9 -14.5 -13.2 -12.9 3.4 1.1 .5 .0 -.5 .3 -4.6 .3 .3 1.7 3.7 -1.1 -1.1 3.7 .8 10.7 1.8 -.4 -.3 -1.2 1.0 .2 -.6 -.6 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.9 -1.1 -.3 148.7 156.8 150.2 148.1 210.9 155.8 152.5 120.2 111.9 175.9 NA 153.0 110.7 108.7 159.9 153.0 153.4 145.1 134.2 154.3 166.3 144.8 144.8 115.7 114.7 113.0 109.0 115.4 142.7 216.5 3.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 7.5 2.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 8.6 8.6 2.6 2.5 2.2 11.5 3.7 4.2 -8.8 9.7 18.8 .2 .1 -2.7 -3.4 -2.8 -3.4 -4.4 3.9 2.2 -.3 -.8 -3.4 .3 -23.3 .6 .6 -.7 -1.0 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -1.1 -.2 2.6 -1.0 -1.2 .9 -4.2 2.8 -1.3 -1.3 -1.9 -2.1 -2.2 -1.8 -2.0 -.2 .2 164.8 191.0 175.6 183.3 252.8 181.6 182.4 115.6 114.1 107.2 106.7 128.6 122.1 123.3 120.2 127.2 126.9 123.0 117.1 121.7 133.8 154.2 147.2 98.1 97.7 96.7 100.6 99.2 187.0 243.8 2.1 3.1 3.8 3.5 6.0 2.7 2.6 1.5 .7 3.2 2.7 7.8 -.1 -.6 .9 -3.6 .4 .3 .9 1.2 1.3 -.1 -.5 -7.2 -7.3 -7.6 -7.0 -7.5 1.6 3.8 -.3 .1 -.5 .5 -6.7 .3 .3 -2.0 -3.4 -3.2 -3.4 -1.5 -3.5 -2.9 -4.4 -.1 -2.7 -3.0 -1.2 -3.9 -2.8 -.9 -.9 -3.4 -3.6 -3.8 -3.5 -3.3 -1.0 -.1 Entertainment10................................................................. 153.9 2.5 .3 147.8 1.9 -.3 155.8 6.3 -.4 165.3 2.3 .1 Other goods and services 4 ............................................... Personal care 3................................................................ Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 207.1 143.0 9.1 2.4 3.2 1.8 226.8 163.6 4.4 -1.6 .4 1.3 172.8 101.2 4.9 8.0 1.1 -1.7 229.4 167.6 4.6 .0 1.2 -1.1 147.8 138.2 156.9 127.6 137.3 116.4 159.5 203.7 2.6 .9 2.6 -.2 -1.1 1.1 4.4 .4 .2 .5 .4 .6 1.4 -.6 .0 -.4 154.0 140.5 161.7 127.7 131.3 124.8 168.2 231.8 1.1 .6 3.3 -1.2 -3.3 1.3 1.6 .6 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .7 .9 .5 -.2 -.5 155.6 151.2 165.0 142.5 135.5 151.3 161.2 218.2 3.0 3.6 4.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.6 2.3 -.4 -.1 .4 -.3 -.7 -.1 -.6 .3 166.0 145.2 161.9 132.2 132.1 129.5 188.3 250.6 2.0 .5 2.5 -1.2 -.4 -2.8 3.1 4.6 -.4 -.7 -.1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 .0 148.8 145.2 151.9 150.8 121.8 128.5 137.8 147.6 157.7 155.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.9 -.1 -.9 .8 6.8 4.7 .3 .3 .1 .1 1.1 .5 1.2 .8 .2 .1 154.1 150.9 158.2 158.2 119.8 130.6 135.8 147.3 170.0 164.0 .9 1.1 1.8 1.5 -7.7 -.9 -2.5 .3 1.4 1.7 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.1 3.3 .8 .9 -.2 -.5 -.2 155.4 152.5 161.5 160.7 110.3 142.8 136.3 151.3 155.3 156.0 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1 -.3 3.2 3.0 3.6 2.9 2.6 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.4 -1.5 -.3 -.6 -.1 -.3 -.7 157.7 162.9 173.3 176.7 107.4 133.7 134.1 148.3 168.7 183.9 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.4 -2.5 -.8 -.1 1.2 3.2 3.0 -.5 -.4 -.1 -.1 -3.4 -1.0 -1.0 -.5 -.3 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 78 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthlv cities and cjricina schedule 1 1 Group Phil.Vi/ilmingtonTrenton, PA- MJ-DE-MD 12 Percent Index change from— Mar. May May 1996 1997 1997 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 12 St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL 13 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Washington, DC-MD-VA 2 Percent change from— Mar. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items.................................................................................... All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 ).............................................................. 165.2 479.9 2.4 - -0.1 - 151.2 444.9 2.6 - 0.1 - 156.8 477.3 2.5 - 0.4 - 159.7 478.3 1.9 - 0.4 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food .................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Meats, poultry, and fish.............................................. Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3 4 ............................................... Other food at home 3..................................................... Food away from home..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 156.5 155.6 163.3 187.0 153.7 154.4 138.8 190.3 159.3 138.4 171.1 2.5 2.6 3.2 .3 5.3 5.3 4.7 2.8 2.2 1.0 1.2 .8 .8 1.1 -3.8 3.2 3.4 -1.0 2.5 1.8 .2 -.1 154.5 152.6 148.4 158.0 134.6 137.1 149.6 161.4 152.6 159.5 165.2 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 4.2 4.1 4.6 -6.2 3.7 2.4 8.1 .3 .0 .5 .1 .7 1.0 2.2 -3.6 2.1 -.6 2.5 159.1 159.4 162.8 178.2 150.5 146.7 151.6 186.1 158.4 154.0 157.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.8 4.0 5.0 2.5 -1.0 4.6 3.4 3.7 -.7 -1.1 -1.5 .5 -2.3 -1.4 .1 -7.2 2.8 -.2 2.3 155.2 155.6 158.3 182.4 142.2 143.7 162.3 184.1 147.1 153.6 152.5 1.6 1.6 .5 .2 -1.3 -1.0 7.3 -1.6 1.0 3.6 .6 .3 .3 .6 .6 -.3 -.1 4.4 -.3 .3 -.2 .3 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 5 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 7.................................................. Homeowners’ costs 5 6 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent6 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ........ Fuel o il3....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 7 .................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3 ........................................................................ Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fuel.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical care.......................................................................... 167.9 198.6 190.5 175.2 300.8 175.7 176.6 130.7 120.5 104.4 98.0 NA 136.8 148.6 121.9 119.9 99.9 94.2 126.0 64.9 120.1 152.5 150.8 105.7 104.1 102.1 101.9 98.5 177.3 242.7 3.5 3.9 6.8 2.5 14.3 2.9 2.9 3.9 5.3 -4.0 -4.0 -.1 .2 -.4 .2 -1.3 .4 .5 -.1 -.2 -2.3 -2.3 6.8 1.4 18.7 .1 -.2 -.3 2.7 -8.1 10.4 .2 .1 -6.6 -6.6 -8.0 -7.7 -7.3 .8 2.8 .1 .0 .1 -1.9 -1.2 -1.3 3.8 -6.1 .3 -1.0 -1.1 -3.4 -3.3 -4.5 -3.8 -3.1 -.6 -.1 145.9 162.6 152.0 146.8 207.2 155.8 156.6 116.3 101.2 91.7 83.2 115.3 103.5 122.3 87.0 129.8 129.0 127.4 146.2 111.1 111.4 144.7 144.4 108.2 107.2 104.0 122.1 107.3 155.9 225.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.7 .8 2.9 3.0 .5 -1.7 5.5 -3.0 10.7 -2.3 .7 -6.4 5.4 6.2 6.6 8.4 8.8 16.3 .5 .3 -5.3 -5.2 -5.1 -5.9 -5.0 6.1 4.7 -.7 .0 -1.0 .8 -4.5 .3 .3 -3.9 -7.0 -6.6 -4.0 -8.0 -7.1 .5 -16.2 .5 2.7 2.8 6.4 -3.9 5.9 .3 .5 3.7 4.7 5.2 4.3 3.6 -2.4 .9 160.7 173.9 168.3 182.8 221.2 163.6 163.5 147.1 151.1 162.6 111.5 176.2 150.8 176.0 120.5 120.4 120.4 115.9 117.0 93.0 163.7 137.2 133.1 113.7 112.1 109.6 107.4 112.8 194.2 219.7 4.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 7.4 5.4 5.0 2.4 1.4 6.1 -19.9 8.1 1.3 .0 4.2 2.2 -6.2 -7.1 7.1 -10.1 -1.9 -1.8 -2.3 -10.0 -10.2 -11.0 -9.4 -8.3 3.2 4.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 .3 .9 1.0 2.2 3.8 3.2 -3.5 3.6 3.8 .6 11.8 1.2 -2.0 -2.3 4.3 -4.0 10.9 .4 .6 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 -1.0 1.3 153.6 169.2 157.8 171.0 190.1 159.4 160.1 128.5 110.0 105.9 99.6 163.9 116.2 119.2 112.4 127.1 152.8 149.0 162.4 143.4 138.3 150.4 149.5 108.6 107.6 105.8 102.2 106.7 163.1 231.0 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.6 1.7 1.8 3.1 4.2 -.2 3.2 -6.7 4.6 2.6 7.5 -2.2 8.0 8.7 8.3 11.7 8.0 -.1 -.9 -8.7 -9.4 -10.0 -9.2 -8.3 8.8 4.6 .5 .5 -.2 .9 -11.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 .6 .8 1.2 -.3 .6 .8 .3 .1 2.4 2.7 9.4 -2.7 5.3 -.4 -.3 -3.6 -3.8 -3.9 -3.9 -3.4 -2.1 -.6 Entertainment10..................................................................... 176.0 1.6 -1.5 155.9 2.4 -.4 156.7 -.2 .6 166.3 2.1 .1 Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 236.0 195.0 3.3 .7 1.8 -.2 182.8 100.7 2.7 -6.2 .8 .0 226.5 158.3 4.1 1.1 -.7 -1.4 223.8 168.5 4.1 .6 .7 -.9 - - See footnotes at end of table. 79 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthlv cities and c>ricina schedule 1 1 Group Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical care..................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less food............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Phil.V\filmingtonTrenton, PA- MJ-DE-MD 12 Percent Index change from— Mar. May May 1996 1997 1997 Index May 1997 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 12 Percent change from— Mar. May 1996 1997 Index May 1997 Washington, DC-MD-VA 2 Percent change frorn— Mar. May 1997 1996 Index May 1997 Percent change from— Mar. May 1997 1996 165.2 139.0 156.5 126.4 122.8 130.0 196.5 250.0 2.4 .8 2.5 -.6 -1.1 .5 3.6 2.9 -0.1 -.1 .8 -.9 -.2 -1.8 .1 -.1 151.2 142.3 154.5 135.0 131.6 137.3 163.1 231.1 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.8 5.1 0.1 .9 .3 1.4 2.0 .4 -.7 1.0 156.8 141.4 159.1 129.7 129.1 128.4 172.5 221.1 2.5 .1 3.1 -2.6 -4.2 .2 4.4 2.9 0.4 -.3 -.7 .1 .3 -.4 .9 .7 159.7 144.2 155.2 138.2 142.8 129.4 176.4 236.9 1.9 .8 1.6 .5 2.7 -2.9 2.7 5.0 0.4 .1 .3 .0 .6 -1.0 .6 -.5 156.4 161.9 172.8 178.3 112.8 128.2 125.7 140.5 176.9 192.5 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 .4 -.5 -.9 .9 3.3 3.7 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 -1.5 -.9 -.3 .3 -.1 .1 148.5 147.6 158.4 159.8 103.7 136.6 134.3 143.5 156.7 156.8 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.4 -3.6 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.5 .1 .1 .3 .3 -1.6 1.4 2.1 1.1 -1.3 -.9 151.2 154.4 161.0 161.4 127.1 131.0 130.8 144.9 158.4 169.7 1.0 2.4 3.0 2.9 -5.3 -2.0 -3.2 .1 2.9 4.4 .1 .3 .2 .4 3.3 .2 .6 -.3 .7 .8 157.0 156.4 166.2 168.7 108.6 138.7 143.0 148.9 166.8 171.6 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 -3.0 .5 2.4 2.1 3.9 2.5 .4 .4 .5 .5 -1.7 .0 .5 .4 .7 .6 8 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 11 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 12 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 13 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 5 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 6 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes are on a December 1984=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL 13 80 !4. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items —100, unless otherwise noted)_________________________________________________________________________ Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.0 10.1 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.0 10.1 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.3 19.0 16.9 16.8 17.3 19.5 18.4 16.9 16.8 17.2 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.3 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.2 17.9 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.1 15.9 14.3 12.9 13.2 17.0 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.3 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.9 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.0 14.1 ' 15.8 16.9 17.4 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 2nd half - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - ’ 81 Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 2.0 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5,1 3.1 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items—Continued Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 - - 102.9 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 1995 1996 1997 150.3 154.4 159.1 150.9 154.9 159.6 151.4 155.7 160.0 151.9 156.3 160.2 152.2 156.6 160.1 152.5 156.7 - 152.5 157.0 - 152.9 157.3 153.2 157.8 - 153.7 158.3 - 153.6 158.6 - - Data not available. 82 Percent change from previous Dec. 2nd half 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 - Annual avg. Annual avg. 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.5 158.6 - 151.5 155.8 - 153.2 157.9 - 152.4 156.9 - 2.5 3.3 - 2.8 3.0 - - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - _ Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Commodity and service group All items...................................................................... Commodities............................................................. Food and beverages............................................. Commodities less food and beverages................. Nondurables less food and beverages............... Apparel commodities 1...................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel. Durables.............................................................. Services ................................................................... Rent of shelter2..................................................... Household services less rent of shelter12............ Transportation services.......................................... Medical care services............................................ Other services....................................................... 115.4 109.3 114.8 105.7 103.1 111.0 101.5 109.5 122.2 128.5 112.3 124.6 132.7 129.0 120.5 113.5 120.6 109.0 106.9 116.3 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 116.2 132.1 141.9 136.2 126.1 118.2 127.2 112.6 112.0 117.1 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 119.0 138.6 154.1 145.1 133.8 126.0 133.9 121.1 125.8 123.0 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 122.2 150.0 169.3 154.5 137.9 127.5 137.3 121.5 124.5 127.2 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 127.8 153.7 182.8 164.1 141.9 130.1 139.5 124.3 127.4 128.7 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 131.4 159.2 195.6 172.8 145.8 132.0 143.3 125.1 126.5 129.7 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 134.9 166.9 207.1 181.6 149.7 135.1 147.2 127.6 128.1 127.2 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 135.9 171.1 218.2 188.9 153.5 137.0 150.3 128.9 128.8 127.1 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 138.6 176.3 227.8 197.3 158.6 141.4 156.6 132.1 133.7 126.5 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 143.4 184.1 235.0 205.0 160.1 142.1 157.1 132.9 135.4 131.8 140.4 129.4 178.4 182.4 144.0 184.9 238.5 208.0 Special indexes All items less food...................................................... All items less shelter................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 2 ......................... All items less medical care......................................... Commodities less food............................................... Nondurables less food................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel............................ Nondurables............................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ..................................... Services less medical care services........................... Energy......................................................................... All items less energy................................................... All items less food and energy................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities ............................................ Services less energy services................................ 115.5 113.2 116.6 114.3 106.0 103.7 102.1 109.1 124.6 121.0 88.3 119.2 120.4 113.5 82.0 124.4 120.4 118.1 121.6 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 125.8 123.5 127.1 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 133.7 131.5 135.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 138.1 135.0 139.3 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 142.5 139.1 143.4 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 146.4 142.7 147.2 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 150.2 146.3 150.8 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 154.2 149.6 154.3 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 159.0 154.7 159.6 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.7 155.7 161.1 155.9 134.1 137.0 141.7 146.4 186.9 172.8 109.9 166.8 169.3 143.3 105.3 184.1 114.8 114.7 112.8 116.8 116.1 105.8 126.7 106.3 117.0 113.1 113.2 121.1 120.3 110.3 111.9 110.4 108.5 102.0 105.0 101.8 108.1 112.9 115.1 113.1 108.2 114.3 118.1 111.4 112.1 107.8 107.7 110.8 103.8 133.3 110.0 146.2 85.5 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 124.1 128.7 126.3 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 112.4 107.0 111.9 120.8 125.4 109.6 96.9 114.7 115.9 108.5 113.1 127.1 131.0 131.5 113.3 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.7 139.0 137.5 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 123.4 113.9 118.8 123.4 133.3 117.2 105.0 123.7 121.9 115.9 119.5 127.8 130.4 130.2 121.1 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 139.0 147.2 141.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.1 124.9 130.2 131.5 146.6 136.8 122.9 142.5 144.4 134.9 131.6 129.7 130.6 133.2 123.0 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.7 154.2 147.6 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 137.7 124.1 129.9 127.5 145.3 128.5 108.6 136.1 137.3 127.7 132.7 130.2 129.9 134.8 122.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.2 157.7 154.9 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 139.2 126.5 129.9 129.1 148.6 127.4 104.8 139.5 134.9 125.8 133.0 133.7 135.4 136.9 126.6 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 155.8 163.2 158.0 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 142.7 127.2 133.3 137.6 154.3 133.1 117.1 145.8 137.1 129.9 136.4 141.1 141.3 146.8 130.9 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 163.0 169.2 163.1 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 140.3 126.9 131.7 135.8 153.0 130.1 114.8 138.8 134.8 128.8 137.3 140.4 139.4 143.2 138.9 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 170.3 171.6 168.0 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 141.7 124.4 129.1 133.4 156.5 139.6 130.2 146.2 144.2 136.8 141.4 146.3 144.8 150.2 143.1 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 179.3 178.8 178.1 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 146.3 131.6 133.9 139.1 159.2 155.4 161.5 156.0 157.4 150.3 146.2 157.8 158.2 161.5 152.3 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 157.1 156.6 157.5 176.9 169.7 157.6 187.7 148.0 180.0 182.8 179.4 179.5 178.9 147.7 148.6 143.9 136.9 116.7 141.1 128.0 131.0 140.0 159.8 154.3 160.6 153.7 153.8 151.3 147.8 156.6 158.6 157.2 155.6 176.5 127.7 200.1 133.4 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................... Food......................................................................... Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products............................... Cereals and cereal products.............................. Flour and prepared flour mixes...................... Cereal............................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .............................. Bakery products................................................. White bread.................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins . Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.............. Other bakery products.................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.............................. Meats, poultry, and fish..................................... Meats.............................................................. Beef and veal............................................... Ground beef other than canned................ Chuck roast1 ............................................. Round roast1....................................... ...... Round steak 1............................................ Sirloin steak 1............................................. Other beef and veal1 ................................ Pork ............................................................. Bacon ......................................................... Chops ........................................................ Ham ........................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1 ................. Other meats.................................................. Poultry............................................................. Fresh whole chicken.................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................... Other poultry 1 .............................................. Fish and seafood............................................ Canned fish and seafood............... ............. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 ............ Eggs.................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 83 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Dairy products................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................... Fresh whole milk ....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1.................................................... Processed dairy products 1 ......................................................... Cheese 1 .................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................... 106.7 105.0 104.8 105.3 108.8 107.0 111.0 109.9 111.4 109.9 110.1 109.5 113.3 112.6 114.8 112.1 122.9 122.6 123.0 122.0 123.7 126.9 123.1 113.4 126.7 125.6 126.0 124.9 128.4 132.7 128.5 113.4 127.4 125.3 125.5 124.9 130.2 135.1 130.1 113.7 129.1 128.4 127.8 129.1 130.4 135.4 130.6 113.5 130.2 131.1 130.6 131.8 129.8 134.6 131.5 111.4 131.6 132.0 131.1 133.2 131.8 136.0 136.1 111.9 135.0 134.5 133.7 135.4 136.2 139.0 139.7 121.4 148.6 149.9 148.3 151.8 147.9 150.1 150.5 136.2 145.4 144.9 142.5 148.1 146.6 147.8 150.7 135.4 Fruits and vegetables 3................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................................ Apples ..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................................... Tomatoes................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.......................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................................. Processed fruits 1....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 .................................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ....................................................... Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................................. 123.4 133.2 126.3 103.6 107.4 126.3 140.4 140.2 103.8 272.7 139.3 126.3 110.0 112.3 112.1 111.5 107.3 111.5 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 154.8 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 121.9 124.4 126.2 115.9 118.9 116.3 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 179.7 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.9 125.2 126.3 119.6 124.8 124.6 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 195.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 131.6 134.6 137.4 122.5 128.1 128.5 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 213.1 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.7 131.5 131.8 128.5 127.6 129.3 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 215.3 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 131.4 134.8 135.3 130.7 127.3 130.2 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 249.3 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 133.2 133.7 133.4 132.9 132.8 135.4 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 260.8 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 133.8 133.3 132.6 133.8 134.7 136.5 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 264.5 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 137.5 138.1 137.2 139.0 137.1 140.4 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 312.9 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 146.2 147.3 147.4 144.8 145.1 143.7 186.4 213.4 239.4 198.4 158.7 224.7 281.5 187.3 167.3 174.8 200.3 194.8 148.3 149.3 148.9 148.4 147.3 146.6 105.7 120.7 125.4 128.5 127.3 126.6 132.1 134.4 136.2 146.5 148.3 Other food at home........................................................................ Sugar and sweets......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and oils................................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................................... Coffee......................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1 ................................................... Other prepared food .................................................................... Canned and packaged soup..................................................... Frozen prepared food............................................................... Snacks ....................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .............. 110.0 111.0 102.0 114.7 107.7 104.8 103.3 110.5 112.4 115.0 118.9 119.0 115.7 113.2 112.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 119.4 118.5 107.8 104.6 116.9 115.5 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 119.8 120.1 121.1 114.8 123.6 121.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 120.2 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 127.9 125.2 126.4 118.1 129.8 131.0 113.1 110.8 117.4 126.5 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 135.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 136.0 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 129.7 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 140.2 128.3 132.1 119.3 137.3 128.4 112.3 113.7 105.4 132.3 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 142.9 130.9 133.3 120.6 138.4 129.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 131.6 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 147.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 139.1 134.2 131.7 115.2 172.7 132.8 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 152.4 140.5 138.5 127.9 142.7 137.5 129.5 118.5 156.1 135.9 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 155.4 143.6 144.7 132.2 149.7 140.7 126.9 118.0 145.6 139.6 158.9 184.9 146.2 151.7 163.9 160.9 147.1 147.9 135.6 152.8 142.0 133.4 119.1 167.2 139.5 160.4 190.2 145.1 153.6 166.9 161.1 Food away from home...................................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................................ Dinner1............................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................. 118.9 118.6 118.7 119.4 124.1 124.0 123.9 124.6 129.8 130.2 129.1 130.6 135.7 136.1 134.3 137.8 139.6 140.2 137.9 142.0 141.6 142.3 139.9 144.1 144.3 145.1 142.4 146.7 147.1 147.7 145.3 149.6 150.4 151.1 148.5 153.0 155.0 155.6 152.7 158.7 156.3 156.9 154.1 159.6 Alcoholic beverages............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le ................................................................................... Wine................................................................................................ Distilled spirits................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home............................................. 115.4 112.0 111.5 106.1 114.8 125.8 119.9 114.6 114.6 107.8 117.0 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 111.6 122.1 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 114.5 128.1 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 130.5 139.9 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 132.4 141.8 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 133.1 143.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 131.3 144.2 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 133.4 145.5 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 141.7 148.5 185.6 162.8 149.9 149.1 145.7 150.5 188.7 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 84 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Housing 3 ................................................................................................ Shelter.................................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 2 .............................................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................................. Other renters’ costs 1 ..................................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................................... Lodging while at school2 ............................................................ Tenants’ insurance 1 ................. .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 1 2 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2 ............................................................... Household insurance 1 2 ................