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CPI Detailed Report
U.S. Departm ent of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




Data for May 1999

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, and
beverages

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner

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Data for May 1999

CPI Detailed Report
Data for May 1999
Editors
Todd Wilson
Monica Gabor
Visual Information Specialist
Cornita Alston

Contents

page

Prl ce movements. May 1999 .................................................................... .....
CPI-U 12-month changes....................................................................................
Consumer Price Index formula changed...........................................................
Technical n o te........................................................................................................

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4
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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.....................................................................
H istorical...................................................................................................
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 m onth...................
City indexes and percent changes.........................................................




CPI W

CPI--U

Index tables

Page

Table

Page

1

5

6

25

2
3
4
5

7
9
16
23

7
8
9

27
29
35

24

69

27

85

25

71

28

87

26

78

29

93

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

41
42
44
46
50
51
52

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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56
58
60
64
65
66

Contents—Continued
CPI-U
Table

CP/-W

Page

Table

Page

Average price tables
U.S. city average
Energy
Residential p ric e s.............................................................................................................PI
Residential unit and consumption ranges.................................................... .................P2
G aso lin e.............................................................................................................................P3
Retail food............................................................................................................................P4

99
100
101
102

Old series tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
using a Laspeyres Estim ator............................................................................
Selected areas, all items index using a Laspeyres Estimator..........................




l(LAS)
3(LAS)

104
108

Scheduled Release Dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the follow in g dates:
Index month

Release date

15

Index month

Release date

September

October 19

June

July

July

August 17

October

Novem ber

August

September 15

November

December 14

17

2(LAS)
4(LAS)

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Price Movements
May 1999

he Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) was unchanged in May, before seasonal ad­
justment, remaining at a level of 166.2 (1982-84=100). For
the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased
2.1 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in May, prior to
seasonal adjustm ent. The May level of 162.8 was 2.1
percent higher than the index in May 1998.

T

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged
in May, following a 0.7-percent rise in April. Energy costs
declined 1.3 percent in May., reflecting a sharp turnaround
in the index for gasoline. After advancing a record 15.0
percent in April and accounting for more than half of the
overall April CPI rise, the index for gasoline declined 2.7
percent in May. The index for energy services fell 0.3 per­
cent. The food index, which increased 0.1 percent in April,
rose 0.4 percent in May. The index for food at home in­
creased 0.6 percent, largely because of an upturn in the in­
dex for dairy products and a larger increase than the prior
month in the index for fruits and vegetables. Excluding
food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.1 percent in May,
following a 0.4-percent rise in April. The deceleration in
Table A.

May reflects downturns in the indexes for apparel, for to­
bacco and sm oking products, and for airline fares,
coupled with a smaller increase than in the prior month in
shelter costs.
During the first 5 months of 1999, the CPI-U rose at a
2.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This
compares with an increase of 1.6 percent for all of 1998.
The index for energy, which acted as a m oderating
influence on overall consumer price index movements in
1998 (down 8.8 percent), turned up sharply during the
first 5 months of 1999, increasing at a 15.4 percent annual
rate. Food costs, which rose 2.3 percent in 1998, have
increased at a 2.1-percent SAAR thus far in 1999
Excluding food and energy, the CPI 1J has advanced at a
1.8-percent rate thus far in 1999, compared with a 2.4percent rise for all of 1998. The more moderate rate of
advance this year is largely due to smaller increases than
in the prior year in the indexes for shelter and for tobacco
and smoking products.
The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in May.
The index for food at home increased 0.6 percent in May,
following a 0.1-percent rise in April. An upturn in the
index for dairy products and a larger increase than in the
prior month in the index for fruits and vegetables were
responsible for the acceleration in the food-at-hom e

Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month

Expenditure category

All ite m s ...................................
Food and b e verag es..........
H ousin g................................
A ppa rel.................................
Transportation.....................
Medical c a re ........................
R ecreation...........................
Education and
com m unication...............
Other goods and
s e rv ic e s ...........................
Special indexes
E n e rg y .............................
Food..................................
All items less
food and en e rg y ..........




1998

1999
January

November

December

0.2
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.2
.1

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

0.1
.4
-.1
-1.1
-.1
.3
.4

.3

-.2

February

Compound
annual rate,
3 months
ended
May
1999

Unadjusted
12 months
ended
May
1999

March

April

May

0.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.1
.2
-.1

0.2
-.2
.2
-.3
.7
.2
0

0.7
.1
.4
1.5
2.4
.4
.3

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

3.7
1.0
3.0
4.0
11.0
3.4
2.0

2.1
2.2
2.1
-.8
1.5
3.4
1.2

.3

.1

0

.1

-.1

0

.3

-.6

1.0

-.2

.9

8.1

-.3

4.2

2.0

-.1

-.3
.1

-1.1
.1

-.2
.5

0
.1

1.6
-.2

6.1
.1

-1.3
.4

28.1
1.0

1.7
2.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

2.5

2.0

index. The index for dairy products, which fell 3.3 percent
in April, rose 0.1 percent in May, reflecting increases in
the prices for milk and cheese. The index for fruits and
v eg etab les, which increased 1.4 percent in A pril,
advanced 2.6 percent in May. The index for fresh fruits
rose 1.5 percent, reflecting large price increases for citrus
fruits. Fresh vegetable prices, which generally decline at
this time of year, rose slightly, resulting in a 4.9 percent
increase in this index. Prices for processed fruits and
vegetables increased 1.4 percent. The index for meats,
poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.2 percent in May, as a 1.5percent increase in the index for pork was largely offset
by a 1.2-percent decrease in poultry prices; the index for
beef rose 0.2 percent. Among the other major grocery
store food groups, the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages,
for cereal and bakery products, and for other food at home
rose 0.4, 0.3, and 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two
components of the food and beverages index—food away
from home and alcoholic beverages— rose 0.1 and 0.3
percent, respectively.
The housing com ponent rose 0.1 percent in May.
Shelter costs, which increased 0.4 percent in April,
advanced 0.2 percent in May. Within shelter, the index for
rent increased 0.2 percent; owners’ equivalent rent rose
0.3 percent, whereas the cost of lodging away from home
decreased 0.2 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the
cost of lodging while away from home fell 2.4 percent in
May.) The index for fuels and utilities declined 0.2
percent in May. The index for household fuels decreased
0.3 percent, as declines in the indexes for natural gas and
for electricity—down 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively—
more than offset a 0.9-percent increase in the index for
fuel oil. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for natural

Table B.

gas and electricity rose 0.5 and 0.8 percent, respectively.)
The index for household furnishings and operations
decreased 0.3 percent in May.
The transportation component, which rose 2.4 percent in
April, declined 0.5 percent in May, reflecting downturns in
the indexes for gasoline and airline fares. The gasoline
index, which rose 15.0 percent in April, declined 2.7
percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline
prices increased 0.4 percent.) Airline fares declined 2.5
percent in May, follow ing five consecutive m onthly
increases, totaling 12.5 percent. The index for new and
used vehicles rose 0.2 percent in May, the same as in April.
The index for new vehicles fell 0.1 percent, whereas the
index for used cars and trucks increased 0.9 percent in May.
The index for apparel, which rose 1.5 percent in April,
declined 0.2 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
apparel prices fell 0.7 percent, reflecting seasonal discount­
ing on women’s and girls’ wear.)
Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in May to a level 3.4
percent above a year ago. The index for medical care
commodities— prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs,
and medical supplies— increased 0.1 percent. The index
for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for
professional services and for hospital and related services
increased 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
The index for recreation costs increased 0.2 percent in
May. A 1.3-percent increase in the index for admissions to
movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events more than
offset small decreases in most recreational goods.
The index for education and communication declined 0.1
percent in May. Educational costs rose 0.5 percent,
whereas the index for communication declined 0.6 percent.
Within the latter group, the indexes for personal computers

Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month

Expenditure category

1998
November

All ite m s ...................................
Food and beverages..........
H o u s in g ...............................
A p p a re l.................................
Transportation.....................
Medical c a re ........................
R ecreation...........................
Education and
com m unication...............
Other goods and
s e rv ic e s ...........................
Special indexes
E n e rg y .............................
F o od..................................
All items less
food and e n e rg y ............




1999

December

January

February

March

April

May

Compound
annual rate,
3 months
ended
May
1999

Unadjusted
12 months
ended
May
1999

0.2
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.2
.1

0.2
.1
.2
-.5
-.5
.2
.1

0.2
.4
.0
-1.1
-.1
.3
.4

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

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

0.7
.1
.3
1.4
2.6
.4
.2

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

3.5
.7
2.5
3.8
11.7
3.8
1.2

2.1
2.1
2.0
-.5
1.4
3.4
.6

.3

-.2

.3

.2

0

-.1

0

-.4

.4

-.5

5.8

2.5

-.2

-1.0

1.4

-.4

-.2

10.2

-.4
.2

-1.3
0

-.1
.5

-.2
.1

2.0
-.2

6.4
.1

-1.4
.3

31.4
.7

1.9
2.1

2

.4

.1

0

0

.4

.1

1.9

2.1

2

Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in May.

and peripheral equipm ent and for telephone services
declined 1.9 and 0.4 percent, respectively. Decreases of
2.3 percent in both long distance telephone charges and the
cost of cellular telephone services more than offset a 1.8percent increase in local telephone service charges.
The index for other goods and services decreased 0.2
percent, following a 1.0-percent increase in April. The
index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 3.6
percent in April, declined 1.4 percent in May. The recent
movements in tobacco prices largely reflect variations in
the discounting of some major cigarette brands.

CPI (Old Series)
For the first 6 months of 1999, BLS will also publish Old
Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W, based on the former
method of calculating the elementary aggregates, that is,
employing an arithmetic mean in all index categories.
These old series data are contained in tables 1-4 (LAS).
From April to May, the Old Series CPI-U and the Old
Series CPI-W were unchanged and rose 0.1 percent, re­
spectively. These series are not seasonally adjusted. (The
unadjusted CPI-U and CPI-W, using the new method of
calculating the elementary aggregates, also were un­
changed and rose 0.1 percent, respectively, in May.)

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage

CPI-U 12-month changes, 1989 to present
Percent




Percent

3

Consumer Price Index
Formula Changed

n April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics an­
nounced its decision to use a new form ula for
calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W). This change is effective with data for January
1999.
The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be
used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 per­
cent of total consumer spending represented by the CPI-U.
The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table
below, will continue to be calculated as they have been.
Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned 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 has been introduced in both
the CPI-U and the CPI-W effective with data for January
1999, in accordance with the past practice of introducing
methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year.
BLS will continue to publish “overlap” CPI-U and CPI-W
series using the former calculation method for the first 6
months of 1999. These indexes will not be published
regularly for months subsequent to June 1999 but will be
available upon request.
Additional information on this change was published in the
April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available at http://
stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm on the Internet. This information
also can be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor

O




4

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2
Massachusetts Ave., NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212
or by calling (202) 606-7000.

Components retaining the arithmetic mean
(Laspeyres) formula:
Selected shelter services
•
•
•

Rent of primary residence
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence
Housing at school, excluding board

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
Telephone services, local charges
Cable television

Selected medical care services
•
•
•
•
•
•

Physicians’ services
Dental services
Eyeglasses and eye care
Services by other medical professionals
Hospital services
Nursing homes and adult daycare

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
1998

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
All items ...........................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .....................................................................

100.000

166.2
497.8

166.2
497.7

2.1

0.0

0.2

0.7

0.0

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 12 ..........................................
Alcoholic beverages ...................................................... ...........

16.408
15.422
9.691
1.544
2.569
1.088
1.440
1.049
2.002
.377
.309
1.316
.320
5.730
.175
.986

163.9
163.4
163.5
184.8
146.7
156.1
203.3
134.3
153.6
151.7
149.0
169.2
105.6
164.5
104.0
168.8

164.2
163.7
163.9
185.1
146.7
156.2
207.2
134.2
153.4
153.0
147.2
168.7
105.0
164.6
104.3
169.3

2.2
2.1
2.0
2.5
.3
5.5
1.6
1.0
2.7
2.3
4.2
2.4
3.6
2.5
3.7
2.5

.2
.2
.2
.2
.0
.1
1.9
-.1
-.1
.9
-1.2
-.3
-.6
.1
3
.3

-.2
-.2
-.5
.2
-.2
-.5
-2.2
1
-.2
-.3
-.9
.0
-.9
.2
.0
-.1

.1
.1
.1
.4
.3
-3.3
1.4
-.3
.3
.5
-.2
.5
.7
.2
.3
.2

.4
.4
.6
.3
.2
.1
2.6
.4
.1
.9
-1.1
.0
-.6
.1
,3
.3

Housing .............................. ........................ .................................
Shelter ............................ ......... .......... ........................................
Rent of primary residence 3 .............. ......................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ..........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................
W ater and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................
Household operations 1 2 ........................................................

39.828
30.283
7.007
2.376
20.529
.371
4.735
3.801
.227
3.574
.934
4.810
.908

163.0
186.6
176.4
114.6
191.9
100.3
125.7
110.2
87.7
117.5
103.6
127.2
104.0

163.0
186.5
176.7
111.8
192.2
100.5
126.5
111.0
87.7
118.4
103.7
126.7
104.1

2.1
2.9
3.3
2.9
2.9
.9
-1.1
-1.9
-4.5
-1.7
2.4
.1
3.1

.0
-.1
.2
-2.4
.2
.2
.6
.7
.0
.8
.1
-.4
.1

.2
.3
.2
1.8
.1
.1
.2
.3
1.0
.3
.3
-.1
.4

.4
.4
.3
1.9
.3
.1
.2
.1
2.7
-.1
.3
.2
.3

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

Apparel ..........................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 .................................................
Footwear .....................................................................................

4.831
1.358
1.939
.272
.876

135.2
133.5
128.7
128.2
129.2

134.2
133.8
127.3
127.6
127.4

-.8
.2
-1.9
.6
-.7

-.7
.2
-1.1
-.5
-1.4

-.3
-.8
.4
-.6
.7

1.5
1.6
1.1
2.1
1.1

-.2
-.2
.3
-.5
-1.3

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 1 ................................................................

16.999
15.653
7.843
4.983
1.914
2.493
2.476
.549
1.624
1.346

144.3
140.1
99.7
143.3
148.3
100.9
100.4
100.3
170.9
201.4

144.2
140.2
99.7
142.9
149.6
101.4
100.8
100.2
171.3
198.4

1.5
1.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
7.1
7.0
-.4
3.3
4.2

-.1
.1
.0
-.3
.9
.5
.4
-.1
.2
-1.5

.7
.5
-.2
-.2
-.6
3.6
3.7
-.6
.2
3.0

2.4
2.6
.2
.1
.6
15.0
15.0
.5
.3
1.3

-.5
-.4
.2
-.1
.9
-2.6
-2.7
.1
.2
-1.5

Medical care ..................................................................................
Medical care commodities .........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ...............................................

5.713
1.252
4.461
2.854
1.354

249.1
229.3
253.5
228.2
296.3

249.5
229.4
254.0
228.6
297.0

3.4
3.6
3.3
3.1
4.0

.2
.0
.2
.2
.2

.2
.4
.2
.3
.3

.4
.6
.3
.3
.1

.2
.1
.3
.2
.4

See footnotes at end of table.




5

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 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ....................................................................

6.120
1.748

102.0
101.0

102.2
100.9

1.2
-.3

0.2
-.1

0.0
-.5

0.3
-.1

0.2
.2

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 5 ...................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ..........

5.478
2.694
.203
2.492
2.783
2.580
2.327

100.7
105.5
261.2
303.8
96.3
95.8
100.0

100.4
105.6
261.6
304.1
95.7
95.2
99.6

.3
4.7
5.1
4.7
-3.7
-4.1
1.5

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

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

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

-.1
.5
.7
.5
-.6
-.6
-.4

.253
.148

32.1
56.8

30.9
55.7

-25.5
-32.6

-3.7
-1.9

-2.7
-3.5

-.9
-1.4

-3.7
-1.9

Other goods and services ............................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care 1 ...............
....................................
Personal care products 1 .....
...............................................
Personal care services 1 .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...................................

4.624
1.159
3.465
.742
.973
1.491

256.1
349.9
160.2
150.9
170.3
241.4

255.8
345.5
160.7
150.9
171.0
242.1

8.1
28.0
2.6
1.1
3.4
3.5

.1
-1.3
.3
.0
.4
.3

-.6
-3.5
.4
.7
.4
.1

10
3.6
1
1
.2
.1

.2
-1.4
.3
.0
.4
.2

42.109
16.408
25.702
14.345
4.831
9.514
11.356
57.891
29.912
.371
3.574
.934
.908
6.963
4.461
10.768

144.6
163.9
133.2
138.6
135.2
145.7
126.1
187.8
194.3
100.3
117.5
103.6
104.0
191.0
253.5
221.7

144.5
164.2
132.8
138.2
134.2
145.6
125.8
187.9
194.2
100.5
118.4
103.7
104.1
190.4
254.0
221.9

1.5
2.2
1.1
3.1
-.8
5.2
-1.4
2.5
3.0
.9
-1.7
2.4
3.1
1.4
3.3
2.7

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

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

1.3
.1
2.1
3.4
1.5
4.4
.0
.3
.4
.1
-.1
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3

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

84.578
69.717
94.287
26.688
15.331
10.500
30.753
27.979
53.429
6.294
93.706
78.284
23.967
2.720
54.316
■

166.7
159.9
161.6
134.6
140.4
147.0
151.4
194.5
181.8
105.0
174.2
176.8
144.9
99.9
195.0
$.602
S .201

166.6
159.9
161.6
134.3
140.1
147.0
151.4
194.7
181.8
105.6
174.1
176.6
144.5
100.3
195.0
$.6 02
$.201

-.1
.0
.0
-.2
-.2
.0
.0
.1
.0
.6
-.1
-.1
-.3
.4
.0
■

.2
.1
.2
.1
.4
.7
.2
.3
.3
1.6
.1
.1
-.3
3.5
.3
■

.8
.9
.7
2.0
3.2
4.0
1.3
.3
.3
6.1
.4
.4
.6
14.0
.4
■

-.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-.4
-.8
.1
.1
.1
-1.3
.1
.1
-.1
-2.4
.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 she lter4 ............................................................................
• Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ......................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................................
Transportation services ...............................................................
Medical care 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 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 ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ...................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.




2.0
1.7
2.0
1.2
3.1
4.9
2.6
1.9
2.4
1.7
2.1
2.0
.6
6.0
2.7
■

6

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
All items ...........................................................................................

164.7

165.0

166.2

166.2

1.5

1.7

1.2

3.7

1.6

2.5

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 ................ .................................................

163.8
163.5
163.7
183.6
146.8
162.3
202.6
133.7
153.1
151.0
150.5
167.9
105.9
163.8
103.7
168.3

163.4
163.2
162.9
183.9
146.5
161.5
198.1
133.9
152.8
150.6
149.1
167.9
104.9
164.2
103.7
168.1

163.6
163.3
163.0
184.6
147.0
156.1
200.9
133.5
153.3
151.3
148.8
168.7
105.6
164.5
104.0
168.5

164.2
163.9
163.9
185.1
147.3
156.2
206.2
134.0
153.4
152.7
147.2
168.7
105.0
164.6
104.3
169.0

2.3
2.3
2.3
3.1
2.5
6.6
-5.8
-1.2
7.1
3.3
26.0
4.4
8.5
2.3
6.9
2.7

2.8
2.8
2.8
1.5
-1.9
15.1
1.2
2.4
4.8
1.9
18.5
2.7
5.1
2.8
4.0
2.7

2.7
2.7
2.5
2.0
-.8
17.5
4.5
1.8
-1.8
.0
-13.6
.5
4.3
3.0
1.6
2.9

1.0
1.0
.5
3.3
1.4
-14.2
7.3
.9
.8
4.6
-8.5
1.9
-3.4
2.0
2.3
1.7

2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
.3
10.8
-2.4
.6
6.0
2.6
22.2
3.6
6.8
2.5
5.4
2.7

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
.3
.4
5.9
1.4
-.5
2.3
-11.1
1.2
.4
2.5
1.9
2.3

Housing ........... ...........................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ....................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................
Household operations 1 2 ........................................................

162.1
184.9
175.6
101.4
191.3
100.1
127.1
111.1
83.6
119.1
103.0
126.7
103.3

162.5
185.4
176.0
103.2
191.5
100.2
127.4
111.4
84.4
119.4
103.3
126.6
103.7

163.1
186.2
176.5
105.2
192.1
100.3
127.6
111.5
86.7
119.3
103.6
126.9
104.0

163.3
186.6
176.9
105.0
192.6
100.5
127.3
111.2
87.4
118.9
103.7
126.5
104.1

2.0
2.9
3.5
-1.6
3.2
-1.6
-2.8
-4.2
-8.1
-3.9
2.0
1.3
4.0

2.8
4.0
3.8
12.8
3.0
2.9
-2.2
-3.2
-12.7
-2.3
2.4
.3
3.2

.7
1.3
2.8
-12.4
2.8
.8
-.3
-1.1
-13.2
-.3
2.4
-.6
2.0

3.0
3.7
3.0
15.0
2.7
1.6
.6
.4
19.5
-.7
2.7
-.6
3.1

2.4
3.5
3.7
5.4
3.1
.6
-2.5
-3.7
-10.4
-3.1
2.2
.8
3.6

1.9
2.5
2.9
.4
2.8
1.2
.2
-.4
1.9
-.5
2.6
-.6
2.5

Apparel ..........................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p pare l1 .................................................
Footwear .....................................................................................

130.6
131.1
121.7
126.4
125.5

130.2
130.1
122.2
125.6
126.4

132.1
132.2
123.5
128.2
127.8

131.9
131.9
123.9
127.6
126.1

3.4
1.5
6.5
-7.7
6.8

-2.7
-1.8
-8.7
24.1
-.3

-7.3
-1.5
-11.0
-14.1
-10.4

4.0
2.5
7.4
3.9
1.9

.3
-.2
-1.4
7.1
3.2

-1.8
.5
-2.2
-5.6
-4.4

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 1 ................................................................

140.2
136.4
99.8
143.0
148.3
86.1
85.6
100.6
170.2
193.1

141.2
137.1
99.6
142.7
147.4
89.2
88.8
100.0
170.6
198.8

144.6
140.6
99.8
142.8
148.3
102.6
102.1
100.5
171.1
201.4

143.9
140.0
100.0
142.7
149.6
99.9
99.3
100.6
171.5
198.4

-.3
-.9
2.4
2.5
3.0
-11.1
-11.9
1.2
3.4
3.8

-1.4
-.6
.8
-1.9
7.9
-8.5
-7.4
.0
4.4
-9.6

-2.5
-3.7
-4.7
-.8
-14.0
-10.8
-11.3
-2.4
2.1
12.7

11.0
11.0
.8
-.8
3.6
81.2
81.1
.0
3.1
11.4

-.8
-.7
1.6
.3
5.4
-9.8
-9.7
.6
3.9
-3.1

4.0
3.4
-2.0
-.8
-5.6
27.1
26.8
-1.2
2.6
12.1

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ...............................................

247.5
226.6
252.1
226.4
295.0

248.1
227.5
252.6
227.0
296.0

249.0
228.8
253.3
227.7
296.3

249.6
229.0
254.0
228.2
297.6

3.9
3.7
3.8
3.7
4.7

2.8
4.0
2.6
2.9
2.2

3.5
2.3
3.9
2.7
5.6

3.4
4.3
3.0
3.2
3.6

3.3
3.8
3.2
3.3
3.5

3.5
3.3
3.5
3.0
4.6

See footnotes at end of table.




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

6 months
ended—

3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ....................................................................

101.5
101.2

101.5
100.7

101.8
100.6

102.0
100.8

1.2
.0

0.0
.0

1.6
.4

2.0
-1.6

0.6
.0

1.8
-.6

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 5 ...................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ..........

101.1
105.8
259.4
303.3
96.9
96.5
100.4

101.1
106.2
260.3
304.4
96.6
96.1
100.2

101.2
106.6
260.7
305.6
96.3
95.8
100.0

101.1
107.1
262.4
307.2
95.7
95.2
99.6

-1.2
3.6
1.1
3.7
-5.9
-6.3
-2.7

2.0
4.7
11.5
3.8
-.4
-.4
2.8

.8
5.9
3.5
6.2
-3.6
-4.4
-2.7

.0
5.0
4.7
5.2
-4.9
-5.3
-3.1

A
4.2
6.2
3.8
-3.2
-3.4
.0

.4
5.4
4.1
5.7
-4.2
-4.9
-2.9

33.3
59.7

32.4
57.6

32.1
56.8

30.9
55.7

-32.6
-45.4

-22.3
-27.5

-20.8
-31.4

-25.9
-24.2

-27.6
-37.1

-23.4
-27.9

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................................
Personal care 1 ........................................... ..........................
Personal care products 1 ........................................................
Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

255.6
349.0
159.4
149.8
169.3
240.4

254.1
336.9
160.0
150.8
169.9
240.7

256.6
348.9
160.2
150.9
170.3
241.0

256.2
344.1
160.7
150.9
171.0
241.6

3.1
9.2
1.3
-2.1
2.9
4.0

3.6
8.1
2.3
.8
2.4
3.6

26.7
140.7
3.6
2.7
4.1
4.4

.9
-5.5
3.3
3.0
4.1
2.0

3.3
8.7
1.8
-.7
2.7
3.8

13.1
50.8
3.4
2.8
4.1
3.2

142.5
163.8
130.1
132.7
130.6
138.7
126.0
186.9
192.7
100.1
119.1
103.0
103.3
189.1
252.1
221.3

142.4
163.4
130.1
133.1
130.2
139.7
125.7
187.5
193.4
100.2
119.4
103.3
103.7
190.6
252.6
221.6

144.3
163.6
132.8
137.6
132.1
145.8
125.7
188.1
194.1
100.3
119.3
103.6
104.0
191.0
253.3
222.2

144.1
164.2
132.3
136.9
131.9
144.6
125.7
188.3
194.4
100.5
118.9
103.7
104.1
190.4
254.0
222.7

.8
2.3
-.3
-.3
3.4
-.9
.6
2.2
2.8
-1.6
-3.9
2.0
4.0
1.1
3.8
2.2

.0
2.8
-1.5
-.9
-2.7
-.6
-.9
2.6
4.1
2.9
-2.3
2.4
3.2
-1.1
2.6
3.0

.8
2.7
-.3
1.2
-7.3
5.4
-4.3
1.9
1.3
.8
-.3
2.4
2.0
2.8
3.9
3.1

4.6
1.0
6.9
13.3
4.0
18.1
-.9
3.0
3.6
1.6
-.7
2.7
3.1
2.8
3.0
2.6

.4
2.5
-.9
-.6
.3
-.7
-.2
2.4
3.4
.6
-3.1
2.2
3.6
.0
3.2
2.6

2.7
1.9
3.3
7.1
-1.8
11.6
-2.7
2.5
2.4
1.2
-.5
2.6
2.5
2.8
3.5
2.8

164.8
158.4
159.9
131.7
134.7
140.5
148.2
193.8
180.9
98.8
173.3
175.8
143.8
85.8
193.8

165.2
158.5
160.2
131.8
135.2
141.5
148.5
194.4
181.4
100.4
173.4
176.0
143.3
88.8
194.4

166.6
159.9
161.4
134.4
139.5
147.2
150.5
194.9
182.0
106.5
174.1
176.7
144.1
101.2
195.1

166.5
159.8
161.4
133.9
138.9
146.0
150.6
195.1
182.2
105.1
174.3
176.9
144.0
98.8
195.4

1.2
1.0
1.3
.0
.0
-.6
1.4
1.7
2.5
-6.8
2.1
2.1
1.4
-10.7
2.5

1.5
.8
1.5
-1.5
-.3
.0
.5
1.0
2.3
-5.4
2.1
1.8
-.3
-9.0
3.0

1.2
1.5
1.3
-.3
.6
4.7
1.9
2.1
2.0
-5.1
1.9
1.8
.8
-11.3
2.1

4.2
3.6
3.8
6.9
13.1
16.6
6.6
2.7
2.9
28.1
2.3
2.5
.6
75.8
3.3

1.4
.9
1.4
-.8
-.1
-.3
1.0
1.4
2.4
-6.1
2.1
2.0
.6
-9.8
2.8

2.7
2.6
2.5
3.2
6.6
10.5
4.2
2.4
2.5
10.2
2.1
2.2
.7
24.9
2.7

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 shelter4 ............................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................................
Transportation services ...............................................................
Medical care 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 shelter4 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ................................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................

