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CPI Detailed Report U.S. Departm ent of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Data for May 1998 m Foed . & , and beverages ......_ _ _ _ _ _ ................................... ......................................... $ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report (ISSN 0095-926X; USPS 485-030) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes—the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of 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. 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July 1998 Data for May 1998 CPI Detailed Report Data for May 1998 Editors Todd Wilson Monica Gabor Visual Information Specialist Comita Alston Contents Price movements, May 1998 1 Chart 6 Consumer inflation in 1997 at 11-year low Technical notes 119 7 CPI--W CPI--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 Page Table Page 1 11 6 31 2 3 4 5 13 15 22 29 7 8 9 33 35 41 24 75 27 91 25 77 28 93 26 84 29 99 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Al 48 50 52 56 57 58 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 61 62 64 66 70 71 72 Contents—Continued CPI-W CP1-U Table Page Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices Residential unit and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food PI P2 P3 P4 105 106 107 108 KOS) 110 3(OS) 114 Old series tables U.S. city average, expenditure categories; commodity, service groups U.S. city average, expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Selected areas, All items index Selected areas, All items index New series table New CPI publication structure of expenditure cat< X 116 Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Release date Index month Release date June July 14 September October 16 July August 18 October November 17 August September 17 November December 15 Index month 2(OS) 112 4(OS) 115 Price Movements May 1998 downturn in the index for household furnishings and operations, were responsible for the moderation. During the first 5 months of 1998, the CPI-U rose at a 1.5-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent for all of 1997. Declines in energy costs have continued to act as a moder ating influence on overall consumer price index movements thus far in 1998, decreasing at a 12.9-percent annual rate, after declining 3.4 percent in all of 1997. Food costs, which rose 1.5 percent in 1997, have risen at a 2.3-percent SAAR in the first 5 months of 1998. Excluding food and energy, The CPI-U has advanced at a 2.7-percent rate thus far in 1998, compared with a 2.2-percent rise for all of 1997. The larger rate of advance this year is primarily due to a sharp rise in the index for tobacco and smoking products—up at a SAAR of 16.2 percent. The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in May. The index for grocery store food prices rose 0.8 percent, following declines of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding 3 months. About 95 percent of the May advance was the result of a 5.3-percent rise in the index for fruits and vegetables. The index for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 1.4 and 11.9 percent, respectively; processed fruits and vegetables rose 1.4 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs registered its first increase since November, advancing 0.3 percent in May. The indexes for beef, for pork, and for poultry increased 0.4, 0.5, and 0.8 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in May, before seasonal adjust ment, to a level of 162.8 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U has increased 1.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May 1998 CPI-W level of 159.5 was 1.5 percent higher than the index in May 1997. Beginning with release of the data for January 1999, the BLS will introduce a new formula for calculating the basic components of the CPI. (See page 3 for more details.) CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in May after increasing 0.2 percent in April. The food index increased 0.6 percent. Grocery store food prices advanced 0.8 percent in May, following declines of 0.1 percent in each of the 3 preceding months, largely as a result of sharp increases in prices for fruits and vegetables. The energy index registered its first increase since last Septem ber—up 0.3 percent in May. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.8 percent, while the index for energy services was unchanged. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U, which rose 0.3 percent in April, increased 0.2 percent in May. A small increase in cigarette prices and a large decline in airline fares, coupled with a Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category November All items................................ Food and beverages........... Housing............................. Apparel.............................. Transportation.................... Medical care....................... Recreation.......................... Education and communication............... Other goods and services.......................... Special indexes Energy............................ Food............................... All items less food and energy........... 1998 1997 December January February April May Unadjusted 12 months ended May 1998 0 .3 .1 -.5 -.3 .1 .3 0.1 0 .1 .2 -.4 .3 .3 0 0 .2 -.2 -.5 .3 .4 0.2 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 .4 0 0.3 .5 .3 .4 .1 .3 0 2.2 2.3 3.3 .6 -2.0 4.3 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.4 0 -1.7 3.1 1.6 . 0 -.1 .3 .3 .3 3.7 2.6 .4 .4 .4 .8 -.3 1.0 .7 5.8 6.1 0 .1 -1.8 0 -2.4 .3 -2.2 0 -1.2 0 -.1 .1 .3 .6 -4.2 2.5 -5.6 2.4 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 .2 2.6 2.2 0.1 .2 .3 .1 -.6 .3 - 0.1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .3 - Data not available. March Compound annual rate, 3 months ended May 1998 1 percent, respectively. Despite the May increases, prices for each of these items were lower than a year earlier. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.4 percent. Each of the three other major grocery store food groups recorded declines in May. The index for nonalcoholic beverages registered its third consecutive decrease—down 0.5 percent in May—reflecting declines in prices for coffee and carbonated drinks. The index for dairy products fell 0.3 percent, and the index for other food at home declined 0.1 percent. The other two components of the food and beverage index—food away from home and alcoholic beverages—rose 0.2 percent and remained unchanged, respectively. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in May. Shelter costs rose 0.4 percent, the same as in April. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent; owners’ equivalent rent, 0.3 percent; and the cost of lodging away from home, 1.0 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the latter index declined 1.4 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.1 percent in May. The index for household fuels was unchanged, the index for electricity rose 0.1 percent, the index for natural gas was unchanged; and the index for fuel oil declined 0.5 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which increased 0.4 percent in April, decreased 0.2 percent in May, reflecting price declines for most housefurnishings. The transportation component, which declined in each of the preceding 6 months, rose 0.1 percent in May. The upturn was largely due to the turnaround in the index for gasoline, which registered its first increase since September—up 0.8 in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.4 percent.) The index for new and used vehicle prices was unchanged in May; the index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent, while the index for used car and truck prices advanced 1.2 percent. Public transportation costs declined 0.8 percent in May. The index for airline fares, which increased 8.2 percent during the first 3 months of 1998, declined for the second consecutive month—down 2.4 percent in May. The index for apparel increased 0.4 percent in May, fol lowing declines in each of the preceding 2 months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 0.4 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 3.1 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—increased 0.7 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs was unchanged for the second consecutive month. Declines in the prices for sporting goods, video and audio equipment, and toys were largely offset by an increase in charges for cable televi sion. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in May, the same as in April. In May, educa tion costs rose 0.5 percent, reflecting an increase in charges for child care and nursery school. The index for communication costs rose 0.1 percent. Within the com Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month 1998 1997 Expenditure category All items.......... ...................... Food and beverages............ Housing.............................. Apparel.............................. Transportation..................... Medical care................ ...... Recreation.......................... Education and communication................ Other goods and services......................... Special indexes Energy............................ Food............................... All items less food and energy............ November 0.1 .1 .3 0 -.6 .3 - December 0.1 0 0 0 -.3 .4 - January February April May Unadjusted 12 months ended May 1998 0 .3 0 -.5 -.5 .2 .3 0 0 .1 -.2 -.4 .2 .3 -0.1 0 .3 -.5 -.6 .3 .3 0.3 0 .3 .2 0 .4 .1 0.3 .6 .3 .3 .1 .3 -.2 2.0 2.3 3.4 0 -2.0 4.1 .8 1.5 2.1 2.3 -.7 -1.9 3.0 1.5 -.1 0 .4 .2 .4 4.1 2.6 .4 .4 .5 1.1 -.6 1.4 .8 6.6 6.6 -.2 .2 -1.9 -.1 -2.5 .4 -2.1 -.1 -1.3 0 -.2 .1 .3 .6 -4.9 2.5 -5.8 2.2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .2 2.6 2.0 Data not available. March Compound annual rate, 3 months ended May 1998 2 Additional information on this change has been published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet (http:llstats.bls.govlcpihom e.htm ). This information may also be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3615 Washington, DC 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. munication category, an increase in long distance tele phone charges—up 1.2 percent—was partially offset by declines in the indexes for personal computers and periph eral equipment and for cellular telephone services—down 4.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services rose 0.7 percent in May. Over half of the increase was attributable to a 1.7percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products. Prices for cigarettes rose 2.6 percent in May and have risen 7.7 percent through the first five months of 1998. Arithmetic Mean (Laspeyres) formula 1. Selected shelter services: CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.3 percent in May. A) Rent of primary residence B) Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence C) Housing at school, excluding board 2. Selected utilities and government charges: Electricity Utility natural gas service Residential water and sewerage maintenance State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax E) Telephone services, local charges F) Cable television CPI (old series) For the first 6 months of 1998, BLS also will calculate old series CPI-U and old series CPI-W based on the 1982-84 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1987 through 1997. These old series data are contained in tables l(OS)4(OS). From April to May, the old series CPI-U and the old series CPI-W rose 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. These series are not seasonally adjusted. A) B) C) D) 3. A) B) C) D) E) F) Planned change in the Consumer Price Index formula On April 16, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Ur ban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change will become effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer spending represented by the CPIU. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the accompanying list to be calculated as they are curr ^vny. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that • mie.f use of the new formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator will be introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W effective with data for January 1999, in accord with the past practice of introduc ing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish “overlap” CPI-U and CPI-W series using the current calculation method for the first 6 months of 1999. These indexes will not be pub lished regularly for months subsequent to June 1999, but will be available upon request. Selected medical care services: Physicians’ services Dental services Eyeglasses and eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital services Nursing homes and adult daycare Overview of publication changes Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics intro duced a new geographic area sample, a revised item struc ture and updated expenditure weights into the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every 10 years the CPI 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 were taken in order to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Beginning with the release of the January 1997 index, data series that were to be changed or dropped from publication have been footnoted in all BLS published tables. This pro vided an early warning for users to reconsider their use of those indexes and provided 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. 3 Changes to the item structure have semiannual average indexes. Effective in 1998, there are 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 of several major groups with a resulting change from the formerly available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Formerly the major groups were: Food and beverages, housing, apparel and upkeep, transportation, medical care, entertainment and other goods and services. Three of these groups— food and beverages, transportation, and medical care— remained 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. • Semiannual average indexes are now published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which formerly had bimonthly indexes. • BLS continues to publish separate indexes for the four Census regions of the United States. However, begin ning in 1998, there are only two area size classes for metropolitan areas, instead of the former three: Size A-areas with a population greater than 1.5 million;and Size B/C - areas with less than 1.5 million popula tion. This cutoff of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the former cutoff of 1.2 million and is im portant because cities in size class A are thosefor which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old size B and size C me tropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, separate size D in dexes for urban nonmetropolitan areas continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. Separate indexes for Northeast and West urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987. The following is the full list of areas for which indexes are currently published: Changes to the geographic structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics of the United States. The 1998 revision uses the 1990 Census of Popula tion. The CPI developed an updated area sample design, decided on new local area indexes, and changed the fre quency of publication for local area indexes to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, BLS formerly published indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, it continues to publish indexes for all but two of these areas—BuffaloNiagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the re vised metropolitan area definitions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), two other areas, Wash ington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, which BLS formerly pub lished separately, constitute a new Consolidated Metropoli tan Statistical Area. A single index is now published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, that be gan with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: • Monthly indexes are now published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design considerations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both formerly published monthly, are now published every other month. • Bimonthly indexes are published for the next 11 largest areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which used to Metropolitan areas for which a local index is published monthly: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Metropolitan areas for which a local index is published bimonthly: In odd months (i.e., January, March, etc.) Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Cleveland-Akron, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV In even months (i.e., February, April, etc.) Atlanta, GA Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 4 Metropolitan areas for which a local index is published semiannually (In January and July) sonally 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. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consum ers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unad justed data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pen sion plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally ad justed indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal move ment of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain sta tistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index 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. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analy sis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are es timated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of sea sonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for intervention analysis seasonal adjustment. 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 adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel indexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. 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 analysis seasonal adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the water and Anchorage, AK Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Pittsburgh, PA Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 198284-100 for most CPI index series The Bureau of Labor Statistics previously indicated its in tention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84-100 base to a 1993-95-100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967*100 base, would be discontin ued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, a publication which contained several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, BLS will maintain the reference base of 198284*100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967*100 reference base will continue to be the alternate base for the All Items indexes. This decision is based in part on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substantially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases would spare users the inconvenience associated with conversion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be confused with BLS plans to update the market basket of the CPI. With release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories will be based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. A Note on 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, sea 5 sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968 or by sending e-mail (gallagher_c@bls.gov). CPI-U 12-month changes, 1988 to present Percent Percent 6 (This article has been reprinted from May 1998, M onthly Labor Review, pp. 36-39.) Consumer inflation in 1997 at 11-year low Factors underlying the slowdown in consumer prices included falling prices for energy and moderating food costs; if food and energy are excluded, the index shows the smallest increase in 32 years Todd Wilson Todd Wilson is an economist in the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics. he Consumer Price Index for A ll Urban Consumers (CPI-U) A ll Items for the U.S. city average increased 1.7 percent in 1997, down from a 3.3-percent advance during the prior year.1 The 1997 rise was the sm allest annual increase since the 1.1-percent advance in 1986, when oil prices collapsed. A combination o f declining energy prices and moderating food inflation contributed to last year’s relatively low consumer inflation. Lower prices for consumer energy follow ed falling world crude oil prices, as oil supplies outpaced usual demand, and as demand for oil turned out to be weaker than ex pected. Decelerating food inflation accompanied decreasing prices for animal feed and wheat. The CPi-u excluding food and energy prices (of ten called the core CPI-U) increased 2.2 percent, the smallest calendar-year rise in 32 years. Decreas ing commodities prices across a wide variety of item s, in clu d in g n ew and u sed cars and housefumishings, contributed to the slowdown in inflation in 1997. Commodities prices, subject to greater global competition than those for services, rose just 0.2 percent. Within commodities, prices for durable goods decreased 1.5 percent; nondu rable goods increased 0.8 percent. Services fees, which increased 2.8 percent in 1997, decelerated as well, although not nearly as much as did com modities prices. (See table 1.) T 7 Other economic measures After adjustment for inflation, the economy ex panded 3.7 percent during 1997 on a fourth-quar ter to fourth-quarter basis. Last year’s increase in real gross domestic product was the largest calen dar-year rise during the current economic expan sion, which began in 1991. The unemployment rate decreased more than one-half percentage point this past year to 4.7 percent in December, the lowest yearend level since 1969. The combination o f last year’s record-low con sumer inflation and record-low unemployment rate is unusual. Generally, a sustained unemploy ment rate under 5 percent has been accompanied by accelerating, not decelerating, inflation. A l though a slight acceleration in w ages and salaries has accom panied the relatively low unemploy ment rate, the acceleration has been weaker than the past would indicate. The Employment Cost Index (ECl) for w ages and salaries for private in dustry workers increased 3.9 percent last year (more than twice the rate o f consumer inflation), after rising 3.4 percent during 1996. On balance, the Producer Price Index (ppi) de clined as w ell during 1997, adding further down ward pressure to business’ materials costs and con sumer prices. Excluding energy from each o f the following ppi’s, finished consumer goods decreased Annual percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ( cpi-u), selected expenditure categories, 1988-97 December 1996 relative importance 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items.......................................... Energy...................................... Food......................................... All items less food and energy... Commodities less food and energy................................... Commodities less food.............. All items less energy................. 100.000 7.049 15.913 77.038 4.4 .5 5.2 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.6 4.4 6.1 18.1 5.3 5.2 3.1 -7.4 1.9 4.4 2.9 2.0 1.5 3.3 2.7 -1.4 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.6 2.5 -1.3 2.1 3.0 3.3 8.6 4.3 2.6 1.7 -3.4 1.5 2.2 23.364 26.960 92.951 4.0 3.2 4.7 2.7 3.3 4.6 3.4 7.4 5.2 4.0 .8 3.9 2.5 2.4 3.0 1.6 .6 3.1 1.4 1.9 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.9 1.1 2.6 2.9 .4 -.5 2.1 Commodities................................ Durables................................... Furniture and bedding............ Video and audio products....... Major household appliances.... 1nformation-processing equipment........................... New vehicles......................... Automobile parts and equipment........................... Sporting goods and equipment 42.873 10.242 1.117 0.407 0.284 3.8 2.5 3.5 -1.4 3.6 4.1 1.2 -1.4 -.5 -1.4 6.6 .9 1.1 -3.6 -.3 1.2 2.4 1.0 -.8 -2.1 2.0 2.5 4.5 -1.8 .5 1.5 2.7 3.6 -.8 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.6 -2.1 3.6 1.4 1.7 4.2 -3.9 -1.8 3.2 .7 1.0 -2.2 1.4 .2 -1.5 -.7 -3.8 -1.9 0.074 4.955 (1) 2.2 -7.3 2.4 -2.6 2.0 -4.1 3.2 -6.1 2.3 -7.6 3.3 -9.1 3.3 -10.7 1.9 -11.6 1.8 -12.1 -.9 0.529 0.399 2.3 4.4 2.2 2.1 .9 1.8 1.6 3.7 -.6 .1 -1.6 .3 .5 3.2 .5 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.9 -.4 Nondurables............................. Energy commodities.............. Gasoline............................ Fuel o il.............................. Textile housefurnishings......... Apparel commodities............. Medical care commodities...... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment........................... Services....................................... Shelter...................................... Airline fares.............................. Medical care services................ 32.631 3.596 (2) 0.293 0.329 4.786 1.273 4.4 -2.3 -1.8 -6.3 5.8 4.8 6.9 5.2 7.9 6.5 19.5 -.3 .7 8.2 8.5 35.4 36.8 29.9 2.5 5.0 8.4 .8 -16.1 -16.2 -19.9 1.9 3.4 7.5 1.9 1.2 2.0 -3.4 -1.9 1.2 5.2 1.1 -5.1 -5.9 -4.6 6.6 .8 3.1 2.0 5.2 6.4 .0 -3.6 -1.9 3.0 1.4 -3.3 -4.2 1.5 .5 -.1 1.8 4.0 13.8 12.4 23.3 -.7 -.5 2.6 .8 -6.9 -6.1 -11.7 -3.3 .9 2.3 0.372 57.127 28.194 1.108 6.073 4.1 4.8 4.5 3.3 6.9 2.4 5.1 4.9 5.3 8.6 1.5 5.7 5.2 22.7 9.9 1.1 4.6 3.9 -6.0 8.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 6.6 7.0 1.5 3.8 3.0 17.0 5.9 -.9 2.9 3.0 -9.5 5.4 1.0 3.5 3.5 1.8 4.4 2.8 3.3 2.9 14.7 3.2 -1.6 2.8 3.4 -4.8 2.9 Medical care................................ 7.346 6.9 8.5 9.6 7.9 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 Expenditure category Percent change for 12 months ended D e ce m b e r- 1Data are not available. 2 No relative importance is published for gasoline. The relative importance 0.1 percent, intermediate materials rose 0.2 percent, and crude materials declined 2.7 percent. Much of the decline in crude materials reflects sharp decreases in prices for nonferrous metal ores, copper base scrap, cotton, cattle hides, and foodstuffs and feedstuffs. The ppi does not reflect changes in import prices. Energy and food prices Energy. The behavior of energy prices changed significantly in 1997, compared with 1996. The 1996 energy markets re flected tight supply and demand conditions. World crude oil prices reached $23 per barrel in October, the highest level since the Persian Gulf War. Prices of all petroleum-based products followed oil prices and rose sharply as well in 1996; gasoline prices increased 12.4 percent and fuel oil costs rose more than 23 percent.2 for motor fuel, which includes gasoline and diesel fuel, is 3.171. Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted. The situation changed significantly in 1997. The Organi zation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began to ex ceed production quotas, resulting in increased inventories and falling prices. Non-OPEC production rose as well, especially from Mexico, Brazil, and other Latin American nations. By yearend, crude oil prices were less than $17 a barrel. In the first quarter of 1997, milder-than-expected winter weather resulted in reduced demand for fuel oil. Meanwhile, oil production outpaced demand. As increased production flooded oil markets, world petroleum prices plummeted through April.3 Later in the year, beginning in October and lasting through December, petroleum and gasoline prices again moved sharply lower. Factors behind these decreases included a weakening in demand from the troubled economies of East Asia, a milder-than-usual autumn in much of the northern hemisphere that accompanied the El Nino weather system, and an increase in OPEC oil production, particularly from Venezuela. In 1997, the decrease in crude oil prices translated into sharply lower prices for gasoline and home heating oil. Gaso line charges declined 6.1 percent in 1997. Last year’s sharp decrease largely reflects declining petroleum prices, lower gasoline demand due to cooler-than-normal driving weather during the spring and early summer, and rising crude oil and gasoline stocks, which reached levels not seen for several years. Because 1997’s autumn and early winter weather was milder than usual, many oil refiners did not switch produc tion from gasoline to heating oil, as they usually do at that time of year. Consequently, gasoline inventories climbed quite high. At the same time, charges for household fuel oil decreased 11.7 percent in 1997. Energy services (electricity and natural gas) rose just 0.2 percent in 1997, after increasing 3.8 percent during the preceding year. Electricity prices decreased 1.3 percent. Natural gas costs increased just 3.3 percent, down sharply from an 11-percent rise in 1996. Food. Food inflation decelerated sharply last year, with prices increasing just 1.5 percent, following a 4.3-percent advance in 1996. Grocery store food prices (food at home) rose 1.0 percent in 1997, after rising 4.9 percent during the previous year. Declining prices for beef and veal, dairy products, pork, poultry, eggs, and fresh fruits led the deceleration. Beef and veal charges decreased 0.7 percent last year, af ter rising 2.4 percent in 1996. The number of cows slaugh tered increased in 1997, mainly a result of disappointing for age conditions, a number of winter storms, and record-high hay prices. Furthermore, negative publicity on recalled Ecoli-contaminated beef dampened domestic and international demand. Finally, declining pork prices acted to suppress beef and veal costs. Charges for dairy products declined 0.5 per cent in 1997, after increasing more than 10 percent in the prior year. In contrast to 1996, in 1997, farmers spread out their available forage until new crop supplies became avail able, thereby avoiding a decrease in milk output per cow. Pork prices decreased 1.5 percent in 1997, following an 11.3percent rise during the prior year. Last year represented an ex pansionary phase of the pork production cycle, as both breeding stocks and the number of hogs slaughtered increased. A reduc tion in com feed prices has encouraged the expansion to last longer than it otherwise would have. After peaking in July 1996, the ppi for com decreased nearly 50 percent by December 1997. Other mitigating factors include lower-than-anticipated exports to Japan and increased imports. Poultry costs were down 1.6 percent last year, following a nearly 8-percent rise in 1996. As with hogs, lower feed costs resulted in increased flocks of of chickens. Also, exports to Rus sia, China, and the European Union were lower than expected. After increasing 12 percent in 1996, the index for eggs decreased 7.2 percent last year. Following record wholesale egg prices in 1996, both the size of flocks and productivity per hen rose in 1997. Fresh fruits prices decreased 4.7 percent in 1997, after in creasing 12 percent during the previous year. Apple supplies were abundant, as the second-largest Washington crop on record went to market. Last year was also a record harvest year for grapefruit, for which demand has been decreasing since the 1992-93 season. Additionally, California had a record harvest of grapes; a large volume of imported Mexican grapes contrib uted to lower prices as well. Finally, there were bumper crops of California plums and strawberries, and California and Georgia peaches. Lower charges for fresh fruits were offset by a 13.2-per cent increase in fresh vegetable prices. Prices for tomatoes rose 31 percent, following freezing and cold weather in Florida, and cold weather and excessive rainfall in Mexico. Lettuce prices increased more than 18 percent. Prices of cereals and bakery products increased just 1.5 per cent last year, less than half as much as during 1996. Declining wheat prices were largely responsible for the moderation. After peaking in May 1996, the ppi for wheat decreased more than 40 percent by December of last year. Items other than food and energy Shelter; cable television, and housejurnishings. The shelter index rose 3.4 percent last year, higher than a 2.9-percent rise during the prior year. Except for the household maintenance and repairs category, higher increases than in 1996 were reg istered in all categories within the shelter component, includ ing residential rent, lodging while out of town, lodging while at school, tenants’ insurance, owners’ equivalent rent, and household insurance. Charges for cable television increased 6.9 percent. Fac tors behind the rise included higher rates for both basic serv ice and extended basic service, and installation fees that were returning from sale price levels. Higher shelter and cable television costs were partially off set by a 1.4-percent decrease in housefurnishings charges. The following decreases were reported within this category: textile housefurnishings, -3.3 percent; furniture and bedding, -0.7 percent; and appliances including electronic equipment, -3.9 percent. New vehicles and used cars. New-vehicle prices decreased 0.9 percent last year, the first calendar-year decrease since 1971. Demand for new vehicles weakened in 1997 largely as a result of sharply declining used-car prices, owners holding on to their cars and trucks longer, and increasing demand for new vehicle leasing. This resulted in intensified domestic and foreign competition. Domestic manufacturers responded with cost-cutting techniques (for example, increased use of outsourcing and reductions in the numbers of models offered) and offered incentives to dealers and customers. The cost-sav ing measures enabled manufacturers of domestic vehicles to remain competitive, despite flat domestic demand (sales were up just 0.1 percent from 1996) and rising imports. Between January and November of 1997, Japan’s carmakers, for example, increased exports to the United States by more than 11 percent. The strengthening of the U. S. dol lar, which makes imported goods less expensive, accounts for some of that increase. Used-car prices decreased 4.9 percent in 1997, the largest decrease in 11 years. Record numbers of leased vehicles (most of them 2 or 3 years old) coming off lease in 1997 resulted in a large increase in supplies of used cars and trucks. From 1993 to 1997, the number of vehicles leased in this country nearly doubled, from 1.6 million to 2.9 million. Cars coming off lease added downward price pressure to used cars, which in turn dampened prices of competing new automobiles. Moreover, the increased incidence of leasing, as an alterna tive to buying, may have directly held down prices of new and used vehicles. increase in the number of lower priced generic drugs. Many new drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administra tion in 1997, leading to a significant increase in the number of drug choices. Fees for physicians’ services rose 2.7 percent, the smallest increase since 1972. The practice by insurance companies of paying physicians a smaller percentage of their regular fees continued in 1997, as a result of the continued growth in man aged care programs. Physicians’ fees for noninsured patients also rose less than in recent years. Charges for hospital and related services continued their 7-year trend of smaller increases. Charges for these services increased 3.2 percent, following a 4.1-percent rise in 1996. Other goods and services. Prices for tobacco and smoking products rose 7.2 percent last year, the highest increase since 1992. Most of the rise in tobacco charges reflects increases in cigarette prices. Last year, leading tobacco companies raised these charges at the wholesale level, partially in an at tempt to finance huge settlement costs stemming from law suits. Also, increases in State excise taxes on cigarettes raised such prices even further. Tuition and other school fees, and school books and supplies each increased more than 5 per cent. Personal financial services rose 6.0 percent in 1997, reflecting higher costs for tax preparation services and elec tronic tax filing. Legal service fees increased 5.1 percent, in part because of higher fees associated with uncontested di vorces, short will preparation, and legal briefs. Finally, the funeral expenses index rose 5.1 percent. Much of the increase can be attributed to higher costs for funeral services. Addi tionally, higher charges were reported for cremations, cas kets, vaults, cemetery lots, and memorials. □ Medical care. Medical care inflation continued to deceler ate in 1997 for the seventh consecutive year. The medical care index increased just 2.8 percent, slightly lower than the 1996 advance. Annual percent increases in these charges have not been this low since 1965. Increases in the indexes for most components of medical care were lower last year, in cluding prescription drugs, physicians’ services, and hospital and related services. Prescription drug prices increased 2.5 percent in 1997, down from a 3.2-percent rise in 1996. In 1997, a number of mergers took place that created econo mies of scale leading to a moderation of upward price pres sure. The government took action in some cases to preserve the competitive environment by requiring the sale of some individual stores to competitors. Expiring patents led to an Footnotes 1 Annual percent changes are December to December, unless otherwise noted. 2 See Todd L. Wilson, “Winter and Spring Gasoline Prices Show Highest Rise Since Persian Gulf War,” c p i D etailed Report, June 1996, pp. 4 -6 . 3 See “Motor Gasoline Assessment, Spring 1997” (Energy Information Administration, pp. 5 -8 ), on the World Wide Web at: http://www. eia. doe.gov/neic/press.html 10 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (1967-100) ............................................................. 100.000 162.5 486.8 162.8 487.7 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home ................ ................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy and related products ' ........................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Other foods .................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .................................... Food away from home 1 ................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 2.629 1.037 1.394 1.077 1.972 .377 .291 1.305 .309 5.680 .172 .983 160.2 159.8 160.2 180.2 146.3 148.5 197.5 133.9 149.6 150.1 140.7 165.0 101.7 160.2 100.6 165.2 160.7 160.3 160.7 180.5 146.2 148.1 203.9 132.9 149.3 149.5 141.2 164.7 101.4 160.6 100.6 165.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.0 -1.0 1.9 9.4 -.4 1.5 1.1 -.6 2.7 ■ 2.8 ■ 1.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 -.3 3.2 -.7 -.2 -.4 .4 -.2 -.3 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 .5 -1.0 -.3 .3 .9 .6 .1 1.1 .2 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 .0 -.7 -1.1 .4 .2 .2 .3 .0 .5 .6 .8 .4 .3 -.3 5.3 -.5 -.1 -.4 .6 -.1 -.3 .2 .0 .0 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 3.757 4.831 159.5 181.0 170.7 110.2 186.4 100.4 127.0 112.3 92.8 119.4 127.0 159.7 181.2 171.1 108.7 186.8 99.6 127.9 113.2 91.8 120.5 126.6 2.4 3.4 3.1 ■ 3.3 ~ -.9 -1.8 -8.6 -1.1 .6 .1 .1 .2 -1.4 .2 -.8 .7 .8 -1.1 .9 -.3 .2 .2 .4 -.4 .2 .1 .3 .4 .4 .2 .1 .4 .4 .2 1.2 .4 .1 .3 .4 -.7 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 1.0 .3 -.8 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 Apparel ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................... Footwear .......................................................................... 4.944 1.390 1.990 .268 .895 135.8 133.4 130.9 126.6 127.9 135.3 133.5 129.7 126.9 128.3 .0 1.1 -.2 -5.2 -.6 -.4 .1 -.9 .2 .3 -.2 .6 .1 1.1 -.8 -.1 -.6 -.1 1.8 -.2 .4 -.4 1.0 .2 .6 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............................. Public transportation .......................................................... 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 2.995 2.976 .560 1.603 1.338 141.5 137.7 100.1 144.3 148.2 91.7 91.1 100.5 165.7 193.4 142.0 138.4 99.9 143.3 150.0 94.7 94.2 100.6 165.9 190.4 -1.7 -1.8 -1.2 -.9 -2.5 -10.4 -10.5 -1.1 2.3 1.2 .4 .5 -.2 -.7 1.2 3.3 3.4 .1 .1 -1.6 -.5 -.6 .0 .1 -.7 -3.5 -3.5 .0 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 .6 -.9 -1.0 -.5 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .0 -.3 1.2 .9 .8 .1 .1 -.8 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities .................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ........................................... ........... Hospital and related services ........................................... 5.614 1.222 4.392 2.808 1.334 240.7 220.2 245.4 221.1 285.6 241.4 221.5 245.9 221.7 285.6 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.0 .3 .6 .2 .3 .0 .3 .0 .3 .4 .2 .4 .7 .4 .4 .4 .3 .7 .2 .2 .1 Recreation2 ......................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ............................................................ 6.145 1.763 101.1 101.4 101.0 101.2 1.6 2.3 -.1 -.2 .4 .2 .0 .0 .0 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 11 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1998 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ..................... ..................... Education 2 ........................................................................ Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................... Communication 1 2 ................ ......................... .................. Information and information processing 1 2 ........................ Telephone services 1 2 .................................... ............... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ............................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 2.913 2.706 2.357 99.9 100.7 248.8 290.0 99.3 99.2 100.5 100.1 100.9 248.9 290.5 99.4 99.3 101.1 2.6 5.3 5.5 5.3 -1.2 -1.3 - 0.2 .2 .0 .2 .1 .1 .6 0.3 .5 .6 .4 .1 .2 .4 0.3 .6 .8 .6 .0 -.1 .1 0.3 .5 .6 .5 .1 .1 .6 .350 .234 42.8 86.6 41.5 82.7 -18.3 -3.0 -4.5 -2.0 -2.8 -1.4 -2.4 -3.0 -4.5 Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................ ........ Personal care 1 .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .................................................. Personal care services 1 .................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... 4.321 .894 3.427 .737 .963 1.465 234.7 263.5 155.9 147.3 165.2 233.5 236.7 270.0 156.6 149.3 165.4 234.0 6.1 10.7 2.6 3.6 1.9 4.0 .9 2.5 .4 1.4 .1 .2 -.3 -2.6 .3 .4 .2 .3 1.0 3.8 .3 .0 .3 .2 .7 1.7 .4 1.4 .1 .2 42.635 16.310 26.326 14.729 4.944 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 142.0 160.2 131.0 133.0 135.8 136.6 128.1 183.2 188.4 188.3 215.6 142.3 160.7 131.3 134.0 135.3 138.4 127.6 183.4 188.6 187.8 216.1 .1 2.3 -1.2 -1.0 .0 -1.4 -1.4 2.8 3.4 1.6 3.9 .2 .3 .2 .8 -.4 1.3 -.4 .1 .1 -.3 .2 -.4 .0 -.5 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 .0 .2 .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .4 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .5 .2 .7 .4 .9 -.2 .3 .4 -.2 .3 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 * 163.0 156.9 158.1 132.4 135.0 138.4 146.7 190.8 177.4 101.9 170.4 173.0 143.8 91.8 189.7 $.615 $.205 163.3 157.3 158.4 132.7 135.9 140.1 147.5 191.1 177.6 103.8 170.5 173.1 143.6 94.6 189.8 $.614 $.205 1.6 1.0 1.6 -1.0 -.8 -1.1 .8 2.2 2.8 -5.6 2.2 2.2 .2 -10.2 3.1 ■ .2 .3 .2 .2 .7 1.2 .5 .2 .1 1.9 .1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.9 -1.0 -.4 .4 .3 -1.2 .1 .1 -.1 -3.1 .2 " .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .1 .0 .3 .3 -.1 .2 .3 .1 -.9 .4 ■ .2 .2 .3 .2 .7 .7 .6 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .8 .3 ■ Commodity and service group Commodities ........................................................................ Food and beverages .................................. ........................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Apparel ........................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ............................................................................ Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Transportation services ....................................................... Other services ..................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care .................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ......................................................................... Services less rent of 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 ............................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .............................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .............. * 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. -.1 3.1 12 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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category All items ................ ................................................................ 162.0 162.0 162.4 162.9 2.0 2.3 0.5 2.2 2.1 1.4 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy and related products * ........................................... Fruits and vegetables ..................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Other foods .................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .................................... Food away from home 1 .................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 169.7 159.4 159.7 179.4 147.2 147.7 194.9 134.1 148.8 149.4 141.0 163.8 100.4 159.6 100.4 164.8 159.7 159.4 159.5 180.1 146.6 148.4 193.0 133.7 149.3 150.7 141.8 164.0 101.5 159.9 100.3 164.7 159.8 159.5 159.4 179.7 146.5 148.5 193.3 133.1 149.3 149.6 140.3 164.7 101.7 160.2 100.6 164.7 160.6 160.4 160.7 180.5 146.9 148.1 203.5 132.5 149.2 149.0 141.1 164.5 101.4 160.6 100.6 164.7 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.3 1.4 -5.4 12.2 12.3 5.3 1.1 -.8 2.8 ■ 2.8 ■ 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 -1.6 10.4 2.5 -4.6 -.3 2.5 -.8 2.8 ■ 3.1 ■ 1.7 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -3.7 1.9 6.8 -3.5 .8 1.9 -.8 3.2 ■ 2.5 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -1.1 .3 1.7 4.0 2.5 .8 -.2 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.0 -.1 2.2 7.3 3.5 2.5 1.8 -.8 2.8 ■ 3.0 ' 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.9 -2.3 1.5 12.7 -4.1 .9 .4 -.3 2.5 ■ 2.5 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 2 ....................................... ....... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 158.6 179.5 169.7 100.3 185.5 100.2 127.9 112.7 91.9 120.3 126.1 158.9 179.9 170.3 99.9 185.9 100.3 128.3 113.1 92.3 120.6 126.2 159.5 180.6 170.7 101.1 186.6 100.4 128.7 113.5 91.7 121.1 126.7 159.9 181.3 171.3 102.1 187.2 99.6 128.8 113.5 91.7 121.1 126.4 2.1 3.2 3.2 ■ 3.4 ■ 1.2 .0 -14.0 1.6 -1.3 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.7 ■ 6.3 9.7 -.4 10.8 .6 1.0 3.4 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.2 3.7 3.2 3.5 ' -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -18.0 2.3 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 2.7 1.0 3.0 3.6 3.7 4.7 -7.4 6.1 -.3 -4.9 -8.1 -9.7 -8.2 1.6 Apparel ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................... Footwear ........................................................................... 132.7 132.0 125.3 123.1 127.1 132.5 132.8 125.4 124.4 126.1 132.4 132.0 125.3 126.6 125.8 132.9 131.5 126.5 126.9 126.5 -2.1 1.9 -5.6 -18.1 2.2 1.2 .9 3.2 -4.0 1.6 -.9 3.4 -2.5 -8.9 -4.3 .6 -1.5 3.9 12.9 -1.9 -.4 1.4 -1.3 -11.3 1.9 -.2 .9 .6 1.4 -3.1 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 .................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) .................. ...................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............................. Public transportation .......................................................... 142.4 138.8 100.1 143.5 148.4 96.4 95.9 101.1 165.5 191.4 141.7 138.0 100.1 143.7 147.3 93.0 92.5 101.1 165.7 192.1 141.5 137.9 100.2 143.7 148.2 92.2 91.6 100.6 165.7 191.7 141.7 138.1 100.2 143.2 150.0 93.0 92.3 100.7 165.9 190.2 1.1 1.7 ~ -.6 -13.3 10.8 11.7 .4 2.5 -5.4 -1.1 -1.4 ~ -1.4 -2.4 -4.8 -5.2 -1.6 1.5 1.7 -4.1 -5.3 -.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -1.6 4.0 11.9 -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 4.4 -13.4 -14.2 -1.6 1.0 -2.5 .0 .1 ■ -1.0 -8.0 2.7 2.9 -.6 2.0 -1.9 -3.0 -3.7 ~ -.7 3.3 -21.7 -22.3 -1.6 2.5 4.5 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities ............... .................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ....................................................... Hospital and related services ........................................... 238.9 218.0 243.5 219.2 284.0 239.6 218.1 244.3 220.0 284.6 240.6 219.7 245.2 220.8 285.6 241.4 221.2 245.7 221.3 285.9 2.1 .4 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.7 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.3 6.0 3.7 3.9 2.7 2.4 .9 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.7 4.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 Recreation 2 ......................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ............................................................ 100.6 101.2 101.0 101.4 101.0 101.4 101.0 101.2 4.5 1.2 3.6 1.6 .0 2.9 1.8 See footnotes at end of table. 13 .7 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Education and communication 2 ............................................ Education 2 ......................................................................... Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................... Communication 1 2 ............................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 ........................ Telephone services 1 2 .................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ............................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 99.9 100.7 244.9 289.0 99.2 99.1 100.0 100.2 101.2 246.3 290.3 99.3 99.3 100.4 100.5 101.8 248.3 292.0 99.3 99.2 100.5 100.8 102.3 249.9 293.5 99.4 99.3 101.1 7.1 5.6 -3.1 -3.1 ■ 44.3 91.3 43.4 88.7 42.8 86.6 41.5 82.7 -19.0 -4.9 -25.0 -23.0 -32.7 -12.2 -24.0 Other goods and services .................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................ ........................ Personal care 1 ............... ................................... ............... Personal care products 1 ................................................... Personal care services 1 ................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... 233.7 261.2 155.0 146.7 164.3 231.6 233.0 254.3 155.5 147.3 164.7 232.4 235.4 264.0 155.9 147.3 165.2 232.8 237.0 268.4 156.6 149.3 165.4 233.3 4.3 2.8 -.3 -1.7 1.0 7.5 5.6 10.9 4.8 7.4 2.0 2.8 6.8 18.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.6 5.8 11.5 4.2 7.3 2.7 3.0 5.0 6.8 2 .2 6.3 15.0 3.0 2.8 1.5 5.1 2.3 2.8 141.8 159.7 131.0 133.0 132.7 137.7 127.8 182.3 187.1 187.8 214.4 141.3 159.7 130.3 131.7 132.5 136.3 127.8 182.7 187.6 188.2 215.2 141.4 159.8 130.5 131.8 132.4 136.3 127.7 183.4 188.2 188.1 216.1 141.9 160.6 130.7 132.7 132.9 137.5 127.4 183.9 189.0 187.8 216.8 .9 3.1 -.3 1.5 -2.1 4.1 -2.8 2.7 3.1 .7 4.1 1.1 2.0 .0 .9 1.2 -.3 -1.2 3.1 -1.4 1.3 -3.0 -5.2 -.9 -8.3 -.3 2.0 .3 2.3 -.9 -.9 1.0 2.6 -.2 1.2 -.6 1.8 -2.0 -3.1 3.3 3.3 1.1 2.5 4.6 3.2 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 162.3 156.6 157.5 132.6 135.0 139.4 146.5 189.9 176.5 104.3 169.6 172.2 142.9 95.9 •188.6 162.4 156.5 157.5 131.9 133.8 138.0 145.9 190.6 177.0 103.0 169.8 172.4 142.8 92.9 189.0 162.8 156.8 157.8 132.0 133.8 138.1 145.9 191.2 177.6 102.9 170.2 172.9 143.0 92.1 189.7 163.2 157.1 158.3 132.2 134.7 139.1 146.8 191.7 178.0 103.2 170.7 173.3 143.2 92.8 190.2 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.3 .2 2 .2 -.8 -.3 .3 1.5 3.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 4.5 1.9 1.7 -1.4 7.5 2.8 .9 .0 1.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 Aug. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category 3.2 4.5 1.2 1.2 ■ 3.5 4.8 -3.5 -3.9 ~ 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 .8 .8 4.5 5.1 5.0 -1.0 -1.0 ■ 5.9 5.6 -1.4 -1.6 ■ 4 .4 Commodity and service group Commodities ......................................................................... Food and beverages ........................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Apparel ........................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ............................................................................ Services ................................. ............................................... Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Transportation services ................................................... . Other services ..................................................................... .6 -.6 -.4 -.2 1.9 -2.0 2.9 3.2 .9 -4.5 -.8 2.8 3.7 2.3 3.9 3.3 Special indexes All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care ..................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ................ ........ ................................................ Services less rent of 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 ............................................ -2.7 -4.3 -7.4 -1.9 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 1.1 -4.1 2.8 -28.5 3.5 -.9 .8 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 1.9 2 .2 2.8 3.0 3.7 2.0 1.9 -.1 1.6 2.8 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. .3 2.0 1.8 2.2 .0 1.2 14 1.2 .3 1.1 -1.9 -2.6 -4.2 -.5 1.8 2.5 -14.0 2.5 2.7 1.0 -20.8 3.5 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................................................. 100.000 " 162.5 486.8 162.8 487.7 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ..................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Cereals and cereal products ............................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................... ............ Rice 1 2 3 ...................................................................... Bakery products .............................................................. Bread 1 3 ........................................................................ White bread 2 3 ............................................................ Bread other than white 2 3 ............................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ...................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 3 ..................................... Cookies 2 3 ................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ...................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 23 ............... Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ....................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 ......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... Meats ............................................................................ Beef and veal .............................................................. Uncooked ground beef ............................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 3 ................................ Pork ................................................................. ........... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 13 .... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 123 ........... Ham .......................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................... Pork chops ................................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................. Other meats 3 ................ .............................................. Frankfurters 2 3 .......................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ....................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 3 .......................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................ Poultry3 ......................................................................... Chicken 1 3 ................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 3 .............................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 .............................. Other poultry including turkey 1 3 ................................... Fish and seafood .......................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 3 .................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 3 ....................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ........................................... Eggs ................................................................................ Dairy and related products 3 ............................................... Milk1 3 ............................................................................. Fresh whole milk 2 3 ....................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................... Cheese and related products 3 ......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................. 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 .547 .071 .317 .160 .989 .290 .142 .270 .286 ~ ~ 160.2 159.8 160.2 180.2 170.6 156.9 189.0 150.2 99.4 184.5 100.0 185.5 186.5 102.0 180.3 182.1 179.7 184.2 174.2 217.0 160.7 160.3 160.7 180.5 171.4 161.8 189.3 150.1 99.2 184.5 100.7 186.4 190.6 101.3 179.9 181.2 178.1 183.9 170.1 216.9 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 .9 1.4 2.5 ■ 2.0 5.2 ■ .2 1.1 -.7 2.8 -2.8 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 3.1 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 .7 .5 2.2 -.7 -.2 -.5 -.9 -.2 -2.4 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .4 -.5 1.1 -.8 -.5 .6 .7 -.4 -.6 -.1 -.9 -.4 -1.0 -.1 2.3 -2.5 5.6 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 .2 .8 -.1 .3 -.1 -.3 .2 .2 -.6 1.1 -.4 .2 -.3 -.8 .1 -.9 .5 .6 .8 .4 .4 1.3 .4 .1 -.2 .5 .7 .5 2.2 -.7 -.2 -.5 -.9 .9 -2.4 2.2 ■ 2.629 2.499 1.670 .742 .282 .132 .277 .051 .587 .192 .136 .131 .128 .341 .495 .382 .113 .334 .187 .147 .130 1.037 .403 .305 .176 .152 186.9 146.3 146.5 140.8 136.5 115.9 99.0 100.1 100.0 145.9 94.9 147.5 99.0 143.7 153.1 147.0 95.8 146.7 147.1 99.7 161.5 183.9 146.2 146.9 141.0 136.3 115.8 99.3 99.9 99.1 147.6 95.1 147.7 99.5 148.3 158.2 147.2 97.3 145.5 142.8 99.5 157.8 154.3 99.5 156.5 154.6 99.2 181.0 102.9 101.1 131.4 202.4 139.1 148.5 100.3 146.3 100.3 149.9 152.4 99.9 155.6 100.6 158.7 156.0 99.3 180.9 102.1 102.1 132.5 204.0 128.6 148.1 100.3 145.6 100.6 149.4 150.9 99.9 3.0 -1.0 -1.1 -2.0 -.4 -.8 ~ ■ ~ -4.3 ~ -8.0 ~ -3.6 -3.4 -4.2 ~ -1.6 -1.2 -2.4 ~ -.6 ■ .1 -.8 ■ 2.5 3.8 1.9 -3.6 1.9 - -1.6 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 -.1 .3 -.2 -.9 1.2 .2 .1 .5 3.2 3.3 .1 1.6 -.8 -2.9 -.2 -2.3 .8 1.1 1.4 -.8 -.8 1.0 -.3 .2 -.7 .3 -1.4 .5 .5 .5 .5 1.2 -1.0 -.3 .1 -.1 -.3 -.4 .2 -.4 -1.0 .7 -.5 -1.3 -2.2 -2.5 -1.5 -2.5 -2.4 1.7 -2.0 -.5 1.5 -.1 -2.4 ' -.5 -.1 -.8 .5 -1.9 .6 -.1 1.0 1.5 1.1 5.4 .1 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.1 1.9 -1.6 .3 .3 .2 .4 .9 .3 -.2 -.9 .5 .2 -.3 .5 .6 .6 .7 1.6 -.8 -2.9 -.2 -2.3 ■ .8 1.1 1.4 .1 -.1 2.3 -.4 -.4 -.3 .3 1.5 .1 .4 1.2 -1.2 -.9 -1.7 .9 -.3 -.7 -3.2 -1.6 .1 -1.7 -.2 2.0 ■ -.1 -.1 1.5 -1.2 -.2 -1.1 .0 .7 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 15 NA NA .9 .8 .8 -7.5 -.3 .0 2.2 -.5 1.1 .1 .3 .9 .1 .4 -.8 1.0 .8 1.3 -2.0 -.3 .0 -.5 .3 -.3 -1.0 .0 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. Fresh fruits ............................................................. ...... Apples ......................................................................... Bananas ...................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 3 ............................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................... Other fresh fruits1* ..................................................... Fresh vegetables .......................................................... Potatoes ............................................................... ...... Lettuce 3 ....................................................................... Tomatoes3 .................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables1 3 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables1 3 .................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ....................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ............................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 3 ..................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans, peas, and lentils1 2 3 ............................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 3 .................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 3 ................ Coffee 3 .......................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 3 ....................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................. Other beverage materials including te a 1 3 ...................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................... Other sweets 1 3 ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 3 ................................................. Butter2 3 ...................................................................... Margarine23 ............................................................... Salad dressing 1 3 .......................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 3 ................. Peanut butter1 2 3 ....................................................... Other foods ..................................................................... Soups ............................................................................ Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ....................... Snacks 3 ......................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ................... Olives, pickles, relishes1 2 3 ........................................ Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 .............................................. Other condiments 2 ...................................................... Baby food 13 ................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods1 3 ........................................ Prepared salads 1 2 3 .................................................... Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ....................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 3 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .......... Other food away from home 1 3 .......................................... 1.394 1.068 .547 .097 .101 .110 .240 .521 .093 .066 .101 .261 .327 .176 .103 .048 ■ 1.077 .781 .411 .054 .316 .297 .166 .131 1.972 .377 .074 .228 .076 .291 .091 .082 .119 1.305 .109 .224 .271 .293 ■ .099 .309 5.680 2.969 1.655 .662 .222 .172 See footnotes at end of table. 16 197.5 231.0 241.6 199.5 167.0 108.8 213.7 92.6 219.7 179.9 245.4 229.7 229.0 101.0 100.9 99.9 102.5 101.8 150.4 99.9 99.9 133.9 100.7 118.7 100.2 98.8 100.5 168.8 176.4 154.2 102.1 149.6 150.1 134.5 101.1 103.2 140.7 99.4 125.0 147.9 99.9 101.2 101.5 165.0 191.2 146.6 155.8 172.5 100.2 102.9 103.2 169.0 101.3 101.7 203.9 239.8 249.0 203.4 164.9 117.0 235.4 95.7 229.7 187.7 310.2 237.3 227.7 102.4 102.4 101.9 103.3 103.2 152.8 100.5 99.8 132.9 99.8 116.9 100.3 98.6 99.9 167.1 173.3 154.7 102.0 149.3 149.5 135.3 99.8 104.4 141.2 101.8 127.5 150.6 98.4 101.3 100.2 164.7 193.6 144.9 155.7 172.1 100.5 103.9 100.9 170.4 101.4 101.4 NA NA 160.2 101.0 100.7 100.2 100.4 100.6 160.6 101.3 101.