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1................................................................ Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 ........... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ....................................................................... Fuels.................................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................ Fuel o il.......................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 4 .......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Electricity...................................................................................... Utilitv (DiDed) aas.......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 ...................................................................... Local charges 1............................................................................ Interstate toll calls........................................................................ Intrastate toll calls........................................................................ Water and sewerage maintenance................................................ Cable television 5............................................................................ Refuse collection 5 .......................................................................... 115.6 123.7 129.1 125.6 124.1 121.5 136.5 122.5 128.0 128.0 126.2 113.3 116.6 109.1 102.2 105.7 102.0 95.1 80.5 79.2 102.6 100.9 107.3 91.9 120.9 115.7 138.9 74.0 103.6 128.0 127.9 136.1 120.2 129.3 134.1 130.1 130.0 127.0 145.5 126.6 134.0 134.1 130.6 115.8 118.4 112.4 104.8 109.5 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 125.5 117.2 145.2 70.9 99.2 135.8 141.4 146.9 124.9 135.6 140.1 135.5 137.2 133.8 156.3 129.7 140.9 141.0 134.0 119.5 122.2 115.8 109.4 111.7 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 128.2 116.9 146.0 70.0 96.6 144.7 146.8 161.1 130.5 142.7 149.5 141.1 157.0 154.9 166.1 131.6 147.5 147.7 136.5 123.8 128.9 116.8 111.7 111.5 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 132.7 116.4 147.5 67.4 94.5 153.7 166.1 176.9 135.0 148.2 155.8 145.2 169.7 168.0 175.8 134.4 153.0 153.2 140.0 128.1 131.4 123.7 116.3 119.7 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 140.2 120.5 155.0 68.3 93.1 165.7 180.4 197.3 138.5 152.5 160.2 148.6 176.7 174.3 188.6 138.3 157.5 157.8 144.3 129.3 135.2 121.3 117.5 114.5 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 143.6 120.1 155.7 67.4 90.9 176.7 187.0 214.0 142.3 157.1 164.4 151.9 183.3 181.0 193.8 142.8 162.5 162.8 149.0 127.6 130.8 123.5 119.1 117.0 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 148.8 122.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 185.2 200.1 225.2 145.4 161.8 168.2 155.7 186.2 183.3 201.9 148.7 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 121.1 121.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 150.6 123.1 156.7 75.7 90.2 193.0 194.9 236.4 149.7 167.4 173.2 159.6 194.2 191.2 210.6 152.0 174.0 174.3 158.3 136.6 142.1 129.1 120.6 125.6 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 153.9 124.6 160.7 75.8 86.8 198.6 202.8 243.3 154.0 172.3 179.1 164.0 203.8 201.0 219.0 155.8 178.8 179.1 162.4 141.5 148.0 132.6 126.5 126.7 129.4 117.1 110.3 106.5 146.8 122.8 128.7 115.0 159.1 127.2 162.1 78.6 92.1 205.5 218.6 247.8 155.9 175.3 185.3 165.9 222.9 222.0 220.6 158.5 180.6 180.9 164.5 143.2 149.9 134.1 126.7 129.1 129.0 115.3 100.4 98.0 130.0 121.9 130.6 108.9 161.1 128.0 162.9 78.8 93.8 207.9 226.6 249.5 Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................................... Housefurnishings 1 ............................................................................ Textile housefurnishings 1 .............................................................. Furniture and bedding .................................................................... Bedroom furniture......................................................................... Sofas 1 .......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1................................................... Other furniture 1 ............................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ................................ Video and audio products 1......................................................... Televisions................................................................................. Video products other than televisions 1 6 ................................. Audio products 1 ........................................................................ Major household appliances 1 4 ................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................... Laundry equipment.................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ............. Information processing equipment6 ........................................... Other housefurnishings 1 2 ............................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1........................................ Clocks, lamps, and decor items.................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ........ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1................ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 ...................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 7 ......................................... Housekeeping supplies..................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ......................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ............................. Housekeeping services 1................................................................... Postage............................................................................................ Appliance and furniture repaid1..................................................... Gardening and other household services 14................................ 107.3 103.3 108.0 111.5 115.8 116.0 109.4 105.5 89.5 83.9 77.9 116.6 110.6 105.9 114.3 115.4 121.3 116.9 113.0 109.7 90.1 82.7 76.8 100.0 91.9 102.4 102.0 107.0 101.9 100.0 121.6 111.7 105.5 113.9 113.8 118.8 116.1 112.5 107.9 88.5 82.3 75.8 95.1 94.3 101.0 103.3 105.9 98.5 92.7 127.1 113.7 106.1 116.7 115.1 117.2 116.6 118.7 110.0 86.4 79.3 73.1 86.1 93.3 100.7 102.3 107.2 97.4 90.3 135.5 116.3 107.1 118.9 116.2 122.0 117.3 116.1 109.7 84.9 78.7 72.3 81.4 95.0 98.6 100.6 105.6 94.5 86.6 139.3 118.2 108.7 116.7 121.4 129.5 121.3 120.3 113.9 83.5 77.3 71.4 78.6 93.6 99.1 101.3 106.3 94.7 81.3 143.4 120.3 110.3 124.4 125.8 136.3 119.5 129.6 117.4 82.8 76.7 70.2 77.0 94.0 100.6 105.8 107.1 94.8 75.1 147.2 120.8 110.3 119.9 127.8 133.7 127.4 130.2 120.8 81.8 75.1 69.2 71.9 93.1 104.2 111.0 110.6 97.1 68.3 150.8 123.8 111.1 120.5 133.2 136.8 140.5 137.9 122.7 78.6 72.2 66.4 67.1 90.7 102.3 108.9 109.8 94.5 61.0 154.3 125.0 111.0 119.7 134.5 141.5 143.0 136.4 121.6 77.1 70.6 62.9 66.7 90.2 103.7 111.3 113.2 93.8 53.9 159.6 125.8 111.5 121.6 136.4 143.3 144.2 137.9 123.9 75.3 69.1 62.2 63.9 88.3 101.9 108.3 111.8 92.4 50.8 161.1 115.3 102.8 106.2 104.2 114.6 105.9 109.0 103.9 119.8 112.8 111.0 100.7 128.6 112.6 112.4 102.6 126.2 117.8 120.2 102.6 128.8 120.3 121.9 102.7 132.1 118.2 122.9 106.5 132.6 117.8 123.5 107.0 138.8 122.1 119.3 107.8 142.2 117.0 120.4 110.4 143.6 120.6 123.5 110.2 98.4 100.0 97.2 112.5 116.8 109.4 110.6 111.4 110.2 117.6 104.9 117.0 121.7 115.7 113.0 115.9 125.1 120.8 109.2 123.6 127.3 122.1 120.9 117.6 125.1 123.1 113.2 96.3 100.0 127.5 132.4 126.7 122.8 122.3 125.1 127.3 117.7 95.9 107.0 129.8 138.0 127.1 123.7 129.4 145.3 132.8 120.2 96.9 113.0 129.5 137.4 127.3 123.0 134.3 145.3 142.0 126.1 93.6 110.0 131.9 137.2 130.2 127.6 137.2 145.3 145.6 128.4 91.6 114.1 132.9 139.3 130.5 128.3 139.1 145.3 147.1 129.2 88.3 115.6 139.8 141.4 144.3 133.3 145.3 160.3 153.6 131.6 89.7 116.4 141.4 145.3 145.3 133.1 150.1 160.3 159.0 138.4 90.3 114.4 143.0 146.5 146.1 135.9 151.3 160.3 159.9 138.9 Expenditure category 92.3 98.8 100.4 102.7 97.2 See footnotes at end of table. 85 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear............................ Men’s and boys’ ....................................................... Men’s ..................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................. Furnishings and special clothing......................... Shirts 1................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers........................... Boys’ ...................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................... Women’s ................................................................ Coats and jackets................................................ Dresses ............................................................... Separates and sportswear1................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Suits 1 .................................................................. Girls’ ...................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ................................................ Other apparel commodities 1 .................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 4 .............. Watches and jewelry 4 ........................................... Watches 4 ............................................................ Jewelry 4 ............................................................. Footwear..................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ......................................................... Women’s .................................................................. Apparel services 1.......................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .. Other apparel services 1 ............................................. Transportation.................................................................. Private........................................................................... New vehicles.............................................................. New cars.................................................................. Subcompact new cars 1 4 ....................................... Compact new cars 1 4 ............................................ Intermediate new cars 14....................................... Full-size new cars 1 4 ............................................. Luxury new cars 1 4 ................................................ New trucks 5............................................................. New motorcycles 4 ................................................... Used cars.................................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................. Automobile maintenance and repair............................ Body work................................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ............... Maintenance and servicing....................................... Power plant repair1 .................................................. Other private transportation 1 ...................................... Other private transportation commodities 1 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and other products................... Automobile parts and equipment........................... Tires..................................................................... Other parts and equipment1................................ Other private transportation services 1...................... Automobile insurance............................................ Automobile finance charges 1................................ Automobile fees 1 .................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1...................................... Other automobile-related fees 1........................... Public transportation...................................................... Airline fares................................................................. Other intercity transportation....................................... Intracity public transportation...................................... December 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 112.7 111.0 111.7 110.7 111.6 111.7 110.1 115.3 109.4 107.2 112.6 113.0 104.0 119.9 116.8 108.0 114.1 110.2 114.5 111.3 102.7 109.7 103.4 111.5 107.2 111.4 110.0 102.4 121.4 122.5 120.4 118.0 116.3 116.8 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 122.6 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 119.3 114.3 120.1 117.3 117.3 119.1 109.2 117.6 107.9 120.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 126.7 129.1 124.4 119.2 117.1 117.6 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 122.9 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 118.7 116.3 117.4 116.1 115.3 122.8 111.2 121.5 107.7 125.5 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 131.3 134.1 128.6 125.3 123.0 123.8 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 127.9 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 126.0 121.3 131.2 120.2 125.6 130.8 118.8 129.4 110.4 134.9 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 140.2 141.3 139.5 129.6 127.2 128.2 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 133.1 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 131.2 124.1 144.5 130.8 129.2 135.4 121.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 144.9 145.5 144.5 131.4 128.7 129.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 134.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 129.5 125.0 145.8 133.5 130.7 138.9 122.9 138.2 112.7 145.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 149.7 150.2 149.5 132.6 129.7 130.3 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.8 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 133.3 126.8 152.1 129.1 127.1 140.5 121.3 140.6 118.7 146.8 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 153.8 155.0 152.9 130.5 127.2 127.9 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 127.3 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 128.6 128.2 152.5 128.2 131.3 146.5 121.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 156.4 157.8 155.1 130.6 127.1 127.7 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 132.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 124.9 130.7 144.8 128.7 128.7 148.6 132.3 147.7 130.6 152.6 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 157.7 159.1 156.6 130.3 126.5 126.6 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 134.5 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 124.7 132.6 139.1 125.0 126.9 141.6 127.8 140.3 122.6 145.4 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 161.5 164.8 158.2 135.3 131.8 132.3 132.0 135.2 137.3 127.8 141.7 134.2 118.6 129.9 129.9 120.8 116.4 135.7 134.6 145.9 130.0 133.8 146.0 127.9 145.6 127.6 150.7 129.1 133.7 132.3 123.6 162.9 166.0 159.8 107.6 106.5 116.4 116.6 101.9 101.4 100.5 103.2 104.1 114.3 104.1 116.3 82.0 81.8 80.8 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 104.1 102.5 101.9 105.8 109.5 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 105.1 104.7 105.6 109.0 111.7 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 127.2 125.1 124.3 123.5 105.5 106.5 107.3 110.6 114.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6 109.8 109.0 111.2 114.7 117.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 112.8 109.8 113.5 116.6 121.8 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 137.1 134.9 140.1 138.5 120.6 118.2 119.8 122.4 127.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 151.9 155.7 139.1 136.6 142.8 140.7 122.9 120.1 121.5 123.9 130.2 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 155.7 161.2 145.2 141.7 145.4 143.0 124.0 124.0 122.5 126.4 133.6 151.5 162.4 155.6 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 160.6 168.6 144.4 141.0 144.6 142.1 123.2 122.9 122.0 125.3 132.5 151.5 162.9 153.9 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 106.0 162.2 172.2 - - - - - - 85.3 116.9 120.7 84.7 121.5 126.3 89.9 126.9 133.9 118.7 132.5 138.5 101.4 138.4 141.9 103.2 143.2 145.8 132.1 128.6 135.6 134.2 116.7 113.3 115.9 120.1 124.0 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 147.7 150.0 118.3 115.0 116.8 123.8 97.5 100.5 96.7 93.2 104.3 129.2 149.4 90.3 124.4 123.4 118.8 121.4 132.5 100.3 110.1 98.9 96.9 105.1 139.3 162.0 97.8 131.3 129.6 122.5 127.3 139.0 102.3 109.8 101.1 99.1 107.3 146.9 171.5 102.0 138.8 136.7 127.0 133.1 146.7 103.8 117.5 102.0 99.0 109.4 156.3 184.4 102.0 152.6 142.1 133.8 139.5 152.0 105.3 118.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 162.5 199.1 94.8 156.9 148.3 136.6 145.7 155.5 104.7 118.1 103.0 100.8 109.5 167.1 212.2 81.6 166.7 154.1 139.4 151.2 159.0 103.3 118.8 101.4 99.4 107.7 171.8 222.8 77.0 170.3 159.8 141.3 156.2 167.6 104.3 126.0 101.9 101.6 106.3 182.4 230.4 94.7 176.5 163.0 144.2 161.2 172.4 105.2 130.0 102.4 101.8 107.3 188.3 240.2 96.6 177.6 167.6 148.2 166.6 176.0 105.2 132.0 102.3 101.8 107.0 192.7 249.3 94.7 179.3 170.6 148.3 167.8 177.0 104.7 132.6 101.7 100.2 107.4 194.2 251.0 94.0 183.6 119.9 129.6 122.1 123.9 127.8 119.8 127.2 136.2 126.5 128.0 136.9 123.3 135.4 143.1 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 158.7 147.4 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 165.4 149.5 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 175.6 158.9 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 179.8 162.0 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 180.6 173.7 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 183.7 172.8 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 183.9 176.0 189.9 204.7 155.2 174.7 183.6 184.8 188.1 201.5 155.0 175.3 See footnotes at end of table. Mav 86 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 133.1 134.9 145.7 105.4 127.2 121.1 132.7 131.8 133.4 132.1 105.3 104.5 135.9 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 - - - - - - - - - 107.1 117.4 112.6 121.4 120.8 122.1 106.3 106.8 103.4 110.6 108.0 116.3 112.5 124.3 101.7 117.0 122.8 117.5 126.5 126.6 126.6 111.0 111.1 108.3 115.6 112.4 123.0 117.7 130.0 109.1 130.7 129.1 121.6 132.4 131.6 133.3 113.3 113.6 110.4 119.5 115.1 127.2 122.9 138.8 113.5 145.4 134.6 125.2 138.5 137.8 139.4 115.3 115.9 112.0 122.3 116.8 129.0 127.4 146.3 119.1 159.7 139.9 129.6 147.3 151.1 144.0 119.6 117.6 118.3 123.9 118.1 130.1 129.6 152.7 123.2 175.4 143.8 131.9 152.8 157.2 149.0 119.7 120.1 116.5 125.2 121.1 132.9 128.3 158.3 126.0 189.2 147.8 134.4 158.2 164.0 153.1 120.0 120.0 117.1 126.9 122.9 135.2 129.5 163.9 130.1 199.7 151.2 136.8 163.9 172.2 156.4 123.8 124.7 120.0 126.3 121.8 130.9 130.8 168.3 129.3 209.2 156.2 140.7 173.6 185.3 162.8 123.1 124.8 118.7 128.9 123.0 133.4 135.4 174.6 132.3 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 160.8 144.1 178.2 190.8 166.7 123.0 124.9 118.4 133.2 126.4 132.9 142.6 180.5 131.4 234.2 215.6 249.9 145.3 173.1 171.1 238.5 215.2 222.9 225.8 141.3 152.1 277.3 101.3 101.0 223.6 101.8 162.2 143.9 178.4 191.3 166.6 121.9 124.1 117.2 133.3 126.3 134.2 142.6 183.5 132.7 107.0 128.4 105.0 101.7 113.2 133.3 109.8 105.1 121.9 146.0 119.6 109.6 128.6 153.6 125.4 116.2 134.9 161.0 132.4 120.6 141.5 167.3 139.2 124.3 152.8 170.3 144.7 127.9 156.7 177.1 151.8 131.2 160.4 186.4 156.3 136.3 167.1 193.8 165.5 141.3 173.4 197.3 166.9 142.6 132.1 137.0 116.5 115.0 141.3 149.9 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 150.5 142.8 223.1 243.8 152.6 144.1 115.5 121.6 123.9 131.2 135.1 137.0 143.4 144.8 146.9 150.6 150.8 114.8 117.9 117.7 121.7 123.1 122.7 125.4 129.7 129.7 129.1 135.0 135.2 132.3 138.0 137.9 138.6 141.3 140.9 137.9 146.1 146.0 141.1 149.2 149.0 142.2 154.3 153.9 137.2 159.2 158.2 139.4 162.3 161.4 118.6 143.4 142.4 143.6 146.5 145.3 150.3 124.0 153.0 152.2 153.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 129.2 164.0 164.0 164.2 170.0 169.1 177.4 137.6 191.1 184.7 191.8 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 172.4 131.9 137.5 128.0 142.4 204.2 193.8 205.3 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 179.8 137.2 144.4 133.2 145.9 217.5 200.4 219.0 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 190.3 145.1 153.9 140.4 149.7 229.2 207.4 231.1 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 199.4 147.9 165.9 148.6 155.2 241.8 219.0 243.7 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 210.0 153.5 177.6 156.6 162.4 252.9 231.1 254.8 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 218.3 159.3 183.6 164.0 165.1 256.6 235.9 258.3 275.9 289.5 280.6 133.0 225.0 161.5 191.6 170.0 137.2 128.2 98.7 126.7 129.7 139.6 128.4 100.5 130.7 134.5 144.5 133.0 95.2 136.5 136.9 148.1 129.2 100.8 135.1 139.1 151.5 127.6 97.0 137.5 145.3 160.1 131.1 109.0 144.4 150.1 159.1 129.4 106.2 144.4 151.4 Expenditure category Medical care....................................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................................... Prescription drugs......................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies4............................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.......................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies....................... Medical care services...................................................................... Professional medical services....................................................... Physicians’ services.................................................................... Dental services........................................................................... Eye care 4................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 4.................................. Hospital and related services........................................................ Hospital services 9 ...................................................................... Inpatient hospital services 9 ..................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 ................................................... Nursing home services 9 ............................................................. Entertainment1 .................................................................................. Entertainment commodities 1 ........................................................... Reading materials......................................................................... Newspapers 1.............................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ........................................... Sporting goods and equipment..................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles............................................... Other sporting goods.................................................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ..................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ....................................... Photographic supplies and equipment........................................ Pet supplies and expense........................................................... Entertainment services 1.................................................................. Club memberships 1 4 .................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 4 ............................................................... Admissions.................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 .................................................. Other entertainment services 14.................................................... Other goods and services 3 ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products...................................................... Personal care.................................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements.................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products...................... Personal care services.................................................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 ........................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1............................................................... Personal and educational expenses 1.............................................. School books and supplies........................................................... Personal and educational services 1 ............................................. Tuition and other school fees ..................................................... College tuition.......................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition........................................... Day care and nursery school7 ................................................. Personal expenses...................................................................... Legal service fees 4 ................................................................. Personal financial services 4 ..................................................... Funeral expenses 4 .................................................................. Special indexes Domestically produced farm food...................................................... Selected beef cuts............................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .......................... Utilities and public transportation....................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1.............................. - - - 136.2 105.2 104.1 103.9 143.1 109.9 111.3 108.2 151.4 116.8 117.9 113.4 133.7 176.3 174.7 176.6 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 162.0 124.8 127.0 120.9 112.7 107.6 82.3 110.1 111.9 119.4 112.0 80.8 113.9 116.2 127.4 119.6 86.2 117.1 118.1 135.4 129.5 117.2 122.9 123.0 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 87 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for Ali Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1987 1988 1989 Commodity and service group All items..................................................................... Commodities............................................................ Food and beverages............................................ Commodities less food and beverages................ Nondurables less food and beverages.............. Apparel commodities 1..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables............................................................. Services .................................................................. Rent of shelter..................................................... Household services less rent of shelter1.............. Transportation services......................................... Medical care services............................................ Other services...................................................... 4.4 4.6 3.5 5.2 7.5 4.9 9.1 2.1 4.3 4.9 1.4 4.3 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.1 3.7 4.8 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 3.5 6.0 6.9 5.6 4.6 4.1 5.5 3.3 4.8 .7 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 2.4 4.9 8.6 6.5 6.1 6.6 5.3 7.5 12.3 5.0 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 2.7 8.2 9.9 6.5 3.1 1.2 2.5 .3 -1.0 3.4 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 4.6 2.5 8.0 6.2 2.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.8 3.6 7.0 5.3 Special indexes All items less food...................................................... All items less shelter.................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ........................... All items less medical care........................................ Commodities less food.............................................. Nondurables less food............................................... Nondurables less food and apparel........................... Nondurables.............................................................. Services less rent of shelter...................................... Services less medical care services.......................... Energy........................................................................ All items less energy.................................................. All items less food and energy................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities ........................................... Services less energy services............................... 