1
2
3
item

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in




January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................
All items (1967-100) ..........................................................................

100.000

166.2
497.8

166.2
497.7

2.1

0.0

0.2

0.7

0.0

Food and beverages ........................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...................................................
Cereals and cereal products ..................................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ...........................................
Breakfast c e re a l1 ..................................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................................... .......
Rice 1 2 3 .................................................................. ............
Bakery products .......................................................................
Bread 1 2 .................................................................................
White bread 1 3 ....................................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 ..........................................
Cookies 1 3 .............. ...........................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ...........
...... ...................
Other bakery products .........................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 .................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ..........................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 1 3 .................................................................
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 v e a l1 2 ....................................
Pork .......................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ....
Bacon and related products 3 ........................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 .............
Ham ...................................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................
Pork chops .........................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .....................
Other meats 1 ........................................................................
Frankfurters 1 3 ..................................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ...............................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ................................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ......................................................
Poultry 1 ..................................................................................
Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 3 .......................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ..................................
Other poultry including turkey 1 2 .......................................
Fish and seafood ..................................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ..................................................
Processed fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Canned fish and seafood 3 ...............................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 ..............................................
Eggs ..........................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .....................................................
Milk 1 2 .......................................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 ...............................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .........................................
Cheese and related products 1 ...............................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ...........................................
Other dairy and related products 1 2 ......................................

16.408
15.422
9.691
1.544
.546
.071
.318
.158
.998
.292
144
.272
.290
-

163.9
163.4
163.5
184.8
174.7
158.1
195.4
151.8
100.7
189.4
104.1
194.3
192.8
104.5
184.5
185.3
184.3
187.1
182.0
219.2

164.2
163.7
163.9
185.1
175.8
163.3
195.8
152.5
101.3
189.2
103.1
191.4
193.5
104.4
185.0
186.6
185.0
188.1
175.6
220.4

2.2
2.1
2.0
2.5
2.6
.9
3.4
1.6
2.1
2.5
2.4
2.7
1.5
3.1
2.8
3.0
3.9
2.3
3.2
1.6

.2
.2
.2
.2
.6
3.3
.2
.5
.6
-.1
-1.0
-1.5
.4
-1
.3
.7
.4
.5
3.5
.5

-.2
-.2
-.5
.2
.7
-.8
1.8
-.1
.8
-.1
-.6
.2
-2.6
3
-.7
Q
7
.3
-.5
17

.1
.1
.1
.4
-.2
.5
-.1
.2
-.3
.7
1.0
1.1
.5
-.3
1.0
0
11
9
6.4
-1.1

.4
.4
.6
.3
.3
1.4
.2
.5
.6
.2
-1.0
-1.5
.4
-.1
.3
.7
.4
1.3
-3.5
2.5

■
2.569
2.448
1.607
.731
.276
.131
.274
.049
.544
.183
■
•
.126
.120
.116
.332
.500
.389
.112
.341
.190
.150
.121
1.088
.421
.322
.186
.159

190.3
146.7
147.4
140.5
137.9
117.8
100.7
100.5
99.0
141.8
93.9
146.3
98.5
139.6
148.7
139.9
92.5
148.7
149.7
99.8
166.9

189.6
146.7
147.8
141.4
137.9
116.9
99.4
101.9
99.3
144.7
95.0
147.7
99.8
145.0
154.7
142.8
93.8
148.6
147.2
99.9
170.9

3.1
.3
.6
.3
1.2
.9
.1
2.0
.2
-2.0
-.1
.0
.3
-2.2
-2.2
-3.0
-3.6
2.1
3.1
.4
8.3
*
.1
-.8
-.1
-1.5
2.8
2.8
3.5
1.8
-.1
■
-5.6
5.5
3.0
3.4
3.1
7.6
6.0
7.0

-.4
.0
.3
.6
.0
-.8
-1.3
1.4
.3
2.0
1.2
1.0
1.3
3.9
4.0
2.1
1.4
-.1
-1.7
.1
2.4
■
-1.2
-2.4
-2.7
-2.4
3.0
.3
.5
.1
.0
■
-6.3
.1
.5
.7
.2
.5
-1.5
.0

-.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.5
-1.1
1.1
.2
1.8
-.1
.1
1.6
-.3
-.6
-.3
-2.2
.9
.1
-4.0
1.1
1.0
■
.6
.9
-1.0
1.6
-.6
-.6
-.5
-.2
-.9
■
-3.2
-.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.5
-2.0
1.2

1.3
.3
5
.6
1.0
1.1
.0
1.1
-.7
.2
-1.1
-2.0
.8
2.1
2.5
.5
.4
.5
4.0
-.7
4.6
-.4
.1
.4
.3
-2.2
1.3
.5
1.7
.9
■
-1.9
-3.3
-8.1
-8.2
-7.7
-1.2
1.4
-.1

-4
.2
.2
.6
.2
-.1
-1.3
1.4
.3
1.5
1.2
.2
1.3
.9
.6
2.6
1.4
-.1
-1.7
.1
2.4
-1.2
-2.4
-3.0
-2.4
3.0
.6
.5
.1
-.2
■
-.3
.1
.5
.7
.2
.5
-1.5
.0

See footnotes at end of table.




9

NA

NA

157.6
102.3
163.0
157.4
99.1
185.3
105.2
103.8
132.4

155.7
99.8
158.6
153.6
102.1
185.9
105.7
103.9
132.4

NA

NA

129.6
156.1
102.8
149.6
103.5
159.9
162.4
106.9

121.4
156.2
103.3
150.6
103.7
160.7
160.0
106.9

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
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 2 .....................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 .......................................
Other fresh fruits 1 * .............................................................
Fresh vegetables ..................................................................
Potatoes ...............................................................................
Lettuce 1 ................. ..............................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................
Other fresh vegetables .......................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 .........................................
Canned fruits 1 2 3 ...............................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .....................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ..........................................
Frozen vegetables 3 .............................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 23 ..................................
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 tea 1 2 ..................
Coffee 1 ...................................................................................
Roasted coffee 13 ...............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .....................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 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 .......................................................
B u tte r1 3 ...............................................................................
Margarine 3 ...........................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ..................................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 ...................
Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 ...............................................................
Other foods ..............................................................................
Soups ......................................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ..........................
Snacks 1 ..................................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..........................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ......................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 .............................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ....................................................
Other condiments 3 ..............................................................
Baby food 12 ..........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................
Prepared salads 1 2 3 ...........................................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................................
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 ................................................

1.440
1.111
.581
.094
.108
.127
.251
.530
.093
.059
.111
.267
.328
.177
.104
.047
1.049
.767
.400
.055
.311
.282
.149
-

203.3
238.2
271.9
195.1
156.3
148.6
309.8
107.1
206.2
183.3
213.4
215.7
212.8
103.5
103.7
105.0
104.7
103.9
152.0
101.4
101.4
134.3
102.5
119.0
106.5
101.9
96.6
155.2

207.2
243.2
280.6
197.2
159.0
161.7
352.0
108.3
207.7
191.5
207.7
214.3
214.2
104.9
105.3
105.9
106.5
105.4
154.2
102.1
101.7
134.2
102.4
118.8
103.9
102.1
96.9
156.2

NA
NA

NA
NA

.133
2.002
.377
.073
.227
.078
.309
.107
.083
.119
1.316
.108
.224
.269
.295
■
■
.101
.320
5.730
3.002
1.664
.668
.221
.175

103.5
153.6
151.7
136.9
101.7
105.2
149.0
111.7
145.6
155.1
104.2
103.4
103.8
169.2
196.3
147.7
159.9
175.4
101.4
102.4
103.5
170.9
105.5
105.6

103.5
153.4
153.0
138.8
102.4
106.2
147.2
109.5
139.6
156.0
101.8
103.6
103.6
168.7
199.2
146.5
158.3
175.9
101.9
98.5
102.5
176.4
105.8
105.0

See footnotes at end of table.




10

NA

NA

164.5
103.9
103.1
102.8
101.2
104.0

164.6
104.0
103.2
102.9
101.3
104.3

1.6
1.4
12.7
-3.0
-3.6
38.2
49.5
13.2
-9.6
2.0
-33.0
-9.7
-5.9
2.4
2.8
3.9
3.1
2.1
.9
1.6
1.9
1.0
2.6
1.6
3.6
3.5
-3.0
-6.5
1.5
2.7
2.3
2.6
2.6
1.7
4.2
7.6
9.5
3.6
3.5
2.3
3.4
2.4
2.9
1.1
1.7
2.2
1.4
-5.2
1.6
3.5
4.3
3.6
2.5
2.7
2.2
2.6
.7
3.7

1.9
2.1
3.2
1.1
1.7
8.8
13.6
1.1
.7
4.5
-2.7
-.6
.7
1.4
1.5
.9
1.7
1.4
1.4
.7
.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
-2.4
.2
.3
.6
.0
-.1
.9
1.4
.7
1.0
-1.2
-2.0
-4.1
.6
-2.3
.2
-.2
-.3
1.5
-.8
-1.0
.3
.5
-3.8
-1.0
3.2
.3
-.6
-

.3

-2.2
-2.9
-.8
-1.5
-5.3
.6
-1.1
.1
-5.2
.0
8.2
-6.4
-2.2
-.2
.7
1.4
-.8
-1.4
-.5
-.3
.4
.1
.1
1.6
-3.7
-.7
.0
.1
.1
-.2
-.3
.9
-.4
-.4
-.9
-2.2
-4.0
-.6
-.2
-.7
-1.0
.0
.8
.1
.3
-.3
-.1
-.7
-.3
.4
1.0
-.9
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.1
.0

1.4
1.9
3.8
2.0
-1.2
6.2
2.1
11.9
-.4
-1.4
-1.7
-4.0
1.7
-.1
-.8
-.1
.0
.6
.3
.3
-.8
-.3
-.2
-.8
3.5
.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
.3
.5
.1
.4
1.5
-.2
-1.3
-2.5
.3
-.1
.7
2.3
.5
1.6
1.4
.5
-.1
.0
-.5
-.7
-1.6
.3
.7
.2
.1
.4
-.1
.1
.3

2.6
3.0
1.5
-.2
3.5
8.8
3.9
1.1
4.9
2.0
-2.7
-.6
3.5
1.4
1.5
.9
1.7
1.4
.9
.7
3
4
1
.0
-2.4
2
.3
.6
.0
.1
.9
.2
.7
1.0
-1.1
-2.0
-4.1
.8
-2.3
.2
-.2
.0
.2
-.8
-1.0
.6
.5
-3.8
-1.0
3.4
.3
-.6
-

.3

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 3 ...................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 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 ......................................
Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ........................................................
Lodging away from home 2 4 ......................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 ....................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .....................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ...... ...................................................................
Fuels .......................................................... ..................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................
Fuel oil ......................................................................................
Other household fuels 6 ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ......................................................
Electricity 4 ................................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ......................
Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ........................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ...............................................
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 1 ...............................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ....................................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................
Other furniture 1 2 .......................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ...............................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 3 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ......................................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 .......................................................
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 1 .............................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ..............................................
Household paper products 12 ..................................................
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 ...................................................

.986
.627
.333
.109
■
■
.184
.360
~
-

39.828
30.283
7.007
2.376
,237
2.139
20.529
.371
4.735
3.801
.227
.155
.073
3.574
2.521
1.053
.934
.683
.250
4.810
.353
.088
.110
.155
1.139
.322
.621
.184
.358
.210
"
.141
.536
.223
.152
.078
.083
.640
.162
.328
.876
.405
.212
.260
.908
.322
.263
.106
.104

See footnotes at end of table.




11

168.8
153.1
151.3
155.1
154.5
155.2
149.1
199.4
103.7
103.2
102.9

169.3
153.4
151.9
155.4
155.4
155.2
148.9
200.3
103.5
104.1
103.3

2.5
1.9
2.4
1.8
2.4
1.7
1.2
3.6
2.6
2.9
3.4

0.3
.2
.4
.2
.6
.0
-.1
.5
-.2
.9
.4

-0.1
-.3
-.5
.3
-.1
.3
-.2
.2
.4
.0
.2

0.2
.3
.5
.2
.5
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1

0.3
.3
.5
.1
.2
.0
-.1
.5
-.2
.9
.4

163.0
186.6
176.4
114.6
240.0
247.0
191 9
100.3
125.7
110.2
87.7
82.1
125.4
117.5
123.4
108.9
103.6
221.2
262.6
127.2
102.9
102.3
102.9
103.3
136.7
142.2
103.3
104.1
97.4
97.3
109.9
97.5
100.4
118.0
112.2
102.2
98.5
99.0
95.9
100.5
146.8
101.2
103.8
103.1
104.0
104.3
102.4
104.2
106.7

163.0
186.5
176.7
111.8
240.0
240.4
192.2
100.5
126.5
111.0
8 7.7
82 2
125.0
118.4
124.4
109.4
103.7
221.5
262.8
126.7
101.5
101.5
99.4
103.1
134.8
141.9
101.3
102.6
97.4
97.6
110.8
97.1
99.6
116.9
111.9
102.6
96.3
99.5
96.0
101.2
147.1
102.0
103.0
103.0
104.1
104.3
102.4
104.7
107.0

2.1
2.9
3.3
2.9
4.3
2.7
2.9
.9
-1.1
-1.9
-4.5
-5.6
-2.0
-1.7
-1.2
-3.4
2.4
2.2
2.8
.1
-.6
.6
-1.1
-.9
-.2
-.5
.4
-1.7
-3.1
-1.6
-1.3
-5.4
-2.5
-4.3
-.7
-1.4
-2.3
-.8
-2.9
.1
1.0
1.7
-.1
.7
3.1
3.4
1.3
3.2
5.9

.0
-.1
.2
-2.4
.0
-2.7
2
2
6
7
.0
1
.3
.8
.8
.5
.1
.1
.1
-.4
-1.4
-.8
-3.4
-.2
-1.4
-.2
-1.9
-1.4
.0
.3
.8
-.4
-.8
-.9
-.3
.4
-2.2
.5
.1
.7
.2
.8
-.8
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.5
.3

.2
.3
.2
1.8
.3
1.9
.1
.1
.2
.3
1.0
.9
-.3
.3
.3
-.1
.3
.3
.2
-.1
-1.9
.3
-1.9
-3.0
.5
.4
.8
-.2
-1.0
-.8
-.4
-1.4
.0
.2
-1.1
-2.0
1.1
.0
.0
-.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.5
.2
.6
.1

.4
.4
.3
1.9
4
2.0
.3
.1
2
.1
2.7
3.8
.6
-.1
.2
-.6
.3
.2
.4
.2
2.5
.4
1.8
4.3
.7
.7
.9
.3
-.7
-.7
-.7
-.7
.5
.7
-1.1
2.2
-.8
.1
-.5
.6
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.7
.3
.4
.2
.1
.4

.1
.2
.2
-.2
3
-.2
.3
2
.2
.3
.8
.9
.2
-.3
-.3
-.4
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-1.4
-.8
-3.4
-.2
-1.4
-.2
-1.9
-1.4
.0
.3
.8
-.4
-.8
-.9
.7
.4
-2.2
.5
.1
.7
.2
.8
-.8
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.5
.3

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 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 12 ............................................
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’ a p p a re l1 ................................................
Jewelry and watches 6 ..................................................................
W atches6 .....................................................................................
Jewelry 6 ........................................................................................

4.831
1.358
1.069
.245
.271
.314
.223
.289
1.939
1.651
.121
.220
.857

135.2
133.5
137.6
138.9
140.6
100.4
135.1
117.8
128.7
129.4
115.9
117.2
103.0

134.2
133.8
138.3
138.7
140.5
102.0
135.8
116.6
127.3
128.0
111.5
115.5
102.3

-0.8
.2
.4
-.7
.4
1.1
1.0
-.8
-1.9
-1.7
-3.8
-8.4
-.4

-0.7
.2
.5
-.1
-.1
1.6
.5
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
-3.8
-1.5
-.7

-0.3
-.8
-.8
-1.2
-.3
1.2
-.2
.6
.4
.5
2.8
7.5
4.1

1.5
1.6
1.6
2.6
1.4
1.5
.8
-.2
1.1
1.4
.7
1.6
1.7

-0.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.4
1.6
.0
-.4
.3
.3
-2.1
.5
-.7

.430
.288
.876
.277
.215
.384
.272
.387
.069
.317

107.1
125.3
129.2
130.4
128.9
127.7
128.2
144.3
124.4
149.9

106.1
123.7
127.4
129.5
127.5
125.3
127.6
143.6
124.4
149.0

.0
-2.7
-.7
-2.2
-1.4
8
.6
.1
-.2
.3

-.9
1.3
-1.4
-.7
1.1
-1.9
-.5
-.5
.0
-.6

3.0
.0
.7
-.3
-2.4
2.8
-.6
-4.0
-1.7
-3.9

2.1
-.1
1.1
-.2
-.9
3.2
2.1
2.7
1.1
2.6

-.9
.0
-1.3
-1.2
-.9
-1.6
-.5
.6
.0
.7

Transportation ..................................................................................
Private transportation ....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..................................................
New vehicles ..............................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .......................................................
New cars 3 ................................................................................
New trucks 3 7 ...........................................................................
New motorcycles 3 6 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................................
Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................
Motor fuel .....................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 9 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ...............................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ..................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...........................................
Tires ............................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 .................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 ..............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ......................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 .........................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................
Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 ..............................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..............................................................
Motor vehicle fees 12 ..................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 4 ..........................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .....................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................
Public transportation 1 ....................................................................
Airline fare 1 ..................................................................................
Other intercitv transportation ......................................................
Ship fare 1 2 3 .............................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 ...............................................................

16.999
15.653
7.843
4.983
1.914
.138
2.493
2.476
.017
.549
.267
.282
1.624
.119
.513
.970
2.502
.642
.424
.195
1.346
.834
.185
.322

144.3
140.1
99.7
143.3
99.5
140.1
152.2
164.5
148.3
104.4
100.9
100.4
98.5
104.0
101.6
93.0
100.3
97.9
98.8
107.4
129.8
170.9
181.7
157.8
103.9
253.3
103.4
101.5
107.8
107.9
102.4
201.4
225.8
159.0
101.1
172.2

144.2
140.2
99.7
142.9
99.2
139.6
151.9
165.1
149.6
104.9
101.4
100.8
98.9
104.7
102.2
92.5
100.2
97.9
98.8
107.0
130.7
171.3
180.9
158.4
104.1
253.1
103.2
101.5
107.4
107.6
102.3
198.4
220.2
160.0
101.1
172.4

1.5
1.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.7
.7
.9
-.3
4.3
7.1
7.0
7.5
6.2
6.3
-1.3
-.4
-.2
-.3
.0
-.3
3.3
.4
2.7
3.9
-.8
.5
.0
1.8
1.9
1.5
4.2
7.4
-.2
-3.6
-1.5

-.1
.1
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.4
.9
.5
.5
.4
.4
.7
.6
-.5
-.1
.0
.0
-.4
.7
.2
-.4
.4
.2
-.1
-.2
.0
-.4
-.3
-.1
-1.5
-2.5
.6
.0
.1

.7
.5
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.2
.2
-.6
4.2
3.6
3.7
4.1
3.2
3.0
1.2
-.6
-.6
-.6
.0
-1.6
.2
-.1
.1
.1
.3
.0
-.1
.2
.1
1.1
3.0
4.7
-.6
-.4
.1

2.4
2.6
.2
.1
.0
.1
.3
.2
.6
.2
15.0
15.0
16.2
13.0
12.8
6.9
.5
.7
-.1
-.5
.8
.3
.4
.1
.3
-.4
.2
.0
.4
.5
.0
1.3
2.0
-.1
.7
.0

-.5
-.4
.2
-.1
-.3
-.2
.1
.4
.9
.5
-2.6
-2.7
-3.0
-2.4
-2.0
-.5
.1
.3
.0
-.4
.7
.2
-.4
.4
.2
-.1
-.2
.0
-.4
-.3
-.1
-1.5
-2.5
.8
.0
.1

See footnotes at end of table.




12

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

Apr.
1999

1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category

.152
.146
.429

102.8
.237

.482
.215
.257
.259
.103

.154

.558
.416

.069
.056
1.806

.668
.746

.221
.601
.398

.202

See footnotes at end of table.




13

100.4
106.3
104.0
106.4
121.4
128.7
112.9
99.6
130.0
97.6
95.9
101.4

0.4

0.2

.6
.8

1

.4

.4
.4

.2
.1

-.6

.2

.5

-.5
-.9

.1

1.0

.6
.2

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

.2

-.1
- 1.6
.3
-.5
.3
1.0
- 2.0
-1.4

NA

NA

100.1
93.8
114.9
93.3

100.1
93.2
114.5
93.0

NA

NA

98.2
98.4
106.1
106.4
212.6
104.9
109.0
182.6
185.8
103.8
101.8

95.8
98.5
106.8
106.4
215.3
106.5
109.7
183.2
186.8
103.8
103.4

-.1
-.1
.3

.0

-.3
- 8.2
4.3
-14.9
-4.6
-7.4
-3.0
-4.0
2.1
2.2

99.5
129.5
97.3
95.0
101.4

.1

-.2

7

1.2

112.6

-.2

.2
.0

.3

100.9
55.0
254.1
79.7
92.3
93.0
91.7
82.6

.8

.4
.4
-.1
.3

.2

102.2

103.8
145.2
102.9
100.1
106.7
104.4
106.9
121.0
128.3

.2

.3
1.4
.1

2

102.2

.3

.0
-.5
-.4
.1
-3.2
-1.3
-

.2
.1

1.3
-.3
4.5
1.7
4.6
-.3
3.3
-3.2
-.5
-3.4
-3.5
-3.2
1.5

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

.1
-4.4
-4.7
-4.2

.0
-.6

-4.5
-3.1
4.6
5.0
4.1
3.6
5.3
4.9
1.5
1.9

-

1.1

-

2.2
.2

.0

-.8

1.8

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

.2

.3
-.1

-.1

.0

-.4
-.3

-.7

.0

.3

-.6
1.0
.7

.6
.8
-.2
.9
-1.5

1.0
-.1
-.5
.4
-.1

-.6

-.2
.4

2.1
-.7
.2

-.3
-.3

-.3
-.7
-.3

.3
-.4
-.3
-.3

-2.4

2.6

.1
.7

-.7
.2

.0

.0

1.3
1.5

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

.6
.3
.5

.0
-

1.1

a> ro ro

.2
.2
.0

ò ò w bi

.4
3.3
3.1
2.9
4.8
.7
1.8
4.0
4.0
3.7
5.1
4.0

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0.2

.0

w '-»■ 1*. io io

.075
.175

0.2

w co w bi

.886

102.0
101.0
55.9
253.3
80.1
92.0
92.1
93.6
83.8
102.0
103.6
145.1

3.4
3.6
5.3

-

-

1.2

, ò & w ^

6.120
1.748
.201

249.5
229.4
271.8
147.8
175.5
174.9
254.0
228.6
235.2
246.4
146.3
158.6
297.0
108.4
107.0
243.6
111.1

i . co cji'sj ò

.051

249.1
229.3
270.8
148.7
176.3
176.5
253.5
228.2
235.3
245.7
144.3
158.4
296.3
108.1
106.8
241.6
110.7

-2

-.8

s

Recreation 2 .............. ...................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................
Televisions 1 ...............................................................................
Cable television 47 ....................................................................
Other video equipm e nt1 2 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 .
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 .....................................
Audio equipm ent1 .....................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ...................................
Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ...........................................
Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ............................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................
Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .....................................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ....... ..............................................
Sporting goods 1 ...........................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .........................................
Sports equipm ent1 ....................................................................
Photography 1 2 ............................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ..................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 .....................................
Photographic equipm ent1 2 3 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ....................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ..........................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ................................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ..........................................................
Toys ............................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 .....
Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ..............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 ...................................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ....
Admissions 1 ...............................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 .........................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 6 .............................................
Recreational reading materials 1 .................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ..............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...............................................................

5.713
1.252
.845
.407
.272
.135
4.461
2.854
t.468
.835
.278
.272
1.354
1.303

.9
.5
1.3
1.4
1.3

ò s o o i ^ ò ì c n c o ò ’-

Medical care .....................................................................
Medical care commodities ...........................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ......
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ...
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services ...................................................
Professional services 4 ...............................................
Physicians’ services 4 ...............................................
Dental services 1 4 .....................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 .................................
Services by other medical professionals 46 ...........
Hospital and related services 4 ..................................
Hospital services 1 4 1 0 .............................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 3 4 1 0 .........................
Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 .......................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 4 10 ................