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 9.4 12.4 4.0 2.5 3.9 4.8 22.6 12.2 77.5 18.5 16.9 ■ 4.2 ■ ~ -.4 • -1.8 -.1 -.9 .7 1.5 1.1 -.2 * -.6 14.1 4.1 ■ ■ ■ 2.7 1.8 -.1 1.4 3.1 ■ 7.3 2.8 - 3.2 3.8 3.1 2.0 -1.3 7.5 10.2 3.3 4.6 4.3 26.4 3.3 -.6 1.4 1.5 2.0 .8 1.4 1.6 .6 -.1 -.7 -.9 -1.5 .1 -.2 -.6 -1.0 -1.8 .3 -.1 -.2 -.4 .6 -1.3 1.2 .4 2.4 2.0 1.8 -1.5 .1 -1.3 -.2 1.3 -1.2 -.1 -.2 .3 1.0 -2.2 .8 .1 -.3 .2 .3 .3 .1 .2 .0 -1.0 -1.5 -2.6 .3 -7.2 1.3 1.0 -3.7 -.3 -.1 6.0 8.4 3.0 .8 1.6 .1 2.4 -.2 -.1 .1 -.7 -.3 -.6 -.1 -.9 -.6 .2 .4 .7 -.1 .0 .3 .9 .7 .7 1.6 .6 1.8 2.5 2.1 -.6 .3 .5 .1 .2 -1.3 -.3 .1 -1.2 .2 .1 -.2 1.0 1.1 .2 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.1 0.2 .4 .9 -1.4 14.6 6.0 2.5 -.4 -.1 -1.8 16.5 -6.2 1.1 -.7 -1.5 -.5 -1.9 .4 1.2 -.1 .1 -.4 -.4 -.2 .4 -.2 .2 -.6 -.9 .2 1.1 .0 -.7 -.8 -.5 .3 -1.1 -2.2 -3.4 -.4 -.8 -.5 .0 .4 .2 2.3 .5 -.5 .4 -1.8 .8 -1.2 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .3 5.3 6.5 1.4 1.3 .1 7.5 .1 3.3 11.9 2.9 26.4 3.3 4.6 1.4 1.5 2.0 .8 1.4 1.1 .6 -.1 -.5 -.9 -1.6 .1 -.2 -.6 -1.0 -1.8 .3 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.4 -1.3 1.2 .6 2.4 2.0 1.8 -1.5 .1 -1.3 -.1 -.1 -1.2 -.1 .1 .3 1.0 -2.2 1.0 .1 -.3 .2 .3 .3 .1 .2 .0 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................... Distilled spirits at home ..................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ........................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 ................. Wine at home .................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................ Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ................................. .983 .628 .333 .110 ■ .185 .355 ■ ■ 165.2 150.5 148.5 152.3 151.2 152.5 147.2 193.6 100.3 101.1 99.7 165.2 150.5 148.4 152.6 151.7 152.6 147.2 193.4 100.9 101.2 99.9 1.5 .4 -.5 1.4 .5 2.0 1.0 2.5 ■ ■ 0.0 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .6 .1 .2 -0.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 .0 -.3 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 -.2 0.0 .2 .2 .4 .3 .3 .3 -.4 .1 .6 -.6 0.0 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .6 .1 .2 Housing .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 4 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 .................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................. Fuels .................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil ........................................................................... Other household fuels 3 5 ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ........................................................................ Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 3 6 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ................... Floor coverings 1 3 ............................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ........................................................ Other linens 1 3 .................................................................. Furniture and bedding 3 ....................................................... Bedroom furniture 3 ............................................................ Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1 3 .............. Other furniture 1 3 .............................................................. Appliances 1 3 .................... ............................. .................... Major appliances 1 3 .......................................................... Laundry equipment2 3 ..................................................... Other appliances 1 3 .......................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 .................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 ................................. Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................. Dishes and flatware 1 3 ...................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................ Household paper products 1 3 ............................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 3 ............................... Household operations 1 3 ..................................................... Domestic services1 3 ........................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 .................................. Repair of household items1 3 ............................................. 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 .231 2.096 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 .185 .075 3.757 2.649 1.108 .924 .677 .247 4.831 .354 .087 .112 .155 1.141 .329 .621 .179 .368 .217 ■ .144 .546 .229 .152 .080 .085 .653 .169 .332 .873 .404 .209 .259 .896 .316 .264 .104 .100 159.5 181.0 170.7 110.2 230.1 237.6 186.4 100.4 127.0 112.3 92.8 88.2 128.2 119.4 124.4 113.0 101.1 216.0 255.4 127.0 102.4 100.8 101.2 104.2 135.9 142.4 102.0 104.5 100.2 99.2 112.8 101.7 103.3 123.2 114.0 105.8 99.4 101.2 99.3 102.2 145.2 100.1 103.1 101.6 100.7 100.7 100.7 101.0 100.9 159.7 181.2 171.1 108.7 230.1 234.1 186.8 99.6 127.9 113.2 91.8 87.1 127.5 120.5 125.9 113.2 101.3 216.7 255.6 126.6 102.1 100.9 100.5 104.0 135.1 142.6 100.9 104.4 100.5 99.2 112.3 102.6 102.2 122.1 112.7 104.1 98.6 100.3 98.9 101.1 145.7 100.3 103.1 102.3 101.0 100.9 101.1 101.5 101.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 ■ 4.3 5.5 3.3 ■ -.9 -1.8 -8.6 -11.1 -1.9 -1.1 -3.6 3.9 “ 4.2 2.4 .6 .1 .1 .2 -1.4 .0 -1.5 .2 -.8 .7 .8 -1.1 -1.2 -.5 .9 1.2 .2 .2 .3 .1 -.3 -.3 .1 -.7 -.2 -.6 .1 -1.1 -.1 .3 .0 -.4 .9 -1.1 -.9 -1.1 -1.6 -.8 -.9 -.4 -1.1 .3 .2 .0 .7 .3 .2 .4 .5 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.4 .3 -.5 .2 .1 .3 .4 .4 .0 .6 .2 -.5 2.3 .4 .5 .2 .1 -.8 .2 -1.6 -.7 1.1 .5 .4 4.4 -1.3 -2.2 -1.1 .1 -.2 .9 -4.4 2.6 .2 .6 .5 .6 .1 -.4 .3 1.2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .4 .4 .2 1.2 .4 1.3 .4 .1 .3 .4 -.7 -.8 -.9 .4 .6 .0 .3 .4 .1 .4 1.3 .7 .8 2.0 .6 1.0 .5 .4 .5 .2 -.2 .8 2.1 1.7 1.9 3.7 -.1 -.5 -1.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 1.0 -.8 .4 .4 .8 .1 .6 .3 .4 .4 1.0 .3 1.1 .3 -.8 .1 .0 .0 -.5 -.5 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 .1 -.2 -.3 .1 -.7 -.2 -.6 .1 -1.1 -.1 .3 .0 -.4 .9 -1.1 -.9 -.1 -1.6 -.8 -.9 -.4 -1.1 .5 .2 .0 .7 .3 .2 .4 .5 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 17 ■ ■ ■ -1.0 -.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 " " 1.2 -1.5 ■ ■ " ■ 1.9 " ■ ■ ■ " Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Apparel ................................................................................... Men's and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ..................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .............................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 3 ............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ............... ...... ............................... Boys’ apparel ........................................... .......................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Women’s apparel ................... ............................................ Women’s outerwear .......................................................... Women’s dresses ........... ,................................................ Women’s suits and separates 1 3 ....................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 3 ........................................................... Girls’ apparel ...................................................................... Footwear .............................................................................. Men’s footwear ................ ..... ............................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........... ......... ................................ Women’s footwear .......... ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel3 ............................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ........................................................... Watches5 ............................................................................ Jewelry5 ............................................................................. 4.944 1.390 1.091 .253 .278 .317 .227 .298 1.990 1.687 .128 .214 .886 135.8 133.4 137.5 139.9 139.9 100.4 134.4 117.5 130.9 131.2 120.5 123.2 103.9 135.3 133.5 137.7 139.7 139.9 100.9 134.5 117.5 129.7 130.2 115.9 126.1 102.7 0.0 1.1 1.8 1.7 9.5 " .2 -.9 -.2 .2 -4.1 8.3 - -0.4 .1 .1 -.1 .0 .5 .1 .0 -.9 -.8 -3.8 2.4 -1.2 -0.2 .6 .9 -.7 2.0 3.3 1.4 -.4 .1 .2 -2.0 14.1 4.3 -0.1 -.6 -.1 -.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 -2.0 -.1 .0 4.1 -5.8 1.1 0.4 -.4 -.7 -.6 -.8 .5 -.5 .2 1.0 1.0 -2.1 4.8 -1.2 .435 .303 .895 .279 .219 .397 .268 .401 .072 .330 106.9 129.1 127.9 131.5 130.7 123.3 126.6 145.3 125.2 151.0 106.1 127.1 128.3 132.4 129.3 124.3 126.9 143.4 124.7 148.6 -2.2 -.6 -1.0 -2.3 .6 -5.2 -1.5 -2.3 -1.4 -.7 -1.5 .3 .7 -1.1 .8 .2 -1.3 -.4 -1.6 1.1 -.6 -.8 .3 -3.2 -.4 1.1 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 2.2 -.3 -.2 .0 2.4 -1.4 1.8 1.4 3.1 1.1 -.7 .3 .6 .4 -.8 1.3 .2 -.5 -.4 -.3 Transportation ........................................................................ Private transportation ...................................... ..................... New and used motor vehicles 1 ....................... .................... New vehicles ............ ........................................................ New cars and trucks 123 ................................................. New cars 2 ....................................................................... New trucks 2 6 .............. ................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ........................................................ Used cars and trucks 3 ....................................................... Car and truck rental1 3 ....................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 238 .............................. ..... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 3 ............ ............................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... Tires ................................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 .............................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ............... Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 3 ........................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Motor vehicle body work 3 .................................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 3 ...................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 13 .......................................................... State and local registration and license 1 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 3 .................................................. Parking fees and tolls1 2 3 ............................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 .......................................... Public transportation .................... ......................................... Airline fare 3 ......................................................................... Other intercity transportation 3 .............................................. Ship fare 1 * 3 .................................................................... Intracity transportation 3 ...................................... ................. 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 .138 2.995 2.976 .019 .560 .272 .287 ■ 1.603 .118 .507 .958 2.551 .633 .425 .185 1.338 .814 .183 .337 141.5 137.7 100.1 144.3 100.1 141.5 152.0 163.1 148.2 100.3 91.7 91.1 88.7 95.6 93.5 93.3 100.5 97.8 99.3 107.3 131.3 165.7 179.7 153.8 100.2 255.0 102.3 101.2 105.2 105.2 100.8 193.4 210.1 160.4 105.7 175.4 142.0 138.4 99.9 143.3 99.5 140.6 150.8 163.7 150.0 100.6 94.7 94.2 92.0 98.6 96.1 93.7 100.6 98.1 99.1 107.0 131.1 165.9 180.2 154.3 100.2 255.1 102.7 101.5 105.5 105.6 100.8 190.4 205.0 160.3 104.9 175.1 -1.7 -1.8 -1.2 -.9 -1.1 -.5 .5 -2.5 -10.4 -10.5 -10.9 -9.9 -9.3 -1.1 -2.1 -.4 -1.1 2.3 4.6 4.0 1.6 1.2 1.7 3.4 -.1 .4 .5 -.2 -.7 -.6 -.6 -.8 .4 1.2 .3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.1 2.8 .4 .1 .3 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .0 .0 .4 .3 .3 .4 .0 -1.6 -2.4 -.1 -.8 -.2 -.5 -.6 .0 .1 .0 .0 .1 .2 -.7 1.9 -3.5 -3.5 -3.8 -3.2 -3.2 -2.0 .0 -.2 -.1 -.3 .0 .1 .3 .3 .0 .3 .0 .0 .2 .2 .2 .4 2.0 .3 .6 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .6 -1.1 -.9 -1.0 -.9 .6 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.5 -.7 .2 .0 .6 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 .3 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 .5 .6 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.3 -.6 -.4 -.7 .6 1.2 .3 .9 .8 1.0 3.1 .7 .4 .1 .7 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .0 .0 .4 .3 .3 .4 .0 -.8 -2.4 -.1 -.8 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 18 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Medical care ....................................... ................................. Medical care commodities .................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 5 .................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 ............. Medical care services ........................................................... Professional services ........................................................ Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services 3 ............................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 .............................................. Services by other medical professionals ® ........................... Hospital and related services ............................................... Hospital services 3 ® .......................................................... Inpatient hospital services’ 2 3 9 ................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 5 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 ®........... ...................... 5.614 1.222 .818 .404 .270 .134 4.392 2.808 1.444 .812 .281 .270 1.334 1.284 Recreation .................................... .................................... Video and audio ^ 3 ............................................................... Televisions 3 .............. ......................................................... Cable television ® ................................................... ............. Other video equipment ^ 3 .................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ...... Rental of video tapes and discs ^ 2 3 .................................. Audio equipment3 ............................................................... Audio discs tapes and other media ^ 3 .............. .................. Pets, pet products and services ^ 3 ................ ....................... Pets and pet products 3 ....................................................... Pet food i 2 3 ..................................................................... Purchase of pets pet supplies accessories 1 2 3 ................ Pet services including veterinary ^ 3 ..................................... Pet services ^ 2 3 ................................................ .............. Veterinarian services 1 2 3 .................................................. Sporting goods 3 .................................................. ................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ...................................... Sports equipment3 .............................................................. Photography ^ 3 ..................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 3 ................... ............ Film and photographic supplies ^ 2 3 .................................. Photographic equipment ' 2 3 ............................................. Photographers and film processing ^ 3 ................................. Photographer fees ^ 2 3 ..................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 ................ ......... ................................ Other recreational goods ^ ..................................................... Toys ................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 ....... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines fabric and supplies ^ 3 ............. ............... Music instruments and accessories ^ 3 .................................. Recreation services ^ ............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 3 ..... Admissions3 ....................................................... Admission to movies theaters and concerts 1 2 3 .............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ...................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 . ................................. ...... Recreational reading materials 3 ............................................. Newspapers and magazines ^ 3 ........................................... Recreational books ^ 3 ......................................................... 6.145 1.763 .215 .842 .087 .189 .050 .167 .148 .664 .434 .231 .493 .213 .269 .265 .108 .155 - .596 .450 .072 .057 1.771 .647 .738 .219 .593 .391 .201 See footnotes at end of table. 19 240.7 220.2 255.9 147.5 174.9 175.2 245.4 221.1 228.1 234.5 143.7 155.5 285.6 104.3 103.3 231.5 106.6 241.4 221.5 258.2 147.5 175.4 174.2 245.9 221.7 228.6 235.1 145.3 155.8 285.6 104.2 103.2 231.7 106.8 3.1 2.7 3.3 1.5 1.3 1.8 3.1 3.0 2.6 4.1 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 3.6 4.9 0.3 .6 .9 .0 .3 -.6 .2 .3 .2 .3 1.1 .2 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 .2 0.3 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .5 .1 .3 .2 .0 -.1 .6 .1 0.4 .7 .8 .6 .9 .1 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .1 .4 .2 .1 .5 .6 0.3 .7 1.0 .0 .3 -.6 .2 .2 .1 .3 1.1 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 101.1 101.4 60.4 242.7 95.6 98.1 101.5 97.8 86.9 100.3 100.9 142.9 100.6 101.2 101.5 102.3 101.6 121.9 124.9 116.7 99.8 133.6 100.1 98.2 99.9 101.0 101.2 59.9 243.7 93.7 96.8 100.4 94.5 86.0 100.1 101.6 144.1 101.6 100.4 102.1 102.7 102.2 121.4 124.2 116.3 100.0 134.1 100.8 98.1 99.9 1.6 2.3 -3.7 7.5 - 100.1 98.3 121.4 98.3 100.0 97.5 120.1 97.1 -.1 -.2 -.8 .4 -2.0 -1.3 -1.1 -3.4 -1.0 -.2 .7 .8 1.0 -.8 .6 .4 .6 -.4 -.6 -.3 .2 .4 .7 -.1 .0 -.1 -.8 -1.1 -1.2 .4 .2 .5 .1 -1.1 .1 1.6 .4 .5 1.0 .1 -.1 -.4 1.0 .6 .2 .6 -.5 -.2 -.8 .5 1.1 1.2 .4 .2 .3 -.2 -.5 -.7 .0 .0 -.3 .2 -1.2 .1 .0 -.6 -.5 -.2 .2 .3 .3 .5 .0 -.1 .0 -.7 .1 -1.4 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.7 -.7 .0 -.2 -.8 .5 -2.0 -1.3 -1.1 -3.4 -1.0 -.2 .7 .8 1.0 -.8 .6 .4 .6 -.4 -.6 -.3 .2 .4 .7 -.1 .0 -.1 -1.0 -1.4 -1.2 NA NA 100.5 101.2 102.1 101.4 206.4 102.8 103.6 174.6 183.9 101.9 102.4 100.3 101.6 102.1 101.3 206.8 102.8 104.2 174.6 184.0 101.9 102.6 -.2 .4 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .6 .0 .1 .0 .2 .9 .4 .9 .9 1.0 1.2 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.1 .1 .9 .4 -.1 .7 .6 1.0 .3 .5 .3 .9 -.2 .4 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .6 .2 .1 .0 .2 NA NA -2.6 1.1 -.4 .1 -.8 -.1 -4.9 4.8 4.6 3.1 - Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ............................................... Education 1 ........................................................................... Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees .................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school7 .......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 ............. Communication 1 3 ................................................................. Postage and delivery services 1 3 ......................................... Postage 3 .......................................................................... Delivery services 1 3 .......................................................... Information and information processing 1 3 ....................... . Telephone services 1 3 ...................................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 13 ................. Interstate toll calls 2 3 ..................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 ..................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services3 10................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 3 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 3 .................... Other information processing equipment1 3 ........................ 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 1.112 .323 .865 .049 2.913 .207 .203 .004 2.706 2.357 1.083 1.209 .065 99.9 100.7 248.8 290.0 302.4 300.7 139.1 100.6 99.3 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.2 100.5 165.6 100.1 75.3 95.6 96.4 100.1 100.9 248.9 290.5 302.4 301.0 139.7 101.2 99.4 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.3 101.1 165.7 101.3 76.3 96.2 96.2 2.6 5.3 5.5 5.3 4.5 7.3 5.0 -1.2 .0 -1.3 1.7 -3.2 2.6 - 0.2 .2 .0 .2 .0 .1 .4 .6 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .6 .1 1.2 1.3 .6 -.2 0.3 .5 .6 .4 .4 .5 .5 .3 .1 .1 .0 2.4 .2 .4 .350 .234 .037 .020 .057 42.8 86.6 97.9 101.3 97.4 41.5 82.7 97.1 103.4 95.8 -18.3 ■ - Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. Cigarettes 1 3 ....................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ........................... Personal care 3 ...................................................................... Personal care products 3 ..................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 3 Personal care services 3 ...................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 3 5 ............................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 ......................................................... Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ......................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ........................... 4.321 .894 .830 .059 3.427 .737 234.7 263.5 105.0 103.0 155.9 147.3 236.7 270.0 107.7 104.3 156.6 149.3 .372 100.9 .361 .963 .963 1.465 .329 .344 .214 .065 .307 .262 .7 -.7 0.3 .6 .8 .6 .4 .4 .6 .4 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .0 .2 .0 1.3 -1.0 0.3 .5 .6 .5 .4 .6 .6 .6 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .6 .1 1.2 1.3 .6 -.2 -3.0 -4.5 -.8 2.1 -1.6 -2.0 -2.8 1.1 .0 -..4 -1.4 -2.4 -.4 1.1 .5 -3.0 -4.5 -.8 2.1 -1.6 6.1 10.7 2.6 3.6 .9 2.5 2.6 1.3 .4 1.4 -.3 -2.6 -2.9 .0 .3 .4 1.0 3.8 3.9 1.4 .3 .0 1.7 2.6 1.3 .4 1.4 100.8 • -.1 .6 -.2 -.1 156.8 165.2 100.8 233.5 170.5 175.7 100.9 100.8 197.9 100.4 104.2 101.0 159.6 161.2 165.4 100.9 234.0 171.1 176.1 101.2 100.9 197.7 100.2 104.4 101.0 159.7 6.9 1.9 4.0 5.9 3.6 ■ 3.2 ■ 2.8 .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .3 2.8 .1 .1 .2 2 .2 142.0 131.0 133.0 136.6 128.1 183.2 188.4 188.3 215.6 163.0 156.9 158.1 132.4 135.0 138.4 146.7 142.3 131.3 134.0 138.4 127.6 183.4 188.6 187.8 216.1 163.3 157.3 158.4 132.7 135.9 140.1 147.5 .1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 2.8 3.4 1.6 3.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 -1.0 -.8 -1.1 .8 .7 .2 .0 .2 .7 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 .5 .6 .2 .8 .4 -.5 .6 .2 .1 .3 .0 .8 .8 .8 -.4 -.5 -1.0 -1.0 .0 .1 .4 .2 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .4 .3 -.1 .4 .7 .9 .3 .1 -.1 -.2 .2 .0 .1 .4 .5 .3 .1 -.1 -.2 .2 .0 .4 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ............................................................................... Services ................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ........................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................. Other services .......................................................................... All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................. 42.635 26.326 14.729 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 See footnotes at end of table. 20 .2 .2 .8 1.3 -.4 .1 .1 -.3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .7 1.2 .5 .2 .3 .2 .4 .1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.9 -1.0 -.4 .2 .2 -.2 .3 .4 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .7 .7 .6 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 132.6 190.8 177.4 101.9 170.4 173.0 143.8 91.8 189.7 161.9 145.2 $.615 $ .205 132.0 191.1 177.6 103.8 170.5 173.1 143.6 94.6 189.8 162.7 145.7 $.614 $.205 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ...................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ........................................................... Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4.049 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 8.134 9.217 ■ Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. -0.2 2.2 2.8 -5.6 2.2 2.2 .2 -10.2 3.1 2.3 .9 ■ -0.5 .2 .1 1.9 -.1 3.1 .5 .3 ■ 0.3 .4 .3 -1.2 .1 .1 -.1 -3.1 .2 .2 .2 ■ -0.3 .3 .3 -.1 .2 .3 .1 -.9 .4 -.3 .4 ■ 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 21 0.3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .8 .3 .9 .1 • 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 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................... 162.0 162.0 162.4 162.9 2.0 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ..................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Cereals and cereal products ............................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, corn meal ................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ...................................................................... Bakery products .............................................................. Bread 1 3 .................. ..................................................... White bread 2 3 ............................................................ Bread other than white 2 3 ............................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ...................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 3 ..................................... Cookies 2 3 ................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ...................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 23 ............... Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ....................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 ......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................... ...................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats ............... ............................................................ Beef and veal .............................................................. Uncooked ground beef ............................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 3 ................................ Pork ............................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 3 .... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ........... Ham ......................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................... Pork chops ................................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................. Other meats 3 ............................................................... Frankfurters 2 3 .......................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ....................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 3 .......................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................ Poultry3 ........................................................................ Chicken 1 3 ................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 3 .............................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 ............................. Other poultry including turkey 1 3 .................................. Fish and seafood .......................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 3 .........-.......................... Canned fish and seafood 2 3 ....................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ........................................... Eggs ............................................................................... Dairy and related products 3 ............................................... Milk 1 3 ............................................................................ Fresh whole milk 2 3 ....................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................... Cheese and related products 3 ......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 3 ................................. 159.7 159.4 159.7 179.4 170.4 156.1 188.9 149.9 98.9 183.4 100.2 186.3 187.9 101.8 181.9 183.5 180.4 180.0 178.6 204.3 159.7 159.4 159.5 180.1 169.6 157.8 187.3 149.1 99.5 184.7 99.8 185.1 187.7 100.9 181.1 181.7 180.2 184.2 174.1 215.8 159.8 159.5 159.4 179.7 169.9 159.1 187.1 149.6 99.4 184.1 100.0 185.5 186.5 102.0 180.3 182.1 179.7 182.8 174.2 213.8 160.6 160.4 160.7 180.5 170.6 161.1 187.8 149.8 99.2 185.0 100.7 186.4 190.6 101.3 179.9 181.2 178.1 184.4 170.1 218.6 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.3 5.3 -.3 7.3 6.1 .9 .4 5.6 1.6 2.7 -.9 .0 -1.6 -11.2 182.6 147.2 148.0 142.5 135.2 114.0 99.9 99.0 99.3 152.8 97.9 157.4 99.6 154.9 166.3 150.5 99.4 147.3 147.4 100.0 162.3 186.8 146.6 147.4 142.1 135.6 115.7 100.0 99.4 100.5 151.0 97.0 154.8 100.5 154.5 165.2 145.7 97.8 147.4 144.9 99.8 165.5 101.3 155.1 99.6 157.8 153.9 101.1 178.8 103.0 100.1 129.4 199.1 131.8 148.4 100.7 147.0 100.8 150.1 149.5 100.1 186.9 146.5 147.0 141.5 135.9 115.2 99.0 100.1 100.0 149.1 94.9 151.0 99.0 150.7 161.3 148.2 95.8 146.7 147.1 99.7 161.5 183.9 146.9 147.5 141.8 136.4 116.2 99.3 99.9 99.1 149.9 95.1 150.5 99.5 151.6 162.2 149.3 97.3 145.5 142.8 99.5 157.8 -3.1 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.8 -.5 3.5 -.8 -.7 -.8 4.4 8.6 -2.5 -2.5 -6.9 -1.3 7.2 3.2 8.2 -7.4 -5.4 -8.9 -2.7 -1.6 NA 155.3 99.7 155.4 155.7 101.3 180.7 103.8 99.9 130.3 198.5 133.7 147.7 100.2 146.3 100.3 148.3 150.0 99.4 See footnotes at end of table. 22 NA NA 154.3 99.5 156.5 154.6 99.2 179.9 102.9 101.1 131.4 201.2 138.9 148.5 100.3 146.3 100.3 149.9 152.4 99.9 155.6 100.6 158.7 156.0 99.3 180.7 102.1 102.1 132.5 203.8 136.1 148.1 100.3 145.6 100.6 149.4 150.9 99.9 0.5 2.2 2.1 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -5.5 -1.7 3.5 3.4 ■ 8.8 1.3 .0 7.5 -4.4 4.3 -1.6 16.0 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -.5 3.7 .4 -3.1 2.2 -1.3 8.0 3.8 -.4 7.9 -2.8 12.0 -16.9 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 .5 13.4 -2.3 -.3 1.2 3.5 2.0 .2 5.9 -2.0 -4.3 -4.9 -5.0 10.1 -17.7 31.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.1 -2.9 2.7 4.8 2.1 4.5 3.5 .8 5.1 -2.7 2.1 -1.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.9 .0 8.4 -1.0 -1.7 2.9 -.5 7.0 -.3 -2.7 1.2 3.4 -4.0 4.3 .9 -1.6 -2.4 -4.1 -4.3 -7.3 -6.0 -6.6 -11.7 -11.6 -4.3 -.3 -5.8 9.8 4.7 14.6 4.1 -1.8 5.1 -3.5 9.3 10.4 20.7 1.4 12.0 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -3.5 -6.1 -3.3 -11.1 7.3 9.7 -8.5 -5.3 5.6 -5.0 -5.2 -13.6 -6.4 4.6 .0 -7.1 -20.3 1.9 - 2.9 -.8 -1.3 -2.0 3.6 7.9 -2.4 3.7 -.8 -7.4 -11.0 -16.4 -.4 -8.3 -9.5 -3.2 -8.2 -4.8 -11.9 -2.0 -10.6 .8 3.7 8.8 .8 -7.7 .0 -6.4 9.1 6.9 -1.1 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.9 -2.4 -3.3 -1.7 -6.4 -6.3 -2.5 2.0 1.1 3.5 1.0 3.3 1.4 2.6 4.1 11.1 2 .2 7.3 -2.3 -2.0 -2.8 .0 .7 -5.4 -13.8 -.8 -.4 -5.9 -5.0 -3.5 -7.9 -2.3 -3.1 -2.9 2.3 3.4 1.6 -7.5 1.5 -.4 2.9 .4 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.7 -1.6 7.4 .6 1.1 2 .2 .4 -1.9 1.2 3.0 2.4 2.0 4.8 -.7 -.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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 194.9 225.2 247.0 202.2 152.1 101.3 233.1 96.6 205.6 186.4 198.8 226.0 210.3 100.9 100.8 100.3 102.1 101.6 149.5 99.9 100.5 134.1 101.7 118.4 100.7 99.6 100.1 169.1 176.8 154.1 101.0 148.8 149.4 135.2 100.9 101.3 141.0 99.8 126.2 145.5 101.3 101.4 101.0 163.8 191.9 145.2 155.5 172.3 101.0 104.6 102.3 170.5 100.5 100.4 193.0 221.9 240.7 202.8 141.1 102.6 235.5 93.0 205.0 186.3 210.7 244.9 216.7 101.7 102.4 100.4 104.5 101.4 149.4 100.0 99.8 133.7 101.1 118.3 99.8 99.0 100.3 169.8 178.0 153.9 101.0 149.3 150.7 136.1 101.6 102.9 141.8 101.6 129.4 148.5 100.7 101.7 101.5 164.0 192.3 143.3 155.1 172.5 99.8 104.8 102.4 170.2 101.5 101.5 193.3 222.8 242.8 199.9 161.7 108.8 241.4 92.6 204.8 183.0 245.4 229.7 219.1 101.0 100.9 99.9 102.5 101.8 151.2 99.9 99.9 133.1 100.7 118.1 100.2 98.8 100.5 168.8 176.4 154.2 102.1 149.3 149.6 135.0 101.1 103.2 140.3 99.4 125.0 147.9 99.9 101.2 101.5 164.7 192.7 146.6 155.8 171.6 100.2 102.9 103.2 168.2 101.3 101.7 203.5 237.2 246.1 202.5 161.8 117.0 241.7 95.7 229.2 188.3 310.2 237.3 229.1 102.4 102.4 101.9 103.3 103.2 152.8 100.5 99.8 132.5 99.8 116.2 100.3 98.6 99.9 167.1 173.3 154.7 102.0 149.2 149.0 134.5 99.8 104.4 141.1 101.8 127.5 150.6 98.4 101.3 100.2 164.5 192.5 144.9 155.7 171.8 100.5 103.9 100.9 169.9 101.4 101.4 NA NA NA NA 159.6 100.4 100.5 100.0 100.2 100.4 159.9 100.7 100.6 100.0 100.3 100.3 160.2 101.0 100.7 100.2 100.4 100.6 160.6 101.3 101.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 2.5 2.8 -5.3 3.9 16.5 -36.5 12.8 19.4 175.9 81.9 -2.9 -.5 ■ 6.8 6.9 21.4 3.4 -23.1 46.4 -7.1 4.2 -64.7 2.5 11.8 1.6 7.3 10.4 -.8 2.9 8.8 -15.6 25.5 20.9 117.7 25.7 8.9 3.2 12.3 -4.6 - -.3 -.7 -3.5 1.0 -10.4 -12.9 -5.8 .8 1.9 2.1 -.8 9.4 4.8 3.2 4.9 -1.6 2.3 8.6 18.9 23.1 -1.4 .6 28.1 78.0 15.6 -3.7 54.4 4.1 492.8 21.6 40.8 6.1 6.5 6.5 4.8 6.4 9.1 2.4 -2.8 -4.7 -7.3 -7.2 -1.6 -4.0 -.8 -4.6 Aug. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. Fresh fruits .............................................................. Apples ........................................................................ Bananas .............................................................. Citrus fruits ^ 3 ............................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 .................................. Other fresh fruits ^ 3 ..................................................... Fresh vegetables ......................................................... Potatoes ...................................................................... Lettuce 3 ...................................................................... Tomatoes3 .................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables ^ 3 ................................. Canned fruits and vegetables ^ 3 .................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ....................................................... Canned vegetables ^ 2 3 ............................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables ^ 3 ..................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans peas and lentils 1 2 3 .............................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ^ 3 .................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ^ 3 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ^ 3 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea ^ 3 ................ Coffee 3 .......................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 3 ....................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................ Other beverage materials including tea ^ 3 ...................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... Candy and chewing gum * 3 ........................................... Other sweets ^ 3 ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Butter and margarine ^ 3 ................................................. Butter2 3 ...................................................................... Margarine 2 3 ............................................................... Salad dressing ^ 3 ......................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 3 ................. Peanut butter ^ 2 3 ....................................................... Other foods ............................................................. Soups ........................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ....................... Snacks3 ............................................................. Spices seasonings condiments, sauces ....................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 3 ................... Olives pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ....................................... . Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 .............................................. Other condiments 2 ...................................................... Baby food ^ 3 ............................................................. Other miscellaneous foods ^ 3 ........................................ Prepared salads ^ 2 3 ................................................... Food away from home 3 ...................................................... Full service meals and snacks ^ 3 ....................................... Limited service meals and snacks ^ 3 ................................. Food at employee sites and schools ^ 3 ............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ^ 3 ......... Other food away from home ^ 3 .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 23 12.2 18.6 3.8 1.8 1.6 12.3 39.7 22.4 71.7 -13.1 22.0 7.0 40.7 59.0 10.3 -17.0 -24.6 -2.5 - 5.3 -.3 1.1 2.5 -.9 .0 -.8 12.4 -.3 2.8 -.2 2.8 5.0 4.4 4.4 2.8 - - -.8 32.6 -2 .2 2.8 1.3 -.8 -2.3 1.2 7.7 3.1 - _ 19.7 2.5 - -7.7 1.6 4.0 1.1 -1.1 -2.1 -4.3 12.8 .3 8.3 4.2 14.8 -11.0 -.4 -3.1 1.7 1.3 -.8 .5 -1.2 -2.0 -2.7 -5.4 -1.4 3.6 4.0 2.5 3.6 2.0 1.2 1.6 .8 12.7 14.7 9.4 2.0 -.7 30.1 19.8 4.2 44.7 11.6 25.5 5.3 : . 3.5 -.5 8.1 9.5 3.7 2.5 1.8 -.4 -.8 22.0 -1.2 2.8 .5 1.0 1.3 2.8 6.0 3.0 - -4.1 -3.2 -7.6 -10.3 -2 .2 .9 .4 .0 - -.3 6.8 9.7 2.5 3.1 -1.2 1.4 3.6 8.6 2.5 - Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 Aug. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................... Distilled spirits at home ..................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ........................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 ................. Wine at home .................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................ Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ................................. 164.8 149.8 147.7 152.0 150.8 152.4 146.3 193.8 100.2 100.6 100.5 164.7 149.6 147.3 151.8 150.8 152.0 146.2 194.0 100.2 100.5 100.3 164.7 149.9 147.6 152.4 151.2 152.5 146.7 193.2 100.3 101.1 99.7 164.7 150.1 147.7 152.6 151.7 152.6 146.9 193.0 100.9 101.2 99.9 2.5 1.1 -.5 2.4 1.1 4.3 3.1 4.3 ■ Housing .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................. Rent of primary residence .................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 .................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 .................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................. Fuels .................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil ........................................................................... Other household fuels 3 5 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ........................................................................ Utility natural gas service ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services1 ................. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 3 6 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ................... Floor coverings 1 3 ............................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ........................................................ Other linens 1 3 .................................................................. Furniture and bedding 3 ....................................................... Bedroom furniture 3 ............................................................ Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 .............. Other furniture 1 3 .............................................................. Appliances 1 3 ...................................................................... Major appliances 1 3 .......................................................... Laundry equipment2 3 ..................................................... Other appliances 1 3 .......................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings1 3 .................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 ................................. Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................. Dishes and flatware 1 3 ...................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies1 3 ................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................ Household paper products 1 3 ............................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 3 ................................ Household operations 1 3 ..................................................... Domestic services 1 3 ........................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................... Repair of household items 1 3 ............................................. 158.6 179.5 169.7 100.3 229.8 230.7 185.5 100.2 127.9 112.7 91.9 87.9 128.6 120.3 127.8 111.2 100.6 215.1 254.7 126.1 101.9 99.9 102.0 102.9 133.6 140.3 101.1 99.7 101.0 101.2 114.2 100.8 101.4 120.1 114.2 99.4 99.3 101.1 99.9 101.8 145.0 100.7 101.8 101.2 100.3 100.4 99.9 100.9 100.3 158.9 179.9 170.3 99.9 230.5 229.6 185.9 100.3 128.3 113.1 92.3 87.9 129.4 120.6 127.2 113.8 101.0 216.1 255.1 126.2 101.1 100.1 100.4 102.2 135.1 141.0 101.5 104.1 99.7 99.0 113.0 100.9 101.2 121.2 109.2 102.0 99.5 101.7 100.4 102.4 145.1 100.3 102.1 102.4 100.3 100.3 99.9 100.9 100.3 159.5 180.6 170.7 101.1 231.5 232.5 186.6 100.4 128.7 113.5 91.7 87.2 128.2 121.1 127.9 113.8 101.3 216.9 255.4 126.7 102.4 100.8 101.2 104.2 135.9 142.4 102.0 104.5 100.2 99.2 112.8 101.7 103.3 123.2 111.3 105.8 99.4 101.2 99.3 102.2 144.8 100.1 103.1 101.6 100.7 100.7 100.7 101.0 100.9 159.9 181.3 171.3 102.1 232.2 235.0 187.2 99.6 128.8 113.5 91.7 86.8 127.5 121.1 128.0 113.8 101.5 217.4 255.6 126.4 102.1 100.9 100.5 104.0 135.1 142.6 100.9 104.4 100.5 99.2 112.3 102.6 102.2 122.1 111.2 104.1 98.6 100.3 98.9 101.1 145.5 100.3 103.1 102.3 101.0 100.9 101.1 101.5 101.0 2.1 3.2 3.2 4.2 2.0 3.4 ■ 1.2 .0 -14.0 -15.8 -17.0 1.6 -2.1 10.2 " 6.1 3.4 -1.3 ■ • ■ ■ -6.0 -4.7 ■ 5.5 ■ -3.3 -11.2 ■ .6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 24 ' 1.7 .0 -1.1 1.9 1.9 2.7 .0 3.0 ■ 1.7 .0 .0 -.3 -3.4 .5 -.5 4.2 ■ ■ “ “ 3.4 3.0 3.1 5.1 7.3 2.7 6.3 9.7 -.4 -1.3 13.2 10.8 3.1 29.1 3.4 1.9 .6 ■ " • -.9 -1.1 " -1.8 " 1.3 -9.2 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ 1.0 3.4 2.6 3.6 5.0 3.5 ■ -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -21.2 1.9 -18.0 -14.7 -25.3 ■ 3.4 3.0 2.3 ■ ■ ■ ■ -1.2 -2.5 ■ ■ 5.1 ■ .3 29.8 ■ ■ ■ 4.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -0.2 .8 .0 1.6 2.4 .5 1.7 -1.6 2.8 2.4 -2.4 2.1 .5 -.8 2.1 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.6 ■ ■ 0.7 .4 .0 .7 -.5 .5 .5 1.3 ■ 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 4.2 7.7 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 -4.9 -3.4 2.7 .6 9.7 3.6 4.3 1.4 1.0 .8 4.1 -5.8 4.3 4.6 6.7 -.8 20.2 -2.0 -7.7 -6.5 7.3 3.2 6.8 -10.1 20.3 -2.8 -3.1 -3.9 -2.7 1.4 -1.6 5.2 4.4 2.8 2.0 4.9 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.2 4.6 4.6 3.0 ■ 3.7 4.7 -7.4 -8.8 -3.1 6.1 .5 19.3 4.8 2.7 -.3 ■ ■ ■ -3.5 -2.9 ■ ■ 1.8 ■ -1.0 -10.2 ■ .8 ■ ~ ■ ■ 2.2 3.7 3.2 3.9 6.3 3.6 ■ -4.9 -8.1 -9.7 -13.4 -.8 -8.2 -7.4 -9.5 3.9 2.2 1.6 ■ ■ ■ 1.6 2.0 ■ ■ -.9 ■ 3.5 8.0 ■ 2.8 ■ ■ ■ • • ■ “ Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category 1.2 .9 -.3 2.1 -3.4 -2.1 2.4 3.2 4.6 -1.0 4.5 -0.9 3.4 7.1 16.6 27.8 2.2 -1.0 -2.5 -3.7 -21.1 -1.5 - Apparel ................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ..................................................................... Men’s suits sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .............................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 3 ............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ...................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Women’s apparel .................................. ............................. Women’s outerwear .......................................................... Women's dresses ............................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 3 ....................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 3 .......................................................... Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Men’s footwear .................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear .............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel3 ............................................... Jewelry and watches 5 .......................................................... Watches 5 ........................................................................... Jewelry 5 ....................................... ................................. 132.7 132.0 135.4 140.7 136.3 97.3 131.6 119.3 125.3 125.3 118.2 108.7 98.6 132.5 132.8 136.6 139.7 139.0 100.5 133.5 118.8 125.4 125.6 115.8 124.0 102.8 132.4 132.0 136.4 138.5 138.9 100.4 133.4 116.4 125.3 125.6 120.5 116.8 103.9 132.9 131.5 135.4 137.7 137.8 100.9 132.7 116.6 126.5 126.8 118.0 122.4 102.7 -2.1 1.9 .6 -1.8 11.2 -2.4 4.1 -5.6 -5.3 9.1 -16.9 - 103.5 125.6 127.1 130.3 129.4 122.9 123.1 146.9 123.2 153.6 104.6 124.9 126.1 130.7 125.2 122.4 124.4 141.6 121.7 147.0 106.9 124.5 125.8 130.7 128.2 120.7 126.6 143.6 125.5 148.6 106.1 124.9 126.5 131.2 127.2 122.3 126.9 142.9 125.0 148.2 -5.5 2.2 -2.1 .6 6.4 -18.1 -.6 -5.5 .0 -5.9 1.6 .3 7.2 -1.0 -4.0 -2.7 -1.9 -2.6 5.3 -4.3 -5.1 -9.6 -1.0 -8.9 8.6 -7.1 12.3 Transportation ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................ New vehicles .................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 3 ................................................. New cars 2 ....................................................................... New trucks 2 ®.................................................................. New motorcycles 2 5 ........................................................ Used cars and trucks 3 ....................................................... Car and truck rental 1 3 ...................................................... Motor fuel ......................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline unleaded regular 2 ............................................ Gasoline unleaded midgrade 2 3 8 ................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 3 .......................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... Tires ......................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ............................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ............... Motor oil coolant, and fluids 2 3 ........................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Motor vehicle body work 3 ................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ......................... Motor vehicle repair 1 3 ...................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .......................................................... State and local registration and license 1 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 3 .................................................. Parking fees and tolls 12 3 ............................................... Automobile service clubs 12 3 .......................................... Public transportation ............................................................. Airline fare 3 ............................................................. Other intercity transportation 3 .............................................. Ship fare 1 ^ 3 ............................................................... Intracity transportation 3 ....................................................... 142.4 138.8 100.1 143.5 100.2 140.8 151.0 162.1 148.4 99.5 96.4 95.9 93.6 98.1 98.0 95.8 101.1 98.7 99.9 108.4 131.0 165.5 178.1 153.2 100.3 254.5 102.3 101.3 104.7 104.9 100.6 191.4 206.6 159.2 104.5 175.3 141.7 138.0 100.1 143.7 100.2 140.8 151.2 162.4 147.3 101.4 93.0 92.5 90.0 95.0 94.9 93.9 101.1 98.5 99.8 108.1 131.0 165.7 178.6 153.6 100.3 255.2 102.3 101.3 104.9 105.1 100.8 192.1 210.7 159.6 105.1 175.5 141.5 137.9 100.2 143.7 100.1 140.9 151.6 162.8 148.2 100.3 92.2 91.6 89.2 95.6 94.2 93.3 100.6 97.9 99.3 107.3 131.3 165.7 179.7 153.8 100.2 255.3 102.3 101.2 105.2 105.2 100.8 191.7 210.1 160.4 105.7 175.4 141.7 138.1 100.2 143.2 99.5 140.4 150.6 163.7 150.0 100.6 93.0 92.3 90.1 98.6 94.9 93.7 100.7 98.6 99.1 107.0 131.1 165.9 180.2 154.3 100.2 255.4 102.7 101.5 105.5 105.6 100.8 190.2 205.0 160.3 104.9 175.1 1.1 1.7 -.6 -.3 .0 1.5 -13.3 10.8 11.7 12.8 9.1 8.3 -1.1 -1.4 -1.4 -1.7 -.5 1.2 -2.4 -4.8 -5.2 -5.6 -11.0 -3.7 -4.1 -5.3 -.6 -.8 -.5 -4.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -31.0 -33.4 -26.4 .4 -2.4 2.3 -2.7 2.5 3.8 5.5 -1.6 -3.9 .7 -.3 1.5 3.7 2.4 -1.6 -1.6 .7 -1.8 4.0 6.3 5.4 2.2 1.3 -5.4 -14.1 -.3 1.7 7.4 .5 1.4 1.8 1.7 11.9 19.7 11.0 -3.1 See footnotes at end of table. 25 _ _ _ 0.6 -1.5 .0 -8.3 4.5 15.6 3.4 -8.8 3.9 4.9 -.7 60.8 17.7 -0.4 1.4 .2 .1 3.7 -2.3 3.3 -1.3 -.5 3.9 -6.8 - 10.4 -2.2 -1.9 2.8 -6.6 -1.9 12.9 -10.5 6.0 -13.3 -5.7 1.9 -.9 3.9 2.6 -11.3 -1.6 -3.7 -1.3 1.5 -3.1 -1.2 -8.1 -1.5 1.4 -1.4 -.8 -1.3 -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 -2.8 -1.1 -1.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 -13.4 -14.2 -14.1 2.1 -12.1 -8.5 -1.6 -.4 -3.2 -5.1 .3 1.0 4.8 2.9 -.4 1.4 1.6 .8 3.1 2.7 .8 -2.5 -3.1 2.8 1.5 -.5 .0 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -.3 1.4 -8.0 2.7 2.9 3.2 -1.5 2.1 -.6 -3.2 1.5 -1.5 2.0 3.8 3.9 1.8 -1.9 -3.9 .1 1.6 -3.0 -3.7 -.7 -1.0 -.8 -.4 3.3 -21.7 -22.3 -23.0 -17.6 -19.5 -1.6 -1.0 -2.2 -.8 2.5 5.5 4.1 1.6 4.5 7.7 6.8 -1.8 _ -0.2 .9 3.5 3.4 15.5 2.8 -5.0 .6 .5 -11.5 25.9 - _ Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Medical care ................................ .......................................... Medical care commodities .................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 5 .................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 ............. Medical care services ......................................................... .. Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services 3 ................................................................ Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 .............................................. Services by other medical professionals 5 ........................... Hospital and related services ............................................... Hospital services 3 9 .......................................................... Inpatient hospital services239 ........................................ Outpatient hospital services 25 .................................... . Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ................................. 238.9 218.0 253.2 146.6 173.2 175.3 243.5 219.2 226.5 232.6 142.9 154.1 284.0 104.1 103.3 229.0 105.9 239.6 218.1 253.1 146.6 173.3 175.1 244.3 220.0 226.9 233.7 143.1 154.5 284.6 104.1 103.2 230.4 106.0 240.6 219.7 255.2 147.5 174.9 175.2 245.2 220.8 227.7 234.5 143.7 154.7 285.6 104.3 103.3 231.5 106.6 241.4 221.2 257.7 147.5 175.4 174.2 245.7 221.3 227.9 235.1 145.3 155.0 285.9 104.2 103.2 232.2 106.8 Recreation 1 ......................................................................... . Video and audio 1 3 ........................... .................................... Televisions3 ....................................................................... Cable television ®................................................................. Other video equipment1 3 ................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ..... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ................................... Audio equipment3 ............................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................ Pets, pet products and services 1 3 ........................................ Pets and pet products 3 ................................................ ...... Pet food 123 ..................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ................ Pet services including veterinary ^ 3 ..................................... Pet services 123 ............................................................... Veterinarian services 1 23 ...... ......... ................................. Sporting goods 3 .................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ...................... ................ Sports equipment3 .............................................................. Photography 1 3 ..................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 3 ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 .................................. Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ............................................. Photographers and film processing 1 3 ................................. Photographer fees 1 2 3 ..................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 .......................................................... Other recreational goods ^ ..................................................... Toys ................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 ....... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ^ 3 ............................. Music instruments and accessories ^ 3 ................................. Recreation services 1 ............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 3 ..... Admissions 3 ....................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 .............. Admission to sporting events ^ 2 3 ...................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................... Recreational reading materials 3 ............................................. Newspapers and magazines 3 ........................................... Recreational books ^ 3 ......................................................... 100.6 101.2 60.3 241.2 97.9 97.9 99.9 98.0 86.9 99.5 100.6 142.7 100.7 99.7 100.9 102.2 101.0 123.4 125.0 119.2 99.6 132.7 99.3 98.0 99.9 98.8 100.0 98.4 122.8 99.7 101.0 101.4 60.6 241.5 96.8 98.0 101.5 98.4 87.3 100.5 100.7 142.5 100.3 100.7 101.5 102.4 101.6 122.8 124.8 118.3 100.1 134.1 100.5 98.4 100.1 101.0 101.4 60.4 242.0 95.6 98.1 101.5 97.8 86.9 100.3 100.9 142.9 100.6 101.2 101.5 102.3 101.6 121.9 124.9 116.7 99.8 133.6 100.1 98.2 99.9 101.0 101.2 59.9 243.2 93.7 96.8 100.4 94.5 86.0 100.1 101.6 144.1 101.6 100.4 102.1 102.7 102.2 121.4 124.2 116.3 100.0 134.1 100.8 98.1 99.9 100.3 98.2 122.2 99.0 100.0 96.8 119.7 97.1 NA NA 100.1 97.8 121.4 98.3 NA NA 99.5 99.9 100.8 100.6 202.8 101.0 102.0 173.5 181.9 101.2 100.4 100.4 100.3 101.7 101.5 204.9 102.2 102.6 174.3 183.0 101.6 101.5 100.5 101.2 102.1 101.4 206.4 102.8 103.6 174.8 183.9 101.9 102.4 100.3 101.6 102.1 101.3 206.8 102.8 104.2 175.1 184.0 101.9 102.6 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category NA See footnotes at end of table. 26 NA NA 2.1 .4 .5 1.4 .2 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.6 1.1 3.8 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.7 4.8 2.7 1.5 1.3 .5 .2 1.6 3.0 2.2 2.0 3.6 .0 1.6 3.6 3.2 2.4 4.7 1.6 3.1 3.0 4.5 1.7 -.2 4.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 5.0 3.4 1.8 3.6 5.6 4.8 1.6 10.0 4.5 -6.9 9.3 1.2 -1.3 5.7 3.6 -3.9 12.1 - - - 2.7 .0 -8.7 -1.1 2.6 -1.1 2.7 1.9 3.1 -3.5 -5.0 -2.0 6.1 6.3 5.9 -2.1 4.3 -6.4 2.6 -3.1 -8.9 - - - 14.7 -7.8 5.5 - - - 7.4 2.9 .9 .0 6.5 5.0 - - - 4.3 6.0 7.3 2.5 5.2 -2.5 3.7 3.9 2.5 4.4 6.9 2.4 2.7 .4 -.4 5.7 3.4 1.6 .0 -2.6 3.4 -16.1 -4.4 2.0 -13.5 -4.1 2.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 2.8 4.8 2.0 4.8 -6.3 -2.5 -9.4 1.6 4.3 6.2 .4 .0 .0 -6.3 -9.7 -10.0 3.3 7.0 5.3 2.8 8.1 7.3 8.9 3.7 4.7 2.8 9.1 2.4 .9 .9 1.0 .2 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.6 .6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.2 3.7 3.2 3.7 4.5 5.9 2.1 2.4 1.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 4.7 5.1 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.2 3.6 6.7 2.9 -4.1 7.5 1.8 -3.3 7.6 - - 1.4 -6.4 .7 1.4 -.5 -1.6 .5 -.3 1.8 -2.0 1.0 -1.2 -.3 -9.3 - - 2.9 6.8 4.1 1.5 5.1 4.8 - - Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Education and communication 1 ............................................... Education 1 ........................................................................... Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees .................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school7 ................... ................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 ............. Communication 1 3 ................................................................. Postage and delivery services 1 3 ......................................... Postage 3 .......................................................................... Delivery services 13 .......................................................... Information and information processing 1 3 ........................... Telephone services 13 ...................................... ................ Telephone services, local charges 3 ................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 13 ................. Interstate toll calls 2 3 ..................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 ..................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services3 10................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 3 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 3 ........ ............ Other information processing equipment1 3 ........................ 99.9 100.7 244.9 289.0 302.1 300.6 137.8 99.9 99.2 100.0 160.3 101.5 99.1 100.0 164.4 99.7 75.3 93.7 98.1 100.2 101.2 246.3 290.3 303.3 302.1 138.5 100.2 99.3 100.1 160.3 103.9 99.3 100.4 165.6 75.3 94.4 97.4 100.5 101.8 248.3 292.0 304.6 303.4 139.4 100.6 99.3 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.2 100.5 165.6 100.1 75.3 95.6 96.4 100.8 102.3 249.9 293.5 305.8 305.2 140.3 101.2 99.4 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.3 101.1 165.7 101.3 76.3 96.2 96.2 44.3 91.3 97.2 100.2 98.3 43.4 88.7 98.3 100.2 96.9 42.8 86.6 97.9 101.3 97.4 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............... ............................. Cigarettes 1 3 ....................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 .......................... Personal care 3 ...................................................................... Personal care products 3 ..................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 233.7 261.2 104.1 101.6 155.0 146.7 233.0 254.3 101.1 101.6 155.5 147.3 100.5 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category 3 Personal care services 3 ...................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 3 5 ......................................... ...................... Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ............ .................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 ......................................................... Checking account and other bank sen/ices 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ........................................ Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ........................... 7.1 5.6 5.4 8.7 3.6 -3.1 - 3.2 4.5 2.6 8.4 5.4 1.2 - 3.5 4.8 4.8 5.6 3.6 -3.5 - .0 .0 -3.1 1.2 -18.8 1.3 - 1.2 1.0 1.6 3.9 - -5.4 - 11.1 41.5 82.7 97.1 103.4 95.8 -19.0 ■ - -4.9 ■ ■ - -25.0 ■ ■ 235.4 264.0 105.0 103.0 155.9 147.3 237.0 268.4 107.7 104.3 156.6 149.3 4.3 2.8 * -.3 -1.7 5.6 10.9 ■ 4.8 7.4 6.8 18.6 1.7 4.2 7.3 101.1 100.9 100.8 - - ■ 1.2 ~ 156.1 164.3 100.2 231.6 169.9 173.3 100.7 100.2 196.3 100.2 102.6 99.8 157.7 156.5 164.7 100.5 232.4 170.2 173.9 100.7 100.7 197.4 100.4 103.4 100.2 156.9 156.8 165.2 100.8 232.8 170.5 175.0 100.9 100.8 197.9 100.4 104.2 101.0 158.2 161.2 165.4 100.9 233.3 171.1 175.8 101.2 100.9 197.7 100.2 104.4 101.0 158.8 -1.3 1.0 8.5 2.0 3.5 1.5 - - - 7.5 13.0 4.3 3.6 .5 2.8 2.2 1.6 1.5 .8 2.6 6.1 2.6 4.8 5.0 13.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.9 2.0 2.8 2.9 .0 7.2 4.9 2.8 141.8 131.0 133.0 137.7 127.8 182.3 187.1 187.8 214.4 162.3 156.6 157.5 132.6 135.0 141.3 130.3 131.7 136.3 127.8 182.7 187.6 188.2 215.2 162.4 156.5 157.5 131.9 133.8 141.4 130.5 131.8 136.3 127.7 183.4 188.2 188.1 216.1 162.8 156.8 157.8 132.0 133.8 141.9 130.7 132.7 137.5 127.4 183.9 189.0 187.8 216.8 163.2 157.1 158.3 132.2 134.7 .9 -.3 1.5 4.1 -2.8 2.7 3.1 .7 4.1 1.8 1.8 2.1 -.3 1.5 1.1 -1.4 -3.0 -5.2 -8.3 -.3 2.0 3.3 4.6 3.2 .3 -.9 -.9 -.6 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 9 9 .9 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 5.0 6.3 7.5 5.3 .8 .4 5.1 5.0 4.0 8.5 4.5 -1.0 ■ .0 .0 .0 .0 -3.9 1.5 - 10.2 .8 4.5 3.2 6.6 5.4 -1.0 ' -9.2 2.6 - -1.6 2.3 3.2 2.5 - -23.0 -32.7 -.4 13.4 -9.8 -12.2 ■ " -24.0 ■ ■ - 5.8 11.5 14.6 5.0 6.8 ~ 6.3 15.0 ■ 3.0 4.4 1.1 -7.5 11.1 1.8 7.2 2.0 1.1 2 .2 2.8 - 5.1 7.4 3.0 ■ 2.5 .6 5.9 5.6 4.9 6.0 5.5 -1.4 - 10.4 2.3 - 2.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.9 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................ ....... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ............................................................................... Services ................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ...................................................... .................. Transportation services ............................................................. Other services ................ .......................................................... All items less food .................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food .............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 27 .0 .9 -.3 -1.2 3.1 3.3 1.1 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.3 .3 .9 .2 2 .2 -.8 .3 -2.7 -4.3 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 1.0 -.6 -.2 -2.0 -3.1 -4.5 -.8 2.8 3.7 2.3 3.9 1.2 .3 1.1 -1.9 -2.6 1.2 1.9 -2.0 2.9 3.2 .9 3.3 2.0 1.8 2 .2 .0 1.2 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 139.4 146.5 129.1 189.9 176.5 104.3 169.6 172.2 142.9 95.9 188.6 161.3 145.5 138.0 145.9 129.5 190.6 177.0 103.0 169.8 172.4 142.8 92.9 189.0 161.7 145.8 138.1 145.9 129.1 191.2 177.6 102.9 170.2 172.9 143.0 92.1 189.7 161.2 146.4 139.1 146.8 129.5 191.7 178.0 103.2 170.7 173.3 143.2 92.8 190.2 162.7 146.6 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 -7.4 -1.9 -.3 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 -28.5 3.5 .7 -5.1 -0.9 .8 1.2 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 3.5 3.1 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................. Apparel less footwear ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ...................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ........................................................... Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0.0 1.9 1.6 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.1 ^.1 2.8 1.3 7.4 1.9 2.2 -1.1 2.8 3.0 3.7 2.0 1.9 -.1 1.6 2.8 2.4 2.9 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 3.7 2.5 -3.6 1.9 2.6 4.5 1.9 1.7 -1.4 7.5 2.8 3.6 -1.4 28 -4.2 -.5 .5 1.8 2.5 -14.0 2.5 2.7 1.0 -20.8 3.5 2.1 -1.1 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to May 1998 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Food and beverages Rice2 ................................... ................................................ White bread .......................................................................... Bread other than white .......................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes ..................................................... Cookies ................................................................................ Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .............................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products .................................. Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Bacon and related products ................................