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.1 7.2 8.3 5.4 3.7 4.1 8.2 4.1 4.2 3.5 17.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 5.2 4.6 .5 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 6.2 5.4 18.1 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 5.1 4.2 -7.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 Expenditure category Food and beverages.................................................. Food........................................................................ Food at home....................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................. Cereals and cereal products............................ Flour and prepared flour mixes..................... Cereal............................................................ Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................ Bakery products............................................... White bread................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes............. Other bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................ Meats, poultry, and fish................................... Meats............................................................. Beef and veal............................................. Ground beef other than canned ............... Chuck roast1 ........................................... Round roast1........................................... Round steak 1 ........................................ Sirloin steak 1........................................... Other beef and veal1 ............................... Pork ............................................................ Bacon ....................................................... Chops ...................................................... Ham ......................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1 ............... Other meats................................................ Poultry........................................................... Fresh whole chicken .................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................. Other poultry 1 ............................................ Fish and seafood........................................... Canned fish and seafood ........................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 .......... Eggs................................................................ 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.9 1.3 6.0 4.7 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 3.6 6.7 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.9 9.5 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.8 -2.6 .1 4.2 -9.3 -11.0 -8.5 -7.6 10.0 10.2 9.9 -17.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 7.0 5.1 3.5 7.0 8.9 -3.1 -10.4 .3 -1.9 -2.6 .9 17.9 21.6 18.7 9.2 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 6.1 6.9 8.0 8.9 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 9.8 6.4 6.2 2.2 6.3 6.9 8.4 7.8 5.2 6.8 5.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 6.9 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 3.8 4.7 5.9 3.1 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 10.3 9.7 9.6 6.6 10.0 16.7 17.0 15.2 18.5 16.4 10.1 1.5 .2 2.3 1.6 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 3.4 4.8 4.1 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -.6 -.2 -3.0 -.9 -6.1 -11.6 -4.5 -4.9 -5.3 .8 .4 -.5 1.2 -.2 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 See footnotes at end of table. 1990 1991 Mav 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.7 1.5 2.7 .6 -.7 .8 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 4.8 5.9 5.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 -1.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 .7 2.5 5.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.0 .5 -.1 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.2 4.2 2.5 3.8 -.5 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 3.5 4.4 3.2 3.9 0.9 .5 .3 .6 1.3 4.2 -.1 -.4 1.3 1.7 .4 .4 1.5 1.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 4.4 3.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 4.4 3.5 -1.4 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.3 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 3.8 3.4 8.6 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 1.1 .6 .9 .9 .6 1.3 .1 .8 .9 1.3 -2.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 -3.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 4.9 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 1.1 1.9 .0 1.3 2.3 -.9 -3.5 2.5 -1.7 -1.5 .2 2.7 4.2 1.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 2.5 .6 2.6 6.6 3.8 4.5 11.7 4.5 1.6 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.2 3.4 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.8 -2.3 -2.0 -4.8 -1.7 -.8 .7 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 6.1 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 1.4 3.0 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 1.0 -2.0 -2.0 -1.8 2.3 7.3 13.4 5.3 7.0 6.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 3.1 .8 3.7 25.0 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 6.0 8.3 5.3 4.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 3.2 5.8 3.7 4.3 1.7 11.3 24.0 6.7 9.2 9.9 3.4 7.9 9.3 7.5 6.4 1.7 .8 2.0 12.0 .3 .2 -.1 .7 1.9 4.2 .9 2.8 .1 -.3 .1 .4 .4 -1.5 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.8 -3.6 -2.7 -2.2 .6 .4 -.7 -.6 -1.5 -2.3 .7 1.1 -.8 .3 -2.7 2.2 .8 .9 .8 -18.1 1992 1993 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group Expenditure category Dairy products................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................... Fresh whole milk ....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................................... Processed dairy products 1 ......................................................... Cheese 1 .................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................... Fruits and vegetables 2................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................................ Apples ..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................................... Tomatoes................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables .......................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................................. Processed fruits 1....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 .................................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ....................................................... Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................................. Other food at home........................................................................ Sugar and sweets......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and o ils................................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................................... Coffee......................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1................................................... Other prepared food.................................................................... Canned and packaged soup..................................................... Frozen prepared food............................................................... Snacks ....................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .............. Food away from home...................................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................................ Dinner1 ............................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le ................................................................................... Wine................................................................................................. Distilled spirits................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home............................................. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 .7 12.8 17.9 10.5 -11.4 17.0 14.4 16.0 25.5 -.1 10.4 14.1 4.6 5.8 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 3.4 2.0 6.2 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 10.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 10.8 10.8 12.6 3.9 10.8 4.3 10.3 11.6 11.7 11.4 9.2 12.7 7.2 1.2 4.4 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 16.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 2.5 .6 .1 3.2 5.0 7.1 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.8 4.6 4.4 .0 7.2 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 8.9 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.9 .9 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.7 -3.5 1.6 -14.3 2.3 4.2 6.1 5.8 3.1 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.8 1.2 4.6 14.2 4.8 5.1 7.8 4.1 10.0 2.9 1.3 5.8 2.8 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.9 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.9 6.0 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.5 2.6 3.0 5.0 -1.0 4.1 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 6.8 4.6 5.0 2.5 4.2 4.4 2.9 5.0 7.7 1.9 .9 1.5 5.2 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.6 2.6 4.9 4.7 See footnotes at end of table. 89 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 Mav 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 0.6 -.2 -.4 .0 1.4 1.8 1.2 .3 4.4 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 8.9 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 -1.4 -2.3 -4.1 4.9 -.4 .6 1.3 2.5 1.8 3.4 .2 .2 .4 -.2 2.2 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 1.0 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.7 -.2 .7 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 -.5 -.6 .7 -1.9 6.6 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 15.8 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 1.4 -.8 -1.4 1.7 4.3 4.0 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 1.0 3.5 .4 8.3 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 4.6 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 .5 -.3 -.6 .7 1.4 .8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.3 2.2 2.6 8.5 -1.3 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 1.4 -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.9 1.8 2.9 10.1 11.4 10.9 12.1 8.6 8.0 7.7 12.2 5.2 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 18.3 -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 6.3 6.7 7.4 4.2 5.8 2.4 -2.2 -3.3 -3.9 -2.4 -.9 -1.5 .1 -.6 -.4 -1.3 -4.7 2.2 .8 12.6 -10.0 3.4 4.4 -5.3 3.6 4.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 2.5 1.5 2.0 -.9 1.5 3.6 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.5 1.0 -5.2 2.5 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 9.9 11.6 11.8 14.0 9.2 8.2 -.5 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 -.7 -.2 1.6 -5.3 2.0 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.1 .8 .8 2.2 1.7 5.4 -.5 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 .5 .3 .5 .9 2.6 1.7 6.0 .9 1.8 .5 3.7 14.7 -.3 55.4 .9 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.6 2.5 -1.7 2.9 -9.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 .9 .6 1.6 .9 3.2 7.6 2.2 4.5 3.4 4.9 2.3 -2.0 -.4 -6.7 2.7 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.9 6.2 2.1 3.8 1.2 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.1 .9 5.1 .9 14.8 -.1 .9 2.9 -.8 1.3 1.8 .1 .8 .8 .9 .6 1.4 1.3 .5 2.8 1.3 1.7 1991 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Housing 2 ................................................................................................ Shelter.................................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1................................................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................................. Other renters’ costs 1 ..................................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................................... Lodging while at school............................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 ................................................................ . Homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t................................................................. Household insurance 1 ................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1................................................................ Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 ............. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................ Fuel and other utilities 2 ....................................................................... Fuels.................................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................ Fuel o il.......................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Electricity...................................................................................... Utility (piped) gas......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 ...................................................................... Local charges 1............................................................................ Interstate toll calls........................................................................ Intrastate toll calls........................................................................ Water and sewerage maintenance................................................ Cable television.............................................................................. Refuse collection............................................................................ Household furnishings and operation 2 ............................................... Housefurnishings 1 ............................................................................ Textile housefurnishings 1 .............................................................. Furniture and bedding .................................................................... Bedroom furniture......................................................................... Sofas 1 .......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 ................................................... Other furniture 1 ........................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ................................ Video and audio products 1......................................................... Televisions................................................................................. Video products other than televisions 1................................... Audio products 1 ....................................................................... Major household appliances 1 .................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................... Laundry equipment.................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 ............... Information processing equipment.............................................. Other housefurnishings 1 ................................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1........................................ Clocks, lamps, and decor items.................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1........ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1................ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 ......................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers............................................ Housekeeping supplies.................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ......................... Household paper products and stationery supplies..................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................. ........... Housekeeping services 1................................................................... Postage........................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1..................................................... Gardening and other household sen/ices 1 .................................. December 1987 1988 1989 3.7 4.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 6.2 3.6 5.3 5.3 3.8 3.3 4.3 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 12.9 17.9 2.6 .2 1.8 -2.9 1.9 -1.3 3.3 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.5 10.2 1.1 .4 .2 2.1 .2 4.5 2.2 2.4 -2.7 -3.7 -4.4 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.8 4.5 6.6 3.3 4.7 4.8 3.5 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 6.1 10.6 7.9 3.1 2.5 5.8 3.5 4.7 .8 3.3 4.0 .7 -1.4 -1.4 4.5 5.2 6.7 4.1 14.4 15.8 6.3 1.5 4.7 4.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 .9 2.1 -.2 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 3.5 -.4 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 6.2 13.1 9.8 1.8 .6 2.5 1.1 -1.3 .4 5.5 1.9 -2.4 -3.6 -3.6 -9.5 -1.1 -.3 -1.0 1.2 -1.1 -2.6 2.0 3.4 3.9 4.2 2.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 2.1 3.7 3.7 2.6 3.5 1.9 5.9 4.1 7.4 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 5.7 3.5 5.1 1.3 -1.5 7.8 8.6 11.5 2.3 .9 1.9 1.0 4.1 .6 -2.2 -.3 -1.7 -.8 -1.1 -5.5 1.8 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -3.0 -4.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 4.1 3.8 7.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 .9 2.9 -1.9 1.0 -4.3 2.3 2.3 —3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 2.4 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.4 6.6 3.7 8.5 1.6 1.5 -1.9 4.5 6.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 -1.6 -1.8 -1.2 -3.4 -1.5 .5 .7 .7 .2 -6.1 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.7 3.8 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 -1.3 -3.3 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 3.6 1.8 1.0 6.5 .2 4.8 7.0 5.2 1.8 1.5 6.6 3.6 5.3 -1.5 7.7 3.1 -.8 -.8 -1.7 -2.0 .4 1.5 4.4 .8 .1 -7.6 .0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.5 1.6 1.3 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.7 3.5 .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 1.2 .7 -.3 5.4 -1.0 4.2 -2.6 5.0 .4 .0 -3.6 1.6 -1.9 6.6 .5 2.9 -1.2 -2.1 -1.4 -6.6 -1.0 3.6 4.9 3.3 2.4 -9.1 .4 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.2 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.9 3.7 1.8 -.4 3.7 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 2.2 1.2 2.6 .1 -3.8 2.9 4.1 2.9 2.5 .7 .5 4.2 2.3 10.3 5.9 1.6 -3.9 -3.9 -4.0 -6.7 -2.6 -1.8 -1.9 -.7 -2.7 -10.7 .8 2.9 2.9 3.4 2.8 4.9 5.1 4.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.6 4.2 2.7 4.9 .9 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 3.4 2.1 .9 3.7 6.1 3.5 7.8 1.8 1.0 -.1 -.7 1.0 3.4 1.8 -1.1 -.9 -1.9 -2.2 -5.3 -.6 -.6 1.4 2.2 3.1 -.7 -11.6 .3 1.2 1.7 3.5 1.2 9.4 10.4 .7 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 .2 1.9 -.3 -1.5 -9.0 -8.0 -11.4 -.7 1.5 -5.3 1.3 .6 .5 .3 1.8 1.2 3.7 .7 .6 .5 1.6 1.4 1.3 .8 1.1 1.9 -2.3 -2.1 -1.1 -4.2 -2.1 -1.7 -2.7 -1.2 -1.5 -5.8 1.0 - - 1.8 2.2 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 5.5 5.4 7.4 2.4 5.1 5.1 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 4.4 2.0 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 -.3 .6 -1.3 -2.6 6.6 3.8 9.7 1.0 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 -.7 -.4 -1.6 -1.8 -.5 -1.3 -4.9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 -1.0 -3.3 -7.3 1.8 5.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 -.6 3.0 2.6 -.3 4.5 6.5 1.8 -3.1 7.3 -.2 1.3 1.9 -1.9 4.6 6.9 .0 2.1 2.1 1.4 .1 2.6 -1.7 .8 3.7 .4 -.3 .5 .5 4.7 3.7 -3.4 .7 2.4 -4.2 .9 2.4 1.0 3.1 2.6 -.2 -1.6 1.6 4.0 4.2 5.8 2.2 4.0 13.5 2.7 4.1 -2.8 -.9 -.4 7.0 1.8 4.2 .3 .7 5.8 16.1 4.3 2.1 1.0 5.6 -.2 -.4 .2 -.6 3.8 .0 6.9 4.9 -3.4 -2.7 1.9 -.1 2.3 3.7 2.2 .0 2.5 1.8 -2.1 3.7 .8 1.5 .2 .5 1.4 .0 1.0 .6 -3.6 1.3 5.2 1.5 10.6 3.9 4.5 10.3 4.4 1.9 1.6 .7 1.1 2.8 .7 -.2 3.3 .0 3.5 5.2 .7 -1.7 1.1 .8 .6 2.1 .8 .0 .6 .4 - 1.0 -1.2 .9 -1.3 -2.8 - 2.9 4.6 .7 3.2 1.8 .0 3.1 4.9 - -.4 3.6 1.6 4.2 4.8 See footnotes at end of table. Mav 90 - - 5.6 4.6 5.5 7.0 1.5 .0 1.9 3.7 3.2 4.0 3.8 1.6 4.0 .0 3.4 4.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 1 .................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear............................ Men’s and boys’ ....................................................... Men’s ..................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................. Furnishings and special clothing......................... Shirts 1................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers........................... Boys’ ...................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................... Women’s ................................................................ Coats and jackets................................................ Dresses ............................................................... Separates and sportswear1................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Suits 1 .................................................................. Girls’ .......... ............................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ ................................................ Other apparel commodities 1.................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage................. Watches and jewelry.............................................. Watches.............................................................. Jewelry................................................................ Footwear..................................................................... Men’s ........................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ ......................................................... Women’s .................................................................. Apparel services 1.......................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .. Other apparel services 1 ............................................. Transportation.................................................................. Private........................................................................... New vehicles............................................................... New cars.................................................................. Subcompact new cars 1.......................................... Compact new cars 1............................................... Intermediate new cars 1.......................................... Full-size new cars 1................................................ Luxury new cars 1................................................... New trucks............................................................... New motorcycles...................................................... Used cars.................................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Automobile maintenance and repair............................ Body work................................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ............... Maintenance and servicing....................................... Power plant repair1 .................................................. Other private transportation 1...................................... Other private transportation commodities 1 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and other products................... Automobile parts and equipment........................... Tires..................................................................... Other parts and equipment1................................ Other private transportation services 1...................... Automobile insurance ............................................ Automobile finance charges 1................................. Automobile fees 1 ................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1...................................... Other automobile-related fees 1........................... Public transportation...................................................... Airline fares................................................................. Other intercity transportation....................................... Intracity public transportation...................................... 1987 1988 1989 1990 4.8 4.9 5.1 3.1 4.0 3.4 .6 6.4 5.8 -.5 5.9 6.0 4.5 13.3 5.1 .5 10.2 4.8 2.4 8.4 2.7 9.7 3.4 11.5 3.8 2.6 7.0 3.3 3.9 5.2 2.6 6.1 6.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.4 .5 3.2 4.1 1.3 4.1 8.9 18.7 18.6 18.5 4.7 4.8 4.6 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 2.1 5.8 5.3 6.4 2.4 7.0 6.3 7.2 4.4 7.9 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 4.4 5.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 5.2 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 1.0 .7 .7 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 .2 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 -.5 1.7 -2.2 -1.0 -1.7 3.1 1.8 3.3 -.2 4.3 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 3.6 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 1.0 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.0 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.1 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.3 11.8 3.5 8.9 6.5 6.8 6.5 2.5 7.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 6.8 5.4 8.5 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 .4 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1.4 1.2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 -1.3 .7 .9 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.4 2.8 -1.2 3.8 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 .7 2.1 1.7 3.6 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 .8 .7 .3 .0 3.5 -.5 -2.8 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 2.9 1.4 4.3 -3.3 -2.8 1.2 -1.3 1.7 5.3 .9 .6 .2 .5 .7 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.2 2.1 3.0 1.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 0.1 -.1 -.2 .6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 3.7 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 -2.9 2.0 -5.0 .4 -2.0 1.4 9.1 .0 4.8 -1.1 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 .8 .8 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 2.5 3.5 -0.2 -.5 -.9 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.9 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 -.2 1.5 -3.9 -2.9 -1.4 -4.7 -3.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 2.4 3.6 1.0 4.4 3.7 1.8 1.6 .9 3.2 .8 2.0 2.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 3.1 4.6 3.8 4.2 4.5 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.6 5.4 3.9 1.5 5.4 5.6 -4.2 7.7 8.8 1.5 4.9 4.0 5.4 3.1 .1 3.8 4.1 3.6 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.3 .9 .7 1.0 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.6 -.6 -.9 -.4 -.9 -.8 .0 .3 -1.1 -2.7 -2.5 -2.7 -2.7 -2.8 1.0 2.1 - - 15.6 3.8 5.5 -.7 3.9 4.6 6.1 4.4 6.0 32.0 4.4 3.4 -14.6 4.5 2.5 1.8 3.5 2.7 -4.7 3.1 2.9 3.1 4.0 3.6 4.7 1.8 -2.0 2.1 1.4 2.7 5.4 5.8 5.9 3.5 4.3 3.3 3.9 7.0 2.9 9.6 2.3 4.0 .8 7.8 8.4 8.3 5.5 5.0 3.1 4.9 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 5.5 5.9 4.3 5.7 5.5 3.7 4.6 5.5 1.5 7.0 .9 -.1 2.0 6.4 7.5 .0 9.9 4.0 5.4 4.8 3.6 1.4 .8 1.6 2.3 .7 4.0 8.0 -7.1 2.8 4.4 2.1 4.4 2.3 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.6 2.8 6.6 -13.9 6.2 3.9 2.0 3.8 2.3 -1.3 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 2.8 5.0 -5.6 2.2 3.7 1.4 3.3 5.4 1.0 6.1 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.2 3.4 23.0 3.6 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.9 .9 3.2 .5 .2 .9 3.2 4.3 2.0 .6 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.1 .0 1.5 -.1 .0 -.3 2.3 3.8 -2.0 1.0 1.8 .1 .7 .6 -.5 .5 -.6 -1.6 .4 .8 .7 -.7 2.4 1.7 5.2 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.4 6.1 5.1 3.6 3.3 7.1 2.9 6.4 5.1 4.1 5.3 1.7 2.1 17.2 3.0 17.2 22.7 6.6 7.7 4.2 1.4 -3.0 -6.