.6
.3
.1

.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
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
Education and communication 2 .....................................................
Education2 .....................................................................................
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 school8 ................................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ...............
Communication 1 2 .........................................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 2 ..............................................
Postage 1 ....................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 ..................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..............................
Telephone services 12 .............................................................
Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ...................................
Telephone services long distance charges 12 ....................
Interstate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................
Cellular telephone services 1 2 ..............................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 1 1 1 ............................................. ............................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................
Computer software and accessories 12 ......... ........................
Computer information processing services 1 2 .......................
Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ...........................

5.478
2.694
.203
2.492
1.137
.337
.892
.052
2.783
.204
.200
.004
2.580
2.327
1.080
1.188
■
.059

100.7
105.5
261.2
303.8
314.5
319.1
146.2
107.9
96.3
103.1
165.1
109.0
95.8
100.0
165.3
99.8
74.8
95.4
87.8

100.4
105.6
261.6
304.1
314.5
319.2
146.6
108.6
95.7
103.1
165.1
109.4
95.2
99.6
168.2
97.5
72.5
94.9
85.8

0.3
4.7
5.1
4.7
4.0
6.0
4.9
7.3
-3.7
3.0
3.0
5.2
-4.1
-1.5
1.5
-3.8
-5.0
-1.4
-10.8

-0.3
.1
.2
.1
.0
.0
.3
.6
-.6
.0
.0
.4
-.6
-.4
1.8
-2 3
-3.1
-.5
•2.3

0.0
.4
.3
.4
.4
.5
.4
.6
-.3
.1
.0
2.8
-.4
-.2
.3
-.6
-.7
-.4
-.8

0.1
.4
.2
.4
.3
.5
.3
.2
-.3
.0
.0
.4
-.3
-.2
-1.4
.9
1.1
4
-1 3

-0.1
.5
.7
.5
.4
.4
.5
.6
-.6
.0
.0
.4
-.6
-.4
1.8
-2.3
-3.1
-.5
-2.3

.253
.148
.032
.020
.051

32.1
56.8
87.7
103.4
87.1

30.9
55.7
87.3
77.5
85.4

-25.5
-32.6
-10.1
-25.0
-10.9

-3.7
-1.9
.5
-25.0
-2.0

-2.7
-3.5
.5
.0
-2.3

-.9
-1.4
-1.5
.1
-.6

■3.7
-1 9
-.5
-25.0
-2.0

Other goods and services ...............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...................................................
Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ..............................
Personal care 1 ...............................................................................
Personal care products 1 ............................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ........................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements
1

4.624
1.159
1.092
.061
3.465
.742

256.1
349.9
141.4
110.0
160.2
150.9

255.8
345.5
139.5
109.7
160.7
150.9

8.1
28.0
29.5
5.2
2.6
1.1

-.1
-1.3
-1.3
-.3
.3
.0

-.6
-3.5
-3.9
.9
.4
.7

1.0
3.6
4.4
.4
.1
.1

-.2
-1.4
-1.3
-.3
.3
.0

.367

101.8

101.6

.8

-.2

.3

.5

-.2

.371
.973
.973
1.491
.338
.352
.216
.065
.313
*
.259

163.0
170.3
103.9
241.4
178.6
181.5
103.6
103.0
204.5
103.3
108.5
99.6
159.2

163.5
171.0
104.4
242.1
179.6
181.3
103.9
103.0
205.3
103.6
109.2
100.2
160.2

1.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
5.0
3.0
2.7
2.1
3.8
3.4
4.6
-.8
.3

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

.9
.4
.4
.1
.5
.0
.1
-.1
.0
.0
.2
1.0
.4

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

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

42.109
25.702
14.345
9.514
11.356
57.891
29.912
6.963
10.768
84.578
69.717
94.287
26.688
15.331
10.500
30.753

144.6
133.2
138.6
145.7
126.1
187.8
194.3
191.0
221.7
166.7
159.9
161.6
134.6
140.4
147.0
151.4

144.5
132.8
138.2
145.6
125.8
187.9
194.2
190.4
221.9
166.6
159.9
161.6
134.3
140.1
147.0
151.4

1.5
1.1
3.1
5.2
-1.4
2.5
3.0
1.4
2.7
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.2
3.1
4.9
2.6

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

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

1.3
2.1
3.4
4.4
.0
.3
.4
.2
.3
.8
.9
.7
2.0
3.2
4.0
1.3

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

Personal care services 1 .............................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................
Miscellaneous personal services ..............................................
Legal services 1 6 .......................................................................
Funeral expenses 6 ....................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 .....
Financial services 1 6 .................................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 .................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ......
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 .............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 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 sh e lte r5 ..................................................................................
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.


14

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

131.6
194.5
181.8
105.0
174.2
176.8
144.9
99.9
195.0
165.7
145.9
$.602
$.201

130.9
194.7
181.8
105.6
174.1
176.6
144.5
100.3
195.0
166.2
145.9
$.602
$.201

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 f rom—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear .......................................................................
Services less rent of shelter5 ...........................................................
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 ....................

3.955
27.979
53.429
6.294
93.706
78.284
23.967
2.720
54.316
8.194
9.067
•

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




15

-0.8
1.9
2.4
1.7
2.1
2.0
.6
6.0
2.7
2.2
.1

-0.5
.1
.0
.6
-.1
-.1
-.3
.4
.0
.3
.0
-

-0.5
.3
.3
1.6
.1
.1
-.3
3.5
.3
-.2
.3
-

1.5
.3
.3
6.1
.4
.4
.6
14.0
.4
-.1
.3

7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
11 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.

0.1
.1
.1
-1.3
.1
.1
-.1
-2.4
.2
.6
.3

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 indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

6 months
ended—

Item and group
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................

164.7

165.0

166.2

166.2

1.5

1.7

1.2

3.7

1.6

2.5

Food and beverages .......................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...................................................
Cereals and cereal products ..................................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ...........................................
Breakfast c e re a l1 ..................................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..........................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ...............................................................................
Bakery products ......................................................................
Bread 1 2 .................................................................................
White bread 1 3 ....................................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 .... ...........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...........................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 ............................ .......
Cookies 1 3 ............................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ...........................................
Other bakery products .........................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 .................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ..........................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 1 3 .................................................................
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 v e a l1 2 ....................................
Pork .......................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ....
Bacon and related products 3 ........................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 .............
Ham ...................................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................
Pork chops ........................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .....................
Other meats 1 .......................................................................
Frankfurters 1 3 ..................................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ...............................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ................................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ......................................................
Poultry 1 ..................................................................................
Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 3 .......................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 .................................
Other poultry including turkey 1 2 .......................................
Fish and seafood ..................................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ..................................................
Processed fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Canned fish and seafood 3 ..............................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .............................................
Eggs ..........................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .....................................................
Milk 1 2 .......................................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 ...............................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .........................................
Cheese and related products 1 ...............................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ...........................................
Other dairy and related products 1 2 ......................................

163.8
163.5
163.7
183.6
173.6
160.3
192.2
151.6
100.2
188.0
103.7
191.7
197.0
105.1
184.0
186.9
181.0
184.7
171.9
214.5

163.4
163.2
162.9
183.9
174.8
159.0
195.6
151.4
101.0
187.8
103.1
192.1
191.9
104.8
182.7
185.3
182.3
184.1
171.0
218.1

163.6
163.3
163.0
184.6
174.5
159.8
195.4
151.7
100.7
189.2
104.1
194.3
192.8
104.5
184.5
185.3
184.3
185.8
182.0
215.7

164.2
163.9
163.9
185.1
175.1
162.0
195.8
152.5
101.3
189.6
103.1
191.4
193.5
104.4
185.0
186.6
185.0
188.3
175.6
221.0

2.3
2.3
2.3
3.1
4.0
-3.0
5.8
3.8
.4
2.6
5.3
6.1
-1.0
4.4
3.8
9.8
.0
.9
16.2
-8.9

2.8
2.8
2.8
1.5
.5
.0
.0
-4.2
-.8
2.6
.0
-2.1
8.0
5.6
2.9
-3.4
11.5
7.1
2.7
17.4

2.7
2.7
2.5
2.0
2.1
2.3
.4
4.6
4.5
1.5
6.8
7.6
6.8
5.1
2.4
6.7
-4.3
-6.2
-12.6
-11.7

1.0
1.0
.5
3.3
3.5
4.3
7.7
2.4
4.5
3.4
-2.3
-.6
-6.9
-2.6
2.2
-.6
9.1
8.0
8.9
12.7

2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.2
-1.5
2.9
-.3
-.2
2.6
2.6
1.9
3.4
5.0
3.4
3.0
5.6
3.9
9.3
34

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
2.8
3.3
4.0
3.5
4.5
2.5
2.2
3.4
-.3
1.2
2.3
3.0
22
6
-2.5
-.3

188.3
146.8
147.5
140.8
137.1
117.6
99.6
99.2
97.9
144.6
94.8
151.3
98.0
144.8
154.2
143.8
91.3
147.8
150.0
99.4
158.0
103.0
157.4
101.3
165.2
154.5
101.9
183.3
105.2
102.3
132.4

187.9
146.5
147.3
140.5
136.4
116.3
100.7
99.4
99.7
144.5
94.9
153.7
97.7
144.0
153.8
140.7
92.1
148.0
144.0
100.5
159.6

190.3
147.0
148.0
141.3
137.7
117.6
100.7
100.5
99.0
144.8
93.9
150.6
98.5
147.0
157.7
141.4
92.5
148.7
149.7
99.8
166.9

189.6
147.3
148.3
142.1
138.0
117.5
99.4
101.9
99.3
146.9
95.0
150.9
99.8
148.3
158.7
145.1
93.8
148.6
147.2
99.9
170.9

13.7
2.5
2.7
-.8
2.1
3.5
4.1
1.2
-2.4
-5.7
8.2
-4.9
4.1
-8.2
-9.7
-5.2
.4
1.7
-.3
-2.0
25.1
8.8
8.2
5.6
7.1
10.5
10.6
5.6
6.0
4.6
.0
6.6
1.6
5.6
-2.0
9.1
11.9
8.3

-2.3
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-2.3
-5.7
-3.2
.4
2.5
-6.6
-1.6
7.4
-7.7
-6.1
-6.9
-14.6
-13.6
5.6
14.1
3.3
23.1
-15.0
1.8
5.2
4.5
3.8
-8.7
-4.7
-1.2
-.4
1.5
-4.3
15.1
11.6
12.2
13.0
15.2
24.4
13.6

-1.1
-.8
-.8
.3
2.1
6.7
.4
-4.3
-4.8
-1.4
-7.2
-1.1
-2.0
-3.5
-3.1
5.5
-10.6
-.8
7.0
-1.6
-34.8
6.0
-5.4
-9.6
4.2
-13.5
10.0
.4
8.0
-4.6
-5.8
3.6
17.5
39.1
33.9
42.7
11.9
-1.0
1.9

2.8
1.4
2.2
3.7
2.7
-.3
-.8
11.3
5.8
6.5
.8
-1.1
7.6
10.0
12.2
3.7
11.4
2.2
-7.3
2.0
36.9
-4.3
-5.8
-13.3
-2.3
.8
5.3
1.9
6.4
-.6
-19.8
-14.2
-28.7
-27.8
-28.6
-4.8
-8.3
4.6

5.4
.3
.4
-1.5
-.1
-1.2
.4
.8
.0
-6.2
3.2
1.1
-2.0
-7.1
-8.3
-10.0
-6.9
3.6
6.7
.6
24.1
5.2
6.7
5.1
5.5
.4
2.7
2.2
2.8
3.0
-2.2
10.8
6.5
8.8
5.2
12.1
18.0
10.9

.8
.3
.7
2.0
2.4
3.1
-.2
3.2
.4
2.5
-3.3
-1.1
2.7
3.0
4.3
4.6
-.2
.7
-.4
.2
-5.5
-4.8
-7.7
-5.0
-8.1
5.3
2.9
4.9
.8
-3.2
-8.9
.4
-.4
-1.7
1.0
3.2
-4.7
3.3

NA

NA

NA

158.3
102.2
163.6
157.0
101.3
182.2
104.7
102.1
131.2

157.6
102.3
164.3
157.4
99.1
184.6
105.2
103.8
132.4

155.7
99.8
159.4
153.6
102.1
185.7
105.7
103.9
132.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

135.9
162.3
112.4
163.4
112.8
162.7
163.5
105.7

131.5
161.5
111.8
162.9
112.1
161.9
160.2
107.0

129.0
156.1
102.8
149.6
103.5
159.9
162.4
106.9

128.6
156.2
103.3
150.6
103.7
160.7
160.0
106.9

See footnotes at end of table.




16

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

202.6
235.0
264.9
196.3
160.3
139.0
345.7
95.6
208.1
190.4
200.6
239.9
204.5
103.8
103.8
103.7
105.5
104.8
152.9
101.4
101.8
133.7
102.6
117.4
106.8
101.9
96.9
155.2

198.1
228.3
262.9
193.3
151.8
139.9
341.9
95.7
197.2
190.4
217.0
224.6
200.0
103.6
104.5
105.1
104.7
103.3
152.1
101.1
102.2
133.9
102.7
119.3
102.9
101.2
96.9
155.4

200.9
232.7
273.0
197.2
150.0
148.6
349.2
107.1
196.5
187.8
213.4
215.7
203.4
103.5
103.7
105.0
104.7
103.9
152.5
101.4
101.4
133.5
102.5
118.3
106.5
101.9
96.6
155.2

206.2
239.6
277.0
196.8
155.2
161.7
362.9
108.3
206.1
191.5
207.7
214.3
210.6
104.9
105.3
105.9
106.5
105.4
153.9
102.1
101.7
134.0
102.4
118.3
103.9
102.1
96.9
156.2

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

104.0
153.1
151.0
136.3
101.7
104.0
150.5
115.7
155.5
155.2
104.5
103.4
102.5
167.9
192.7
145.5
158.7
175.1
101.5
103.6
104.5
172.0
104.2
105.9

104.1
152.8
150.6
137.5
101.3
103.6
149.1
113.2
149.3
154.3
104.3
102.7
101.5
167.9
194.3
145.7
159.1
174.6
101.4
102.9
104.2
172.7
105.2
104.9

103.5
153.3
151.3
137.6
101.7
105.2
148.8
111.7
145.6
154.8
104.2
103.4
103.8
168.7
197.5
147.7
159.9
174.5
101.4
102.4
103.5
169.9
105.5
105.6

103.5
153.4
152.7
137.9
102.4
106.2
147.2
109.5
139.6
156.1
101.8
103.6
103.6
168.7
197.8
146.5
158.3
175.6
101.9
98.5
102.5
175.7
105.8
105.0

-5.8
-8.7
6.8
-2.0
4.5
238.5
36.2
-61.1
-22.1
-21.3
-80.6
-28.0
-5.9
4.4
4.8
3.2
7.2
3.9
-1.8
3.6
4.1
-1.2
-.4
3.1
4.9
-.8
-8.5
-11.7
-13.4
-5.3
-4.2
7.1
3.3
5.2
2.8
-2.7
26.0
70.9
148.6
5.7
13.2
6.5
6.5
4.4
-.2
4.5
7.9
3.3
-3.1
-9.6
4.4
8.0
4.0
8.5
2.3
2.4
1.6
1.6
.0
6.9

1.2
3.2
2.4
-.8
3.0
-55.9
-9.4
146.2
3.8
24.6
37.4
128.3
-2.5
-4.6
-2.7
.0
-3.8
-6.4
-.3
-5.4
-3.1
2.4
4.1
.7
6.0
7.1
-3.2
-13.3
9.9
4.8
1.9
-1.8
2.0
-3.8
18.5
47.1
86.1
4.5
3.2
-.8
3.2
2.7
-2.3
-3.0
-2.5
5.9
1.6
2.4
9.3
-11.3
2.0
5.1
2.8
2.4
2.4
6.5
.8
4.0

4.5
4.0
23.5
-10.1
-8.7
33.6
233.6
3.9
-13.8
8.2
-34.3
-36.5
-24.1
6.0
3.5
4.0
5.5
9.3
3.2
5.7
7.4
1.8
7.8
-.3
15.6
7.4
.0
-2.8
2.7
-1.8
.0
2.1
2.8
5.2
-13.6
-33.7
-52.2
1.6
8.9
2.8
-.4
.5
3.6
.3
2.6
-1.4
5.7
6.8
.8
10.1
5.2
4.3
3.0
4.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6

7.3
8.1
19.6
1.0
-12.1
83.1
21.4
64.7
-3.8
2.3
14.9
-36.3
12.5
4.3
59
8.8
3.8
2.3
2.6
2.8
-.4
9
-.8
3.1
-10.4
.8
.0
2.6
-1.9
.8
4.6
4.8
2.8
8.7
-8.5
-19.8
-35.0
2.3
-9.9
.8
4.4
1.9
11.0
2.8
-1.0
1.1
1.6
-18.3
-7.4
8.9
6.3
-3.4
2.0
1.6
3.2
.8
.4
2.3

-2.4
-2.9
4.6
-1.4
3.8
22.1
11.1
-2.1
-10.1
-1.0
-48.4
28.2
-4.2
-.2
1.0
1.6
1.6
-1.4
-1.0
-1.0
.4
.6
1.8
1.9
5.5
3.1
-5.9
-12.5
■
2.6
6.0
2.6
1.6
2.4
-3.2
22.2
58.6
115.1
5.1
8.1
2.8
4.8
3.6
-1.2
.7
2.6
4.6
-.8
-3.8
6.9
-2.1
3.0
6.8
2.5
2.4
2.0
4.0
.4
5.4

5.9
6.0
21.5
-4.7
-10.4
56.4
101.3
30.8
-9.0
5.2
-13.1
-36.4
-7.6
5.1
4.7
6.3
4.7
5.7
2.9
4.2
3.4
1.4
3.4
1.4
1.8
4.0
.0
-.1
.4
-.5
2.3
3.4
2.8
6.9
-11.1
-27.0
-44.3
1.9
-1.0
1.8
2.0
1.2
7.2
1.5
.8
-.1
3.6
-6.6
-3.4
9.5
5.7
.4
2.5
2.9
2.4
1.2
1.0
1.9

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ................................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ....................................................
Fresh fruits .............................................................................
Apples ..................................................................................
Bananas ...............................................................................
Citrus fruits 1 2 .....................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 .......................................
Other fresh fruits 1 2 .............................................................
Fresh vegetables ..................................................................
Potatoes ...............................................................................
Lettuce 1 ................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................
Other fresh vegetables .......................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 .........................................
Canned fruits 1 2 3 ...............................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ........................................... .........
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ..........................................
Frozen vegetables 3 .............................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ..................................
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 tea 1 2 ..................
Coffee 1 ...................................................................................
Roasted coffee 1 3 ...............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .....................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 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 .......................................................
B u tte r1 3 ...............................................................................
Margarine 3 ...........................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ................. ................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 ...................
Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 ...............................................................
Other foods ..............................................................................
Soups .....................................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ..........................
Snacks 1 ..................................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..........................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ......................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..............................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ....................................................
Other condiments 3 ..............................................................
Baby food 1 2 ..........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................
Prepared salads 1 2 3 ..........................................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................................
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 ................................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

163.8
103.6
102.4
102.7
101.2
103.7

164.2
103.8
102.7
102.9
101.1
103.7

164.5
103.9
103.1
102.8
101.2
104.0

164.6
104.0
103.2
102.9
101.3
104.3

See footnotes at end of table.




17

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
Alcoholic beverages ......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .....................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................
Distilled spirits at home .............................................................
Whiskey at home 3 ...................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 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 ......................................

168.3
152.6
150.7
154.6
154.4
154.4
148.7
198.7
103.2
103.0
102.6

168.1
152.2
149.9
155.0
154.2
154.9
148.4
199.0
103.6
103.0
102.8

168.5
152.6
150.6
155.3
155.0
155.2
148.8
199.4
103.7
103.2
102.9

169.0
153.1
151.3
155.4
155.3
155.2
148.6
200.3
103.5
104.1
103.3

2.7
1.6
1.9
.5
.5
.3
1.4
4.8
.0
3.2
8.3

2.7
2.7
4.1
2.6
5.9
2.1
1.4
2.9
2.4
9.7
4.0

2.9
2.4
1.9
2.4
1.3
2.4
2.2
3.5
6.9
-5.3
-1.2

1.7
1.3
1.6
2.1
2.4
2.1
-.3
3.3
1.2
4.3
2.8

2.7
2.1
3.0
1.6
3.2
1.2
1.4
3.9
1.2
6.4
6.1

2.3
1.9
1.7
2.2
1.8
2.2
.9
3.4
4.0
-.6
.8

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ..............
..................................
Lodging away from home 2 4 ......................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 ....................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..... ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................ ..............................
Fuels .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ........... ................................................
Fuel oil .....................................................................................
Other household fuels 6 ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ......................................................
Electricity 4 ................................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ......................
Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ........................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ...............................................
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 1 ...............................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ....................................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................
Other furniture 1 2 ......................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ...............................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 3 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ......................................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 .......................................................
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 1 .............................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................
Household paper products 1 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 ...................................................

162.1
184.9
175.6
101.4
239.9
232.4
191.3
100.1
127.1
111.1
83.6
77.4
123.7
119.1
126.4
110.7
103.0
220.4
261.2
126.7
102.3
101.6
103.1
102.1
135.0
140.7
101.6
104.0
99.1
98.8
111.1
99.6
99.9
117.0
111.6
102.0
98.2
98.9
96.4
100.2
147.2
101.2
104.1
103.5
103.3
103.4
102.0
103.5
106.2

162.5
185.4
176.0
103.2
240.5
236.9
191.5
100.2
127.4
1114
84.4
78.1
123.3
119.4
126.8
110.6
103.3
221.1
261.6
126.6
100.4
101.9
101.1
99.0
135.7
141.2
102.4
103.8
98.1
98.0
110.7
98.2
99.9
117.2
110.4
100.0
99.3
98.9
96.4
99.9
147.6
101.5
104.4
103.8
103.7
103.9
102.2
104.1
106.3

163.1
186.2
176.5
105.2
241.5
241.7
192.1
100.3
127.6
111.5
86.7
81.1
124.0
119.3
127.0
109.9
103.6
221.6
262.6
126.9
102.9
102.3
102.9
103.3
136.7
142.2
103.3
104.1
97.4
97.3
109.9
97.5
100.4
118.0
109.2
102.2
98.5
99.0
95.9
100.5
146.8
101.2
103.8
103.1
104.0
104.3
102.4
104.2
106.7

163.3
186.6
176.9
105.0
242.2
241.1
192.6
100.5
127.3
111.2
87.4
81.8
124.3
118.9
126.6
109.5
103.7
221.9
262.8
126.5
101.5
101.5
99.4
103.1
134.8
141.9
101.3
102.6
97.4
97.6
110.8
97.1
99.6
116.9
110.0
102.6
96.3
99.5
96.0
101.2
147.1
102.0
103.0
103.0
104.1
104.3
102.4
104.7
107.0

2.0
2.9
3.5
-1.6
31
•2.0
3.2
-1.6
-2.8
-4.2
-8.1
-12.7
2.9
-3.9
-3.4
-4.8
2.0
1.5
3.0
1.3
-3.1
6.1
-7.0
-5.3
3.0
-2.5
6.5
.8
-1.2
.8
-1.1
-4.2
-4.2
-11.9
10.1
-4.2
6.7
-1.6
-2.8
-1.6
1.1
.8
3.1
.0
4.0
5.3
2.0
6.9
2.4

2.8
4.0
3.8
12.8
5.6
13.3
3.0
2.9
-2.2
-3.2
12.7
-14.8
-4.6
-2.3
-2.8
-1.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
.3
.8
-.4
6.2
-2.3
-4.6
-4.7
-4.2
-5.2
-1.2
-.4
-1.8
-3.1
-2.0
4.8
-4.8
-8.6
.8
-2.0
-5.2
-.8
1.1
2.4
-3.4
2.8
3.2
3.2
-.4
.8
14.1

.7
1.3
2.8
-12.4
45
yM
2.8
.8
-3
-11
13.2
-14.5
-7.4
-.3
1.0
-3.5
2.4
2.4
3.4
-.6
3.2
-2.7
12.1
.4
1.5
2.0
.8
3.1
-3.2
-2.0
-1.4
-4.3
-2.8
-8.7
-2.1
5.3
-8.5
-2.0
-2.0
-1.2
1.9
.4
4.3
2.0
2.0
1.6
2.0
.4
4.7

3.0
3.7
3.0
15.0
3.9
15.8
2.7
1.6
.6
4
19.5
24.8
2.0
-.7
.6
-4.3
2.7
2.8
2.5
-.6
-3.1
-.4
-13.6
4.0
-.6
3.5
-1.2
-5.3
-6.7
-4.8
-1.1
-9.7
-1.2
-.3
-5.6
2.4
-7.5
2.4
-1.6
4.1
-.3
3.2
-4.2
-1.9
3.1
3.5
1.6
4.7
3.0

2.4
3.5
3.7
5.4
4.4
53
3.1
6
-2.5
-3 7
-10 4
-13.8
-.9
-3.1
-3.1
-3.0
2.2
1.9
2.7
.8
-1.2
2.8
-.6
-3.8
-.9
-3.6
1.0
-2.3
-1.2
.2
-1.4
-3.7
-3.1
-3.9
2.4
-6.4
3.7
-1.8
-4.0
-1.2
1.1
1.6
-.2
1.4
3.6
4.2
.8
3.8
8.1

1.9
2.5
29
.4
12
.0
2.8
1.2
.2
.4
1.9
3.3
-2.8
-.5
.8
-3.9
2.6
2.6
3.0
-.6
.0
-1.6
-1.6
2.2
.4
2.7
-.2
-1.2
-4.9
-3.4
-1.3
-7.0
-2.0
-4.6
-3.9
3.8
-8.0
.2
-1.8
1.4
.8
1.8
.0
.0
2.5
2.5
1.8
2.5
3.8

See footnotes at end of table.




18

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

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 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’ appare!
.....
............................................
Footwear .
................................. ...................................... .
Men’s footwear ..................
................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear
.......................................................
Women’s footwear .....................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .....................................................
Jewelry and watches 6 ................................. ..................................
Watches 6 ..................................................................................
Jewelry 6 ........................................................................................