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ............................... Ham, excluding canned ......................................................... Frankfurters .......................................................................... Lunchmeats 2 ......................................................................... Lamb and organ meats ......................................................... Lamb and mutton 2 ................................................................. Fresh whole chicken .............................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts .............................................. Canned fish and seafood ....................................................... Frozen fish and seafood ........................................................ Fresh whole milk ................................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 2 ................................................. Oranges, including tangerines ................................................ Canned fruits 2 ....................................................................... Canned vegetables 2 .............................................................. Frozen vegetables ................................................................. Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .............................................. Roasted coffee ...................................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee ............................................... Margarine ............................................................................. Peanut butter2 ....................................................................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .................................. Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ........................................................ Sauces and gravies 2 ............................................................. Other condiments .................................................................. Prepared salads 2 .................................................................. Whiskey at home ................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ........................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 .......... Wine away from home 2 ......................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 2 ........................................... 151.7 152.6 100.9 101.2 99.9 0.6 -.6 -.1 -.1 -1.0 -2.5 .2 2.3 -2.5 .9 1.0 -1.7 -.2 2.0 ■ 1.5 -1.2 -.7 1.2 .5 .5 -.1 .1 2.4 -.3 -.7 .7 -.1 2.5 2.1 .5 -1.2 .2 .1 .2 ■ .0 -.3 .0 -.1 -.2 -0.1 .2 -.6 -.3 .2 .1 4.4 .1 -2.4 -1.5 -7.6 1.5 -.1 -2.4 ■ -.8 .5 1.5 .5 -.5 -.5 8.1 -.5 -1.9 .7 .1 -.9 .2 -3.4 -.4 .0 .4 -1.8 .8 -.9 ■ .3 .3 .1 .6 -.6 -0.2 .5 2.2 -.9 -.5 -2.4 .0 -1.6 .1 .5 3.3 -2.9 -.2 -2.3 ■ 1.4 .9 .8 .8 -.5 .3 10.2 2.0 .8 1.6 -.1 -1.8 .3 2.0 1.8 -1.3 .3 1.0 -2.2 .8 ■ .3 .1 .6 .1 .2 112.8 112.3 -.3 -1.1 -.2 -.4 .4 100.2 141.7 151.9 163.1 87.8 95.0 92.9 108.1 131.0 105.1 100.8 105.1 100.1 141.5 152.0 163.1 88.7 95.6 93.5 107.3 131.3 105.2 100.8 105.7 99.5 140.6 150.8 163.7 92.0 98.6 96.1 107.0 131.1 105.6 100.8 104.9 .0 -.1 .1 -.4 -4.2 -3.6 -3.4 .0 -.3 .4 .3 2.7 .0 .0 .0 .2 -3.5 -3.2 -3.2 -.3 .0 .2 .2 .6 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 1.0 .6 .6 -.7 .2 .1 .0 .6 -.6 -.6 -.8 .4 3.7 3.1 2.8 -.3 -.2 .4 .0 -.8 -1.1 -.5 .5 -10.9 -9.9 -9.3 -.4 -1.1 ■ ■ 103.2 230.9 103.3 231.5 103.2 231.7 .5 .8 -.1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .1 2.2 3.6 99.2 186.4 190.6 178.1 181.2 170.1 216.9 183.9 147.7 99.5 158.2 142.8 99.5 157.8 NA NA 155.4 155.7 130.3 198.9 146.3 100.3 197.7 100.3 102.1 149.8 100.5 176.8 154.1 126.2 145.5 101.0 101.0 104.6 102.3 170.3 156.5 154.6 131.4 202.4 146.3 100.3 213.7 99.9 102.5 150.4 99.9 176.4 154.2 125.0 147.9 101.5 100.2 102.9 103.2 169.0 158.7 156.0 132.5 204.0 145.6 100.6 235.4 101.9 103.3 152.8 99.8 173.3 154.7 127.5 150.6 100.2 100.5 103.9 100.9 170.4 NA NA NA NA 150.8 152.4 100.2 100.6 100.5 150.8 152.0 100.2 100.5 100.3 151.2 152.5 100.3 101.1 99.7 114.2 113.0 100.2 141.7 151.9 162.8 91.0 98.1 96.0 108.4 131.0 104.9 100.6 104.5 103.3 230.4 NA 2.0 5.2 -.7 1.1 -2.8 2.9 3.0 -8.0 -1.2 1.0 .9 1.2 .4 .4 -.3 -1.1 -1.1 -1.5 1.2 -.8 -.3 -.7 • .3 .8 .3 -1.1 .5 .5 -1.8 -.3 -1.4 -.1 .4 -.1 -.9 1.2 -.4 .7 1.1 8.2 .9 1.6 ■ -.5 .4 -.1 .0 .5 99.4 185.5 186.5 179.7 182.1 174.2 217.0 186.9 147.5 99.0 153.1 147.1 99.7 161.5 99.5 185.1 187.7 180.2 181.7 174.1 207.9 186.8 151.2 100.5 165.7 144.9 99.8 165.5 101.3 157.8 153.9 129.4 201.3 147.0 100.8 197.6 100.4 104.5 149.4 99.8 178.0 153.9 129.4 148.5 101.5 99.8 104.8 102.4 170.6 98.9 186.3 187.9 180.4 183.5 178.6 207.4 182.6 155.0 99.6 164.0 147.4 100.0 162.3 -3.4 -1.2 ■ -2.4 ■ .1 -.8 3.8 1.9 2.2 ’ 4.8 ■ 4.2 -.9 .7 14.1 4.1 ' ■ 7.3 ■ .5 2.0 “ Housing Laundry equipment ................................................................ Transportation New cars and trucks 2 ............................................................ New cars .............................................................................. New trucks 3 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 4 ................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular .................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium ................................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .......................... Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ................................................... Parking fees and tolls 2 .......................................................... Automobile service clubs 2 ...................................................... Ship fare 2 ............................................................................. Medical care Inpatient hospital services 6 .................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 ................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Percent change to May 1998 from— Item Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Recreation Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ............... Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ............................................ Pet food 2 .............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ......................... Pet services 2 ......................................................................... Veterinarian services 2 ........................................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................................ Photographic equipment2 ...................................................... Photographer fees 2 ............................................................... Film processing 2 ................................................................... Toys games, hobbies and playground equipment2 ................ Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 ................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ........................ Admission to sporting events 2 ................................................ 99.9 98.0 100.7 99.7 102.2 101.0 99.3 98.0 98.8 100.0 99.7 101.5 98.4 100.3 100.7 102.4 101.6 100.5 98.4 101.5 97.8 100.6 101.2 102.3 101.6 100.1 98.2 100.4 94.5 101.6 100.4 102.7 102.2 100.8 98.1 NA NA NA 100.3 99.0 100.1 98.3 100.0 97.1 1.0 1.7 -.3 -.4 1.9 .9 -1.2 -1.0 -1.1 .0 .1 1.6 .4 -.4 1.0 .2 .6 1.2 .4 0.0 -.6 .3 .5 -.1 .0 -.4 -.2 -1.1 -3.4 1.0 -.8 .4 .6 .7 -.1 .3 -.7 -.2 -.7 -.1 -1.2 NA NA NA NA 101.0 102.0 102.2 102.6 102.8 103.6 102.8 104.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 .6 .6 1.0 .0 .6 75.3 93.7 75.3 94.4 75.3 95.6 76.3 96.2 .1 -.6 .0 .7 .0 1.3 1.3 .6 100.2 102.6 157.7 100.4 103.4 158.3 100.4 104.2 159.6 100.2 104.4 159.7 .1 1.6 -.6 .2 .8 .4 .0 .8 .8 -.2 .2 .1 Education and communication Interstate toll calls ........................................ ......................... Intrastate toll calls .................................................................. -3.2 2.6 Other goods and services Checking account and other bank services 2 ........................... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................. Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ................................. 1 2 3 4 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 30 2.2 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (1967-100) ............................................................. 100.000 159.1 473.9 159.5 475.2 1.5 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.3 Food and beverages ............ .............................................. Food ....................................... .......................................... Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ...................... ................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy and related products * ...................................... . Fruits and vegetables ..................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Other foods .................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .................................... Food away from home 1 .................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 3.125 1.135 1.447 1.215 2.185 .420 .332 1.432 .344 6.076 .212 1.042 159.5 159.1 159.1 179.9 146.0 148.2 196.3 132.7 148.9 150.0 140.4 165.0 101.7 160.2 100.6 164.2 159.9 159.6 159.6 180.3 145.8 147.8 202.8 131.6 148.7 149.4 141.1 164.6 101.5 160.6 100.6 164.1 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.0 -1.1 1.9 9.4 -.6 1.4 1.0 -.4 2.7 ■ 2.8 ■ 1.2 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 -.3 3.3 -.8 -.1 -.4 .5 -.2 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 .4 -.3 .5 -.9 -.3 .3 1.0 .4 .1 1.3 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 -.1 -.7 -1.0 .4 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .6 .6 .8 .5 .3 -.3 5.2 -.5 .0 -.5 .8 .0 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 3.914 4.365 155.8 175.5 170.3 110.3 169.9 100.5 126.9 111.8 93.1 118.9 125.6 156.1 175.7 170.8 108.6 170.2 99.7 127.9 112.9 92.0 120.2 125.2 2.3 3.2 3.1 ■ 3.2 ~ -.6 -1.6 -8.0 -1.1 .7 .2 .1 .3 -1.5 .2 -.8 .8 1.0 -1.2 1.1 -.3 .3 .2 .4 .0 .2 .3 .3 .4 .8 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 1.5 .3 .0 .4 .4 -.5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 -.8 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.2 Apparel ........................................ ....................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................... ...... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................... Footwear ........................................................................... 5.300 1.503 1.985 .337 1.082 134.0 132.9 128.3 126.9 128.4 133.7 133.1 127.4 127.4 129.0 -.7 1.1 -1.2 -5.6 -.8 -.2 .2 -.7 .4 .5 -.5 .6 -.3 1.1 -1.1 .2 -.2 -.1 1.9 -.1 .3 -.5 .9 .4 .5 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 .................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............. ............... Public transportation .......................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 3.682 3.658 .694 1.664 1.057 140.3 137.7 100.1 145.5 149.5 91.9 91.3 99.9 166.8 190.1 141.1 138.6 100.1 144.5 151.3 95.0 94.5 99.9 167.0 187.4 -1.9 -2.0 -1.4 -1.0 -2.6 -10.1 -10.2 -.8 2.3 1.2 .6 .7 .0 -.7 1.2 3.4 3.5 .0 .1 -1.4 -.6 -.6 -.1 .2 -.7 -3.2 -3.4 -.1 .1 .3 .0 -.1 .2 .1 .5 -1.0 -.9 -.5 .1 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -.4 1.2 .9 .7 .0 .1 -.7 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities .................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ....................................................... Hospital and related services ........................................... 4.591 .906 3.684 2.372 1.097 239.9 217.0 245.1 222.5 281.7 240.6 218.3 245.6 223.2 281.7 3.0 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 .3 .6 .2 .3 .0 .3 .1 .3 .2 .2 .4 .7 .4 .3 .2 .3 .7 .2 .3 .2 Recreation 2 ........................................................ ................ Video and audio 1 2 ............................................................ 5.969 1.968 101.0 101.4 100.9 101.1 1.5 2.2 -.1 -.3 .3 .2 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 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) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ................................. Education 2 .............................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................ Communication 1 2 .................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 ............. Telephone services1 2 ......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 .................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 5.396 2.402 .192 Other goods and services ......................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................... Personal care 1 ....................................................... Personal care products 1 ........................................ Personal care services 1 ........................................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................ 100.1 100.3 100.9 251.3 284.9 99.7 99.7 2.6 5.4 5.8 5.4 -.8 -.8 2.994 2.841 2.547 100.7 251.2 284.4 99.5 99.5 100.5 .294 .191 44.1 86.0 42.6 81.9 -17.8 4.544 1.300 3.244 .832 .964 1.226 232.3 263.6 155.9 148.4 165.5 232.5 234.8 270.1 156.7 150.5 165.7 233.0 6.6 11.0 47.234 17.903 29.331 15.928 5.300 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 141.6 159.5 130.9 132.3 134.0 136.0 127.6 179.9 169.0 185.7 212.4 142.1 159.9 131.4 133.6 133.7 138.2 127.3 180.3 169.2 185.4 213.0 .0 2.1 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 26.057 49.082 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 159.0 154.6 155.3 132.2 134.2 137.8 146.2 169.8 174.4 159.4 155.1 155.7 132.7 135.5 139.7 147.1 170.2 174.7 103.2 167.3 169.3 143.1 95.0 186.9 $.627 2.211 101.2 2.7 3.8 2.0 3.7 0.4 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .4 0.2 .2 .0 .2 .2 .2 .7 -3.4 -4.8 .6 .8 .6 .0 .0 2.2 - -3.1 - - 1.1 2.5 .5 1.4 0.2 - -.6 2.8 .3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .2 0.4 .5 .8 .1 .4 .2 .2 .7 1.6 2.6 -3.4 -4.8 1.4 4.1 .3 .1 .4 .2 .8 1.5 .5 1.4 .1 .2 Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................... Food and beverages ................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................... Apparel ................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..... Durables ................................................................. Services ...................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................ Transportation services ............................................. Other services .......................................................... -1.4 -1.3 -.7 -1.4 -1.5 2.7 3.2 .4 .3 .4 1.0 -.2 1.6 -.2 1.6 .2 .1 -.2 3.9 .3 1.3 .8 1.4 -1.3 .3 .3 .3 .4 1.0 1.0 1.2 .6 2.2 1.4 -.5 .3 .0 .6 .2 -.7 - .7 .3 1.1 -.5 - 1.2 -.1 1.0 .3 .2 .2 -.1 -.3 .2 .2 .4 .3 Special indexes All items less food ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................... All items less medical care .......................................... Commodities less food ............ ................................... Nondurables less food ................ ................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .............................. Nondurables ............................................................... Services less rent of 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 ................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .... 101.1 167.1 169.1 143.1 92.1 186.7 $.629 $.211 - - -.1 -.7 -.9 -1.4 -.3 .4 .4 -1.3 2.7 -5.8 .6 .2 .2 2.1 2.1 2.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 10.0 .0 3.1 3.0 .1 -.3 -3.0 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .4 .4 .1 - 32 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .7 .6 .4 .3 .3 .3 1.0 .2 .1 .8 .3 .3 $.210 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base - .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 .2 -.1 -.2 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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category All items .......................... ...................................................... 158.7 158.6 159.0 159.5 2.1 1.8 0.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy and related products ' ........................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Other foods .................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .................................... Food away from home 1 .................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 159.2 158.7 158.7 179.1 146.8 147.4 194.4 132.8 148.2 149.2 140.8 163.8 100.5 159.6 100.3 163.8 159.2 158.7 158.6 179.8 146.3 148.1 192.6 132.4 148.7 150.7 141.4 163.9 101.8 159.9 100.3 163.6 159.2 158.8 158.4 179.4 146.1 148.2 193.0 131.9 148.6 149.6 140.0 164.5 101.7 160.2 100.6 163.7 160.1 159.7 159.7 180.3 146.5 147.8 203.0 131.2 148.6 148.9 141.1 164.5 101.5 160.6 100.6 163.6 3.1 3.1 3.4 1.8 1.4 -5.7 12.5 10.7 4.7 1.1 -.6 3.0 ■ 3.1 ■ 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.0 -1.9 11.1 2.1 -4.1 -.3 1.9 -.8 2.2 ■ 3.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -3.7 1.6 7.1 -3.5 1.1 1.9 -.8 3.7 2.5 ■ 1.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -.8 .9 1.7 4.0 2.5 1.2 -.5 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.9 -.3 2.4 7.2 3.1 2.2 1.5 -.7 2.6 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 -2.3 1.4 12.8 -4.1 1.1 .5 .0 2.7 " 2.5 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 155.0 174.4 169.4 100.1 169.1 100.2 127.6 112.1 91.8 119.7 124.7 155.4 174.8 170.0 100.1 169.5 100.5 128.0 112.5 92.5 120.0 124.8 155.9 175.4 170.3 101.6 170.0 100.5 128.5 112.9 92.0 120.6 125.3 156.3 176.0 171.0 102.1 170.6 99.7 128.4 112.8 92.0 120.5 125.0 2.1 3.1 3.2 ■ 3.2 ■ 1.6 .0 -13.3 1.3 -1.3 3.4 2.8 3.2 2.7 6.6 10.1 -.4 11.6 .6 .5 3.5 2.6 ■ 3.6 -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -18.3 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 2.7 1.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 ' 2.9 " 4.1 4.9 -7.1 6.3 -.3 -5.1 -8.3 -8.7 -8.4 1.8 Apparel ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................... Footwear ........................................................................... 131.1 131.1 123.4 123.1 128.0 130.5 131.9 123.0 124.5 126.6 130.7 131.7 122.9 126.9 126.5 131.1 131.1 124.0 127.4 127.1 -2.1 1.9 -5.3 -17.9 2.2 .6 .9 1.6 -4.0 2.2 -2.7 1.2 -4.4 -12.0 -4.8 .0 .0 2.0 14.7 -2.8 -.8 1.4 -1.9 -11.2 2.2 -1.4 .6 -1.3 .5 -3.8 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............................. Public transportation .................................... ..................... 141.3 138.7 100.1 144.6 149.9 96.4 96.0 100.6 166.5 188.1 140.4 137.9 100.0 144.9 148.8 93.3 92.7 100.5 166.7 188.7 140.4 137.8 100.2 145.0 149.5 92.4 91.9 100.0 166.8 188.4 140.6 138.1 100.3 144.4 151.3 93.2 92.5 100.0 167.0 187.0 1.1 1.4 ■ -.5 -13.2 11.2 13.0 1.2 2.7 -3.2 -1.7 -2.0 ■ -1.6 -1.9 -6.2 -5.9 -1.6 1.7 1.8 -4.7 -5.6 ■ -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -.4 3.7 9.0 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 -12.6 -13.8 -2.4 1.2 -2.3 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities .................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... Hospital and related services ........................................... 238.1 214.9 243.2 220.8 280.3 238.8 215.1 244.0 221.3 280.8 239.8 216.6 244.9 222.0 281.4 240.5 218.1 245.4 222.7 282.0 2.1 -.4 2.4 2.8 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.6 3.5 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.3 3.8 Recreation2 ......................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ............................................................ 100.6 101.2 100.9 101.4 101.0 101.4 100.8 101.1 4.5 1.2 3.6 See footnotes at end of table. 33 _ 3.1 “ 1.9 .5 1.9 3.6 3.2 3.6 -.3 -.3 ~ -1.1 -7.7 2.1 3.1 -.2 2.2 -.8 -3.3 -3.7 ~ -.7 2.8 -20.9 -21.8 -1.4 2.4 3.2 4.1 6.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.4 .9 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.6 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.1 .8 -.4 2.9 1.6 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 annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Nov. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Education and communication 2 ........................................... Education 2 ........................................................... ............. Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................... Communication 1 2 ............................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 ........................ Telephone services 1 2 ................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ............................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ..... 99.9 100.7 247.4 283.2 99.3 99.3 100.0 100.3 101.2 248.7 284.7 99.5 99.5 100.4 100.5 101.8 250.7 286.4 99.5 99.5 100.5 100.9 102.3 252.6 287.5 99.7 99.7 101.2 - - - - 3.7 5.3 1.6 1.6 - 3.8 4.8 -3.2 -3.2 - 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 1.6 1.6 4.9 - 7.4 5.1 -3.1 -3.1 - 5.5 5.2 -.8 -.8 - 6.2 5.5 -.8 -.8 - 45.8 91.1 44.8 88.3 44.1 86.0 42.6 81.9 -18.0 “ .0 " -25.5 ' -25.2 -34.7 -9.4 ‘ -25.3 Other goods and services .................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Personal care 1 .................................................................. Personal care products1 .................................................. Personal care services 1 .................. ................................ Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... 230.9 261.1 155.0 147.6 164.5 230.6 229.6 253.9 155.5 148.2 164.9 231.3 232.8 264.4 155.9 148.4 165.5 231.8 234.6 268.3 156.7 150.5 165.7 232.3 3.7 3.0 -.5 -1.6 1.0 5.7 6.6 10.8 5.1 7.7 2.2 3.0 8.2 19.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 3.2 6.6 11.5 4.5 8.1 3.0 3.0 5.1 6.8 2.2 2.9 1.6 4.3 7.4 15.3 3.1 4.7 2.5 3.1 141.6 159.2 130.9 132.6 131.1 137.5 127.4 179.1 167.9 185.2 211.2 140.9 159.2 130.0 131.1 130.5 135.8 127.3 179.6 168.3 185.5 212.0 141.2 159.2 130.3 131.3 130.7 135.9 127.4 180.2 169.0 185.6 212.9 141.6 160.1 130.6 132.2 131.1 137.2 127.0 180.6 169.3 185.5 213.6 .9 3.1 -.3 1.5 -2.1 4.4 -3.4 2.8 3.2 1.5 3.7 .6 1.8 -.3 .6 .6 -.3 -1.9 3.2 2.9 .9 2.9 -1.4 1.3 -3.3 -5.8 -2.7 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 .0 2.3 -.9 -1.2 .0 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 .7 2.4 -.3 1.0 -.8 2.0 -2.6 3.0 3.1 1.2 3.3 -.7 1.8 -2.1 -3.5 -1.4 -4.8 -.5 2.5 3.3 2.2 4.0 158.3 154.4 154.9 132.4 134.3 139.2 145.9 169.0 173.4 103.8 166.3 168.4 142.4 96.2 185.9 158.2 154.1 154.7 131.5 133.1 137.3 145.5 169.7 174.1 102.4 166.4 168.5 142.0 93.3 186.4 158.7 154.4 155.1 131.8 133.3 137.6 145.5 170.1 174.5 102.2 166.9 169.1 142.5 92.4 187.0 159.1 154.9 155.6 132.1 134.1 138.6 146.4 170.7 175.0 102.5 167.4 169.5 142.7 93.1 187.5 1.8 1.6 1.8 -.3 1.5 4.3 2.8 2.4 2.6 5.2 1.7 1.2 -1.7 8.8 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 .0 .6 1.4 .8 3.4 3.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 .8 -5.6 2.6 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -.7 .9 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 4.1 3.7 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 1.9 1.7 2.0 -.1 1.0 2.9 1.8 2.9 3.0 3.7 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.4 2.8 .9 .1 .9 -2.1 -3.2 -5.1 -.5 1.7 2.3 -14.4 2.4 2.5 1.0 -20.3 3.4 Aug. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ......................................................................... Food and beverages ........................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Apparel ........................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ............................................................................ Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Transportation services ....................................................... Other services ..................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care .................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ......................................................................... Services less rent of 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 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 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) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................................................. 100.000 159.1 473.9 159.5 475.2 1.5 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.3 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ..................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Cereals and cereal products ............................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Bakery products .............................................................. Bread 1 2 ........................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ..................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Meats, poultry, and fish ...................... ............................. Meats ........................................................................... Beef and veal .............................................................. Uncooked ground beef ............................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 2 ............................... Pork ............................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products1 2 .... Ham ......................................................................... Pork chops ................................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................. Other meats 2 ............................................................... Poultry2 ........................................................................ Chicken 1 2 ................................................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 2 .................................. Fish and seafood .......................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 2 .................................... Eggs ............................................................................... Dairy and related products 2 ............................................... Milk 1 2 ............................................................................ Cheese and related products 2 ......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 ................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. Fresh fruits ................. .................................................. Apples ......................................................................... Bananas ...................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 ...................................................... Fresh vegetables .......................................................... Potatoes ...................................................................... Lettuce 2 ....................................................................... Tomatoes2 .................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ..................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 .614 .083 .343 .188 1.064 .326 .144 .293 .300 3.125 2.965 2.042 .919 .360 .158 .342 .059 .724 .233 .161 .167 .163 .399 .568 .449 .119 .355 .208 .147 .160 1.135 .473 .323 .181 .159 1.447 1.104 .557 .107 .105 .112 .232 .547 .103 .073 .116 .255 .342 .188 .105 .049 159.5 159.1 159.1 179.9 169.8 156.3 188.7 150.3 184.5 99.9 102.3 179.5 184.6 146.0 146.2 140.8 136.2 116.0 98.9 100.1 99.8 146.1 95.0 143.9 147.8 95.2 146.5 154.5 99.7 99.5 181.7 102.7 101.2 138.0 148.2 100.2 149.5 152.6 99.8 196.3 229.5 238.7 200.5 166.5 108.8 92.7 220.0 180.6 241.3 227.5 232.1 101.0 100.8 101.8 100.2 159.9 159.6 159.6 180.3 170.8 161.4 189.1 150.1 184.6 100.6 101.6 179.1 184.6 145.8 146.6 141.0 136.0 115.7 99.3 99.8 99.0 147.9 95.1 148.8 147.7 97.2 145.2 155.8 100.7 99.6 181.4 101.8 102.1 127.9 147.8 100.3 149.0 150.9 99.8 202.8 238.5 245.9 204.0 164.6 116.8 95.9 230.6 188.2 304.2 235.4 231.0 102.3 102.2 103.1 100.8 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.1 2.7 1.0 1.1 2.6 ■ .4 3.0 -1.1 -1.1 -2.0 -.6 -.8 ■ ■ -4.1 -2.9 -4.3 -1.5 -.4 ■ 2.6 ■ -3.3 1.9 ■ 1.2 .1 ■ 9.4 12.4 3.5 2.2 3.8 23.2 12.1 75.1 19.8 17.9 ■ ■ ■ .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 3.3 .2 -.1 .1 .7 -.7 -.2 .0 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 -.3 .4 -.3 -.8 1.2 .1 3.4 -.1 2.1 -.9 .8 1.0 .1 -.2 -.9 .9 -7.3 -.3 .1 -.3 -1.1 .0 3.3 3.9 3.0 1.7 -1.1 7.4 3.5 4.8 4.2 26.1 3.5 -.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 .6 .0 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 1.1 -.7 -.7 .6 -.4 -.9 -.4 2.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 .1 1.5 .0 .0 1.1 -1.2 -.8 .5 -3.2 -1.8 .3 -.1 -.1 .1 -.9 -.7 .0 -1.8 .5 .4 1.2 -.3 .4 -.9 -1.5 -2.6 .1 -6.7 1.0 -3.8 -.2 -.2 6.0 8.6 2.9 .8 1.6 -.2 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .6 -.1 .5 -.3 .1 1.2 -.3 -.9 -.1 -.3 -.6 .1 -.5 -1.0 .9 -.7 -1.4 -2.2 -3.2 1.7 -2.5 -.5 -.4 .0 -1.9 .8 .0 1.2 5.6 .1 -.4 -.1 2.0 -.1 .2 .4 .8 -1.2 14.1 6.3 -.4 .1 -1.4 16.4 -6.1 1.4 -.8 -1.7 .5 .0 .6 .6 .8 .5 .4 1.4 .4 .0 .6 .7 -.7 -.2 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .4 .9 .4 -.3 -.8 .7 .1 1.1 .6 2.1 -.9 .8 1.0 .1 .3 -.9 .9 -1.7 -.3 .1 -.3 -1.0 .0 5.2 6.5 1.0 1.0 .2 7.4 3.5 12.1 2.8 26.1 3.5 4.6 1.3 1.4 1.3 .6 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) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 .................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and te a 1 2 ................ Coffee 2 ...................... ................................................... Other beverage materials including tea1 2 ...................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................... Other sweets1 2 ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 2 ................................................. Salad dressing 1 2 .......................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 ................. Other foods ..................................................................... Soups .......................................................................... . Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ....................... Snacks 2 ......................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Baby food 12 ................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................ Food away from home 2 ....................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .......... Other food away from home 1 2 .......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................... Distilled spirits at home ..................................................... Wine at home .................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................. 1.215 .910 .508 .053 .349 .305 .165 .140 2.185 .420 .093 .249 .078 .332 .101 .090 .141 1.432 .107 .251 .301 .307 .123 .344 6.076 3.162 1.761 .705 .237 .212 1.042 .698 .477 .095 .125 .344 132.7 100.7 118.9 99.8 98.7 100.6 167.9 102.2 148.9 150.0 135.0 101.3 103.3 140.4 99.2 100.1 101.2 165.0 191.9 145.8 155.4 172.6 101.3 101.7 160.2 100.9 100.7 100.2 100.4 100.6 164.2 149.6 148.3 151.8 144.9 192.7 131.6 99.8 117.1 100.2 98.6 99.9 166.2 102.0 148.7 149.4 135.8 99.9 104.4 141.1 101.7 98.8 101.3 164.6 194.0 144.3 155.4 172.3 101.4 101.5 160.6 101.2 100.9 100.3 100.6 100.6 164.1 149.6 148.3 152.0 144.8 192.3 -0.6 ■ -1.9 ■ -.3 1.4 1.0 -.1 ■ -.4 2.7 1.7 .0 1.2 3.2 ■ ■ 2.8 ■ 1.2 .1 -.5 1.4 .8 2.1 -0.8 -.9 -1.5 .4 -.1 -.7 -1.0 -.2 -.1 -.4 .6 -1.4 1.1 .5 2.5 -1.3 .1 -.2 1.1 -1.0 .0 -.2 .1 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 -0.3 -.6 -.1 -1.0 -.7 .3 .4 .1 .3 1.0 .7 1.0 1.6 .4 1.7 -.7 .2 .1 .2 -1.2 -.4 .1 1.1 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.1 .2 -0.4 -.5 -.3 .1 -.1 .2 -.7 1.1 -.1 -.7 -.7 -.7 .5 -1.0 -2.2 -.7 -.6 .4 .3 2.3 .5 -.5 -.2 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 .3 .5 -.4 -0.5 -.9 -1.5 .4 -.1 -.7 -1.0 -.2 .0 -.5 -.4 -1.4 1.1 .8 2.5 -1.3 .1 .0 -.3 -1.0 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 Housing .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................. Rent of primary residence .................................................... Lodging away from home1 ................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................. Fuels .................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil ............................................................................ Other household fuels 2 4 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 2 5 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ............... . Floor coverings 1 2 ............................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ........................................................ Other linens 1 2 .................................................................. Furniture and bedding 2 .................... ................................... Bedroom furniture 2 ............................................................ Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 .............. Other furniture 1 2 .............................................................. 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 .137 1.209 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 .148 .081 3.914 2.802 1.112 .910 .676 .235 4.365 .316 .075 .086 .155 1.169 .355 .616 .180 155.8 175.5 170.3 110.3 231.6 237.6 169.9 100.5 126.9 111.8 93.1 88.5 128.0 118.9 123.9 112.3 101.1 212.9 255.7 125.6 102.0 101.2 99.9 103.6 133.0 141.9 101.9 104.9 156.1 175.7 170.8 108.6 231.6 233.5 170.2 99.7 127.9 112.9 92.0 87.3 127.3 120.2 125.5 112.7 101.4 213.6 256.0 125.2 101.8 101.6 99.0 103.5 132.1 141.7 100.6 104.9 2.3 3.2 3.1 4.2 5.1 3.2 -.6 -1.6 -8.0 -11.3 -1.8 -1.1 -3.7 3.8 4.2 2.6 .7 ■ ■ -1.5 -.2 - .2 .1 .3 -1.5 .0 -1.7 .2 -.8 .8 1.0 -1.2 -1.4 -.5 1.1 1.3 .4 .3 .3 .1 -.3 -.2 .4 -.9 -.1 -.7 -.1 -1.3 .0 .3 .2 .4 .0 .2 .0 .2 .3 .3 .4 .8 .0 .8 .3 -.4 2.2 .4 .5 .2 .1 -.9 .1 -1.8 -1.0 1.1 .7 .2 5.0 .3 .3 .2 1.5 .4 1.7 .3 .0 .4 .4 -.5 -.9 -.9 .5 .5 .3 .3 .4 .1 .4 1.5 1.2 .8 2.1 .7 1.3 .6 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 .5 .4 -.8 -.1 -.1 .0 -.6 -.5 -.1 .1 -.4 .2 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 .4 -.9 -.1 -.7 -.1 -1.3 .0 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) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Appliances1 2 ...................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .......................................................... Other appliances 12 .......................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .................... Clocks lamps and decorator items 2 ................................. Indoor plants and flowers ® ................................................. Dishes and flatware 1 2 ...................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 .............................. Tools hardware outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........... Tools hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products1 2 ........................................ Household paper products1 2 ............................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 2 ............................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... Domestic services 1 2 ........................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 .................................. Repair of household items 1 2 ............................................. .421 .251 .159 .480 .200 .127 .067 .086 .640 .186 .302 .944 .451 .218 .275 .394 .089 .106 .074 .069 100.1 99.1 101.6 103.4 121.3 114.5 105.8 99.2 101.2 99.9 102.1 146.1 100.1 103.1 101.6 101.0 100.7 101.1 101.5 100.9 100.4 99.1 102.5 102.3 119.9 113.4 104.0 98.4 100.3 99.0 101.2 146.6 100.4 103.3 102.3 101.3 100.9 101.3 102.0 101.1 1.7 -1.5 Apparel ................................................................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ..................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .............................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ...................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................ Women’s outerwear .......................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 ....................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ........................................................... Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear .............................................................................. Men’s footwear .................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear .............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ............................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................................... Watches 4 ........................................................................... Jewelry 4 ............................................................................. 5.300 1.503 1.145 .218 .311 .343 .252 .358 1.985 1.634 .118 .221 .833 134.0 132.9 137.9 138.8 143.2 100.6 134.2 117.5 128.3 127.7 123.7 116.5 103.9 133.7 133.1 138.1 138.8 143.4 101.0 134.3 117.5 127.4 126.9 118.7 119.0 102.9 -.7 1.1 1.6 .0 10.9 .1 -.8 -1.2 -1.1 -2.5 2.9 .438 .351 1.082 .374 .265 .443 .337 .393 .076 .317 106.9 131.2 128.4 131.7 130.8 123.2 126.9 143.9 124.5 149.4 106.2 129.7 129.0 132.9 129.8 124.3 127.4 142.4 125.0 147.3 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................ New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ....................................................... Car and truck rental1 2 ...................................................... Motor fuel .......................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... Gasoline unleaded regular7 ............................................ Gasoline unleaded midgrade 2 7 8 ................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 2 .......................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... Tires ................................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ............................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Motor vehicle body work 2 ................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ...................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 .108 3.682 3.658 140.3 137.7 100.1 145.5 149.5 100.5 91.9 91.3 89.0 95.9 93.6 93.3 99.9 97.0 99.4 166.8 179.6 154.4 100.3 141.1 138.6 100.1 144.5 151.3 100.9 95.0 94.5 92.3 99.0 96.3 93.7 99.9 97.3 99.2 167.0 180.1 154.8 100.3 .023 .694 .315 .378 1.664 .119 .483 1.039 See footnotes at end of table. 37 2.0 - _ -1.9 -.8 -1.6 -2.1 .4 -5.6 -3.0 -1.0 -3.5 -1.9 -2.0 -1.4 -1.0 -2.6 -10.1 -10.2 -10.6 -9.5 -9.1 -.8 -2.1 2.3 4.3 4.0 0.3 .0 .9 -1.1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.7 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.9 .3 .3 .2 .7 .3 .2 .2 .5 .2 -1.3 -2.3 .0 -.2 1.1 -4.7 2.4 .3 .6 .8 .4 -.1 -.4 .3 1.2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .0 0.4 .2 .7 2.0 1.7 2.0 3.6 -.2 -.8 -.9 -.7 -.1 -.2 1.0 -.6 .5 .3 1.2 .0 .5 0.3 .0 .9 -1.1 -1.2 .3 -1.7 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.9 .6 .3 .2 .7 .3 .2 .2 .5 .2 -.2 .2 .1 .0 .1 .4 .1 .0 -.7 -.6 -4.0 2.1 -1.0 -.5 .6 1.2 -.5 2.2 3.3 1.2 -.8 -.3 -.2 -.9 9.0 4.4 .2 -.2 .3 -.4 1.2 .3 -.1 -1.9 -.1 -.2 5.5 -6.2 1.3 .3 -.5 -.8 -.6 -1.2 .4 -.7 .2 .9 1.1 -1.9 4.9 -1.0 -.7 -1.1 .5 .9 -.8 .9 .4 -1.0 .4 -1.4 1.1 -.7 -1.1 .4 -3.2 -.9 1.1 -4.6 -1.1 -5.6 2.1 -.2 -.1 .1 2.1 -1.6 1.9 1.1 3.2 .8 -.7 .6 .5 .4 -.8 1.4 .4 .1 .2 .1 .6 .7 .0 -.7 1.2 .4 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.2 2.9 .4 .0 .3 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .0 -.6 -.6 -.1 .2 -.7 1.9 -3.2 -3.4 -3.6 -3.0 -3.1 -1.9 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .1 .5 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 -.9 .6 -.8 -.7 -.5 -.7 -.6 .1 .6 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .1 -.4 1.2 .4 .9 .7 .9 3.2 .8 .4 .0 .7 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .0 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 12 .......................................................... State and local registration and license 1 2 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 .................................................. Public transportation ............................................................. Airline fare 2 .............. .......................................................... Other intercity transportation 2 ............................................. Intracity transportation 2 ....................................................... 2.881 .584 .419 .143 1.057 .555 .119 .376 255.2 102.2 101.3 104.9 190.1 209.2 164.3 174.9 255.4 102.5 101.6 105.3 187.4 203.9 164.1 174.8 1.9 1.2 1.5 4.5 -.1 0.1 .3 .3 .4 -1.4 -2.5 -.1 -.1 0.2 .1 .0 .2 .3 2.0 .4 .1 0.2 .0 -.1 .2 -.2 -.1 .6 -.1 0.0 .3 .3 .4 -.7 -2.5 -.1 -.1 Medical care ........................................................................... Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 .................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 ............. Medicai care services ........................................................... Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services 2 ................................................................ Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 .............................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 .......................... Hospital and related services ............................................... Hospital services 2 9 .......................................................... Inpatient hospital services 279 ................................... . Outpatient hospital services 47 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ................................. 4.591 .906 .570 .336 .245 .091 3.684 2.372 1.269 .665 .261 .177 1.097 1.084 ■ .013 239.9 217.0 255.5 145.7 172.8 175.9 245.1 222.5 229.0 234.0 143.8 159.6 281.7 104.1 103.1 232.1 105.9 240.6 218.3 257.8 145.9 173.3 175.3 245.6 223.2 229.5 234.6 145.6 159.8 281.7 104.1 103.1 232.3 106.3 3.0 2.5 3.3 1.2 1.3 .8 3.1 3.1 2.6 4.0 3.0 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.8 4.3 .3 .6 .9 .1 .3 -.3 .2 .3 .2 .3 1.3 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .4 .3 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 -.1 .6 .0 .4 .7 .9 .5 .8 -.4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .1 .0 .5 .6 .3 .7 .9 .1 .3 -.3 .2 .3 .2 .3 1.3 .1 .2 .0 .0 .3 .4 Recreation 1 ............ ............................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ Televisions2 ........................................................................ Cable television 5 ................................................................. Other video equipment1 2 .................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 .............. ................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................ Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................ Pets and pet products 2 ....................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ..................................... Sporting goods 2 .......... ......................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ...................................... Sports equipment 2 ...................................................... ....... Photography 1 2 .................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 ............. .................. Photographers and film processing 1 2 ................................. Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................ Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ................................. Recreation services 1 ............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 2 ......................................... .............................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4 .......................................... Recreational reading materials 2 ............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ........................................... Recreational books 1 2 ........................................... 5.969 1.968 .256 .927 .101 .217 .194 .158 .678 .474 .204 .525 .249 .269 .282 .105 .174 .668 .536 .064 .048 1.362 .421 .659 .145 .486 .337 .149 101.0 101.4 59.4 243.5 95.7 98.7 86.5 100.4 100.9 142.7 101.6 124.5 129.2 116.1 99.7 133.8 99.9 98.4 122.5 100.7 101.8 102.2 101.5 205.9 176.4 184.8 102.0 101.9 100.9 101.1 58.9 244.5 93.7 97.4 85.6 100.2 101.6 143.8 102.1 123.5 127.4 115.8 99.9 134.4 99.9 97.6 121.3 100.1 102.6 102.3 101.5 206.4 176.4 184.9 101.9 102.0 1.5 2.2 -3.9 7.3 ■ -2.9 ■ 1.0 ~ -.4 .2 -.9 ■ -.8 ■ ■ -4.6 ■ ■ 4.9 4.7 3.0 ■ -.1 -.3 -.8 .4 -2.1 -1.3 -1.0 -.2 .7 .8 .5 -.8 -1.4 -.3 .2 .4 .0 -.8 -1.0 -.6 .8 .1 .0 .2 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .0 -1.0 .1 .1 1.1 .1 -.2 .6 -.4 -.1 -.8 .3 .8 .1 -.2 -.4 .6 .7 .9 1.1 .9 .5 .6 .4 1.1 .1 .0 -.3 .3 -1.0 -.1 -.6 -.1 .2 .3 .0 -.6 .2 -1.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.4 -.6 .1 1.1 .5 -.2 .9 .4 .5 .4 .8 -.2 -.3 -.8 .4 -2.1 -1.3 -1.0 -.2 .7 .8 .5 -.8 -1.4 -.3 .2 .4 .0 -1.1 -1.3 -.6 .8 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .1 Education and communication 1 ................................... Education 1 ......................................................... Educational books and supplies ............................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school 6 .......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............. 5.396 2.402 .192 2.211 .818 .252 1.029 .049 100.1 100.7 251.2 284.4 301.6 299.5 140.0 100.7 100.3 100.9 251.3 284.9 301.6 299.8 140.5 101.2 2.6 5.4 5.8 5.4 4.5 7.3 5.1 .2 .2 .0 .2 .0 .1 .4 .5 .4 ,5 .5 .5 .4 .5 .6 .2 .2 .6 .8 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .5 .8 .4 .3 .5 .6 .5 See footnotes at end of table. 38 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ................................................................ Postage and delivery services 1 2 ......................................... Postage 2 .......................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 ......................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 12 ...................... ................................ Telephone services local charges 2 ................................. Telephone services long distance charges 12 ................. Cellular telephone services 1 2 ......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 2 .................................... ............................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 .............. Computer software and accessories1 2 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 2 .................... Other information processing equipment1 2 ........................ 2.994 .152 .150 .002 2.841 2.547 1.172 1.314 .062 99.5 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.5 100.5 164.9 100.2 96.5 99.7 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.7 101.2 165.0 101.4 96.3 -0.8 .0 -.8 1.8 - 0.2 .0 .0 .0 .2 .7 .1 1.2 -.2 0.2 .1 .0 2.4 .2 .4 .7 .2 -.8 0.0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .1 .0 .3 -1.0 0.2 .0 .0 .0 .2 .7 .1 1.2 -.2 .294 .191 .028 .016 .058 44.1 86.0 97.8 101.3 97.3 42.6 81.9 97.0 103.4 95.6 -17.8 - -3.4 -4.8 -.8 2.1 -1.7 -2.2 -3.1 1.3 .0 -1.5 -1.6 -2.6 -.7 1.1 .5 -3.4 -4.8 -.8 2.1 -1.7 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. Cigarettes 1 2 ....................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ........................... Personal care 2 .................................................................... Personal care products 2 ...................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 . ...................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 ...................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ....................................... •• Legal services 2 4 ............................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ........................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 ....................................................... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................ 4.544 1.300 1.225 .067 3.244 .832 232.3 263.6 105.2 103.1 155.9 148.4 234.8 270.1 107.9 104.2 156.7 150.5 6.6 11.0 2.7 3.8 1.1 2.5 2.6 1.1 .5 1.4 -.6 -2.8 -3.0 .4 .3 .4 1.4 4.1 4.1 1.3 .3 .1 .8 1.5 2.6 1.1 .5 1.4 _ .0 .6 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .0 .2 .6 .5 .2 .4 .4 .2 .2 .7 .2 .1 .4 .7 3.0 .1 .1 .2. .3 .5 .4 .2 -.1 -.1 -.5 -1 -1.1 -1.2 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .4 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.9 -1.4 -.3 .1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .1 .4 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .7 1.0 -.3 .2 .2 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .7 .6 .3 .4 .3 .417 101.0 101.0 .411 .964 .964 1.226 .302 .262 .216 .051 .265 .223 159.8 165.5 100.9 232.5 169.7 177.9 100.9 100.7 197.2 100.9 164.6 165.7 101.0 233.0 170.2 178.4 101.3 100.9 197.0 100.8 7.3 2.0 3.7 4.7 3.9 3.4 - 3.0 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.1 -.1 47.234 29.331 15.928 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 4.218 26.057 49.082 141.6 130.9 132.3 136.0 127.6 179.9 169.0 185.7 212.4 159.0 154.6 155.3 132.2 134.2 137.8 146.2 130.8 169.8 174.4 142.1 131.4 133.6 138.2 127.3 180.3 169.2 185.4 213.0 159.4 155.1 155.7 132.7 135.5 139.7 147.1 130.3 170.2 174.7 .0 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.5 2.7 3.2 1.6 3.9 1.3 .8 1.4 -1.3 -1.0 -1.2 .6 -1.1 2.2 2.7 .4 .4 1.0 1.6 -.2 .2 .1 -.2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 1.0 1.4 .6 -.4 .2 .2 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food beverages and apparel .................. Durables ............................................................................... Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter3 .................................................................... Transportation services ....................................................... Other services .................................................................... All items less food .................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................. All items less medical care ....................................................... Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ........... .................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ...................................................... Apparel less footwear ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ......................................... Services less medical care services ....................................... See footnotes at end of table. 39 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1998 May 1998 101.1 167.1 169.1 143.1 92.1 186.7 160.8 143.2 $.629 $.211 103.2 167.3 169.3 143.1 95.0 186.9 161.6 143.9 $.627 $.210 Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Special aggregate indexes Energy ...................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ........................................................... Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 9.110 9.355 ■ 2.1 .1 .1 .0 3.1 .1 .5 .5 ■ -1.3 .1 .1 -.3 -3.0 .3 .2 .2 - -0.2 .3 .4 .4 -1.0 .3 -.3 .4 ~ 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. -5.8 2.1 2.0 .1 -10.0 3.0 2.1 1.0 ■ 40 0.3 .3 .2 .1 .8 .3 .9 .3 ■ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................... 158.7 158.6 159.0 159.5 2.1 1.8 0.3 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ..................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Cereals and cereal products ............................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ................................................... Bakery products .............................................................. Bread 1 2 ........................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ..................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... Meats ........................................................................... Beef and veal .............................................................. Uncooked ground beef ............................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 2 ................................ Pork ............................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Ham ......................................................................... Pork chops ................................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................. Other meats 2 ............................................................... Poultry2 ......................................................................... Chicken 1 2 ................................................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ................................... Fish and seafood .......................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 2 .................................... Eggs ............................................................................... Dairy and related products 2 ............................................... Milk 1 2 ............................................................................ Cheese and related products 2 ......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. Fresh fruits .................................................................... Apples ......................................................................... Bananas ...................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 ..................................................... Fresh vegetables .......................................................... Potatoes ...................................................................... Lettuce 2 ....................................................................... Tomatoes2 .................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables1 2 .................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ..................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 159.2 158.7 158.7 179.1 169.6 155.9 188.3 150.1 183.6 100.2 102.0 180.9 180.4 146.8 147.6 142.5 135.1 114.2 99.9 99.2 99.4 153.1 97.9 154.7 151.4 99.4 146.8 155.2 99.8 101.3 181.0 103.4 100.0 133.1 147.4 100.2 147.8 150.0 99.5 194.4 226.4 244.9 203.2 151.6 101.4 96.8 205.4 186.7 195.5 223.2 212.9 101.0 100.9 101.5 100.2 159.2 158.7 158.6 179.8 169.0 157.6 187.0 149.0 184.7 99.8 101.1 180.1 184.8 146.3 147.1 142.1 135.3 115.9 99.9 99.2 100.5 151.2 97.1 155.5 146.5 97.6 147.2 155.1 99.7 101.4 179.4 102.7 100.0 130.7 148.1 100.6 149.6 149.6 99.9 192.6 223.1 238.6 203.5 141.5 102.4 93.1 205.0 186.3 207.3 242.4 219.1 101.8 102.5 101.3 100.2 159.2 158.8 158.4 179.4 169.2 158.5 186.8 149.7 184.1 99.9 102.3 179.5 183.1 146.1 146.6 141.3 135.5 115.3 98.9 100.1 99.8 149.1 95.0 150.5 149.0 95.2 146.5 154.5 99.7 99.5 180.8 102.7 101.2 138.0 148.2 100.2 149.5 152.6 99.8 193.0 224.1 240.4 201.1 161.4 108.8 92.7 205.2 183.7 241.3 227.5 222.1 101.0 100.8 101.8 100.2 160.1 159.7 159.7 180.3 169.9 160.7 187.6 149.7 185.2 100.6 101.6 179.1 185.0 146.5 147.1 141.7 136.1 116.3 99.3 99.8 99.0 150.1 95.1 152.1 149.9 97.2 145.2 155.8 100.7 99.6 181.3 101.8 102.1 135.6 147.8 100.3 149.0 151.1 99.8 203.0 238.6 242.8 203.2 161.7 116.8 95.9 230.1 188.8 304.2 235.4 232.4 102.3 102.2 103.1 100.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 1.8 5.3 -1.0 7.5 6.1 .7 ■ ■ 1.6 -.2 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.1 ■ ■ ■ -.3 ■ .5 .0 ~ 4.7 -2.8 ■ ■ 6.7 ■ ■ -8.3 -5.7 ~ -2.2 -1.8 12.5 19.2 3.8 1.8 2.1 ■ 40.6 22.3 71.9 -12.0 22.6 ■ ■ ~ 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -4.5 -1.5 3.5 3.1 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -.5 4.5 -.2 -3.4 3.1 " ■ 3.8 -2.4 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -2.9 -5.1 " ~ ' -3.1 ■ 7.3 -8.5 See footnotes at end of table. 41 _ .2 4.3 -1.9 -2.4 -4.3 -4.8 -7.9 ■ ■ ~ -5.7 ■ -11.7 -4.5 " -.5 5.0 ■ ~ -.4 ■ 9.7 11.1 1.1 1.3 ■ 2.1 2.0 -6.4 3.7 15.7 ■ 12.8 18.8 174.4 83.2 -2.7 ■ ■ ■ -5.5 -5.0 ■ ■ 3.6 ■ -19.2 1.6 ~ 2.8 -1.8 ■ 7.1 7.2 23.5 3.2 -23.7 ■ -7.8 4.2 -66.0 3.3 13.6 ■ ■ ■ 2.0 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 .7 12.9 -1.5 -1.1 3.5 1.6 -1.6 -3.9 10.6 -.8 -1.3 -2.2 3.0 7.6 -2.4 2.4 -1.6 -7.6 -11.0 -6.6 -3.9 -8.6 -4.3 1.6 3.7 -6.5 .7 -6.0 8.7 7.7 1.1 .4 3.3 3.0 1.2 18.9 23.4 -3.4 .0 29.4 76.0 -3.7 57.5 4.6 486.2 23.7 42.0 5.2 5.3 6.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.9 2.0 -2.8 2.9 4.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 .1 8.6 -.8 -2.2 3.3 " .9 2.0 -.3 -.3 -1.1 -1.2 -2.5 “ -.1 3.9 -2.3 -2.0 -2.9 .0 1.0 " -3.0 ' -5.8 -2.3 2.0 1.0 " “ 3.1 ■ .3 2.4 “ -.5 -.3 7.2 10.3 -1.4 2.7 8.7 ■ ■ 25.9 20.6 117.2 26.9 9.2 “ -5.4 ~ .1 -6.2 -4.9 -1.8 ~ ' 2.1 * ' -6.7 1.4 ' 3.0 .5 12.8 15.0 9.2 1.6 -.6 ■ 20.5 4.4 41.2 13.0 27.0 “ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 .................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea1 2 ................ Coffee 2 ......................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea1 2 ...................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................... Other sweets 1 2 ............................................................ Fats and oils ................................... ................................ Butter and margarine 1 2 ................................................. Salad dressing 1 2 .......................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 ................. Other foods ..................................................................... Soups ........................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ....................... Snacks 2 ......................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Baby food 1 2 ................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................ Food away from home 2 ....................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1 2 .......... Other food away from home 1 2 .......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................... Distilled spirits at home ..................................................... Wine at home .................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................. 132.8 101.8 118.8 100.7 99.5 100.1 168.3 101.0 148.2 149.2 135.6 101.0 101.2 140.8 99.7 101.5 101.6 163.8 192.5 144.3 155.2 172.5 100.4 100.5 159.6 100.5 100.5 100.0 100.1 100.3 163.8 149.0 147.5 151.7 144.0 192.8 132.4 101.2 118.7 99.7 98.8 100.4 169.0 101.1 148.7 150.7 136.5 102.0 102.8 141.4 101.4 100.8 101.8 163.9 192.8 142.5 154.6 172.7 101.5 101.8 159.9 100.7 100.6 100.0 100.3 100.3 163.6 148.7 146.9 151.4 143.9 193.1 131.9 100.7 118.4 99.8 98.7 100.6 167.9 102.2 148.6 149.6 135.5 101.3 103.3 140.0 99.2 100.1 101.2 164.5 193.4 145.8 155.4 171.8 101.3 101.7 160.2 100.9 100.7 100.2 100.4 100.6 163.7 149.0 147.5 151.9 144.6 192.3 131.2 99.8 116.6 100.2 98.6 99.9 166.2 102.0 148.6 148.9 135.0 99.9 104.4 141.1 101.7 98.8 101.3 164.5 192.9 144.3 155.4 171.7 101.4 101.5 160.6 101.2 100.9 100.3 100.6 100.6 163.6 149.0 147.5 152.0 144.7 192.0 Housing .................................................................................. Shelter ................................................................................ . Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................. Fuels .................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil ........................................................................... Other household fuels 2 4 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ........................................................................ Utility natural gas service ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 2 5 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ................... Floor coverings 1 2 ............................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ........................................................ Other linens 1 2 .................................................................. Furniture and bedding 2 ....................................................... Bedroom furniture 2 ............................................................ Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 .............. Other furniture 1 2 .............................................................. 155.0 174.4 169.4 100.1 231.5 229.4 169.1 100.2 127.6 112.1 91.8 88.2 128.2 119.7 127.4 110.6 100.5 211.8 254.9 124.7 101.4 99.9 100.9 102.5 130.6 139.1 101.1 99.6 155.4 174.8 170.0 100.1 232.0 229.3 169.5 100.5 128.0 112.5 92.5 88.2 129.2 120.0 126.9 113.0 100.9 212.8 255.4 124.8 100.5 100.0 99.1 101.5 132.1 140.1 101.3 104.6 155.9 175.4 170.3 101.6 233.0 233.1 170.0 100.5 128.5 112.9 92.0 87.4 128.0 120.6 127.5 113.3 101.2 213.6 255.7 125.3 102.0 101.2 99.9 103.6 133.0 141.9 101.9 104.9 156.3 176.0 171.0 102.1 233.9 234.2 170.6 99.7 128.4 112.8 92.0 86.9 127.3 120.5 127.6 112.9 101.4 214.0 256.0 125.0 101.8 101.6 99.0 103.5 132.1 141.7 100.6 104.9 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 10.7 -1.3 39.9 4.7 1.1 .3 -.6 3.0 -.4 2.5 4.2 4.4 ■ 3.1 2.5 .5 -.8 2.2 3.4 4.1 -4.1 -1.3 -17.1 -.3 1.9 -.9 -.8 2.2 .8 -.5 -1.5 .7 3.1 1.2 -.5 -1.1 1.6 -.8 3.2 -3.5 2.4 -10.4 1.1 1.9 2.1 -.8 3.7 5.6 -1.9 1.6 9.3 ■ 2.5 1.5 .3 -.3 1.1 -.8 3.0 -4.7 -7.6 -7.2 -2.0 -3.6 -.8 -4.9 4.0 1.1 -.8 -1.8 -4.3 13.3 .9 8.3 -10.2 -1.2 1.7 .8 .0 .5 -1.8 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.2 -.5 .0 .0 .8 2.0 -1.6 3.1 -1.3 7.7 2.2 1.5 -.3 -.7 2.6 .2 1.0 1.3 2.5 3.1 1.9 .0 -.9 1.9 1.3 3.6 -4.1 -2.5 -7.7 1.1 .5 .1 .0 2.7 3.2 -1.0 1.0 3.6 2.5 .5 .1 -.1 .9 .6 .6 2.1 3.1 3.2 3.6 1.6 3.2 1.6 .0 -13.3 -15.7 -17.5 1.3 -2.7 10.7 6.2 3.2 -1.3 -6.7 -5.2 - 3.4 2.8 3.2 6.0 5.8 2.7 6.6 10.1 -.4 -1.7 14.7 11.6 3.7 29.7 3.3 1.9 .6 -2.1 .0 - .5 3.5 2.6 3.4 4.7 3.6 -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -20.8 1.3 -18.3 -15.0 -25.6 3.1 3.5 2.6 -1.5 -2.8 - 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 4.2 8.6 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 -5.8 -2.8 2.7 .6 8.6 3.6 4.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 7.0 -7.3 4.0 4.7 7.7 -2.0 23.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 4.8 3.7 2.9 4.1 4.9 -7.1 -9.0 -2.8 6.3 .5 19.8 4.7 2.6 -.3 -4.4 -2.7 - 1.9 3.6 3.2 3.8 6.6 3.6 -5.1 -8.3 -8.7 -13.6 -.8 -8.4 -7.5 -10.1 3.6 2.6 1.8 1.5 2.3 - Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 May 1998 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Appliances 1 2 ...................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .......................................................... Other appliances 1 2 .......................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 ................................. Indoor plants and flowers 6 .................... ............................ Dishes and flatware 1 2 ...................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................ Household paper products 1 2 ............................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 2 ................................ Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... Domestic services1 2 ........................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 .................................. Repair of household items 1 2 ............................................. 