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 6.3 5.6 6.6 .1 5.0 2.4 2.0 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 .4 7.2 -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.0 1.7 -.5 3.1 1.8 .8 7.6 .1 1.9 11.2 14.7 1.7 5.8 -.2 5.0 -.9 -1.6 -.1 .3 - 91 - 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 4.1 2.3 10.1 8.8 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.6 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 3.3 4.1 2.3 3.6 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 1992 -1.6 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 -2.7 -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 -3.5 1.1 .3 -.7 3.3 4.3 .0 5.0 5.0 5.1 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.8 4.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.3 3.4 1.9 2.8 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 2.8 3.8 See footnotes at end of table. 1991 Mav - - - Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1987 Expenditure category Medical care............................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................... Prescription drugs............................................................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies.................................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................ Medical care services.......................................................................... Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services........................................................................ Dental services............................................................................... Eye care.......................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital services............................................................................ Inpatient hospital services........................................................... Outpatient hospital services........................................................ Nursing home services................................................................... Entertainment1 ....................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 1 .............................................................. Reading materials............................................................................. Newspapers 1.................................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ............................................. Sporting goods and equipment........................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................................. Other sporting goods...................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ....................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ......................................... Photographic supplies and equipment.......................................... Pet supplies and expense.............................................................. Entertainment services 1 ...................................................................... Club memberships 1.......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 ........... Admissions......................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions ...................................................... Other entertainment services 1 ........................................................ Other goods and services 2 ................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal care....................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products....................... Personal care services...................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ............................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 .................. Personal and educational expenses 1................................................. School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services 1 ................................................ Tuition and other school fees ....................................................... College tuition.............................................................................. Elementary and high school tuition............................................. Day care and nursery school...................................................... Personal expenses......................................................................... Legal service fees........................................................................ Personal financial services.......................................................... Funeral expenses........................................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm food......................................................... Selected beef cuts................................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............................ Utilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1................................ 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 5.8 7.1 8.0 5.4 6.1 3.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.3 4.5 7.0 7.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.6 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.8 4.5 6.3 2.2 4.3 1.7 7.0 6.8 5.0 1.7 6.1 7.9 3.3 2.8 6.9 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 9.2 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 7.3 5.8 3.8 4.6 3.3 7.0 9.4 5.1 5.7 8.5 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 11.7 5.1 3.5 4.7 3.9 5.3 2.1 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.8 4.0 7.7 9.5 8.9 4.3 8.2 14.7 3.8 2.5 9.6 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 11.2 4.3 3.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 3.7 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 6.0 7.6 10.8 4.2 4.2 7.9 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 9.8 3.9 3.5 6.4 9.7 3.3 3.7 1.5 5.6 1.3 1.1 .9 1.7 4.4 3.4 4.9 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 11.1 2.5 2.7 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 9.8 2.8 1.8 3.7 4.0 3.5 .1 2.1 -1.5 1.0 2.5 2.2 -1.0 3.7 2.3 4.9 3.9 5.1 3.1 6.5 8.1 2.9 3.3 5.4 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 7.9 2.8 1.9 3.5 4.3 2.8 .3 -.1 .5 1.4 1.5 1.7 .9 3.5 3.3 8.0 1.8 4.0 2.9 2.7 -5.9 2.5 1.7 4.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 5.5 2.3 1.8 3.6 5.0 2.2 3.2 3.9 2.5 -.5 -.9 -3.2 1.0 2.7 -.6 2.6 4.0 4.9 2.6 4.2 3.0 1.9 1.8 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.9 7.6 4.1 -.6 .1 -1.1 2.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.3 3.0 3.9 4.3 2.7 2.1 1.1 3.0 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 4.8 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.4 -.1 .1 -.3 3.3 2.8 -.4 5.3 3.4 -.7 4.2 4.0 5.9 3.7 3.6 2.7 1.1 -.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.0 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 2.0 1.8 .9 -.1 .1 .3 -.1 -.9 -.6 -1.0 .1 -.1 1.0 .0 1.7 1.0 3.8 1.8 .8 .9 2.0 4.1 1.4 .9 2.8 5.3 1.9 5.9 3.0 1.4 4.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 .1 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 6.5 7.6 6.4 7.6 7.0 9.8 4.4 5.2 4.1 3.9 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.6 7.7 8.4 5.1 4.5 6.9 4.1 3.0 5.4 5.7 4.2 7.2 7.8 7.2 7.9 8.1 8.8 5.8 6.3 5.9 4.8 3.0 4.1 4.2 3.5 7.5 6.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.7 7.0 6.8 7.7 6.6 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 8.4 5.7 8.6 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.7 8.3 5.9 4.8 2.4 2.2 3.5 6.9 4.9 7.0 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 -.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 6.5 3.4 6.7 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 5.4 3.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 4.8 1.9 7.8 5.8 .8 3.4 3.3 3.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 5.3 3.8 7.1 5.4 -3.5 3.2 2.8 4.6 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 4.7 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.1 1.4 .6 .4 .0 1.1 3.1 1.4 4.4 3.7 3.8 6.3 18.1 1.1 2.0 5.9 4.1 -1.8 3.5 3.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 2.8 1.6 6.3 8.3 36.0 5.0 4.1 1.3 -1.0 -15.8 3.1 5.4 1.7 .2 1.8 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 -5.3 4.4 1.8 2.5 -2.9 5.9 -1.0 1.6 2.3 -1.2 -3.8 1.8 4.5 5.7 2.7 12.4 5.0 3.3 -.6 -1.3 -2.6 .0 .9 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1989 Mav 1998. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 92 Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, = 100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 1914 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.2 10.5 11.8 14.0 16.6 10.1 10.5 12.0 14.2 16.2 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.4 19.1 17.0 16.9 17.4 19.6 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.3 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 25.5 26.6 26.8 27.1 23.6 25.9 26.5 26.7 27.1 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 93 1st half 2nd half - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, all items—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 Annual avg. 2nd half - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - _ - - _ _ - - - - Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 - - 102.1 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 1995 1996 1997 147.8 151.7 156.3 148.3 152.2 156.8 148.7 152.9 157.0 149.3 153.6 157.2 149.6 154.0 157.2 149.9 154.1 - 149.9 154.3 - 150.2 154.5 - 150.6 155.1 - 151.0 155.5 - 150.9 155.9 - 150.9 155.9 - 148.9 153.1 - 150.6 155.2 - 149.8 154.1 - 2.5 3.3 - 2.9 2.9 - - Data not available. 94 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................................... Commodities.................................................................................. Food and beverages.................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages...................................... Nonriurphlas ifi$-s food and beverages ....... ............. Apparel commodities 1........................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel..................... Durables................................................................................... Services........................................................................................ Rent of shelter2......................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter1 2 ................................. Transportation services.............................................................. Medical care services................................................................. Other services............................................................................ 114.2 108.9 114.5 105.4 102.8 111.1 101.2 108.0 121.3 116.4 103.1 123.6 133.2 127.9 119.2 113.0 120.3 108.6 106.3 116.0 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 106.8 131.2 142.7 135.0 124.6 117.8 126.9 112.1 111.6 116.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 109.3 137.8 154.7 143.8 132.2 125.8 133.6 121.0 126.2 122.3 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 112.2 147.9 169.0 152.8 135.9 127.0 136.9 120.9 124.2 126.1 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 117.6 152.5 182.4 162.0 139.8 129.8 139.1 124.1 127.3 127.8 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 120.8 157.2 195.4 169.9 143.3 131.6 142.9 124.7 125.7 128.5 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 124.2 163.3 206.6 178.5 147.2 134.8 146.6 127.6 127.7 126.1 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 124.9 169.2 217.7 185.9 150.9 136.9 149.8 129.0 128.3 126.2 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 127.2 174.9 227.4 194.0 155.9 141.4 156.1 132.4 133.6 125.7 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 131.7 181.5 234.7 201.7 157.2 142.1 156.6 133.2 135.3 131.5 140.2 129.2 175.5 163.9 132.3 182.4 238.2 205.0 Special indexes All items less food........................................................................... All items less shelter........................................................................ All items less homeowners’ costs 1 2 .............................................. All items less medical care.............................................................. Commodities less food.................................................................... Nondurables less food..................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel................................................. Nondurables.................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ......................................................... Services less medical care services................................................ Energy............................................................................................. All items less energy........................................................................ All items less food and energy...................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities........................ Energy commodities................................................................ Services less energy services..................................................... 114.1 112.5 107.8 113.2 105.6 103.3 101.8 108.8 112.2 120.1 87.8 118.0 119.0 112.6 82.1 123.7 118.8 117.4 112.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 118.1 125.6 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 124.0 122.6 117.4 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 123.9 131.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 131.7 130.6 124.9 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 131.1 138.1 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.7 133.7 128.1 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 137.9 143.9 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 140.0 137.6 131.8 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 143.5 148.4 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 143.4 140.8 134.9 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 149.5 153.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 147.4 144.6 138.4 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 154.0 157.6 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 151.1 147.8 141.5 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 159.2 162.8 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 155.8 152.8 146.4 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 165.0 168.1 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 157.3 153.8 147.6 153.6 134.4 136.9 141.4 146.2 166.5 170.1 109.5 163.9 165.9 142.9 105.5 181.4 Expenditure category Food and beverages........................................................................ Food............................................................................................. Food at home............................................................................. Cereals and bakery products................................................... Cereals and cereal products.................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes........................................... Cereal.................................................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal.................................................. Bakery products..................................................................... White bread......................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins.................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.................................. Other bakery products........................................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish......................................................... Meats .................................................................................. Beef and veal................................................................... Ground beef other than canned.................................... Chuck roast1 ................................................................. Round roast1................................................................. Round steak 1................................................................ Sirloin steak 1................................................................. Other beef and veal1 ..................................................... Pork .................................................................................. Bacon ............................................................................ Chops ............................................................................ Ham ............................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1 ..................................... Other meats...................................................................... Poultry................................................................................. Fresh whole chicken........................................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts........................................ Other poultry 1 .................................................................. Fish and seafood................................................................ Canned fish and seafood................................................. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 ................................ Eaas...................................................................................... •-yy0 .............................................................................. ........ 114.5 114.5 112.5 116.9 115.8 105.5 126.7 106.6 117.2 113.1 113.4 121.3 120.7 110.1 111.7 110.4 108.6 102.2 105.5 101.9 108.5 113.4 115.2 112.9 107.9 114.5 117.5 111.3 111.8 107.4 107.4 110.2 103.6 133.6 110.2 147.0 84.9 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 125.7 124.3 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 112.9 108.1 112.0 121.3 125.7 109.6 96.7 114.7 115.7 108.5 112.7 126.9 131.0 131.1 112.5 139.7 124.8 150.0 99.0 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 133.3 132.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 123.9 116.2 118.9 124.6 133.4 117.3 105.0 124.1 121.6 115.8 119.0 127.4 130.0 129.7 120.1 144.8 119.4 159.3 134.3 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 138.2 139.1 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.6 128.0 130.3 131.9 147.0 136.8 123.0 142.6 143.7 135.1 131.3 129.2 130.3 132.7 121.8 148.8 119.1 165.2 128.0 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 140.2 144.1 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 138.5 125.9 130.1 128.5 145.4 128.6 108.5 136.4 136.8 127.8 132.3 129.8 129.8 134.3 122.2 151.2 118.4 168.7 122.7 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 145.9 151.6 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 140.1 129.1 129.8 130.4 148.6 127.7 104.8 140.0 134.9 126.0 132.6 133.4 135.4 136.5 125.7 153.8 119.8 172.0 117.0 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 155.9 155.8 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 143.5 130.1 133.3 138.8 154.5 133.4 117.1 146.5 136.9 130.2 136.1 140.7 141.3 146.4 129.7 158.8 122.8 177.8 114.8 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 160.2 163.2 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 141.2 132.3 131.5 137.2 153.0 130.3 114.8 139.3 134.9 128.8 136.9 140.2 139.7 143.0 138.2 167.1 124.5 189.0 115.3 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 169.4 170.7 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 142.2 128.6 128.9 134.9 156.7 140.0 130.0 146.9 144.6 137.2 141.2 146.0 145.2 150.0 141.8 172.3 125.7 195.9 144.8 156.1 155.8 156.9 175.4 165.7 150.6 185.4 144.2 179.7 183.5 179.3 177.8 178.4 149.8 148.9 144.5 137.8 117.6 147.2 135.9 134.1 141.8 159.5 155.5 161.4 156.9 156.9 150.5 146.0 157.5 158.9 160.8 151.2 176.5 126.8 201.4 162.3 156.6 156.1 156.6 176.7 169.0 157.1 187.2 148.4 180.0 182.8 179.6 178.4 179.3 147.4 148.3 143.9 136.8 116.6 141.6 133.0 131.3 142.1 160.1 154.3 160.6 154.3 153.2 151.5 147.4 156.4 159.1 157.0 154.1 176.8 127.7 201.5 132.3 See footnotes at end of table. 95 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Dairy products.............................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................ Fresh whole milk .................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................................. Processed dairy products 1 ....................................................... Cheese 1 ................................................................................. Ice cream and related products............................................ Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................ 106.4 104.9 104.7 105.3 108.5 106.7 110.8 109.3 111.2 109.9 110.0 109.7 113.1 112.3 114.9 111.5 122.8 122.5 122.7 122.1 123.5 126.8 123.1 113.0 126.5 125.6 125.8 125.0 128.1 132.7 128.5 112.8 127.2 125.3 125.3 125.1 129.8 134.9 129.9 113.0 128.9 128.2 127.6 129.2 130.1 135.1 130.5 112.8 130.0 131.0 130.3 132.1 129.3 134.0 131.2 111.0 131.4 131.9 130.8 133.5 131.3 135.2 136.0 111.5 134.7 134.3 133.6 135.3 135.8 138.4 139.7 120.9 148.5 149.7 148.3 152.0 147.6 149.8 150.4 135.5 145.1 144.6 142.3 148.2 146.2 147.2 150.7 134.8 Fruits and vegetables 3 ............................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables...................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 1 .......................................... Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................... Fresh vegetables.................................................................... Potatoes............................................................................... Lettuce ................................................................................. Tomatoes............................................................................. Other fresh vegetables....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... Processed fruits 1 ................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 ............................................... Canned and dried fruits 1 ..................................................... Processed vegetables 1 ......................................................... Frozen vegetables 1............................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 ........................................................................... 123.0 132.7 126.0 104.3 107.4 126.4 139.9 139.5 102.7 272.4 137.9 126.1 109.9 112.4 112.5 111.0 107.3 111.7 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 144.2 154.5 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 122.0 124.5 126.6 115.4 119.3 116.6 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 137.8 176.9 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 125.0 125.2 126.4 119.0 125.1 124.9 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 151.9 194.4 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 131.7 134.9 137.9 122.0 128.4 128.6 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 187.0 213.1 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 129.6 131.4 132.0 127.9 127.7 129.6 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 156.8 214.5 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 131.0 134.3 135.0 130.0 127.6 130.7 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 177.0 247.8 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 132.9 133.1 133.1 131.9 132.9 135.5 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 178.1 259.1 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 133.6 132.6 132.1 133.2 135.0 136.6 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 204.2 263.8 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 137.2 137.4 136.8 138.2 137.4 140.6 186.0 214.3 248.1 195.2 157.2 198.1 313.2 181.2 160.2 183.1 190.5 187.5 146.0 146.7 147.0 144.0 145.6 144.0 185.4 212.1 237.6 199.7 158.5 224.3 280.5 187.1 167.9 173.7 196.5 196.0 148.0 148.4 148.3 147.4 147.8 146.9 105.8 121.1 125.8 129.0 127.4 126.8 132.3 134.9 136.5 147.0 148.9 Other food at home..................................................................... Sugar and sweets..................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners............................................. Sweets, including candy 1...................................................... Fats and oils............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages........................................................... Carbonated drinks.................................................................. Coffee...................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1................................................ Other prepared food ................................................................. Canned and packaged soup.................................................. Frozen prepared food............................................................ Snacks .................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1............ 109.8 110.9 102.1 114.6 107.6 104.9 103.6 110.3 112.6 114.8 119.0 118.7 115.6 113.1 112.5 115.1 116.7 110.3 119.2 118.3 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.5 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 119.4 120.1 121.1 115.2 123.5 121.5 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 127.7 125.1 126.3 118.4 129.6 130.8 113.3 111.3 117.0 126.5 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.2 127.0 130.6 118.4 135.8 129.1 112.9 112.3 111.0 129.9 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 140.2 128.2 131.9 119.6 137.2 128.3 112.7 114.0 104.9 132.4 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 142.8 130.8 133.1 120.8 138.3 129.3 115.1 116.0 110.5 131.5 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 147.9 138.3 134.4 123.2 139.1 134.1 130.6 115.7 172.3 132.6 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 152.5 140.1 138.4 128.3 142.6 137.3 128.8 119.1 155.6 135.7 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 155.1 143.2 144.5 132.7 149.5 140.4 126.5 118.5 144.9 139.5 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 160.6 146.6 147.9 135.9 153.0 141.7 132.4 119.4 166.7 139.3 160.3 190.8 144.3 153.6 167.0 160.9 Food away from home................................................................... Lunch 1 ......................................................................................... Dinner1......................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1 .......................................................... 118.8 118.3 118.7 119.3 124.0 123.7 123.8 124.4 129.7 129.9 129.1 130.3 135.6 135.7 134.3 137.5 139.4 139.7 137.9 141.6 141.6 141.9 140.0 143.7 144.1 144.6 142.5 146.1 147.0 147.4 145.4 149.1 150.3 150.8 148.7 152.5 155.0 155.4 152.9 158.2 156.2 156.6 154.2 159.2 Alcoholic beverages........................................ ................................. Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................ Beer and a le ................................................................................ W ine............................................................................................. Distilled spirits.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home.......................................... 115.1 111.8 111.3 105.6 114.6 125.4 119.5 114.4 114.3 107.5 116.7 132.6 125.2 119.4 119.7 110.8 121.9 139.5 130.5 123.9 124.1 114.0 127.9 146.3 143.5 138.2 138.9 129.3 139.3 158.0 147.7 141.3 142.8 131.3 141.3 164.0 150.0 142.0 143.2 131.6 142.8 168.8 151.4 141.7 142.9 130.0 143.8 172.5 154.3 143.0 144.1 131.7 145.0 178.0 159.9 147.7 148.1 139.9 147.9 185.2 162.2 149.4 149.0 143.6 149.9 188.3 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 96 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Housing 3 .............................................................................................. Shelter............................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1 2 ........................................................................... Rent, residential .......................................................................... Other renters’ costs 1 .................................................................. Lodging while out of town........................................................ Lodging while at school4 ......................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 ................................................................. Homeowners’ costs 1 2 ................