130.6
131.1
134.9
135.3
136.9
97.7
132.7
116.4
121.7
121.8
112.6
100.0
97.3

130.2
130.1
133.8
133.7
136.5
98.9
132.4
117.1
122.2
122.4
115.7
107.5
101.3

132.1
132.2
135.9
137.2
138.4
100.4
133.5
116.9
123.5
124.1
116.5
109.2
103.0

131.9
131.9
135.8
136.5
137.8
102.0
133.5
116.4
123.9
124.5
114.1
109.8
102.3

3.4
1.5
-.3
-.3
-1.7
-8.4
.6
8.8
6.5
7.8
-2.0
-27.1
-6.5

-2.7
-1.8
-3.2
-9.5
-13.1
23.3
.3
4.4
-8.7
-9.3
-1.7
-1.8
9.8

-7.3
-1.5
2.4
3.9
16.0
-22.1
.3
-14.4
-11.0
-12.4
-15.7
-32.4
-21.6

4.0
2.5
2.7
3.6
2.7
18.8
2.4
0
7.4
9.2
54
45.3
22.2

0.3
-.2
-1.8
-5.0
-7.6
6.2
.5
6.6
-1.4
-1.1
-1.8
-15.4
1.4

-1.8
.5
2.6
3.8
9.1
-3.8
1.4
-7.5
-2.2
-2.2
-5.7
-.9
-2.1

101.8
121.3
125.5
130.5
131.7
118.3
126.4
144.3
125.3
149.4

104.9
121.3
126.4
130.1
128.6
121.6
125.6
138.6
123.2
143.6

107.1
121.2
127.8
129.9
127.4
125.5
128.2
142.3
124.6
147.3

106.1
121.2
126.1
128.4
126.2
123.5
127.6
143.2
124.6
148.4

-16.2
-1.3
6.8
4.0
16.9
5.3
-7.7
-3.9
-3.8
-4.0

3.6
4.4
.3
15
-3.0
3.6
24.1
2.6
-.6
3.3

-2.3
45
-.0.4
-4.8
-1.2
-20.5
-14.1
5.1
6.3
4.4

18.0
3
1.9
-6 3
15.7
18.8
3.9
-3.0
-2.2
-2.7

-6.9
2°
32
1.2
6.5
4.5
7.1
~.7
2.2
-.4

7.4
-2.4
-4.4
-5.5
-8.7
-2.9
-5.6
1.0
2.0
.8

Transportation ..................................................................................
Private transportation ....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..................................................
New vehicles ..............................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .......................................................
New cars 3 ................................................................................
New trucks 3 7 ...........................................................................
New motorcycles 3 6 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................................
Car and truck re n ta l1 2 ..............................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 9 ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ...............................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ..................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................
Tires ............................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ........................... .......
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 .................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 ..............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ......................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ..........................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................
Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 ..............................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..............................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 ..................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 4 ..........................
Parking and other fees 1 2 .........................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .....................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................
Public transportation 1 ....................................................................
Airline fare 1 ..................................................................................
Other intercity transportation ............ ..........................................
Ship fare 1 * 3 .............................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 ...............................................................

140.2
136.4
99.8
143.0
99.8
139.9
151.6
163.6
148.3
100.0
86.1
85.6
82.8
90.3
88.9
86.0
100.6
98.0
99.5
107.9
130.9
170.2
181.0
157.6
103.5
253.6
103.2
101.6
107.2
107.3
101.3
193.1
211.4
158.8
100.8
172.1

141.2
137.1
99.6
142.7
99.5
139.5
151.3
163.9
147.4
104.2
89.2
88.8
86.2
93.2
91.6
87.0
100.0
97.4
98.9
107.9
128.8
170.6
180.9
157.7
103.6
254.3
103.2
101.5
107.4
107.4
102.4
198.8
221.3
157.9
100.4
172.2

144.6
140.6
99.8
142.8
99.5
139.6
151.7
164.3
148.3
104.4
102.6
102.1
100.2
105.3
103.3
93.0
100.5
98.1
98.8
107.4
129.8
171.1
181.7
157.8
103.9
253.3
103.4
101.5
107.8
107.9
102.4
201.4
225.8
157.7
101.1
172.2

143.9
140.0
100.0
142.7
99.2
139.3
151.8
164.9
149.6
104.9
99.9
99.3
97.2
102.8
101.2
92.5
100.6
98.4
98.8
107.0
130.7
171.5
180.9
158.4
104.1
253.1
103.2
101.5
107.4
107.6
102.3
198.4
220.2
159.0
101.1
172.4

-.3
-.9
2.4
2.5
-1.6
2.6
2.4
-1.5
3.0
20.0
-11.1
-11.9
-13.0
-8.8
-9.7
-11.8
1.2
1.6
1.6
2.3
1.5
3.4
-2.2
1.8
4.9
-1.7
-1.5
-2.7
1.9
2.3
.8
3.8
5.6
4.3
.0
1.1

-1.4
-.6
.8
-1.9
2.0
-2.0
-.3
.2
7.9
-9.5
-8.5
-7.4
-8.4
-5.8
-6.7
-3.9
.0
-1.6
2.0
3.4
-2.4
4.4
3.8
4.2
6.0
-1.1
3.2
2.4
4.2
4.6
-.4
-9.6
-12.8
4.8
-1.5
-8.2

-2.5
-3.7
-4.7
-.8
.8
-1.7
.5
1.5
-14.0
-10.1
-10.8
-11.3
-12.0
-11.9
-9.3
-16.3
-2.4
-2.4
-2.0
-2.2
.3
2.1
.2
2.6
2.4
.5
.4
.8
.4
-.4
1.6
12.7
22.8
-9.7
-13.4
.5

11.0
11.0
.8
-.8
-2.4
-1.7
.5
3.2
3.6
21.1
81.2
81.1
89.9
68.0
67.9
33.8
.0
1.6
-2.8
-3.3
-.6
3.1
-.2
2.0
2.3
-.8
.0
-.4
.7
1.1
4.0
11.4
17.7
.5
1.2
.7

-.8
-.7
1.6
.3
.2
.3
1.1
-.6
5.4
4.2
-9.8
-9.7
-10.7
-7.3
-8.2
-7.9
.6
.0
1.8
2.8
-.5
3.9
.8
3.0
5.5
-1.4
.8
-.2
3.1
3.4
.2
-3.1
-4.1
4.6
-.8
-3.6

4.0
3.4
-2.0
-.8
-.8
-1.7
.5
2.3
-5.6
4.3
27.1
26.8
29.2
21.7
23.4
5.9
-1.2
-.4
-2.4
-2.7
-.2
2.6
.0
2.3
2.3
-.2
.2
.2
.6
.4
2.8
12.1
20.3
-4.7
-6.4
.6

See footnotes at end of table.




19

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Medical care .....................................................................
Medical care commodities ............................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies ..................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 .......
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ....
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services ........................................... ........
Professional services 4 .................................................
Physicians’ services 4 .................................................
Dental services 1 4 ......................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 ...................................
Services by other medical professionals 4 6 ............
Hospital and related services 4 ....................................
Hospital services 1 4 1C ..............................................
Inpatient hospital services 13 4 1 0 ..........................
Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ............................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1410 .... ............

247.5
226.6
267.1
147.6
174.ò
176.3
252.1
226.4
233.4
243.8
143.4
158.0
295.0
108. !
106.9
240.1
110.4

248.1
227.5
268.1
147.9
174.6
177.3
252.6
227.0
233.9
244.7
144.0
157.9
296.0
108.3
106.9
241.8
110.4

249.0
228.8
270.2
148.7
176.3
176.5
253.3
227.7
234.8
245.7
144.3
157.6
296.3
108.1
106.8
241.6
110.7

249.6
229.0
271.2
147.8
175.5
174.9
254.0
228.2
234.7
246.4
146.3
157.8
297.6
108.4
107.0
244.1
111 1

3.9
3.7
4.7
1.4
2.1
.0
3.8
3.7
4.5
4.0
-2.5
.8
4.7
5.9
5.5
4.6
5.0

2.8
4.0
4.7
.8
-1.8
6.1
2.6
2.9
3.0
4.1
-1.9
3.9
2.2
1.9
1.5
3.8
.0

3.5
2.3
5.4
-1.9
-2.3
-1.1
3.9
2.7
1.7
6.8
-.8
3.1
5.6
74
7.4
5.5
8.8

3.4
4.3
6.3
.5
2.3
-3.1
3.0
3.2
2.2
4.3
8.3
-.5
3.6
1.1
.4
6.8
2.6

3.3
3.8
4.7
1.1
.1
3.0
3.2
3.3
3.7
4.0
-2.2
2.3
3.5
3.9
3.5
4.2
2.4

3.5
3.3
5.8
-.7
.0
-2.1
3.5
3.0
2.0
5.6
3.7
1.3
4.6
4.2
3.8
62
5.6

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... .....
Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................
Televisions 1 ...............................................................................
Cable television 47 ....................................................................
Other video equipm ent1 2 .........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 .
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 .....................................
Audio equipm ent1 ......................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ...................................
Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ...........................................
Pets and pet products 1 .............................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ............................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................
Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .....................................................................
Veterinarian services 1 23 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...........................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .........................................
Sports equipment 1 ....................................................................
Photography 1 2 ............................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ..................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 .....................................
Photographic equipm ent1 2 3 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ....................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ...........................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ................................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...........................................................
Toys ............................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 .....
Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ..............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 ...................................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ....
Admissions 1 ...............................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 .........................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ..............................................
Recreational reading materials 1 .................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ...............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...............................................................

101.5
101.2
56.7
252.2
84.6
93.0
94.5
92.7
84.4
101.1
102.6
143.8
101.8
100.0
105.1
105.1
105.1
121.2
128.2
113.0
99.7
131.7
99.7
96.8
100.8

101.5
100.7
56.5
252.5
81.9
91.8
92.8
93.3
84.3
101.0
102.9
144.3
102.0
100.6
105.4
105.6
105.3
121.5
129.4
112.5
99.7
130.8
99.7
96.6
101.2

101.8
100.6
55.9
252.5
80.1
92.0
92.1
93.6
83.8
102.0
103.6
145.1
102.8
100.4
106.3
104.0
106.4
121.4
128.7
112.9
99.6
130.0
97.6
95.9
101.4

102.0
100.8
55.0
253.6
79.7
92.3
93.0
91.7
82.6
102.2
103.8
145.2
102.9
100.1
106.7
104.4
106.9
121.0
128.3
112.6
99.5
129.5
97.3
95.0
101.4

.0
.0
-7.9
6.1
-15.9
-.8
-2.4
-3.4
-7.4
3.7
1.2
-1.4
-.8
-2.4
6.0
.4
6.8
-.7
2.2
-3.1
-.4
-1.8
2.0
-6.8
.8
1.2
2.0
-4.9
-5.9
-5.7
-

1.6
.4
-7.4
2.9
-14.2
-7.0
-12.8
-2.1
9.0
4.5
1.2
-.3
-1.9
2.0
3.9
5.1
3.1
-1.0
5.8
-5.8
-1.2
-1.8
-3.5
2.5
-.4
-3.2
-2.1
-2.4
-5.4
-

2.0
-1.6
-11.5
2.2
-21.2
-3.0
-6.2
-4.2
-8.3
4.4
4.8
4.0
4.4
.4
6.2
-2.6
7.0
-.7
.3
-1.4
-.8
-6.5
-9.3
-7.2
2.4
3.7
-5.8
-6.1
-3.8
-

.6
.0
-6.9
5.9
12.0
-4.3
-5.1
-2.7
-7.8
-.2
1.4
-.3
1.4
-1.8
4.0
2.2
4.2
.2
3.6
-2.7
.0
-2.7
-.4
-3.8
2.0
-

U:
-6
-9.5
26
-17.8
-5.0
-9.6
-3.2
.0
4.4
3.0
1.8
1.2
1.2
5.1
1.2
5.0
-.8
3.0
-3.6
-1.0
-4.2
-6.5
-2.5
1.0
-

.0
-4.7
-4.9
-3.9
-

.2
-4.0
-4.2
-4.6
-

1.7
-3.9
1.6
5.5
-2.5
-1.6
-4.1
3.9
.2
3.2
-5.3

-2.8
.8
5.9
4.7
6.4
5.6
9.9
6.0
1.1
2.4
-.8

-4.5
-5.5
7.0
1.9
12.6
13.9
9.7
5.9
2.2
.8
4.4

-5.3
-3.7
2.8
6.8
-1.0
-2.1
1.0
3.8
1.4
2.2
-.2

-3.7
-2.4
6.5
3.3
9.4
9.7
9.8
5.9
1.6
1.6
1.8

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.2
.0
-5.9
5.7
-7.9
-7.6
-7.7
-2.1
-8.1
-3.9
1.6
.8
3.6
-1.2
2.0
4.0
1.6
1.0
4.9
-2.4
.4
-3.5
-2.7
-.8
3.2
-2.0
-4.5
-3.9
-2.0
-

96.9
99.9
105.0
105.9
209.0
103.1
107.2
180.9
185.8
103.6
102.3

99.4
99.2
105.2
105.9
209.9
103.5
107.6
181.7
185.3
103.7
101.2

98.2
98.4
106.1
106.4
212.6
104.9
109.0
182.8
185.8
103.8
101.8

95.8
98.5
106.8
106.4
215.3
106.5
109.7
183.5
186.8
103.8
103.4

-11.8
-3.5
4.0
8.1
.6
-2.7
6.3
3.7
2.6
1.2
5.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

99.2
94.3
116.2
93.9

99.8
94.0
115.4
93.6

100.1
93.6
115.0
93.3

100.1
92.9
114.4
93.0

See footnotes at end of table.




20

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Education and communication 2 .............................. ......................
Education 2 ......................................................................................
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 8 ................................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ...............
Communication 1 2 ..........................................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 2 ..............................................
Postage 1 .....................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 ..................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..............................
Telephone services 12 ................................. ...................
Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ...................................
Telephone services, Iona distance charges 12 ....................
Interstate toll calls 1 3 .............................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................
Cellular telephone services 1 2 ........................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 111 ..........................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Computer information processing services 1 2 .......................
Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ...........................

101.1
105.8
259.4
303.3
314.2
319.0
145.4
107.1
96.9
103.0
165.1
105.6
96.5
'00 4
167.1
99.5
74.5
95.4
89.7

101.1
106.2
260.3
304.4
315.4
320.7
146.0
107.7
96.6
103.1
165.1
108.6
96.1
100.2
167.6
98.9
74.0
95.0
89.0

101.2
106.6
260.7
305.6
316.4
322.3
146.5
107.9
96.3
103.1
165.1
109.0
95.8
100.0
165.3
99.8
74.8
95.4
87.8

101.1
107.1
262.4
307.2
317.7
323.7
147.2
108.6
95.7
103.1
165.1
109.4
95.2
99.6
168.2
97.5
72.5
94.9
85.8

-1.2
3.6
1.1
3.7
3.4
8.5
6.1
5.2
-5.9
.0
.0
2.3
-6.3
-2.7
.7
-5.4
-9.1
.0
-9.2

33.3
59.7
88.6
103.3
89.7

32.4
57.6
89.0
103.3
87.6

32.1
56.8
87.7
103.4
87.1

30.9
55.7
87.3
77.5
85.4

Other goods and services ...............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...................................................
Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ..............................
Personal care 1 ...............................................................................
Personal care products 1 .............................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 .........................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements
1

255.6
349.0
140.9
108.6
159.4
149.8

254.1
336.9
135.4
109.6
160.0
150.8

256.6
348.9
141.4
110.0
160.2
150.9

101.0

101.3

162.1
169.3
103.3
240.4
177.3
181.0
103.2
102.7
204.2
103.3
108.1
99.1
158.6

142.5
130.1
132.7
138.7
126.0
186.9
192.7
189.1
221.3
164.8
158.4
159.9
131.7
134.7

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

2.0
4.7
11.5
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
10.5
-.4
.0
.0
-2.7
-.4
2.8
1.0
4.5
72
2.1
-6.2

0.8
5.9
3.5
6.2
4.6
6.1
5.4
7.8
-3.6
12.1
12.5
6.7
-4.4
-2.7
1.7
-5.8
-6.7
-5.3
-11.2

0.0
5.0
4.7
5.2
4.5
6.0
5.0
5.7
-4.9
.4
.0
15.2
-5.3
-3.1
2.7
-7.8
-103
-2.1
-16.3

-32.6
-45.4
-6.8
.8
-6.9

-22.3
-27.5
-20.8
-1.2
-9.8

-20.8
-31.4
-6.1
.0
-8.4

256.2
344.1
139.5
109.7
160.7
150.9

3.1
9.2
6.1
-2.3
1.3
-2.1

3.6
8.1
12.2
5.9
2.3
.8

101.8

101.6

-1.6

163.6
169.9
103.7
240.7
178.2
181.0
103.3
102.6
204.3
103.3
108.3
100.1
159.3

163.0
170.3
103.9
241.0
178.6
180.7
103.6
103.0
204.5
103.3
108.5
99.6
157.8

163.5
171.0
104.4
241.6
179.6
180.8
103.9
103.0
205.3
103.6
109.2
100.2
159.2

142.4
130.1
133.1
139.7
125.7
187.5
193.4
190.6
221.6
165.2
158.5
160.2
131.8
135.2

144.3
132.8
137.6
145.8
125.7
188.1
194.1
191.0
222.2
166.6
159.9
161.4
134.4
139.5

144.1
132.3
136.9
144.6
125.7
188.3
194.4
190.4
222.7
166.5
159.8
161.4
133.9
138.9

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category

Personal care services 1 ..............................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................
Miscellaneous personal services ...............................................
Legal services 1 6 ........................................................................
Funeral expenses 6 ....................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 .....
Financial services 1 6 .................................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 .................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ......
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ..............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ..............................

10
-7.7

0.4
5.4
4.1
5.7
4.6
6.1
5.2
6.8
-4.2
6.1
6.1
10.9
-4.9
2.9
2.2
-6.8
-8.5
-3.7
-13.8

-25.9
-24.2
-5.7
-68.3
-17.8

-27.6
-37.1
-14.1
-.2
-8.4

-23.4
-27.9
-5.9
-43.7
-13.3

26.7
140.7
146.1
13.6
3.6
2.7

.9
-5.5
-3.9
4.1
3.3
3.0

3.3
8.7
9.1
1.7
1.8
-.7

13.1
50.8
53.8
8.7
3.4
2.8

-.4

2.8

2.4

-1.0

2.6

-2.2
2.9
2.8
4.0
1.9
4.4
1.2
2.4
5.6
7.8
1.5
-5.0
1.8

1.8
2.4
2.8
3.6
5.0
4.1
3.6
-.8
1.0
-.8
1.9
4.9
2.8

2.8
4.1
4.0
4.4
7.8
3.8
3.2
5.6
6.7
5.6
11.1
-6.9
-4.7

3.5
4.1
4.3
2.0
5.3
-.4
2.7
1.2
2.2
1.2
4.1
4.5
1.5

-.2
2.7
2.8
3.8
3.4
4.3
2.4
.8
3.3
3.4
1.7
-.2
2.3

3.1
4.1
4.1
3.2
6.5
1.7
3.0
3.4
4.4
3.4
7.5
-1.4
-1.6

.8
-.3
-.3
-.9
.6
2.2
2.8
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.0
1.3
.0
.0

.0
-1.5
-.9
-.6
-.9
2.6
4.1
-1.1
3.0
1.5
.8
1.5
-1.5
-.3

.8
-.3
1.2
5.4
-4.3
1.9
1.3
2.8
3.1
1.2
1.5
1.3
-.3
.6

4.6
6.9
13.3
18.1
-.9
3.0
3.6
2.8
2.6
4.2
3.6
3.8
6.9
13.1

.4
-.9
-.6
-.7
-.2
2.4
3.4
.0
2.6
1.4
.9
1.4
-.8
-.1

2.7
3.3
7.1
11.6
-2.7
2.5
2.4
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
3.2
6.6

0.4
4.2
6.2
3.8
3.5
5.9
4.6
7.9
-3.2
.0
.0
-.2
-3.4
0
.8
.6

i

13

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .......................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .........................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .....................
Durables ..........................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
Rent of shelter5 ..................................................................................
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.


21

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food and apparel .................................................
Nondurables .......................................................................................
Apparel less footwear .......................................................................
Services less rent of shelter5 ...........................................................
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 sen/ices ......................................................
Domestically produced farm food ....................................................
Utilities and public transportation .....................................................

140.5
148.2
127.0
193.8
180.9
98.8
173.3
175.8
143.8
85.8
193.8
165.9
146.2

141.5
148.5
126.4
194.4
181.4
100.4
173.4
176.0
143.3
88.8
194.4
165.6
146.6

7
8
9
10
11
NA

146.0
150.6
128.4
195.1
182.2
105.1
174.3
176.9
144.0
98.8
195.4
166.4
146.7

-0.6
1.4
2.8
1.7
2.5
-6.8
2.1
2.1
1.4
-10.7
2.5
2.5
-1.4

0.0
.5
-3.3
1.0
2.3
-5.4
2.1
1.8
-.3
-9.0
3.0
2.0
.0

4.7
1.9
-6.6
2.1
2.0
-5.1
1.9
1.8
.8
-11.3
2.1
2.9
.5

16.6
6.6
4.5
2.7
2.9
28.1
2.3
2.5
6
75.8
3.3
1.2
1.4

-0.3
1.0
-.3
1.4
2.4
-6.1
2.1
2.0
.6
-9.8
2.8
2.2
-.7

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base
Indexes on a December 1988= 100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
* Indexes on a December 198? 100 base.
6 Indexes on ¿i December 1986 -100 base.




147.2
150.5
128.3
194.9
182.0
106.5
174.1
176.7
144.1
101.2
195.1
165.4
147.1

22

10.5
4.2
-1.2
2.4
2.5
10.2
2.1
2.2
.7
24.9
2.7
2.1
1.0

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 1999
from—

1-month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes
Item
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Food and beverages
R ice 2 ...............................................................................................
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 ....................................................................................
Lunchmeats2 ..................................................................................
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 .....................................................
Butter ...............................................................................................
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 .................................................

100.2
191.7
197.0
181.0
186.9
171.9
215.8
188.3
149.4
98.0
152.8
150.0
99.4
158.0
103.0
164.0
154.5
132.1

101.0
192.1
191.9
182.3
185.3
171.0
213.7
187.9
150.0
97.7
155.0
144.0
100.5
159.6

100.7
194.3
192.8
184.3
185.3
182.0
219.2
190.3
146.3
98.5
148.7
149.7
99.8
166.9

101.3
191.4
193.5
185.0
186.6
175.6
220.4
189.6
147.7
99.8
154.7
147.2
99.9
170.9

NA

NA

NA

163.1
157.0
130.2

163.0
157.4
132.4

158.6
153.6
132.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

163.4
112.8
292.5
103.7
105.5
153.2
101.8

162.9
112.1
287.2
105.1
104.7
151.8
102.2

149.6
103.5
309.8
105.0
104.7
152.0
101.4

150.6
103.7
352.0
105.9
106.5
154.2
101.7

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

155.5
155.0
102.5
101.5
103.6
104.5
172.7

149.3
155.3
101.5
101.4
102.9
104.2
173.6

145.6
155.1
103.8
101.4
102.4
103.5
170.9

139.6
156.0
103.6
101.9
98.5
102.5
176.4

-0.9
.2
.9
-.4
-.5
-4.5
.8
-.6
.5
.3
-1.7
1.6
-.2
.6
2
-.8
?5
.6

0.8
.2
-2.6
.7
-.9
-.5
-1.0
-.2
.4
-.3
1.4
-4.0
1.1
1.0

-0.3
1.1
.5
1.1
.0
6.4
2.6
1.3
-2.5
.8
-4.1
4.0
-.7
4.6

0.6
-1.5
.4
.4
.7
-3.5
.5
-.4
1.0
1.3
4.0
-1.7
.1
2.4

2.1
2.7
1.5
3.9
3.0
3.2
1.6
3.1
.0
.3
-2.2
3.1
.4
8.3

-.5
1.6
-1 4

-.1
3
1.7

-2.7
2.4
0

-.1
-1.5
-.1

.3
-.6
1.8
1.4
-.8
-.9
.4
•
-4.0
.2
-1.0
-.1
-.7
-.3
.5
-.1
.3
.4
.0
.2

-8.2
7.7
79
-.1
.0
.1
-.8
■
-2.5
-.1
2.3
.0
-.5
-.7
-1.6
.6
.2
.1
.2
.1

.7
.2
13.6
.9
1.7
1.4
.3
■
-4.1
.6
-.2
.5
-3.8
-1.0
3.2
.6
.0
-.2
.9
.4

3.4
3.1
49.5
3.9
3.1
.9
1.9
■
■
9.5
3.6
3.4
1.4
-5.2
1.6
3.5
2.4
1.7
2.6
2.9
3.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

153.8
154.4
103.2
103.0
102.6

153.6
154.9
103.6
103.0
102.8

154.5
155.2
103.7
103.2
102.9

155.4
155.2
103.5
104.1
103.3

1.8
2.7
5.1
.2
-1.1
-.6
.5
-4.8
-.4
2.7
.1
-.1
1.9
-.9
.1
.7
.6
-1.2
.0

111.1

110.7

109.9

110.8

.2

-.4

-.7

.8

-1.3

99.8
140.8
152.4
163.8
80.2
88.0
86.7
107.9
130.9
107.3
101.3
100.8

99.5
140.3
152.0
164.2
83.1
90.4
88.8
107.9
128.8
107.4
102.4
100.4

99.5
140.1
152.2
164.5
98.5
104.0
101.6
107.4
129.8
107.9
102.4
101.1

99.2
139.6
151.9
165.1
98.9
104.7
102.2
107.0
130.7
107.6
102.3
101.1

-.4
-.4
-.1
-.2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.5
-.5
-.2
-.5
.1
-3.4

-.3
-.4
-.3
.2
3.6
2.7
2.4
.0
-1.6
.1
1.1
-.4

.0
-.1
.1
.2
18.5
15.0
14.4
-.5
.8
.5
.0
.7

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

-.3
-.7
.7
.9
7.5
6.2
6.3
.0
-.3
1.9
1.5
-3.6

106.9
241.3

106.9
242.2

106.8
241.6

107.0
243.6

.6
.7

.0
.4

-.1
-.2

.2
.8

3.7
5.1

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 7 ........................................................
Outpatient hospital services 4 7 .....................................................


See footnotes at end of table.


23

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 1999
from—

Item
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

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 equipment 2 ..............................................................
Photographer fees 2
..................................................................
Film processing 2 ............................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 ...................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ...........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ......................... ...........................