101.0 101.2 100.9 101.6 118.0 114.9 99.7 99.1 101.4 100.0 102.4 145.8 100.7 101.8 101.0 100.5 100.5 99.9 101.5 100.4 99.7 98.9 100.9 101.4 119.3 109.5 102.1 99.4 102.0 100.8 102.8 145.7 100.3 102.1 102.2 100.5 100.4 99.9 101.5 100.4 100.1 99.1 101.6 103.4 121.3 111.7 105.8 99.2 101.2 99.9 102.1 145.6 100.1 103.1 101.6 101.0 100.7 101.1 101.5 100.9 100.4 99.1 102.5 102.3 119.9 112.0 104.0 98.4 100.3 99.0 101.2 146.5 100.4 103.3 102.3 101.3 100.9 101.3 102.0 101.1 " ■ “ -3.3 -11.4 " ' ■ ' ■ .0 ~ " ~ * ■ • ■ Apparel ................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ..................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .............................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ...................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................... ..... Women’s apparel ................................................................ Women’s outerwear .......................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 ....................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ........................................................... Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear .............................................................................. Men’s footwear .................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear .............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ............................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................................... Watches4 ........................................................................... Jewelry4 ............................................................................. 131.1 131.1 135.0 139.0 138.2 97.1 131.8 119.4 123.4 122.5 118.4 107.7 98.3 130.5 131.9 136.6 138.3 141.2 100.3 133.4 118.5 123.0 122.3 117.3 117.4 102.6 130.7 131.7 137.0 137.7 142.9 100.6 133.3 116.3 122.9 122.1 123.7 110.1 103.9 131.1 131.1 135.9 136.9 141.2 101.0 132.4 116.5 124.0 123.4 121.4 115.5 102.9 103.6 127.4 128.0 130.3 129.9 123.7 123.1 146.3 122.4 153.1 104.7 126.5 126.6 130.8 125.8 122.6 124.5 139.5 121.1 144.6 106.9 126.3 126.5 130.9 128.5 120.6 126.9 141.1 125.0 145.8 Transportation ............................................................. ........... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................ New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ....................................................... Car and truck rental1 2 ...................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 278 ............... ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... Tires ................................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ............................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Motor vehicle body work 2 ................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ...................................................... 141.3 138.7 100.1 144.6 149.9 99.6 96.4 96.0 93.7 98.2 98.1 95.8 100.6 98.0 100.1 166.5 178.1 153.7 100.3 140.4 137.9 100.0 144.9 148.8 101.5 93.3 92.7 90.3 95.3 95.1 94.0 100.5 97.8 100.0 166.7 178.5 154.2 100.4 140.4 137.8 100.2 145.0 149.5 100.5 92.4 91.9 89.5 95.9 94.3 93.3 100.0 97.1 99.4 166.8 179.6 154.4 100.3 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 43 " " - 1.0 -9.8 ■ ■ " ■ 1.7 “ " ~ ■ ■ ■ “ “ ■ 2.8 31.0 ■ ■ " ■ 4.5 ~ “ ■ ■ ■ -2.4 -8.0 6.5 2.8 6.6 -9.7 18.4 -2.8 -4.3 -3.9 -4.6 1.9 -1.2 6.0 5.2 3.2 1.6 5.7 2.0 2.8 -2.1 1.9 .6 -.3 10.1 ■ -3.3 3.8 -5.3 -5.6 8.3 -17.3 ■ .6 .9 -,3 -1.2 -1.8 ■ -1.8 2.4 1.6 3.3 4.5 .4 ~ -2.7 1.2 3.3 8.2 28.5 ■ 3.4 .7 -4.4 -6.0 -27.7 1.9 - .0 .0 2.7 -5.9 9.0 17.1 1.8 -9.4 2.0 3.0 10.5 32.3 20.1 -2.6 3.1 -1.9 -1.3 6.4 -8.9 " -1.4 .6 3.0 .9 18.3 " 2.6 -4.5 -1.3 -1.6 -10.6 16.1 ‘ 106.2 127.1 127.1 131.4 127.5 122.3 127.4 141.2 125.3 145.9 ■ -4.0 2.2 -3.0 2.2 6.7 -17.9 -3.3 -4.4 -2.9 _ -6.1 2.2 .6 9.2 -.6 -4.0 -.6 -1.6 -.8 ■ 3.5 -4.8 -7.3 -11.4 .3 -12.0 6.0 -6.9 9.4 10.4 -.9 -2.8 3.4 -7.2 -4.5 14.7 -13.2 9.8 -17.5 “ -5.0 2.2 -1.2 5.6 3.0 -11.2 -1.9 -3.0 -1.8 " 1.3 -3.8 -2.1 -9.3 -2.1 .5 -4.1 1.1 -5.0 140.6 138.1 100.3 144.4 151.3 100.9 93.2 92.5 90.3 99.0 95.1 93.7 100.0 97.8 99.2 167.0 180.1 154.8 100.3 1.1 1.4 ■ -.5 -13.2 11.2 13.0 14.2 9.1 9.5 ■ 1.2 -2.4 2.7 3.8 5.5 -1.7 -2.0 ' -1.6 -1.9 -6.2 -5.9 -7.8 -11.0 -4.8 ' -1.6 -3.6 1.7 4.0 2.4 -4.7 -5.6 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 5.3 -12.6 -13.8 -13.7 3.3 -11.7 -8.5 -2.4 -.8 -3.5 1.2 4.6 2.9 .0 -.3 -.3 -1.1 -7.7 _ 2.1 3.1 2.6 -1.5 2.1 -3.3 -3.7 ' -.7 2.8 ' -20.9 -21.8 -22.1 -16.9 -18.9 ■ -1.4 -1.2 ■ 2.4 4.8 4.1 - -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -29.6 -33.1 -25.5 ■ -.4 -1.6 ■ 3.7 5.1 5.4 -1.2 -10.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.7 8.7 ' “ “ .8 ‘ ' " 3.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.8 1.4 .1 -.7 4.0 -.2 -3.0 ■ 2.2 3.9 3.9 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... Motor vehicle fees 12 .......................................................... State and local registration and license 1 2 .................. ....... Parking and other fees 1 2 .......................... ....................... Public transportation ............................................................. Airline fare 2 ................. ....................................................... Other intercity transportation 2 .............................................. Intracity transportation 2 ..................... .................................. 254.6 102.1 101.4 104.5 188.1 205.2 162.8 174.8 255.1 102.2 101.4 104.7 188.7 209.4 163.4 175.0 255.5 102.2 101.3 104.9 188.4 209.2 164.3 174.9 255.6 102.5 101.6 105.3 187.0 203.9 164.1 174.8 2.3 -3.2 -14.3 2.8 1.1 1.8 1.8 7.9 1.5 2.1 2.1 9.0 18.0 10.7 -3.4 1.6 1.6 .8 3.1 -2.3 -2.5 3.2 .0 2.0 -.8 -3.8 2.2 1.6 1.8 3.2 7.2 6.9 -1.7 Medical care ........................................................................... Medical care commodities ................................. ................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 .................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 ............. Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services ............................................. ............. Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services 2 ................................................................ Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................ ............. Services by other medical professionals 4 ........................... Hospital and related services ..................................... ...... . Hospital services 29 .......................................................... Inpatient hospital services279 ........................................ Outpatient hospital services 4 7 .................. ..................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ........................ ......... 238.1 214.9 252.8 145.0 171.5 176.4 243.2 220.8 227.3 232.2 143.0 158.3 280.3 104.0 103.2 229.7 105.3 238.8 215.1 252.8 145.0 171.4 176.6 244.0 221.3 228.0 233.2 143.2 158.5 280.8 104.0 103.1 231.0 105.3 239.8 216.6 255.0 145.7 172.8 175.9 244.9 222.0 228.4 234.0 143.8 158.8 281.4 104.1 103.1 232.1 105.9 240.5 218.1 257.3 145.9 173.3 175.3 245.4 222.7 228.8 234.6 145.6 159.0 282.0 104.1 103.1 232.7 106.3 2.1 -.4 .0 .6 .2 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.6 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.4 1.6 3.1 4.8 2.8 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.2 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.2 3.4 -.3 2.6 3.5 3.2 2.4 4.7 1.6 3.1 2.3 4.6 .0 -.2 1.1 3.4 3.3 2.9 5.0 2.8 2.3 3.8 6.0 5.2 2.3 7.1 4.1 6.1 7.3 2.5 4.3 -2.5 3.7 3.5 2.7 4.2 7.5 1.8 2.4 .4 -.4 5.3 3.9 2.4 .9 .8 1.1 .7 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 3.5 .9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.0 3.9 3.2 3.6 4.2 5.9 1.2 2.0 -.7 3.5 3.4 2.8 4.6 5.1 2.0 3.1 3.1 2.4 3.8 5.5 Recreation 1 ............................................................................ Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ Televisions2 ........................................................................ Cable television 5 ................................................................ Other video equipment1 2 ............ ............................ .......... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 ............................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................ Pets, pet products and services 12 ................................... . Pets and pet products 2 ............. .......................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ..................................... Sporting goods 2 .................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ...................................... Sports equipment2 .............................................................. Photography 1 2 ..................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 ................................ Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................. Other recreational goods 1 ........... .......................................... Toys ....................................................... ........................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................. Recreation services 1 ............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 2 ........................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 4 .......................................... Recreational reading materials 2 ............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ........................................... Recreational books1 2 ......................................................... 100.6 101.2 59.4 242.0 97.7 98.7 86.9 99.4 100.6 142.6 101.0 125.7 129.0 118.5 99.6 133.3 99.9 98.5 123.8 100.0 100.0 100.9 100.6 202.2 175.2 182.8 101.2 100.0 100.9 101.4 59.6 242.1 96.7 98.8 87.0 100.5 100.7 142.3 101.6 125.2 128.9 117.6 99.9 134.3 100.0 98.3 123.3 100.6 100.7 101.8 101.7 204.1 176.1 183.9 101.6 101.1 101.0 101.4 59.4 242.8 95.7 98.7 86.5 100.4 100.9 142.7 101.6 124.5 129.2 116.1 99.7 133.8 99.9 97.9 122.5 100.7 101.8 102.3 101.5 205.9 176.8 184.8 102.0 101.9 100.8 101.1 58.9 243.8 93.7 97.4 85.6 100.2 101.6 143.8 102.1 123.5 127.4 115.8 99.9 134.4 99.9 96.8 120.9 100.1 102.6 102.4 101.5 206.4 177.0 184.9 101.9 102.0 4.5 -5.7 9.1 ■ 3.2 -.8 3.3 3.5 3.1 ■ -2.3 ■ 2.2 - 3.6 -3.3 11.7 ■ -9.1 -1.1 8.7 11.6 5.2 ■ -6.9 ■ -8.6 ■ ■ 4.9 5.9 4.3 - .8 -.4 -3.3 3.0 -15.4 -5.2 -5.9 3.3 4.0 3.4 4.4 -6.8 -4.9 -8.8 1.2 3.3 .0 -6.7 -9.0 .4 10.8 6.1 3.6 8.6 4.2 4.7 2.8 8.2 2.9 -4.5 7.3 ~ 1.8 ~ .8 -1.4 -2.7 .2 ■ 16.6 6.5 2.9 ■ 1.2 -3.3 5.6 .5 2.6 -5.9 -8.4 -2.7 ■ 3.0 ■ -2.5 ■ -8.7 2.4 .0 - .3 ■ -.2 ■ 3.2 4.4 1.5 - 1.6 -3.3 7.3 ■ -7.5 ■ 1.1 .7 3.1 -2.0 ■ -1.9 ■ ■ -8.8 ■ ■ 6.7 5.0 4.5 ■ Education and communication 1 ............................................... Education 1 ............................................................................ Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees .................................... ................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school6 .......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............. 99.9 100.7 247.4 283.2 301.3 299.4 138.8 100.0 100.3 101.2 248.7 284.7 302.5 300.9 139.6 100.2 100.5 101.8 250.7 286.4 304.1 302.5 140.3 100.7 100.9 102.3 252.6 287.5 304.9 304.1 141.1 101.2 7.4 5.1 4.6 9.0 3.6 3.7 5.3 3.6 8.1 5.4 3.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 4.7 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 4.9 6.4 6.8 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.1 8.6 4.5 6.2 5.5 4.8 6.0 5.8 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 44 _ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 Aug. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Postage and delivery services1 2 ......................................... Postage 2 .......................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .......................................................... Information and information processing 12 ........................... Telephone services 12 ...................................................... Telephone services, local charges 2 ................................. Telephone services, long distance charges12 ................. Cellular telephone services 1 2 ......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services2 10................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 2 .............................. Computer information processing services1 2 .................... Other information processing equipment1 2 ........................ Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............... ............................. Cigarettes 1 2 ...................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes1 2 ............... ........... Personal care 2 ...................................................................... Personal care products 2 ..................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 ...................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services1 2 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 2 4 ............................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................ Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................ -3.2 99.3 100.0 160.8 101.4 99.3 100.0 163.7 99.7 98.3 99.5 100.1 160.8 103.8 99.5 100.4 164.9 99.9 97.5 99.5 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.5 100.5 164.9 100.2 96.5 99.7 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.7 101.2 165.0 101.4 96.3 -3.1 ■ .0 ■ -3.1 ■ 1.2 " 1.6 ~ .0 ■ 1.6 45.8 91.1 97.2 100.2 98.3 44.8 88.3 98.5 100.2 96.8 44.1 86.0 97.8 101.3 97.3 42.6 81.9 97.0 103.4 95.6 -18.0 ■ .0 - -25.5 ■ ~ " " 230.9 261.1 104.2 101.4 155.0 147.6 229.6 253.9 101.1 101.8 155.5 148.2 232.8 264.4 105.2 103.1 155.9 148.4 . 234.6 268.3 107.9 104.2 156.7 150.5 3.7 3.0 ~ 6.6 10.8 ~ " 5.1 7.7 8.2 19.2 ‘ 100.5 101.1 101.0 101.0 159.0 164.5 100.3 230.6 169.0 175.8 100.7 100.4 195.4 99.7 159.5 164.9 100.5 231.3 169.3 176.0 100.7 100.6 196.5 100.2 159.8 165.5 100.9 231.8 169.7 177.2 100.9 100.7 197.2 100.9 164.6 165.7 101.0 232.3 170.2 178.1 101.3 100.9 197.0 100.8 -1.0 1.0 ■ 5.7 7.9 3.5 ■ " 3.8 8.4 2.2 ~ 3.0 1.9 3.3 " 1.5 7.6 2.0 ■ 3.2 6.4 3.5 141.6 130.9 132.6 137.5 127.4 179.1 167.9 185.2 211.2 158.3 154.4 154.9 132.4 134.3 139.2 145.9 127.6 169.0 173.4 140.9 130.0 131.1 135.8 127.3 179.6 168.3 185.5 212.0 158.2 154.1 154.7 131.5 133.1 137.3 145.5 127.7 169.7 174.1 141.2 130.3 131.3 135.9 127.4 180.2 169.0 185.6 212.9 158.7 154.4 155.1 131.8 133.3 137.6 145.5 127.4 170.1 174.5 141.6 130.6 132.2 137.2 127.0 180.6 169.3 185.5 213.6 159.1 154.9 155.6 132.1 134.1 138.6 146.4 127.8 170.7 175.0 .9 -.3 1.5 4.4 -3.4 2.8 3.2 1.5 3.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 -.3 1.5 4.3 2.8 -3.7 2.4 2.6 .6 -.3 .6 -.3 -1.9 3.2 2.9 .9 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 .0 .6 1.4 .8 .9 3.4 3.3 -1.4 -3.3 -5.8 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -2.2 -.7 .9 -.5 -1.6 1.2 " .0 -3.2 ' 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.6 .4 .0 10.2 1.6 4.9 3.2 7.0 -7.9 -0.8 -0.8 .0 .0 -.8 -.8 1.2 2.3 -25.2 -34.7 -.8 13.4 -10.5 -9.4 -25.3 " 6.6 11.5 15.0 11.5 4.5 8.1 5.1 6.8 7.4 15.3 2.2 2.9 3.1 4.7 3.6 1.6 - 11.2 2.5 " 3.1 4.6 4.4 2.0 " 4.9 14.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.3 2.4 2.0 3.3 4.5 4.3 4.9 3.4 ' 2.6 4.1 .7 -.3 1.0 2.0 -2.6 3.0 3.1 1.2 3.3 1.9 1.7 2.0 -.1 1.0 2.9 1.8 -1.4 2.9 3.0 -.7 -2.1 -3.5 -4.8 -.5 2.5 3.3 2.2 4.0 .9 .1 .9 -2.1 -3.2 -5.1 -.5 -.8 1.7 2.3 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ............................................................................... Services ................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ......................................................................... Transportation services ........................................... .................. Other services ........................................................................... All items less food .................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................. Apparel less footwear ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 45 .0 -.9 -1.2 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 .6 4.1 3.7 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1997 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 .8 -6.9 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 3.3 4.0 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy .................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................ All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ........................................................... Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food ........................ ..................... Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6 103.8 166.3 168.4 142.4 96.2 185.9 160.3 143.5 102.4 166.4 168.5 142.0 93.3 186.4 160.7 143.8 102.5 167.4 169.5 142.7 93.1 187.5 161.6 144.9 5.2 1.7 1.2 -1.7 8.8 2.9 3.1 -1.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 .8 -5.6 2.6 1.0 8.7 3.7 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.4 2.8 2.0 3.5 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 102.2 166.9 169.1 142.5 92.4 187.0 160.2 144.4 46 -14.4 2.4 2.5 1.0 -20.3 3.4 2.0 -1.6 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 1998 Percent change to May1998 from— Apr. 1998 Mar. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Mar. 1998 Percent change to Apr. 1998 from— Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 M 161.9 162.2 162.5 162.8 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 Northeast urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 169.1 170.1 101.4 169.3 170.2 101.7 169.5 170.2 102.1 169.4 170.2 101.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .0 -.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 .2 .1 .7 .1 .0 .4 Midwest urban 4 .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 158.0 158.9 101.6 158.4 159.5 101.6 159.0 160.1 101.9 159.4 160.5 102.3 2.0 2.2 1.8 .6 .6 .7 .3 .2 .4 1.9 2.0 1.6 .6 .8 .3 .4 .4 .3 M 152.7 152.9 153.2 153.4 .8 .3 .1 .7 .3 .2 U.S. city average ........................................ Region and area size2 South urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................... ................. M M M 157.8 156.7 101.6 158.2 157.2 101.8 158.5 157.6 102.0 158.8 157.7 102.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 .4 .3 .4 .2 .1 .2 1.1 1.2 .9 .4 .6 .4 .2 .3 .2 M 157.9 158.4 159.1 159.3 2.1 .6 .1 1.9 .8 .4 West urban ................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. M M M 163.2 163.6 102.3 163.3 163.8 102.3 163.6 164.2 102.2 164.3 165.0 102.4 2.0 2.4 .9 .6 .7 .1 .4 .5 .2 1.6 1.9 .8 .2 .4 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 M M M 146.4 101.7 157.8 146.6 101.8 158.1 147.0 102.0 158.5 147.3 102.2 158.8 1.9 1.3 1.5 .5 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 1.7 1.1 1.3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 Size classes A 5 ............................................... ........... B/C 3 ....................................................... D ............................................................. Selected local areas6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............... ......... ............ M M 163.1 161.1 164.1 161.4 164.8 161.8 165.6 162.3 2.8 1.8 .9 .6 .5 .3 2.4 1.2 1.0 .4 .4 .2 M 172.7 173.0 173.0 173.0 1.8 .0 .0 1.6 .2 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 ..... 1 1 1 1 " 171.3 158.6 153.0 101.6 170.9 159.2 153.0 101.5 2.5 2.3 1.0 -.2 .4 .0 -.1 ■ ■ ~ - Atlanta, GA ................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ........................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .......................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................. 2 2 2 2 159.5 158.5 146.1 160.2 - 160.8 159.1 146.3 160.2 - - - - 2.0 .8 - .8 .4 .1 .0 2 2 2 167.0 163.2 166.5 - 167.1 164.6 166.4 - - - - .7 3.1 .1 .9 -.1 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; ~ Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ’ Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 47 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 South Midwest2 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 West Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ..................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .................. 169.4 266.8 1.6 ■ -0.1 - 159.4 259.4 2.0 ■ 0.3 " 158.8 257.5 1.4 ■ 0.2 - 164.3 265.6 2.0 ' 0.4 ‘ Food and beverages .................................. Food ...................................................... Food at home ....................................... Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ................................ 162.8 162.1 162.8 163.3 170.1 1.6 1.6 .9 2.8 1.7 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 157.5 156.9 156.6 157.9 164.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.8 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 158.7 158.7 157.2 162.9 157.3 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.6 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.6 164.0 163.5 167.7 157.4 170.1 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.0 1.8 .5 .6 .7 .3 .2 Housing ................................................... Shelter ................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence3 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................... Fuels .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity .......................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 170.7 201.0 183.6 2.2 3.1 2.7 -.2 .0 .3 155.2 177.8 167.8 3.0 3.4 3.1 .1 .2 .3 150.3 165.1 158.9 1.8 3.5 3.0 .2 .1 .3 163.7 180.1 171.9 3.0 3.5 3.6 .4 .2 .2 209.4 121.3 111.4 127.1 132.4 119.2 128.3 3.0 -2.6 -3.1 -1.4 -2.4 .3 1.8 .3 -1.6 -2.0 -2.1 -1.1 -3.9 .1 182.1 124.9 108.8 114.5 125.1 104.4 125.7 3.3 1.5 2.4 2.9 .6 5.7 1.8 .3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.7 .4 -1.3 166.3 131.8 112.9 115.3 114.9 119.2 126.4 3.5 -2.2 -5.4 -5.6 -7.8 4.3 -1.3 .2 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 3.2 -.2 190.0 139.2 127.6 130.6 142.7 118.0 126.8 3.3 .7 .3 .5 -1.9 5.6 1.1 .1 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.4 3.4 .4 Apparel .................................................... 132.7 1.4 -.2 133.2 -1.8 .6 147.4 .7 -.5 124.2 -1.0 -1.5 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation .............................. New and used motor vehicles 4 .............. New vehicles ...................................... New cars and trucks 4 5 ...................... New cars 5 ......................................... Used cars and trucks ........................... Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............ 143.7 138.5 99.1 141.5 98.4 139.8 153.4 91.0 90.5 88.6 94.5 92.4 -1.8 -2.1 -1.4 -1.3 -2.6 -11.5 -11.5 -12.3 -10.8 -9.8 .0 .2 -.4 -.8 -.9 -.8 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 141.2 137.4 99.8 140.3 99.3 135.7 149.5 98.8 98.4 96.6 110.0 102.4 -1.1 -1.1 -.8 -1.4 -2.9 -7.1 -7.3 -7.7 -5.4 -6.5 .4 .7 -.3 -.8 -.9 -.7 1.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.7 139.5 137.9 100.4 147.1 100.0 146.0 151.5 90.9 90.4 87.2 96.7 94.7 -2.2 -2.5 -.6 -.9 -1.7 -12.0 -12.1 -13.0 -11.4 -10.7 .0 .1 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 .9 .6 144.3 139.9 100.1 143.1 99.6 139.4 147.0 99.2 98.3 95.3 96.3 100.4 -1.4 -1.7 -1.1 -.9 -3.0 -10.3 -10.3 -10.9 -9.5 -9.2 1.1 1.3 -.1 -.6 -.6 -.5 1.0 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.3 6.7 Medical care ............................................. Medical care commodities ....................... Medical care services .............................. Professional services ............................. 252.9 226.0 258.7 234.2 3.6 3.3 3.7 4.2 .2 -.7 .4 .6 234.3 217.5 238.4 219.1 3.6 2.6 3.7 4.2 .5 .7 .4 .5 239.6 216.2 245.5 226.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.4 .2 1.1 .0 .1 239.7 230.7 241.7 206.5 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.7 .3 1.0 .1 .0 Recreation4 .............................................. 101.6 - -.9 100.8 - -.1 101.3 - .1 100.3 - .5 Education and communication 4 ................. 99.5 - .3 100.7 - .2 99.8 - -.1 100.4 - .1 Other goods and services .......................... 244.9 5.3 .5 233.2 7.4 1.1 229.2 7.0 1.1 239.6 4.4 .6 169.4 142.6 129.4 131.1 1.6 .2 -.8 -.7 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 159.4 141.7 132.6 136.4 2.0 .2 -1.0 -.6 .3 .3 .3 1.3 158.8 142.3 133.0 136.1 1.4 -.1 -1.4 -1.2 .2 .1 .2 .4 164.3 142.7 129.8 132.1 2.0 .5 -1.6 -1.7 .4 .6 .6 1.2 136.2 126.9 196.2 209.7 188.4 228.5 -1.8 -.9 2.5 3.0 1.2 3.4 .3 -.4 -.2 .0 -.1 -.2 141.6 127.0 178.2 182.7 185.9 207.9 .1 -1.4 3.4 3.3 2.3 4.6 1.7 -.9 .3 .2 -.6 .5 136.1 129.2 175.9 169.7 189.2 213.1 -1.9 -1.7 2.5 3.5 .7 4.3 1.0 -.2 .2 .1 -.4 .2 140.8 126.9 183.9 191.1 189.4 214.0 -2.0 -1.5 3.0 3.5 2.3 3.2 2.6 -.1 .3 .2 -.1 .5 Commodity and service group All items ..................................................... Commodities ............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ Durables ............................................... Services .................................................... Rent of shelter3 ...................................... Transportation services ........................... Other services ........................................ See footnotes at end of table. 48 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 West South Midwest2 Northeast Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less food ....................................... All items less shelter ................................... Commodities less food ................................ Nondurables .............................................. Nondurables less food ................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............. Services less rent of 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 ................. 165.3 170.9 159.3 131.1 147.3 133.5 138.5 198.3 191.2 103.0 178.3 182.5 1.5 1.6 1.0 -.6 .5 -.4 -1.4 2.0 2.5 -6.1 2.2 2.3 -0.1 -.1 .0 -.1 .3 .2 .4 -.3 -.2 -1.0 .1 -.1 155.3 159.8 154.2 133.9 147.0 138.1 143.0 183.2 172.6 103.6 167.4 170.0 1.8 1.9 1.4 -.9 .8 -.4 .3 3.4 3.4 -2.1 2.3 2.3 0.3 .3 .3 .4 .8 1.3 1.6 .3 .2 2.6 .1 .1 153.6 158.7 157.1 133.9 147.4 137.1 137.1 189.2 168.3 100.4 166.5 168.4 1.3 1.2 .6 -1.3 .5 -1.0 -1.5 1.6 2.4 -8.3 2.1 2.1 0.2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .8 .3 .2 1.5 .1 .1 160.2 164.5 159.2 131.7 148.5 134.9 143.1 195.0 178.9 110.8 170.3 172.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 -1.4 1.2 -1.4 -1.6 2.3 3.1 -5.2 2.4 2.1 0.4 .4 .6 .6 .9 1.1 2.4 .4 .3 4.9 .1 .1 144.2 90.0 203.0 1.1 -11.2 2.8 -.1 .6 .0 143.9 98.4 186.2 .1 -7.2 3.4 -.1 4.3 .2 145.3 91.8 182.5 .1 -11.6 3.1 .0 1.0 .1 140.5 100.2 187.9 -.3 -10.2 3.1 -.2 7.4 .2 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 49 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index May 1998 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100) ............................................. 147.3 147.3 1.9 ' 0.2 " 102.2 1.3 ' 0.2 ‘ 158.8 256.2 1.5 " 0.2 ' Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 145.2 144.8 148.7 139.0 149.0 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.9 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.1 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.9 100.2 ■ .2 .1 .2 .2 -.1 156.3 155.9 153.7 160.7 162.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.4 1.5 .5 .5 .5 .4 1.2 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............. ................................................. Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 143.6 152.9 143.0 152.6 128.3 125.7 125.1 126.5 122.2 119.1 2.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 .1 .2 1.1 -1.8 6.1 .5 .2 .2 .4 .3 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 .7 -.7 101.1 101.6 100.6 100.7 98.2 97.4 97.6 98.7 94.3 101.4 ■ ■ ~ - .1 .0 .1 .0 .5 .5 .7 1.0 -.1 .1 152.4 173.3 161.0 179.4 130.5 109.5 118.4 125.2 109.2 124.0 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.6 4.3 3.8 4.5 3.5 7.3 -1.0 -.1 .1 .2 .3 -.6 -.7 -.7 .2 -2.9 .2 Apparel ............................................................................... 125.4 .5 -.6 102.2 - .0 135.5 -.7 .1 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation .................. ...................................... New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. New cars and trucks 35 ................................... ............ New cars 5 .................................................................... Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 140.1 139.0 99.8 125.7 99.2 124.2 142.5 138.7 137.9 137.5 96.5 129.9 -1.5 -1.8 ■ -1.0 -.9 -2.1 -10.2 -10.2 -10.7 -9.6 -9.2 .4 .5 -.1 -.6 99.3 98.9 100.0 99.7 99.7 99.5 101.2 93.5 93.5 93.3 93.5 93.8 ■ .3 .5 -.3 -.6 138.6 134.8 100.5 144.7 100.2 140.8 143.6 90.6 89.9 86.4 98.7 93.6 -3.0 -2.7 -.3 -.5 -3.6 -12.7 -13.0 -13.3 -13.4 -11.4 .2 .4 -.5 -1.1 -1.0 -.9 1.1 3.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 2.3 Medical care ....................................................................... Medical care commodities .................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ................... ................................... 191.2 179.0 193.8 175.7 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.2 .3 - .4 .4 .2 .2 101.6 101.6 101.5 101.7 .5 3.0 1.7 3.4 3.0 .2 .2 .2 " 235.0 218.4 239.7 229.5 Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 101.0 - .0 100.7 - -.4 102.7 - .5 Education and communication 3 ........................................... 100.4 - .3 99.6 - -.1 100.3 - .3 Other goods and services ................................................... 189.5 5.4 .5 103.5 - 1.3 235.0 7.9 1.2 147.3 136.5 130.6 139.4 149.2 118.9 155.8 153.2 154.0 175.8 1.9 .3 -1.2 -1.0 -1.6 -1.4 3.1 3.8 1.2 3.6 .2 .2 .1 102.2 100.3 100.0 100.1 99.2 99.9 101.2 101.6 101.5 101.3 1.3 - .2 158.8 139.6 130.5 132.7 134.8 127.8 179.8 179.3 185.7 215.1 1.5 -.4 -1.6 -1.5 -1.8 -1.7 3.2 2.5 -.6 -.6 1.3 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.1 .8 -.6 -.6 1.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.5 .3 .1 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter4 ................................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Other services ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 50 .6 1.3 -.5 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .3 .4 .9 1.4 -.2 .0 -.1 -.2 .1 .1 6.2 .2 .4 .4 1.1 1.6 -.3 .1 .1 -.3 .6 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) Size class A 2 Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less food ................................................................ All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Services less rent of shelter * ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................ Energy commodities .......................................................... Services less energy services ............................................ 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about pulation size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 144.8 147.7 144.9 131.7 142.6 140.4 149.1 158.5 152.7 131.1 148.4 149.2 130.8 137.8 158.0 1.8 1.9 1.1 -1.1 .8 -.7 -1.2 2.5 3.2 -4.5 2.3 2.4 .2 -10.2 3.3 0.2 .1 .2 .2 .5 .6 1.2 .3 .3 2.2 .1 .1 -.3 3.2 .1 100.8 100.8 100.5 100.0 100.5 100.2 99.3 100.8 101.2 95.7 101.2 101.3 101.0 93.6 101.5 * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 0.2 .2 .2 .4 .6 .9 1.3 .1 .0 1.6 .0 .0 .2 2.6 .0 153.4 159.3 155.4 131.5 144.4 134.0 136.3 190.1 172.4 99.8 167.2 170.0 143.2 90.2 187.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 -1.5 .1 -1.4 -1.6 3.7 3.1 -3.3 2.0 2.0 .0 -12.3 3.1 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 51 0.2 .2 .3 .5 .8 1.1 1.5 .1 .0 .8 .1 .1 .1 3.1 .1 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Item and group Index Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 May 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 170.2 263.0 1.6 ' 0.0 ' 101.8 1.5 " -0.3 ' Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 162.4 161.7 162.7 162.4 170.8 1.5 1.4 .7 2.6 2.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 101.2 101.2 101.0 101.5 100.5 ■ - .6 .6 .6 .6 .4 100.8 101.2 100.1 100.4 97.5 96.5 96.8 97.7 94.4 102.6 ■ ■ -.7 -.7 .2 .1 -1.5 -2.0 -2.0 -1.5 -3.7 .5 104.7 - .3 .1 .3 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.4 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 171.0 199.9 185.1 205.6 120.4 114.4 126.8 130.2 122.2 128.7 2.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 -2.5 -2.6 -.9 -2.3 1.4 1.4 .0 .2 .4 .4 -1.6 -1.9 -2.1 -.9 -4.2 -.1 Apparel ................. ............................................................. 127.8 -.1 -.5 " Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 146.4 141.0 89.9 89.4 87.4 91.9 90.9 -1.5 -1.9 -11.6 -11.5 -12.2 -10.9 -9.7 .0 .1 .6 .7 .5 .7 .8 97.7 97.4 90.1 90.1 89.1 91.6 91.3 ■ ■ ■ - Medical care ....................................................................... 258.3 4.5 .3 100.8 - -.1 102.0 - 100.8 - -1.6 99.4 - 99.6 - .3 .8 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ Education and communication 2 ........................................... Other goods and services ................................................... -.5 .3 241.6 5.1 .4 103.3 - 170.2 143.4 130.0 131.2 128.7 195.4 1.6 .1 -.9 -1.2 -.5 2.7 .0 .0 -.2 -.1 -.5 .1 101.8 100.4 99.9 99.9 99.9 100.7 1.5 ~ -.3 .4 .2 .6 -.3 -.7 166.0 160.1 131.7 147.7 133.7 197.7 190.0 104.7 178.3 182.5 1.5 .9 -.8 .3 -.9 2.0 2.5 -5.8 2.2 2.3 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 .0 -1.1 .1 .1 100.5 100.3 99.9 100.6 99.9 100.1 100.6 94.0 101.1 101.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.3 .0 .2 .6 .5 -.6 -.8 -.5 -.2 -.4 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 52 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100) ............................................. 160.5 265.0 2.2 ' 0.2 102.3 1.8 0.4 153.4 245.9 0.8 0.1 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 160.1 159.6 160.3 158.9 165.1 2.3 2.4 2.0 3.0 1.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 100.8 100.8 101.0 100.5 100.4 ■ ■ .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 151.8 150.8 148.0 156.7 166.5 2.1 2.2 1.8 3.0 .8 .5 .5 .7 .2 .7 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 155.5 179.3 171.7 183.9 123.2 109.7 113.1 123.2 103.2 120.7 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.6 2.6 4.2 4.6 -.4 9.9 1.4 .0 .1 .2 .3 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.5 -2.5 101.5 102.3 100.8 100.9 98.4 98.0 98.2 102.5 91.9 101.3 - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 .6 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 1.5 -1.5 .0 146.1 162.0 151.7 169.5 130.7 102.3 110.7 110.2 113.9 122.4 1.7 2.1 2.6 2.4 1.7 3.1 4.1 .8 8.1 -.7 -.2 .1 .1 .2 -1.3 -1.6 -1.6 .7 -4.3 .0 Apparel ............................................................................... 132.1 -1.6 1.0 101.9 - .0 140.7 -4.4 .8 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 142.2 139.3 99.8 99.2 98.0 108.3 101.5 -1.3 -1.2 -7.2 -7.5 -7.6 -6.2 -6.5 .4 .7 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.2 101.1 100.8 101.0 101.1 100.9 101.3 101.5 “ ■ ■ ■ ■ .8 1.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.6 133.3 127.0 89.9 89.0 86.2 104.1 91.9 -4.2 -3.3 -12.5 -12.8 -13.4 -11.8 -13.1 -.6 -.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.6 Medical care ....................................................................... 231.8 3.5 .3 101.7 - .6 227.5 4.0 .6 101.4 - .2 .5 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 101.1 - .0 100.3 - - -.3 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 101.9 - .4 99.3 - .1 99.4 - Other goods and services ................................................... 238.4 7.0 .8 104.6 - 1.4 221.5 6.6 1.2 160.5 143.2 132.8 138.2 124.3 178.4 2.2 .3 -1.1 -.3 -1.8 3.8 .2 .3 .3 1.5 -1.0 .2 102.3 100.7 100.6 101.6 99.3 101.8 1.8 ■ ■ ■ .4 .4 .6 1.4 -.4 .4 153.4 139.2 132.2 136.4 126.5 168.8 .8 -.7 -2.3 -2.5 -2.0 2.2 .1 .3 .2 1.2 -1.2 .0 156.8 155.1 134.3 149.5 140.0 183.6 173.4 105.1 168.1 170.2 2.1 1.6 -1.0 1.1 -.1 3.7 3.8 -1.5 2.5 2.5 .2 .3 .3 .8 1.4 .3 .2 3.1 .0 -.1 101.2 100.9 100.6 101.2 101.5 101.5 101.8 99.4 101.4 101.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .3 .3 .6 .7 1.2 .3 .4 2.5 .2 .3 148.0 151.2 133.2 144.6 138.1 178.3 161.0 95.6 161.6 164.0 .5 .3 -2.2 -.3 -2.3 2.2 2.0 -3.9 1.3 1.0 .1 .1 .2 .9 1.2 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 .0 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. " Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. 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 classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 157.7 254.6 1.4 ' 0.1 ' 102.2 1.2 " 0.2 159.3 258.7 2.1 0.1 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 159.1 159.3 157.2 163.8 156.2 1.9 2.0 1.5 2.8 .6 .3 .3 .4 .2 -1.0 100.5 100.6 100.4 100.9 99.9 - .0 .1 -.1 .2 -.3 154.3 154.6 151.5 162.7 146.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.9 .5 .3 .3 .1 .6 .3 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 148.9 163.7 160.2 166.0 122.3 108.8 112.4 109.9 114.9 129.2 2.4 3.7 3.3 3.7 1.5 1.1 1.4 -2.0 11.1 -2.3 .2 -.2 .4 .4 3.4 4.2 4.5 3.8 7.7 -.5 101.3 102.1 101.1 101.2 97.7 96.7 96.7 96.9 95.6 101.2 ■ ■ ' .2 .2 .2 .2 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 -.2 152.4 174.4 162.0 175.1 131.7 113.1 117.9 121.4 113.5 121.4 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.4 6.5 5.6 5.8 5.5 12.5 -1.3 -.1 -.1 .2 .3 -.2 -.3 -.3 .0 -1.9 .6 Apparel ............................................................................... 155.4 2.2 -1.4 102.2 - .3 137.0 .8 -1.4 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 138.7 138.1 93.0 92.2 89.5 94.5 95.0 -2.7 -3.0 -11.5 -11.5 -12.3 -10.6 -10.5 -.1 -.1 .8 .8 .9 .6 .5 99.2 98.7 91.5 91.5 91.0 91.9 92.6 ■ ■ - .1 .2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 .8 138.2 136.9 83.5 82.5 78.1 98.0 90.6 -2.6 -2.6 -13.6 -13.9 -14.9 -13.5 -11.5 .4 .4 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.3 Medical care ....................................................................... 237.7 2.1 .0 101.8 - .4 240.7 3.0 .0 Recreation 2 ............................................ ........................... 100.8 - .0 100.9 - .0 105.6 - .8 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.4 - .5 99.4 - -.4 100.0 - .3 Other goods and services ................................................... 219.2 5.5 .4 103.6 - 1.6 227.5 8.7 1.2 157.7 142.3 132.7 134.8 130.6 173.3 1.4 -.4 -1.8 -1.5 -2.4 2.9 .1 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.5 .2 102.2 100.3 100.1 100.0 100.2 101.3 1.2 “ .2 .2 .3 .8 -.3 .2 159.3 138.9 130.6 132.5 128.2 181.0 2.1 -.1 -1.0 -.7 -1.2 3.9 .1 .4 .4 .4 .4 .0 153.3 155.9 133.8 146.8 136.1 188.0 166.8 100.1 165.5 167.1 1.4 .5 -1.7 .3 -1.2 2.2 2.9 -4.8 1.8 1.9 .1 .1 -.3 .0 -.2 .5 .2 2.8 -.1 -.2 100.8 100.4 100.1 100.3 100.0 100.5 101.3 94.4 101.4 101.5 - .2 .2 .3 .4 .8 .1 .2 1.1 .2 .1 152.7 155.5 131.0 143.1 132.9 191.0 171.8 97.4 168.1 171.3 2.0 1.8 -.9 .4 -.7 4.4 4.1 -2.4 2.6 2.8 .2 .2 .4 .4 .4 .1 .1 .3 .1 .1 " Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 54 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Apr. 1998 May 1997 May 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 165.0 269.1 2.4 " 0.5 ' 102.4 " 0.9 " 0.2 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home ................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 165.0 164.4 169.1 157.9 170.5 3.8 4.1 4.6 3.1 1.5 .5 .6 .8 .3 .0 101.1 101.1 101.4 100.6 100.8 ■ - .3 .2 .3 .2 .5 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 166.7 182.2 176.8 192.8 141.8 131.2 133.6 146.1 124.2 128.6 3.6 4.4 4.5 4.2 -.4 -1.0 -.8 -3.4 5.5 1.1 .5 .4 .4 .3 1.6 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.9 .2 100.2 100.0 99.5 99.7 100.7 100.7 100.8 101.8 97.4 101.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.1 -.8 -.7 -.4 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.5 6.3 1.1 Apparel ............................................................................... 123.6 1.1 -1.7 99.6 - -1.2 .9 1.1 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.3 5.2 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 143.4 139.1 99.0 97.9 94.9 95.0 100.9 -1.0 -1.4 -10.1 -10.1 -10.7 -9.1 -9.1 1.1 1.3 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.9 7.3 99.2 98.5 91.3 91.3 91.0 91.3 92.3 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Medical care ....................................................................... 235.6 2.1 .4 101.5 - .2 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 100.3 - .7 100.6 - .0 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.0 - .0 100.9 - .4 Other goods and services ................................................... 245.8 4.1 .5 101.9 - .8 165.0 143.1 129.4 131.2 126.5 184.2 2.4 1.0 -1.1 -.8 -1.3 3.3 .5 .6 .6 1.2 -.2 .4 102.4 99.8 99.0 98.5 99.6 100.8 .9 ■ .2 .5 .6 1.1 .1 .0 161.3 159.3 131.5 148.8 134.4 194.9 180.0 110.3 170.8 172.5 2.4 1.4 -1.0 1.8 -.6 1.9 3.4 -5.9 2.9 2.7 .4 .5 .5 .9 1.1 A .4 5.1 .2 .2 100.3 100.5 99.1 99.9 98.6 101.5 100.8 96.5 100.7 100.6 - .2 .6 .7 .7 1.1 .7 .0 4.9 -.1 -.2 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base, 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 55 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Percent change to May1998 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 1998 Apr. 1998 Mar. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Mar. 1998 Percent change to Apr. 1998 from— Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.0 .9 .7 ■ .6 .6 .6 .4 .3 .6 .7 .8 - .2 .2 .0 .2 .2 .0 156.6 160.3 101.0 1.8 2.0 - .3 .6 -.2 .3 .3 .0 2.0 2.3 - .5 .6 .3 .0 .3 -.2 147.0 148.0 1.8 .2 .7 1.2 .1 -.5 157.1 156.4 100.6 157.0 156.6 100.5 157.2 157.2 100.4 1.7 1.5 - .1 .5 -.2 .1 .4. -.1 1.7 1.2 - .2 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.1 150.1 151.0 151.3 151.5 1.3 .3 .1 1.4 .8 .2 M M M 166.8 168.4 100.6 167.0 168.4 100.8 166.5 167.8 101.1 167.7 169.1 101.4 4.1 4.6 ' .4 .4 .6 .7 .8 .3 2.8 2.8 " -.2 -.4 .5 -.3 -.4 .3 M M M 147.9 100.5 152.5 148.0 100.7 153.6 148.1 100.6 152.9 148.7 100.8 153.7 2.2 1.5 .5 .1 .1 .4 .2 .5 1.8 1.3 .1 .1 .3 .1 -.1 -.5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..................................... M M 169.8 171.9 171.5 172.6 171.7 172.4 173.3 174.2 4.4 4.8 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 4.1 2.1 1.1 .3 .1 -.1 M 164.2 164.1 164.7 165.1 1.1 .6 .2 1.1 .3 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 160.3 160.6 147.6 100.4 160.5 157.0 147.3 99.9 160.1 157.5 146.9 100.0 161.3 160.1 148.5 100.9 2.2 3.6 .3 ~ .5 2.0 .8 1.0 .7 1.7 1.1 .9 1.9 2.5 .4 " -.1 -1.9 -.5 -.4 -.2 .3 -.3 .1 Atlanta, GA ................................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ........................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .......................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................. 2 2 2 2 160.4 151.4 155.2 165.2 159.8 152.4 157.8 164.2 162.5 152.8 156.6 165.1 162.1 152.5 155.9 165.3 1.7 .8 .4 1.4 .1 -1.2 .7 -.2 -.2 -.4 .1 1.5 1.7 .9 1.3 .9 .9 -.1 1.7 .3 -.8 .5 2 2 2 160.6 172.3 167.3 161.1 170.8 167.5 161.2 170.8 162.9 161.1 171.8 165.5 -1.9 5.2 .0 .6 -1.2 -.1 .6 1.6 -.2 3.2 .4 -.9 -2.6 .1 .0 -2.7 M 160.0 160.2 160.2 160.7 Northeast urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 161.8 161.8 100.4 161.8 161.8 100.4 162.2 162.2 100.4 162.8 162.7 101.0 Midwest urban 4 .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 155.5 158.9 100.7 156.2 159.4 101.2 156.2 159.8 101.0 M 146.8 147.7 South urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 156.7 156.4 100.3 M West urban ................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. U.S. city average ........................................ 2.0 Region and area size2 Size classes A 5 .......................................................... B/C 3 ....................................................... D ............................................................ Selected local areas 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 56 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ..................................................... All items (1967-100) .................................. 162.8 487.7 1.7 ' 0.2 " 165.6 494.7 2.8 ' 0.5 162.3 479.6 1.8 0.3 173.0 500.1 1.8 0.0 Food and beverages ................................. Food ...................................................... Food at home ....................................... Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ............................... 160.7 160.3 160.7 160.6 165.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.8 1.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .0 165.0 164.5 173.3 149.4 171.7 3.4 3.7 4.4 2.3 1.0 .5 .6 .9 .1 .5 167.4 165.7 174.2 153.6 182.2 3.6 3.8 4.8 2.3 .6 .6 .7 1.0 .2 -.8 165.7 164.9 165.1 168.4 175.7 1.8 1.7 1.1 2.7 3.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 Housing .................................................... Shelter ................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................... Fuels .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity .......................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 159.7 181.2 171.1 2.4 3.4 3.1 .1 .1 .2 164.3 194.5 188.9 3.9 4.7 4.1 -.1 .4 .3 159.6 171.3 163.0 2.2 3.2 2.5 .1 .2 .1 174.8 205.2 189.6 2.7 3.8 3.3 .1 .3 .4 186.8 127.9 113.2 120.5 125.9 113.2 126.6 3.3 -.9 -1.8 -1.1 -3.6 3.9 .6 .2 .7 .8 .9 1.2 .2 -.3 199.8 125.1 113.3 116.4 124.1 108.4 112.3 4.7 3.8 8.4 8.6 -3.3 24.3 -1.7 .3 3.0 3.5 3.5 1.4 6.2 -6.2 179.9 146.5 140.2 140.6 153.4 133.0 122.4 2.9 -4.0 -6.2 -6.1 -8.9 .4 .2 .2 -.9 -1.2 -1.3 -.1 -3.5 .0 212.6 115.4 112.8 122.7 122.0 124.0 130.2 3.6 -2.0 -1.8 .5 -1.1 3.3 -.1 .4 -.7 -1.0 -1.0 -1.8 .4 -.6 Apparel .................................................... 135.3 .0 -.4 126.7 -.6 2.5 126.2 2.1 -3.1 128.2 -2.1 -1.1 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation .............................. Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............ 142.0 138.4 94.7 94.2 92.0 98.6 96.1 -1.7 -1.8 -10.4 -10.5 -10.9 -9.9 -9.3 .4 .5 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.1 2.8 138.6 135.8 98.6 97.8 95.3 105.4 99.8 -1.8 -1.8 -7.7 -7.8 -8.7 -6.5 -6.7 .9 1.1 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.4 142.8 137.5 96.4 94.2 92.1 91.7 95.6 -1.5 -2.1 -9.6 -9.6 -9.9 -9.7 -8.9 1.3 1.6 10.8 10.8 11.2 11.4 9.8 151.1 143.2 88.3 88.0 86.4 90.9 90.7 -1.6 -1.8 -10.1 -10.0 -10.7 -9.6 -8.8 .0 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .3 Medical care ............................................. 241.4 3.1 .3 244.8 4.0 .2 234.8 1.6 .2 255.0 4.7 .0 Recreation 4 .............................................. 101.0 1.6 -.1 99.7 - -1.0 101.5 - .8 102.2 - -.8 1.1 99.7 - -.1 99.4 - .4 Education and communication 4 ................. 100.1 2.6 .2 105.8 - Other goods and services .......................... 236.7 6.1 .9 246.7 6.2 1.1 247.8 3.4 1.0 240.4 5.3 .0 162.8 142.3 131.3 134.0 127.6 183.4 1.7 .1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.4 2.8 .2 .2 .2 .8 -.4 .1 165.6 144.3 130.7 137.1 121.0 186.3 2.8 .6 -1.7 -.4 -3.0 4.5 .5 .3 .3 2.4 -2.0 .5 162.3 143.1 127.6 131.7 121.8 179.4 1.8 .9 -1.1 -.5 -1.6 2.3 .3 .6 .5 1.2 -.4 .2 173.0 145.9 130.7 131.8 128.6 196.8 1.8 -.1 -1.8 '2.0 -1.4 3.0 .0 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.5 .1 158.4 157.3 132.7 147.5 135.9 191.1 177.6 103.8 170.5 173.1 1.6 1.0 -1.0 .8 -.8 2.2 2.8 -5.6 2.2 2.2 .2 .3 .2 .5 .7 .2 .1 1.9 .1 .1 161.6 156.6 132.8 151.6 139.7 186.5 181.4 105.6 173.4 175.6 2.7 2.1 -1.5 1.7 -.1 4.4 4.6 .6 3.0 2.8 .4 .5 .3 1.4 2.3 .6 .5 4.3 .2 .1 158.4 159.6 130.6 150.5 136.1 197.2 174.6 111.5 167.7 168.5 1.8 1.1 -.9 1.8 -.4 1.1 2.4 -8.0 2.4 2.1 .3 .3 .5 .9 1.0 -.1 .1 4.6 .1 -.1 169.1 160.9 132.6 150.1 134.5 195.4 192.0 103.6 180.8 184.8 1.6 .8 -1.6 .1 -1.6 2.0 2.9 -4.5 2.3 2.3 .0 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.5 -.1 .1 -.6 .1 .0 Commodity and service group All items ..................................................... Commodities ............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ............................................... Services .................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... AH items less shelter ................................... Commodities less food ............................... Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................ Services less rent of shelter1 ....................... Services less medical care services ............ Energy ....................................................... All items less energy ................................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ’ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 57 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Index May 1998 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from— Mar. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Mar. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 2 ............................................................ 162.8 487.7 1.7 " 0.4 ~ 170.9 496.8 2.5 ■ -0.2 ■ 165.6 494.7 2.8 ■ 0.9 ■ Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 160.7 160.3 160.7 160.6 165.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.8 1.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .1 164.8 165.4 161.3 173.4 160.0 3.3 3.6 2.2 5.7 -.2 .7 .7 .5 1.1 .3 165.0 164.5 173.3 149.4 171.7 3.4 3.7 4.4 2.3 1.0 .7 .7 1.0 .1 1.0 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................ ................ Household furnishings and operations ............................... 159.7 181.2 171.1 186.8 127.9 113.2 120.5 125.9 113.2 126.6 2.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 -.9 -1.8 -1.1 -3.6 3.9 .6 .3 .2 .5 .5 .6 .6 .9 1.3 .0 .2 164.2 192.8 182.7 197.0 114.1 97.6 118.0 128.4 101.2 122.3 2.4 3.3 4.0 3.2 -5.9 -3.9 .1 -8.9 15.1 1.7 -1.0 -.4 .5 .4 -8.4 -9.7 -10.9 -2.1 -23.3 1.1 164.3 194.5 188.9 199.8 125.1 113.3 116.4 124.1 108.4 112.3 3.9 4.7 4.1 4.7 3.8 8.4 8.6 -3.3 24.3 -1.7 .5 .6 .4 .3 2.0 2.3 2.4 -.2 6.0 -1.9 Apparel ............................................................................... 135.3 .0 .3 151.8 3.4 1.3 126.7 -.6 3.7 Transportation 4 ................................................................... Private transportation 5 ...................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 142.0 138.4 94.7 94.2 92.0 98.6 96.1 -1.7 -1.8 -10.4 -10.5 -10.9 -9.9 -9.3 .4 .7 4.2 4.3 4.8 3.8 3.4 138.9 138.3 92.3 91.1 88.0 95.0 94.7 -.9 -1.9 -13.2 -13.1 -13.8 -12.1 -11.4 -.6 -.9 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.8 138.6 135.8 98.6 97.8 95.3 105.4 99.8 -1.8 -1.8 -7.7 -7.8 -8.7 -6.5 -6.7 .9 1.1 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.0 7.3 Medical care ....................................................................... 241.4 3.1 .7 313.6 7.4 1.5 244.8 4.0 1.5 Recreation 8 ........................................................................ 101.0 1.6 .0 104.1 - -.4 99.7 - -1.0 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 100.1 2.6 .2 100.3 - 1.3 105.8 - 2.0 Other goods and services ................................................... 236.7 6.1 1.9 237.3 4.3 .7 246.7 6.2 2.2 162.8 142.3 131.3 134.0 127.6 183.4 1.7 .1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.4 2.8 .4 .6 .7 1.4 -.3 .3 170.9 143.3 130.3 135.0 127.8 197.2 2.5 1.6 .6 .1 1.4 3.0 -.2 .2 -.1 .1 -.5 -.5 165.6 144.3 130.7 137.1 121.0 186.3 2.8 .6 -1.7 -.4 -3.0 4.5 .9 1.2 1.6 3.7 -.8 .7 158.4 157.3 132.7 147.5 135.9 191.1 177.6 103.8 170.5 173.1 1.6 1.0 -1.0 .8 -.8 2.2 2.8 -5.6 2.2 2.2 .4 .5 .7 .9 1.3 .3 .2 2.2 .2 .3 164.4 164.5 131.6 149.5 136.2 210.3 187.5 95.2 181.7 185.6 2.2 2.2 .5 1.6 .1 2.6 2.7 -7.3 3.2 3.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 .4 .1 -.6 -.6 -7.0 .2 .2 161.6 156.6 132.8 151.6 139.7 186.5 181.4 105.6 173.4 175.6 2.7 2.1 -1.5 1.7 -.1 4.4 4.6 .6 3.0 2.8 .9 1.1 1.5 2.2 3.6 .8 .7 4.6 .7 .7 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities 9 ..................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages10........................... Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables 11...................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food 12....................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 58 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Mar. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Expenditure category 0.4 - 153.0 480.1 - 0.0 162.3 479.6 1.8 ■ 0.6 ~ 3.6 4.0 3.6 4.6 -1.7 1.4 1.5 2.0 .8 -.7 159.4 157.6 148.5 172.3 178.7 0.3 ■ .3 .7 .8 .4 -5.1 167.4 165.7 174.2 153.6 182.2 3.6 3.8 4.8 2.3 .6 .7 .7 .9 .5 .4 156.7 178.2 170.3 177.7 124.7 119.8 121.8 133.0 111.8 129.0 3.2 5.0 5.6 5.3 -2.6 -4.2 -4.2 -.3 -8.6 .0 -.6 -.6 .6 .5 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -2 .2 141.9 151.9 149.3 160.8 124.2 114.9 114.5 111.8 116.8 131.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 -2.7 24.9 ■ .5 .9 .9 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.4 -.1 8.2 -1.9 159.6 171.3 163.0 179.9 146.5 140.2 140.6 153.4 133.0 122.4 2.2 3.2 2.5 2.9 -4.0 -6.2 -6.1 -8.9 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .3 .5 .4 .4 -.1 1.4 -.8 Apparel ............................................................................... 132.5 3.0 4.2 144.7 - -1.5 126.2 2.1 -2.4 Transportation 4 ................................................................... Private transportation 5 ...................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 141.8 142.5 106.7 105.8 104.2 109.1 109.2 -.5 .0 -7.1 -7.4 -8.3 -6.5 137.9 138.4 91.8 91.3 87.8 93.3 94.5 -12.5 -12.5 -13.5 -12.1 -10.3 -.9 -1.0 -5 .5 .1 .7 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 9.4 .2 .2 .5 -.5 .2 142.8 137.5 96.4 94.2 92.1 91.7 95.6 -1.5 -2.1 -9.6 -9.6 -9.9 -9.7 -8.9 1.9 2.3 16.7 16.7 18.2 16.1 14.5 Medical care .................................................... .................. 214.5 1.9 1.4 228.2 - .3 234.8 1.6 .2 Recreation 8 ........................................................................ 99.4 - .1 99.6 - -.1 101.5 - 1.2 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 99.3 - .4 99.0 - -.1 99.7 - -.2 Other goods and services ................................................... 219.5 7.1 2.9 218.9 - 1.2 247.8 3.4 1.7 159.2 146.3 135.4 140.6 123.7 173.7 2.3 2.0 .7 1.8 -.2 2.8 .4 1.9 2.0 4.0 .0 -.6 153.0 139.7 129.5 129.1 131.3 165.8 - .0 162.3 143.1 127.6 131.7 121.8 179.4 1.8 .9 .6 1.0 156.4 153.1 135.9 152.3 140.4 172.6 170.7 113.9 165.7 165.7 2.4 1.3 .7 2.8 1.5 .6 3.1 -6.4 3.2 3.0 .3 .8 2.0 2.6 3.6 -.7 -.7 3.3 148.9 154.1 131.1 143.7 131.8 188.0 159.7 102.6 161.2 162.2 -3.1 - All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 2 ............................................................ 159.2 510.1 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 163.1 164.8 160.1 174.9 145.8 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels .................................... .......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service .................. .......................... Household furnishings and operations ............................... 2.3 ■ Commodity and service group All items ............................................. ................................... Commodities 9 ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages 10........................... Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables 11....................................................................... Services .............................................................................. -.1 -.4 .0 -1.2 .2 -1.1 1.1 -.5 -1.6 2.3 2.6 -.9 .3 1.8 .6 .7 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .............. ..................................... All items less shelter ............................... .............................. Commodities less food 12...................... ................................. Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 59 .2 -.1 .1 -.3 -.7 .1 -.5 -.2 .3 .8 .0 -.2 158.4 159.6 130.6 150.5 136.1 197.2 174.6 111.5 167.7 168.5 1.1 -.9 1.8 -.4 1.6 2.4 1.1 .2 2.4 -8.0 2.4 2.1 .3 8.1 1.1 .2 .1 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and group Percent change from— Index Index Percent change from— May May Mar. May May Mar. 1998 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items ( 1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )2 ........................................................................ 173.0 500.1 1.8 0.0 101.5 1.0 -0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................ Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 165.7 164.9 165.1 168.4 175.7 1.8 1.7 1.1 2.7 3.2 .5 .5 .6 .4 1.0 101.8 101.7 100.9 100.9 100.6 2.1 2.2 .5 .6 1.0 .0 -.1 Housing ..................................................................................... Shelter ..................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Fuels and utilities ................................................... ................. Fuels ...................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................. Electricity ........................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................. Household furnishings and operations ......... ........................ 174.8 205.2 189.6 212.6 115.4 112.8 122.7 122.0 124.0 130.2 2.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 -2.0 -1.8 .5 -1.1 3.3 -.1 -.1 .0 .4 .5 -.5 -.8 -.3 -1.5 2.0 .0 101.5 102.5 102.5 102.3 98.7 98.5 98.8 100.6 92.3 101.2 Apparel ...................................................................................... 128.2 -2.1 -2.1 100.9 -.5 -4.1 Transportation 4 ......................................................................... Private transportation 5 ........................................................... Motor fuel .............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................... 151.1 143.2 88.3 88.0 86.4 90.9 90.7 -1.6 -1.8 -10.1 -10.0 -10.7 -9.6 -8.8 -.3 .2 .0 .0 -.2 -.3 .8 98.1 97.8 90.0 89.9 88.9 90.9 91.1 -2.0 -.2 -.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 Medical care .............................................................................. 255.0 4.7 1.6 103.9 2.2 - 1.1 2.0 • “ ~ ■ ■ ■ ■ - -.3 .0 .7 .9 -.5 -.6 -.4 .3 -3.1 -1.5 -.2 Recreation 8 ............................................................................... 102.2 - -.4 101.6 - .3 Education and communication 8 ............................................... 99.4 - .2 101.2 - 1.4 Other goods and services .............................................................. 240.4 5.3 .3 105.9 4.0 .6 1.8 101.5 1.0 -.1 100.5 100.3 101.1 99.2 101.7 • ■ -.4 -.9 -.9 -1.4 3.0 .0 .0 -.5 -.3 -1.1 .1 169.1 160.9 1.6 -.1 .0 -.5 -.2 -.1 -1.6 .1 -1.6 2.0 101.3 100.7 100.3 .9 .8 132.6 Commodity and service group All items ........................................................................................ Commodities 9 ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages1 0 .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables 11............................................................................. Services ..................................................................................... 173.0 145.9 130.7 131.8 128.6 196.8 -.1 -1.8 -2.0 -.9 .1 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................... Commodities less food 12............................................................ Nondurables ................................................................................ Nondurables less food .................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... All items less energy ................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. 150.1 134.5 195.4 192.0 103.6 180.8 184.8 -.5 .1 -.1 101.0 101.0 100.9 101.7 92.2 101.6 102.3 ■ 1.4 Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 137.5. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 9 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 142.6. 10 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 128.7. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 132.7. 11 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 130.0. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 122.0. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 123.7. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 132.9. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 122.9. Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 128.0. 12 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 130.8. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 129.2. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 151.6. Revised index for Boston-Brockton-Nashua: Mar. 1998= 139.7. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 137.4. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 141.7. Revised index for Washington-Baltimore: Mar. 1998= 98.3. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 139.2. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 140.1. Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 141.4. 5 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 142.9. Revised index for Boston-Brockton-Nashua: Mar. 1998= 139.5. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 134.3. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 141.5. Revised index for Washington-Baltimore: Mar. 1998= 98.0. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 139.8. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 134.4. 2.9 -4.5 2.3 2.3 .1 -.2 .2 .0 ■ * -6.1 60 -.9 -.1 -.9 .2 .0 .2 -.2 -.3 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all Items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Mar. 1998 Feb. 1998 Percent change to Apr. 1998 from— Percent change to May1998 from— Apr. 1998 May 1998 May 1997 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 M 158.5 158.7 159.1 159.5 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 Northeast urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 165.9 165.8 101.1 166.0 165.8 101.3 166.3 166.0 101.5 166.4 166.1 101.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 1.2 1.3 .9 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 .2 Midwest urban 4 .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 154.2 154.2 101.4 154.4 154.7 101.3 155.0 155.4 101.7 155.6 155.9 102.1 1.8 2.1 1.7 .8 .8 .8 .4 .3 .4 1.6 1.8 1.6 .5 .8 .3 .4 .5 .4 M 150.8 150.7 150.9 151.3 .7 .4 .3 .6 .1 .1 U.S. city average ........................................ Region and area size2 South urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 155.7 154.3 101.1 156.0 154.7 101.3 156.4 155.1 101.5 156.7 155.3 101.8 1.0 1.1 .9 .4 .4 .5 .2 .1 .3 .8 1.0 .6 .4 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 M 158.0 158.2 159.1 159.6 2.1 .9 .3 1.8 .7 .6 West urban ................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. M M M 159.4 158.0 102.2 159.4 158.1 102.1 159.6 158.5 102.0 160.3 159.4 102.2 1.6 2.1 .7 .6 .8 .1 .4 .6 .2 1.1 1.5 .6 .1 .3 -.2 .1 .3 -.1 M M M 144.8 101.3 156.8 145.0 101.4 156.8 145.4 101.6 157.3 145.8 101.9 157.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 .6 .5 .6 .3 .3 .3 1.4 .9 1.1 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..................................... M M 157.4 155.0 158.3 155.1 159.0 155.6 159.9 156.2 2.8 1.4 1.0 .7 .6 .4 2.4 .8 1.0 .4 .4 .3 M 168.2 168.2 168.5 168.6 1.6 .2 .1 1.4 .2 .2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 ..... 1 1 1 1 168.9 151.2 152.8 101.3 2.0 2.3 .8 -.2 .7 .0 .0 ■ ■ - - “ Atlanta, GA ................................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ........................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .......................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................. 