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2 .......................................................... Household insurance 1 2 .............................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1............................................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 ............................................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1...................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 5 ........ Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ......................... Fuel and other utilities 3 .................................................................... Fuels................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......................... Fuel o il....................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 5 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............................. Electricity................................................................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 ............................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................... Local charges 1......................................................................... Interstate toll calls..................................................................... Intrastate toll calls..................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance............................................. Cable television 6 ........................................................................ Refuse collection 6 ....................................................................... 114.1 121.2 115.9 125.3 124.5 121.8 136.9 122.6 116.6 116.6 116.1 112.5 115.9 107.1 101.9 105.4 101.7 94.8 80.2 79.5 102.4 100.7 107.0 91.8 120.9 115.6 138.5 74.0 103.5 127.9 127.9 136.1 118.5 126.5 120.0 129.7 129.2 126.2 144.9 126.0 122.2 122.2 119.6 115.2 117.8 110.6 104.0 109.8 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 125.6 117.1 144.8 70.9 99.2 135.1 141.6 146.7 123.1 132.6 125.4 135.0 137.6 134.4 155.5 128.9 128.3 128.5 122.7 119.0 122.4 113.6 109.4 110.8 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 128.4 116.7 145.5 70.0 96.7 144.1 147.1 161.0 128.3 139.3 132.6 140.6 157.2 155.2 165.0 130.4 134.3 134.5 124.9 123.6 129.8 115.2 112.3 111.1 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 133.2 116.4 147.0 67.4 94.6 152.6 166.9 177.1 132.7 144.6 137.7 144.8 170.2 168.6 175.7 133.6 139.5 139.7 128.4 130.6 135.7 123.1 117.1 121.2 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 140.7 120.4 154.7 68.3 93.2 163.8 181.2 197.6 136.1 148.7 141.4 148.2 176.9 174.5 189.7 137.0 143.5 143.8 132.0 129.8 139.0 118.0 116.3 112.9 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 144.2 120.1 155.3 67.4 91.0 174.3 188.4 214.6 139.7 153.1 144.9 151.6 183.3 181.2 193.8 141.2 148.2 148.4 136.4 127.7 134.0 119.0 116.4 114.5 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 149.6 122.3 156.9 71.8 91.1 182.9 201.7 225.7 142.7 157.7 148.5 155.4 187.2 184.4 202.9 147.9 153.1 153.3 142.9 132.4 140.3 121.9 117.5 118.7 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 151.1 123.1 156.3 75.7 90.3 190.5 195.8 236.8 146.7 163.1 152.5 159.3 194.1 191.1 211.8 150.8 158.7 159.0 145.6 135.8 144.7 124.2 118.3 122.1 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 154.3 124.4 159.9 75.8 87.1 195.9 203.5 243.3 151.0 167.7 157.3 163.7 203.7 201.1 219.2 151.5 163.0 163.4 147.2 140.1 150.1 127.1 124.4 122.3 129.0 116.5 110.6 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 159.6 127.0 161.3 78.7 92.5 202.6 219.5 247.9 152.6 170.3 161.6 165.6 222.9 222.1 222.2 154.1 164.6 164.9 149.1 141.7 151.9 128.6 125.3 124.2 128.7 114.7 100.0 98.4 129.6 121.5 130.3 108.6 161.8 127.8 162.1 78.8 94.3 205.0 227.8 249.5 Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................................ Housefurnishings 1 ......................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 ........................................................... Furniture and bedding ................................................................. Bedroom furniture...................................................................... Sofas 1 ....................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1................................................ Other furniture 1 ........................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ............................. Video and audio products 1...................................................... Televisions.............................................................................. Video products other than televisions 1 7 .............................. Audio products 1 ..................................................................... Major household appliances 1 5 ................................................ Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................ Laundry equipment................................................................. Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 5 ........... Information processing equipment7 ........................................ Other housefurnishings 1 2 .......................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 .................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items............................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1..... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ............ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 5 ................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 8 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies.................................................................. Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ...................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1................ Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 .......................... Housekeeping services 1................................................................ Postage......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1................................................... Gardening and other household services 15.............................. 106.9 102.9 108.6 111.5 115.5 115.7 109.3 105.5 90.1 83.8 77.3 107.8 110.2 105.4 115.5 115.0 121.6 114.7 112.7 109.1 90.8 82.8 76.4 100.0 91.9 102.2 102.4 106.6 101.5 100.0 112.4 111.1 104.7 114.7 113.0 118.8 113.5 111.4 107.1 89.2 82.1 74.8 94.9 94.0 101.0 103.6 106.0 97.9 92.7 117.4 113.0 105.2 117.6 114.2 117.1 113.7 117.4 109.8 87.1 79.1 72.2 85.8 93.1 101.0 102.7 107.9 96.9 89.7 124.9 115.4 106.0 119.2 115.5 122.0 113.6 115.6 109.2 85.9 78.6 71.4 80.9 94.9 98.9 101.0 105.8 94.6 86.9 128.1 117.2 107.7 117.6 120.5 128.3 117.7 119.9 114.0 84.8 77.5 70.9 79.2 93.5 99.3 101.7 106.3 94.6 80.6 131.8 119.0 109.1 124.8 123.9 134.6 116.3 125.7 115.8 84.4 77.1 69.4 78.1 94.2 101.1 106.5 106.9 95.3 74.2 134.9 119.7 109.1 121.0 125.4 132.2 123.5 126.7 118.3 83.6 75.2 68.2 72.8 93.2 104.4 111.9 109.9 97.3 68.2 138.4 122.4 109.7 121.1 130.7 134.8 136.9 134.6 119.9 80.5 72.3 65.2 67.8 90.8 102.3 109.5 109.5 93.8 61.4 141.5 123.5 109.8 119.9 131.9 139.6 138.6 132.8 118.2 79.2 70.6 61.7 67.3 90.2 103.9 111.8 113.1 93.3 54.9 146.4 124.3 110.2 122.0 134.1 142.0 140.5 134.1 120.6 77.5 69.2 61.3 64.5 88.2 101.8 108.3 111.7 91.9 51.8 147.6 113.7 102.5 106.3 102.9 112.6 105.8 109.5 103.0 117.8 112.2 111.9 100.3 126.6 112.3 113.5 102.1 124.1 116.2 120.6 101.5 128.2 119.0 122.5 102.6 129.1 115.0 123.8 106.6 131.7 114.5 124.6 107.2 137.3 118.7 120.7 108.0 139.5 114.1 122.9 110.6 140.7 117.9 125.4 110.4 98.3 100.1 97.1 96.3 100.0 127.8 132.3 126.8 123.1 122.7 125.4 126.9 116.4 95.8 107.3 130.4 137.9 127.2 124.0 131.3 145.7 132.3 119.0 97.1 113.2 130.0 137.3 127.1 123.7 135.9 145.7 140.1 124.9 93.5 110.4 131.9 136.9 129.8 127.4 139.1 145.7 143.8 127.0 91.6 114.7 133.3 139.2 130.6 128.4 141.5 145.7 144.6 127.7 88.2 116.3 139.9 141.2 144.3 133.4 148.6 160.8 151.6 130.2 89.9 117.0 142.0 145.1 145.4 134.3 152.9 160.8 156.5 137.1 90.5 115.1 143.7 146.3 146.2 137.4 153.9 160.8 157.4 137.2 Expenditure category - 91.9 98.8 100.6 102.9 97.1 - - - - 112.9 116.9 109.5 111.2 111.6 110.4 117.3 104.7 117.4 121.8 115.6 113.6 116.5 125.4 120.0 109.0 123.8 127.3 121.8 121.3 117.8 125.4 122.1 112.1 See footnotes at end of table. 97 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep...................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ................................................ Apparel commodities less footwear......................... Men’s and boys’ ..................................................... Men’s .................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................ Furnishings and special clothing....................... Shirts 1.............................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers........................ Boys’ ................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................ Women’s .............................................................. Coats and jackets.............................................. Dresses ............................................................. Separates and sportswear1.............................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits 1 ................................................................ Girls’ .................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ............................................. Other apparel commodities 1.................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 5 ............ Watches and jewelry 5 ......................................... Watches 5 .......................................................... Jewelry 5 ........................................................... Footwear................................................................... Men’s ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ...................................................... Women’s ................................................................ Apparel services 1....................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 ........................................... Transportation................................................................ Private......................................................................... New vehicles............................................................ New cars................................................................ Subcompact new cars 1 5 ..................................... Compact new cars 1 5 .......................................... Intermediate new cars 15..................................... Full-size new cars 1 5 ........................................... Luxury new cars 1 5 .............................................. New trucks 6 ........................................................... New motorcycles 5 .................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ............................ Gasoline, unleaded premium............................... Automobile maintenance and repair......................... Body work.............................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ............. Maintenance and servicing..................................... Power plant repair1 ................................................ Other private transportation 1 .................................... Other private transportation commodities 1 ............ Motor oil, coolant, and other products................. Automobile parts and equipment......................... Tires.................................................................. Other parts and equipment1.............................. Other private transportation services 1.................... Automobile insurance.......................................... Automobile finance charges 1............................... Automobile fees 1 ................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1.................................... Other automobile-related fees 1......................... Public transportation.................................................... Airline fares............................................................... Other intercity transportation..................................... Intracity public transportation.................................... See footnotes at end of table. December Mav 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 112.6 111.1 111.7 110.4 111.5 111.3 110.0 116.1 109.3 107.1 112.6 112.7 105.0 122.5 116.7 107.6 107.2 112.0 116.4 110.6 102.7 109.0 103.6 110.6 108.0 111.9 110.6 102.6 120.9 122.3 120.2 117.6 116.0 116.4 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 123.3 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 119.2 113.7 113.4 117.9 120.3 117.8 109.1 116.2 107.8 118.6 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 125.8 128.8 124.0 118.5 116.6 116.9 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 123.7 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 118.3 115.8 110.3 117.4 119.3 121.5 110.8 120.3 107.5 124.0 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 130.6 133.8 128.4 124.5 122.3 122.9 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 129.0 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 125.3 120.9 122.0 121.6 127.9 128.8 118.2 127.3 110.7 132.0 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 139.6 140.8 139.0 128.4 126.1 126.8 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 133.8 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 129.9 123.7 132.8 131.7 131.8 132.6 120.6 131.3 113.6 136.4 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 144.4 145.2 144.1 130.4 127.8 128.3 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 135.8 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 128.6 124.4 131.1 135.1 133.1 137.3 122.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 149.2 149.9 149.1 131.3 128.5 128.9 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 132.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 131.6 125.8 136.9 130.0 128.1 140.1 120.9 140.1 118.6 146.3 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 153.4 154.8 152.8 129.3 126.1 126.5 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 127.8 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 127.7 128.1 138.6 127.6 132.9 144.1 120.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 155.9 157.6 155.0 129.5 126.2 126.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 133.4 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 124.3 130.2 131.5 128.6 129.8 145.3 130.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 157.1 158.7 156.4 129.3 125.7 125.5 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 135.7 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 124.1 131.9 128.7 126.2 128.1 139.7 126.9 138.4 120.9 143.4 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 160.5 164.4 158.0 134.7 131.5 131.7 131.7 135.9 138.8 129.3 142.5 134.2 118.4 129.0 128.3 121.8 115.7 135.3 134.3 133.9 132.2 134.9 146.8 127.1 146.8 126.2 152.7 130.1 135.0 132.6 123.8 161.9 165.7 159.6 107.3 106.4 116.1 116.3 101.8 101.2 100.4 103.1 103.8 114.3 104.0 116.2 82.0 81.9 80.8 110.4 109.5 118.8 118.9 104.2 102.5 101.9 105.6 109.2 116.9 109.4 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 114.8 113.8 122.0 121.7 105.4 104.9 105.9 109.1 111.6 121.0 114.1 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 126.7 125.3 124.4 123.3 105.6 106.6 107.6 110.5 114.6 125.9 117.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 124.5 123.2 128.5 127.2 109.6 109.2 111.3 114.3 117.2 130.3 123.7 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 128.2 126.6 131.7 130.1 112.6 109.8 113.7 116.0 121.7 133.8 128.9 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 136.7 135.2 140.9 138.1 120.5 117.8 120.1 122.0 128.1 145.1 149.4 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 152.6 155.7 138.9 137.2 143.7 140.4 122.7 119.9 121.7 123.4 130.5 149.3 156.5 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 156.6 161.4 144.8 142.4 146.5 142.7 123.7 123.8 122.6 125.9 134.2 153.0 163.1 156.8 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 161.4 168.6 143.8 141.5 145.9 141.8 122.9 122.8 122.2 124.7 133.2 153.2 163.4 155.3 105.7 105.2 103.2 109.4 105.9 163.2 172.6 - - - - - - 85.3 117.0 121.3 84.7 121.5 126.5 90.0 126.9 134.0 118.7 132.8 139.5 101.5 138.8 142.9 103.0 143.9 147.0 130.8 128.5 136.2 133.9 116.5 113.2 116.2 119.7 124.3 140.0 138.3 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 148.3 150.8 118.6 114.7 116.8 122.0 97.4 100.6 96.5 93.3 103.9 127.1 148.8 90.4 123.3 123.8 118.3 121.6 130.4 99.9 109.4 98.4 96.8 104.4 137.1 160.9 98.1 130.5 129.9 122.0 127.4 136.8 101.9 109.1 100.6 98.8 106.8 144.7 170.6 102.3 137.9 137.1 126.8 133.3 144.2 103.2 116.7 101.5 98.6 108.6 153.8 183.7 102.5 151.4 143.0 133.7 139.4 149.2 104.8 117.9 103.0 100.8 109.7 159.8 198.6 95.3 156.8 149.3 136.5 145.9 151.9 104.0 117.4 102.2 100.4 108.5 163.5 211.5 81.9 166.4 155.2 139.3 151.2 154.9 102.6 117.7 100.7 98.9 106.8 167.6 221.9 76.7 170.1 160.8 141.4 156.3 163.4 103.5 125.0 101.0 101.1 105.3 178.4 229.5 94.4 175.2 164.2 144.4 161.4 168.4 104.4 129.0 101.6 101.2 106.4 184.5 239.6 96.5 177.0 168.7 148.6 166.5 171.6 104.3 130.6 101.4 101.2 106.0 188.6 249.0 93.9 178.3 171.8 148.8 167.9 172.5 103.8 131.1 100.7 99.4 106.4 189.9 250.6 93.3 182.2 119.3 129.3 121.3 122.7 128.0 120.2 126.6 136.5 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 134.5 143.2 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9. 156.0 146.2 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 163.4 149.1 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 173.0 158.6 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 177.4 161.4 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 178.1 172.3 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 181.3 172.2 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 181.4 175.4 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 181.2 184.8 185.2 200.8 157.0 174.9 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Mav December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 133.4 134.1 145.7 105.3 126.9 120.9 133.2 132.0 133.6 132.0 105.3 105.0 135.4 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 233.6 212.9 249.5 144.2 171.0 173.9 238.2 216.5 223.6 225.5 141.4 156.1 273.6 101.1 100.9 223.7 101.9 159.7 142.8 179.6 192.5 166.6 124.0 127.2 116.9 133.8 127.1 135.5 142.4 183.8 135.4 Expenditure category Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................ Prescription drugs...................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5........... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs...... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .... Medical care services.................................................. Professional medical services................................... Physicians’ services................................................ Dental services....................................................... Eye care 5................................................................ Services by other medical professionals 5............... Hospital and related services.................................... Hospital services 10................................................. Inpatient hospital services 10................................. Outpatient hospital services 5 ............................... Nursing home services 10........................................ Entertainment1 ............................................................... Entertainment commodities 1 ........................................ Reading materials...................................................... Newspapers 1.................................. ....................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ....................... Sporting goods and equipment.................................. Sport vehicles, including bicycles............................ Other sporting goods............................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 .................. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 .................... Photographic supplies and equipment..................... Pet supplies and expense........................................ Entertainment services 1.............................................. Club memberships 1 5 ................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 5 ............................................ Admissions................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 5............................... Other entertainment services 1 5................................ Other goods and services 3 ............................................ Tobacco and smoking products................................... Personal care............................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances............... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements.............. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products .... Personal care services............................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ....................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses 1........................... School books and supplies........................................ Personal and educational services 1 .......................... Tuition and other school fees ................................. College tuition....................................................... Elementary and high school tuition....................... Day care and nursery school8 .............................. Personal expenses................................................... Legal service fees 5 .............................................. Personal financial services 5 ................................. Funeral expenses 5 ............................................... Special indexes Domestically produced farm food................................... Selected beef cuts.......................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ....... Utilities and public transportation.................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1........... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 107.2 117.1 131.1 145.9 160.4 176.0 189.3 200.2 209.4 - - - - - - - - - 116.9 112.6 121.4 120.9 122.3 107.8 108.9 103.9 110.5 107.8 116.3 112.6 124.0 102.0 122.2 117.6 126.7 126.8 127.0 112.5 113.2 109.0 115.6 112.3 123.5 117.7 129.7 110.5 128.4 121.7 132.5 131.8 133.6 115.9 117.7 110.8 119.2 114.8 127.8 122.8 138.7 115.3 133.3 124.8 138.6 138.2 139.5 116.5 117.8 112.1 122.1 116.6 129.7 127.3 146.1 120.7 138.4 129.0 147.8 151.4 144.4 120.5 120.4 118.0 123.8 117.9 131.1 129.5 152.5 125.3 142.2 131.5 153.4 157.9 149.1 121.6 123.5 116.3 125.4 121.3 134.1 128.5 158.1 128.0 146.1 133.9 159.0 164.8 153.4 122.6 124.9 116.7 126.9 123.2 136.5 129.3 163.8 132.6 149.2 136.1 164.8 173.2 156.5 126.1 128.8 119.7 126.4 122.2 131.4 130.7 168.3 131.8 153.8 139.4 174.5 186.5 162.5 124.5 127.3 118.0 129.2 123.5 133.8 135.4 174.6 134.8 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 158.4 142.9 179.3 191.9 166.6 124.6 127.4 118.0 133.8 127.4 133.9 142.4 180.7 133.5 106.9 128.1 105.3 101.6 113.2 132.8 110.6 105.2 121.9 145.8 119.6 109.9 128.6 153.1 126.1 116.3 134.2 160.5 133.6 120.8 140.6 166.6 140.7 124.4 152.1 169.9 146.3 127.6 155.6 176.2 154.0 130.9 159.3 185.7 158.6 135.7 165.9 193.3 167.3 140.3 171.9 196.7 168.5 141.6 131.3 137.2 116.4 115.1 140.6 150.2 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 150.4 143.5 220.2 243.4 152.6 145.0 116.1 122.2 124.8 132.0 136.0 138.5 144.7 146.8 148.9 153.1 153.4 114.6 117.8 117.5 118.4 143.0 141.9 143.3 146.3 145.4 149.3 - - - 136.0 105.2 104.5 104.6 143.0 109.8 111.7 109.6 151.0 116.4 117.9 115.1 128.9 134.9 135.2 133.2 174.7 173.9 175.0 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 160.1 121.7 127.1 122.6 112.4 107.8 82.3 109.6 113.1 119.1 112.1 80.9 113.4 117.9 127.0 120.0 86.3 116.3 119.4 135.0 129.9 117.1 121.2 124.6 121.3 123.0 122.7 123.8 152.3 151.1 152.7 157.1 156.2 161.9 6 7 8 9 10 132.5 137.9 137.9 137.4 188.7 184.4 189.3 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 170.5 129.2 136.8 130.1 138.9 141.3 140.8 142.5 200.5 194.9 201.2 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 177.6 133.6 143.9 135.1 138.3 146.2 146.1 145.6 213.3 202.3 214.5 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 188.9 144.0 153.3 142.1 141.7 149.2 148.9 149.6 224.9 208.5 226.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 198.8 147.2 166.5 150.6 142.3 154.2 153.7 155.3 237.3 220.3 238.9 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 208.9 153.1 177.7 158.1 137.7 159.4 158.4 162.3 248.3 232.9 249.8 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 217.8 159.7 183.2 165.9 136.7 128.5 98.8 125.6 133.1 139.0 128.8 100.3 129.4 137.6 143.9 133.3 95.0 134.4 140.1 147.1 129.7 100.6 133.6 142.9 150.7 127.8 96.9 135.9 149.9 159.3 131.6 109.3 142.4 154.3 158.3 129.8 106.1 142.5 155.3 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 124.9 129.4 129.4 128.7 163.1 162.9 163.4 169.6 169.3 176.2 140.1 162.4 161.5 164.9 252.5 237.5 254.0 270.3 288.6 279.5 133.7 224.6 162.5 190.6 171.7 99 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December 1987 1988 1989 1990 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................................. Commodities.................................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................................... Apparel commodities 1.............................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel....................... Durables..................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter .............................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter1...................................... Transportation services................................................................. Medical care services.................................................................... Other services............................................................................... 4.5 4.7 3.4 5.6 8.0 5.0 9.6 2.6 4.2 4.8 1.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 3.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 4.5 4.2 5.5 3.2 5.0 .5 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 2.3 5.0 8.4 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.3 7.9 13.1 4.9 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 2.7 7.3 9.2 6.3 Special indexes All items less food.............................................................................. All items less shelter.......................................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 .................................................... All items less medical care................................................................ Commodities less food....................................................................... Nondurables less food........................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel.................................................... Nondurables....................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter.............................................................. Services less medical care services................................................... Energy................................................................................................ All items less energy.......................................................................... All items less food and energy........................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities.......................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services....................................................... 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 5.4 3.6 4.1 8.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 18.0 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 .3 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 Expenditure category Food and beverages.......................