94.5
92.7
101.8
100.0
105.1
105.1
99.7
96.8

92.8
93.3
102.0
100.6
105.6
105.3
99.7
96.6

92.1
93.6
102.8
100.4
104.0
106.4
97.6
95.9

93.0
91.7
102.9
100.1
104.4
106.9
97.3
95.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

99.2
93.9

99.8
93.6

100.1
93.3

100.1
93.0

0.7
-1.6
-.4
.3
1.3
-.1
.2
1.3

-1.8
.6
.2
.6
.5
.2
.0
-.2

-0.8
.3
.8
-.2
-1.5
1.0
-2.1
-.7

1.0
-2.0
.1
-.3
.4
.5
-.3
-.9

-7.4
-3.0
1.3
-.3
1.7
4.6
-3.5
-3.2

-.3
-.8

.6
-.3

.3
-.3

.0
-.3

.1
-4.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

103.1
107.2

103.5
107.6

104.9
109.0

106.5
109.7

.6
1.1

.4
.4

1.4
1.3

1.5
.6

3.6
5.3

74.5
95.4

74.0
95.0

74.8
95.4

72.5
94.9

-.3
.5

-.7
-.4

1.1
4

-3.1
-5

-5.0
-1.4

103.3
108.1
158.5

103.3
108.3
160.1

103.3
108.5
159.2

103.6
109.2
160.2

.8
.8
-.8

.0
.2
1.0

.0
.2
-.6

.3
.6
.6

3.4
4.6
.3

Education and communication
Interstate toll calls
Intrastate toll calls

................... ...................... ..........................
................................................................

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
6

7
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
" Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.




24

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
1998

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
All items ...........................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .....................................................................

100.000

162.7
484.7

162.8
484.9

2.1

0.1

0.1

0.7

0.0

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 12 ................... .......................
Alcoholic beverages ............... ...................... ............................

18.011
16.966
10.832
1.689
3.055
1.193
1.492
1.184
2.220
.420
.354
1.446
.355
6.133
.216
1 045

163.0
162.6
162.2
184.5
146.3
155.7
201.7
133.2
153.0
151.7
148.6
169.0
105.2
164.4
104.1
167.8

163.3
162.9
162.6
184.8
146.1
155.8
205.3
133.1
152.6
152.8
147.0
168.5
104.7
164.5
104.2
168.5

2.1
2.1
1.9
2.5
.2
5.4
1.2
1.1
2.6
2.3
4.2
2.4
3.2
2.4
3.6
2.7

.2
.2
.2
.2
-.1
.1
1.8
-.1
-.3
.7
-1.1
-.3
-.5
.1
1
.4

-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-.3
-.4
-2.2
.2
-.2
-.1
-1.1
.0
.8
.2
.1
-.4

.1
.1
.0
.4
.3
-3.6
1.1
-.3
.3
.5
.0
.4
2
.2
3
3

.3
.3
.4
.3
.1
.1
2.5
.4
.0
.7
-1.0
.0
-5
.1
1
.4

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter ................................................. ........................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ....................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................
Household operations 1 2 ........................................................

36.685
27.496
8.500
1.379
17.296
.320
4.850
3.928
.201
3.727
.922
4.339
.402

159.1
180.8
176.0
114.5
174.8
100.6
125.5
109.7
88.1
116.9
103.7
125.2
104.3

159.2
180.9
176.4
112.0
175.1
100.9
126.3
110.6
88.0
117.9
103.8
124.8
104.5

2.0
3.0
3.3
3.1
2.9
1.2
-1.3
-2.0
-4.3
-1.9
2.4
-.3
3.2

1
.1
.2
-2.2
.2
.3
.6
.8
-.1
.9
.1
-.3
.2

3
.3
.2
1.6
.2
.2
.4
.5
1.1
.4
.3
-.2
.3

.3
3
.2
1.8
.2
.0
.1
.0
2.5
-.1
.3
.2
.2

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

Apparel ..........................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 .................................................
Footwear .....................................................................................

5.199
1.474
1.948
.344
1.057

133.7
133.6
126.5
129.3
129.5

133.0
134.0
125.5
128.9
127.9

-.5
.7
-1.5
1.2
-.9

-.5
.3
-.8
-.3
-1.2

-.4
-.5
.0
-.6
.5

1.4
1.5
1.2
2.2
1.2

-.1
-.2
.5
-.3
-1.2

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 1 ................................................................

19.166
18.109
9.250
5.224
3.216
3.066
3.045
.682
1.690
1.056

142.9
140.1
99.7
144.5
149.6
100.8
100.3
99.6
172.3
196.4

143.1
140.3
99.8
144.0
150.9
101.3
100.8
99.7
172.7
193.9

1.4
1.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
6.6
6.7
-.2
3.4
3.5

.1
.1
.1
-.3
.9
.5
.5
.1
.2
-1.3

.6
.6
-.2
-.2
-.6
4.0
3.9
-.5
.2
2.6

2.6
2.6
.2
.1
.6
14.5
14.7
.1
.2
1.2

-.4
-.4
.2
-.1
.9
-2.6
-2.8
.3
.3
-1.3

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ...............................................

4.672
.926
3.746
2.415
1.114

248.2
225.7
253.3
229.7
292.3

248.7
225.7
253.8
230.2
293.0

3.4
3.4
3.3
3.1
4.0

.2
.0
.2
.2
.2

.3
.3
.3
.2
.3

.4
.8
.3
.3
.0

.2
.0
.3
.3
.4

See footnotes at end of table.




25

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

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ....................................................................

5.925
1.951

101.4
100.8

101.5
100.6

0.6
-.5

0.1
-.2

-0.1
-.5

0.2
-.1

0.2
.1

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 5 ...................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ..........

5.361
2.478
.200
2.278
2.883
2.733
2.519

100.9
105.7
263.9
298.3
97.0
96.7
100.0

100.7
105.9
264.3
298.7
96.5
96.2
99.8

.4
5.0
5.2
4.8
-3.2
-3.5
-1.4

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

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

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

.0
.6
.6
.6
-.5
-.5
-.2

.213
.120

33.0
55.9

31.8
55.1

-25.4
-32.7

-3.6
-1.4

-2.6
-4.0

-1.5
-1.8

-3.6
-1.4

Other goods and services ...................... ...................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care 1 ..........................
..................................
Personal care products 1 ........................................................
Personal care services 1 .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

4.981
1.694
3.287
.838
.975
1.253

259.5
350.5
160.4
151.7
170.6
241.7

258.8
345.9
160.8
151 6
171.4
242.3

10.2
28.1
26
.7
3.4
4.0

-3
-1.3
2
1
5
.2

1.0
-3.5
4
.5
.4
.2

1.4
3.9
1
.1
.2
.0

-4
-1.7
2
.1
.5
3

46.764
18.011
28.753
15.564
5.199
10.365
13.189
53.236
27.175
.320
3.727
.922
.402
6.800
3.746
10.144

144.7
163.0
133.6
139.1
133.7
146.7
125.8
184.2
174.1
100.6
116.9
103.7
104.3
187.9
253.3
218.1

144.6
163.3
133.4
138.8
133.0
146.6
125.6
184.4
174.2
100.9
117.9
103.8
104.5
187.5
253.8
218.4

1.8
2.1
1.5
3.9
-.5
6.1
-1.3
2.3
3.0
1.2
-1.9
2.4
3.2
1.1
3.3
2.5

.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.2
.1
.1
.3
.9
.1
.2
-.2
.2
.1

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

1.4
.1
2.2
3.7
1.4
4.9
.0
.2
.3
.0
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.3
.1

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

83.034
72.504
95.328
29.798
16.609
11.410
33.575
26.061
49.490
6.994
93.006
76.040
26.531
3.267
49.509
■

162.6
157.7
158.8
135.0
140.8
147.9
151.4
172.7
178.4
104.5
170.7
172.9
144.8
100.2
191.8
$.615
$.206

162.6
157.7
158.8
134.8
140.6
147.9
151.4
173.0
178.6
105.2
170.7
172.8
144.5
100.6
191.9
$.6 14
$.206

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

.2
.1
.1
.0
.4
.6
.2
.3
.2
2.0
-.1
.0
-.5
3.7
.3
-

.9
1.0
.8
2.2
3.6
4.5
1.7
.1
.2
6.4
.4
.4
.6
13.9
.3
-

-.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-.9
-.2
.2
.2
-1.4
.1
.1
-.1
-2.5
.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 she lter4 ............................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................................
Transportation services ...............................................................
Medical care 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 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 ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ...................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.




26

2.0
1.7
2.0
1.6
3.8
5.9
2.9
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.0
5.9
2.7
■

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
' Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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 annual rate percent change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months
ended—

3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
All items ...........................................................................................

161.3

161.5

162.7

162.7

1.5

1.8

1.5

3.5

1.6

2.5

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ..............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................
Dairy and related products 1 .................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............
Other food at home ...............................................................
Sugar and sweets ................................................................
Fats and oils ........................................................................
Other foods ...........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 12 .........................................
Food away from home 1 ..........................................................
Other food away from home 12 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages ......................... ............................... .......

163.1
162.7
162.6
183.3
146.5
162.2
202.1
132.5
152.4
150.9
150.1
167.8
105.9
163.8
103.7
167.5

162.8
162.4
161.9
183.6
146.1
161.5
197.7
132.8
152.1
150.7
148.5
167.8
105.0
164.1
103.8
166.9

162.9
162.5
161.9
184.3
146.6
155.7
199.9
132.4
152.6
151.4
148.5
168.5
105.2
164.4
104.1
167.4

163.4
163.0
162.6
184.8
146.8
155.8
204.9
132.9
152.6
152.4
147.0
168.5
104.7
164.5
104.2
168.1

2.3
2.3
2.0
3.4
1.9
6.4
-6.4
-1.2
7.2
3.5
25.0
4.4
8.1
2.0
6.5
2.7

2.8
2.8
2.8
1.5
-1.6
15.2
2.0
2.8
4.8
1.6
18.0
2.7
5.5
3.0
4.8
2.7

2.5
2.5
2.5
1.8
-.5
18.4
4.1
1.8
-1.8
.0
-13.2
.5
3.9
3.0
12
3.7

.7
.7
.0
3.3
.8
-14.9
5.7
1.2
.5
4.0
-8.0
1.7
4.5
1.7
19
14

2.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
.1
10.7
-2.3
.8
6.0
2.6
21.5
3.6
6.8
2.5
5.6
2.7

1.6
1.6
1.2
2.5
.1
.4
4.9
1.5
-.7
2.0
-10.6
1.1
-.4
2.4
1.6
2.5

Housing ................... ....................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
............................
Rent of primary residence 3 .................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................
Household operations 1 2 ........................................................

158.4
179.7
175.3
101.4
174.2
100.4
126.7
110.4
84.1
118.3
103.1
124.8
103.8

158.8
180.2
175.6
103.0
174.6
100.6
127.2
110.9
85.0
118.8
103.4
124.6
104.1

159.2
180.7
176.0
104.9
174.9
100.6
127.3
110.9
87.1
118.7
103.7
124.9
104.3

159.4
181.2
176.6
104.7
175.4
100.9
127.0
110.6
87.8
118.2
103.7
124.5
104.5

1.8
2.8
3.6
-1.6
3.1
-1.2
-3.1
-4.2
-7.6
-4.2
2.0
.6
3.6

26
4.1
3.8
15.9
3.1
3.7
-1.6
-2.8
-12.3
-2.0
2.8
.0
3.6

1.3
1.8
3.0
-12.4
2.6
.4
-.9
-1.4
-13.1
-1.0
2.4
-1.3
2.7

2.5
3.4
3.0
13.7
2.8
2.0
1.0
.7
18.8
-.3
2.3
-1.0
2.7

¿.2
3.4
3.7
6.8
3.1
1.2
-2.3
-3.5
-10.0
-3.1
2.4
.3
3.6

1.9
2.6
3.0
-.2
2.7
1.2
.0
-.4
1.6
-.7
2.4
-1.1
2.7

Apparel ..........................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 .................................................
Footwear .....................................................................................

129.4
131.1
120.0
127.2
126.2

128.9
130.5
120.0
126.5
126.8

130.7
132.4
121.4
129.3
128.3

130.6
132.1
122.0
128.9
126.7

2.1
.6
3.9
-7.3
6.4

.0
.0
-3.5
27.0
-.6

-7.6
-1.2
-12.3
-15.6
-9.8

3.8
3.1
6.8
5.5
1.6

1.1
.3
.2
8.5
2.8

-2.1
.9
-3.2
-5.6
-4.3

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 1 ................................................................

138.7
136.0
99.7
144.1
149.6
86.0
85.6
100.2
171.6
189.1

139.6
136.8
99.5
143.8
148.7
89.4
88.9
99.7
172.0
194.1

143.2
140.4
99.7
143.9
149.6
102.4
102.0
99.8
172.3
196.4

142.6
139.9
99.9
143.7
150.9
99.7
99.1
100.1
172.9
193.9

-.6
-.9
2.4
2.5
2.9
-11.8
-11.9
1.2
3.4
3.2

-.9
-.3
2.0
-1.4
7.6
-8.1
-7.8
.0
4.8
-9.6

-3.9
-4.8
-6.2
-1.4
-13.7
-11.6
-11.3
-1.6
2.4
11.1

11.7
12.0
.8
-1.1
3.5
80.6
79.6
-.4
3.1
10.5

-.7
-.6
2.2
.6
5.2
-10.0
-9.9
.6
4.1
-3.4

3.6
3.2
-2.7
-1.2
-5.5
26.3
26.2
-1.0
2.7
10.8

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ...............................................

246.4
223.0
251.5
228.0
291.2

247.2
223.6
252.3
228.5
292.2

248.1
225.4
253.0
229.2
292.3

248.7
225.3
253.8
229.8
293.6

3.9
3.9
4.0
3.5
4.8

2.8
3.3
2.6
3.1
2.3

3.0
2.2
3.2
2.9
5.8

3.8
4.2
3.7
3.2
3.3

3.4
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.5

3.4
3.2
3.5
3.0
4.6

See footnotes at end of table.




27

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

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

6 months
ended—

Item and group
Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ....................................................................

101.0
101.0

100.9
100.5

101.1
100.4

101.3
100.5

0.4
.0

-0.4
.4

1.2
-.4

1.2
-2.0

0.0
.2

1.2
-1.2

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 5 ...................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ..........

101.4
105.9
262.1
297.8
97.7
97.4
100.5

101.4
106.3
263.0
298.9
97.4
97.1
100.4

101.3
106.7
263.4
299.8
97.0
96.7
100.0

101.3
107.3
265.1
301.5
96.5
96.2
99.8

-1.6
3.6
.6
3.8
-5.1
-5.5
-2.7

2.4
4.3
11.4
4.1
.4
.4
2.8

1.2
6.3
4.2
6.6
-3.2
-4.0
-2.7

-.4
5.4
4.7
5.1
-4.8
-4.8
-2.8

.4
3.9
5.9
3.9
-2.4
-2.6
.0

.4
5.8
4.4
5.8
-4.0
-4.4
-2.7

34.4
59.3

33.5
56.9

33.0
55.9

31.8
55.1

-30.5
-42.9

-21.6
-29.2

-22.0
-32.0

-27.0
-25.5

-26.2
-36.4

-24.5
-28.8

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smokina products
.................. ....................
Personal care 1 ............................................ .............................
Personal care products * ..........
........................
Personal care services 1 .......................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..... .....................................

258.7
349.3
159.6
150.8
169.6
240.4

256.1
337.0
160.3
151.6
170.2
240.9

259.7
150.1
160.4
'51.7
; 70.6
241.0

258.6
344.2
1608
151.6
171.4
241.8

3.6
9.2
1.3
2.4
3.2
4.0

4.1
7.9
2.3
5
2.4
4.5

36.8
141.8
3.8
2.7
3.9
5.2

-.2
-5.7
3.0
2 1
4.3
2.3

3.9
8.6
18
.9
2.8
43

16.9
51.0
3.4
2.4
4.1
3.7

142.5
163.1
130.3
132.6
129.4
139.1
125.8
183.5
173.1
100.4
118.3
103.1
103.8
186.5
251.5
217.8

142.4
162.8
130.3
133.2
128.9
140.1
125.4
184.1
173.5
100.6
118.8
103.4
104.1
187.7
252.3
218.2

144.4
162.9
133.2
138.1
130.7
147.0
125.4
184.5
174.1
100.6
118.7
103.7
104.3
187.9
253.0
218.5

144.2
163.4
132.6
137.3
130.6
145.3
125.5
184.8
174.4
100.9
118.2
103.7
104.5
187.5
253.8
219.1

.6
2.3
-.3
.0
2.1
-.9
.6
1.8
2.9
-1.2
-4.2
2.0
3.6
.6
4.0
1.9

.8
2.8
-.6
-.6
.0
-.9
-.3
2.7
4.0
3.7
-2.0
2.8
3.6
-.6
2.6
3.2

.8
2.5
.0
2.1
-7.6
8.5
-4.6
2.0
1.9
.4
-1.0
2.4
2.7
2.2
3.2
2.8

4.9
.7
7.2
14.9
3.8
19.1
-1.0
2.9
3.0
2.0
-.3
2.3
2.7
2.2
3.7
2.4

.7
2.5
-.5
-.3
1.1
-.9
.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
-3.1
2.4
3.6
.0
3.3
2.5

2.8
1.6
3.6
8.4
-2.1
13.6
-2.8
2.4
2.5
1.2
-.7
2.4
2.7
2.2
3.5
2.6

160.6
156.0
157.2
131.9
134.6
140.8
148.0
172.3
177.8
97.7
170.1
172.1
143.9
85.9
191.0

160.9
156.1
157.4
131.9
135.2
141.6
148.3
172.8
178.2
99.7
170.0
172.1
143.2
89.1
191.6

162.4
157.6
158.6
134.8
140.0
148.0
150.8
173.0
178.6
106.1
170.6
172.8
144.1
101.5
192.1

162.3
157.5
158.6
134.2
139.2
146.7
150.5
173.3
179.0
104.6
170.8
172.9
144.0
99.0
192.4

1.0
.8
1.3
-.3
-.6
-.9
1.7
1.7
2.1
-7.9
2.2
2.1
1.4
-11.5
2.6

1.5
.8
1.8
-.6
.3
-.3
.8
.9
2.5
-5.1
2.4
2.4
.8
-8.5
3.0

1.3
1.3
1.3
.0
1.8
7.7
2.5
1.6
1.8
-6.3
2.1
1.9
1.4
-11.6
2.1

4.3
3.9
3.6
7.2
14.4
17.8
6.9
2.3
2.7
31.4
1.7
1.9
.3
76.4
3.0

1.3
.8
1.5
-.5
-.1
-.6
1.2
1.3
2.3
-6.5
2.3
2.3
1.1
-10.0
2.8

2.8
2.6
2.4
3.5
7.9
12.7
4.7
2.0
2.3
11.0
1.9
1.9
.8
24.9
2.5

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 shelter4 ............................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 ............................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care 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 she lter4 .......................................................
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
2
3
item

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in




January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

28

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .........................................................................

100.000

162.7
484.7

162.8
484.9

2.1

0.1

0.1

0.7

0.0

Food and beverages .......................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...................................................
Cereals and cereal products ..................................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ...........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ..................................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..........................................................
Bakery products ......................................................................
Bread 1 2 .................................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...........................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 ..........................................
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 v e a l1 2 ...................................
Pork .......................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ....
Ham ...................................................................................
Pork chops ........................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ....................
Other meats 1 .......................................................................
Poultry 1 ..................................................................................
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 1 .....................................................
Milk 1 2 .......................................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..............................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ...........................................
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 1 ................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................
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

18.011
16.966
10.832
1.689
.614
.083
.345
.185
1.075
.329
.146
.295
.304
3.055
2.905
1.968
.907
354
.157
.339
.057
.671
.222
.150
.153
.147
.389
.575
.458
.117
.363
.212
.151
.149
1.193
.494
.341
.191
.167
1.492
1.148
.590
.104
.113
.131
.242
.558
.103
.066
.127
.262
.344
.190
.106
.048

163.0
162.6
162.2
184.5
173.8
157.5
195.2
151.8
189.4
104.0
104.8
183.7
187.6
146.3
147.0
140.5
137.7
117.9
100.8
100.5
99.7
142.1
93.9
139.2
140.8
92.9
148.2
157.7
102.4
99.1
185.9
104.9
103.7
128.8
155.7
102.9
159.3
162.8
107.0
201.7
236.0
267.7
195.9
156.4
148.8
107.0
206.4
183.8
209.2
213.1
215.9
103.5
103.8
103.9
101.5

163.3
162.9
162.6
184.8
174.9
162.8
195.4
152.4
189.3
102.9
104.8
184.2
188.6
146.1
147.3
141.4
137.7
117.0
99.4
102.0
99.8
144.8
94.9
144.8
143.3
93.9
148.0
155.7
99.9
102.3
186.6
105.4
103.9
120.8
155.8
103.2
160.0
160.5
107.0
205.3
240.7
276.2
198.0
159.3
161.8
107.9
207.9
192.3
204.5
212.1
216.6
104.8
105.2
105.1
102.2

2.1
2.1
1.9
2.5
2.4
.9
3.3
1.5
2.5
2.3
3.1
2.8
22
.2
5
.3
1.3
1.1
.1
2.2
.8
-2.1
-.2
-2.7
-3.0
-3.4
1.9
-.1
-.8
2.7
2.9
3.5
1.8
-5.6
5.4
2.9
7.4
6.4
7.2
1.2
.9
12.3
-2.9
-3.2
38.5
12.5
-9.8
2.2
-32.8
-9.9
-6.2
2.4
2.9
1.9
1.4

.2
.2
.2
.2
.6
3.4
.1
.4
-.1
-1.1
.0
.3
5
-.1
2
.6
.0
-.8
-1.4
1.5
.1
1.9
1.1
4.0
1.8
1.1
-.1
-1.3
-2.4
3.2
.4
.5
.2
-6.2
.1
.3
.4
-1.4
.0
1.8
2.0
3.2
1.1
1.9
8.7
.8
.7
4.6
-2.2
-.5
.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
.7

-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
.6
-.9
1.7
-.3
-.1

.1
.1
.0
.4
-.1
.6
.0
.3
.6
1.0
-.4
.9
9
.3
.5
.6
1.0
1.2
.1
1.1
-.9
.3
-1.2
1.4
.5
.5
.5
-.4
.1
-2.6
1.3
.7
1.8
-1.7
-3.6
-8.0
-1.1
1.4
-.3
1.1
1.5
3.5
2.2
-1.1
6.1
11.7
-.8
-1.7
-1.8
-4.1
1.5
-.1
-.6
.7
.1

.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
1.3
.1
6
.2
-1.1
.0
.3
1.2
.1
2
4
3
.0
-1.4
1.5
.1
1.0
1.1
1.5
2.5
1.1
-.1
-1.3
-2.4
3.2
.8
.5
.2
-.2
.1
.3
.4
-1.4
.0
2.5
2.9
1.2
-.3
3.9
8.7
.8
5.0
2.1
-2.2
-.5
3.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
.7

See footnotes at end of table.




29

-.6
-.4
-.6
.2
-.3
.1
-.2
-.5
1.1
1.1
.3
2.1
-.1
.1
-1.0
-1.9
.9
.1
.6
.9
-.6
-.7
-.7
-.4
-3.3
-.4
-.5
-.6
-2.1
1.6
-2.2
-2.8
-.4
-1.5
-5.4
.5
.2
-5.5
.0
8.0
-6.6
-2.3
-.2
.5
-1.3
-.1

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 tea 1 2 ..................
Coffee 1 ...................................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 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 b u tte r1 2 ...................
Other foods ...
..................... ..........................................
Soups .....................................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ..........................
Snacks 1 ..................................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..........................
Baby food 12 .........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................................
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 ......................................

1.184
.894
.495
.054
.344
.290
.148
.142
2.220
.420
.092
.248
.080
.354
.119
.092
.142
1 446
.107
251
298
.309
125
.355
6.133
3.199
1.772
.711
.235
.216
1.045
.698
.479
.094
.125
.347

133.2
102.6
119.4
106.5
101.9
96.8
154.2
103.6
153.0
151.7
137.2
102.0
105.1
148.6
111.6
104.4
103.3
169.0
197.0
146.9
159.7
175.7
105.1
105.2
164.4
103.9
103.0
102.7
101.1
104.1
167.8
152.5
151.4
154.1
147.0
198.0

133.1
102.4
119.1
104.1
102.1
97.2
155.1
103.8
152.6
152.8
139.1
102.5
106.0
147.0
109.4
102.1
103.8
168.5
199.9
145.7
157.8
176.2
105.6
104.7
164.5
104.0
103.1
102.8
101.2
104.2
168.5
153.0
152.1
154.3
147.2
199.0

1.1
2.6
1.7
3.9
3.5
-2.7
-6.7
1.8
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.6
1.5
4.2
7.6
3.3
2.5
2.4
3.0
1.0
1.5
2.3
4.1
3.2
2.4
2.8
2.2
2.5
.6
3.6
2.7
2.3
2.6
1.5
1.7
3.5

-0.1
-.2
-.3
-2.3
.2
.4
.6
.2
-.3
.7
1.4
.5
.9
-1.1
-2.0
2.2
.5
3
15
-.8
-1.2
.3
.5
-.5
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.3
.5
.1
.1
.5

0.2
.2
1.7
-3.4
-.6
.0
.1
.1
-.2
-.1
.9
-.4
-.4
-1.1
-2.1
-.3
-.9
.0
.7
.1
.3
-.1
.9
-.8
.2
.3
.2
.2
.0
.1
-.4
-.4
-.7
.0
-.1
.2

-0.3
-.3
-.9
3.5
.7
-.3
-.2
-.5
.3
.5
.1
.5
1.4
.0
-1.2
-1
.5
4
1.8
1.5
8
-.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.4
-.1
.0
.3
.3
.4
.3
.1
.2
.1

0.4
-.2
-.1
-2.3
.2
.4
.6
.2
.0
.7
.4
.5
.9
-1.0
-2.0
-2.2
.5
0
3
.8
1.2
.6
.5
-.5
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.4
.7
-.1
.2
.5

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ........................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ......................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ...................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ...........................................................................
Fuels .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................
Fuel oil .....................................................................................
Other household fuels 5 ..........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ......................................................
Electricity 3 ................................................................................
Utility natural gas service 3 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ........................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..............................................
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 1 ...............................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ....................................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................
Other furniture 1 2 ......................................................................