2 2 2 2 156.6 152.9 144.7 157.3 - 157.7 153.5 144.8 157.4 - - - - 1.7 .5 - .7 .4 .1 .1 2 2 2 166.1 159.6 162.2 ■ - 166.5 160.8 161.9 - - - - .8 2.6 .2 .8 -.2 Size classes A 5 .......................................................... B/C 3 ....................................................... D ............................................................ Selected local areas6 ■ 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; ■ 169.3 150.1 152.8 101.3 Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 61 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest2) Northeast Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 West South Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ..................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .................. 166.4 259.9 1.4 ■ 0.1 - 155.6 251.6 1.8 " 0.4 ■ 156.7 253.9 1.0 - 0.2 ~ 160.3 258.0 1.6 ■ 0.4 ~ Food and beverages .................................. Food ...................................................... Food at home ....................................... Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ................................ 162.1 161.6 161.9 163.4 168.2 1.5 1.4 .8 2.6 1.4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 157.2 156.6 156.1 158.0 164.1 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.9 .7 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 157.6 157.8 155.9 162.6 154.5 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.7 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.6 163.5 162.9 166.4 157.7 169.9 3.4 3.6 3.9 2.9 1.7 .6 .6 .7 .3 .5 Housing .................................................... Shelter .................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................... Fuels .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity .......................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 167.3 196.4 182.9 2.0 2.8 2.7 -.1 .1 .3 150.3 169.5 168.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 .1 .2 .2 149.0 163.5 158.7 1.6 3.4 3.1 .3 .1 .3 159.8 173.9 172.2 2.8 3.3 3.6 .3 .1 .2 184.7 121.5 111.6 127.1 132.5 119.2 125.6 2.9 -2.5 -3.0 -1.5 -2.4 .0 1.6 .3 -1.5 -1.8 -1.9 -1.0 -3.6 .3 169.6 125.4 109.0 114.6 124.9 104.3 124.3 3.3 1.6 2.3 3.0 .6 5.4 2.0 .2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.8 .5 -1.3 155.4 132.4 112.7 115.1 114.3 119.8 124.8 3.4 -2.1 -5.5 -5.7 -8.1 4.4 -1.3 .2 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 3.5 -.3 169.6 138.9 128.0 130.7 143.3 117.6 126.9 3.1 .9 .7 .8 -1.4 5.7 1.1 .1 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.4 3.5 .4 Apparel .................................................... 129.9 .6 -.2 131.4 -2.4 .7 146.0 .0 -.4 124.7 -1.4 -1.2 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation .............................. New and used motor vehicles 4 .............. New vehicles ...................................... Used cars and trucks ........................... Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............ 143.4 139.3 99.4 142.8 153.7 91.0 90.5 88.5 94.6 92.1 -2.1 -2.4 -1.4 -2.5 -11.4 -11.4 -12.2 -10.7 -9.7 .1 .3 -.1 -.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 140.6 138.2 99.9 143.1 151.5 99.1 98.7 96.8 110.1 102.4 -1.1 -1.1 -.8 -3.0 -6.9 -7.1 -7.6 -5.3 -6.4 .7 .9 -.1 -.8 1.3 4.5 4.7 4.5 5.0 4.7 138.9 137.8 100.7 146.7 152.9 90.9 90.4 87.2 96.7 94.6 -2.6 -2.8 -.7 -1.8 -12.0 -12.1 -13.0 -11.4 -10.6 .1 .2 .2 -.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 .7 142.1 139.3 99.9 145.1 147.3 99.0 98.1 95.1 96.3 100.4 -1.8 -2.1 -1.2 -3.3 -10.3 -10.4 -10.9 -9.5 -9.2 1.1 1.2 -.1 -.5 .8 7.5 7.4 7.8 8.2 6.6 Medical care ............................................. Medical care commodities ....................... Medical care services .............................. Professional services ............................. 250.8 222.3 256.9 235.3 3.6 3.0 3.7 4.3 .3 -.5 .5 .7 234.8 215.6 239.2 220.0 3.4 2.2 3.7 4.2 .4 .7 .4 .5 240.0 215.2 245.9 226.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.3 .2 1.0 .0 .1 238.2 225.1 241.3 209.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.7 .3 1.1 .1 .1 Recreation4 .............................................. 101.5 - -1.0 100.7 - -.1 101.3 - .1 100.0 - .3 Education and communication 4 ................. 99.4 - .3 101.0 - .3 100.0 - .0 100.6 - .2 Other goods and services .......................... 246.3 6.4 .7 232.0 8.0 1.3 226.6 7.2 1.3 234.9 4.2 .8 166.4 143.5 130.6 130.7 1.4 .1 -1.0 -.8 .1 .2 .1 .3 155.6 140.7 131.3 135.9 1.8 .2 -1.1 -.7 .4 .4 .5 1.6 156.7 142.0 133.1 135.4 1.0 -.2 -1.6 -1.5 .2 .2 .2 .6 160.3 142.6 130.0 131.7 1.6 .2 -2.0 -2.1 .4 .6 .7 1.5 136.5 127.7 193.4 183.5 187.2 230.9 -1.6 -1.3 2.4 2.9 1.2 3.7 .6 -.3 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 141.6 124.4 174.0 168.5 182.0 200.7 .2 -1.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 4.4 2.1 -.6 .3 .2 -.3 .5 135.3 129.1 174.8 155.6 189.1 211.3 -2.0 -1.7 2.3 3.4 .7 4.2 1.0 .0 .2 .1 -.3 .2 139.8 127.9 179.6 167.6 185.3 207.8 -2.4 -1.7 2.9 3.3 2.2 3.0 2.9 -.2 .3 .1 .0 .5 Commodity and service group All items ..................................................... Commodities ............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ Durables ............................................... Services .................................................... Rent of shelter3 ...................................... Transportation services ........................... Other services ........................................ See footnotes at end of table. 62 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 West South Midwest2 Northeast Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less food ....................................... All items less shelter ................................... Commodities less food ................................ Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............. Services less rent of shelter ^ ....................... Services less medical care services ............ Energy ............................. ......................... All items less energy ................................... All items less food and energy ................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................................... Energy commodities ................................ Services less energy services ................. 163.0 167.4 157.5 132.2 147.1 133.0 138.6 174.7 188.8 102.2 175.3 179.3 1.3 1.3 .8 -.9 .5 -.7 -1.3 1.9 2.3 -6.2 2.0 2.1 0.1 .0 .0 .1 .3 .3 .6 -.2 -.1 -.7 .1 .0 152.0 155.2 152.3 132.6 146.7 137.6 143.0 164.3 168.6 103.6 163.3 165.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 -.9 .8 -.5 .3 3.4 3.4 -2.4 2.2 2.2 0.3 .4 .4 .5 .8 1.5 1.9 .4 .3 2.8 .1 .1 152.1 156.4 155.1 133.8 146.5 136.2 136.1 170.6 167.4 99.8 164.8 166.6 1.0 .9 .4 -1.4 .3 -1.3 -1.7 1.4 2.3 -8.6 2.0 2.0 0.3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4 .9 .3 .2 1.5 .1 .1 156.8 159.8 156.2 131.9 148.3 134.6 141.8 173.1 174.8 110.5 166.2 167.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 -1.8 1.0 -1.7 -2.0 2.3 2.9 -5.5 2.2 1.8 0.4 .4 .6 .7 1.0 1.5 2.8 .5 .3 5.0 .2 .1 144.9 90.3 200.5 .8 -11.0 2.7 .0 .9 .1 141.8 98.8 181.9 .1 -7.1 3.4 .0 4.3 .2 144.8 91.7 182.1 .1 -11.7 3.0 .1 1.0 .1 140.7 100.0 183.4 -.5 -10.3 3.0 -.1 7.3 .1 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 63 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index May 1998 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Size class D Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 145.8 145.8 1.7 ■ 0.3 ' 101.9 ' 1.2 ' 0.3 ' 157.8 255.0 1.4 ' 0.3 ' Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 144.9 144.6 148.0 139.1 148.1 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.9 1.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.2 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.8 100.1 - .1 .1 .2 .1 -.1 155.4 154.9 152.4 160.4 162.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.5 1.6 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.4 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............. ................................ Electricity ...................................................... .............. Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 141.9 151.2 142.9 152.8 128.0 125.3 124.7 126.3 121.5 117.6 2.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 .2 .5 1.3 -1.8 6.1 .4 .2 .2 .4 .3 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.1 -.8 100.8 101.3 100.6 100.7 98.3 97.5 97.7 98.8 94.1 101.4 ■ ■ ' .1 .0 .1 .0 .6 .6 .8 1.0 -.2 .1 153.5 175.6 161.3 166.8 131.9 109.3 117.9 124.4 109.0 123.6 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.6 4.5 3.9 4.6 3.4 7.2 -1.0 .0 .1 .2 .3 -.5 -.7 -.6 .2 -3.0 .1 Apparel ............................................................................... 122.9 -.6 -.6 102.2 - .2 136.4 -.7 .0 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .................................... . Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 140.5 139.8 100.1 126.8 143.5 138.8 138.0 137.8 96.8 129.9 -1.8 -2.0 -1.0 -2.1 -10.0 -10.1 -10.5 -9.3 -9.0 .5 .6 .1 -.6 1.3 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.2 99.2 99.0 100.1 99.5 101.2 94.0 94.0 93.9 94.0 94.2 - .5 .7 -.1 -.7 1.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 138.6 136.3 100.3 147.2 143.3 90.6 90.0 86.5 98.7 93.1 -3.1 -2.9 ■ -.3 -3.9 -12.9 -13.1 -13.4 -13.4 -11.4 .5 .6 .0 -.7 1.0 3.1 3.2 3.6 2.1 2.2 Medical care ....................................................................... Medical care commodities .................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... 190.6 177.1 193.6 176.9 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.3 .3 .9 .2 .2 101.6 101.6 101.6 101.8 ' .4 .5 .4 .6 233.3 217.2 237.3 228.9 2.9 1.5 3.3 3.0 .2 .1 .2 .1 Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 100.9 - -.1 100.6 - -.3 102.4 - .3 Education and communication 3 ........................................... 100.6 - .4 99.8 - .0 100.5 - .4 Other goods and services .................................................... 188.5 5.8 .6 104.2 - 1.6 236.8 8.2 1.5 145.8 136.9 131.4 139.7 150.2 120.7 154.1 151.6 154.4 174.7 1.7 .1 -1.5 -1.3 -1.7 -1.6 3.1 3.7 1.2 3.9 .3 .3 .3 .8 1.5 -.4 .3 .2 -.3 .4 101.9 100.3 100.1 100.3 99.4 99.9 101.0 101.3 101.2 101.3 1.2 - .3 .4 .5 1.2 1.7 -.2 .1 .0 -.1 .1 157.8 140.7 132.3 133.4 134.8 128.5 180.1 164.2 180.4 213.2 1.4 -.4 -1.7 -1.6 -2.0 -1.8 3.2 2.5 .5 5.8 .3 .5 .5 1.1 1.7 -.1 .1 .1 -.2 .6 _ ■ ' Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter4 ................................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Other services ................................................................... S ee footnotes at end of table. 64 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Services less rent of shelter ^ ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy ................................................ ................................. All items less energy ........................... ................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................ Energy commodities .......................................................... Services less energy services ............................................ 143.7 146.0 143.7 132.3 142.6 140.5 149.8 156.6 151.1 131.5 146.9 147.5 131.4 138.1 156.4 1.6 1.5 .9 -1.3 .7 -1.1 -1.3 2.4 3.1 -4.7 2.2 2.1 -.1 -10.0 3.2 100.6 100.7 100.5 100.1 100.5 100.3 99.4 100.7 100.9 95.9 101.1 101.2 101.1 94.1 101.3 - 0.2 .3 .4 .5 .6 1.1 1.5 .2 .0 1.8 .1 .1 .3 2.8 .0 153.3 158.2 153.6 133.3 144.6 134.8 136.3 169.6 173.5 99.6 166.2 169.2 144.2 90.1 187.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 -1.6 .1 -1.5 -1.7 3.7 3.2 -4.0 2.0 2.0 .1 -12.5 3.0 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 0.3 .2 .3 .2 .6 .7 1.4 .3 .3 2.4 .1 .1 -.2 3.4 .2 65 0.3 .3 .4 .5 .9 1.1 1.6 .1 .1 .9 .3 .2 .3 3.1 .2 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ........................................... ..................................... All items (December 1977=100) ............................................ 166.1 253.9 1.4 " 0.1 ' 101.5 1.2 0.0 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .............................. ................................... Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 161.4 160.9 161.4 161.9 169.0 1.3 1.3 .6 2.5 1.7 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 101.1 101.1 100.9 101.5 100.9 ■ - .6 .6 .5 .6 .4 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 165.2 191.7 185.1 181.4 119.6 114.0 127.0 130.5 122.3 126.0 2.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 -2.4 -2.5 -.9 -2.3 1.1 1.1 .0 .3 .4 .3 -1.5 -1.7 -1.9 -.8 -3.7 .2 100.5 100.8 100.1 100.4 97.6 96.6 96.8 97.7 94.4 102.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -.5 -.4 .2 .1 -1.5 -2.0 -2.1 -1.5 -3.7 .6 Apparel ............................................................................... 123.6 -1.0 -.4 105.0 - .6 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel .................................... ................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 146.8 142.2 89.9 89.4 87.5 92.0 90.8 -1.8 -2.0 -11.4 -11.4 -12.0 -10.9 -9.7 .2 .4 .7 .8 .7 .9 .9 97.5 97.3 90.1 90.1 89.1 91.6 91.3 ■ ■ ■ • .1 .2 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.4 Medical care ........................................................................ 255.7 4.4 .3 101.0 - .1 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 102.0 - -.7 100.7 - -1.4 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 99.4 - .3 99.4 - .2 Other goods and services ................................................... 244.6 6.3 .5 104.2 - 1.2 166.1 143.0 129.6 129.1 128.2 191.5 1.4 .1 .1 -.1 101.5 100.3 99.9 100.2 99.5 100.4 1.2 ~ - .0 100.3 100.2 99.9 100.7 100.2 100.0 100.3 93.9 101.0 101.0 ■ ' Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables .............. ........................................................... Services .............................................................................. -.1 -1 .2 -1.5 -.9 2.6 .0 -.3 1.2 .7 .1 .1 .4 .4 .9 -.4 -.5 Special aggregate indexes 162.5 158.0 131.3 146.3 131.6 173.9 186.6 103.4 174.4 178.3 All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. AH items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 66 .0 -1.1 -.1 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .1 -1.2 2.0 2.5 -6.0 2.0 2 .2 -.9 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .3 .8 .9 -.5 -.6 -.3 .0 -.1 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100) ............................................. 155.9 254.8 2.1 0.3 102.1 1.7 0.4 151.3 245.1 0.7 0.3 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home ................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 159.9 159.5 160.1 158.8 164.8 2.3 2.4 2.0 3.0 .9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 100.7 100.8 101.0 100.5 100.3 ■ ■ -.1 .0 .1 -.1 -.3 150.8 149.8 146.4 156.6 165.6 2.0 2.0 1.5 3.0 .7 .5 .5 .6 .2 .9 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 149.0 168.2 171.8 168.4 123.7 109.6 113.2 122.5 103.7 118.4 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 2.7 4.2 4.7 -.4 9.6 1.5 .0 .1 .2 .2 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.9 -2.7 101.2 101.8 100.8 100.9 98.4 97.9 98.2 102.5 91.9 101.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 1.5 -1.5 .0 146.1 162.7 151.7 161.4 132.2 102.8 110.7 110.2 113.8 123.4 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.8 3.0 4.0 .8 8.1 -.2 -.2 .1 .1 .2 -1.3 -1.6 -1.6 .7 -4.3 .1 Apparel ............................................................................... 130.5 -2.2 1.1 101.8 - .1 137.1 -5.3 1.0 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ........................................... ............................ Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............................ ......... 140.7 138.7 99.9 99.4 98.1 108.4 101.3 -1.3 -1.2 -7.2 -7.4 -7.7 -6.1 -6.5 .6 .9 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 100.9 100.8 101.0 101.1 100.9 101.3 101.5 ~ ~ 1.0 1.2 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.6 134.0 130.1 89.9 89.0 86.3 104.1 91.9 -4.1 -3.6 -12.5 -12.8 -13.3 -11.8 -13.1 .0 .1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.6 Medical care ....................................................................... 233.4 3.4 .3 101.8 - .7 225.0 3.8 .5 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 101.1 - .0 100.0 - -.3 101.5 - .2 Education and communication 2 ................................. ......... 102.2 - .4 99.4 - .0 100.4 - .7 Other goods and services ................................................... 236.3 7.4 1.1 105.6 - 1.6 221.7 7.2 1.5 155.9 141.2 130.3 137.2 121.5 173.5 2.1 .3 -1.1 -.5 -1.5 3.7 .3 .4 .5 1.6 -.8 .3 102.1 100.7 100.7 101.8 99.5 101.6 1.7 ■ ■ .4 .5 .7 1.7 -.3 .4 151.3 139.4 133.2 135.6 125.7 166.9 .7 -.8 -2.4 -2.8 -1.8 2.4 .3 .5 .5 1.3 -.6 .0 152.4 153.0 131.8 148.9 139.1 165.8 168.3 104.5 163.3 164.2 1.9 1.5 -.9 .9 -.4 3.8 3.8 -2.0 2.4 2.4 .3 .4 .5 .9 1.5 .5 .3 3.2 .1 .1 101.1 100.9 100.7 101.3 101.7 101.4 101.5 99.6 101.3 101.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 .4 .7 .9 1.5 .3 .3 2.8 .2 .2 147.3 148.9 134.2 143.7 137.4 156.6 160.6 96.5 159.0 161.4 .5 .3 -2.3 -.4 -2.6 2.4 2.3 -4.7 1.3 1.1 .2 .3 .4 .9 1.3 -.1 -.1 .4 .2 .2 ■ ■ ~ Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food .......................................................... . Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 67 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Item and group Index May 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 155.3 251.6 1.1 " 0.1 " 101.8 ' 0.9 " 0.3 ' 159.6 258.3 2.1 " 0.3 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 158.0 158.4 156.2 163.2 154.2 2.0 2.1 1.3 3.1 1.6 .2 .3 .3 .1 -1.0 100.4 100.5 100.2 100.9 99.7 - -.1 .0 -.1 .2 -.4 153.6 153.9 150.6 162.5 146.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.9 .8 .5 .4 .3 .6 .1 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 146.3 160.7 159.3 154.7 122.2 109.1 112.7 110.2 115.9 126.6 2.3 3.7 3.3 3.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 -2.5 12.4 -2.5 .4 .1 .4 .3 3.6 4.5 4.6 4.0 8.8 -.9 101.0 101.7 101.1 101.2 97.7 96.7 96.7 96.9 95.6 101.3 ■ ■ ■ .2 .2 .2 .2 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 1.4 -.1 155.2 181.3 162.0 165.5 134.1 113.1 118.2 121.5 113.6 118.5 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.4 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.5 12.6 -2.0 .1 .1 .2 .3 -.2 -.3 -.3 .0 -1.8 .5 Apparel ............................................................................... 151.5 .3 -1.5 102.1 - .4 135.5 .3 -1.5 Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 139.6 138.8 93.0 92.2 89.7 94.5 94.8 -2.8 -3.1 -11.5 -11.5 -12.2 -10.6 -10.4 -.1 -.1 .6 .7 .9 .5 .5 98.9 98.6 91.5 91.5 91.0 91.9 92.6 ■ ■ ■ ' .3 .4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 .8 138.6 137.7 83.5 82.5 78.1 98.0 90.6 -2.8 -2.8 -13.6 -13.9 -14.8 -13.5 -11.5 .7 .7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.3 Medical care ....................................................................... 238.3 2.2 .0 101.7 - .3 239.2 3.0 .0 Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 100.7 - .1 100.8 - -.1 105.9 - .8 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.6 - .6 99.6 - -.4 100.0 - .3 Other goods and services ................................................... 212.0 5.0 .3 104.1 - 1.9 233.6 9.7 1.5 155.3 141.9 132.7 134.9 129.4 171.2 1.1 -.6 -2.2 -2.2 -2.3 2.6 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 .3 101.8 100.3 100.2 100.0 100.4 101.0 .9 ~ .3 .3 .5 .9 -.1 .2 159.6 139.2 131.0 131.4 128.4 186.0 2.1 .0 -1.1 -.9 -1.2 4.1 .3 .4 .5 .5 .5 .1 151.1 154.0 133.5 146.5 135.8 167.0 164.7 100.2 163.2 164.5 1.0 .3 -2.0 .0 -1.9 2.0 2.7 -5.2 1.6 1.5 .1 .1 -.2 .0 -.3 .6 .4 2.7 -.1 -.1 100.6 100.3 100.2 100.2 100.0 100.3 101.0 94.2 101.2 101.4 ~ - .2 .3 .5 .4 .9 .1 .2 1.1 .1 .2 153.8 154.6 131.4 142.5 131.9 175.6 177.7 96.2 168.9 172.9 2.1 1.8 -.9 .4 -.8 4.7 4.3 -3.2 2.7 2.9 .3 .3 .5 .5 .5 .1 .2 .5 .2 .2 ‘ Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables ......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes 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 classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Apr. 1998 May 1997 May 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100) ............................................. 159.4 258.0 2.1 ' 0.6 " 102.2 ' 0.7 0.2 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 164.6 164.0 168.0 157.9 170.4 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.0 1.3 .6 .7 .8 .3 .2 101.0 101.0 101.3 100.5 100.4 ■ ■ .3 .3 .5 .1 .7 ’ • ■ ■ Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels .................................. ............................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity .................................. .................................. Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 159.4 171.1 177.4 168.3 141.1 132.1 134.2 146.9 123.4 128.9 3.4 4.2 4.5 4.1 -.3 -.7 -.5 -3.1 5.5 .9 .4 .4 .4 .3 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.8 .2 100.3 100.0 99.5 99.7 100.8 100.8 100.9 101.8 97.4 101.3 ' -.1 -.9 -.7 -.4 3.3 3.9 4.0 3.4 6.3 1.1 Apparel ......................................................................... ..... 124.7 1.0 -1.3 99.8 - -1.2 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 141.1 138.2 98.7 97.8 94.6 95.0 100.8 -1.7 -2.1 -10.2 -10.0 -10.8 -9.1 -9.2 1.1 1.3 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.8 7.1 99.0 98.6 91.4 91.4 91.1 91.5 92.4 ■ " 1.0 1.0 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.1 .1 Medical care ....................................................................... 234.3 2.2 .4 101.3 - Recreation 2 ........................................................................ 100.0 - .6 100.6 - .0 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.2 - .1 101.2 - .4 Other goods and services ................................................... 236.5 4.1 .7 102.1 - .9 159.4 142.2 128.5 130.3 126.8 177.3 2.1 .7 -1.5 -1.2 -1.7 3.2 .6 .7 .8 1.6 -.1 .4 102.2 99.7 99.0 98.4 99.7 100.8 .7 - .2 .5 .6 1.2 -.1 .0 156.2 156.0 130.6 148.2 133.5 171.5 173.3 109.8 165.0 165.4 2.0 1.2 -1.3 1.5 -.9 2.0 3.3 -6.2 2.6 2.3 .5 .6 .8 1.0 1.4 .5 .4 5.4 .2 .1 100.2 100.4 99.1 99.7 98.5 101.4 100.7 96.4 100.6 100.5 ■ .2 .6 .7 .7 1.2 .7 -.1 5.0 -.2 -.3 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ....................................................................... Services .............................................................................. _ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ..................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 69 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 1998 Apr. 1998 Mar. 1998 Percent change to Apr. 1998 from— Percent change to May1998 from— Indexes Area May 1998 May 1997 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 M 158.9 159.2 159.1 159.6 1.9 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.1 -0.1 Northeast urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 161.0 160.6 100.4 160.9 160.5 100.3 161.3 161.0 100.4 161.9 161.4 100.9 .8 .6 " .6 .6 .6 .4 .2 .5 .6 .8 ' .2 .2 .0 .2 .3 .1 Midwest urban 4 .......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............ .............................. M M M 155.3 158.8 100.8 155.9 159.4 101.2 155.8 159.7 100.9 156.1 160.1 101.0 1.8 2.0 - .1 .4 -.2 .2 .3 .1 1.9 2.3 - .3 .6 .1 -.1 .2 -.3 M 146.0 146.6 145.5 146.4 1.5 -.1 .6 1.0 -.3 -.8 South urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... M M M 155.4 155.4 100.2 155.8 155.4 100.6 155.8 155.7 100.3 155.9 156.2 100.2 1.6 1.3 - .1 .5 -.4 .1 .3 -.1 1.7 1.2 - .3 .2 .1 .0 .2 -.3 M 148.9 149.9 150.2 150.6 1.4 .5 .3 1.3 .9 .2 West urban ............... ................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. M M M 165.7 167.3 100.6 165.9 167.4 100.8 165.2 166.6 100.8 166.4 168.0 101.3 3.9 4.5 .3 .4 .5 .7 .8 .5 2.6 2.5 -.3 -.4 .2 -.4 -.5 .0 M M M 147.2 100.4 151.3 147.3 100.7 152.3 147.4 100.5 151.5 148.0 100.7 152.4 2.1 1.5 .5 .0 .1 .4 .2 .6 1.7 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................ Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..................................... M M 169.2 170.8 171.0 171.7 171.2 171.2 172.6 173.3 4.3 4.8 .9 .9 .8 1.2 4.1 2.0 1.2 .2 .1 -.3 M 163.1 162.9 163.6 163.9 .9 .6 .2 1.0 .3 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 158.0 159.3 147.2 100.3 158.3 155.5 147.1 99.8 158.0 156.4 146.7 100.2 158.9 158.6 148.3 101.0 2.2 3.3 .4 " .4 2.0 .8 1.2 .6 1.4 1.1 .8 2.1 2.3 .4 .0 -1.8 -.3 -.1 -.2 .6 -.3 .4 Atlanta, GA ................................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ........................... Houston-Gaiveston-Brazoria, TX ................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .......................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................. 2 2 2 2 156.3 152.0 155.6 163.3 155.7 152.8 157.9 162.1 158.5 153.1 156.8 163.0 158.3 152.6 156.3 163.2 1.9 .6 .5 1.7 -.1 -1.0 .7 -.1 -.3 -.3 .1 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.4 .7 .8 -.2 1.8 .2 -.7 .6 2 2 2 159.7 171.0 165.9 159.9 169.3 165.7 160.2 169.5 161.7 160.3 170.4 163.7 -1.8 4.7 .3 .6 -1.2 .1 .5 1.2 -.3 2.7 .3 -.9 -2.5 .2 .1 -2.4 U.S. city average ........................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 5 ........................................... B/C 3 ....................................................... D ............................................................ Selected local areas 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 70 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Apr. 1998 Expenditure category All items ..................................................... All items (1967-100) .................................. 159.5 475.2 1.5 " 0.3 159.9 469.7 2.8 0.6 156.2 461.6 1.4 0.4 168.6 480.1 1.6 0.1 Food and beverages ................................. Food ...................................................... Food at home ....................................... Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ............................... 159.9 159.6 159.6 160.6 164.1 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 1.2 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 165.1 164.5 172.6 149.5 173.5 3.3 3.6 4.3 2.3 .4 .5 .6 .8 .1 .2 167.6 165.6 173.3 153.8 183.4 3.6 4.0 4.8 2.3 .9 .8 .9 1.2 .2 -.2 164.5 164.0 163.9 167.6 171.2 1.6 1.5 .9 2.6 2.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 Housing ................................................... Shelter ................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................... Fuels .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity .......................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 156.1 175.7 170.8 2.3 3.2 3.1 .2 .1 .3 154.4 178.8 188.9 4.1 4.9 4.1 .0 .3 .3 153.2 161.3 163.1 2.0 2.9 2.5 .1 .1 .1 168.8 197.7 189.3 2.4 3.5 3.3 .2 .3 .4 170.2 127.9 112.9 120.2 125.5 112.7 125.2 3.2 -.6 -1.6 -1.1 -3.7 3.8 .7 .2 .8 1.0 1.1 1.3 .4 -.3 178.8 125.0 112.8 116.5 124.1 108.4 108.6 4.7 4.1 8.9 9.1 -3.3 24.3 -1.6 .3 3.1 3.4 3.5 1.4 6.2 -6.5 160.1 145.6 140.7 141.2 153.6 132.9 124.2 2.9 -4.1 -6.0 -5.9 -8.8 .4 -.4 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.3 .0 -3.5 .1 188.9 113.2 112.1 122.6 122.0 123.7 126.8 3.6 -2.1 -1.8 .4 -1.1 2.9 -.3 .4 -.6 -.8 -.7 -1.5 .5 -.2 Apparel .................................................... 133.7 -.7 -.2 123.8 .1 3.1 125.5 1.3 -2.3 122.3 -3.6 -1.0 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation ............................. Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........... 141.1 138.6 95.0 94.5 92.3 99.0 96.3 -1.9 -2.0 -10.1 -10.2 -10.6 -9.5 -9.1 .6 .7 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.2 2.9 135.9 133.3 98.6 97.8 95.3 105.4 99.8 -1.8 -1.9 -7.7 -7.8 -8.7 -6.5 -6.7 1.0 1.2 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.4 138.1 134.6 96.4 94.1 92.1 91.8 95.6 -2.1 -2.3 -9.6 -9.6 -9.8 -9.6 -8.9 1.4 1.7 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.5 9.8 151.7 144.8 88.3 88.0 86.5 91.0 90.7 -1.6 -1.6 -10.0 -9.9 -10.5 -9.5 -8.6 .3 .6 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .4 Medical care ............................................. 240.6 3.0 .3 249.7 4.0 .1 232.0 1.4 .3 255.2 4.7 .1 Recreation 4 .............................................. 100.9 1.5 -.1 99.8 - -1.0 101.0 - .4 102.3 - -.7 Education and communication 4 ................. 100.3 2.6 .2 106.4 - 1.2 99.8 - .0 99.6 - .4 Other goods and services .......................... 234.8 6.6 1.1 248.0 6.8 1.3 233.9 3.1 1.3 244.3 6.5 .0 159.5 142.1 131.4 133.6 127.3 180.3 1.5 .0 -1.4 -1.3 -1.5 2.7 .3 .4 .4 1.0 -.2 .2 159.9 142.0 127.6 137.4 116.7 180.0 2.8 .8 -1.1 .2 -2.3 4.7 .6 .6 .6 2.8 -1.4 .6 156.2 141.3 125.6 129.5 122.5 171.8 1.4 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.8 2.1 .4 .8 .7 1.8 -.3 .1 168.6 144.8 129.5 129.0 127.6 193.7 1.6 -.3 -2.0 -2.3 -1.5 2.9 .1 .0 -.3 -.5 .1 .2 155.7 155.1 132.7 147.1 135.5 170.2 174.7 103.2 167.3 169.3 1.4 .8 -1.3 .6 -1.0 2.2 2.7 -5.8 2.1 2.0 .3 .3 .4 .6 1.0 .2 .2 2.1 .1 .1 155.6 154.6 129.7 151.9 140.1 169.5 173.8 104.7 167.6 168.3 2.8 2.1 -1.0 2.0 .4 4.6 4.8 .1 3.1 2.9 .6 .7 .6 1.6 2.6 .8 .6 4.4 .2 .2 153.1 155.3 128.7 149.6 134.5 171.8 167.6 110.1 161.5 160.8 1.5 .8 -1.5 1.6 -1.0 1.1 2.2 -8.1 2.1 1.6 .4 .5 .7 1.2 1.7 -.1 .1 5.3 .1 -.1 165.2 158.7 131.3 148.1 131.5 172.3 189.1 102.4 176.7 180.4 1.4 .6 -1.8 -.1 -1.9 2.1 2.8 -4.7 2.0 2.1 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.4 .1 .2 -.5 .1 .1 Commodity and service group All items ..................................................... Commodities ............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ............................................... Services ................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less shelter ................................... Commodities less food ............................... Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................ Services less rent of shelter1 ....................... Services less medical care services ............ Energy ....................................................... All items less energy ................................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 71 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Index May 1998 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from— Mar. 1998 May 1997 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 2 ............................................................ 159.5 475.2 1.5 " 0.5 ' 168.9 488.2 2.0 -0.2 - 159.9 469.7 2.8 " 1.0 " Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 159.9 159.6 159.6 160.6 164.1 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 1.2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 163.0 163.7 158.9 173.8 158.4 3.2 3.5 2.2 5.6 .0 .7 .7 .4 1.1 .1 165.1 164.5 172.6 149.5 173.5 3.3 3.6 4.3 2.3 .4 .6 .6 .9 .1 .9 Housing ............... .............................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 156.1 175.7 170.8 170.2 127.9 112.9 120.2 125.5 112.7 125.2 2.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 -.6 -1.6 -1.1 -3.7 3.8 .7 .4 .3 .5 .4 .8 .9 1.1 1.4 .2 .2 161.9 190.9 182.7 173.1 115.3 97.3 118.0 128.4 101.2 116.5 2.1 3.4 4.0 3.2 -5.5 -2.9 -.1 -8.9 15.1 -1.4 -.9 .1 .5 .3 -8.5 -9.7 -10.7 -2.1 -23.3 1.2 154.4 178.8 188.9 178.8 125.0 112.8 116.5 124.1 108.4 108.6 4.1 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.1 8.9 9.1 -3.3 24.3 -1.6 .5 .6 .4 .3 2.0 2.3 2.4 -.2 6.0 -2.0 Apparel ............................................................................... 133.7 -.7 .5 154.7 -1.5 .9 123.8 .1 3.8 Transportation 4 ................................................................... Private transportation 5 ...................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 141.1 138.6 95.0 94.5 92.3 99.0 96.3 -1.9 -2.0 -10.1 -10.2 -10.6 -9.5 -9.1 .7 .9 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.9 3.5 141.0 139.9 92.3 91.1 88.0 95.0 94.7 -1.8 -2.8 -13.2 -13.1 -13.8 -12.1 -11.4 -.6 -.9 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.8 135.9 133.3 98.6 97.8 95.3 105.4 99.8 -1.8 -1.9 -7.7 -7.8 -8.7 -6.5 -6.7 1.1 1.3 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.0 7.3 Medical care ....................................................................... 240.6 3.0 .6 303.9 6.9 1.6 249.7 4.0 1.3 Recreation 8 ........................................................................ 100.9 1.5 -.1 103.5 - -1.9 99.8 - -.9 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 100.3 2.6 .3 100.3 - 1.4 106.4 - 2.2 Other goods and services ................................................... 234.8 6.6 2.4 240.6 5.2 .7 248.0 6.8 2.5 159.5 142.1 131.4 133.6 127.3 180.3 1.5 .0 -1.4 -1.3 -1.5 2.7 .5 .7 1.0 1.8 -.2 .4 168.9 144.6 133.7 136.7 128.5 196.0 2.0 .4 -1.3 -2.4 .2 3.0 -.2 -.1 -.4 .0 -1.2 -.4 159.9 142.0 127.6 137.4 116.7 180.0 2.8 .8 -1.1 .2 -2.3 4.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.0 -.4 .7 155.7 155.1 132.7 147.1 135.5 170.2 174.7 103.2 167.3 169.3 1.4 .8 -1.3 .6 -1.0 2.2 2.7 -5.8 2.1 2.0 .5 .6 .9 1.0 1.7 .4 .3 2.4 .4 .4 163.0 163.1 134.5 149.0 137.1 188.8 186.8 95.0 180.1 184.6 1.7 1.4 -1.2 .5 -2.2 2.6 2.8 -7.1 2.7 2.6 -.4 -.4 -.4 .3 .0 -.8 -.5 -6.8 .3 .2 155.6 154.6 129.7 151.9 140.1 169.5 173.8 104.7 167.6 168.3 2.8 2.1 -1.0 2.0 .4 4.6 4.8 .1 3.1 2.9 1.0 1.2 1.6 2.2 3.9 1.0 .8 4.6 .7 .8 _ Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities 9 ..................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages10............................ Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables 11...................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter................................ ............................. Commodities less food 12....................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 72 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Index May 1998 Percent change from— May 1997 Mar. 1998 Expenditure category 0.7 ■ 152.8 471.3 ■ 3.4 3.7 3.3 4.7 -2.3 1.4 1.5 2.0 .8 -.9 158.4 156.9 148.3 172.2 176.6 0.4 ■ 144.7 158.6 170.3 165.2 125.8 119.8 121.7 133.0 111.8 124.6 3.1 5.2 5.6 5.4 -2.6 -4.2 -4.2 -.3 -8.6 -.6 -.5 -.4 .6 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -2.4 140.8 151.7 149.3 146.0 123.0 114.9 114.1 111.8 116.8 123.7 Apparel ............................................................................... 128.9 2.5 4.0 Transportation 4 ................................................................... Private transportation 5 ...................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 138.6 138.7 106.7 105.8 104.2 109.1 109.2 .4 .7 -7.1 -7.4 -8.3 -6.5 -5.5 Medical care ....................................................................... 210.7 Recreation 8 ..................................... ................................... 156.2 461.6 1.4 ■ 0.7 ■ .3 .7 .8 .5 -3.4 167.6 165.6 173.3 153.8 183.4 3.6 4.0 4.8 2.3 .9 .8 .8 .9 .5 .9 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.6 -2.7 24.9 ~ .4 .9 .9 1.3 .9 1.1 1.2 -.1 8.2 -3.7 153.2 161.3 163.1 160.1 145.6 140.7 141.2 153.6 132.9 124.2 2.0 2.9 2.5 2.9 -4.1 -6.0 -5.9 -8.8 .4 -.4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .5 .4 .5 .0 1.5 -.7 138.0 - -.9 125.5 1.3 -1.4 1.0 1.5 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 9.3 142.8 143.1 91.8 91.3 87.8 93.3 94.5 -12.5 -12.5 -13.5 -12.1 -10.3 -.8 -.8 .2 .2 .5 -.5 .2 138.1 134.6 96.4 94.1 92.1 91.8 95.6 -2.1 -2.3 -9.6 -9.6 -9.8 -9.6 -8.9 2.1 2.4 16.8 16.7 18.2 16.2 14.5 1.2 1.1 232.8 - .3 232.0 1.4 .2 99.4 - -.1 99.6 - -.1 101.0 - .9 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 98.9 - .1 98.8 - .0 99.8 - -.1 Other goods and services ................................................... 222.5 7.4 4.6 215.0 - 1.4 233.9 3.1 1.8 151.2 140.5 128.3 138.5 117.0 164.2 2.3 1.7 .5 .9 .5 2.9 .7 2.0 2.2 4.5 .2 -.5 152.8 141.7 131.8 129.1 135.8 165.6 ■ .0 -.1 -.3 .2 -.9 .2 156.2 141.3 125.6 129.5 122.5 171.8 1.4 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.8 2.1 .7 1.2 1.5 3.4 -.6 .3 148.6 150.9 129.0 150.9 138.8 158.9 160.7 114.1 156.7 155.4 2.3 1.4 .4 2.2 .7 .8 3.2 -6.3 3.2 3.1 .7 1.2 2.2 2.8 4.2 -.5 -.5 4.1 .4 .3 148.7 153.8 133.4 143.8 131.8 168.5 159.0 102.0 161.3 162.5 -3.9 - .1 -.2 -.5 .2 -.2 -.4 .2 .7 .0 -.1 153.1 155.3 128.7 149.6 134.5 171.8 167.6 110.1 161.5 160.8 1.5 .8 -1.5 1.6 -1.0 1.1 2.2 -8.1 2.1 1.6 .7 .9 1.3 1.8 3.1 .2 .2 9.1 .2 .1 All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 2 ............................................................ 151.2 472.5 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 162.2 163.6 158.6 174.2 146.3 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................. Electricity .................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ............................... 2.3 ■ 0.0 ■ Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities 9 ...................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages 10........................... Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Durables 11....................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food 12....................................................... Nondurables ......................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 73 Table 23. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and group Percent change from— Index May 1998 May 1998 Mar. 1998 May 1997 Percent change from— Index Mar. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................................ All items (1967=100) 2 ........................................................................ 168.6 480.1 1.6 ■ 0.2 " 101.3 0.8 “ ‘ Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................... Food away from home ................................................................ Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 164.5 164.0 163.9 167.6 171.2 1.6 1.5 .9 2.6 2.8 .6 .6 .6 .4 .7 101.6 101.6 101.0 100.9 100.3 1.9 2.2 ■ Housing .............................................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence ......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ..................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................................ Fuels ............................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ....................................................... Electricity .................................................................................. Utility natural gas service ...................................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... 168.8 197.7 189.3 188.9 113.2 112.1 122.6 122.0 123.7 126.8 2.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 -2.1 -1.8 .4 -1.1 2.9 -.3 .2 .3 .4 .5 -.3 -.4 .0 -1.1 2.0 .4 101.6 102.3 102.6 102.2 99.0 98.9 99.2 100.5 92.7 102.0 1.2 • 2.1 ■ ■ * ■ 0.0 ' .5* .6 1.2 -.1 -.2 .0 .3 .8 .9 -.5 -.6 -.4 .3 -3.8 -1.9 Apparel ............................................................................................... 122.3 -3.6 -1.8 100.8 -1.6 -5.0 Transportation 4 ................................................................................ Private transportation 5 ................................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (ail types) .................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .............................................. 151.7 144.8 88.3 88.0 86.5 91.0 90.7 -1.6 -1.6 -10.0 -9.9 -10.5 -9.5 -8.6 .2 .7 .0 .0 -.2 -.1 .7 98.0 98.1 90.0 90.0 88.9 90.9 91.2 -2.2 ■ ■ ■ ' -.1 -.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 Medical care .................................................................................... 255.2 4.7 1.5 103.2 2.2 -.3 Recreation 8 ....................................................................................... 102.3 - -.4 101.6 - .4 Education and communication 8 ................................................... 99.6 - .4 101.8 - 1.9 Other goods and services .............................................................. 244.3 6.5 .4 106.1 3.7 1.0 168.6 144.8 129.5 129.0 127.6 193.7 1.6 -.3 -2.0 -2.3 -1.5 2.9 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 .8 • .3 101.3 100.5 100.2 100.6 99.7 101.6 ' .0 -.3 -.9 -1.1 -.6 .2 165.2 158.7 131.3 148.1 131.5 172.3 189.1 102.4 176.7 180.4 1.4 .6 -1.8 -.1 -1.9 2.1 2.8 -4.7 2.0 2.1 .2 .3 -.2 .2 -.2 .3 .3 -.3 .2 .2 101.2 100.6 100.2 100.8 100.6 100.9 101.7 92.1 101.6 102.1 .7 -6.1 1.1 .0 -.2 -.8 -.1 -1.0 .1 .3 .3 .0 -.2 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................................ Commodities 9 .................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages 1 0 ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Durables 1 1 ..................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. -.4 - Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................... Ail items less shelter ....................................... .................................. Commodities less food 1 2 .................................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Nondurables less food ....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .......................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................... All items less energy ......................................................................... All items less food and energy ...................................................... Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 137.4. 8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 9 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 140.2. 10 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 125.5. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 125.5. 11 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 128.1. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 117.2. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 116.8. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 137.1. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 123.2. Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 127.5. 12 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 127.6. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 127.0. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 151.4. Revised index for Boston-Brockton-Nashua: Mar. 1998= 141.8. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 134.4. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 137.2. Revised index for Washington-Baltimore: Mar. 1998= 98.1. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 143.9. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 135.3. Revised index for U.S. city average: Mar. 1998= 140.1. 5 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Mar. 1998= 143.8. Revised index for Boston-Brockton-Nashua: Mar. 1998= 141.1. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Mar. 1998= 131.6. Revised index for Cleveland-Akron: Mar. 1998= 136.7. Revised index for Washington-Baltimore: Mar. 1998= 98.2. Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Mar. 1998= 144.3. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Mar. 1998= 131.5. 74 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Annual avg. Dec. 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 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 ■ - ■ ■ ■ 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 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 ■ ■ ■ 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 ■ ■ 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 1913 1914 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 ■ ■ “ 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 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 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 ■ " 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 13.9 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.1 15.8 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 - 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 - • • ■ 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 ■ - ■ ■ ■ 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 - ■ ■ ■ 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 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 - ■ ■ _ " ' 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 - - 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 See footnotes at end of table. 75 ' “ " Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 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 ■ - 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 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 ■ - 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 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 97.6 101.3 105.3 102.9 104.9 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 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 1995 1996 1997 1998 150.3 154.4 159.1 161.6 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8 152.5 156.7 160.3 152.5 157.0 160.5 152.9 157.3 160.8 153.2 157.8 161.2 153.7 158.3 161.6 153.6 158.6 161.5 153.5 158.6 161.3 151.5 155.8 159.9 153.2 157.9 161.2 152.4 156.9 160.5 2.5 3.3 1.7 2.8 3.0 2.3 " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 76 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ............................................................. 120.5 360.9 126.1 377.6 133.8 400.9 137.9 413.0 141.9 425.2 145.8 436.8 149.7 448.4 153.5 459.9 158.6 475.0 161.3 483.2 162.8 487.7 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Cereals and cereal products ........................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes ......... ........................ Breakfast cereal ........................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ................................................ Rice 1 2 ................................................................... Bakery products .......................................................... Bread 1 .................................................................... . White bread 2 .......................................................... Bread other than white 2 .......................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 .................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................... Cookies2 ............. ................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 .................................... Other bakery products ................................................ Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ............. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .................. . Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................ Meats ........................................................................ Beef and veal .......................................................... Uncooked ground beef ........................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 .......................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ......................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 ............................. Pork ........................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ......... Ham ...................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ...................................... Pork chops ............................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics1 ................ Other meats ............................................................. Frankfurters 2 ........................................................ Lunchmeats 1 2 ..................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 ....................................... ...... Poultry ....................................................................... Chicken 1 ................................................................. Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ............................ Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................ Fish and seafood ....................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 .......................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 .................................. Canned fish and seafood 2 ..................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ....................................... Eggs ........................................................................... Dairy and related products ............................................. Milk1 .......................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ..................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .................................. Cheese and related products ....................................... Ice cream and related products .............................. ..... Other dairy and related products 1 ............................... 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 123.5 128.7 129.8 125.4 126.3 122.8 130.8 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.2 139.0 140.2 132.9 137.5 132.2 147.5 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 137.5 147.2 148.0 139.4 141.8 137.1 159.3 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.8 154.2 155.4 144.8 147.6 142.0 168.1 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.6 157.7 157.5 151.0 154.9 146.8 181.4 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 157.0 163.2 163.9 156.3 158.0 155.1 176.9 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 162.4 169.2 170.1 165.2 163.1 159.5 178.7 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 171.6 171.6 174.2 169.8 168.0 168.9 183.8 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 180.7 178.8 180.5 175.6 178.1 173.8 206.9 159.1 158.7 159.2 178.4 169.6 150.6 189.0 149.8 100.0 182.3 100.0 186.2 186.9 100.0 180.1 182.3 178.6 178.8 177.2 206.4 160.7 160.3 160.7 180.5 171.4 161.8 189.3 150.1 99.2 184.5 100.7 186.4 190.6 101.3 179.9 181.2 178.1 183.9 170.1 216.9 126.5 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 109.6 96.9 115.9 122.2 114.7 ■ 113.1 113.2 116.6 127.1 131.0 131.5 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 111.4 110.1 112.6 114.8 137.0 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 117.2 105.0 121.9 129.5 123.7 ■ 119.5 119.3 119.8 127.8 130.4 130.2 ■ 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 122.9 123.0 126.9 123.1 139.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.8 122.9 144.4 154.5 142.5 ■ 131.6 132.9 128.2 129.7 130.6 133.2 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 126.7 126.0 132.7 128.5 145.2 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 128.5 108.6 137.3 143.6 136.1 ■ 132.7 134.7 130.2 130.2 129.9 134.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 127.4 125.5 135.1 130.1 150.4 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 127.4 104.8 134.9 141.2 139.5 ■ 133.0 133.9 134.1 133.7 135.4 136.9 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 129.1 127.8 135.4 130.6 157.4 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 133.1 117.1 137.1 144.5 145.8 136.4 138.2 140.1 141.1 141.3 146.8 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 130.2 130.6 134.6 131.5 161.7 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.1 114.8 134.8 142.1 138.8 ■ 137.3 134.3 145.1 140.4 139.4 143.2 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 131.6 131.1 136.0 136.1 170.8 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 139.6 130.2 144.2 151.9 146.2 ■ 141.4 139.3 151.8 146.3 144.8 150.2 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 135.0 133.7 139.0 139.7 174.9 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 155.4 161.5 157.4 168.3 156.0 146.2 143.8 160.7 157.8 158.2 161.5 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 148.6 148.3 150.1 150.5 181.7 148.4 148.1 143.4 136.9 116.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 154.3 164.7 150.2 100.0 147.0 144.9 100.0 160.8 100.0 155.2 100.0 158.9 154.4 100.0 177.2 100.0 100.0 129.4 200.5 151.1 147.8 100.0 145.8 100.0 148.3 151.8 100.0 183.9 146.2 146.9 141.0 136.3 115.8 99.3 99.9 99.1 147.6 95.1 147.7 99.5 148.3 158.2 147.2 97.3 145.5 142.8 99.5 157.8 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 77 NA 155.6 100.6 158.7 156.0 99.3 180.9 102.1 102.1 132.5 204.0 128.6 148.1 100.3 145.6 100.6 149.4 150.9 99.9 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 ■ 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 ■ 116.3 ■ 107.8 104.6 116.9 116.1 116.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 ■ ■ 118.5 104.8 124.1 ■ 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 ■ 114.7 ■ ■ 124.1 • ■ 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 ■ 124.6 ■ ■ 111.0 109.8 115.7 115.3 115.5 120.1 121.1 114.8 ■ 121.6 103.0 126.7 ■ * 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 ■ 120.6 ■ ■ 129.8 ■ * 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 ■ ■ 128.5 ■ ■ 113.1 110.8 117.4 116.7 118.1 125.2 126.4 118.1 ■ * 131.0 94.9 134.0 • ■ 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 ■ 127.8 ■ ■ 135.7 ■ 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 ■ • ■ 129.3 ■ 112.5 111.9 111.3 109.0 115.6 ■ 127.1 130.9 118.1 ■ 129.3 94.4 131.8 ~ ■ 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 • 133.7 ■ ■ 139.6 - 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 ■ ■ 130.2 ■ 112.3 113.7 105.4 102.4 111.7 128.3 132.1 119.3 ■ 128.4 88.0 128.9 ■ ■ 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 ■ 140.1 ■ ■ 141.6 - 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 ■ 135.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 109.2 115.8 130.9 133.3 120.6 129.4 82.0 130.3 ■ 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 140.1 ■ 144.3 • 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 ■ ■ 136.5 131.7 115.2 172.7 179.0 157.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 ■ 134.2 81.6 139.4 ■ 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 ■ 143.1 147.1 - 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 ■ 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 ■ ■ 140.4 ■ 129.5 118.5 156.1 159.5 148.9 • 140.5 138.5 127.9 ■ 137.5 93.4 141.6 ■ 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 148.2 150.4 - 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 ■ ■ 143.7 126.9 118.0 145.6 145.7 145.3 143.6 144.7 132.2 • 140.7 113.9 145.5 158.9 184.9 146.2 151.7 163.9 154.5 155.0 - 191.3 222.3 239.4 193.9 151.5 100.0 189.3 100.0 205.2 175.0 218.5 253.4 201.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 147.8 100.0 100.0 133.1 100.0 116.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 170.2 178.0 155.2 100.0 147.7 147.9 133.3 100.0 100.0 140.3 100.0 128.2 144.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.8 189.1 144.9 155.6 168.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 May 1998 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables .......................................... Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples ..................................................................... Bananas .................................................................. Citrus fruits 1 ........................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 .............................. Other fresh fruits 1 ................................................... Fresh vegetables ....................................................... Potatoes .................................................................. Lettuce ..................................................................... Tomatoes ................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ............................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ............................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits1 2 ...................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ............................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ............................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .................................. Carbonated drinks ..................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................. Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .............. Coffee ....................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 ..................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 .............................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 .................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ......................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................. Candy and chewing gum 1 ......................................... Other sweets 1 .......................................................... Fats and oils ................................................................ Butter and margarine 1 ............................................... Butter2 .................................................................... Margarine 2 ............................................................. Salad dressing 1 ........................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ............... Peanut butter1 2 ..................................................... Other foods ................................................................. Soups ...................................................... ................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................... Snacks ....................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ................. Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ....................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................ Other condiments 2 .................................................. Baby food 1 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ...................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ..................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ............................... Food at employee sites and schools1 ............................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ........ Other food away from home 1 ........................................ See footnotes at end of table. 78 • 203.9 239.8 249.0 203.4 164.9 117.0 235.4 95.7 229.7 187.7 310.2 237.3 227.7 102.4 102.4 101.9 103.3 103.2 152.8 100.5 99.8 132.9 99.8 116.9 100.3 98.6 99.9 167.1 173.3 154.7 102.0 149.3 149.5 135.3 99.8 104.4 141.2 101.8 127.5 150.6 98.4 101.3 100.2 164.7 193.6 144.9 155.7 172.1 100.5 103.9 100.9 170.4 101.4 101.4 NA 160.6 101.3 101.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 119.9 114.6 114.6 117.0 114.8 119.2 107.8 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 122.1 121.2 123.8 111.6 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 128.1 127.5 129.2 114.5 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 139.9 137.8 142.3 130.5 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 141.8 139.0 144.0 132.4 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 143.1 141.3 144.6 133.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 144.2 142.4 144.5 131.3 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 145.5 145.2 145.1 133.4 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 148.5 147.9 147.9 141.7 185.6 164.0 149.3 147.5 151.9 151.5 152.1 145.1 192.5 165.2 150.5 148.4 152.6 151.7 152.6 147.2 193.4 - - - - - - - - - 100.9 101.2 99.9 159.7 181.2 171.1 108.7 230.1 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ......................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... Distilled spirits at home ................................................ Whiskey at home 2 .................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............. Wine at home .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................ Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ............................. Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ............................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................ Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................. Fuel oil ........................................................................ Other household fuels 4 ............................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............. Water and sewerage maintenance ............................... Garbage and trash collection 5 ..................................... Household furnishings and operations ............................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................. Floor coverings 1 ........................................................... Window coverings 1 ...................................................... Other linens 1 ................................................................ Furniture and bedding ..................................................... Bedroom furniture .......................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............ Other furniture 1 ............................................................ Appliances 1 .................................................................... Major appliances 1 ........................................................ Laundry equipment2 ................................................... Other appliances 1 ........................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................. Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ............................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 ............................................. Dishes and flatware 1 .................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ........................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ...................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ................................. Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ...................................... Household paper products 1 .......................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 ............................. Household operations 1 .................................................... Domestic services 1 ...................................................... Gardening and lawncare services1 ............................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................ Repair of household items 1 ........................................... " ' ' ' ' " " “ " 100.0 100.0 100.0 120.2 129.3 130.1 145.5 124.9 135.6 135.5 156.3 130.5 142.7 141.1 166.1 135.0 148.2 145.2 175.8 138.5 152.5 148.6 188.6 142.3 157.1 151.9 193.8 145.4 161.8 155.7 201.9 149.7 167.4 159.6 210.6 154.0 172.3 164.0 219.0 157.7 178.1 169.1 100.0 229.7 127.0 134.1 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 135.8 146.9 110.6 ■ ■ 115.4 121.3 ■ 107.0 ■ 105.9 117.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 133.8 141.0 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 144.7 161.1 111.7 ■ ■ 113.8 118.8 ■ 105.9 ■ 112.8 ■ 123.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 154.9 147.7 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 153.7 176.9 113.7 ■ 115.1 117.2 107.2 ■ 112.6 100.0 127.5 • - 168.0 153.2 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 165.7 197.3 116.3 ■ ■ 116.2 122.0 ■ 105.6 ■ 117.8 107.0 ■ 129.8 ■ ■ ■ - 174.3 181.0 157.8 162.8 118.7 121.7 108.9 110.7 91.8 88.3 89.2 85.1 120.4 118.0 115.6 118.1 122.9 123.6 105.0 111.1 176.7 185.2 214.0 225.2 118.2 120.3 ■ 121.4 125.8 129.5 136.3 ■ ■ 106.3 107.1 ■ ■ 120.3 118.2 113.0 110.0 129.5 131.9 • ■ - 183.3 168.