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................................... Cereals and cereal products..................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ............................................. Cereal.................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ..................................................... Bakery products....................................................................... White bread........................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins....................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes..................................... Other bakery products........................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish............................................................ Meats..................................................................................... Beef and veal...................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ....................................... Chuck roast1 .................................................................... Round roast1.................................................................... Round steak 1................................................................... Sirloin steak 1.................................................................... Other beef and veal1 ....................................................... Pork .................................................................................... Bacon ................................................................................ Chops ............................................................................... Ham ................................................................................. Other pork, including sausage 1 ........................................ Other meats........................................................................ Poultry................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken ........................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts........................................... Other poultry 1 ..................................................................... Fish and seafood............................................... ................... Canned fish and seafood .................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 .................................. Eggs......................................................................................... 3.4 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.9 1.2 5.9 4.9 3.9 4.3 3.6 4.2 3.4 1.0 2.2 3.5 6.7 5.9 5.1 6.1 7.0 9.8 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.5 -3.0 .1 4.0 -9.4 -11.4 -8.8 -7.3 10.0 10.4 9.9 -17.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.1 9.6 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 7.0 6.1 3.2 7.0 9.1 -2.9 -10.4 .2 -1.5 -2.5 .8 18.2 22.0 19.0 8.6 4.6 13.2 2.0 16.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 9.7 7.5 6.2 2.7 6.1 7.0 8.6 8.2 5.1 6.7 5.6 .4 -.8 -1.1 6.8 3.7 -4.3 6.2 35.7 See footnotes at end of table. 100 1991 Mav 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.8 1.0 2.5 -.1 -1.6 3.1 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 4.8 3.1 7.9 6.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.6 2.5 1.3 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 7.1 4.9 2.5 1.4 2.7 .5 -1.3 .5 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.9 5.7 5.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.6 -1.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 .6 3.6 5.4 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 .5 .1 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 1.8 3.4 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 4.2 2.6 4.1 -.4 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.2 4.0 0.8 .5 .3 .6 1.3 4.6 -.1 -.3 1.2 1.5 .5 .5 1.5 1.6 6.2 6.5 6.4 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.8 5.1 19.2 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 5.2 4.2 -8.1 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 4.1 3.1 1.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.5 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 3.6 3.3 9.2 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 1.0 .7 .8 .8 .7 1.3 .1 .7 .9 1.2 -2.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 -3.6 1.3 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 3.7 4.8 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 10.3 10.2 9.6 5.9 10.2 16.6 17.1 14.9 18.2 16.7 10.3 1.4 .2 2.3 1.4 2.8 -.3 3.7 -4.7 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 1.4 3.6 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 1.4 -1.6 -.2 -2.6 -1.1 -6.0 -11.8 -4.3 -4.8 -5.4 .8 .5 -.4 1.2 .3 1.6 -.6 2.1 -4.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 1.2 2.5 -.2 1.5 2.2 -.7 -3.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.4 .2 2.8 4.3 1.6 2.9 1.7 1.2 2.0 -4.6 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.4 .8 2.7 6.4 4.0 4.5 11.7 4.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 -1.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -1.6 1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -4.9 -1.5 -1.1 .6 -.4 -1.1 -2.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.3 .4 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 5.7 4.6 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 .7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 2.4 7.4 13.2 5.5 7.2 6.5 3.1 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.6 3.1 1.0 3.7 25.6 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 8.3 5.0 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 3.5 5.7 4.0 5.1 1.8 11.1 24.2 6.8 8.5 9.7 3.4 7.9 9.4 7.2 6.6 2.4 .9 2.8 12.1 .3 .2 -.2 .7 2.0 4.3 1.0 2.9 .2 -.4 .2 .3 .5 -1.6 -.4 -.4 -.7 -.9 -3.8 -2.1 -2.1 .2 .4 -.8 -.5 -1.7 -2.4 .7 1.0 -.7 .1 -2.4 1.9 .2 .7 .0 -18.5 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group Expenditure category Dairy products................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................... Fresh whole m ilk....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................................... Processed dairy products 1 ......................................................... Cheese 1 .................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................... Fruits and vegetables 2................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................................ Apples ..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce ..................... ............................................................... Tomatoes................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables .......................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................................. Processed fruits 1....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit1 .................................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ....................................................... Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................................. Other food at home........................................................................ Sugar and sweets......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and o ils................................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................................... Coffee......................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1................................................... Other prepared food.................................................................... Canned and packaged soup.................................................... Frozen prepared food............................................................... Snacks ....................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1.............. Food away from home...................................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................................ Dinner1 ............................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le ................................................................................... Wine................................................................................................ Distilled spirits................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home............................................. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1.6 1.6 1.4 ?..2 1.6 ?.. 1 1.4 .6 12.6 17.6 10.3 -11.0 17.4 14.7 15.9 25.1 -.3 10.3 14.2 4.5 5.7 6.6 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.2 5.2 3.7 2.0 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 14.1 10.4 -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 11.0 10.8 12.5 4.0 11.2 4.4 10.4 11.5 11.5 11.3 9.2 12.9 7.1 1.3 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 -4.4 14.5 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 2.5 .6 -.2 3.1 4.9 7.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.7 4.7 4.4 -.2 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 10.2 9.9 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 5.4 7.7 9.1 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.0 .9 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.8 -3.0 1.7 -14.4 2.3 4.1 6.2 5.7 3.1 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.1 3.4 1.1 4.2 14.5 4.8 5.2 8.0 4.0 9.9 2.8 1.5 5.7 2.6 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.9 -1.2 4.0 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 7.0 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.1 4.5 5.2 2.5 4.2 4.3 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.9 .8 1.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 4.9 4.9 See footnotes at end of table. 101 Mav 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 0.6 -.2 -.4 .1 1.3 1.7 1.1 .2 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 23.1 9.6 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 -1.6 -2.6 -4.3 4.8 -.5 .8 1.3 2.3 1.8 3.3 .2 .1 .5 -.2 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 -16.1 .7 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.6 -.1 .8 0.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 -.6 -.8 .5 -1.6 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 12.9 15.5 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 1.5 -.9 -1.4 1.5 4.2 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 .9 3.7 .5 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 .6 4.6 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 .5 -.4 -.8 1.0 1.6 .8 2.5 1.8 2.1 1.3 3.4 2.4 2.7 8.4 -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 14.7 1.8 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 1.8 2.9 10.2 11.5 11.0 12.3 8.7 8.2 7.7 12.1 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 -3.0 18.7 -4.1 —8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 6.4 6.8 7.5 4.2 6.0 2.4 -2.3 -3.4 -4.0 -2.5 -.9 -1.7 .2 -.5 -.3 -1.0 -4.2 2.3 .8 13.2 -10.4 3.3 4.8 -5.1 3.1 4.5 1.4 1.2 .9 2.4 1.5 2.0 -1.2 1.5 3.4 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.4 .9 -5.1 2.7 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 10.0 11.5 11.9 13.4 8.9 8.0 -.5 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 -.6 -.2 1.5 -5.5 1.9 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.0 .8 .8 2.1 1.8 5.3 -.7 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 .5 .3 .2 1.1 2.9 2.0 5.7 1.0 2.0 .6 3.7 13.5 -.3 55.9 .8 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 .9 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .7 2.2 1.2 1.3 3.0 4.1 2.5 2.4 -1.4 2.9 -9.7 2.3 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 .9 .8 1.3 .8 3.2 7.7 2.2 4.4 3.4 4.8 2.3 -1.8 -.5 -6.9 2.8 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 6.2 2.0 4.0 1,3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 .9 4.7 .8 15.0 -.1 .9 2.8 -.7 1.4 1.9 .2 .8 .8 .9 .6 1.4 1.2 .6 2.6 1.4 1.7 1991 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December 1987 Expenditure category Housing 2 ....................................................................................... Shelter......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1........................................................................ Rent, residential .................................................................... Other renters’ costs 1 ........................................................... Lodging while out of town.................................................. Lodging while at school...................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 .......................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 .............................................................. Owners’ equivalent ren t....................................................... Household insurance 1 ......................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1....................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1.... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................. Fuel and other utilities 2 ............................................................. Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.................. Fuel o il................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...................... Electricity............................................................................ Utility (piped) gas................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................ Telephone services 1 ............................................................ Local charges 1................................................................... Interstate toll calls.............................................................. Intrastate toll calls.............................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance...................................... Cable television..................................................................... Refuse collection................................................................... Household furnishings and operation 2 ..................................... Housefurnishings 1 ................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 ..................................................... Furniture and bedding .......................................................... Bedroom furniture............................................................... Sofas 1 ................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 ......................................... Other furniture 1 .................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ...................... Video and audio products 1................................................ Televisions.........................-.............................................. Video products other than televisions 1.......................... Audio products 1 .............................................................. Major household appliances 1 ........................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ................................. Laundry equipment.......................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 ...... Information processing equipment.................................... Other housefurnishings 1 ...................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1............................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items........................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1....... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 ................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers.................................. Housekeeping supplies........................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1.......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................... Housekeeping services 1......................................................... Postage.................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1............................................ Gardening and other household services 1 ......................... 3.5 4.8 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 5.9 3.5 5.2 5.2 3.9 3.0 4.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 12.2 18.0 2.4 .2 1.7 -2.9 2.0 -1.0 3.6 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.7 9.9 1.0 .4 .9 2.0 .3 5.0 1.9 2.5 -2.7 -3.7 -4.9 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 - - 1.7 2.2 6.2 1.4 1.4 .9 -1.0 3.2 3.0 .1 4.6 6.0 2.2 -2.6 7.5 .1 1.4 1.8 -2.0 3.5 6.3 -.6 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.1 .7 -3.4 1.1 3.9 2.0 -.4 .6 .6 4.3 3.7 -3.1 .7 1.6 -3.9 1.8 2.4 .9 3.3 2.0 -.2 -1.7 1.8 4.0 4.2 5.6 2.2 4.4 13.6 2.3 4.1 -3.0 -.8 -.5 7.3 2.0 4.2 .3 .7 7.0 16.2 4.3 2.2 1.4 5.5 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 3.5 .0 5.9 5.0 -3.7 -2.5 1.5 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.4 .0 2.6 1.7 -2.0 3.9 1.1 1.7 .6 .8 1.7 .0 .6 .6 -3.7 1.4 5.0 1.4 10.5 3.9 5.0 10.4 4.8 2.0 1.9 .6 1.5 2.8 .8 .7 2.9 .0 3.2 5.3 .7 -1.6 1.2 .8 .6 2.3 .7 .0 .6 .1 .9 -1.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.9 - 2.9 4.6 .9 2.8 1.5 .0 2.9 4.7 - .0 3.4 1.8 3.6 4.5 See footnotes at end of table. 1990 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 6.5 6.5 7.3 2.3 5.0 5.2 2.6 3.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 .9 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.5 6.7 3.9 9.7 .8 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 -.8 -2.1 -5.1 2.3 -1.2 1.2 -.6 -3.5 -7.3 1.3 - 3.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 5.8 2.8 4.8 4.8 3.0 2.4 1.6 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 5.6 10.7 7.8 3.1 2.4 6.4 3.1 5.3 -.9 3.1 3.4 .8 -1.2 -1.2 1989 Mav 102 4.2 5.1 5.7 4.1 14.2 15.5 6.1 1.2 4.7 4.7 1.8 3.9 6.0 1.4 2.7 .3 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 3.7 -.3 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 5.9 13.5 10.0 1.7 .5 2.5 1.1 -1.4 .2 5.4 2.5 -2.4 -3.7 -3.5 -9.6 -1.0 .0 -.9 1.8 -1.0 -3.2 2.2 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.0 8.3 8.6 6.5 2.5 3.9 3.9 2.8 5.7 4.5 6.9 4.3 9.1 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 5.6 3.4 5.2 1.3 -1.5 7.3 8.6 11.6 2.1 .8 1.4 1.1 4.2 -.1 -1.5 -.5 -1.4 -.6 -1.1 -5.7 1.9 -2.1 -1.7 -1.9 -2.4 -3.1 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.9 3.5 8.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 -.6 2.4 -4.1 -.7 -6.8 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 2.5 -.2 .4 -1.3 -2.4 6.4 4.0 8.6 1.6 1.6 -1.3 4.3 5.2 3.6 3.7 4.4 -1.3 -1.4 -.7 -2.1 -1.5 .4 .7 .5 .0 -7.2 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 3.6 3.8 2.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 .8 .1 1.4 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 3.7 1.8 1.0 6.5 .1 4.9 7.1 5.2 1.5 1.3 6.1 2.8 4.9 -1.2 4.8 1.6 -.5 -.5 -2.1 -1.4 .7 1.8 4.7 .6 .7 -7.9 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.8 3.7 4.7 2.4 .9 3.7 .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 1.0 .7 -.4 5.4 -.9 4.2 -2.9 4.9 .6 .0 -3.0 1.2 -1.8 6.2 .8 2.2 -.9 -2.5 -1.7 -6.8 -1.1 3.3 5.1 2.8 2.1 -8.1 .7 2.8 3.4 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.6 4.4 2.0 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.6 3.1 1.9 .7 2.9 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 2.1 1.1 2.3 .1 -3.5 2.8 3.9 2.7 2.3 .5 .1 4.2 2.0 10.9 6.2 1.4 -3.7 -3.9 -4.4 -6.9 -2.6 -2.0 -2.1 -.4 -3.6 -10.0 .6 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.8 4.9 5.2 3.5 .5 2.7 2.8 1.1 3.2 3.7 2.3 5.2 .2 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 3.4 2.1 .9 3.8 6.2 3.4 7.9 1.9 .9 .1 -1.0 .9 3.6 1.2 -1.3 -1.4 -1.6 -2.4 -5.4 -.7 -.7 1.6 2.1 3.3 -.5 -10.6 .7 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.2 9.4 10.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 .9 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 .7 1.6 -.2 -1.5 -9.6 -8.0 -12.4 -.7 1.7 -5.5 1.4 .6 .5 .1 1.9 1.2 3.8 .6 .6 .4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.0 2.0 -2.1 -2.0 -.6 -4.2 -2.2 -2.0 -3.1 -1.2 -1.5 -5.6 .9 - - 5.5 4.5 5.4 6.8 1.1 .0 1.8 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.1 1.5 4.2 .0 3.9 3.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep........................................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ..................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.............................................. Men’s and boys’ ......................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................................... Furnishings and special clothing........................................... Shirts 1................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers............................................. Boys’ ........................................................................................ Women’s and girls’ ..................................................................... Women’s .................. ................................................................ Coats and jackets.................................................................. Dresses .................................................................................. Separates and sportswear1................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 ................ Suits 1 .................................................................................... Girls’ ......................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ .................................................................. Other apparel commodities 1...................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage................................... Watches and jewelry................................................................ Watches................................................................................. Jewelry................................................................................... Footwear....................................................................................... Men’s .......................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ........................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................... Apparel services 1............................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ................... Other apparel services 1 ............................................................... Transportation.................................................................................... Private............................................................................................. New vehicles................................................................................. New cars.................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 1............................................................ Compact new cars 1................................................................. Intermediate new cars 1............................................................ Full-size new cars 1................................................................... Luxury new cars 1..................................................................... New trucks.................................................................................. New motorcycles......................................................................... Used cars...................................................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................................... Automobile maintenance and repair.............................................. Body work.................................................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 .................................. Maintenance and servicing......................................................... Power plant repair1 .................................................................... Other private transportation 1 ........................................................ Other private transportation commodities 1 ................................. Motor oil, coolant, and other products..................................... Automobile parts and equipment............................................. Tires....................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1.................................................. Other private transportation services 1........................................ Automobile insurance............................................................... Automobile finance charges 1................................................... Automobile fees 1 ..................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1........................................................ Other automobile-related fees 1............................................. Public transportation........................................................................ Airline fares................................................................................... Other intercity transportation......................................................... Intracity public transportation........................................................ 1987 1988 1989 1990 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.1 4.3 3.4 .9 6.6 5.9 -.7 6.1 6.3 4.9 15.3 5.4 .4 8.8 5.2 2.6 7.9 2.7 9.0 3.6 10.6 4.2 2.9 7.4 3.4 3.7 5.2 2.6 6.7 6.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 .4 3.1 3.8 1.3 4.0 8.8 18.5 18.7 18.5 0.8 .5 .4 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 .3 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 -.8 1.8 -2.7 -.4 -.8 3.1 1.6 3.5 -.3 4.6 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.4 1.2 2.3 3.9 3.3 2.2 3.5 4.3 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.3 4.4 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 5.9 4.4 10.6 3.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 5.8 3.0 6.5 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 6.9 5.2 8.3 10.4 10.1 2.0 1.3 .2 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.9 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 15.6 3.6 5.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 6.2 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 2.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 3.4 6.5 6.2 6.6 4.1 7.2 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 4.1 5.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.3 1.5 2.4 5.2 2.3 5.2 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 3.8 4.3 31.9 4.6 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 3.7 2.3 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.4 3.1 3.7 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 5.4 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 -14.5 4.5 2.4 3.1 3.7 3.5 4.5 1.7 -2.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 3.3 4.4 3.1 4.1 6.9 2.6 8.7 2.0 • 3.8 .5 7.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 4.9 3.1 4.8 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 5.5 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 3.9 4.6 5.4 1.3 7.0 .9 -.2 1.7 6.3 7.7 .2 9.8 4.3 5.4 4.6 3.5 1.6 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.0 3.9 8.1 -7.0 3.6 1.6 5.5 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 6.1 5.6 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 6.2 4.9 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 16.0 2.1 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 4.7 2.0 -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 - See footnotes at end of table. Mav December Group 103 - 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 0.7 .5 .5 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -2.7 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 2.3 1.1 4.4 -3.8 -3.8 2.0 -1.0 2.6 6.0 1.9 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 2.8 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.2 3.2 2.1 4.6 7.3 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 -4.8 3.1 2.6 -1.5 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -3.3 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 -3.0 1.8 1.2 -1.8 3.7 2.9 .0 3.4 3.6 3.3 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 1.6 1.8 1.4 4.5 5.