36.685
27.496
8.500
1.379
.141
1.238
17.296
.320
4.850
3.928
.201
.123
.078
3.727
2.672
1.056
.922
.684
.238
4.339
.315
.075
.085
.154
1.166
.349
.614
.185

159.1
180.8
176.0
114.5
242.2
246.6
174.8
100.6
125.5
109.7
88.1
82.3
124.9
116.9
122.8
108.1
103.7
218.1
263.0
125.2
102.8
102.3
102.7
103.2
133.3
140.9
102.8
104.3

159.2
180.9
176.4
112.0
242.2
240.6
175.1
100.9
126.3
110.6
88.0
82.4
124.4
117.9
123.9
108.8
103.8
218.4
263.1
124.8
102.1
101.5
101.3
102.9
131.4
140.5
100.6
102.9

2.0
3.0
3.3
3.1
4.6
3.0
2.9
1.2
-1.3
-2.0
-4.3
-5.6
-2.3
-1.9
-1.3
-3.5
2.4
2.2
2.8
-.3
.3
-.1
2.3
-.6
-.5
-.8
.0
-1.9

.1
.1
.2
-2.2
.0
-2.4
.2
.3
.6
.8
-.1
.1
-.4
.9
.9
.6
.1
.1
.0
-.3
-.7
-.8
-1.4
-.3
-1.4
-.3
-2.1
-1.3

.3
.3
.2
1.6
.2
1.7
.2
.2
.4
.5
1.1
1.2
-.4
.4
.3
.8
.3
.3
.2
-.2
-2.0
.1
-2.1
-2.8
.7
.3
1.2
.0

.3
.3
.2
1.8
.4
2.0
.2
.0
.1
.0
2.5
3.7
.5
-.1
.2
-1.0
.3
.2
.5
.2
3.0
.3
2.1
4.9
.5
.8
.5
.0

.1
.3
.3
-.2
.4
-.3
.3
.3
-.2
-.3
.8
.9
.3
-.4
-.5
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.7
-.8
-1.4
-.3
-1.4
-.3
-2.1
-1.3

See footnotes at end of table.




30

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

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

Expenditure category
A ppliances12
...................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .......................
Clocks lamps and decorator items 1 ......................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 .......................................................
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 1 .............................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................
Household paper products 1 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 12 ................................................

.410
.244
.156
.473
.196
.127
.065
.084
.627
.179
.298
.947
.451
.220
.275
.402
.090
.106
.075
.072

97.4
97.3
97.4
100.2
115.8
112.9
101.9
97.5
99.0
96.4
100.4
147.8
101.3
103.6
103.4
104.3
104.4
102.5
104.5
106.6

97.4
97.7
96.9
99.6
114.5
112.7
102.2
96.2
99.4
96.6
100.9
148.2
102.2
103.2
103.2
104.5
104.4
102.4
105.0
107.0

-3.0
-1.4
-5.5
-2.6
-4.5
-.6
-1.7
-2.2
-.9
-2.4
-.3
1.1
1.8
-.1
.9
3.2
3.5
1.1
2.9
5.8

0.0
.4
-.5
-.6
-1.1
-.2
.3
-1.3
.4
.2
.5
.3
.9
-.4
-.2
2
.0
.1
5
.4

-1.0
-.8
-1.3
.1
.2
-.5
-2.3
1.3
.1
-.1
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.5
2
.3
.1

-0.6
-.7
-.5
.4
.6
-1.1
2.6
-1.0
.1
-.5
.4
-.5
-.4
-.7
-.4
.2
.4
2
î
3

0.0
.4
-.5
-.6
-1.1
.8
.3
-1.3
.4
.2
.5
.3
.9
-.4
-.2
.2
.0
1
.5
.4

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’ ap parel1 .....................................................
Jewelry and watches ® ...................................................................
Watches ®
...........................................................................
Jewelry 5 ........................................................................................

5.199
1.474
1.126
.211
.306
.342
.248
.348
1.948
1.612
.111
.233
.810

133.7
133.6
138.5
139.0
144.0
101.3
134.7
118.5
126.5
126.4
118.5
112.0
103.2

133.0
134.0
139.3
138.7
144.0
102.9
135.6
117.6
125.5
125.4
114.1
111.0
103.0

-.5
.7
.9
-.1
.4
1.9
1.0
.1
-1.5
-1.2
-3.9
-6.7
.1

-.5
3
.6
-.2
.0
1.6
.7
-.8
-.8
-.8
-3.7
-.9
-.2

-.4
-.5
-.8
-.5
-.4
1.5
-.5
.7
.0
.3
4.4
8.6
3.6

1.4
1.5
1.8
2.3
2.3
1.5
.9
-.1
1.2
1.3
.3
1.2
2.1

-.1
-.2
.1
-.7
-.6
1.6
-.1
-.3
.5
.7
-.8
1.2
-.2

.433
.336
1.057
.372
.257
.428
.344
.375
.073
.302

107.4
127.4
129.5
130.2
129.7
127.6
129.3
142.2
123.4
147.5

106.4
125.6
127.9
129.1
128.1
125.7
128.9
141.3
122.7
146.6

.2
-3.2
-.9
-2.9
-1.3
1.1
1.2
-.8
-1.8
-.5

-.9
-1.4
-1.2
-.8
-1.2
-1.5
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.6

2.8
-.6
.5
-.1
-2.0
2.4
-.6
-4.6
-1.7
-5.9

2.5
.2
1.2
-.1
-.6
3.0
2.2
2.7
.8
3.4

-.9
-.2
-1.2
-1.3
-.9
-1.0
-.3
.5
-.6
.8

T ransportation
...........................................................................
Private transportation ....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..................................................
New vehicles .............................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................................
Car and truck re n ta l1 2 ..............................................................
Motor fuel
.............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................
Gasoline unleaded regular ® ..................................................
Gasoline unleaded midgrade ® 9 ...........................................
Gasoline unleaded premium ® ..............................................
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 1 ..........................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................
Motor vehicle re pair1 2 ..............................................................

19.166
18.109
9.250
5.224
3.216
.108
3.066
3.045

142.9
140.1
99.7
144.5
149.6
104.2
100.8
100.3
98.3
104.1
101.5
92.9
99.6
97.1
98.9
172.3
182.2
158.5
104.1

143.1
140.3
99.8
144.0
150.9
104.6
101.3
100.8
98.7
104.8
102.2
92.5
99.7
97.1
99.1
172.7
181.4
159.1
104.4

1.4
1.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
3.7
6.6
6.7
6.9
5.9
6.1
-1.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
3.4
.7
2.8
4.1

.1
.1
.1
-.3
.9
.4
.5
.5
.4
.7
.7
-.4
.1
.0
.2
.2
-.4
.4
.3

.6
.6
-.2
-.2
-.6
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.4
3.3
3.1
1.2
-.5
-.6
-.4
.2
-.1
.1
.2

2.6
2.6
.2
.1
.6
.3
14.5
14.7
15.9
12.8
12.5
6.9
.1
.6
-.7
.2
.5
.0
.2

-.4
-.4
.2
-.1
.9
.4
-2.6
-2.8
-3.1
-2.4
-2.1
-.4
.3
.5
.2
.3
-.4
.4
.3

-

.020
.682
.309
.373
1.690
.120
.490
1.056

See footnotes at end of table.




31

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 3 ..........................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................
Public transportation 1 ....................................................................
Airline fare 1 ..................................................................................
Other intercity transportation ......................................................
Intracity transportation 1 ...............................................................

2.829
.593
.420
.151
1.056
.568
.120
.360

253.4
103.3
101.9
107.5
196.4
224.7
162.4
171.6

253.1
103.2
101.9
107.2
193.9
219.5
162.9
171.8

-0.9
.7
.3
1.8
3.5
7.7
-.7
-1.7

-0.1
-.1
.0
-.3
-1.3
-2.3
.3
.1

0.2
.0
-.1
.2
2.6
4.8
-.6
.1

-0.4
.1
.0
.4
1.2
2.0
.1
.0

-0.1
-.1
.0
-.3
-1.3
-2.3
.4
.1

Medical care .....................................................................................
Medical care commodities ...........................................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies ..................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 .......................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ..................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ...............
Medical care services
.................................................................
Professional services 3 ................................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ......... ......................................................
Dental services 13
.................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 .................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ...........................
Hospital and related services 3 ...................................................
Hospital services 1 3 10 .............................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 .........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 8 ...........................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1310 ................................

4.672
926
.589
.337
.246
.091
3.746
2.415
1.294
.684
.258
.179
1.114
1.101

248.2
225.7
270.6
146.9
174.1
177.3
253.3
229.7
236.5
245.0
144.5
162.4
292.3
108.0
106.7
242.5
112.5

248.7
225.7
271.6
146.0
173.2
176.0
253.8
230.2
236.4
245.8
146.8
162.6
293.0
108.2
106.8
244.2
112.7

3.4
3.4
5.4
.1
-.1
.4
33
3.1
3.0
4.8
.8
1.8
4.0
3.9
3.6
5.1
6.0

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

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

.4
.8
.8
.8
1.2
-.3
.3
.3
4
.4
2
-.3
.0
-.2
.0
.1
.2

.2
.0
.3
-.6
-.5
-.7
3
.3
.1
.3
1.6
2
.4
.2
.1
.9
.2

Recreation 2 ......................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ........................................................................
Televisions 1 .................................................................................
Cable television 3 6 ......................................................................
Other video equipm ent1 2 ..........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ...
Audio equipm ent1 .......................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 .....................................
Pets, pet products and services 1 2 .............................................
Pets and pet products 1 ...............................................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ..........................................
Sporting goods 1 .............................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...........................................
Sports equipm ent1 ......................................................................
Photography 1 2 ..............................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ....................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ......................................
Other recreational goods 2 .............................................................
Toys ..............................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ......................................
Recreation services 2 .....................................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 .....
Admissions 1 .................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ...................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .................................................
Recreational books 1 2 .................................................................

5.925
1.951
.240
.976
.086
.203
.177
.156
.679
.469
.210
.515
.252
.256
.277
.101
.174
.625
.497
.063
.048
1.386
.434
.666
.146
.494
.343
.151

101.4
100.8
55.1
254.3
79.7
92.9
83.1
102.3
103.1
144.3
106.2
123.3
131.6
111.9
100.0
130.6
101.9
93.6
115.9
98.2
99.0
105.9
106.0
211.9
183.5
186.9
103.8
101.6

101.5
100.6
54.0
255.1
79.5
92.9
82.1
102.5
103.3
144.5
106.6
123.0
131.2
111.8
99.9
130.1
101.9
93.1
115.4
96.2
99.0
106.6
106.1
214.5
184.3
187.8
103.8
103.2

.6
-.5
-8.3
4.3
-15.2
-4.6
-4.1
2.3
1.7
.5
4.4
-.4
3.0
-3.5
.0
-3.2
2.0
-4.6
-4.9
-3.9
-3.5
4.2
4.5
3.9
4.5
1.6
1.9
1.2

.1
-.2
-2.0
.3
-.3
.0
-1.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.4
.0
-.5
-.4
-2.0
.0
.7
.1
1.2
.4
.5
.0
1.6

-.1
-.5
-.4
.1
-3.1
-1.3
-.2
.0
.4
.3
.3
.1
.6
-.4
.1
-.5
.4
-.5
-.8
2.0
-.6
.3
.0
.4
.4
-.2
.1
-1.0

.2
-.1
-.9
.0
-2.3
.3
-.8
1.0
.5
.3
.9
-.2
-.6
.2
-.2
-.8
.3
-.4
-.3
-1.5
-.6
1.0
.3
1.5
.4
.1
.1
.1

.2
.1
-2.0
.4
-.3
.0
-1.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.4
.0
-.6
-.6
-2.0
.0
.8
.1
1.2
.6
.5
.0
1.6

Education and communication 2 .....................................................
Education 2 .....................................................................................
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 2 ...............

5.361
2.478
.200
2.278
.837
.263
1.061
.052

100.9
105.7
263.9
298.3
313.9
318.4
147.2
108.0

100.7
105.9
264.3
298.7
313.8
318.5
147.6
108.8

.4
5.0
5.2
4.8
4.0
6.2
5.1
7.5

-.2
.2
.2
.1
.0
.0
.3
.7

.0
.4
.3
.4
.4
.5
.4
.3

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

.0
.6
.6
.6
.3
.6
.5
.7

■
.013

See footnotes at end of table.




32

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
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 f rom—

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

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 1 ....................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 ..................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 ..............................................................
Telephone services, local charges 13 ...................................
Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ....................
Cellular telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 111 ........................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Computer information processing services 1 2 .......................
Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ...........................

2.883
.150
.148
.002
2.733
2.519
1.170
1.293
.056

97.0
103.1
165.6
109.2
96.7
100.0
164.5
99.8
88.9

96.5
103.1
165.6
109.6
96.2
99.8
167.7
97.6
86.9

-3.2
3.0
3.0
5.5
-3.5
-1.4
1.6
-3.7
-9.8

-0.5
.0
.0
.4
-.5
-.2
1.9
-2.2
-2.2

-0.3
.0
.0
2.9
-.3
-.1
.4
-.5
-.9

-0.4
.0
.0
.3
-.4
-.4
-1.6
.8
-1.1

-0.5
.0
.0
.4
-.5
-.2
1.9
-2.2
-2.2

,213
.120
.025
.016
.051

33.0
55.9
88.4
103.5
86.2

31.8
55.1
87.5
74.4
84.8

-25.4
-32.7
-9.8
-28.0
-11.3

-3.6
-1.4
-1.0
-28.1
-1.6

-2.6
-4.0
.7
.0
-2.7

-1.5
-1.8
-1.3
.0
-.6

-3.6
-1.4
-1.0
-28.1
-1.6

Other goods and services ...............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ..................................................
Cigarettes 12
..................................... ........ .........................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 12 ..............................
Personal care 1 ...............................................................................
Personal care products 1 ............................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ........................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements
1

4.981
1.694
1.614
.069
3.287
.838

259.5
350.5
141.3
110.2
160.4
151.7

258.8
345.9
139.4
109.9
160.8
151.6

10.2
28.1
29.2
5.5
2.6
.7

-.3
1.3
-1.3
-.3
.2
-.1

-1.0
-3.5
-3.9
1.0
.4
.5

1.4
3.9
4.5
.5
.1
.1

-.4
-1.7
-1.3
-3
.2
-.1

412

101.7

101.5

5

-.2

.1

.6

-.2

.423
.975
.975
1.253
.313
.269
.218
.051
.270
.220

166.0
170.6
104.0
241.7
179.1
185.7
103.5
103.1
203.2
99.3

166.1
171.4
104.5
242.3
179.8
185.6
103.8
103.1
204.1
100.0

.9
3.4
3.5
4.0
5.6
4.0
2.5
2.2
3.6
-.8

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

1.0
.4
.3
.2
.6
-.1
.1
-.2
.0
.9

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

.1
.5
.5
.3
.4
.1
.3
.0
.4
.7

46.764
28.753
15.564
10.365
13.189
53.236
27.175
6.800
10.144
83.034
72.504
95.328
29.798
16.609
11.410
33.575
4.141
26.061
49.490

144.7
133.6
139.1
146.7
125.8
184.2
174.1
187.9
218.1
162.6
157.7
158.8
135.0
140.8
147.9
151.4
130.2
172.7
178.4

144.6
133.4
138.8
146.6
125.6
184.4
174.2
187.5
218.4
162.6
157.7
158.8
134.8
140.6
147.9
151.4
129.7
173.0
178.6

1.8
1.5
3.9
6.1
-1.3
2.3
3.0
1.1
2.5
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.6
3.8
5.9
2.9
-.5
1.6
2.2

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

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

1.4
2.2
3.7
4.9
.0
.2
.3
.1
.1
.9
1.0
.8
2.2
3.6
4.5
1.7
1.5
.1
.2

-.1
-.5
-.6
-1.2
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-.9
-.2
.2
.2
.2

Personal care services 1 ..............................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................
Miscellaneous personal services ...............................................
Legal services 1 5 .......................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ....................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 .....
Financial services 1 5 .................................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ..............................................
Special aggregate indexes
C o m m od ities

........................................................................................................

Commodities less food and beverages .........................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .....................
Durables ..........................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
Rent of she lter4 ..................................................................................
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 shelter4 ............................................................
Services less medical care services ................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




33

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
1998

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

104.5
170.7
172.9
144.8
100.2
191.8
164.4
143.6
$.615
$.206

105.2
170.7
172.8
144.5
100.6
191.9
164.8
143.8
$.614
$.206

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 .....................

6.994
93.006
76.040
26.531
3.267
49.509
9.172
9.200
■

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986-100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base




34

1.9
2.0
2.1
1.0
5.9
2.7
2.0
-.1
■

0.7
.0
-.1
-.2
.4
.1
.2
.1
*

2.0
-.1
.0
-.5
3.7
.3
-.2
.2
■

6.4
.4
.4
.6
13.9
.3
-.1
.2
■

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
' Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific data.

-1.4
.1
.1
-.1
-2.5
.2
.4
-.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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................

161.3

161.5

162.7

162.7

1.5

1.8

1.5

3.5

1.6

2.5

Food and beverages .......................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...................................................
Cereals and cereal products ..................................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ...........................................
Breakfast c e re a l1 ..................................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..........................................................
Bakery products ......................................................................
Bread 1 2 .................................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ...........................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 ..........................................
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 12 ...............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ....................................
Pork ......................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ....
Ham ...................................................................................
Pork chops ........................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .....................
Other meats 1 .......................................................................
Poultry 1 ..................................................................................
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 1 .....................................................
Milk 1 2 .......................................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..............................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ...........................................
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 1 ................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................
Other fresh vegetables .......................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 12 ......................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 .........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ..........................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2

163.1
162.7
162.6
183.3
172.8
159.9
191.9
151.6
188.2
103.6
105.6
183.1
184.9
146.5
147.1
140.8
137.0
117.6
99.6
99.1
98.5
145.0
94.9
145.2
144.3
91.6
147.4
157.4
101.4
102.3
184.1
104.9
102.3
134.9
162.2
112.5
162.0
163.9
105.6
202.1
236.2
261.4
196.9
160.6
139.6
95.6
209.2
191.4
197.3
237.9
207.7
103.8
103.9
104.6
101.5

162.8
162.4
161.9
183.6
173.8
158.5
195.2
151.1
188.1
103.0
105.2
182.0
184.6
146.1
146.9
140.5
136.3
116.3
100.7
99.4
100.6
144.9
95.0
143.7
141.5
92.4
147.5
158.4
102.3
101.7
182.8
104.2
101.9
130.5
161.5
111.9
161.1
160.5
107.3
197.7
229.6
260.4
193.9
151.9
140.3
95.8
197.7
191.4
213.1
222.1
203.0
103.6
104.4
103.2
101.4

162.9
162.5
161.9
184.3
173.6
159.4
195.2
151.5
189.2
104.0
104.8
183.7
186.3
146.6
147.6
141.4
137.6
117.7
100.8
100.5
99.7
145.3
93.9
145.7
142.2
92.9
148.2
157.7
102.4
99.1
185.1
104.9
103.7
128.3
155.7
102.9
159.3
162.8
107.0
199.9
233.0
269.4
198.1
150.3
148.8
107.0
196.2
188.1
209.2
213.1
206.0
103.5
103.8
103.9
101.5

163.4
163.0
162.6
184.8
174.2
161.5
195.4
152.4
189.6
102.9
104.8
184.2
188.6
146.8
147.9
142.0
138.0
117.7
99.4
102.0
99.8
146.8
94.9
147.9
145.8
93.9
148.0
155.7
99.9
102.3
186.6
105.4
103.9
128.1
155.8
103.2
160.0
160.5
107.0
204.9
239.8
272.7
197.6
156.1
161.8
107.9
206.0
192.1
204.5
212.1
213.2
104.8
105.2
105.1
102.2

2.3
2.3
2.0
3.4
4.1
-2.7
5.8
3.8
2.8
5.3
4.8
3.6
1.1
1.9
2.2
-.8
2.1
2.8
4.1
1.6
-1.6
-6.0
8.7
-8.6
-5.7
-.8
1.4
9.3
8.6
12.6
9.8
8.1
6.0
-.6
6.4
1.6
9.4
12.5
8.3
-6.4
-9.4
6.6
-2.5
2.8
240.8
-61.2
-22.8
-22.7
-80.4
-28.7
-7.4
4.8
5.6
4.3
3.6

2.8
2.8
2.8
1.5
.5
.5
-.2
-3.9
2.6
.0
6.0
3.1
7.1
-1.6
-1.6
-2.2
2.0
-5.0
-3.5
.8
2.9
-6.3
-1.6
-5.3
-14.0
-12.2
5.3
2.0
5.2
-9.4
-4.2
-2.7
-.8
-4.6
15.2
12.0
14.1
24.3
14.0
2.0
4.0
2.5
-1.2
3.7
-55.9
140.8
5.5
26.6
40.1
126.3
-1.4
-4.2
-2.7
-6.4
-6.1

2.5
2.5
2.5
1.8
1.9
1.8
4
4.3
1.7
6.8
5.1
2.2
-7 2.
-.5
-3
.6
2.4
6.4
.8
-5.1
-3 2
-1.1
-7.2
-4.0
4.9
-9.4
-.5
-6.6
-10.0
9.1
.9
7.2
-4.2
3.3
18.4
39.1
11.9
-.5
1.5
4.1
3.6
23.4
-9.2
-7.8
35.9
5.6
-13.9
9.7
-35.7
-35.3
-23.7
5.6
3.9
8.5
5.7

.7
.7
.0
3.3
3.3
4.1
7.5
2.1
3.0
-2.7
-3.0
2.4
8.2
.8
2.2
3.5
3.0
.3
-.8
12.2
5.4
5.1
.0
7.6
4.2
10.4
1.6
-4.3
-5.8
.0
5.5
1.9
6.4
-18.7
-14.9
-29.2
-4.8
-8.0
5.4
5.7
6.2
18.4
1.4
-10.7
80.5
62.3
-6.0
1.5
15.4
-36.8
11.0
3.9
5.1
1.9
2.8

2.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.2
-1.1
2.8
-.1
2.7
2.6
5.4
3.4
4.0
.1
.3
15
.0
-1.2
.2
1.2
.6
-6.2
3.4
-7.0
-10.0
-6.7
3.3
5.6
6.9
1.0
2.6
2.6
2.6
-2.6
10.7
6.7
11.7
18.3
11.1
-2.3
-2.9
4.5
-1.9
3.2
22.5
-3.3
-9.7
-1.1
-47.6
27.0
-4.4
.2
1.4
-1.2
-1.4

1.6
1.6
1.2
2.5
2.6
2.9
3.9
3.2
2.4
2.0
1.0
2.3
2
.1
7
2.0
2.7
3.3
.0
3.2
1.0
1.9
-3.7
1.6
4.5
.0
.5
-5.4
-7.9
4.4
3.2
4.5
1.0
-8.3
.4
-.8
3.2
-4.3
3.5
4.9
4.9
20.9
-4.0
-9.3
56.6
30.9
-10.0
5.5
-13.8
-36.1
-7.9
4.7
4.5
5.1
4.2

See footnotes at end of table.




35

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

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 tea 1 2 ..................
Coffee 1 ...................................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 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 12 .................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ..................................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 ..................
Other foods ...................
........................ ....................
Soups
.................................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ..........................
Snacks 1 ..................................................................................
Spices seasonings, condiments sauces ..........................
Baby food 12 ..........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................................
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 ......................................

132.5
102.7
117.8
106.5
101.8
97.1
154.4
104.0
152.4
150.9
136.6
101.9
104.0
150.1
115.4
104.8
103.7
167.8
193.2
144.6
158.0
175.3
104.1
105.9
163.8
103.5
102.4
102.6
101.1
103.7
167.5
152.0
151.0
154.1
146.5
197.5

132.8
102.9
119.8
102.9
101.2
97.1
154.5
104.1
152.1
150.7
137.8
101.5
103.6
148.5
113.0
104.5
102.8
167.8
194.5
144.8
158.4
175.2
105.0
105.0
164.1
103.8
102.6
102.8
101.1
103.8
166.9
151.4
150.0
154.1
146.4
197.8

132.4
102.6
118.7
106.5
101.9
96.8
154.2
103.6
152.6
151.4
137.9
102.0
105.1
148.5
111.6
104.4
103.3
168.5
198.0
146.9
159.7
174.9
105.1
105.2
164.4
103.9
103.0
102.7
101.1
104.1
167.4
152.0
150.5
154.3
146.7
198.0

132.9
102.4
118.6
104.1
102.1
97.2
155.1
103.8
152.6
152.4
138.4
102.5
106.0
147.0
109.4
102.1
103.8
168.5
198.5
145.7
157.8
175.9
105.6
104.7
164.5
104.0
103.1
102.8
101.2
104.2
168.1
152.6
151.5
154.1
147.0
199.0

-1.2
-.4
3.5
4.9
-1.2
-8.5
-11.7
-4.6
7.2
3.5
4.8
3.2
-3.0
25.0
70.4
12.3
6.9
4.4
6
4.5
6.9
3.5
3.2
8.1
2.0
2.8
1.6
1.6
.0
6.5
2.7
1.6
2.5
.0
1.4
4.7

2.8
3.7
.3
5.6
7.5
-2.8
-13.9
10.7
4.8
1.6
-2.0
2.0
-3.4
18.0
45.4
3.2
.4
2 7
-1.9
-3.0
-2.3
4.9
2.0
5.5
3.0
2.4
2.8
6.5
.4
4.8
2.7
3.0
3.5
2.1
1.4
2.7

1.8
8.6
.3
15.2
7.0
.4
-2.0
2.3
-1.8
.0
1.8
2.8
5.2
-13.2
-33.1
9.3
3.1
.5
3.6
.6
2.3
-.7
5.6
3.9
3.0
4.0
1.6
1.2
1.6
1.2
3.7
2.9
3.0
3.7
2.5
3.5

1.2
-1.2
2.7
-8.7
1.2
.4
1.8
-.8
.5
4.0
5.4
2.4
7.9
-8.0
-19.2
-9.9
.4
1.7
114
3.1
-.5
1.4
5.9
-4.5
1.7
1.9
2.8
.8
.4
1.9
1.4
1.6
1.3
.0
1.4
3.1

0.8
1.6
1.9
5.3
3.1
-5.7
-12.8
2.8
6.0
2.6
1.3
2.6
-3.2
21.5
57 4
7.6
n
n
kJ.£.
3.6
12
/
2.2
4.2
2.6
6.8
2.5
2.6
2.2
4.0
.2
5.6
2.7
2.3
3.0
1.1
1.4
3.7

1.5
3.6
1.5
2.5
4.0
.4
-.1
.8
-.7
2.0
3.6
2.6
6.5
-10.6
-26.5
-.8
1.8
1.1
7.4
1.2
.9
.3
5.7
-.4
2.4
2.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
1.6
2.5
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.9
3.3

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ........................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ......................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ....................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .....................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ...........................................................................
Fuels .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ..............................................................
Fuel oil ......................................................................................
Other household fuels 5 ..........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ......................................................
Electricity 3 ................................................................................
Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................... .
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ......................
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ........................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..............................................
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 1 ...............................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ....................................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................
Other furniture 1 2 .......................................................................