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 193.0 236.4 120.8 ■ 127.8 133.7 110.6 ■ 117.8 114.1 132.9 ■ ■ - 191.2 174.3 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 198.6 243.3 123.8 ■ 133.2 136.8 ■ 109.8 ■ 122.1 115.6 139.8 ■ ■ - 201.0 213.5 234.1 179.1 184.7 186.8 - 100.0 99.6 129.4 130.0 127.9 117.1 115.8 113.2 97.2 91.8 110.3 87.1 106.5 94.0 146.8 128.8 127.5 122.8 123.0 120.5 128.7 127.0 125.9 115.0 118.8 113.2 - 100.0 101.3 205.5 213.7 216.7 247.8 252.8 255.6 125.0 125.1 126.6 - 100.0 102.1 - 100.0 100.9 ■ 100.0 100.5 ■ 100.0 104.0 134.5 133.5 135.1 141.5 142.7 142.6 - 100.0 100.9 - 100.0 104.4 - 100.0 100.5 ■ 100.0 99.2 113.2 113.4 112.3 - 100.0 102.6 - 100.0 102.2 117.0 121.0 122.1 116.4 107.1 112.7 - 100.0 104.1 - 100.0 98.6 - 100.0 100.3 - 100.0 98.9 - 100.0 101.1 141.4 143.4 145.7 - 100.0 100.3 - 100.0 103.1 - 100.0 102.3 - 100.0 101.0 - 100.0 100.9 - 100.0 101.1 - 100.0 101.5 100.0 101.0 See footnotes at end of table. 19 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 118.0 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 - 119.2 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 - 125.3 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 - 129.6 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 - 131.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 - 132.6 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 - 130.5 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 - 130.6 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 - 130.3 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 - 100.0 135.3 133.5 137.7 139.7 139.9 100.9 134.5 117.5 129.7 130.2 115.9 126.1 102.7 ~ 117.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 117.3 117.6 107.9 120.3 ~ 116.1 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 115.3 121.5 107.7 125.5 ■ ~ 120.2 130.8 118.4 121.8 125.6 129.4 122.9 122.7 110.9 115.5 125.6 129.2 129.4 134.4 110.4 114.1 134.9 140.2 ~ 133.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 130.7 138.2 112.7 145.5 129.1 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 127.1 140.6 118.7 146.8 ■ 128.2 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 131.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 ■ 128.7 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 128.7 147.7 130.6 152.6 ■ 100.0 125.0 123.6 125.9 128.2 131.1 131.4 130.4 133.5 119.6 122.7 126.9 125.8 140.3 138.9 122.6 122.2 145.4 143.6 106.1 127.1 128.3 132.4 129.3 124.3 126.9 143.4 124.7 148.6 110.8 109.6 ■ 119.0 119.1 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 84.7 98.9 96.9 105.1 110.1 121.5 126.3 118.8 162.0 ■ 126.5 128.0 136.9 115.2 113.9 ■ 121.9 121.8 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 89.9 101.1 99.1 107.3 109.8 126.9 133.9 122.5 171.5 ■ ■ ■ 131.7 134.8 139.2 127.2 125.3 129.0 125.1 123.4 126.7 ■ ~ ■ 124.3 128.3 131.3 123.5 127.6 130.5 125.8 129.6 132.9 117.4 123.7 128.7 117.1 120.1 129.0 117.1 98.4 100.2 117.0 98.1 100.1 115.4 96.1 97.9 118.7 101.4 103.2 102.0 103.6 103.0 99.0 101.3 100.8 ■ ■ * 109.4 110.2 109.5 117.5 118.4 118.1 132.5 138.4 143.2 138.5 141.9 145.8 127.0 133.8 136.6 • ■ ■ 184.4 199.1 212.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 154.4 149.8 158.2 165.4 155.4 165.7 148.4 152.0 152.2 132.1 128.6 94.1 135.6 134.2 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 101.4 99.4 107.7 118.8 147.7 150.0 139.4 ■ 222.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 176.5 193.8 148.0 137.1 139.1 134.9 136.6 98.3 100.7 140.1 142.8 138.5 140.7 144.1 148.2 148.9 156.5 151.5 158.2 100.4 96.4 100.2 96.0 97.9 93.6 105.3 100.6 103.4 98.4 ■ ~ 101.9 102.4 101.6 101.8 ■ ■ 106.3 107.3 126.0 130.0 151.9 155.7 155.7 161.2 141.3 144.2 ■ 230.4 240.2 ■ _ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 165.6 170.7 175.3 178.4 151.4 152.6 145.2 143.2 141.7 140.0 101.7 100.0 145.4 144.1 - 100.0 143.0 141.5 151.5 151.4 162.4 163.7 155.6 147.9 - 100.0 108.6 101.9 107.9 101.3 99.1 106.1 112.4 105.9 109.1 103.0 - 100.0 102.3 101.4 99.0 101.8 ■ 100.0 107.0 108.2 132.0 131.8 160.6 164.7 168.6 176.2 148.2 152.1 - 100.0 249.3 255.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 189.9 184.3 204.7 194.8 155.2 156.3 142.0 138.4 99.9 143.3 99.5 140.6 150.8 163.7 150.0 123.3 125.9 135.6 152.0 153.5 Expenditure category Apparel ................................. ............................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Men’s apparel ......................................................... ........ Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................... Men’s furnishings .......................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ........................................... Men’s pants and shorts .................................................. Boys’ apparel ................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................ Women’s apparel ............................................................ Women’s outerwear ...................................................... Women’s dresses .......................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ..................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ......................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................... Footwear ............................ ............................................. Men’s footwear ................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................. Women’s footwear ........................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................. Jewelry and watches 4 ....................................................... Watches 4 ..................................................... .................. Jewelry4 ......................................................................... Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 ............................................... New cars 2 .................................................................... New trucks 2 5 .............................................................. New motorcycles 2 4 ..................................................... Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Car and truck rental1 .................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................... Other motor fuels 1 ........................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Tires ............................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................ Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ...................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............................. Motor vehicle body work ................................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ....................... Motor vehicle repair1 .................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ........................................................ State and local registration and license 1 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ................................................ Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .............................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................ Public transportation .......................................................... Airline fare ....................................................................... Other intercity transportation ............................................ Ship fare 1 * ................................................................... Intracity transportation ..................................................... 100.0 129.0 120.7 123.6 123.7 126.7 102.7 100.0 See footnotes at end of table. 131.6 131.2 133.7 135.8 134.1 80 140.8 147.8 165.2 174.7 176.6 100.6 94.7 94.2 92.0 98.6 96.1 93.7 100.6 98.1 99.1 107.0 131.1 165.9 180.2 154.3 100.2 255.1 102.7 101.5 105.5 105.6 100.8 190.4 205.0 160.3 104.9 175.1 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Medical care ....................................................................... Medical care commodities ................................. ................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ........................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 .................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs .............. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........... Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... Physicians’ services ............................ ......................... Dental services .............................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................ Services by other medical professionals 4 ....................... Hospital and related services ........................................... Hospital services 8 ........................................................ Inpatient hospital services 2 8 ....................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ..................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ............................... 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 117.0 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 130.7 " 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 145.4 " 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 159.7 ' 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 175.4 " 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 189.2 " 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 199.7 ' 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 209.2 ' 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 237.1 216.8 251.5 145.8 173.1 172.8 241.8 217.5 224.5 230.0 142.5 153.0 282.5 103.2 102.5 228.3 103.9 Recreation 1 ........................................................................ Video and audio 1 .............................................................. Televisions ..................................................................... Cable television 5 ............................................................. Other video equipment1 ................................................. Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 . .. Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................ Audio equipment ............................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .............................. Pets, pet products and services 1 ...................................... Pets and pet products ..................................................... Pet food 12 .................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 .............. Pet services including veterinary 1 ................................... Pet services 1 2 ............................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................ Sporting goods .................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................... Sports equipment ............................................................ Photography1 ................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies .............................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................. Photographic equipment1 2 ........................................... Photographers and film processing 1 ................................ Photographer fees 1 2 ................................................... Film processing 1 2 ........................................................ Other recreational goods 1 .................................................. Toys ................................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 12 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ........................... Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................ Recreation services 1 ......................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ...................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ............ Admission to sporting events 1 2 .................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ...................................... Recreational reading materials ........................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 ......................................... Recreational books1 ....................................................... 76.8 141.4 91.9 117.7 ■ 111.0 111.1 108.3 123.0 ■ ■ ■ • 112.4 133.3 109.8 126.5 ■ 75.8 146.8 ■ 94.3 122.9 • 113.3 113.6 110.4 ■ 127.2 * ■ • ■ 115.1 146.0 119.6 132.4 ■ 73.1 166.1 93.3 127.4 115.3 115.9 112.0 129.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ 116.8 • 153.6 125.4 138.5 - 72.3 180.4 95.0 129.6 ■ 119.6 117.6 118.3 130.1 ■ ■ ■ 118.1 161.0 132.4 147.3 - 91.7 96.6 71.4 70.2 187.0 200.1 93.6 94.0 128.3 129.5 119.7 120.0 120.1 120.0 116.5 117.1 132.9 135.2 * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 121.1 122.9 167.3 170.3 139.2 144.7 152.8 158.2 - 93.0 94.2 69.2 194.9 93.1 130.8 123.8 124.7 120.0 130.9 ■ ■ 121.8 177.1 151.8 163.9 - 95.6 98.5 97.7 94.6 66.4 62.9 202.8 218.6 90.7 90.2 135.4 142.6 123.1 123.0 124.8 124.9 118.7 118.4 133.4 132.9 ■ ■ ■ 123.0 126.4 186.4 193.8 156.3 165.5 173.6 178.2 - May 1998 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 81 241.4 221.5 258.2 147.5 175.4 174.2 245.9 221.7 228.6 235.1 145.3 155.8 285.6 104.2 103.2 231.7 106.8 100.0 101.0 100.0 101.2 60.2 59.9 233.6 243.7 93.7 100.0 100.0 96.8 100.0 100.4 100.0 94.5 88.4 86.0 100.0 100.1 100.0 101.6 142.1 144.1 100.0 101.6 100.0 100.4 100.0 102.1 100.0 102.7 100.0 102.2 122.5 121.4 124.3 124.2 118.1 116.3 100.0 100.0 134.0 134.1 100.0 100.8 98.1 100.0 100.0 99.9 NA 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.5 124.4 120.1 97.1 100.0 NA 100.0 100.0 100.3 100.0 101.6 100.0 102.1 100.0 101.3 200.3 206.8 100.0 102.8 100.0 104.2 174.1 174.6 180.2 184.0 100.0 101.9 100.0 102.6 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 152.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 125.1 • 145.2 70.9 99.2 - 164.0 170.0 169.1 177.4 125.1 ■ * 146.0 70.0 96.6 - 174.7 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 125.1 147.5 67.4 94.5 - 184.7 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 145.3 155.0 68.3 93.1 - 193.8 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 145.3 155.7 67.4 90.9 - 87.4 81.2 200.4 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 97.3 145.3 98.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 - 90.3 85.9 207.4 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 97.3 145.3 98.3 156.7 75.7 90.2 - 93.9 90.7 219.0 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 99.0 160.3 98.9 160.7 75.8 86.8 - 97.1 95.1 231.1 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 100.3 160.3 100.3 162.1 78.6 92.1 - 100.0 100.0 242.8 288.5 301.7 300.6 137.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.8 100.0 75.2 94.7 100.0 100.1 100.9 248.9 290.5 302.4 301.0 139.7 101.2 99.4 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.3 101.1 165.7 101.3 76.3 96.2 96.2 100.0 “ - 92.7 * - 90.3 ■ 86.6 ■ - 81.3 ■ - 75.1 ~ - 68.3 ■ - 61.0 - 53.9 ■ - 41.5 82.7 97.1 103.4 95.8 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ........................................... Education 1 ........................................................................ Educational books and supplies ................ ...................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................... College tuition and fees .................................................. Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................... Child care and nursery school6 ...................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ........... Communication 1 ............................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ....................................... Postage ........................................................................ Delivery services1 ........................................................ Information and information processing 1 ......................... Telephone services1 .................................................... Telephone services, local charges ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges1 ............... Interstate toll calls 2 ................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 ....................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............ Computer software and accessories 1 ............................ Computer information processing services 1 .................. Other information processing equipment1 ...................... Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Cigarettes 1 ..................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ......................... Personal care .................................................................... Personal care products ................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 .............................................................. Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ............................................................ Personal care services .................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ................... Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... Legal services 4 ............................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ................. ....................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ............................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ....................................................... Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ...................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ....................... ' ' ' " ' 47.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 141.3 149.9 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 150.5 142.8 230.1 251.2 100.0 100.0 154.0 145.3 236.7 270.0 107.7 104.3 156.6 149.3 - - - - - - - - - 100.0 100.8 121.6 123.1 143.1 109.9 108.2 111.3 ■ 113.2 123.9 131.2 135.1 129.7 135.0 138.0 151.4 162.0 172.4 116.8 124.8 131.9 113.4 120.9 128.0 ■ 117.9 127.0 137.5 ■ ■ 116.6 121.7 127.5 137.0 141.3 179.8 137.2 133.2 144.4 131.3 143.4 146.1 190.3 145.1 140.4 153.9 136.1 144.8 149.2 199.4 147.9 148.6 165.9 138.2 146.9 154.3 210.0 153.5 156.6 177.6 147.2 150.6 159.2 218.3 159.3 164.0 183.6 151.8 153.9 163.9 100.0 230.0 167.5 172.3 100.0 100.0 194.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 158.1 161.2 165.4 100.9 234.0 171.1 176.1 101.2 100.9 197.7 100.2 104.4 101.0 159.7 113.5 109.0 106.9 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 132.1 136.2 120.4 118.1 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 118.2 112.6 112.0 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 138.6 145.1 125.8 123.5 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 130.1 124.3 127.4 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 159.2 172.8 142.5 139.1 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 132.0 125.1 126.5 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 166.9 181.6 146.4 142.7 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 135.1 127.6 128.1 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 171.1 188.9 150.2 146.3 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 137.0 128.9 128.8 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 176.3 197.3 154.2 149.6 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 141.4 132.1 133.7 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 184.1 205.0 159.0 154.7 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 141.7 131.2 133.5 139.5 128.0 181.0 185.3 186.0 213.1 161.8 156.4 157.0 132.6 135.3 141.0 146.5 142.3 131.3 134.0 138.4 127.6 183.4 188.6 187.8 216.1 163.3 157.3 158.4 132.7 135.9 140.1 147.5 " Special aggregate indexes Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ........................................................................... Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter3 ..................................................................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care .................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables .......................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 82 126.0 121.1 125.8 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 150.0 154.5 133.7 131.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 127.5 121.5 124.5 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 153.7 164.1 138.1 135.0 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 116.8 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 119.4 113.9 117.6 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 127.4 117.1 123.8 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 135.4 122.9 128.2 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 137.2 126.7 129.4 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 139.6 130.7 130.3 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 144.5 136.5 127.9 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 148.1 135.1 127.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 151.5 137.5 126.6 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.1 144.4 127.6 189.5 175.4 108.4 168.3 170.7 142.1 101.6 186.9 161.1 145.0 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ............................................................ 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 ............................................ Domestically produced farm food ........................................... Utilities and public transportation ........................................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 83 132.0 191.1 177.6 103.8 170.5 173.1 143.6 94.6 189.8 162.7 145.7 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December Item and group December May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ................................................................................ 4.4 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 0.9 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Cereals and cereal products ........................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................. Breakfast cereal ........................................................ Rice, pasta, corn meal ................................................. Rice 1 2 ................................................................... Bakery products .......................................................... Bread 1 ..................................................................... White bread 2 .......................................................... Bread other than white 2 .......................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 .................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................... Cookies2 ................................................................. Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 .................................... Other bakery products ................................................ Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ........... .. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................ Meats ........................................................................ Beef and veal .......................................................... Uncooked ground beef ........................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 .......................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ......................................... Uncooked other beef and veal1 ............................. Pork ........................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......... Ham ...................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ...................................... Pork chops ............................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................ Other meats ............................................................. Frankfurters 2 ........................................................ Lunch meats 12 ..................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 .............................................. Poultry ...................................................................... Chicken 1 ................................................................. Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ........................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................ Fish and seafood ....................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 .......................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 .................................. Canned fish and seafood 2 ..................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ....................................... E g g s ........................................................................... Dairy and related products ............................................. Milk1 .......................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ..................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .................................. Cheese and related products ....................................... Ice cream and related products .................................... Other dairy and related products 1 ............................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................... 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 6.1 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 8.9 7.7 12.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 3.8 4.0 5.9 5.6 4.9 3.1 3.7 8.0 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 4.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.1 3.6 5.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 4.1 5.4 2.3 1.4 4.3 4.9 3.4 7.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 3.6 3.5 4.1 3.5 2.0 5.7 -2.5 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.7 3.8 5.7 3.2 2.8 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.5 5.7 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.0 5.9 2.9 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 6.0 8.3 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 12.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 -.4 1.6 4.0 1.4 1.5 3.4 .7 1.0 1.7 .4 2.0 -.2 1.0 1.0 .9 1.2 1.1 7.4 .2 .2 -.8 1.2 .7 .1 2.0 1.3 -.1 -.6 -.3 2.9 -4.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 -3.1 -10.4 -1.9 -1.9 .3 .9 1.4 3.6 17.9 21.6 18.7 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 4.4 5.1 5.2 3.4 6.2 8.3 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 6.9 8.4 5.2 6.0 7.8 5.7 5.4 2.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 10.3 11.7 12.7 7.2 4.4 2.0 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 16.7 17.0 18.5 19.3 15.2 ■ 10.1 11.4 7.0 1.5 .2 2.3 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 3.1 ■ 2.4 ■ 4.6 4.4 7.2 3.9 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 -6.1 -11.6 -4.9 -7.1 -4.5 ■ .8 1.4 1.6 .4 -.5 1.2 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 .6 -.4 1.8 1.2 4.4 3.6 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 -.9 -3.5 -1.7 -1.7 2.5 ■ .2 -.6 3.0 2.7 4.2 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 1.3 1.8 .2 .4 2.2 4.7 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.5 11.7 1.6 2.3 4.5 2.6 3.2 4.5 5.5 4.4 7.2 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 .9 2.2 -.6 .7 6.6 2.7 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 -2.3 -2.0 -1.7 -1.7 -4.8 .7 -2.8 3.6 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 1.1 .4 1.0 3.5 8.3 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 7.3 13.4 7.0 6.9 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.1 .8 3.7 25.0 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.6 -1.3 2.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 11.3 24.0 9.2 10.8 6.7 3.4 3.2 5.9 7.9 9.3 7.5 1.7 .8 2.0 12.0 10.1 10.9 8.0 7.7 5.2 3.9 -1.1 -.6 -.7 -.7 -1.0 -1.5 -.7 -2.0 -2.1 -3.7 .5 .8 .1 -1.6 .4 -4.4 1.2 2.3 1.0 -7.2 -.5 -1.7 -1.2 .9 2.2 1.2 -1.5 -.8 -1.7 -.4 -.5 -.7 -.1 -.9 -3.5 -4.9 -7.9 -.5 -3.9 -3.9 -2.0 -2.7 -1.0 -1.4 -.5 -1.9 .3 .6 -.1 1.0 -.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.7 -14.9 .2 .3 -.1 .6 .7 -.6 -.1 6.6 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 84 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 ■ -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 * ■ " ■ ■ 4.3 ■ ■ 2.9 ■ 1.3 ■ 5.8 9.0 -.8 4.8 5.1 7.8 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7.1 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 1995 1996 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 ■ 15.7 " -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 " " ■ ‘ " 2.9 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 ■ -3.4 ' -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 ' " ■ ' " 2.4 -1.7 " 2.9 ■ ■ -9.6 -10.9 -5.7 “ 1.2 3.0 4.2 " -2.0 " -.4 ■ ■ ~ -6.7 -8.7 -2.4 ■ 2.2 4.5 3.4 " -1.6 ■ ■ ■ 16.9 22.2 6.8 ■ 2.9 2.2 .8 2.5 ■ 14.5 1.6 ' 2.3 ■ 21.9 2.8 -.3 ■ 12.6 -.9 ■ 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 ‘ " " 3.6 ■ 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 " ' " 4.3 ■ ■ ~ 3.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.6 ■ 2.5 2.3 -.9 2.6 2.7 May 1998 Expenditure category Fresh fruits and vegetables .......................................... Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples .................................................................... Bananas ................................................................. Citrus fruits 1 ........................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 .............................. Other fresh fruits 1 ................................................... Fresh vegetables ....................................................... Potatoes ................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................... Tomatoes ................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ............................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ............................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits 1 2 ...................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ............................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ............................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .................................. Carbonated drinks ..................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................. Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .............. Coffee ....................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 ..................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 .............................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 .................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................. Candy and chewing gum 1 ......................................... Other sweets 1 .......................................................... Fats and oils ................................................................ Butter and margarine 1 ............................................... Butter2 .................................................................... Margarine 2 ............................................................. Salad dressing 1 ........................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ............... Peanut butter1 2 ..................................................... Other foods .................................................................. Soups ....................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................... Snacks ...................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................... Salt and other seasonings and spices12 ................. Olives, pickles, relishes 12 ........................................ Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................ Other condiments 2 .................................................. Baby food 1 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods1 ...................................... Prepared salads1 2 ................................................. Food away from home ..................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ..................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ............................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ........................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ....... Other food away from home 1 ........................................ Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... ■ 10.0 .1 16.7 ■ ■ ■ 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 ■ ■ 2.8 ~ ■ 4.4 ■ * ■ 3.9 ■ 3.0 ■ 5.0 ■ ■ ■ -1.0 -.7 -1.2 4.2 3.8 4.4 ' ' 2.6 " -1.7 2.1 " ■ 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 ■ ■ " 5.1 ■ ■ ■ 4.6 ■ ■ ■ " 4.8 See footnotes at end of table. 85 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 " 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 " ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.1 ■ 1.9 ■ .9 1.5 1.2 2.3 ■ 4.2 4.4 2.9 ■ ■ 7.7 ■ -7.9 5.8 ' ~ 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 ■ ■ ~ 6.0 ■ ~ ■ 4.5 ■ ■ ■ " ■ 4.2 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 ■ 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ .6 ■ -.5 ■ 1.0 ” ■ ■ -5.2 -6.6 -2.1 ■ 1.5 3.6 .0 ■ " -1.3 -.5 -1.6 ■ “ ■ 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 ~ ■ 4.6 ■ ■ ■ 2.9 ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ 9.9 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 ■ 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .7 ■ ' -.2 ■ 1.6 ■ ■ ■ -5.3 -6.1 -3.4 ■ .9 .9 1.0 ■ " -.7 ■ -6.8 -2.2 " " ■ 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 “ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.9 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 ■ 13.2 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 " ~ - - " 4.0 ' " 2.2 ■ 1.7 ■ ■ ■ 5.4 6.6 3.7 ■ 2.0 .9 1.1 ■ .8 ■ -6.8 1.1 " " ■ 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 ■ ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ 1.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.5 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 ■ .7 " 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 " ■ ■ ■ ‘ .8 " 14.7 ■ -.3 ■ ■ ■ 55.4 63.9 36.4 ■ 6.0 .9 1.8 " " 3.7 ■ -.5 7.0 " ■ 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 ‘ ' ■ 2.1 ■ ■ ■ 1.9 ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ 1.0 ■ 2.2 ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ 2.0 2.8 -4.7 -.1 -3.8 ■ -5.2 13.2 9.2 18.4 31.0 8.4 ' ' 2.9 4.9 " " 4.9 ■ ' ■ 2.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.2 7.9 4.0 4.9 8.8 17.0 24.4 -4.3 11.9 7.3 42.0 -6.4 13.0 2.4 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.2 3.4 .5 -.2 -.2 -.2 .7 .3 -1.4 -.1 -1.8 -2.6 -.3 2.0 1.1 1.1 1.5 -.2 4.4 .6 1.8 -.5 4.4 -1.6 1.3 .2 1.2 2.4 .0 .1 2.3 .5 3.9 .9 5.1 1.4 1.4 ~ 1.0 1.3 1.0 .3 .6 .6 .7 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group May 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 11.6 11.8 9.2 8.1 10.1 14.0 8.2 2.1 2.8 1.4 .9 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.5 .3 .9 1.7 .4 .5 2.6 -0.1 -.1 .8 .8 -.1 -1.4 2.4 0.9 .6 .9 2.0 .4 1.6 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 6.2 3.8 0.9 -.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.7 0.8 .6 .5 .1 .3 1.4 .5 - - - - - - - - .9 1.2 -.1 3.9 4.9 4.2 ■ 7.4 4.5 5.2 4.1 6.3 3.4 3.9 2.9 5.8 2.6 2.9 2.3 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.2 ■ 2.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 4.2 3.0 3.5 2.5 * 4.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 ■ 4.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 ■ 4.9 1.3 1.7 1.2 8.7 .2 15.8 4.8 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 6.2 9.8 1.8 ■ ■ ■ 1.1 -1.3 ■ 1.2 ■ 3.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.0 ■ " ■ ■ ■ ■ - 5.4 5.1 " 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 6.6 9.7 1.0 ■ ~ ■ -1.4 -2.1 ■ * -1.0 ■ 6.5 ■ 5.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ " 8.5 3.7 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 7.8 11.5 2.3 ■ ■ 1.0 4.1 ■ -1.5 “ 4.6 7.0 ■ “ ■ 1.8 3.8 3.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 ■ 4.8 5.2 1.8 ■ ■ ■ 3.6 5.3 ■ .8 ■ -1.7 -2.7 ■ ■ 1.9 ‘ 1.3 3.3 .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 4.2 5.0 .4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.6 -1.9 ■ 3.3 ~ ~ -.3 3.7 ■ .8 “ “ ■ ■ ■ ~ 4.3 3.7 ■ 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 2.9 2.9 2.5 ■ ■ ' ■ 4.2 2.3 " -.7 ‘ 3.7 1.3 ■ ~ ■ ■ 5.2 ' ' “ ' 5.1 2.8 ■ 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 ■ 3.5 1.8 1.0 ~ ■ ■ ~ 1.0 3.4 ■ ■ ■ 3.1 ■ -4.2 .7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.1 ~ ~ ■ ' 3.8 3.0 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 ■ 6.6 8.5 1.6 ■ ■ 4.5 6.1 ■ ■ ■ .7 ~ ■ 2.1 5.6 ■ ~ -.2 “ ■ ■ ' ■ ■ “ 6.2 3.1 ■ .5 -1.1 -11.9 -11.7 -12.3 .2 -1.3 3.3 4.0 2.0 .1 ■ ■ ■ • -.7 .8 ■ ■ .2 ■ ■ 3.4 -8.0 ■ ■ " " 1.4 “ “ “ ■ ' 9.6 1.1 -.4 -1.6 -2.2 -5.6 -7.3 -1.0 -2.0 -.9 -4.7 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.2 2.1 .9 .5 4.0 1.2 -.1 .9 4.4 .5 -.8 -1.0 2.6 2.2 .9 5.2 4.1 -1.4 .3 -1.1 1.1 1.6 .3 3.1 2.3 1.0 .9 1.1 1.5 1.0 4.7 1.0 5.1 3.4 1.4 .9 -1.6 .1 -.2 1.0 2.8 1988 1989 1990 Alcoholic beverages at home ......................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... Distilled spirits at home ................................................ Whiskey at home 2 ..................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............. Wine at home .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 2.3 2.8 1.9 .7 2.7 1.6 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 3.9 3.5 5.3 3.8 3.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 2.6 4.7 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................ Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .............................. - - Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ............................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 ............................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................... Fuel oil ........................................................................ Other household fuels 4 ............................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................... ............... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............. Water and sewerage maintenance ............................... Garbage and trash collection 5 ..................................... Household furnishings and operations ............................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................. Floor coverings 1 ........................................................... Window coverings 1 ...................................................... Other linens 1 ................................................................ Furniture and bedding ..................................................... Bedroom furniture .......................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............ Other furniture 1 ............................................................ Appliances 1 ................................................................... Major appliances 1 ........................................................ Laundry equipment2 ................................................... Other appliances 1 ..................... ................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................. Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ............................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 ............................................. Dishes and flatware 1 .................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ...................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ................................. Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ...................................... Household paper products 1 .......................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 ............................. Household operations1 ................................................... Domestic services 1 ...................................................... Gardening and lawncare services1 ............................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................ Repair of household items1 ........................................... 4.0 4.5 3.6 6.6 4.5 4.8 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 ■ 6.1 7.9 3.1 ■ ■ ■ 3.5 4.7 ■ 4.2 ~ 1991 Expenditure category Apparel ............................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 86 -.2 ■ 3.2 " “ ■ ~ * ■ - “ Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1991 1989 1990 60 61 92 33 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 48 4.9 35 29 5 30 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 1988 May 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 0.3 .0 3.5 -.5 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 - -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 - 0.6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 - 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 - 2.7 2.5 1.9 7.6 -.2 3.3 .2 .6 .5 -5.0 - 1.8 3.0 2.9 4.3 .9 4.3 -2.7 4.9 5.3 -8.5 22.8 2.7 Expenditure category Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Men’s apparel .................................................................. Men’s suits sport coats, and outerwear .......................... Men’s furnishings .......................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ........................................... Men’s pants and shorts .................................................. Boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................ Women’s apparel ........................................................... Women’s outerwear ...................................................... Women’s dresses ....................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ..................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories1 ......................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................... Footwear .......................................................................... Men’s footwear ....................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................. Women’s footwear ....................................................... Infants’ and toddies’ apparel ............................................. Jewelry and watches 4 ....................................................... Watches 4 ........................................................................ Jewelry4 . .......................................................... Transportation .................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................ New vehicles ................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 ............................................... New cars 2 ................................................................... New trucks 2 5 ..................................... ....................... New motorcycles 2 4 ..................................................... Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Car and truck rental1 .................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................ Gasoline unleaded midgrade 2 7 ................................. Gasoline unleaded premium 2 ...................................... Other motor fuels 1 ........................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Tires ........................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............. Motor oil coolant, and fluids 2 ...................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .............................. Motor vehicle body work ................................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ....................... Motor vehicle repair1 .................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ................................................ Motor vehicle fees 1 ........................................................ State and local registration and license 1 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ................................................ Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .............................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................ Public transportation ........................................................ Airline fare .................................................................. Other intercity transportation ............................................ Ship fare 1 2 .................................................................. Intracity transportation ..................................................... Medical care ....................................................................... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 64 59 7.0 43 5.8 24 72 44 7.9 -1.0 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 -1.7 3.3 -.2 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 8.9 6.5 2.5 7.5 8.8 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.9 2.1 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 1.2 2.8 -1.2 3.8 -3.3 .6 .2 .5 .7 -2.8 1.7 5.3 .9 -.7 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 .4 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 -2.0 .0 4.8 -1.1 -2.9 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 -1.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 -1.1 1.8 .2 2.4 2.6 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -1.2 6.1 2.8 .1 .8 -3.1 1.3 .9 3.2 2.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 4.0 3.9 10.4 9.8 2.2 2.4 2.0 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 2.1 2.2 5.3 3.4 2.3 3.3 4.2 -.4 1.4 4.2 2.8 -2.2 3.3 3.0 5.4 2.6 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 6.8 6.5 5.5 36.5 36.8 38.9 -.7 6.1 32.0 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 -14.6 2.3 4.0 2.2 2.3 .9 -.1 1.6 2.3 .8 9.6 3.9 4.6 3.3 2.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 3.1 2.0 7.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 .7 .8 4.5 2.5 5.4 8.4 5.9 7.5 8.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.3 3.5 2.7 2.1 6.6 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 -4.7 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .6 3.1 2.9 2.0 5.0 3.6 3.3 7.1 4.1 5.3 1.7 - - - - 17.2 22.7 6.6 -3.0 -6.0 2.4 5.6 6.6 .1 11.6 17.0 -2.8 3.8 4.9 4.5 3.3 3.2 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.1 2.8 3.8 1.4 3.4 -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 .5 .2 .9 3.2 2.5 3.5 2.1 4.3 3.1 1.8 .8 2.9 2.1 7.7 3.8 5.0 2.8 1.0 7.6 4.4 3.7 1.0 1.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 -.1 .0 -.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 2.8 3.8 11.2 14.7 1.7 5.8 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .8 -4.9 -6.2 -6.1 -6.6 -5.8 -5.6 -.9 -2.8 1.1 -.2 2.6 4.5 2.6 2.4 -2.9 -4.8 .7 1.1 -.8 -1.1 -.1 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.4 .0 1.4 .6 -7.1 -7.0 -7.2 -6.9 -6.7 -6.3 -.8 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -.5 .7 2.3 1.4 .2 -.1 2.7 1.5 5.5 5.6 .8 3.3 5.2 2.6 4.9 -.8 6.9 8.5 9.6 7.9 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 1.8 See footnotes at end of table. 87 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Medical care commodities .................................................. Prescription drugs and medical supplies ........................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 .................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs .............. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........... Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... Physicians’ services ...................................................... Dental services .............................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................ Services by other medical professionals 4 ....................... Hospital and related services ........................................... Hospital services 8 ........................................................ Inpatient hospital services 2 8 ....................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ..................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ............................... 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 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 ■ 11.7 ' 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 ■ 11.2 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 ■ 9.8 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 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 ■ 7.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 ■ 5.5 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 ■ 4.8 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 ~ 4.8 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 4.0 1.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.5 4.2 3.9 2.2 2.7 1.2 1.3 .8 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1 1.0 .7 1.5 2.8 Recreation 1 ........................................................................ Video and audio 1 .............................................................. Televisions ..................................................................... Cable television 5 ............................................................. Other video equipment1 ................................................. Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................ Audio equipment ............................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .............................. Pets, pet products and services 1 ...................................... Pets and pet products ..................................................... Pet food 1 2 .................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 .............. Pet services including veterinary1 ................................... Pet services 1 2 ............................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................ Sporting goods .................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................... Sports equipment ............................................................ Photography 1 ................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies .............................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................. Photographic equipment ' 2 ........................................... Photographers and film processing 1 ................................ Photographer fees 1 2 ................................................... Film processing 1 2 ........................................................ Other recreational goods 1 .................................................. Toys ................................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ........................... Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................ Recreation services 1 ......................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports1 .... Admissions ..................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 12 ............ Admission to sporting events1 2 .................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ...................................... Recreational reading materials ........................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 ......................................... Recreational books 1 ....................................................... -1.4 10.6 * -.4 4.6 ■ ■ 4.4 4.0 4.7 _ 5.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ • 3.8 4.6 4.2 ■ -1.3 3.8 ■ 2.6 4.4 ■ ■ 2.1 2.3 1.9 ■ 3.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ 2.4 • ■ ■ ■ 9.5 8.9 4.7 ■ -3.6 13.1 ■ -1.1 3.7 ■ ■ ■ 1.8 2.0 1.4 ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5.2 4.8 4.6 ■ -1.1 8.6 ■ 1.8 1.7 ■ ■ ■ 3.7 1.5 5.6 ■ .9 ■ ' ■ ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ■ 5.6 6.4 ■ -1.2 3.7 ■ -1.5 ■ -1.0 ■ ~ ~ .1 2.1 -1.5 ~ 2.2 ~ ~ ~ ~ “ ■ 2.5 ■ ■ • ■ ■ 3.9 5.1 3.7 - -1.7 7.0 ■ .4 .9 ■ ■ .3 -.1 .5 ■ 1.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ • ■ ■ 1.8 4.0 3.5 1.4 -2.5 -1.4 -2.6 ■ -1.0 1.0 ■ ■ 3.2 3.9 2.5 ■ -3.2 ■ * ■ ■ -.9 ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ 4.0 4.9 3.6 ■ 2.8 .4 -4.0 4.1 ■ -2.6 3.5 ■ ■ ■ -.6 .1 -1.1 ■ 1.9 ■ ■ " ■ ■ 1.0 ■ ■ • " ■ 5.3 ■ 3.0 5.9 ~ 3.0 3.3 -5.3 7.8 -.6 5.3 ■ ■ -.1 .1 -.3 ■ -.4 ■ " ■ ■ ■ 2.8 • ■ 1.5 2.4 -4.3 6.9 -2.0 -.4 • ■ -.4 -.5 -.3 ■ .8 ■ " ■ ■ -1.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.4 ■ 5.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 -.5 4.3 -6.3 -3.2 .4 -5.5 -2.7 .1 1.6 1.4 1.6 .4 2.1 2.7 2.2 -.9 -.1 -1.5 .0 .1 .8 -1.9 -.1 ■ .0 -2.5 -3.5 -2.9 ■ .3 1.6 2.1 1.3 3.2 2.8 4.2 .3 2.1 1.9 2.6 Education and communication 1 ........................................... - - - - - 3.3 4.0 3.4 See footnotes at end of table. - ■ 4.0 5.9 2.6 ■ 3.0 .1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 May 1998 1996 1997 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 ~ 1.7 ' 10.3 ' .6 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 ‘ 1.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 7.2 4.6 ' -.3 .0 2.6 .9 .0 " -.3 " 1.0 5.4 -1.0 ■ .1 -3.8 " 3.7 6.1 -4.3 2.8 " -10.7 ~ -11.6 ' -12.1 " -12.4 -17.3 -2.9 3.4 -4.2 3.6 2.7 5.2 7.2 1.1 -.9 2.3 1.8 2.9 7.5 7.7 4.3 1.7 2.8 1994 1995 Expenditure category Education 1 ........................................................................ Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .......................... College tuition and fees ................................................. Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................... Child care and nursery school6 ...................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ........... Communication 1 .................. ............................................ Postage and delivery services 1 ....................................... Postage ............................................... ........................ Delivery services 1 ........................................................ Information and information processing 1 ......................... Telephone services 1 .................................................... Telephone services, local charges ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ............... Interstate toll calls 2 ................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 ....................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............ Computer software and accessories 1 ............................ Computer information processing services 1 .................. Other information processing equipment1 ...................... Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Cigarettes 1 .................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ......................... Personal care ................................................................... Personal care products ................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 .............................................................. Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ............................................................ Personal care services .................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ................... Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... Legal services 4 ............................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ........................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .............................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ....................................................... Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ...................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ....................... 6.9 7.6 7.7 8.4 ■ 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.8 ■ ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ .6 ■ -1.3 -2.6 ■ 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 ■ ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ 1.0 ■ -3.7 -2.2 ■ 5.7 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 ■ ■ ■ 16.1 _ ■ 5.1 ~ 1.3 -1.5 ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ .5 ' -1.3 -2.4 - 3.4 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 ~ " .0 ■ ' ■ 1.0 ■ 6.5 .2 ~ " ~ ~ -7.3 ■ -4.1 ■ _ ■ -6.1 ■ ' " -7.6 ■ " " -9.1 ■ ■ -2.6 • ■ ■ ' " 7.0 9.4 " ~ 5.1 5.7 8.2 14.7 ■ ■ 3.8 2.5 7.6 10.8 ■ ■ 4.2 4.2 8.0 11.1 ~ ~ 2.5 2.7 6.5 8.1 ■ " 2.9 3.3 2.7 -5.9 ‘ ' 2.5 1.7 4.2 3.0 ' ' 1.9 1.8 4.3 2.7 " “ 2.1 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ " ' ‘ 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.5 4.1 ■ ■ 6.9 ■ 3.8 1.9 5.4 ■ 5.8 6.3 4.8 ■ ■ 5.9 • " " 3.0 5.9 4.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 ■ ■ 7.7 ■ " 4.4 3.0 2.2 ■ 6.4 5.7 5.9 _ ■ 8.3 ■ 4.8 1.4 2.4 ■ 4.3 4.0 4.1 ~ ~ 5.0 ■ ■ ■ 3.0 4.7 3.4 ■ 5.8 5.8 5.4 “ " 6.6 ■ ' “ 3.7 1.0 2.1 ■ 4.8 1.9 5.8 ' " 7.8 ■ “ " 1.5 1.5 3.4 ■ 5.3 3.8 5.4 " 2.5 3.2 ■ 4.0 3.8 4.7 2.2 3.0 5.4 5.1 5.1 7.1 ■ " 3.4 ■ 6.0 ■ 6.5 3.1 4.2 4.7 .9 .9 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.2 .9 1.5 .2 4.4 1.0 1.0 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 6.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.6 .5 4.1 3.3 4.8 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 .7 5.1 4.7 5.1 6.6 7.5 12.3 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 5.3 6.2 5.4 18.1 1.2 .3 -1.0 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 2.5 6.2 3.3 2.7 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 3.6 5.1 4.2 -7.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.6 5.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 .9 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.5 .6 -.7 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 4.8 5.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 .7 4.4 3.5 -1.4 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 4.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 -1.8 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.4 1.0 .5 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 -.2 3.4 3.3 -1.3 3.2 2.5 3.8 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 -.9 3.8 3.4 8.6 .2 -.7 -.1 -.7 -1.5 2.8 3.3 1.0 4.0 1.8 1.1 1.6 -.5 .0 -.4 .8 .8 2.3 2.8 -3.4 .4 .1 .4 -.8 -.3 1.3 1.8 1.0 1.4 .9 .6 .9 .1 .4 -.6 .7 3.4 .8 1.3 -4.2 - 13.5 ■ ■ ~ 4.5 ~ -4.2 -4.2 " - 4.9 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 ■ ■ - 5.8 3.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 .0 ' .0 ■ .0 ■ -.3 1.4 0.9 2.5 .7 .2 .1 1.5 1.2 -.6 .1 .0 4.0 -.7 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 -3.8 .8 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ........................................................................... Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter3 ..................................................................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ....................................................................... All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care .................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ......................................................................... Apparel less footwear ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................ Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 5.9 3.5 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.7 2.8 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 1.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 3.5 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.5 -1.0 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 5.7 5.0 2.1 2.2 .4 -6.9 3.0 .6 .4 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................ Energy commodities ........................................................ Services less energy services ............................................ Domestically produced farm food ........................................... Utilities and public transportation ........................................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 90 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 1.3 3.1 1.3 1.4 1.1 -6.9 1.6 1.0 .5 r. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items k100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half 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 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 - ■ ■ 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 - - “ " 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 - - ' ' 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 ■ ■ 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 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 - 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 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 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 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 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 . ■ ■ 9.8 10.0 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 Annual avg. 1.0 9.8 10.0 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 Dec. 1.0 9.9 10.1 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Percent change from previous 10.0 10.1 1913 1914 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 Annual avg. ~ " ~ ' " 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 ~ ~ ■ ■ ■ 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 - ■ ■ 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 - - 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 91 - 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 2nd half Dec. 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 ■ - 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 ■ ■ ■ 102.1 ■ ■ 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 150.9 155.9 158.5 150.9 155.9 158.2 148.9 153.1 157.0 150.6 155.2 158.1 149.8 154.1 157.6 2.5 3.3 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 147.8 151.7 156.3 158.4 148.3 152.2 156.8 158.5 148.7 152.9 157.0 158.7 149.3 153.6 157.2 159.1 149.6 154.0 157.2 159.5 149.9 154.1 157.4 149.9 154.3 157.5 150.2 154.5 157.8 - ■ - 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 ■ - 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 150.6 155.1 158.3 151.0 155.5 158.5 92 Annual avg. 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Percent change from previous 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Annual avg. 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 Item and group December May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ............................................................. 119.2 355.0 124.6 371.1 132.2 393.8 135.9 404.7 139.8 416.3 143.3 426.8 147.2 438.6 150.9 449.5 155.9 464.3 158.2 471.3 159.5 475.2 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Cereals and cereal products ........................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................. Breakfast cereal ........................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ................................................. Bakery products ........................................................... Bread 1 ...................................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ..................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................... Other bakery products ................................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................ Meats ........................................................................ Beef and veal .......................................................... Uncooked ground beef ........................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 ........................