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.9 3.1 3.6 8.0 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 2.9 3.2 0.2 .1 .0 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 4.4 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 -2.7 1.6 -5.1 .8 -2.3 .8 8.2 -.5 5.2 -1.8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 .8 .7 .9 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.9 4.8 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 2.6 3.7 -0.2 -.4 -.8 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.7 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 -.2 1.3 -2.1 -1.9 -1.3 -3.9 -3.0 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 2.2 3.6 1.0 4.2 3.8 1.9 1.6 .8 3.3 .7 2.0 2.8 2.5 4.2 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 3.1 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.9 3.3 3.8 3.0 2.9 5.0 4.0 1.5 6.0 6.2 -3.4 9.3 9.0 1.8 4.0 4.8 5.3 5.1 .2 6.1 4.4 6.5 2.4 2.7 1.1 3.0 .9 .8 1.0 -.7 -.6 -.4 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.3 -1.0 -.7 .1 .2 -1.0 -2.9 -2.9 -3.1 -2.7 -3.0 1.1 2.4 4.4 2.1 4.7 1.8 -.8 -.4 -.8 -.4 -1.1 2.3 6.5 -14.1 6.1 4.0 2.1 3.6 2.0 -1.3 .3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 2.5 4.9 -6.3 2.2 3.6 1.5 3.4 5.5 .9 6.2 .3 2.2 -1.4 6.4 3.4 23.1 3.0 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.1 .9 3.2 .6 .1 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.2 1.0 2.7 2.9 3.2 1.9 -.1 1.2 -.2 .0 -.4 2.2 3.9 -2.7 .7 1.8 .1 .8 .5 -.5 .4 -.7 -1.8 .4 .7 .6 -.6 2.2 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 2.5 1.8 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 .4 6.8 -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 1.8 -.1 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 .1 1.9 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 -.1 5.4 -.9 -1.8 -.6 .5 1992 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 1.5 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 -1.0 .6 -1.3 2.6 1.0 3.5 1.2 4.0 -1.5 5.3 2.5 2.3 4 -.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.7 .5 2.2 1.5 3.8 2.7 4.2 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.7 2.9 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Medical care............................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................... Prescription drugs............................................................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies.................................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................ Medical care services.......................................................................... Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services........................................................................ Dental services............................................................................... Eye care.......................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital services............................................................................ Inpatient hospital services........................................................... Outpatient hospital services........................................................ Nursing home services................................................................... Entertainment1 ....................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 1 .............................................................. Reading materials............................................................................. Newspapers 1.................................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ............................................. Sporting goods and equipment........................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................................. Other sporting goods...................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ....................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ......................................... Photographic supplies and equipment.......................................... Pet supplies and expense.............................................................. Entertainment services 1 ...................................................................... Club memberships 1.......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1...................................................................... Admissions......................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions ...................................................... Other entertainment services 1 ........................................................ Other goods and services 2 ................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal care....................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products....................... Personal care services...................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ............................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 .................. Personal and educational expenses 1................................................. School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services 1 ................................................ Tuition and other school fe e s ....................................................... College tuition.............................................................................. Elementary and high school tuition............................................. Day care and nursery school...................................................... Personal expenses......................................................................... Legal service fees....................................................................... Personal financial services.......................................................... Funeral expenses........................................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm food......................................................... Selected beef cuts................................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............................ Utilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1............................... December 1987 1988 1989 1990 6.1 7.0 8.1 5.3 6.0 2.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.6 2.9 3.5 2.9 4.2 3.4 3.8 6.4 2.2 4.3 2.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 9.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.2 4.5 4.6 8.3 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 12.0 5.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 5.2 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.1 2.2 3.5 4.3 6.9 4.3 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 11.3 3.8 2.5 4.6 4.9 4.4 .5 .1 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.5 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 9.9 3.8 3.4 6.6 9.6 3.5 3.4 2.2 5.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 4.4 3.8 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 9.7 2.7 1.9 3.8 4.3 3.3 .9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 2.9 2.3 -.8 3.7 2.2 6.9 6.4 5.3 1.6 6.2 7.9 3.2 2.9 5.9 3.7 5.0 3.5 7.1 9.5 5.1 5.6 7.7 9.8 8.1 4.5 8.6 14.4 3.8 2.6 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 7.7 10.7 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.9 3.9 8.1 11.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 5.3 2.1 5.8 3.0 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.5 7.0 9.5 5.8 4.4 4.4 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.4 7.4 8.4 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.5 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.4 8.6 6.0 4.6 7.8 6.5 2.8 2.2 2.0 3.2 8.0 6.0 8.2 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.1 4.8 2.5 2.1 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 4.2 3.4 5.2 3.8 6.3 8.3 35.7 4.2 4.4 1.3 -1.1 -15.6 3.6 6.8 1.7 .2 1.5 3.0 3.4 - - 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.1 4.4 6.9 4.8 3.0 5.2 5.5 4.0 7.1 7.8 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.0 3.6 6.4 17.9 1.2 1.7 6.0 4.0 -1.7 3.5 4.2 6.6 7.0 6.7 2.6 1.3 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1991 1992 Mav 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 7.6 2.7 1.8 3.7 4.4 2.9 .8 1.1 .3 1.2 1.6 1.8 .6 3.6 3.6 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 5.8 2.1 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 -.4 -.8 -3.7 1.1 2.7 -.6 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 4.6 3.1 2.4 5.9 7.7 3.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 3.6 3.7 2.3 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 4.8 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.5 .1 .1 .0 3.6 3.2 .1 5.2 3.5 -1.0 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.1 2.1 .7 3.0 1.2 1.1 .9 1.9 1.9 .8 -.1 .2 .3 .0 -.5 -.2 -.9 .0 -.2 1.2 .0 1.7 1.4 4.8 3.8 5.3 3.0 6.4 8.3 3.1 3.7 8.2 2.0 4.0 2.6 1.6 -5.9 2.4 1.5 2.3 3.7 5.3 2.6 4.2 3.2 2.0 2.0 2.4 5.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 2.8 1.9 .8 4.1 4.1 5.5 3.4 3.4 2.4 1.0 -.8 3.6 1.8 .7 .9 2.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.8 4.5 1.5 1.4 2.8 .2 -.4 3.5 3.8 2.2 6.4 3.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.4 7.8 6.5 5.2 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 5.4 3.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 5.2 2.2 8.6 6.0 .4 3.4 3.2 3.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 5.1 4.0 6.7 5.0 -3.2 3.4 3.1 4.5 4.6 5.7 4.6 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 4.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.7 .9 .9 .1 1.2 3.1 1.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 -5.3 3.9 1.8 2.2 -2.7 5.9 -.6 2.0 2.4 -1.5 -3.7 1.7 4.9 5.7 3.0 12.8 4.8 2.9 -.6 -1.4 -2.9 .1 .6 1998. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 104 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Electricity Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 100 therms per 40 therms per 500 KWH Fuel oil #2 per gallon (3.785 liters) May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 $49,271 $49,399 $1,046 $1,031 82.104 82.460 79.113 86.840 64.236 67.095 56.651 50.470 64.098 66.890 56.785 50.492 1.044 1.093 .962 1.011 1.032 1.095 .938 .972 55.087 54.847 55.118 60.012 53.690 52.564 55.146 62.189 45.808 47.529 48.421 41.829 46.329 48.112 48.421 42.419 .995 .996 1.018 .986 .973 .988 1.007 .933 25.183 51.267 52.622 37.237 37.871 NA NA 31.549 31.502 34.991 30.724 31.198 30.522 34.977 31.373 65.347 63.296 72.920 66.581 64.359 60.841 72.873 68.257 42.518 44.183 42.221 43.119 42.481 43.972 42.275 43.633 1.076 1.202 1.007 NA 1.048 1.166 .985 NA 25.312 27.108 60.259 62.920 36.123 35.496 1.023 1.000 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ 24.306 24.244 21.107 27.419 27.665 22.458 61.204 62.599 48.392 65.788 67.591 50.275 49.904 50.354 37.152 50.150 50.251 37.866 1.162 1.161 1.163 1.123 1.118 1.131 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... 30.921 32.110 28.527 25.560 30.597 32.000 29.339 26.498 66.761 68.239 62.451 53.673 65.085 68.204 64.186 55.764 52.408 47.571 43.204 39.292 52.410 48.036 43.691 39.084 1.094 .976 1.021 .975 1.092 .954 .980 .958 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD....................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... 27.632 25.835 42.842 38.300 21.100 26.147 30.188 42.409 38.287 24.907 53.276 66.916 86.905 84.422 62.164 48.243 73.092 86.752 84.394 69.460 60.391 64.008 71.707 62.809 58.650 61.061 64.008 71.606 62.809 61.380 NA NA 1.135 .969 NA NA NA 1.153 .966 NA Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH .................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA........................................ ......... 33.170 46.277 29.231 46.867 28.836 43.110 32.000 30.330 29.231 46.867 29.085 43.169 67.930 102.042 65.141 104.527 51.916 87.283 64.990 64.147 65.141 104.527 52.511 87.531 47.870 64.788 60.602 45.446 36.936 40.873 47.870 63.419 60.602 45.446 36.936 40.999 1.176 1.093 NA NA NA 1.227 1.130 1.062 NA NA NA 1.202 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................... 19.578 26.018 27.257 40.475 20.281 25.169 27.257 40.475 41.147 52.162 53.177 83.392 42.545 50.573 53.177 83.392 45.460 47.323 41.222 52.891 45.430 47.323 41.163 52.866 NA NA NA .857 NA NA NA .852 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 $30,512 $30,383 $65,777 $64,794 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000 .................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ 41.488 41.789 40.947 40.136 39.255 39.560 37.098 39.903 86.628 87.204 83.797 86.849 North Central urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ........................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 27.165 27.249 28.089 27.936 26.512 26.221 28.096 28.848 24.637 South Size Size Size Size urban ..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 ................................... . B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... U.S. city average............................................................. Apr. 1997 Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 1 NA Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Data not adequate for publication. 105 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for May 1997 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for May 1997 Area, region and population size class Apr. 1997 May 1997 Low High Apr. 1997 May 1997 $0,664 $0,651 1 2,800 $0,092 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000 .................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ .876 .887 .833 .813 .829 .839 .770 .807 1 5 1 19 2,800 862 505 328 North Central urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ........................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... .537 .530 .573 .576 .520 .505 .573 .598 6 6 20 12 .526 .514 South Size Size Size Size urban ..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... .739 .716 .846 .776 Low High $0,093 5 6,301 .122 .127 .108 .092 .122 .127 .108 NA 110 110 173 227 5,069 3,750 5,069 2,865 1,124 1,124 380 623 .086 .092 .087 .077 .087 .092 .087 .078 5 5 220 39 4,517 3,785 4,517 3,404 22 668 .066 .067 252 2,397 .724 .686 .829 .793 1 7 1 3 1,230 394 1,230 278 .077 .078 .077 .078 .078 .081 .077 .080 32 148 112 94 6,301 6,301 6,229 4,249 .603 .620 5 283 .071 .069 32 5,536 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ .600 .611 .475 .647 .662 .494 5 15 24 1,557 1,557 606 .098 .099 .078 .099 .098 .080 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,146 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... .669 .722 .638 .550 .651 .713 .656 .554 5 1 3 5 1,557 1,230 623 2,800 .098 .088 .080 .075 .099 .089 .081 .075 5 112 39 32 6,301 6,229 4,249 5,536 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-Wl.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... .460 .655 .899 .860 .598 .415 .725 .893 .859 .669 24 17 5 19 15 1,124 447 579 862 293 .122 .127 .138 .119 .122 .122 .127 .138 .119 .128 100 164 125 110 200 2,700 2,454 3,750 2,451 1,746 Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH .................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................................. .731 1.078 .642 1.808 .481 1.087 .701 .674 .642 1.808 .489 1.089 34 16 41 7 73 20 125 232 561 13 314 68 .076 .123 .107 .088 .069 .071 .076 .121 .107 .088 .070 .071 541 279 298 380 5 415 4,252 1,533 2,259 2,607 2,608 3,401 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ..................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.......................................... .432 .529 .644 .780 .443 .511 .644 .780 20 10 18 72 394 1,016 209 632 .072 .097 .075 .092 .072 .097 .092 .092 242 27 312 245 6,250 1,534 6,301 2,808 U.S. city average............................................................. Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 1 NA Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Data not adequate for publication. 106 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon/3.785 liters) Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 $1,288 $1,284 $1,231 $1,226 $1,324 $1,318 $1,413 $1,409 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000.................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ 1.319 1.320 1.350 1.283 1.304 1.303 1.333 1.284 1.249 1.246 1.294 1.219 1.234 1.226 1.275 1.223 1.361 1.356 1.410 1.324 1.346 1.337 1.395 1.328 1.439 1.436 1.473 1.414 1.422 1.416 1.460 1.403 North Central urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ........................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 1.208 1.227 1.190 1.180 1.236 1.259 1.226 1.202 1.168 1.185 1.137 1.144 1.194 1.213 1.174 1.166 1.239 1.275 1.243 1.198 1.264 1.305 1.279 1.213 1.325 1.348 1.319 1.286 1.358 1.384 1.354 1.317 1.186 1.200 1.161 1.172 1.177 1.196 1.291 1.314 South Size Size Size Size U.S. city average............................................................. Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000.................................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 1.241 1.233 1.282 1.206 1.225 1.217 1.268 1.192 1.178 1.169 1.206 1.156 1.162 1.152 1.193 1.141 1.277 1.279 1.295 1.250 1.260 1.263 1.278 1.237 1.359 1.357 1.375 1.340 1.345 1.342 1.359 1.328 1.244 1.223 1.190 1.171 1.279 1.253 1.367 1.351 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ 1.429 1.447 1.363 1.413 1.430 1.359 1.371 1.388 1.310 1.355 1.368 1.310 1.476 1.483 1.412 1.458 1.469 1.379 1.566 1.585 1.500 1.553 1.570 1.508 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... 1.311 1.305 1.234 1.246 1.306 1.297 1.233 1.240 1.251 1.242 1.185 1.208 1.246 1.235 1.183 1.203 1.353 1.339 1.273 1.255 1.348 1.329 1.266 1.251 1.439 1.407 1.363 1.368 1.434 1.399 1.365 1.365 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD....................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... 1.312 1.446 1.338 1.308 1.513 1.354 1.427 1.313 1.299 1.486 1.252 1.391 1.266 1.174 1.449 1.294 1.369 1.241 1.160 1.418 1.365 1.467 1.387 1.293 1.565 1.405 1.450 1.362 1.277 1.547 1.444 1.564 1.462 1.373 1.672 1.486 1.548 1.440 1.355 1.650 Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................................. 1.291 1.302 1.215 1.347 1.164 1.286 1.268 1.277 1.240 1.329 1.190 1.262 1.232 1.250 1.166 1.278 1.117 1.221 1.208 1.222 1.192 1.258 1.146 1.195 1.338 1.349 1.250 1.392 1.191 1.321 1.310 1.322 1.273 1.379 1.211 1.294 1.392 1.422 1.351 1.460 1.309 1.407 1.377 1.395 1.374 1.440 1.328 1.387 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.......................................... 1.209 1.175 1.184 1.277 1.201 1.219 1.178 1.288 1.155 1.134 1.128 1.221 1.144 1.174 1.122 1.232 1.256 1.225 1.235 1.323 1.252 1.273 1.222 1.336 1.328 1.320 1.282 1.417 1.321 1.363 1.281 1.425 Selected local areas 1 2 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 107 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 U.S. average Northeast North Central West South Food and unit May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 $0,310 $0,353 $0,350 $0,292 $0,289 $0,297 $0,309 NA NA .563 .861 .854 1.543 1.243 2.632 1.530 .535 .793 .895 NA NA NA NA .534 .796 .883 NA NA NA NA NA .898 .866 NA NA 2.315 NA NA .872 .900 NA NA 2.463 NA .556 .810 .810 NA 1.157 NA 1.504 .567 .755 .820 NA 1.125 NA 1.438 0.605 1.073 .879 1.586 NA NA NA 0.613 1.060 .838 1.660 NA NA NA 1.831 1.381 1.854 1.382 1.744 NA 1.789 NA 1.785 1.349 1.841 1.355 1.914 1.447 1.881 1.422 NA NA NA NA 2.039 2.071 2.193 2.189 1.829 1.893 2.073 2.126 1.988 2.002 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.159 2.105 NA NA 2.257 2.064 2.041 2.035 2.211 2.170 2.422 2.419 2.584 2.699 2.342 2.273 2.346 2.317 2.383 2.282 2.866 2.803 2.842 2.764 2.753 2.779 2.919 2.850 3.123 2.871 2.713 2.696 NA NA 2.586 2.742 2.596 2.575 2.893 2.769 5.050 4.994 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.831 5.932 NA NA 5.663 5.651 5.848 6.005 NA NA 5.712 5.766 NA NA 6.147 6.225 6.033 6.198 NA NA 3.079 3.168 3.302 3.430 2.749 2.931 3.151 3.159 3.083 3.033 3.010 2.945 NA NA 2.949 2.848 2.977 2.930 3.068 2.989 NA NA Apr. 1997 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................... $0,304 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................................................................... .558 .883 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................ Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................... .855 Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................................... 1.500 1.291 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm).............................. 2.582 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................... 1.581 Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................. Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................................................. Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 g m ).......................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 g m )........................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................... Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm )......................... Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... NA NA 3.213 3.330 NA NA NA NA 3.548 3.682 NA NA 3.259 3.284 3.295 3.612 3.738 3.796 4.216 4.225 4.224 4.318 4.188 4.138 4.066 3.998 4.796 4.974 NA 2.524 NA 2.542 NA NA NA NA NA 2.527 NA 2.622 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.660 3.445 4.051 2.627 3.454 4.017 2.899 3.301 3.879 2.839 3.287 4.056 2.568 3.257 4.208 2.558 3.387 4.286 2.569 3.537 4.264 2.555 3.448 4.060 2.582 3.725 3.834 2.530 3.793 3.685 1.823 1.907 NA NA NA NA 1.711 1.736 NA NA 2.730 NA 2.763 NA NA NA NA NA 2.583 NA 2.515 NA 2.687 NA 2.845 NA 2.702 NA 2.682 NA 1.242 2.157 1.283 2.151 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.243 2.185 1.282 2.179 NA NA NA NA 2.244 2.350 NA 2.254 2.333 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.175 NA NA 2.172 NA 2.176 2.445 NA 2.149 2.439 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA See footnotes at end of table. 108 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1—Continued U.S. average Northeast South North Central West Food and unit Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................ Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm )............................. Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................ Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................ Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz.............................................................. Grade AA, large, per doz............................................................ Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)................................................................. Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit)........................................................................ Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)..................................... Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit)............................................. Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................... American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................ Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................. Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)................................................................. Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................ Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm )..................................................... Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 g m ).......................................... Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm )...................................................... Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm ).................................................... Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................................... Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm)........................... Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................... Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................... Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm )..................................................... Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................ Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................... Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm)......................................... Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................................. Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................................... Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................................................. Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 m l)........................................ Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................................................. Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................................................. Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................................................. Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 g m )......................... Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................ Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 1.002 2.004 1.215 1.032 1.007 2.075 1.221 1.045 1.054 2.032 1.245 1.048 1.058 2.228 1.230 1.040 0.980 1.797 1.107 1.035 0.994 1.894 1.154 1.058 0.917 1.890 1.190 .987 0.926 1.867 1.193 1.030 1.109 2.380 1.326 1.094 1.102 2.398 1.338 1.058 2.005 1.999 2.059 2.048 2.096 2.094 1.857 1.852 2.118 2.109 1.081 1.265 1.002 1.213 1.281 NA 1.257 NA .965 NA .871 NA 1.062 NA .967 NA NA 1.354 NA 1.303 1.601 1.587 1.454 1.412 NA NA NA NA 1.697 1.731 2.606 NA 2.372 2.177 3.534 3.119 2.608 NA 2.377 2.121 3.528 3.114 2.625 NA NA NA NA NA 2.633 NA NA NA NA NA 2.500 NA 2.342 NA NA NA 2.481 NA 2.338 NA NA NA 2.564 NA 2.579 2.020 NA 3.603 2.559 NA 2.581 1.981 NA 3.560 2.780 NA NA NA NA 2.803 2.810 NA NA NA NA 2.813 2.903 2.876 2.962 3.038 2.717 2.592 2.821 2.709 3.162 3.247 .683 .669 .691 .648 NA NA .673 .663 NA NA .895 .512 .598 NA NA .512 1.876 .990 NA 1.011 1.179 .335 .666 1.348 .922 .400 .912 .484 .706 NA NA .518 2.136 1.059 NA 1.026 1.073 .338 .598 1.175 .886 .396 .942 .574 .638 NA NA .491 1.958 1.065 NA NA 1.205 .376 .719 1.453 .937 .406 .950 .541 .721 NA NA .519 NA 1.129 NA NA 1.117 .384 .629 1.268 .893 .450 .897 .451 .587 NA NA .484 1.852 .905 NA NA 1.163 .279 .624 1.279 .949 .387 .909 .449 .707 NA NA .534 2.078 1.046 1.486 NA 1.119 .289 .558 1.183 .886 .417 .899 .482 .610 NA NA .533 1.846 1.082 NA NA 1.348 .338 .699 1.329 1.045 .386 .920 .458 .659 NA NA .489 NA 1.115 NA NA 1.105 .340 .616 1.105 1.006 .355 .854 .565 .567 NA NA .531 1.873 .892 NA NA 1.009 .355 .609 1.338 NA NA .877 .509 .735 NA NA .542 2.113 .955 NA NA .953 .342 .582 1.169 NA NA .519 .528 NA .693 .516 1.314 .514 .594 NA .755 .497 1.340 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .478 NA NA NA NA NA .466 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .768 NA 1.238 NA NA NA .785 NA 1.147 .438 NA NA NA NA NA .424 NA NA NA NA NA .851 .849 NA NA NA NA .819 .823 NA NA 1.727 1.736 1.883 1.974 1.566 1.529 1.654 1.664 1.911 1.898 .955 .942 NA NA .918 .921 .936 .919 NA NA .736 .726 NA NA .687 .687 .680 .668 NA NA .734 .929 NA .737 .912 NA .836 NA NA .815 NA NA NA .906 NA NA .834 NA .685 .914 NA .681 .896 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .670 .674 .653 .668 NA NA .679 .663 See footnotes at end of table. 109 .750 .752 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1—Continued U.S. average Northeast South North Central West Food and unit Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................... Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................... Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................. Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................ Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2 ......................................................... Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 o z ).......................................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, . per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm )......................................... Alcoholic Beverages at Home: Malt Beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 m l)......................................................... Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 o z )............................................................ Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 o z )............................................................ 1 2 NA Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 0.435 .424 0.434 .422 0.457 .440 0.449 .430 0.435 .419 0.436 .421 0.432 .414 0.432 .413 0.424 NA 0.424 NA .847 NA .829 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .870 .871 1.039 1.037 .798 .793 1.808 1.817 1.873 1.871 1.710 1.698 NA NA NA NA NA 1.008 NA 1.009 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .963 NA .992 NA NA NA NA 3.894 4.109 4.130 4.309 3.791 4.078 NA NA 3.855 4.078 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10.263 10.365 NA NA 10.259 10.316 9.567 9.657 NA NA 3.184 3.056 3.011 2.748 3.251 3.265 3.282 3.133 3.134 2.998 .847 .853 .846 .902 .797 .794 .866 .835 .873 .897 9.407 9.446 NA 11.775 NA 9.331 NA NA 8.380 NA 4.933 5.320 4.549 5.881 4.976 4.869 6.103 4.968 4.441 5.438 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Deposit may be included in price. Data not adequate for publication. 110 .836 .833 .863 .883 Table NS1. New Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), Washington-Baltimore CMSA (Nov. 1996=100) Percent Change to Current Month Indexes WashingtonBaltimore Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 CPI-U All items................................................................. Food and beverages.......................................... Housing............................................................... Residential rent................................................ Apparel................................................................ Transportation..................................................... Medical care....................................................... 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 Entertainment...................................................... Other goods and services............................................................ All items less food and energy.......................................................... All items less medical care...................................................................... Food....................................................................... Energy.................................................................... _ _ _ 99.6 - 1 _ 101.1 1 - 101.6 - 101.8 - .2 - 1 - 100.9 - 100.9 - .0 - 1 1 M - 102.7 100.7 99.9 101.4 All items................................................................. Food and beverages.......................................... Housing............................................................... Residential re n t................................................ Apparel................................................................ Transportation..................................................... Medical care....................................................... 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 99.6 - Entertainment...................................................... Other goods and services............................................................ All items less food and energy.......................................................... All items less medical care...................................................................... Food....................................................................... Energy.................................................................... 1 - - 100.5 - 99.3 100.5 99.7 100.4 100.5 101.4 100.1 101.7 0.9 _ 100.8 100.0 100.6 99.7 100.3 100.9 102.5 - - -0.3 -.3 -.2 .8 1.1 -.8 -.8 0.0 - 100.6 _ -.5 _ 100.4 99.5 98.2 - - -4.4 -.3 -.4 -3.2 - -1.1 CPI-W 1 _ 100.8 100.0 100.5 99.8 101.1 101.0 102.0 - 100.5 99.7 100.4 100.5 102.4 100.2 101.0 100.9 _ - _ _ - -.3 -.3 -.1 .7 1.3 -.8 -1.0 - 100.5 _ -.4 _ .9 .0 1 - 102.2 - 102.3 - .1 - 1 - 100.9 - 101.0 - .1 - 103.0 100.7 99.9 101.8 - 100.5 99.4 98.1 - - - -.2 -.5 -3.6 1 1 M Residential rent and Energy are priced monthly in Washington-Baltimore as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. Data not available. _ 100.5 - Ill 99.3 -4.8 - -1.2 Table NS2. New Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), Selected Areas, All Items Index (Dec. 1996=100) Percent Change to Current Month Indexes Region and Population Size Class Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 100.5 100.7 100.9 100.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 100.2 100.2 100.6 100.8 100.5 100.2 100.9 101.2 100.7 100.3 101.1 101.4 100.3 100.5 101.0 101.5 .1 .3 .4 .7 -.2 .3 .1 .3 -.4 .2 -.1 .1 100.4 100.6 100.7 100.7 .3 .1 .0 100.1 100.1 100.5 100.9 100.4 100.0 100.7 101.3 100.6 100.1 100.9 101.4 100.3 100.4 100.9 101.5 .2 .3 .4 .6 -.1 .4 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .0 .1 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 CPI-U All Items Population Size Class B/C ....................................................................... Region/Population Size Cross Classifications Northeast B /C ...................................................... North Central B /C ................................................ South B /C ............................................................ West B/C ............................................................. CPI-W All Items Population Size Class B/C ....................................................................... Region/Population Size Cross Classifications Northeast B /C ...................................................... North Central B /C ................................................ South B /C ............................................................ West B /C ............................................................. 112 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure Expenditure Category Citrus fruits All items Oranges All items - old base Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Food and beverages Potatoes Food Lettuce Food at home Tomatoes Cereals and bakery products Other fresh vegetables Cereals and cereal products Processed fruits and vegetables Flour and prepared flour mixes Canned fruits and vegetables Breakfast cereal Canned fruits Rice, pasta, cornmeal Canned vegetables Rice Frozen fruits and vegetables Bakery products Frozen vegetables Bread Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried White bread Dried beans Other breads Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies Juices and nonalcoholic drinks Fresh cakes and cupcakes Carbonated drinks Other bakery products Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Cookies Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, and doughnuts Beverage materials including coffee and tea Crackers, bread, and cracker products Coffee Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Roasted coffee Instant and freeze dried coffee Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Other beverage materials including tea Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Other food at home Beef and veal Sugar and sweets Uncooked Ground beef Uncooked Beef roasts Sugar and artificial sweeteners Uncooked Beef steaks Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Other uncooked beef and veal Fats and oils Pork Butter and margarine Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products Butter Bacon Margarine Breakfast sausage Salad dressings Ham Other fats and oils including peanut butter Ham, excluding canned Peanut butter Pork chops Other foods Other pork including roasts and picnics Soups Other meats Frankfurters Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods Lunchmeats Snacks Lamb and organ meats Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces Salt and other seasonings and spices Lamb Poultry Olives, pickles, relishes Chicken Sauces and gravies Other condiments Fresh whole chicken Baby food Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other miscellaneous foods Other poultry including turkey Prepared salads Fish and seafood Fresh fish and seafood Food away from home Processed fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Full service meals and snacks Frozen fish and seafood Limited service meals and snacks Food at employee sites and schools Eggs Food from vending machines and snack bars Other food away from home Dairy and related products Milk Fresh whole milk Alcoholic beverages Other fresh milk Alcoholic beverages at home Beer, ale, and malt beverages at home Cheese and related products Distilled spirits at home Ice cream and related products Whiskey at home Other dairy and related products Distilled spirits excluding whiskey at home Wine at home Fruits and vegetables Alcoholic beverages away from home Fresh tfuits and vegetables Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home Fresh fruits Wine away from home Apples Distilled spirits away from home Bananas See note at end of table. 113 Table X. New Consumer Price index Publication Structure—Continued Expenditure Category Housing Transportation Private transportation Shelter New and used motor vehicles Rent of primary residence New vehicles Lodging away from home Housing at school, excluding board New cars and trucks Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels New cars New trucks Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence New motorcycles Tenants' and household insurance Used cars and trucks Leased cars and trucks Fuels and utilities Car and truck rental Fuels Motor fuel Fuel oil and other fuels Gasoline Fuel oil Regular unleaded gasoline Other household fuels Midgrade unleaded gasoline Gas (piped) and electricity Premium unleaded gasoline Electricity Other motor fuels Utility natural gas service Motor vehicle parts and equipment Water and sewer and trash collection services Water and sewerage maintenance Tires Garbage and trash collection Vehicle accessories other than tires Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires Motor oil, coolant, and fluids Household furnishings and operations Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Window and floor coverings and other linens Floor coverings Motor vehicle body work Window coverings Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing Motor vehicle repair Other linens Motor vehicle insurance Furniture and bedding Motor vehicle fees Bedroom furniture Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture State and local registration and license Other furniture Motor vehicle property tax Parking and other fees Appliances Parking fees and tolls Major appliances Automobile sen/ice clubs Laundry equipment Public transportation Other appliances Airline fare Other household equipment and furnishings Other intercity transportation Clocks, lamps, and decorator items Indoor plants and flowers Intercity bus fare Dishes and flatware Intercity train fare Ship fares Nonelectric cookware and tableware Intracity transportation Tools/hardware and outdoor equipment and supplies Tools, hardware and supplies Taxi fare Outdoor equipment and supplies Car and van pools Housekeeping supplies Medical care Household cleaning products Household paper products Medical care commodities Miscellaneous household products Prescription drugs and medical supplies Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Household operations Housekeeping services Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Gardening and lawn care services Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Moving, storage, freight expense Professional services Repair of household items Physicians' services Dental services Apparel Eyeglasses and eye care Men's and boy's apparel Services by other medical professionals Men's apparel Hospital and related services Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear Hospital services Men's furnishings Hospital inpatient services Men's shirts and sweaters Hospital outpatient services Men's pants and shorts Nursing homes and adult daycare Boy's apparel Women's and girls' apparel Recreation Women's apparel Video and audio Women's outerwear Women's dresses Television sets Women's suits and separates Cable television Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories Other video equipment Video cassettes and discs, and other media including rentals Girls' apparel Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded Footwear Men's footwear Rental of video tapes and discs Audio equipment Boys' and girls' footwear Audio discs and tapes and other media Women's footwear Pets, pet products and services Infants' and toddlers' apparel Pets and pet products Jewelry and watches Watches Pet food Jewelry See note at end of table. 114 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure—Continued Expenditure Category Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories Other goods and services Pet services including veterinary services Tobacco and smoking products Cigarettes Pet services Veterinarian services Tobacco products other than cigarettes Personal care Sporting goods Sports vehicles including bicycles Personal care products Sports equipment Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal c Photography Cosmetics/perfume/bath/nail preparations and impl< Photographic supplies and equipment Personal care services Film and photographic supplies Haircuts and other personal care services Photographic equipment Miscellaneous personal services Photographers and film processing Legal services Photographer fees Funeral expenses Film processing Laundry and dry cleaning services Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleanin Other recreational goods Financial services Toys and games Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment Checking account and other bank services Tax return preparation and other accounting 1 Video game hardware, software and accessories Sewing machines, fabric, and supplies Care of invalids and elderly at home Music instruments and accessories Miscellaneous personal goods Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap Recreation services Club membership dues and fees for participant sports Luggage Admissions SPECIAL AGGREGATE INDEXES Admission to movies, theaters, concerts Admission to sporting events Commodities Fees for lessons or instructions Commodities less food and beverages Recreational reading materials Newspapers and magazines Nondurables less food and beverages Recreational books Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Education and communication Rent of Shelter Education Transportation services Educational books and supplies Other services Tuition, other school fees, and childcare College tuition and fees All items less food Elementary and high school tuition and fees All items less shelter Child care and nursery school All items less medical care Technical and business school tuition and fees Commodities less food Nondurables less food Communication Nondurables less food and apparel Postage and delivery services Postage Nondurables Delivery services Apparel less footwear Information and information processing Services less rent of shelter Telephone services Services less medical care sen/ices Telephone services, local charges Energy Telephone services, long distance charges All items less energy Interstate toll calls All items less food and energy Intrastate toll calls Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Cellular telephone services Information and information processing other than telephone services Services less energy services Personal computers, peripheral equipment Domestically produced farm food Computer software and accessories Selected beef cuts Computer information processing services Utilities and public transportation Purchasing power of the consumer dollar Other information processing equipment Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base Italics denote substratum indexes. 115 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPFs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 per cent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as profes sional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists* services, medicine, and the other goods that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, gasoline stations and other types of stores and services establishments. All taxes direct ly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by either personal visits or telephone calls from the Bureau’s trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary sources. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the ap propriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also pub lished by size of city, by region of country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. 116 The indexes measure price change from a designated ref erence date, usually 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An in crease of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period “market basket” of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $100 in 1982-84 to $107. For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS Bulletin 2414, September 1992. 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 per cent 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 in dicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 112.5 108.5 4.0 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.0 108.5 0.037 0.037 x 100 3.7 Energy Prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 15 large metropolitan areas, the four census regions, four size classifications, and 13 areas reflecting the four Census re gions cross-classified by the four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no average prices are available, the desig nation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility ser vices, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Con sumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be cal culated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these con sumption amounts represent those used by a typical residen Census Regions 117 change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its inten tion to begin making such adjustments, assuming that fur ther research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS re search, in which alternative adjustment methods were ex plored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is opera tionally feasible.1The adjustment affect CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Ex isting BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for de terioration in the condition of housing unit.2 The aging adjustment method was specifically designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deteriora tion. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statisti cal functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit’s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit’s rent and age while oth er housing unit characteristics were held constant. The esti mated relationship was then used to construct the aging ad justment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year’s BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. tial consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electric ity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. Fuel o il Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas stations. Approximate British Termal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU’s (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU’S (Edison Electric Institute). 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU’S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are cal culated each month at the national level and for the four Cen sus geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, qual ity, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, as estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the pro portion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from the BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally 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. 1A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, “Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index,” BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and Journal o f Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp. 359-71 and in William C. 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These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Using FTP or Go pher, connect to stats.bls.gov Logon as ANONYMOUS and use your complete internet e-mail address as the password. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary Data. Free, monthly, two-page publication con taining 1-month and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con sumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The all items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications and Special Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massa chusetts Ave., NE., Room 2860, Washington, DC, 202120001 or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. CPI Detailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Con sumer Price Index. See inside front cover for details. Monthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected CPI data included in a monthly summary of BLS data and occasional articles and methodological descriptions too ex ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1997 - 418 - 558 / 60003 tensive for inclusion in the CPI Detailed Report. The MLR costs $29.00 per year or $7.50 per issue. This publication may be ordered by writing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or by calling (202) 512-1800. Recorded CPI data Summary CPI data are provided 24-hours a day on re corded messages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-7828. A touch-tone telephone is recom mended as this system allows the user to select specific in dexes from lists of available data. Information about the U.S. city average and the Washing ton, DC-MD-VA area all items index and the next release date is available by calling (202) 606-6994. This recording is approximately 2.5 minutes in length, and a touch-tone telephone is not needed. Other sources of CPI data Technical information is available between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. FAXSTAT. A wide variety of BLS information and data, in cluding the CPI, are available on this fax-on-demand ser vice. It provides the monthly CPI press release, selected re gional and metropolitan historical data, and some technical information. It is available 24-hours a day. The latest CPI information is posted during the morning of release day. Call (202) 606-6325. Then, follow the instructions to have the latest catalog sent to you. This catalog will show you the BLS information that is available on FAXSTAT. Each re gional office also has the system in place and includes addi tional regional CPI information. Historical tables. These tables include all of the published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. They are available via the internet, or by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. Descriptive and special publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, nontechnical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a quite technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. The publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000. Special publications. Various special publications such as the Relative Importance o f Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data are available. For more infor mation call (202) 606-7000. Further information may be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC, 20212-0001, or by calling (202) 606-7000. 119 events treated as interventions and the seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001 or by calling Claire McAnaw at (202) 606-6968. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consum er Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. In most cases, seasonal factors used in computing the sea sonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X -11- ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subse quent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, for example, data from 1987 through 1991 were replaced at the end of 1991. The seasonal movement of all items and 47 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 60 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statis tical criteria. Occasionally, a component changes its seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted. When this occurs, not seasonally adjusted data are used for the last 5 years, but before that period the seasonally adjusted indexes remain in calculations of higher-level sea sonally adjusted indexes. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis in conjunction with X-11-ARIMA for some CPI series. In tervention analysis allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors in X -11-ARIMA. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally ad justed data for those series. For some women’s apparel in dexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology; and for new cars, new trucks, and new vehicles, this procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in marketing strate gies and the introduction of new models. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. An alternative to the intervention-adjusted X -llARIMA procedure is the state space model-based seasonal adjustment method. This method adjusts simultaneously for interventions and seasonal effects, rather than sequentially as in the X -11-ARIMA methodology, using structural statis tical models with explanatory variables. The state space structural model-based method of seasonal adjustment was introduced in 1992 for the adjustment of January 1991December 1991 indexes for three women’s apparel series: Dresses, separates and sportswear, and suits. A description of intervention analysis, including a list of Metropolitan Areas BLS publishes five major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Philadelphia-Wilmington-TrentonPA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Data for additional 10 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: -odd -odd -odd -even -even -even -odd -even -odd -odd Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence—Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron—Lorain, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Houston, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-EL Washington, DC-MD-VA (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks in to the following month.) Data are published for another group of 12 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in Au gust and February for: Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA San Diego, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Finally, BLS recently began publication of CPI’s for two metropolitan areas on an annual basis. These indexes repre sent the arithmetic averages for the 12-monthly period from January through December of each year. They are published with the release of the CPI for January, i.e., in February. These areas are: New Orleans, LA Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ☆ U.S. G OVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1997 - 4 1 8 - 558 I 60006 120
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