158.4
179.7
175.3
101.4
242.1
232.7
174.2
100.4
126.7
110.4
84.1
77.5
123.3
118.3
126.0
109.1
103.1
217.3
261.4
124.8
101.8
101.9
102.8
101.2
131.7
139.4
101.1
104.3

158.8
180.2
175.6
103.0
242.7
236.7
174.6
100.6
127.2
110.9
85.0
78.4
122.8
118.8
126.4
110.0
103.4
218.0
261.8
124.6
99.8
102.0
100.6
98.4
132.6
139.8
102.3
104.3

159.2
180.7
176.0
104.9
243.7
241.5
174.9
100.6
127.3
110.9
87.1
81.3
123.4
118.7
126.6
108.9
103.7
218.5
263.0
124.9
102.8
102.3
102.7
103.2
133.3
140.9
102.8
104.3

159.4
181.2
176.6
104.7
244.6
240.8
175.4
100.9
127.0
110.6
87.8
82.0
123.8
118.2
126.0
108.9
103.7
218.6
263.1
124.5
102.1
101.5
101.3
102.9
131.4
140.5
100.6
102.9

1.8
2.8
3.6
-1.6
3.8
-2.2
3.1
-1.2
-3.1
-4.2
-7.6
-12.7
2.2
-4.2
-3.7
-4.9
2.0
1.7
2.5
.6
-2.3
4.8
-3.2
-4.9
3.1
-3.1
7.4
.8

2.6
4.1
3.8
15.9
6.2
17.2
3.1
3.7
-1.6
-2.8
-12.3
-14.8
-5.2
-2.0
-2.5
-1.1
2.8
2.4
2.7
.0
.8
-1.2
10.1
-3.9
-5.0
-3.6
-5.4
-6.0

1.3
1,8
3.0
-12.4
4.1
-14.1
2.6
.4
-.9
-1.4
-13.1
-14.5
-7.1
-1.0
1.3
-7.0
2.4
2.2
3.3
-1.3
1.6
-2.3
9.0
.0
.9
.3
.4
3.1

2.5
3.4
3.0
13.7
4.2
14.7
2.8
2.0
1.0
.7
18.8
25.3
1.6
-.3
.0
-.7
2.3
2.4
2.6
-1.0
1.2
-1.6
-5.7
6.9
-.9
3.2
-2.0
-5.3

2.2
3.4
3.7
6.8
5.0
7.1
3.1
1.2
-2.3
-3.5
-10.0
-13.8
-1.6
-3.1
-3.1
-3.0
2.4
2.1
2.6
.3
-.8
1.8
3.3
-4.4
-1.1
-3.4
.8
-2.7

1.9
2.6
3.0
-.2
4.1
-.7
2.7
1.2
.0
-.4
1.6
3.5
-2.8
-.7
.6
-3.9
2.4
2.3
3.0
-1.1
1.4
-1.9
1.4
3.4
.0
1.7
-.8
-1.2


See footnotes at end of table.


36

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
Appliances 1 2 ...............................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other appliances 1 2 ..................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 .......................
Clocks lamps and decorator items 1 ......................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 .......................................................
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 1 .............................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ............................................
Household paper products 1 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 ...................................................

99.0
98.8
99.2
99.7
114.9
111.7
101.6
97.2
98.8
97.0
99.8
148.1
101.4
104.0
103.5
103.8
103.5
102.1
104.3
106.2

98.0
98.0
97.9
99.8
115.1
111.1
99.3
98.5
98.9
96.9
100.0
148.5
101.7
104.3
103.8
104.1
104.0
102.3
104.6
106.3

97.4
97.3
97.4
100.2
115.8
109.9
101.9
97.5
99.0
96.4
100.4
147.8
101.3
103.6
103.4
104.3
104.4
102.5
104.5
106.6

97.4
97.7
96.9
99.6
114.5
110.8
102.2
96.2
99.4
96.6
100.9
148.2
102.2
103.2
103.2
104.5
104.4
102.4
105.0
107.0

-1.6
.8
-5.0
-4.2
-10.9
9.7
-4.5
3.7
-3.2
-2.4
-5.4
1.1
.4
2.3
.4
3.6
4.4
1.6
7.2
2.0

-1.2
.0
-3.1
-1.2
4.5
-3.8
-8.7
3.3
-1.6
-6.0
1.6
1.1
2.8
-3.8
2.0
3.6
3.6
.0
.4
11.9

-2.8
-2.0
-4.7
-4.7
-9.5
-4.5
4.5
-11.1
-1.2
.4
-1.6
1.9
.8
4.3
2.4
2.7
2.4
1.6
1.5
6.7

-6.3
-4.4
-9.0
-.4
-1.4
-3.2
2.4
-4.1
2.5
1.6
4.5
.3
3.2
-3.0
1.2
2.7
3.5
1.2
2.7
3.0

-1.4
.4
-4.1
-2.7
-3.5
2.7
-6.6
3.5
-2.4
-4.2
-2.0
1.1
1.6
-.8
1.2
3.6
40
8
3.8
6.8

-4.6
-3.2
-6.9
-2.6
-5.5
-3.9
3.4
-7.6
6
-.6
1.4
1.1
2.0
.6
6
2.7
29
1.4
2 1
4.8

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’ ap pare l1 .....................................................
Jewelry and watches ® .......................... .........................................
Watches 5 ......................................................................................
Jewelry ® ........................................................................................

129.4
131.1
135.5
135.2
139.2
98.3
132.9
117.0
120.0
119.2
112.8
95.6
97.6

128.9
130.5
134.4
134.5
138.7
99.8
132.2
117.8
120.0
119.5
117.8
103.8
101.1

130.7
132.4
136.8
137.6
141.9
101.3
133.4
117.7
121.4
121.1
118.1
105.0
103.2

130.6
132.1
137.0
136.7
141.0
102.9
133.3
117.3
122.0
121.9
117.1
106.3
103.0

2.1
.6
-.6
-.9
-3.9
-7.7
-.3
6.6
3.9
5.0
-3.2
-20.7
-9.4

.0
.0
-1.5
-8.0
-11.5
24.6
.6
6.9
-3.5
-3.8
-4.6
8.8
14.2

-7.6
-1.2
1.5
4.6
13.7
-22.0
2.1
-12.9
-12.3
-13.5
-20.3
-42.5
-21.8

3.8
3.1
4.5
4.5
5.3
20.1
1.2
1.0
6.8
9.4
16.1
52.9
24.0

11
.3
-1.0
-4.5
-7.8
7.3
.2
6.8
.2
.5
-3.9
-7.1
1.8

-2.1
.9
3.0
4.5
9.4
-3.2
1.7
-6.2
-3.2
-2.7
-3.8
-6.3
-1.5

101.9
123.3
126.2
129.8
131.9
118.9
127.2
142.3
124.5
148.2

104.8
122.5
126.8
129.7
129.2
121.7
126.5
135.8
122.4
139.4

107.4
122.7
128.3
129.6
128.4
125.4
129.3
139.5
123.4
144.1

106.4
122.5
126.7
127.9
127.3
124.1
128.9
140.2
122.7
145.2

-17.5
-.3
6.4
3.1
11.0
7.4
-7.3
-5.0
-7.2
-5.4

4.4
-2.2
-.6
-.9
-2.1
1.6
27.0
2.0
-.7
4.0

-1.6
-7.7
-9.8
-7.1
.6
-19.2
-15.6
6.4
6.7
8.5

18.9
-2.6
1.6
-5.7
-13.2
18.7
5.5
-5.8
-5.7
-7.9

-7.2
-1.3
2.8
1.1
4.2
4.4
8.5
-1.6
-4.0
-.8

8.2
-5.2
-4.3
-6.4
-6.6
-2.1
-5.6
.1
.3
.0

Transportation ..................................................................................
Private transportation ....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..................................................
New vehicles ..............................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................................
Car and truck re n ta l12 .............................................................
Motor fuel ...................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................
Gasoline unleaded regular8 ..................................................
Gasoline unleaded midgrade 8 ® ...........................................
Gasoline unleaded premium ® ..............................................
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 1 .........................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................
Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 ..............................................................

138.7
136.0
99.7
144.1
149.6
99.8
86.0
85.6
82.7
90.4
88.9
85.9
100.2
97.2
100.0
171.6
181.4
158.3
103.7

139.6
136.8
99.5
143.8
148.7
103.9
89.4
88.9
86.3
93.4
91.7
86.9
99.7
96.6
99.6
172.0
181.3
158.5
103.9

143.2
140.4
99.7
143.9
149.6
104.2
102.4
102.0
100.0
105.4
103.2
92.9
99.8
97.2
98.9
172.3
182.2
158.5
104.1

142.6
139.9
99.9
143.7
150.9
104.6
99.7
99.1
96.9
102.9
101.0
92.5
100.1
97.7
99.1
172.9
181.4
159.1
104.4

-.6
-.9
2.4
2.5
2.9
18.6
-11.8
-11.9
-13.4
-9.1
-10.1
-12.2
1.2
1.2
1.6
3.4
-2.2
2.3
4.5

-.9
-.3
2.0
-1.4
7.6
-9.2
-8.1
-7.8
-8.4
-6.2
-6.7
-3.9
.0
-1.2
2.0
4.8
4.8
3.9
6.9

-3.9
-4.8
-6.2
-1.4
-13.7
-11.2
-11.6
-11.3
-12.5
-11.9
-9.3
-16.3
-1.6
-2.8
-.4
2.4
.4
2.8
2.3

11.7
12.0
.8
-1.1
3.5
20.7
80.6
79.6
88.5
67.9
66.6
34.5
-.4
2.1
-3.6
3.1
.0
2.0
2.7

-.7
-.6
2.2
.6
5.2
3.8
-10.0
-9.9
-10.9
-7.7
-8.4
-8.2
.6
.0
1.8
4.1
1.2
3.1
5.7

3.6
3.2
-2.7
-1.2
-5.5
3.5
26.3
26.2
28.4
21.6
22.9
6.1
-1.0
-.4
-2.0
2.7
.2
2.4
2.5

See footnotes at end of table.



37

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
Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Motor vehicle insurance ..............................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 ..................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ..........................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................
Public transportation 1 ....................................................................
Airline fare 1 ..................................................................................
Other intercity transportation ......................................................
Intracity transportation 1 ...............................................................

253.8
103.2
102.0
106.9
189.1
210.2
162.1
171.5

254.4
103.2
101.9
107.1
194.1
220.3
161.2
171.6

253.4
103.3
101.9
107.5
196.4
224.7
161.3
171.6

253.1
103.2
101.9
107.2
193.9
219.5
162.0
171.8

-1.9
-.8
-1.6
1.9
3.2
4.8
4.0
.9

-1.3
2.8
2.4
3.8
-9.6
-12.4
3.7
-8.4

0.6
.8
.8
.4
11.1
23.0
-9.7
.2

-1.1
.0
-.4
1.1
10.5
18.9
-.2
.7

-1.6
1.0
.4
2.9
-3.4
-4.2
3.8
-3.9

-0.2
.4
.2
.8
10.8
20.9
-5.1
.5

Medical care .....................................................................................
Medical care commodities ............................................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 .......................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ..................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ...............
Medical care services ...................................................................
Professional services 3 ............................... .......................
Physicians’ services 3 ................................................................
Dental services 1 3
............................... ..............................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ...........................
Hospital and related services 3 ...................................................
Hospital services 1 3 1 0 ..............................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 .........................................
Outpatient hospital services 35 8 ...........................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1310 ................................

246.4
223.0
266.8
145.8
172.3
177.7
251.5
228.0
234.6
243.1
143.6
162.0
291.2
108.0
106.7
241.0
112.0

247.2
223.6
267.9
145.7
172.0
177.9
252.3
228.5
235.2
244.0
144.2
161.9
292.2
108.2
106.7
242.7
112.3

248.1
225.4
270.0
146.9
174.1
177.3
253.0
229.2
236.1
245.0
144.5
161.4
292.3
108.0
106.7
242.5
112.5

248.7
225.3
270.7
146.0
173.2
176.0
253.8
229.8
235.9
245.8
146.8
161.8
293.6
108.2
106.8
244.7
112.7

3.9
3.9
4.9
1.7
2.6
-.2
4.0
3.5
4.8
4.0
-2.2
.8
4.8
5.5
5.1
4.7
12.6

2.8
3.3
4.5
.0
-2.3
6 1
2.6
3.1
3.3
4.1
-2.2
4.3
2.3
1.9
1.5
4.0
.7

3.0
2.2
5.6
-1.9
-2.5
.2
3.2
2.9
1.7
6.5
-1.1
2.8
5.8
7.8
7.5
5.7
8.7

3.8
4.2
6.0
.5
2.1
-3.8
3.7
3.2
2.2
4.5
9.2
-.5
3.3
.7
.4
6.3
2.5

3.4
3.6
4.7
.8
.1
2.9
3.3
3.3
4.1
4.0
-2.2
2.5
3.5
3.7
3.3
4.3
6.5

3.4
3.2
5.8
-.7
-.2
-2.0
3.5
3.0
2.0
5.5
3.9
1.1
4.6
4.2
3.9
6.0
5.5

Recreation 2 .......................................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 .........................................................................
Televisions 1 .................................................................................
Cable television 3 6 ......................................................................
Other video equipm ent1 2 ..........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ...
Audio equipm ent1 .......................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 .....................................
Pets, pet products and services 12 .............................................
Pets and pet products 1 ...............................................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ..........................................
Sporting goods 1 .............................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...........................................
Sports equipm ent1 ......................................................................
Photography 12 ..............................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ....................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ......................................
Other recreational goods 2 .............................................................
Toys ..............................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ......................................
Recreation services 2 .....................................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 .....
Admissions 1 .................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ...................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .................................................
Recreational books 1 2 .................................................................

101.0
101.0
55.8
253.2
84.2
93.8
84.0
101.3
102.2
143.4
105.0
123.4
131.6
112.2
100.1
132.3
101.2
94.3
117.2
97.7
100.2
104.6
105.7
208.0
182.3
187.1
103.6
102.5

100.9
100.5
55.6
253.4
81.6
92.6
83.8
101.3
102.6
143.8
105.3
123.5
132.4
111.7
100.2
131.6
101.6
93.8
116.3
99.7
99.6
104.9
105.7
208.8
183.0
186.7
103.7
101.5

101.1
100.4
55.1
253.5
79.7
92.9
83.1
102.3
103.1
144.3
106.2
123.3
131.6
111.9
100.0
130.6
101.9
93.4
116.0
98.2
99.0
105.9
106.0
211.9
183.7
186.9
103.8
101.6

101.3
100.5
54.0
254.6
79.5
92.9
82.1
102.5
103.3
144.5
106.6
123.0
131.2
111.8
99.9
130.1
101.9
92.8
115.3
96.2
99.0
106.7
106.1
214.5
184.8
187.8
103.8
103.2

.4
.0
-5.3
5.7
-9.1
-6.8
-7.3
-3.9
1.2
.8
2.8
1.0
5.1
-2.7
1.2
-2.9
3.7
-4.4
-4.2
-9.3
-4.2
2.4
6.9
-.8
3.4
2.4
1.6
5.2

-.4
.4
-8.0
6.3
-16.0
-.4
-7.4
4.1
.0
-2.2
4.8
-.3
4.1
-4.1
.4
-1.2
1.6
-5.7
-6.8
2.9
-4.3
.4
4.3
-2.1
2.0
1.1
2.8
-2.3

1.2
-.4
-7.5
3.1
-14.6
-7.3
8.0
4.5
1.2
.3
3.9
-1.0
4.1
-5.5
-.8
-2.1
.0
-2.1
-2.0
-2.8
-.8
5.9
5.5
6.2
6.6
1.3
2.4
-.8

1.2
-2.0
-12.3
2.2
-20.5
-3.8
-8.7
4.8
4.4
3.1
6.2
-1.3
-1.2
-1.4
-.8
-6.5
2.8
-6.2
-6.3
-6.0
-4.7
8.3
1.5
13.1
5.6
1.5
.8
2.8

.0
.2
-6.7
6.0
-12.6
-3.7
-7.3
.0
.6
-.7
3.8
.3
4.6
-3.4
.8
-2.1
2.6
-5.1
-5.5
-3.4
-4.2
1.4
5.6
-1.4
2.7
1.7
2.2
1.4

1.2
-1.2
-9.9
2.6
-17.6
-5.6
-.7
4.6
2.8
1.7
5.1
-1.1
1.4
-3.5
-.8
-4.3
1.4
-4.2
-4.2
-4.4
-2.8
7.1
3.5
9.6
6.1
1.4
1.6
1.0

Education and communication 2 .....................................................
Education 2 ......................................................................................
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 2 ...............

101.4
105.9
262.1
297.8
313.5
318.3
146.3
107.5

101.4
106.3
263.0
298.9
314.8
320.0
146.9
107.8

101.3
106.7
263.4
299.8
315.8
321.6
147.5
108.0

101.3
107.3
265.1
301.5
316.6
323.4
148.2
108.8

-1.6
3.6
.6
3.8
2.9
8.4
7.3
8.6

2.4
4.3
11.4
4.1
4.1
4.2
2.2
7.6

1.2
6.3
4.2
6.6
4.9
6.0
5.4
9.0

-.4
5.4
4.7
5.1
4.0
6.6
5.3
4.9

.4
3.9
5.9
3.9
3.5
6.3
4.7
8.1

.4
5.8
4.4
5.8
4.4
6.3
5.3
7.0

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

Feb.
1999

May
1999

May
1999

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.




38

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
Communication 1 2 ..........................................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 2 ...............................................
Postage 1 ....................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 ..................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 ..............................................................
Telephone services, local charges 13 ...................................
Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ...................
Cellular telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 1 1 1 ..........................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Computer information processing services 1 2 .......................
Other information processing equipment 1 2 ...........................
Other goods and services ...............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...................................................
Cigarettes 12 ...............................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 12 .............................
Personal care 1 ............................................. .................................
Personal care products 1 .............................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 .........................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements
1
Personal care services 1 ..............................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................
Miscellaneous personal services ...............................................
Legal services 1 5 ........................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ....................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 .....
Financial services 1 5 .................................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ..............................................

97.7
103.1
165.6
105.8
97.4
100.5
166.5
99.5
90.7

97.4
103.1
165.6
108.9
97.1
100.4
167.1
99.0
89.9

97.0
103.1
165.6
109.2
96.7
100.0
164.5
99.8
88.9

96.5
103.1
165.6
109.6
96.2
99.8
167.7
97.6
86.9

-5.1
.0
.0
1.2
-5.5
-2.7
.7
-5.4
-8.8

0.4
.0
.0
-1.5
.4
2.8
1.2
4.5
-5.0

-3.2
12.5
12.5
7.9
-4.0
-2.7
1.7
-6.2
-9.1

-4.8
.0
.0
15.2
-4.8
-2.8
2.9
-7.4
-15.7

-2.4
.0
.0
-.2
-2.6
.0
1.0
-.6
-6.9

-4.0
6.1
6.1
11.5
-4.4
-2.7
2.3
-6.8
-12.5

34.4
59.3
89.0
103.5
89.1

33.5
56.9
89.6
103.5
86.7

33.0
55.9
88.4
103.5
86.2

31.8
55.1
87.5
74.4
84.8

-30.5
-42.9
-9.9
.8
-7.7

-21.6
-29.2
-17.7
-.4
'10.3

-22.0
-32.0
-4.4
.0
-8.9

-27.0
-25.5
-6.6
-73.3
-18.0

-26.2
-36.4
-13.9
.2
-9.0

-24.5
-28.8
-5.5
-48.3
-13.5

258.7
349.3
140.7
108.6
159.6
150.8

256.1
337.0
135.2
109.7
160.3
151.6

259.7
350.1
141.3
110.2
160.4
151.7

258.6
344.2
139.4
109.9
•160.8
151.6

3.6
9.2
5.7
-2.7
1.3
-2.4

4.1
7.9
11.8
6.7
2.3
.5

36.8
141.8
144.7
13.6
3.8
2.7

.2
-5.7
-3.6
4.9
3.0
2.1

3.9
8.6
8.7
1.9
1.8
-9

16.9
51.0
53.5
9.1
3.4
2.4

101.0

101.1

101.7

101.5

-2.4

-.8

3.2

2.0

-1.6

2.6

165.1
169.6
103.4
240.4
177.6
185.3
103.2
102.9
203.3
98.8

166.7
170.2
103.7
240.9
178.7
185.2
103.3
102.7
203.2
99.7

166.0
170.6
104.0
241.0
179.1
185.0
103.5
103.1
203.2
99.3

166.1
171.4
104.5
241.8
179.8
185.2
103.8
103.1
204.1
100.0

-2.9
3.2
3.2
4.0
2.1
6.0
.4
2.8
5.0
-4.7

2.0
2.4
2.4
4.5
7.7
3.4
4.0
-1.2
1.0
4.5

2.2
3.9
4.0
5.2
7.8
7.2
3.2
6.5
7.0
-7.3

2.4
4.3
4.3
2.3
5.0
-.2
2.3
.8
1.6
4.9

-.5
2.8
2.8
4.3
4.9
4.7
2.2
.8
3.0
-.2

2.3
4.1
4.1
3.7
6.4
3.4
2.8
3.6
4.2
-1.4

142.5
130.3
132.6
139.1
125.8
183.5
173.1
186.5
217.8
160.6
156.0
157.2
131.9
134.6
140.8
148.0
125.9
172.3
177.8

142.4
130.3
133.2
140.1
125.4
184.1
173.5
187.7
218.2
160.9
156.1
157.4
131.9
135.2
141.6
148.3
125.1
172.8
178.2

144.4
133.2
138.1
147.0
125.4
184.5
174.1
187.9
218.5
162.4
157.6
158.6
134.8
140.0
148.0
150.8
127.0
173.0
178.6

144.2
132.6
137.3
145.3
125.5
184.8
174.4
187.5
219.1
162.3
157.5
158.6
134.2
139.2
146.7
150.5
127.2
173.3
179.0

.6
-.3
.0
-.9
.6
1.8
2.9
.6
1.9
1.0
.8
1.3
-.3
-.6
-.9
1.7
.9
1.7
2.1

.8
-.6
-.6
-.9
-.3
2.7
4.0
-.6
3.2
1.5
.8
1.8
-.6
.3
-.3
.8
.6
.9
2.5

.8
.0
2.1
8.5
-4.6
2.0
1.9
2.2
2.8
1.3
1.3
1.3
.0
1.8
7.7
2.5
-7.3
1.6
1.8

4.9
7.2
14.9
19.1
-1.0
2.9
3.0
2.2
2.4
4.3
3.9
3.6
7.2
14.4
17.8
6.9
4.2
2.3
2.7

.7
-.5
-.3
-.9
.2
2.2
3.5
.0
2.5
1.3
.8
1.5
-.5
-.1
-.6
1.2
.8
1.3
2.3

2.8
3.6
8.4
13.6
-2.8
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.4
3.5
7.9
12.7
4.7
-1.7
2.0
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 she lter4 ..................................................................................
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 shelter4 ............................................................
Services less medical care services ................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




39

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.
1999

Mar.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Aug.
1998

Nov.
1998

Feb.
1999

May
1999

Nov.
1998

May
1999

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 .....................................................

97.7
170.1
172.1
143.9
85.9
191.0
164.8
144.3

99.7
170.0
172.1
143.2
89.1
191.6
164.5
144.6

104.6
170.8
172.9
144.0
99.0
192.4
165.0
144.5

-7.9
2.2
2.1
1.4
-11.5
2.6
2.7
-1.4

-5.1
2.4
2.4
.8
-8.5
3.0
1.7
.0

-6.3
2.1
1.9
1.4
-11.6
2.1
3.0
.3

31.4
1.7
1.9
.3
76.4
3.0
.5
.6

-6.5
2.3
2.3
1.1
-10.0
2.8
2.2
-.7

6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1996 =100 base
11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTF' Index applies to a month as f '/hole not to any specific date

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January 1999
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 indexes o r a Hecember 1986^100 base.




106.1
170.6
172.8
144.1
101.5
192.1
164.3
144.9

40

11.0
1.9
1.9
.8
24.9
2.5
1.7
.4

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

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Percent change to
May1999 from—

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
Apr. 1999 from—

Apr.
1999

Apr.
1998

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

M

164.5

165.0

166.2

166.2

2.1

0.7

0.0

2.3

1.0

0.7

Northeast urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

171.6
172.4
103.0

171.9
172.8
103.2

172.8
173.6
103.9

172.8
173.6
103.9

2.0
2.0
2.1

.5
.5
.7

.0
.0
.0

1.9
2.0
1.8

.7
.7
.9

.5
.5
.7

Midwest 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

160.5
161.8
102.6

161.0
162.4
103.0

162.2
163.6
103.7

162.2
163.6
103.7

1.8
1.9
1.4

.7
.7
.7

.0
.0
.0

2.0
2.2
1.8

1.1
1.1
1.1

.7
.7
.7

M

155.6

155.7

156.4

156.5

2.0

.5

.1

2.1

.5

.4

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

160.0
158.9
103.0

160.6
159.7
103.3

161.5
160.5
103.9

161.6
160.5
104.1

1.8
1.8
1.9

.6
.5
.8

.1
.0
2

1.9
1.8
1.9

.9
1.0
9

.6
.5
6

M

160.9

161.5

162.6

162 1

1.8

4

-3

2.2

11

7

West urban
...................................................
Size A
More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ... ..........

M
M
M

166.9
167.8
103.8

167.3
168.2
104.1

169.0
170.0
105.1

168.7
169.8
104.8

2.7
2.9
2.3

8
1.0
7

-.2
-.1
-3

3.3
3.5
2.8

1.3
1.3
1.3

1.0
1.1
1.0

M
M
M

149.0
103.0
160.7

149.5
103.3
161.1

150.5
104.1
162.1

150.5
104.1
161.9

2.2
1.9
2.0

.7
.8
.5

.0
.0
-.1

2.4
2.1
2.3

1.0
1.1
.9

.7
.8
.6

U.S. city average .............................................
Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..................................................................
B/C 3 ...............................................................
D ....................................................................
Selected local areas5

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

166.4
164.6

167.0
165.0

167.6
166.6

168.2
166.2

1.6
2.4

.7
.7

.4
-.2

1.7
3.0

.7
1.2

.4
1.0

M

175.1

175.5

176.0

176.1

1.8

.3

.1

1.7

.5

.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ......................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6

1
1
1
1

174.2
161.5
157.2
103.6

1.9
1.4
2.7
2.1

-.3
.2
.5
.4

■

-

•

-

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

161.9
161.2
146.6
161.4

-

164.0
164.1
148.3
161.7

-

-

-

-

2.0
3.1
1.4
.9

1.3
1.8
1.2
.2

2
2
2

168.6
169.4
170.6

-

171.1
172.2
172.2

-

-

-

-

2.4
4.6
3.5

1.5
1.7
.9

~

174.8
161.2
156.4
103.2

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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; 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.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
" Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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.