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ......................................... . Uncooked other beef and veal1 ............................... Pork ........................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... Ham ...................................................................... Pork chops ............................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................. Other meats ............................................................. Poultry ....................................................................... Chicken 1 .................................................................. Other poultry including turkey 1 .............................. Fish and seafood ....................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 ........................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 ................................... Eggs ........................................................................... Dairy and related products ............................................. Milk1 ........................................................................... Cheese and related products ....................................... Ice cream and related products .................................... Other dairy and related products 1 ................................. Fruits and vegetables ..................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables .......................................... Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples ................ .................................................... Bananas .................................................................. Citrus fruits 1 ............................................................ Other fresh fruits 1 ..................................................... Fresh vegetables ................... .................................... Potatoes .................................................................. Lettuce ..................................................................... Tomatoes ................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ............................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 .................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 109.6 115.7 114.7 112.7 126.9 139.7 99.0 111.2 112.3 114.9 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 - 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 117.3 121.6 124.1 119.0 127.4 144.8 134.3 122.8 126.8 123.1 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 ■ • 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.8 143.7 142.6 131.3 129.2 148.8 128.0 126.5 132.7 128.5 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 - 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 128.6 136.8 136.4 132.3 129.8 151.2 122.7 127.2 134.9 129.9 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 - 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 127.7 134.9 140.0 132.6 133.4 153.8 117.0 128.9 135.1 130.5 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 - 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 133.4 136.9 146.5 136.1 140.7 158.8 114.8 130.0 134.0 131.2 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 - 146.6 149.8 156.1 146.2 149.4 155.8 146.3 149.5 156.9 163.9 169.2 175.4 163.6 167.8 165.7 131.5 140.0 150.6 190.5 193.6 185.4 139.6 143.1 144.2 163.8 169.5 179.7 168.5 170.7 177.8 163.6 168.0 178.4 136.0 141.7 149.8 137.3 141.4 148.9 133.7 137.3 144.5 134.7 134.4 137.8 117.7 115.7 117.6 130.3 140.0 155.5 134.9 144.6 156.9 139.3 146.9 156.9 136.9 141.2 146.0 140.2 146.0 157.5 167.1 172.3 176.5 115.3 144.8 162.3 131.4 134.7 148.5 135.2 138.4 149.8 136.0 139.7 150.4 178.8 177.0 186.0 210.8 205.2 214.3 209.8 222.0 248.1 163.5 188.0 195.2 142.7 146.4 157.2 212.0 189.0 181.2 154.1 175.2 160.2 269.0 171.1 183.1 229.9 239.2 190.5 217.6 184.1 187.5 - 158.5 158.1 158.2 178.1 168.8 150.0 188.6 150.1 182.2 100.0 100.0 179.1 179.0 148.0 147.8 143.3 136.6 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.1 100.0 153.9 150.9 100.0 146.6 155.0 100.0 100.0 178.0 100.0 100.0 150.1 147.5 100.0 147.7 151.9 100.0 190.0 220.7 236.0 194.9 151.3 100.0 100.0 205.8 175.0 215.4 249.5 203.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 159.9 159.6 159.6 180.3 170.8 161.4 189.1 150.1 184.6 100.6 101.6 179.1 184.6 145.8 146.6 141.0 136.0 115.7 99.3 99.8 99.0 147.9 95.1 148.8 147.7 97.2 145.2 155.8 100.7 99.6 181.4 101.8 102.1 127.9 147.8 100.3 149.0 150.9 99.8 202.8 238.5 245.9 204.0 164.6 116.8 95.9 230.6 188.2 304.2 235.4 231.0 102.3 102.2 103.1 100.8 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 93 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........... Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ................................... Carbonated drinks ..................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ............... Coffee ....................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 ..................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 .......................................... Other sweets 1 ........................................................... Fats and oils ................................................................ Butter and margarine 1 ................................................ Salad dressing 1 ......................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................ Other foods .................................................................. Soups ....................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................... Snacks ....................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................... Baby food 1 ................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ....................................... Food away from home ..................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ...................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ................................ Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from home 1 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ......................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... Distilled spirits at home ................................................ Wine at home .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................. 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.1 116.7 110.3 118.3 ■ • 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 124.0 119.5 114.4 114.3 116.7 107.5 132.6 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 121.1 115.2 ■ 121.5 ■ ■ 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 129.7 ■ 125.2 119.4 119.7 121.9 110.8 139.5 113.3 111.3 ■ 117.0 125.1 126.3 118.4 ■ ■ 130.8 ■ 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.6 ■ 130.5 123.9 124.1 127.9 114.0 146.3 112.9 112.3 111.0 127.0 130.6 118.4 ■ ■ 129.1 ■ ■ 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 ■ 139.4 ■ 143.5 138.2 138.9 139.3 129.3 158.0 112.7 114.0 ■ 104.9 ■ 128.2 131.9 119.6 ■ ■ 128.3 ■ ■ 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 141.6 ■ 147.7 141.3 142.8 141.3 131.3 164.0 115.1 116.0 110.5 130.8 133.1 120.8 ■ 129.3 ■ ■ 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 144.1 ■ ■ 150.0 142.0 143.2 142.8 131.6 168.8 130.6 ■ 115.7 ■ ■ 172.3 ■ 138.3 134.4 123.2 ■ ■ 134.1 ■ " 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 ■ 147.0 ■ ■ 151.4 141.7 142.9 143.8 130.0 172.5 128.8 119.1 ■ 155.6 ■ 140.1 138.4 128.3 ■ ■ 137.3 ■ ■ 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 150.3 ■ 154.3 143.0 144.1 145.0 131.7 178.0 126.5 118.5 144.9 143.2 144.5 132.7 ■ ■ 140.4 ■ " 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 ■ 155.0 ■ 159.9 147.7 148.1 147.9 139.9 185.2 131.7 100.0 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 169.3 100.0 147.1 147.7 133.7 100.0 100.0 140.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.7 189.6 144.1 155.1 168.4 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.1 148.4 147.2 151.2 143.0 192.1 131.6 99.8 117.1 100.2 98.6 99.9 166.2 102.0 148.7 149.4 135.8 99.9 104.4 141.1 101.7 98.8 101.3 164.6 194.0 144.3 155.4 172.3 101.4 101.5 160.6 101.2 100.9 100.3 100.6 100.6 164.1 149.6 148.3 152.0 144.8 192.3 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ............................................... Housing at school, excluding board 2 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................. Fuels and utilities .............................................................. Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................. Fuel oil ........................................................................ Other household fuels 3 ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............. Water and sewerage maintenance ............................... Garbage and trash collection 4 ...................................... Household furnishings and operations ............................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................. Floor coverings 1 ............................................................ Window coverings 1 ....................................................... Other linens 1 ................................................................. Furniture and bedding ..................................................... Bedroom furniture .......................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............. Other furniture 1 ............................................................. 118.5 126.5 129.7 144.9 123.1 132.6 135.0 155.5 128.3 139.3 140.6 165.0 132.7 144.6 144.8 ■ 175.7 136.1 148.7 148.2 ■ 189.7 139.7 142.7 146.7 153.1 157.7 163.1 151.6 155.4 159.3 ■ ■ 193.8 202.9 211.8 151.0 167.7 163.7 219.2 154.4 173.1 168.8 100.0 231.2 156.1 175.7 170.8 108.6 231.6 155.2 134.5 ■ 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 ■ 152.6 177.1 113.0 ~ 168.6 139.7 * 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 ■ 163.8 197.6 115.4 ■ ■ • 115.5 122.0 - 174.5 143.8 ■ 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 ■ 174.3 214.6 117.2 ■ ■ ■ 120.5 128.3 - 181.2 148.4 • 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 ■ 182.9 225.7 119.0 ■ ■ ■ 123.9 134.6 - 184.4 153.3 ■ 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 ■ 190.5 236.8 119.7 ■ _ ■ 125.4 132.2 - 201.1 163.4 ■ 129.0 116.5 110.6 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 ■ 202.6 247.9 123.5 ■ ■ 131.9 139.6 - 213.2 168.3 100.0 129.7 115.2 97.0 94.2 128.5 122.4 126.4 118.3 100.0 210.6 252.8 123.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 130.6 141.5 100.0 100.0 233.5 170.2 99.7 127.9 112.9 92.0 87.3 127.3 120.2 125.5 112.7 101.4 213.6 256.0 125.2 101.8 101.6 99.0 103.5 132.1 141.7 100.6 104.9 Expenditure category - 126.2 134.4 122.2 128.5 ■ 104.8 108.0 97.2 100.7 76.7 88.1 74.4 89.0 102.2 108.3 103.9 106.7 110.2 113.1 97.7 95.2 ■ 135.1 144.1 146.7 161.0 110.2 111.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.0 113.0 121.6 118.8 - See footnotes at end of table. 94 ~ 114.2 117.1 - 191.1 159.0 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 ■ 195.9 243.3 122.4 ■ ■ ■ 130.7 134.8 ■ Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 May 1998 1996 1997 " 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 118.4 107.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 144.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.4 99.1 102.5 102.3 119.9 113.4 104.0 98.4 100.3 99.0 101.2 146.6 100.4 103.3 102.3 101.3 100.9 101.3 102.0 101.1 Expenditure category Appliances 1 ..................................................................... Major appliances 1 ......................................................... Other appliances1 ......................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ............................... Indoor plants and flowers 5 ............................................. Dishes and flatware 1 ..................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .......... Tools, hardware and supplies1 ....................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................. Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ....................................... Household paper products 1 ........................................... Miscellaneous household products1 .............................. Household operations 1 .................................................... Domestic services 1 ....................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................................ Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................. Repair of household items 1 ............................................ Apparel ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Men’s apparel .................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................... Men’s furnishings .......................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ............................................ Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. Boys'apparel ............................................................ ...... Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................... Women’s apparel ............................................................ Women’s outerwear ...................................................... Women’s dresses .......................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ...................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .......................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................... Footwear .......................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................ . Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. Women’s footwear........................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................. Jewelry and watches 3 ....................................................... Watches 3 ........................................................................ Jewelry3 ......................................................................... Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles1 ........................................ New vehicles ................................... ............................. Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Car and truck rental1 ..................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................... ............ Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... Other motor fuels 1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Tires ............................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires1 ............................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................. Motor vehicle body work ................................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ....................... Motor vehicle repair1 ..................................................... ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ ~ ■ ■ " ~ ■ ■ 105.8 112.2 112.3 116.2 119.0 115.0 - 100.0 107.3 113.2 110.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 117.4 123.8 127.8 130.4 130.0 131.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ “ ~ ■ _ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • • 117.6 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 - 118.5 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 - ■ 118.7 114.1 116.3 117.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ " " ■ 139.9 142.0 " ' " ■ ~ ~ ~ ■ ~ 130.4 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 ■ 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 ■ 131.3 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 ■ 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 ~ 129.3 129.5 124.5 125.8 128.2 128.7 137.3 135.5 123.9 120.5 ■ ■ 125.6 127.1 112.9 116.4 124.0 123.3 123.2 122.2 118.6 121.3 114.2 116.7 ' ■ 129.3 130.3 127.5 130.7 130.9 133.9 134.7 135.9 125.7 136.1 ■ 100.0 129.0 128.9 116.7 120.5 121.7 121.5 120.8 120.8 126.1 129.2 105.9 100.5 ■ 100.0 133.7 133.1 138.1 138.8 143.4 101.0 134.3 117.5 127.4 126.9 118.7 119.0 102.9 100.0 125.0 129.2 131.4 135.0 123.1 126.5 137.7 121.1 142.4 106.2 129.7 129.0 132.9 129.8 124.3 127.4 142.4 125.0 147.3 142.4 140.1 100.0 145.3 149.5 100.0 101.7 101.2 98.9 105.9 102.8 100.0 100.8 98.2 100.0 165.7 176.5 152.7 100.0 141.1 138.6 100.1 144.5 151.3 100.9 95.0 94.5 92.3 99.0 96.3 93.7 99.9 97.3 99.2 167.0 180.1 154.8 100.3 ~ ■ 117.9 117.4 114.0 115.4 119.8 122.2 114.7 118.6 108.3 107.4 120.3 119.3 116.2 120.3 107.8 107.5 118.6 124.0 ■ 121.6 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 127.9 127.3 110.7 132.0 ■ ■ 131.7 135.1 122.5 125.6 129.6 132.6 123.0 122.7 115.8 120.7 131.8 133.1 131.3 136.6 113.6 111.9 136.4 143.6 ~ 130.0 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 128.1 140.1 118.6 146.3 ■ ■ 127.6 128.6 124.2 125.0 132.1 132.3 123.9 125.8 117.3 118.0 132.9 129.8 144.9 144.2 122.9 129.3 151.2 148.5 126.2 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 128.1 138.4 120.9 143.4 110.4 109.5 118.8 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 84.7 98.4 96.8 121.5 126.5 118.3 126.7 125.3 124.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 ■ 101.5 98.6 132.8 139.5 126.8 124.5 123.2 128.5 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 ■ 101.5 ■ 103.0 100.8 138.8 142.9 133.7 128.2 126.6 131.7 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 103.0 ■ 102.2 100.4 143.9 147.0 136.5 130.8 128.5 93.7 136.2 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 ■ 100.7 98.9 148.3 150.8 139.3 136.7 135.2 98.5 140.9 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 ■ 101.0 101.1 152.6 155.7 141.4 144.8 142.4 102.1 146.5 156.8 ■ 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 ■ 101.4 101.2 161.4 168.6 148.6 114.8 113.8 122.0 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 90.0 100.6 98.8 126.9 134.0 122.0 See footnotes at end of table. 124.5 128.4 121.4 124.9 123.9 127.7 127.8 131.0 119.5 122.1 120.7 124.9 113.3 116.3 122.6 126.7 122.8 125.7 115.2 118.4 132.7 128.4 ■ ■ ~ ' " 114.5 114.7 ■ ■ ■ ' ■ 133.3 ‘ ‘ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 95 138.9 137.2 101.3 143.7 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 • 101.6 101.2 156.6 161.4 144.4 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Motor vehicle insurance .................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 ......................................................... State and local registration and license 1 ......................... Parking and other fees1 ................................................ Public transportation .......................................................... Airline fare ...................................................................... Other intercity transportation ............................................ Intracity transportation ..................................................... 160.9 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 170.6 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 183.7 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 198.6 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 211.5 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 221.9 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 229.5 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 239.6 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 249.0 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 182.5 193.9 160.3 176.2 255.4 102.5 101.6 105.3 187.4 203.9 164.1 174.8 Medical care ................................ ...................................... Medical care commodities ............ ..................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .......................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........... Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... Physicians’ services ...................................................... Dental services .............................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 3 ............................................ Services by other medical professionals 3 ....................... Hospital and related services ........................................... Hospital services 8 ......................................................... Inpatient hospital services 6 8 ........................................ Outpatient hospital services 6 3 ..................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ................................ 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 117.1 ~ 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 131.1 ■ 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 145.9 ■ 182.0 194.3 180.3 189.4 206.8 218.3 127.7 133.0 152.7 159.2 150.5 156.1 182.4 195.4 170.2 180.0 174.5 185.5 172.9 182.8 123.2 127.8 129.2 133.9 201.2 218.9 160.4 176.0 ■ ■ 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 189.3 ■ 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 200.2 ■ 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 209.4 ■ 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 236.5 214.1 251.0 144.8 171.6 175.0 241.6 218.9 225.3 229.6 142.8 156.8 278.7 103.0 102.3 228.6 104.0 240.6 218.3 257.8 145.9 173.3 175.3 245.6 223.2 229.5 234.6 145.6 159.8 281.7 104.1 103.1 232.3 106.3 Recreation 1 ........................................................................ Video and audio 1 ............................................................... Televisions ...................................................................... Cable television 4 ............................................................. Other video equipment1 .................................................. Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 .. Audio equipment ............................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ............................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ....................................... Pets and pet products ..................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 .................................... Sporting goods .................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................... Sports equipment ............................................................ Photography 1 ................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ............................. Photographers and film processing 1 ................................ Other recreational goods 1 ................................................. Toys ............................................ .................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ........................... Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................ Recreation services 1 ......................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ...................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ...................................... Recreational reading materials ........................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 .......................................... Recreational books1 ........................................................ 76.4 141.6 ■ 91.9 117.7 112.5 113.2 109.0 ■ 123.5 ■ ■ 112.3 132.8 110.6 126.7 - 74.8 147.1 ■ 94.0 122.8 115.9 117.7 110.8 ~ 127.8 ~ ~ 114.8 ~ 145.8 119.6 132.5 ~ 72.2 166.9 ■ ■ 93.1 127.3 ■ 116.5 117.8 112.1 ■ 129.7 ■ ■ 116.6 ■ 153.1 126.1 138.6 ~ 71.4 181.2 * 94.9 129.5 120.5 120.4 118.0 ■ 131.1 ■ ■ 117.9 ■ 160.5 133.6 147.8 ■ 70.9 188.4 ■ 93.5 128.5 121.6 123.5 116.3 ■ 134.1 ■ • 121.3 ■ ■ 166.6 140.7 153.4 - 92.2 96.5 69.4 201.7 • ■ 94.2 ■ ■ 129.3 ■ 122.6 124.9 116.7 ■ 136.5 ■ ■ 123.2 ■ 169.9 146.3 159.0 ■ 93.2 93.9 68.2 195.8 ■ 93.2 130.7 126.1 128.8 119.7 ■ 131.4 ~ 122.2 ■ ■ 176.2 154.0 164.8 - 95.6 94.3 65.2 203.5 ■ 90.8 135.4 124.5 127.3 118.0 ■ 133.8 ■ ■ 123.5 185.7 158.6 174.5 - 98.5 97.5 61.7 219.5 ■ 90.2 142.4 124.6 127.4 118.0 _ 133.9 ■ * 127.4 ■ 193.3 167.3 179.3 - 100.0 100.0 59.3 234.6 100.0 100.0 88.4 100.0 100.0 141.9 100.0 124.5 127.7 117.3 100.0 134.6 100.0 100.0 125.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 199.8 175.8 181.3 100.0 100.0 100.9 101.1 58.9 244.5 93.7 97.4 85.6 100.2 101.6 143.8 102.1 123.5 127.4 115.8 99.9 134.4 99.9 97.6 121.3 100.1 102.6 102.3 101.5 206.4 176.4 184.9 101.9 102.0 Education and communication 1 ........................................... Education 1 ........................................................................ Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .......................... College tuition and fees ................................................. Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................... Child care and nursery school5 ...................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees .............. 151.1 157.1 156.2 161.9 - 162.9 169.6 169.3 176.2 - 173.9 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 184.4 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 194.9 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 87.8 81.1 202.3 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 90.4 85.6 208.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 94.0 90.4 220.3 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 97.1 94.8 232.9 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 100.0 100.0 245.2 282.7 300.9 299.4 138.7 100.0 100.3 100.9 251.3 284.9 301.6 299.8 140.5 101.2 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 Item and group December May 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 125.4 144.8 - 125.4 145.5 - 125.4 147.0 - 145.7 154.7 - 145.7 155.3 - 96.8 145.7 97.6 156.9 - 96.9 145.7 97.9 156.3 - 98.7 160.8 98.5 159.9 - 100.1 160.8 100.1 161.3 - 100.0 100.0 160.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.0 100.0 100.0 99.7 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.7 101.2 165.0 101.4 96.3 100.0 ■ ■ 92.7 • - 89.7 - 86.9 ■ - 80.6 ■ - 74.2 - 68.2 ■ - 61.4 • - 54.9 • - 42.6 81.9 97.0 103.4 95.6 Expenditure category Communication 1 ................................................................ Postage and delivery services 1 ........................................ Postage ........................................................................ Delivery services1 ......................................................... Information and information processing 1 .......................... Telephone services 1 ..................................................... Telephone services, local charges ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges1 ................ Cellular telephone services 1 ........................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................. Computer information processing services 1 ................... Other information processing equipment1 ....................... Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Cigarettes 1 ...................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 .......................... Personal care ................................................................... Personal care products ................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ............................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .............. ............................................. Personal care services .................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .................... Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... Legal services 3 .............................................................. Funeral expenses 3 ............... ........................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ............................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 3 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ....................................... ' ' ' ' ‘ ' " 48.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 140.6 150.2 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 150.4 143.5 226.9 250.9 100.0 100.0 153.9 146.1 234.8 270.1 107.9 104.2 156.7 150.5 - - - - - - - - - 100.0 101.0 122.2 123.0 143.0 109.8 109.6 111.7 ' 124.8 129.4 151.0 116.4 115.1 117.9 ' 132.0 134.9 160.1 121.7 122.6 ■ 127.1 ■ 136.0 137.9 170.5 129.2 130.1 136.8 - 138.5 141.3 177.6 133.6 135.1 143.9 ■ 144.7 146.8 148.9 153.1 146.2 149.2 154.2 159.4 188.9 198.8 208.9 217.8 144.0 147.2 153.1 159.7 142.1 150.6 158.1 165.9 153.3 166.5 177.7 183.2 ■ ■ _ ~ 156.7 164.1 100.0 228.9 166.5 174.7 100.0 100.0 193.9 100.0 164.6 165.7 101.0 233.0 170.2 178.4 101.3 100.9 197.0 100.8 113.0 108.6 106.3 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 131.2 135.0 118.8 117.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 116.4 118.1 125.6 117.8 112.1 111.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 137.8 143.8 124.0 122.6 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 116.9 123.9 131.4 125.8 121.0 126.2 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 147.9 152.8 131.7 130.6 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 122.9 131.1 138.1 127.0 120.9 124.2 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 152.5 162.0 135.7 133.7 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 126.8 137.9 143.9 129.8 124.1 127.3 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 157.2 169.9 140.0 137.6 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 128.3 143.5 148.4 131.6 124.7 125.7 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 163.3 178.5 143.4 140.8 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 128.9 149.5 153.4 141.6 131.3 133.1 139.3 127.5 178.2 166.6 183.9 209.9 158.1 154.2 154.5 132.5 135.0 140.7 146.2 126.1 168.8 172.7 142.1 131.4 133.6 138.2 127.3 180.3 169.2 185.4 213.0 159.4 155.1 155.7 132.7 135.5 139.7 147.1 130.3 170.2 174.7 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ........................................................................... Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter2 ..................................................................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ....................................................................... All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care ..................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ......................................................................... Apparel less footwear ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter2 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... See footnotes at end of table. 97 134.8 127.6 127.7 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 169.2 185.9 147.4 144.6 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 126.5 154.0 157.6 136.9 129.0 128.3 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 174.9 194.0 151.1 147.8 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 126.5 159.2 162.8 141.4 132.4 133.6 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 181.5 201.7 155.8 152.8 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 125.5 165.0 168.1 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 119.1 113.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 127.0 116.3 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.0 121.2 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 136.7 125.6 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 139.0 129.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 143.9 134.4 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 147.1 133.6 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 150.7 135.9 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 159.3 142.4 107.7 165.2 167.1 141.5 101.6 184.3 160.2 143.3 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy .................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................ Energy commodities ........................................................ Services less energy services ............................................ Domestically produced farm food ............................. ............. Utilities and public transportation ................................. ......... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 98 103.2 167.3 169.3 143.1 95.0 186.9 161.6 143.9 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 Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 All items ................................................................................ 4.4 4.5 6.1 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Cereals and cereal products ........................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes .................... .............. Breakfast cereal ........................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ................................................ Bakery products .......................................................... Bread ........................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ....................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................... ............... Other bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Meats, poultry, and fish ................................. .............. Meats ........................................................................ Beef and veal .......................................................... Uncooked ground beef ........................................... Uncooked beef roasts ............................................ Uncooked beef steaks ............................................ Uncooked other beef and veal ............................... Pork ........................................................................ Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ..... Ham ...................................................................... Pork chops ............................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics .................. Other meats ............................................................. Poultry ...................................................................... Chicken .................................................................. Other poultry including turkey ................................... Fish and seafood ....................................................... Fresh fish and seafood ............................................. Processed fish and seafood ..................................... Eggs ........................................................................... Dairy and related products .................................... ........ Milk ............................................................................. Cheese and related products ....................................... Ice cream and related products .................................... Other dairy and related products .................................. Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables .......................................... Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples ..................................................................... Bananas .................................................................. Citrus fruits .............................................................. Other fresh fruits ...................................................... Fresh vegetables ....................................................... Potatoes .................................................................. Lettuce ..................................................................... Tomatoes ................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ............................................. Processed fruits and vegetables .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables ..................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables ...................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........... 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 ■ ■ -2.9 -1.5 .2 .8 18.2 ■ ■ 4.6 ■ 16.6 4.5 ■ 5.2 3.7 ■ 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.8 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 ■ • 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 ■ ■ 16.6 18.2 14.9 ■ 10.3 1.4 ■ ■ 2.8 • ■ -4.7 3.0 ■ 4.7 4.4 ■ 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 * 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.9 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 May 1998 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 ■ ■ 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 ■ ■ ■ -6.0 -4.8 -4.3 ■ .8 .5 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ ■ -4.1 .6 ■ 1.7 1.1 ■ 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 ■ 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 ■ ■ ■ ~ -.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 ■ ■ 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 ■ ■ 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 ' 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 ■ ■ 4.5 1.5 4.6 ■ 2.6 5.5 ■ ■ 3.3 ■ -1.9 .9 ■ -.8 .5 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 ■ 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 " 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 ■ ~ ■ -2.3 ■ -1.5 -4.9 ■ .6 -.4 ' ■ 5.2 ■ ■ .4 1.1 ' .9 3.7 ■ 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 ■ ■ 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 " 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 " ■ 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 ■ ■ 7.4 ■ 7.2 5.5 ■ 3.1 4.1 " ■ 3.1 ■ * 25.6 2.5 “ 2.4 2.7 ■ -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 ■ ■ -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 1.5 1.5 .8 1.5 1.9 -.4 1.7 4.1 1.4 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 ‘ ■ ■ 11.1 ■ 8.5 6.8 ■ 3.4 7.9 " " 2.4 ■ " .7 .3 -1.2 -.7 -.8 -.9 -1.1 “ " -1.5 ■ -1.9 -3.8 ' .4 -1.6 12.1 10.2 ' 8.2 7.7 " 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 ■ ■ -4.1 -8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 " ■ ' -1.4 " " " -1.8 .9 .9 .9 1.2 1.2 7.6 .3 .0 1.3 .6 1.6 .0 3.1 -1.5 -.8 -1.6 -.4 -.5 -.7 -.2 -1.0 -3.4 -4.9 -3.3 -2.1 -2.8 -1.0 .5 .7 -.4 1.9 1.8 2.1 -14.8 .2 .3 .9 -.7 -.2 6.7 8.1 4.2 4.7 8.8 16.8 -4.1 12.1 7.5 41.2 -5.7 13.5 2.3 2.2 3.1 .8 -.1 1991 Expenditure category 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 ■ 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 ■ ■ 7.0 5.1 8.2 ■ 5.6 .4 ~ 3.7 35.7 10.4 ■ 12.9 7.1 ■ 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.2 See footnotes at end of table. 99 -.7 -1.4 2.6 ■ .2 2.8 ~ ~ 1.7 ■ ■ -4.6 1.3 ■ .1 .5 ■ 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 ■ 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 ■ - ■ ~ -.2 “ ‘ 2.1 ■ ' 13.5 .8 ■ " -7.5 -.7 -1.4 1.0 " 2.2 3.0 -4.9 -.2 -3.8 ~ ~ 13.6 9.2 17.6 31.0 8.6 ' 4.1 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ..................................... Carbonated drinks ..................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea ................ Coffee ....................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea ....................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................. Candy and chewing gum ............................................ Other sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ................................................................ Butter and margarine ................................................. Salad dressing ........................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter .................. Other foods .................................................................. Soups ....................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................... Snacks ...................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................... Baby food .................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods ......................................... Food away from home ..................................................... Full service meals and snacks ....................................... Limited service meals and snacks .................................. Food at employee sites and schools .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors .......... Other food away from home ........................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ......................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... Distilled spirits at home ................................................ Wine at home .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................ 1.5 5.7 4.8 5.2 8.0 ■ 9.9 ■ 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 ■ ■ 4.4 ■ 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 4.9 -1.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 ■ ■ 2.7 ■ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 ■ ■ 4.6 ■ 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 5.2 0.8 1.6 4.2 4.3 2.8 * • 7.7 ■ ■ 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 ■ 4.5 ■ 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.9 2.9 4.9 0.9 -5.1 1.5 3.4 .0 ■ -1.3 ■ 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 ■ ■ 2.8 ■ 10.0 11.5 11.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 1.5 -5.5 .9 1.0 1.0 • ■ -.6 ■ ■ ■ 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.5 3.8 1.8 5.3 2.0 .9 1.0 ' ~ .8 " _ ■ 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 " ■ 1.8 ~ 1.6 .5 .3 1.1 .2 2.9 -0.3 55.9 5.7 1.0 2.0 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ ■ ■ 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 ■ ■ 2.0 ■ .9 -.2 -.2 .7 -1.2 2.2 2.9 -9.7 1.3 3.0 4.1 ■ ~ 2.4 ■ ■ 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 ■ ■ 2.2 ■ 1.9 .9 .8 .8 1.3 3.2 -0.5 -6.9 ■ 2.2 4.4 3.4 ■ 2.3 ■ 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 ■ ■ 3.1 ■ 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0 6.2 4.0 -1.9 16.8 2.7 2.2 .8 _ ■ -.3 ■ ■ 2.5 2.2 -.8 2.4 2.7 ■ ■ 2.6 • ■ ■ 2.0 .5 -.6 2.2 2.2 3.7 -0.2 .7 .2 -1.4 -.1 -1.8 2.0 1.1 1.2 1.6 -.1 4.4 .8 1.7 -1.2 1.3 1.2 2.3 .1 .2 2.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2 .9 .3 .6 .6 .6 .8 .7 .5 1.3 .1 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Rent of primary residence ................................................ Lodging away from home ................................................ Housing at school, excluding board ............................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ................... Tenants’ and household insurance .................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................. Fuel oil ........................................................................ Other household fuels .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services ............... Water and sewerage maintenance ............................... Garbage and trash collection ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ............................... Window and floor coverings and other linens .................... Floor coverings .............................................................. Window coverings ......................................................... Other linens ................................................................... Furniture and bedding ..................................................... Bedroom furniture .......................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture .............. Other furniture ............................................................... Appliances ....................................................................... 3.9 4.4 3.5 ■ 5.8 3.9 4.8 4.1 ■ 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.1 6.1 3.4 3.8 3.0 ■ 6.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 ■ 8.0 2.6 3.0 2.3 ■ 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 ■ 4.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 ■ 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.1 ■ 5.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 8.6 .2 3.6 4.8 ■ 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 ■ 5.6 7.8 3.1 ■ " ■ 3.1 5.3 - 6.5 5.2 ■ 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 ■ 6.7 9.7 .8 ■ ■ ' ■ -1.7 -2.3 - 15.5 4.7 • 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 ■ 5.9 10.0 1.7 ■ ■ ' ■ 1.1 -1.4 - 8.6 3.9 ■ 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 ■ 7.3 11.6 2.1 ~ ~ ' ■ 1.1 4.2 ■ 3.5 2.9 ■ 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 ■ 6.4 8.6 1.6 ■ ■ “ ■ 4.3 5.2 ■ ■ 3.8 3.2 ■ 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 ■ 4.9 5.2 1.5 ■ ” " ■ 2.8 4.9 ■ " 1.8 3.3 ■ .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 ■ 4.2 4.9 .6 ■ 3.6 3.7 ■ 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 ■ 2.8 2.7 2.3 ■ " ■ 4.2 2.0 ■ ■ 5.2 2.8 ■ 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 ■ 3.4 1.9 .9 ■ ' ' ■ .9 3.6 ■ ~ 6.0 3.0 " .5 -1.1 -12.3 -11.9 -13.1 .1 -1.3 3.0 ■ 3.9 2.0 .1 ■ ■ 9.5 1.1 -.3 -1.4 -2.0 -5.2 -7.3 -.9 -1.8 -.7 -4.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.6 -1.0 3.5 1.1 .1 .6 4.9 .4 See footnotes at end of table. 100 ' ■ 1.2 -1.8 ■ ■ ■ -1.0 1.4 _ ■ 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 categorles-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group May 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.0 2.4 5.5 -.3 - - - -3.4 -2.5 1.5 - -0.4 3.9 1.1 - 3.7 1.4 5.0 - -3.9 .6 1.5 - 3.8 -8.3 1.6 - -0.9 2.5 2.3 1.3 5.7 4.0 -1.6 .3 -1.0 1.2 1.6 .4 3.3 2.3 1.3 .9 1.3 2.0 1.1 .8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 - .7 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 - -1.5 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 - .2 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 - -.2 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 - .8 2.5 2.3 .9 8.3 -.1 3.3 -.2 .0 2.5 -5.1 - 2.6 1.8 3.1 2.1 5.4 1.0 4.2 -2.5 4.9 5.0 -8.1 18.4 2.9 . . . _ . _ _ . -3.8 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 -3.8 2.6 6.0 1.9 -1.8 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 .8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 -2.3 -.5 5.2 -1.8 -1.9 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 -1.0 1.7 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.2 -.5 .2 -.7 6.2 3.8 -.2 1.1 -3.9 1.0 .7 3.4 3.2 3.4 4.5 5.2 5.1 3.5 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 .3 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 2.8 2.0 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 .6 .1 2.6 3.7 2.1 4.4 4.2 3.8 .8 1.9 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 -.2 .0 3.1 4.5 2.9 3.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 -.8 -4.7 -6.6 -6.6 -7.1 -5.8 -5.9 -.6 -3.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 2.5 -.9 -1.1 .1 -.6 1.2 .9 -6.6 -6.6 -6.7 -6.5 -6.3 -6.3 -.9 -.9 -.8 .8 2.0 1.4 .3 .0 1988 1989 1990 32 6.0 0.1 4.0 5.5 3.2 - - 4.4 5.5 57 92 3.1 1991 Expenditure category Major appliances ........................................................... Other appliances ........................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings ..................... Clocks lamps, and decorator items ............................... Indoor plants and flowers ............................................... Dishes and flatware ....................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................. Tools hardware outdoor equipment and supplies ........... Tools hardware and supplies ........................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies ................................... Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Household cleaning products ......................................... Household paper products ............................................. Miscellaneous household products ................................ Household operations ..................................................... Domestic services ......................................................... Gardening and lawncare services .................................. Moving storage, freight expense ................................... Repair of household items .............................................. Apparel ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... Men’s apparel ..................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ......................... Men’s furnishings .......................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. Boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................... Women’s apparel ..................................................... Women’s outerwear ...................................................... Women’s dresses .......................................................... Women’s suits and separates ........................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ..................................................... Girls’ apparel . ....................................................... Footwear .......................................................................... Men’s footwear ................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. Women’s footwear ........................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................. Jewelry and watches ......................................................... Watches ..................................................................... Jewelry ..................................................... Transportation ..................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New and used motor vehicles .......................................... New vehicles ..................................................... Used cars and trucks ..................................................... Car and truck rental ..................................................... Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) . . ........................................ Gasoline unleaded regular1 ........................................ Gasoline unleaded midgrade 1 ..................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 1 ...................................... Other motor fuels ........................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................. Tires ..................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires ............................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................. Motor vehicle body work ................................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ....................... Motor vehicle repair ..................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ................................................... 5.3 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 3.4 6.6 4.1 7.2 -.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 -.8 3.5 -.3 4.6 3.6 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 7.2 5.8 3.0 6.5 8.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 1.0 4.0 -1.5 5.3 2.9 2.9 4.0 3.9 10.4 10.1 2.3 3.4 2.7 -.5 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 2.0 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 2.8 -.7 6.3 31.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.0 3.8 2.2 2.1 3.8 4.3 3.1 8.1 _ 4.4 5.9 3.1 .9 -.2 4.6 4.1 3.9 -14.5 1.5 2.2 4.5 2.4 5.4 -.8 -.4 3.7 2.9 2.1 2.0 1.5 3.4 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 -4.8 -1.5 -1.5 3.1 2.6 2.1 6.0 7.7 8.1 6.5 4.9 See footnotes at end of table. 3.5 7.3 101 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 _ Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 May 1998 Expenditure category Motor vehicle fees ........................................................... State and local registration and license ........................... Parking and other fees ................................................... Public transportation .......................................................... Airline fare ...................................................................... Other intercity transportation ............................................ Intracity transportation ..................................................... ■ 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 ■ 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 ■ -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 ■ -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 ■ 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 ■ 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 ■ -2.4 -5.2 1.5 1.2 2.5 1.6 5.3 2.7 5.2 2.4 -.8 Medical care ....................................................................... Medical care commodities .................................................. Prescription drugs and medical supplies ........................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs .............. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........... Medical care services ........................................................ Professional services ...................................................... Physicians’ services ...................................................... Dental services .............................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care ............................................... Services by other medical professionals ......................... Hospital and related services ........................................... Hospital services ........................................................... Inpatient hospital services 1 .......................................... Outpatient hospital services 1 ....................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare .................................. 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 " 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 ' 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 ■ 11.3 ' 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 ■ 9.9 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 ■ ■ 9.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 7.6 “ 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 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 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 ■ 4.8 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.9 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.3 4.1 4.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 .8 1.0 .2 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.1 .8 1.6 2.2 Recreation .......................................................................... Video and audio ................................................................ Televisions ...................................................................... Cable television ............................................................... Other video equipment .................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental .... Audio equipment ............................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................. Pets, pet products and services ......................................... Pets and pet products ..................................................... Pet services including veterinary ...................................... Sporting goods .................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................... Sports equipment ............................................................ Photography ..................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ............................. Photographers and film processing .................................. Other recreational goods ................................................... Toys ................................................................................ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................. Music instruments and accessories ................................. Recreation services ........................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ...... Admissions ..................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions ........................................ Recreational reading materials ........................................... Newspapers and magazines ............................................ Recreational books .......................................................... -1.2 10.7 • .0 4.5 ■ 4.4 3.9 4.9 ■ 6.2 ■ ■ 4.2 * 3.7 5.0 4.4 ■ -2.1 3.9 ■ 2.3 ■ 4.3 ■ 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.5 ■ ■ 2.2 ■ ■ ■ 9.8 8.1 4.6 ■ -3.5 13.5 ■ -1.0 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ .5 .1 1.2 ■ 1.5 ~ ■ 1.6 • ■ 5.0 5.4 4.6 ■ -1.1 8.6 ■ 1.9 ■ ■ 1.7 3.4 2.2 5.3 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ 1.1 * • ■ 4.8 5.9 6.6 ■ -.7 4.0 ■ -1.5 ■ • -.8 ~ .9 2.6 -1.4 ■ 2.3 ■ ■ 2.9 ■ 3.8 5.3 3.8 ■ -2.1 7.1 ~ .7 ~ ■ .6 ■ .8 1.1 .3 ■ 1.8 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ 2.0 4.0 3.7 ■ 1.1 -2.7 -1.7 -2.9 ■ -1.1 ■ ■ 1.1 ■ 2.9 3.1 2.6 ■ -3.7 ■ ■ -.8 ■ ■ ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 ■ 2.6 .4 -4.4 3.9 ■ -2.6 ■ ■ 3.6 ■ -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 ■ 1.8 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ 5.4 3.0 5.9 ■ 3.0 3.4 -5.4 7.9 ■ ■ -.7 ~ ~ 5.2 ■ .1 .1 .0 ■ .1 ■ ■ 3.2 ■ ■ 4.1 5.5 2.8 ■ 1.5 2.6 -3.9 6.9 ■ -2.0 ■ ■ -.4 -.1 .2 -.6 ■ .5 ■ ■ -1.7 ■ 3.4 5.1 1.1 ■ .9 1.1 -.7 4.2 -6.3 -2.6 -3.2 .2 1.6 1.3 2.1 -.8 -.2 -1.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -2.4 -3.1 .1 2.6 2.3 1.5 3.3 .3 2.0 1.9 2.0 Education and communication ............................................. Education ......................................................................... Educational books and supplies ....................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................... College tuition and fees .................................................. Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................... Child care and nursery school ........................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees .............. Communication ................................................................. 6.5 7.4 7.4 8.4 • 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 ■ ■ 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 ■ * 6.0 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 ■ 5.7 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 - 3.8 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 - 3.0 5.5 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 ■ 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 ■ 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 - 3.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 7.2 5.0 - .3 .9 2.5 .8 .2 .1 1.3 .1 1.9 1.4 -.1 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 102 1.2 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 0.0 ■ .3 10.4 0.0 .6 0.0 “ 1.6 -.4 2.3 .9 1.1 1994 May 1998 Expenditure category Postage and delivery services .......................................... Postage ........................................................................ Delivery services ........................................................... Information and information processing ............................ Telephone services ....................................................... Telephone services, local charges ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges .................. Cellular telephone services .......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services .................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment ............... Computer software and accessories .............................. Computer information processing services ..................... Other information processing equipment ........................ 13.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.5 " ■ ■ ' ' Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Cigarettes ........... ........................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes ............................ Personal care .................................................................... Personal care products ................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ................................................................. Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ............................................................ Personal care services .................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services ...................... Miscellaneous personal services ...................................... Legal services ............................................................... Funeral expenses .......................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..... Financial services .......................................................... Miscellaneous personal goods ......................................... 7.1 9.5 ■ " 5.1 5.6 0.0 * ~ ■ .5 ' 0.0 ■ ‘ " 1.0 16.2 ■ ■ ■ 5.2 -7.3 " ' ' -3.2 ■ -3.1 ■ ' -7.2 “ -7.9 " -8.1 -10.0 -10.6 -10.9 -12.9 -18.1 -3.0 3.4 -4.4 8.6 14.4 ■ ' 3.8 2.6 7.7 10.7 ■ " 4.2 4.3 8.1 11.3 - 6.4 8.3 1.6 -5.9 " 4.2 3.2 4.1 2.8 3.4 2.4 5.4 7.3 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.7 2.4 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 .8 1.0 -.8 2.3 1.8 3.5 7.7 7.9 4.2 1.8 3.0 * ' -.1 1.8 2.5 " 4.2 3.4 3.8 4.5 3.5 " 6.4 7.8 5.2 1.5 2.1 ' 5.2 2.2 6.0 1.4 3.4 2.8 3.4 2.4 2.9 5.1 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.3 5.3 ' 7.8 5.2 6.5 8.6 6.7 3.1 5.8 6.8 7.9 13.1 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.1 5.8 5.1 19.2 1.0 -.1 -1.6 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 3.1 6.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 3.2 5.2 4.2 -8.1 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.1 4.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 1.2 4.1 3.1 1.9 1.4 .5 -1.3 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.9 5.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 .5 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.4 2.3 1.6 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 -1.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.1 .5 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 .0 3.4 3.3 -1.5 3.3 2.6 4.1 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 -.8 3.6 3.3 9.2 .1 -.8 -.4 -.8 -1.6 2.8 3.2 1.3 4.1 1.5 .9 1.4 -.7 -.1 -.4 .7 .5 2.3 2.7 -3.8 5.8 4.3 ■ 6.0 4.6 6.5 6.9 3.8 3.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.6 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 4.2 5.3 4.6 .3 4.2 3.2 5.0 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 .4 4.9 4.6 5.2 0.1 .0 3.9 -.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 -3.7 1.0 ‘ 3.0 2.2 ■ 6.5 6.2 6.1 ' ' 7.6 2.1 5.2 ■ 5.6 6.0 5.0 ' ■ 5.6 5.3 4.4 ■ 5.1 4.4 4.8 0.0 ■ ' “ .4 0.0 ■ ■ ■ 1.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.3 .9 1.6 .8 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ........................................................................... Services ................................................................................ Rent of shelter ...................................................................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... All items less food ................................................................. All items less shelter .............................................................. All items less medical care .................................................... Commodities less food .......................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................ Nondurables ......................................................................... Apparel less footwear ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter .................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy .................................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 103 .4 .1 .4 -.8 -.2 1.2 1.6 .8 1.5 .8 .6 .8 .2 .4 -.7 .6 3.3 .8 1.2 -4.2 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 6.0 3.5 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.6 2.6 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 6.3 4.2 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 1.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.2 -.6 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 5.7 4.8 1.9 2.1 .4 -7.1 3.0 .6 .6 May 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................ Energy commodities ........................................................ Services less energy services ............................................ Domestically produced farm food ........................................... Utilities and public transportation ........................................... 1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 104 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 1.3 3.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 -6.5 1.4 .9 .4 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility natural gasyelectricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility natural gas per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters) Area, region and population size class Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 $30.403 $30.773 $65.874 $66.243 $45.739 $45.846 $0.915 $0.903 Northeast urban ......................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ 40.737 41.013 39.933 39.163 39.434 38.374 86.186 87.629 81.953 82.413 83.977 77.822 61.841 65.566 55.826 61.137 64.899 54.850 .920 .960 .845 .905 .948 .826 Midwest urban2 .......................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... Size B/C-50,000 to 1,500,000 .............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 27.326 27.833 26.372 27.419 28.435 26.057 56.170 56.202 55.387 56.342 57.792 54.503 44.276 47.254 43.105 44.993 48.346 43.610 .818 .878 .795 .811 .876 .785 27.526 26.340 58.188 54.851 38.693 38.930 NA NA South urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 30.542 30.474 30.513 31.747 32.815 31.066 64.260 61.357 65.918 66.829 66.284 67.155 41.790 43.741 41.086 41.848 43.736 41.179 .993 1.074 .914 .983 1.059 .911 31.178 30.410 69.957 67.775 41.305 41.314 NA NA West urban ................................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .............................. 26.358 27.121 25.355 28.091 29.008 27.150 64.877 69.208 58.840 67.655 72.233 61.811 42.953 48.507 39.438 43.325 48.747 40.187 .877 .990 .770 .902 .992 .789 Size classes A .................................. ......................................... B/C ........................................................................ D ........................................................................... 31.259 29.604 27.063 31.916 29.729 26.213 68.266 63.401 58.698 69.276 63.301 56.241 51.089 43.084 37.047 51.223 43.166 37.109 .964 .844 .956 .952 .830 .976 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ............................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................ New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 28.957 29.779 41.344 30.080 29.042 41.632 56.592 77.010 87.532 59.822 74.265 88.026 58.717 57.915 71.311 59.689 57.915 70.049 _ - - Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................. Cleveland-Akron, OH .......... ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................................ Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ...................... 43.903 96.034 57.527 60.497 44.205 43.202 57.527 60.497 44.125 43.218 _ - - 47.194 74.944 74.502 59.361 53.471 73.897 _ 21.409 37.696 34.668 27.140 24.681 37.290 - - Atlanta, GA ................................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................ 33.185 26.330 27.247 47.916 38.232 21.940 25.697 39.487 26.346 27.247 46.950 38.214 28.002 25.697 63.280 52.668 53.157 106.865 84.680 63.957 56.934 78.160 52.740 53.157 105.183 84.674 76.132 56.934 NA NA _ . 42.999 39.358 43.910 62.862 54.980 46.446 39.358 43.910 62.793 55.249 - - - - U.S. city average ....................................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas NA NA NA NA - _ - - - - - - - 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 105 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility natural gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Area, region and population size class Average price per therm of utility natural gas Range of therm consumption for May 1998 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 2,260 $0.085 $0.086 5 9,920 5 5 6 1,176 862 1,176 .118 .124 .108 .117 .124 .106 8 110 8 5,069 3,750 5,069 .567 .550 .567 1 6 5 1,124 1,124 498 .084 .090 .081 .085 .092 .082 5 5 35 4,517 3,785 4,517 .696 .666 1 739 .076 .077 72 3,113 South urban ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............ ................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... .755 .703 .787 .781 .754 .797 1 7 1 2,260 394 2,260 .074 .076 .074 .076 .078 .075 76 242 94 9,920 6,301 9,920 .847 .831 6 146 .073 .073 76 8,120 West urban ................................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .............................. .644 .686 .586 .671 .712 .625 8 12 8 1,557 1,557 606 .083 .094 .076 .085 .096 .079 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,321 Size classes A ........................................................................... B/C ................................................... ..................... D .................. .................... .................................... .687 .680 .678 .696 .681 .658 5 1 1 1,557 2,260 739 .095 .080 .069 .096 .080 .069 5 8 72 6,301 9,920 8,120 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ............................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .......... ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... .486 .753 .913 .516 .726 .917 24 17 5 1,124 447 549 .117 .116 .138 .118 .116 .136 100 164 125 2,700 2,454 3,750 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................. Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ........................................ ........ Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ...................... 1.011 NA .494 .923 .776 .587 .554 .910 16 41 20 20 232 561 394 125 .109 .107 .070 .072 .110 .107 .070 .072 279 298 242 415 1,533 2,259 6,250 4,252 Atlanta, GA ................................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................ .716 .533 .643 1.834 .857 .622 .567 .867 .534 .643 1.807 .857 .744 .567 31 10 18 7 19 15 45 132 1,016 209 13 862 293 186 .072 .088 .071 .086 .119 .115 .051 .073 .095 .087 .086 .119 .115 .051 450 27 312 380 110 200 751 3,034 2,033 6,301 2,607 2,451 1,746 5,033 Apr. 1998 May 1998 $0.684 $0.688 1 Northeast urban ......................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ .880 .894 .839 .844 .856 .809 Midwest urban2 ............................ ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... SizeB/C-50,000to 1,500,000 .............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................ .564 .534 .575 U.S. city average ....................................................... Low High High Low Region and area size 1 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 106 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas Gasoline All types1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Area, region and population size class Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded premium Automotive Diesel fuel Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 $1.106 $1.146 $1.052 $1.092 $1.147 $1.189 $1.237 $1.275 $1.184 $1.190 Northeast urban ............... ......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ 1.119 1.122 1.113 1.133 1.130 1.139 1.058 1.059 1.056 1.071 1.066 1.079 1.166 1.167 1.164 1.184 1.177 1.196 1.244 1.243 1.246 1.260 1.253 1.275 1.187 1.194 1.179 1.187 1.191 1.181 Midwest urban3 .......................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 1.097 1.118 1.079 1.147 1.165 1.135 1.057 1.070 1.043 1.105 1.118 1.096 1.140 1.169 1.122 1.193 1.220 1.183 1.213 1.231 1.200 1.261 1.273 1.267 1.131 1.122 1.152 1.131 1.120 1.155 1.052 1.088 NA NA 1.054 1.093 NA NA NA NA South urban ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 1.055 1.068 1.048 1.066 1.076 1.060 .993 .998 .991 1.005 1.007 1.004 1.100 1.118 1.090 1.111 1.124 1.104 1.192 1.199 1.184 1.200 1.205 1.192 1.138 1.235 1.079 1.133 1.228 1.078 1.044 1.064 .983 1.004 1.090 1.106 1.210 1.227 NA NA West urban ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................... 1.178 1.184 1.180 1.268 1.280 1.256 1.123 1.126 1.134 1.212 1.219 1.208 1.211 1.217 1.211 1.307 1.320 1.291 1.315 1.320 1.318 1.407 1.418 1.389 1.327 1.375 1.293 1.365 1.403 1.350 Size classes A ........................................................................... B/C ........................................................................ D ........................................................................... 1.128 1.085 1.063 1.173 1.119 1.104 1.070 1.035 1.021 1.115 1.069 1.065 1.170 1.126 1.093 1.217 1.163 1.132 1.254 1.218 1.195 1.297 1.248 1.230 1.216 1.152 1.120 1.219 1.163 1.123 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ............................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................ New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 1.173 1.165 1.161 1.242 1.292 1.162 1.105 1.113 1.093 1.172 1.236 1.092 1.242 1.175 1.206 1.312 1.309 1.210 1.312 1.287 1.279 1.382 1.414 1.283 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................. Cleveland-Akron, OH ................................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................................. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ...................... 1.105 1.083 1.049 1.116 1.108 1.145 1.052 1.128 1.052 1.029 .984 1.051 1.054 1.094 .988 1.063 1.162 1.129 1.098 1.159 1.163 1.188 1.101 1.171 1.227 1.222 1.181 1.226 1.234 1.278 1.184 1.236 U.S. city average ....................................................... Region and area size 2 Selected local areas Atlanta, GA ................................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................ 1 2 3 NA .936 1.113 1.071 1.125 1.062 1.282 1.121 .938 1.158 1.078 1.138 1.083 1.363 1.164 .868 1.062 1.007 1.050 .996 1.219 1.066 .872 1.107 1.016 1.062 1.017 1.298 1.107 .981 1.173 1.132 1.179 1.102 1.336 1.172 .984 1.214 1.134 1.190 1.124 1.423 1.218 1.089 1.257 1.181 1.243 1.173 1.438 1.267 1.082 1.309 1.187 1.258 1.193 1.520 1.309 _ - - - _ _ - - - - - - _ - - - - - ■ Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. Data not adequate for publication. 107 - - - ■ Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions U.S. city average Midwest1 Northeast West South Food and unit Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Cereals and bakery products: NA NA Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... $0,298 $0,308 $0,304 $0,307 $0,290 $0,297 $0,300 $0,323 NA NA NA NA .544 .541 .543 .541 $0,557 $0,558 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................ 1.107 1.062 .883 .801 .771 .870 .791 .775 .885 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... .873 .852 .762 .866 .758 .940 .943 .863 .960 .999 .866 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.567 1.432 1.418 Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... ................... NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.157 1.163 1.310 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 1.283 NA NA NA NA 2.354 2.357 2.356 2.324 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... 2.505 2.512 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.785 1.761 1.809 Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. 1.729 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) ......................... All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................... 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) ......................... All Uncooked Beef Roasts, 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 gm) ....................................... All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. All Pork Chops, 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) ....................... All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), 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) ........................ All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), 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) .................................. 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....................................................................... 1.841 1.419 2.046 1.830 NA NA 2.066 2.332 2.751 2.080 2.363 2.756 2.648 2.552 NA NA 2.644 6.075 5.951 3.204 2.893 1.835 1.780 NA NA 2.185 1.996 2.200 2.011 NA NA 1.773 1.340 1.785 1.681 1.715 1.334 1.752 1.676 1.849 1.482 2.070 1.802 1.815 1.465 2.050 1.791 NA NA NA NA 2.099 1.889 2.120 1.894 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.099 2.218 2.849 2.097 2.423 2.841 1.871 2.318 2.923 2.021 2.364 2.976 2.265 2.163 NA NA 2.841 2.628 2.713 NA NA 2.462 2.477 2.354 2.562 NA NA NA NA 2.788 2.438 2.476 2.415 2.720 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.658 6.243 5.866 3.041 2.636 2.592 2.663 2.713 2.611 2.754 2.732 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.563 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.269 3.167 3.131 2.829 3.140 3.087 3.356 3.026 2.859 NA NA 2.884 2.775 2.736 2.683 3.035 3.041 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.577 4.105 3.590 4.184 3.753 4.585 3.757 4.328 NA NA NA NA 3.715 4.206 3.735 4.175 NA NA NA NA 4.223 4.143 4.129 4.124 NA NA 2.736 3.689 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.513 3.523 3.809 3.821 NA NA 2.581 3.665 2.584 3.656 NA NA NA NA 3.665 3.647 2.730 3.752 2.200 2.186 2.413 2.426 2.181 2.176 2.060 1.988 2.302 2.354 2.444 3.243 3.718 3.098 2.438 3.260 3.772 3.099 2.749 3.009 3.660 2.921 2.679 2.989 3.750 2.909 2.425 3.053 3.667 3.098 2.496 3.264 3.731 3.177 2.201 3.228 4.146 3.034 2.169 3.193 3.975 2.987 2.658 3.757 3.339 3.412 2.697 3.739 3.603 3.447 2.069 2.690 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.844 2.473 2.488 2.806 3.200 2.612 2.655 1.973 2.023 2.025 2.124 1.956 2.036 1.997 2.093 1.214 1.145 NA NA NA NA 1.552 2.199 1.566 2.258 1.868 2.044 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.065 1.922 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.702 2.280 1.744 2.322 1.692 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.701 1.810 1.795 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.491 2.447 2.212 2.211 NA NA NA NA .996 1.054 NA NA .932 1.803 1.218 .898 1.144 2.446 1.171 2.453 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.379 2.362 NA NA 1.029 2.017 1.256 .972 1.032 2.007 1.260 .957 1.055 1.895 1.274 1.014 1.877 1.287 NA NA 1.225 .983 1.190 .970 .953 1.787 1.226 .923 2.102 2.107 NA NA 2.136 2.163 1.970 1.930 1.061 .960 1.150 1.085 .995 .890 1.046 .930 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.399 1.354 NA See footnotes at end of table. 1.796 1.411 2.042 1.829 108 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued U.S. city average Midwest1 Northeast Food and unit Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 West South May 1998 Apr. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Dairy products: NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk fresh whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ...................................... Milk fresh whole fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................ $2,668 $2,666 $2,661 $2,630 $2,442 $2,469 $2,706 $2,675 $2,756 $2,786 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk fresh low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .................................................. NA NA 2.375 2.386 2.625 2.604 2.759 2.761 Milk fresh low fat per gal. (3.8 lit) ........................................................ 2.589 2.591 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.608 2.484 2.336 Butter salted grade AA stick per lb (453 6 gm) ................................. NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.540 3.569 3.539 American processed cheese per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................... 3.535 NA NA 3.675 3.434 3.224 3.234 3.448 3.830 3.808 Cheddar cheese natural per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 3.499 3.132 3.241 2.987 2.730 2.981 2.760 Icecream prepackaged bulk regular per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .................... 3.060 2.995 3.416 3.259 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 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 gm) .................................................... 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 gm) ..................................................... Strawberries dry pint per 12 oz (340.2 gm) ....................................... Potatoes white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Lettuce iceberg per lb (453.6 gm) .................................................... Tomatoes field grown per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... 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 gm) .................................... ........ 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 ml) ....................................................... 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 gm) ..................................... Tomatoes canned any type all sizes per lb (453.6 gm) .................. NA NA NA NA NA NA .491 .469 1.668 .918 .485 .488 1.534 .882 1.027 NA NA .918 1.613 .369 .837 1.398 1.114 .454 .555 .616 .962 1.386 .381 .877 1.472 1.238 .487 .559 .613 NA 1.040 NA NA NA NA 1.383 .384 .897 1.595 1.262 .380 .947 1.632 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .447 1.124 1.022 .458 1.183 1.124 .631 1.856 .935 .562 .906 NA NA .862 1.616 .301 .803 1.327 1.123 .943 1.477 .319 .803 1.581 1.220 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.552 .389 .802 1.439 1.230 .380 .616 1.329 .404 .869 1.462 1.371 .434 .613 1.801 .406 .884 1.251 1.038 1.439 .421 .917 1.280 1.207 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.745 1.772 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.634 1.589 1.695 1.749 1.648 1.612 1.540 NA NA NA NA 1.599 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .686 .691 .761 .756 .636 .642 .654 .647 .724 .748 NA NA NA NA NA 1.010 1.131 1.152 .878 .931 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .985 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .452 .423 .461 .435 .435 .418 .434 .418 .416 .397 .415 .396 .435 .419 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.689 1.707 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.087 4.103 3.730 3.677 4.090 3.939 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.960 2.824 3.428 .903 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.048 3.870 .997 3.754 NA NA 9.305 9.261 NA NA 3.427 3.087 3.149 3.235 3.196 .838 8.893 .888 9.004 .838 .928 .817 .824 .868 .871 .824 .938 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.764 5.322 5.382 6.019 5.129 4.842 4.517 5.341 4.546 5.144 1 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 2 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. NA 1.014 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: .431 .428 Sugar white all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) .................... ....................... .411 .415 Sugar white 33-80 oz pkg per lb (453.6 gm) ................................... Fats and oils: NA NA Margarine stick per lb (453.6 gm) .................................................... NA NA Margarine soft tubs per lb (453 6 gm) .............................................. .995 1.003 Shortening vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................ 1.772 Peanut butter creamy all sizes per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. 1.808 Nonalcoholic beverages: NA NA Cola nondiet cans 72 oz 6 pk per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 2 ....................... 1.065 .999 Cola nondiet per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 2 .................................................... 3.878 Coffee 100% ground roast all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... 3.959 Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, NA NA per lb (453 6 gm) ..................................................................... Coffee instant plain regular all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... 10.447 10.416 Other prepared foods: Potato chips per 16 oz (453 6 gm) ..................................................... $3,175 $3,161 Alcoholic beverages at home: Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz (473 2 ml) .................................................................. Vodka all types all sizes any origin per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ....................... Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33 8 oz) ........................................................................ NA NA NA .463 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .949 .484 .728 .510 1.516 .946 NA NA NA NA .944 .477 .632 NA NA .948 .562 .575 .963 .478 .702 1.048 .532 .725 .974 .510 .672 .923 .554 .448 .921 .474 .627 1.028 .560 .630 .949 .511 .571 Table 1(0S). Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from- Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category 100.000 ■ 162.6 487.1 162.9 488.1 1.7 ' Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy products ............................................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................... Other prepared food .................................................... Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 17.465 15.886 9.964 1.476 2.921 1.218 1.982 2.366 .332 .241 .747 1.046 5.923 1.578 160.1 159.6 160.0 180.1 146.4 148.6 194.9 149.6 150.0 140.8 134.7 165.2 160.1 164.9 160.6 160.2 160.7 180.6 146.1 148.4 200.1 148.9 149.5 141.2 133.0 165.0 160.6 164.9 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 -1.1 2.1 7.3 1.2 1.1 -.6 -.3 2.9 2.8 1.3 .3 .4 .4 .3 -.2 -.1 2.7 -.5 -.3 .3 -1.3 -.1 .3 .0 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 .......... ..................................................... Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ....................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent1 ............................................... Household insurance 1 ................................................... Maintenance and repairs ................................................. Maintenance and repair services ................................... Maintenance and repair commodities ............................. Fuel and other utilities ....................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................... Other utilities and public services ..................................... Household furnishings and operation ................................. Housefurnishings ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Housekeeping services ................................................... 41.469 28.640 8.169 5.810 2.359 20.269 19.881 .388 .202 .126 .076 7.015 3.769 .368 3.401 3.246 5.814 3.232 1.090 1.492 159.5 181.0 192.7 170.7 237.9 185.9 186.3 167.6 146.5 156.0 133.4 128.6 112.3 93.1 119.4 165.0 126.7 111.1 145.4 154.9 159.6 181.1 192.3 171.1 234.6 186.3 186.7 166.3 146.4 156.1 133.1 129.2 112.8 92.1 120.2 165.6 126.3 110.4 145.5 155.3 2.4 3.3 3.8 3.1 5.2 3.2 3.2 1.1 2.2 4.1 -.7 .2 -2.2 -8.3 -1.4 2.8 .4 -1.0 1.7 2.6 .1 .1 -.2 .2 -1.4 .2 .2 -.8 -.1 .1 -.2 .5 .4 -1.1 .7 .4 -.3 -.6 .1 .3 Apparel and upkeep ............................................................ Apparel commodities .......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ........................................... Footwear ........................................................................ Other apparel commodities ....................................... ...... Apparel services ................................................................ 5.291 4.748 1.292 2.072 .182 .719 .484 .543 135.4 131.6 133.2 129.4 126.9 128.3 147.8 165.6 134.9 131.1 133.4 128.4 127.2 128.6 145.6 166.0 -.3 -.5 1.1 -1.2 -4.9 -.4 -.3 1.9 -.4 -.4 .2 -.8 .2 .2 -1.5 .2 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New vehicles ................................................................... New cars ...................................................................... Used cars ....................................................................... Motor fuel ...................... ............................ .................... Gasoline ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs ................................................. Other private transportation .............................................. Other private transportation commodities ....................... Other private transportation services .............................. Public transportation .......................................................... 16.620 15.054 4.829 3.842 1.195 2.925 1.546 4.560 .574 3.986 1.566 141.6 137.5 144.3 141.6 148.0 91.6 91.1 165.7 179.2 103.3 197.3 193.3 142.0 138.2 143.3 140.6 149.8 94.9 94.3 166.0 179.3 103.3 197.3 189.8 -1.7 -2.0 -.9 -1.1 -2.7 -10.2 -10.4 2.3 1.3 -1.3 1.6 .9 .3 .5 -.7 -.7 1.2 3.6 3.5 .2 .1 .0 .0 -1.8 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities ................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional medical services .......................................... 7.426 1.280 6.145 3.518 240.6 220.0 245.4 221.1 241.2 221.6 245.8 221.7 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 .2 .7 .2 .3 All items ............................................................................ . All items (1967=100) ............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 110 0.2 ■ Table 1(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from- Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment ..................................................................... Entertainment commodities ............................................... Entertainment services ...................................................... 4.339 1.924 2.415 164.7 144.3 188.1 164.6 144.1 188.2 1.5 .1 2.6 -0.1 -.1 .1 Other goods and services ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Personal care ................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances ....................... Personal care services .................................................... Personal and educational expenses .................................. School books and supplies .............................................. Personal and educational services ................................... 7.390 1.688 1.152 .589 .564 4.550 .273 4.277 234.4 263.7 155.8 147.6 165.1 268.5 248.2 270.3 236.3 270.2 156.9 149.5 165.1 269.0 248.3 270.8 5.9 10.8 2.8 3.7 1.7 4.8 5.3 4.8 .8 2.5 .7 1.3 .0 .2 .0 .2 100.000 42.255 17.465 24.791 14.865 4.748 10.117 9.926 57.745 28.016 8.687 7.097 6.145 7.799 162.6 142.1 160.1 131.3 133.4 131.6 137.4 128.4 183.2 188.4 145.0 188.6 245.4 215.4 162.9 142.6 160.6 131.8 134.6 131.1 139.4 127.9 183.4 188.6 145.5 187.9 245.8 215.7 1.7 .4 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.5 -.7 -1.2 2.8 3.4 1.0 1.6 3.1 3.7 .2 .4 .3 .4 .9 -.4 1.5 -.4 .1 .1 .3 -.4 .2 .1 84.114 71.360 79.731 92.574 26.369 16.443 11.695 32.329 29.728 51.599 6.695 93.305 77.419 23.076 3.293 54.343 163.2 157.1 163.1 158.2 132.7 135.3 139.2 146.9 191.0 177.4 101.8 170.5 173.2 144.2 92.0 189.7 163.4 157.5 163.4 158.5 133.2 136.4 141.1 147.7 191.2 177.6 103.6 170.7 173.2 144.2 94.8 189.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 -.7 -.4 -.4 .9 2.3 2.8 -5.7 2.3 2.3 .6 -10.0 3.1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .4 .8 1.4 .5 .1 .1 1.8 .1 .0 .0 3.0 .1 $.615 $.205 $.614 $.205 _ . - - - Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................ Commodities ..................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Apparel commodities ..................................................... Nondurables less food beverages and apparel ............. Durables .................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter1 ...................................... .......................... Household services less rent of shelter1 ............................ Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ........................................................ Other services .................................................................. 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 shelter1 ................................................ 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 ......................................................... 1967-$1.00 .................................................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Ill Table 2(0S). Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from- Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ............................................................. 100.000 ' 159.2 474.3 159.7 475.6 1.6 0.3 Food and beverages ........................................................... Food ................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................ Dairy products ............................................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Other food at home ....................................................... Sugar and sweets ........................................................ Fats and oils ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages .............................................. Other prepared food .................................................... Food away from home ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 19.434 17.739 11.309 1.689 3.441 1.358 2.100 2.722 .376 .277 .863 1.206 6.430 1.695 159.3 159.0 158.9 179.7 146.0 148.2 193.4 149.0 149.9 140.4 133.4 165.2 160.2 163.9 159.8 159.5 159.5 180.2 145.8 148.1 198.7 148.3 149.3 140.7 131.7 165.0 160.6 163.9 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 -1.1 2.1 7.2 1.2 .9 -.7 -.5 2.9 2.8 1.0 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 2.7 -.5 -.4 .2 -1.3 -.1 .2 .0 Housing .............................................................................. Shelter .............................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................ Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ....................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent1 ................................................ Household insurance 1 ................................................... Maintenance and repairs ................................................. Maintenance and repair services ................................... Maintenance and repair commodities ............................. Fuel and other utilities ....................................................... Fuels ............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................... Other utilities and public services ..................................... Household furnishings and operation ................................. Housefurnishings ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies ................................................... Housekeeping services ................................................... 39.037 26.305 8.250 6.686 1.564 17.864 17.538 .327 .191 .107 .084 7.274 3.875 .338 3.537 3.399 5.458 3.171 1.130 1.157 155.9 175.6 167.4 170.4 237.8 169.4 169.8 152.1 144.2 156.9 128.4 128.5 111.7 93.1 118.8 166.0 125.1 109.8 146.1 157.9 156.1 175.8 167.4 170.8 234.8 169.8 170.2 151.0 143.9 157.0 127.7 129.1 112.3 92.1 119.7 166.6 124.7 109.0 146.4 158.2 2.3 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.3 3.2 3.2 1.3 1.6 3.4 -.7 .3 -2.1 -7.9 -1.5 3.0 .3 -1.1 1.9 2.8 .1 .1 .0 .2 -1.3 .2 .2 -.7 -.2 .1 -.5 .5 .5 -1.1 .8 .4 -.3 -.7 .2 .2 Apparel and upkeep ............................................................ Apparel commodities ......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ........................................... Footwear ........................................................................ Other apparel commodities ............................................. Apparel services ................................................................ 5.311 4.801 1.298 2.019 .233 .800 .450 .510 133.8 130.3 132.4 127.4 127.9 129.1 144.8 164.6 133.3 129.7 132.5 126.3 128.3 129.4 142.3 165.0 -1.0 -1.4 .6 -2.1 -4.9 -.5 -3.1 1.9 -.4 -.5 .1 -.9 .3 .2 -1.7 .2 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ........................................................ New vehicles ................................................................... New cars ...................................................................... Used cars ....................................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................... Gasoline ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs ................................................. Other private transportation ............................................. Other private transportation commodities ....................... Other private transportation services .............................. Public transportation .......................................................... 18.597 17.389 4.781 3.439 2.179 3.608 1.634 5.188 .727 4.460 1.208 140.3 137.5 145.5 141.1 149.6 91.8 91.3 166.8 174.4 102.6 192.8 190.1 141.0 138.4 144.5 140.1 151.4 95.0 94.5 167.0 174.5 102.7 192.8 186.8 -1.9 -2.2 -1.0 -1.2 -2.5 -10.1 -10.2 2.3 1.2 -1.1 1.5 .9 .5 .7 -.7 -.7 1.2 3.5 3.5 .1 .1 .1 .0 -1.7 Medical care ........................................................................ Medical care commodities ................................................. Medical care services ........................................................ Professional medical services .......................................... 6.331 1.054 5.276 3.020 239.9 217.3 245.0 222.5 240.6 218.9 245.5 223.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 .3 .7 .2 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 112 Table 2(0S). Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to May 1998 from- Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment .... ................................................ Entertainment commodities ................................................ Entertainment services ...................................................... 4.006 2.005 2.001 161.9 142.9 188.7 161.8 142.7 188.9 1.3 -.1 2.8 -0.1 -.1 .1 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ......................................... Personal care ................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances ....................... Personal care services .................................................... Personal and educational expenses .................................. School books and supplies ............................................... Personal and educational services ................................... 7.285 2.237 1.116 .612 .504 3.932 .241 3.692 232.1 263.6 155.7 148.4 165.3 264.2 250.4 265.6 234.4 270.4 156.8 150.2 165.4 264.7 250.5 266.2 6.4 11.1 2.8 3.6 1.8 4.8 5.5 4.8 1.0 2.6 .7 1.2 .1 .2 .0 .2 100.000 46.401 19.434 26.967 15.915 4.801 11.114 11.052 53.599 25.761 8.554 7.302 5.276 6.706 159.2 141.8 159.3 131.1 132.7 130.3 136.8 127.9 180.0 169.1 133.0 185.8 245.0 212.4 159.7 142.4 159.8 131.8 134.1 129.7 139.2 127.5 180.3 169.3 133.6 185.3 245.5 212.7 1.6 .2 2.0 -1.1 -.9 -1.4 -.7 -1.3 2.7 3.3 1.0 1.6 3.1 3.8 .3 .4 .3 .5 1.1 -.5 1.8 -.3 .2 .1 .5 -.3 .2 .1 82.261 73.695 82.136 93.669 28.662 17.610 12.809 35.349 27.838 48.322 7.483 92.517 74.778 24.717 3.946 50.062 159.2 154.8 149.0 155.4 132.5 134.6 138.6 146.3 169.9 174.5 101.0 167.2 169.4 143.5 92.2 186.8 159.6 155.3 149.4 155.8 133.1 135.9 140.7 147.3 170.2 174.7 102.9 167.4 169.5 143.6 95.0 186.9 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.4 -1.0 -.7 -.5 .8 2.2 2.7 -6.0 2.1 2.2 .5 -10.0 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 1.0 1.5 .7 .2 .1 1.9 .1 .1 .1 3.0 .1 - $.628 $.211 $.626 $.210 Commodity and service group All items ....................................................................... Commodities ........................................................... Food and beverages . ............................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. Apparel commodities ................................................... Nondurables less food beverages, and apparel ............. Durables .. ........................................................... Services ........................................................................ Rent of shelter1 ........................................................... Household services less rent of shelter1 ............................ Transportation services ................................................... Medical care services ........................................................ Other services . . ............................................... 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 shelter1 .............................................. 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 . . .............................................. 1967—$1 00 ................................................................... 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 113 _ _ - - Table 3(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to May1998 from- Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Apr. 1998 Mar. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Apr. 1998 M 162.0 162.2 162.6 162.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ..................................... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT .................... M M M 163.0 161.2 172.8 163.8 161.3 173.1 164.7 161.7 173.1 165.4 162.0 173.1 1.5 .5 .2 1.0 .4 .0 .4 .2 .0 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ................................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ............................................................ 1 1 1 - 171.2 157.9 153.3 - 170.9 158.7 153.4 - - - -.2 .5 .1 Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .................................................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ................................... 2 2 2 2 2 158.7 146.5 160.6 167.4 163.5 - 159.3 146.4 160.1 167.1 164.8 - . - - M M M M 169.2 158.1 157.9 163.3 169.3 158.4 158.5 163.3 169.5 159.1 158.9 163.6 169.4 159.5 159.1 164.3 .1 .9 .8 .6 .1 .7 .4 .6 -.1 .3 .1 .4 M M 146.4 158.0 146.6 158.2 147.0 158.7 147.2 159.0 .5 .6 .4 .5 .1 .2 M M M M M M 170.1 158.8 156.8 163.6 153.1 158.0 170.2 159.3 157.6 163.7 153.3 158.4 170.2 160.0 157.8 164.2 153.5 159.1 170.2 160.4 157.8 164.9 153.7 159.5 .1 1.0 .6 .8 .4 .9 .0 .7 .1 .7 .3 .7 .0 .3 .0 .4 .1 .3 U.S. city average ................................................................... Selected local areas - - Region and area size Northeast urban .................................................................... Midwest urban 2 .................................................................... South urban .......................................................................... West urban ........................................................................... Population size classes A 3 ........................................................................................ D .......................................................................................... Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........... South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............. 1 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 114 Table 4(0S) Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to May1998 from- Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Apr. 1998 Mar. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Mar. 1998 Feb. 1998 Apr. 1998 M 158.7 158.8 159.2 159.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ..................................... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT .................... M M M 157.2 155.2 168.3 157.9 155.1 168.5 158.7 155.6 168.6 159.6 156.0 168.7 1.5 .5 .2 1.1 .6 .1 .6 .3 .1 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ................................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ............................................................ 1 1 1 - 169.5 149.7 152.5 - 169.0 151.1 152.7 -.3 .9 .1 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .................................................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ................................... 2 2 2 2 2 153.0 145.1 157.8 166.3 160.1 - 153.8 145.0 157.3 166.0 161.2 - - - M M M M 166.1 154.3 155.8 159.4 166.1 154.5 156.2 159.3 166.3 155.2 156.6 159.7 166.4 155.8 157.0 160.3 .2 1.0 .8 .2 .8 .5 .6 .1 .4 .3 .4 M M 144.8 156.8 145.0 156.9 145.4 157.4 145.8 157.9 .7 .7 .6 .6 .3 .3 M M M M M M 165.9 154.2 154.3 158.1 151.0 158.0 165.8 154.5 154.8 158.0 151.0 158.3 166.0 155.3 155.1 158.5 151.1 159.2 166.1 155.9 155.3 159.3 151.6 159.8 .1 1.1 .2 .9 .3 .8 .4 .9 .1 .4 .1 .5 .3 .4 U.S. city average ................................................................... Selected local areas - - - Region and area size Northeast urban .................................................................... Midwest urban 2 ..................................................................... South urban .......................................................................... West urban ........................................................................... .6 Population size classes A 3 ........................................................................................ D .......................................................................................... Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................... Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................ South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........... South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............. .6 .8 .4 1.1 1 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 115 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories Citrus fruits Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Canned fruits and vegetables Canned fruits Canned vegetables Frozen fruits and vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried Dried beans, peas, and lentils All items All items - old base Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Breakfast cereal Rice, pasta, cornmeal Rice Bakery products Bread White bread Bread other than white Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies Fresh cakes and cupcakes Cookies Other bakery products Fresh sweetrolis, coffeecakes, and doughnuts Crackers, bread, and crackerproducts Frozen and refrigeratedbakeryproducts, pies, tarts, turnovers Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Juices and nonalcoholic drinks Carbonated drinks Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Beverage materials including coffee and tea Coffee Roasted coffee Instant and freeze-dried coffee Other beverage materials including tea Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Uncooked Ground beef Uncooked Beef roasts Uncooked Beef steaks Other uncooked beef and veal Pork Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products Bacon and relatedproducts Breakfast sausage and relatedproducts Ham Ham, excluding canned Pork chops Other pork including roasts and picnics Other meats Frankfurters Lunchmeats Lamb and organ meats Lamb and mutton Poultry Chicken Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry including turkey Fish and seafood Fresh fish and seafood Processed fish and seafood Canned fishand seafood Frozen fishand seafood Eggs Other food at home Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Fats and oils Butter and margarine Butter Margarine Salad dressings Other fats and oils including peanut butter Peanut butter Other foods Soups Frozen and freeze-dried prepared foods Snacks Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces Salt and other seasonings and spices Olives, pickles, relishes Sauces andgravies Other condiments Baby food Other miscellaneous foods Prepared salads Food away from home Full service meals and snacks Limited service meals and snacks Food at employee sites and schools Food from vending machines and snack bars Other food away from home Dairy and related products Milk Fresh whole milk Fresh milkother than whole Cheese and related products Ice cream and related products Other dairy and related products Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer, ale, and malt beverages at home Distilled spirits at home Whiskeyat home Distilledspirits excluding whiskeyat home Wine at home Alcoholic beverages away from home Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away fromhome Wine away fromhome Distilledspirits away fromhome Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Italics denote substratum indexes. 116 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories (cont.) Housing Shelter Rent of primary residence Lodging away from home Housing at school, excluding board Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence Tenants’ and household insurance Fuels and utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other fuels Fuel oil Other household fuels Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility natural gas service Water and sewer and trash collection services Water and sewerage maintenance Garbage and trash collection Household furnishings and operations Window and floor coverings and other linens Floor coverings Window coverings Other linens Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture Other furniture Appliances Major appliances Laundry equipment Other appliances Other household equipment and furnishings Clocks, lamps, and decorator items Indoor plants and flowers Dishes and flatware Nonelectric cookware and tableware Tools/hardware and outdoor equipment and supplies Tools, hardware and supplies Outdoor equipment and supplies Housekeeping supplies Household cleaning products Household paper products Miscellaneous household products Household operations Housekeeping services Gardening and lawn care services Moving, storage, freight expense Repair of household items Apparel Men’s and boys’ apparel Men’s apparel Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear Men’s furnishings Men’s shirts and sweaters Men’s pants and shorts Boys’ apparel Women’s and girls’ apparel Women’s apparel Women’s outerwear Women’s dresses Women’s suits and separates Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories Girls’ apparel Footwear Men’s footwear Boys’ and girls’ footwear Women’s footwear Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel Jewelry and watches Watches Jewelry Transportation Private transportation New and used motor vehicles New vehicles New cars and trucks New cars New trucks New motorcycles Used cars and trucks Leased cars and trucks Car and truck rental Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded midgrade Gasoline, unleadedpremium Other motor fuels Motor vehicle parts and equipment Tires Vehicle accessories other than tires Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires Motor oil, coolant, and fluids Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Motor vehicle body work Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing Motor vehicle repair Motor vehicle insurance Motor vehicle fees State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax Parking and other fees Parking fees and tolls Automobile service clubs Public transportation Airline fare Other intercity transportation Intercity bus fare Intercitytrain fare Ship fare Intracity transportation Taxi fare Car and vanpools Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs and medical supplies Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional services Physicians’ services Dental services Eyeglasses and eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital services Inpatient hospital services Outpatient hospital services Nursing homes and adult daycare Recreation Video and audio Italics denote substratum indexes. 117 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories (cont.) Television sets Cable television Other video equipment Video cassettes and discs, and other media including rentals Video cassettes and discs, blankandprerecorded Rental of video tapes and discs Audio equipment Audio discs and tapes and other media Pets, pet products and services Pets and pet products Pet food Purchase ofpets, pet supplies, accessories Pet services including veterinary services Pet services Veterinarian services Sporting goods Sports vehicles including bicycles Sports equipment Photography Photographic supplies and equipment Filmandphotographic supplies Photographic equipment Photographers and film processing Photographer fees Filmprocessing Other recreational goods Toys and games Toys, games, hobbies andplayground equipment Video game hardware, software andaccessories Sewing machines, fabric, and supplies Music instruments and accessories Recreation services Club membership dues and fees for participant sports Admissions Admission to movies, theaters, concerts Admission to sporting events Fees for lessons or instructions Recreational reading materials Newspapers and magazines Recreational books Education and communication Education Educational books and supplies Tuition, other school fees, and child care College tuition and fees Elementary and high school tuition and fees Child care and nursery school Technical and business school tuition and fees Communication Postage and delivery services Postage Delivery services Information and information processing Telephone services Telephone services, local charges Telephone services, long distance charges Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls Cellular telephone services Information and information processing other than telephone services Personal computers, peripheral equipment Computer software and accessories Computer information processing services Other information processing equipment Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Cigarettes Tobacco products other than cigarettes Personal care Personal care products Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products Cosmetics/perfume/bath/nail preparations and implements Personal care services Haircuts and other personal care services Miscellaneous personal services Legal services Funeral expenses Laundry and dry cleaning services Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning Financial services Checking account and other bank services Taxreturnpreparation and other accounting fees Care of invalids and elderly at home Miscellaneous personal goods Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap Luggage SPECIAL AGGREGATE INDEXES Commodities Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of Shelter Transportation services Other services All items less food All items less shelter All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Apparel less footwear Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Domestically produced farm food Utilities and public transportation Purchasing power of the consumer dollar Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base Italics denote substratum indexes. 118 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI Calculating Index Changes The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the aver age change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI’s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for physicians’and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest metropolitan areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating this index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that rep resent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed refer ence date— 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details, see BLS Handbook o f M ethods, Chap ter 17, the Consumer Price Index, Bulletin 2490, April 1997. Movements of indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are ex pressed 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 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Energy Prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifi cations, and 10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the coun try. 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 designation 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 119 and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. N atural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of bills priced for the CPI. 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 consump tion amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price p er therm and per kilow att hour are not; therefore, generally suitable fo r use in place-to-placeprice comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500-kilowatt hours of electricity (shown in table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. These average prices 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 in ferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of con sumption and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity, formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI. F uel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table PI.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gal lon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline and automotive diesel fu el. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-service gas sta tions. Approximate British thermal unit (Btu) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 Btu’s (U.S. Department of Energy) 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu’s (Edison Electric Institute) 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 Btu’s (U.S. Department of Energy). Food and Beverage Prices Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be pro duced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted Census Regions that average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will 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 tem porary 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, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in com puting the average price. In cases where the proportion 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 BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. seasonal adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements, which might distort the seasonal pattern, are estimated and removed from the data, prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Begin ning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for intervention analysis seasonal adjustment. 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 adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel indexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to off set the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale to bacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, interven tion analysis seasonal adjustment was used to offset the ef fects of excise tax increases. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices, due to adverse weather. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items, may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher at (202) 606-6968 or e-mailing her (gallagher_c@bls.gov). Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by dif ferent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes sea sonally adjusted, as well as unadjusted changes, each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, sea sonally 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. 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 col lective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing seasonally adjusted in dexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 re placed data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual up dates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated, based on certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years; but the season ally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis sea sonal adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention analysis Since the release of seasonal adjustment factors for 1997, in February 1998, seasonal adjustment is performed using X-12-ARIMA. X-12-ARIMA is a new seasonal adjustment software package developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The X-12-ARIMA sea sonal adjustment program is an enhanced version of the X11 Variant of the Census Method II seasonal adjustment program. The enhancements include a variety of new diag nostics and modeling tools to help the user detect and rem edy any inadequacies in the seasonal adjustments obtained under the program options selected. Metropolitan Areas BLS publishes three major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Data for additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April, etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Atlanta, GA Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Cleveland-Akron, OH 121 -even -odd -odd Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL PA-NJ-DE-MD Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV -odd -even -even W orld W ide Web. BLS maintains a Web site (h ttp :// stats.bls.gov). This BLS homepage provides access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://stats.bls.gov/cpihom e.htm provides other CPI information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explana tions of how the CPI handles special items, like medical care and housing. In addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to re gional office homepages from the main BLS Web site listed above. -even -even -even -even -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month dur ing which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released two to three weeks into the following month.) Data are published for an additional group of 12 metropoli tan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from Janu ary through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for: FTP and Gopher. These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Connect to stats.bls.gov using FTP or Gopher. Log on as ’’anonymous,” and use your complete Internet e-mail address as the pass word. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary data. Free, monthly, 2-page publication containing 1- and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) 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, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the BLS regional offices listed below. Anchorage, AK Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Pittsburgh, PA Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CPI D etailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Consumer Price Index. This publication may be ordered by writing to: N ew Orders, Superintendent of Docum ents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Subscriptions cost $25 per year. How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information Consumer Price Index (CPI) information is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated recordings. Information specialists are also avail able in the national and regional offices, to provide help and to respond to questions. M onthly 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 tensive for inclusion in the CPI D etailed Report. The MLR costs $29 per year. This publication may be ordered by writ ing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 5121800. Electronic access to CPI data BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press re leases. The most recent month’s CPI is made available im mediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current and historical data for the CPI is accessible. Data and press releases from other BLS surveys are also available. The BLS site is accessible via the World Wide Web (WWW), Gopher, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP), as described below. Send e-mail to labstat.helpdesk@ bls.gov for help using any of these systems. Recorded CPI data Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded mes sages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-STAT. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data. Recorded summaries of CPI are also available by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hot lines listed below. These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. 122 city average, as well as the specified area. These recordings are approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touchtone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Area Hotline Number Anchorage Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Washington, DC (907) 271-2770 (404) 347-3702 (410) 962-4898 (617) 565-2325/2327 (312) 353-1883 (513) 684-2349 (216) 522-3852 (214) 767-6971 (303) 844-1735 (313) 226-7558 (808) 541-2808 (713) 718-3753 (317) 226-7885 (816) 426-2372 (310) 235-6884 (414) 276-2579 (612) 290-3996 (212) 337-2406/2408 (215) 596-1156 (412) 644-2900 (503) 231-2045 (801) 485-6582 (619) 557-6538 (415) 975-4406 (206) 553-0645 (314) 539-3527 (202) 606-6994/7828 lease day. Call (202) 606-6325. Then, follow the instruc tions to have the latest Ready Facts catalog sent to you. Each regional office also has a fax system in place; their systems include all information available from the national catalog, in addition to region-specific information on the CPI. Phone and fax-on-demand numbers for the eight regional offices are: Office Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Kansas City New York Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Fax-on-Demand (404) 562-2545 (617) 515-9167 (312) 987-9288 (214) 767-9613 (816) 426-3152 (212) 337-2412 (215) 596-4160 (415) 975-4567 (202) 606-6325 Telephone (404) 562-2463 (617) 565-2327 (312) 353-1880 (214) 767-6970 (816) 426-2481 (212) 337-2400 (215) 596-1154 (415) 975-4350 (202) 606-7000 H istorical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables are available via the Internet, by calling (202) 606-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the regional offices listed above. D escriptivepublications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000, and many are included on the CPI homepage on the Internet. Other sources of CPI data Specialpublications. Also available are various special pub lications, such as Relative Im portance o f Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more infor mation, call (202) 606-7000. Technical information is available during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed below. Fax-on-Demand. A wide variety of BLS information and data, including CPI, are available from the BLS Ready Facts cata log, via fax-on-demand. CPI documents from Ready Facts that are available around the clock include the monthly CPI press release, selected national, regional and metropolitan area historical summaries, and some technical information. The latest CPI information is posted during the morning of re 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, telephone (202) 606-7000 or by calling any of the regional offices listed above. ☆ U.S. G OVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1998 - 4 3 3 - 4 3 5 / 801 07 123
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