41

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
1999

Midwest

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

South

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

West

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items .............................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .....................

172.8
272.2

2.0
■

0.0
■

162.2
263.9

1.8
-

0.0
■

161.6
262.2

1.8
-

0.1
-

168.7
272.7

2.7
-

Food and beverages ......................................
Food ..............................................................
Food at home .............................................
Food away from home ..............................
Alcoholic beverages ....................................

167.2
166.5
167.1
167.8
174.3

2.7
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.5

.4
.4
.5
.2
.2

160.6
160.0
159.2
161.8
167.7

2.0
2.0
1.7
2.5
2.1

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

161.9
161.9
159.7
167.2
161.6

2.0
2.0
1.6
2.6
2.7

.4
.4
.5
.1
.4

167.6
166.9
171.2
160.7
174.4

2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.5

.1
.1
.1
.0
.7

Housing ...........................................................
Shelter ...........................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 .......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ...... ..................................
Fuels ............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricitv 2
Electricity 2 .............................................
Utility natural gas service 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....

174.0
206.7
189.6

1.9
2.8
3.3

-.3
.0
.2

157.5
182.6
172.4

1.5
2.7
2.7

.1
.1
.1

152.9
168.9
163.2

1.7
2.3
2.7

-1
-.2
.3

168.8
187.1
179.1

3.1
3.9
4.2

.2
.0
.2

214.9
118.6
108.2
124.0
129.4
116.0
128.4

2.6
-2.2
-2.9
-2.4
-2.3
-2.7
.1

.2
-2.0
-2.3
-2.7
-1.0
-6.0
-.4

186.8
121.9
105.1
110.6
120.7
100.9
123.9

2.6
-2.4
-3.4
3.4
-3.5
-3.4
-1.4

.1
1.1
1.4
1.4
.4
2.9
-1.0

170.2
131.7
112.1
114.6
114.8
114.7
127.1

2.3
-.1
-.7
.6
-.1
3.8
.6

.1
11
1.3
1.4
1.6
.0
.0

197.6
139.2
126.6
129.5
143.4
112.9
127.7

4.0
0
-.8
8
.5
4.3
7

.3
2.6
3.4
3.6
2.2
7.5
-.3

Apparel ............................... ............................

130.6

-1.6

-.8

131.3

-1.4

1.1

146.8

.4

-.2

124.7

4

-1.0

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 .............

145.3
139.8
99.5
142.1
98.9
139.9
153.6
95.8
95.3
94.1
98.0
96.4

1.1
.9
.4
.4
.5
.1
.1
5.3
5.3
6.2
3.7
4.3

.6
.6
.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
.9
3.9
3.8
4.3
3.5
3.2

142.9
138.5
99.9
140.3
99.3
134.5
149.5
101.0
100.6
98.7
111.9
105.0

1.2
.8
.1
.0
.0
-.9
.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
1.7
2.5

.1
.1
.0
-.4
-.4
-.4
.9
.9
.9
.8
1.1
1.2

141.3
139.4
100.1
146.4
99.5
144.7
151.1
95.8
95.4
92.4
101.6
99.0

1.3
1.1
-.3
-.5
-.5
-.9
-.3
5.4
5.5
6.0
5.1
4.5

.2
.4
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.5
.8
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1

148.3
143.6
99.2
141.4
98.4
137.9
145.8
115.4
114.4
111.4
111.6
115.8

2.8
2.6
-.9
-1.2
-1.2
-1.1
-.8
16.3
16.4
16.9
15.9
15.3

-1.1
-.8
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.0
-4.4
-4.4
-4.5
-4.9
-4.1

Medical care ...................................................
Medical care commodities ..........................
Medical care services ..................................
Professional services 2 ..............................

263.1
239.4
267.8
241.7

4.0
5.9
3.5
3.2

.3
.2
.3
.5

244.0
227.4
248.0
229.3

4.1
4.6
4.0
4.7

.1
.0
.1
.2

245.8
222.6
251.5
231.3

2.6
3.0
2.4
2.3

.1
.2
.1
.0

247.0
233.1
250.3
212.1

3.0
1.0
3.6
2.7

.2
-.3
.3
.1

Recreation 4 ....................................................

103.8

2.2

-.1

102.5

1.7

.4

101.9

.6

.2

100.7

.4

-.1

Education and communication 4 ...................

99.8

.3

-.5

101.7

1.0

.7

100.0

.2

-.7

100.1

-.3

-.5

Other goods and services .............................

261.6

6.8

.0

249.8

7.1

-.6

249.4

8.8

.2

262.1

9.4

-.2

172.8
144.9
130.4
133.8

2.0
1.6
.8
2.1

.0
.3
.1
.3

162.2
143.0
133.1
139.0

1.8
.9
.4
1.9

.0
-.3
-.4
-.5

161.6
144.4
134.5
140.6

1.8
1.5
1.1
3.3

.1
.2
.1
.4

168.7
145.9
132.9
139.3

2.7
2.2
2.4
5.5

-.2
-.5
-.9
-1.6

141.8
125.5
200.8
215.9
189.3
234.9

4.1
-1.1
2.3
3.0
.5
2.8

.9
-.2
-.1
.0
.1
-.1

146.9
124.9
182.5
187.7
189.9
214.9

3.7
-1.7
2.4
2.7
2.2
3.4

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

143.2
127.3
179.5
173.6
192.1
218.6

5.2
-1.5
2.0
2.3
1.5
2.6

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

152.1
125.1
189.4
198.7
192.3
218.3

8.0
-1.4
3.0
4.0
1.5
2.0

-1.8
-.1
.1
.0
-.7
.0

-0.2
■

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.




42

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
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Percent change
from—

Index
May
1999

May
1998

West

South

Midwest

Northeast

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 she lter3 ..........................
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 ....................

168.5
174.1
161.8
132.3
150.8
136.2
143.9
201.4
195.4
102.9
182.1
186.2

1.9
1.9
1.6
.9
2.4
2.0
3.9
1.6
2.2
-.1
2.1
2.0

0.0
-.1
.0
.1
.3
.3
.8
-.3
-.2
-.1
.0
-.1

157.8
162.5
156.4
134.4
149.8
140.7
148.1
187.2
176.5
102.6
170.7
173.4

1.6
1.7
1.4
.4
1.9
1.9
3.6
2.2
2.3
-1.0
2.0
2.0

0.0
.0
.0
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.2
.4
.2
1.1
-.1
- 1

156.3
161.5
159.6
135.6
151.3
141.7
143.9
192.8
171.7
102.3
169.5
171.4

1.8
1.8
1.6
1.3
2.6
3.4
5.0
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8

0.1
.0
.2
.2
.4
.4
.7
.2
-.1
1.7
-.1
-.1

164.4
169.1
162.5
134.8
153.9
142.0
153.7
198.5
184.2
119.0
174.4
176.3

2.6
2.8
2.1
2.4
3.6
5.3
7.4
1.8
3.0
7.4
2.4
2.5

-0.2
-.2
-.2
-.9
-.7
-1.5
-1.6
.2
.1
-.8
-.1
-.2

145.1
92.5
208.2

.6
2.8
2.6

-.3
3.1
.0

144.1
100.3
191.6

.1
1.9
2.9

-.6
.8
.2

146.4
96.4
186.6

.8
5.0
2.2

-.1
2.1
-.2

141.5
116.2
193.8

.7
16.0
3.1

-.4
-4.4
-.1

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.

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




43

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
1999

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Apr.
1999

May
1998

Index
May
1999

Size class D

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 4 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

150.5
150.5

2.2

0.0
■

104.1
-

1.9
-

0.0
■

161.9
261.1

2.0
■

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

148.7
148.3
152.1
142.7
153.0

2.4
2.4
2.3
2.7
2.7

.1
.2
.3
.1
.3

102.8
102.8
102.5
103.3
102.6

2.0
2.0
1.7
2.4
2.4

.3
.3
.4
.1
.1

159.2
158.8
156.5
163.8
164.8

1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.5

.1
.0
.0
.0
.9

Housing .......................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels
..................
' ............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ..................................................
Electricity5 ....................................................................... ....
Utility natural gas service 5 ..................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

147.1
157.9
148.4
157.7
125.9
122.1
121.6
124.5
116.1
119.8

2.4
3.3
3.8
3.3
-1.9
-2.9
-2.8
-1.6
-5.0
6

.0
.0
.2
.2
.6
.7
.7
1.4
-.3
-.5

102.7
104.0
103.0
103.0
97.8
96.5
96.9
98.2
93.0
100.8

1.6
2.4
2.4
2.3
-.4
9
-.7
-.5
-1.4
6

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

154.3
176.6
165.1
183.4
130.5
108.3
117.0
122.7
110.1
123.2

1.2
1.9
2.5
2.2
.0
-1.1
-1.2
20
.8
.6

-.3
-.6
.2
.2
.6
.8
.8
.1
3.0
.1

Apparel ............................................................... ..........................

123.0

-1.9

•1.0

103.1

.9

.4

135.7

.1

.1

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles .........................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ......................................................
New cars 7 .............................................................................
Used cars and trucks ............................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................

142.6
141.2
99.5
125.0
98.6
123.1
142.5
150.9
150.2
150.5
104.1
140.4

1.8
1.6
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.9
.0
8.8
8.9
9.5
7.9
8.1

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

100.5
99.9
99.9
99.7
99.7
99.0
100.6
97.9
97.9
98.2
97.3
97.6

1.2
1.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.5
-.6
4.7
4.7
5.3
4.1
4.1

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

141.1
137.0
100.5
145.2
100.5
140.7
142.5
96.6
95.9
92.1
104.1
100.3

1.8
1.6
.0
.3
.3
-.1
-.8
6.6
6.7
6.6
5.5
7.2

“.4
-.3
-.3
-.7
-.7
-.8
.8
-.6
-.6
-.9
.2
-.2

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 5 ............................................................

197.7
186.3
200.1
181.1

3.4
4.1
3.3
3.1

.1
.0
.1
.1

104.8
104.5
104.9
105.0

3.1
2.9
3.3
3.2

.3
.3
.4
.3

244.4
229.0
248.5
234.5

4.0
4.9
3.7
2.2

.1
-.3
.3
-.3

Recreation3 ..................................................................................

102.3

1.3

-.1

101.6

.9

.3

104.7

1.9

.5

Education and communication 3 ................................................

101.0

.6

.0

99.5

-.1

-.9

99.3

-1.0

-.1

Other goods and services ..........................................................

203.3

7.3

-.1

112.9

9.1

.0

257.3

9.5

-.7

150.5
138.6
131.9
143.2
157.2
117.2
160.0
158.4
156.2
180.9

2.2
1.5
1.0
2.7
5.4
-1.4
2.7
3.4
1.4
2.9

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

104.1
101.8
101.3
103.7
103.9
98.3
103.4
104.1
102.7
103.8

1.9
1.5
1.3
3.6
4.7
-1.6
2.2
2.5
1.2
2.5

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

161.9
142.2
132.9
138.5
143.4
126.4
183.4
182.8
189.7
220.0

2.0
1.9
1.8
4.4
6.4
-1.1
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.3

-.1
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.5
-.3
-.1
-.5
-.3
.3

"

-0.1
■

Commodity and service group
All items 4 ........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...............
Durables ...................................................................................
Services ........................................................................................
Rent of shelter6 .........................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ............................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




44

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 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
1999

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Size class D

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 le«?. energy services
...........................................

147.9
150.9
147.3
133.0
146.2
144.2
156.6
161.4
156.6
133.7
151.7
152.4
131.1
148.5
162.7

1 See region a id area size on Table 10 tor information about
population siz-ü classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=-100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator




2.1
2.2
1.7
1.0
2.5
2.7
5.0
1.8
2.6
2.0
2.2
2.1
.2
7.8
3.0

-0.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.4
-.1
.2
.1
.7
-.1
-.1
-.5
.5
.0

102.5
102.6
102.1
101.3
103.2
103.6
103.8
102.6
103.2
97.1
103.1
103.2
101.9
97.3
103.9

1.7
1.8
1.6
1.3
2.7
3.4
4.5
1.8
2.0
1.5
1.9
1.9
.9
4.0
2.4

0.0
-.1
.0
-.1
.2
.0
.2
.0
-.1
.6
-.1
-.1
-.1
.6
0

156.1
162.4
158.3
133.9
148.8
139.8
144.6
193.9
175.5
101.7
170.5
173.3
145.1
96.0
191.3

1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
3.0
4.3
6.1
2.0
1.8
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.3
6.4
2.3

in January, 1999.
6 Indexes on a December 1982-100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

45

-0.2
-.2
.0
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.4
.3
-.2
.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.5
.2

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

Size class B/C 2

Percent change from—

Index

May
1998

May
1999

Percent change from—

Index

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

173.6
268.3

2.0

0.0

103.9

2.1

'

'

'

'

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ..........................................................................
Food away from home ............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

167.2
166.4
167.5
167.2
175.9

3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0

.4
.4
.5
.3
.3

103.3
103.4
103.0
104.0
101.4

2.1
2.2
2.0
2.5
.9

.5
.5
.6
.1
.0

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ........................................................................
Fuels ...................................................................................... .
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ..................................................
Electricity 4
...................................... ..............................
Utility natural gas service 4 ..................................................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

174.4
205.5
191.5
211.3
117.7
110.9
123.5
127.1
118.6
129.3

2.0
2.8
3.5
2.8
-2.2
-3.1
-2.6
-2.4
-2.9
.5

-.2
.0
.3
.2
-1.8
-2.3
-2.6
.5
-6.0
-.4

102.7
104.3
102.8
102 5
95.3
93.8
94.8
95.7
92.9
101.7

1.9
3.1
2.7
2.1
-2.3
-2.8
-2.1
2.0
1.6
-.9

-.4
-.1
.2
1
-2.2
24
3.1
1.7
6.0
-.3

Apparel

125.7

-1.6

-1.3

103.3

-1.3

7

.8
.9
4.6
4.7
5.2
4.6
3.9

99.1
98.6
93.3
93.3
93.3
93.3
93.7

1.4
1.2
3.6
3.6
4.7
1.9
2.6

.2
.4
2.2
2.2
2.8
1.5
1.6

4.3

1.0

........................................................................................

0.0
■

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

147.8
142.3
95.4
94.9
93.7
96.3
95.6

1.0
.9
6.1
6.2
7.2
4.8
5.2

Medical care .................................................................................

268.4

3.9

.0

105.1

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................

104.0

2.0

-.1

103.3

2.5

-.1

Education and communication 2 .................................................

100.2

.8

-.5

98.5

-1.1

-.7

Other goods and services ..........................................................

256.0

6.0

.1

112.8

9.2

.0

173.6
145.8
130.9
133.6
127.1
199.7

2.0
1.7
.7
1.8
-1.2
2.2

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

103.9
101.8
100.9
102.3
99.0
103.2

2.1
1.4
1.0
2.4
-.9
2.5

.0
.4
.3
.7
-.2
-.3

169.1
162.6
132.8
151.3
136.3
200.7
194.1
104.7
182.1
186.1

1.9
1.6
.8
2.4
1.9
1.5
2.2
.0
2.1
2.0

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

102.4
101.9
100.9
102.8
102.2
102.0
103.0
93.6
103.4
103.4

1.9
1.6
1.0
2.2
2.3
1.9
2.4
-.4
2.3
2.3

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 shelter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




46

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)
Midwest

Item and group

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Size class D

Size class B/C 2

Size class A

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977-100) ...................................................

163.6
270.2

1.9

0.0

103.7

1.4

0.0

156.5
250.9

2.0

0.1

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ..........................................................................
Food away from home ............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

163.8
163.4
163.7
163.1
167.9

2.3
2.4
2.1
2.6
1.7

.0
.1
-.1
.2
.3

102.7
102.6
102.6
102.6
103.7

1.9
1.8
1.6
2.1
3.3

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

152.6
151.6
147.3
160.2
166.8

.5
.5
-.5
2.2
.2

-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
-.1
-.8

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ......... . ..................................
Electricity 4 ...... ....................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 ..................... ............................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

158.2
184.7
177.1
189.3
118.3
103.9
107.1
117.2
97.1
119.2

1.7
3.0
3.1
2.9
-4.0
-5.3
-5.3
-4.9
-5.9
-1.2

-.1
-.1
.1
1
.9
1.1
1.1
.2
2.4
-.9

102.7
104.3
102.9
102.8
98.0
96.9
97.2
101.3
91.2
100.1

1.2
2.0
2.1
1.9
-.4
•1.1
-1.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.2

.2
.3
.1
1
1.0
1.3
1.3
.8
2.2
-1.4

148.2
166.8
155.5
173.9
130.0
100.7
108.8
104.5
116.7
118.1

1.4
3.0
2.5
2.6
-.5
1.6
-1.7
-5.2
2.5
-3.5

.7
.5
-.1
.3
2.1
2.8
2.1
2
6.2
-.2

Apparel ..........................................................................................

128.6

-2.6

-1.5

100.7

-1.2

-.6

146.3

4.0

.6

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

144.6
141.0
103.4
102.8
101.5
111.7
105.2

1.7
1.2
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.1
3.6

.2
.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.1

101.3
100.8
101.0
101.0
100.8
101.1
101.8

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

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

135.5
128.9
94.0
93.1
89.6
108.8
99.3

1.7
1.5
4.6
4.6
3.9
4.5
8.1

-.4
-.5
-.9
-1.0
-.9
-1.1
-1.6

Medical care .................................................................................

243.8

5.2

.2

104.2

2.5

-.4

238.8

5.0

.9

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................

103.0

1.9

.2

101.6

1.3

1.1

103.2

1.8

-.4

Education and communication 2 .................................................

103.1

1.2

1.5

100.5

1.2

-.5

97.8

-1.6

1.7

Other goods and services ..........................................................

254.0

6.5

-.6

112.3

7.4

-.8

243.2

9.8

-.4

163.6
144.5
132.9
140.3
122.5
183.2

1.9
.9
.1
1.5
-1.4
2.7

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

103.7
101.4
100.7
103.1
97.6
103.7

1.4
.7
.1
1.5
-1.7
1.9

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

156.5
141.3
135.0
143.7
123.9
173.0

2.0
1.5
2.1
5.4
-2.1
2.5

.1
-.8
-.6
-.6
-.6
.8

159.6
157.4
134.5
152.4
142.1
187.9
177.8
103.3
171.8
174.0

1.8
1.5
.1
1.9
1.5
2.3
2.5
-1.7
2.2
2.2

.0
.1
-.4
-.2
-.4
.5
.2
1.5
-.1
-.1

102.5
102.1
100.8
102.9
103.1
103.3
103.7
98.8
103.0
103.0

1.3
1.2
.2
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.9
-.6
1.6
1.4

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

150.7
153.9
136.0
148.8
145.1
182.1
164.5
96.5
165.0
168.1

1.8
1.8
2.1
2.9
5.1
2.1
2.2
.9
2.1
2.5

-.1
-.1
-.6
-.8
-.5
1.0
.7
1.2
-.1
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 shelter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




47

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
Size class A
Item and group

Index
May
1999

Size class B/C 2

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Size class D

Percent change
from—

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Index

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

160.5
259.2

1.8
■

0.0

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ..........................................................................
Food away from home ............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

162.5
162.6
159.7
168.5
161.1

2.1
2.1
1.6
2.9
3.1

.3
.2
.5
.0
.7

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5
...........
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ........................................
.........
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................ ................. .
Electricity 4 ...........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ........................... ......

152.2
168.0
165.3
169.9
121.9
107.9
111.5
110.9
104.9
131.9

2.2
2.6
3,2
2.3
-.3
-.8
-.8
.9
-8.7
2.1

Apparel .........................................................................................

151.5

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

104.1

1.9

0.2

'

'

162.1
263.2

1.8
■

102.4
102.5
101.8
103.6
102.1

1.9
1.9
1.4
2.7
2.2

.3
.4
.5
.2
.2

157.6
157.9
155.5
164.2
151.9

2.1
2.1
2.6
.9
3.5

.6
.6
.8
.0
0

.0
-.3
.2
.1
1.9
2.4
2.5
3.7
-3.6
-.5

102.9
104.4
103.3
103.6
97.8
96.2
96.3
96.5
95.0
100.6

1.6
2.3
2.2
2.4
.1
,5
-.4
.4
.6
-.6

.2
.1
.3
2
.8
.9
10
6
2.6
.3

154.0
177.0
167.3
179.2
131.0
111.3
116.0
119.7
110.3
122.3

1.0
1.5
3.3
9.3
-.5
1.6
1.6
-1.4
2.8
.7

-1.0
-1.6
.5
.0
-.2
1
1
0
10
.2

-2.5

.0

103.8

1.6

-.4

132.2

-3.5

1.4

140.2
139.1
98.2
97.4
95.0
99.4
99.8

1.1
.7
5.6
5.6
6.1
5.2
5.1

.2
.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.3

100.5
99.9
96.5
96.6
96.7
96.5
96.6

1.3
1.2
5.5
5.6
6.3
5.0
4.3

.3
.4
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.1

140.5
138.8
86.9
85.8
81.2
102.4
94.2

1.7
1.4
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.5
4.0

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

Medical care .................................................................................

241.6

1.6

.0

104.7

2.8

.3

249.7

3.7

-.2

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................

101.7

.9

.2

101.2

.3

.0

107.4

1.7

1.0

Education and communication 2 ................................................

101.1

.7

-.3

99.1

-.3

-1.1

100.5

.5

-.6

Other goods and services ..........................................................

235.6

7.5

-.3

113.4

9.5

.6

250.0

9.9

-.8

160.5
144.1
133.6
138.0
128.8
177.0

1.8
1.3
.7
2.4
-1.4
2.1

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

104.1
101.9
101.5
104.1
98.5
103.4

1.9
1.6
1.4
4.1
-1.7
2.1

.2
.3
.2
.6
-.2
.0

162.1
141.3
132.5
136.3
127.9
184.2

1.8
1.7
1.5
2.9
-.2
1.8

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

156.1
158.2
134.8
150.2
139.4
191.3
170.6
101.9
168.5
169.9

1.8
1.5
.7
2.3
2.4
1.8
2.3
1.8
1.8
1.7

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

102.6
102.1
101.5
103.2
104.0
102.4
103.3
96.3
103.2
103.4

1.8
1.7
1.4
2.9
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.9

.2
.2
.2
.4
.6
.0
.0
1.5
.0
.0

155.1
158.4
133.0
146.7
136.8
194.7
174.5
97.9
171.2
174.4

1.6
1.9
1.5
2.5
2.9
1.9
1.6
.5
1.8
1.8

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

-0.3
■

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 shelter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




48

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
May
1999

Index
May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Percent change from—
Apr.
1999

May
1998

Expenditure category
All items 3 ....................... a .........................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

169.8
276.8

2.9

-0.1

'

'

104.8

2.3

-0.3

'

‘

2.1
2.1
2.2
1.7
2.9

.3
.3
.4
.2
.4

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food ......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Food away from home .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...... .......................................................

168.4
167.7
172.5
161.2
174.8

2.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.5

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

103.2
103.2
103.6
102.3
103.7

Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...... ........................................
Electricity 4 . .....................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

172.7
190.3
185.2
201.9
141.0
129.2
131.3
145.7
118.1
129.7

3.6
4.4
4.8
4.7
-.6
-1.5
-1.7
-.3
-4.9
.9

.2
.2
.3
.3
2.8
4.0
4.1
2.3
8.4
-.5

102.4
102.7
102.3
102.3
101.3
100.9
101.2
103.4
92.8
101.3

2.2
2.7
2.8
2.6
.6
2
.4
1.6
-4.7
.2

.0
-.5
-.2
2
2.6
3.3
3.4
2.4
7.2
- \

Apparel ....................................................................................

122.2

-1.1

-1.0

104.8

5.2

-1.2

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................

147.9
143.4
116.5
115.4
112.4
111.4
117.9

3.1
3.1
17.7
17.9
18.4
17.3
16.8

-1.0
-.8
-4.5
-4.5
-4.5
-5.0
-4.1

101.0
100.1
102.5
102.5
102.9
101.7
102.2

1.8
1.6
12.3
12.3
13.1
11.4
10.7

-1.5
-.9
-4.8
-4.8
-5.1
-4.2
-4.6

Medical care ............................................................................

242.1

2.8

.1

105.2

3.6

.5

-.1

.5

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

100.7

.4

-.3

100.5

Education and communication 2 .............................................

100.1

.1

-.3

100.5

-.4

-.6

Other goods and services .......................................................

268.7

9.3

.1

112.0

9.9

-.8

169.8
146.2
132.2
137.8
124.7
190.4

2.9
2.2
2.2
5.0
-1.4
3.4

-.1
-.6
-1.0
-1.5
-.2
.2

104.8
102.4
101.8
105.0
98.2
103.0

2.3
2.6
2.8
6.6
-1.4
2.2

-.3
-.4
-.9
-1.6
.1
-.1

166.0
162.5
134.4
153.8
140.9
198.6
186.1
119.5
175.2
177.1

2.9
2.0
2.2
3.4
4.8
1.9
3.4
8.3
2.6
2.7

-.1
-.3
-1.0
-.8
-1.4
.3
.2
-.8
-.1
-.1

102.5
102.7
101.9
104.0
104.9
103.0
102.7
101.6
102.8
102.7

2.2
2.2
2.8
4.1
6.4
1.5
1.9
5.3
2.1
2.1

-.4
-.2
-.9
-.7
-1.5
.1
-.2
-.6
-.2
-.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
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 shelter5 ....................................................
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 ’AII items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator




in January, 1999.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
‘ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
Indexes
Area

Pricing
scneauie
1

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
May1999 from—

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
Apr. 1999 from—

Apr.
1999

Apr.
1998

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

M

163.8

163.4

163.5

163.9

2.0

0.3

0.2

2.1

-0.2

0.1

Northeast urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ....................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

166.2
166.2
103.1

165.1
164.7
102.8

166.2
166.7
102.4

167.1
167.5
103.0

2.6
3.0
2.0

1.2
1.7
.2

.5
.5
.6

2.5
2.8
2.0

.0
.3
-.7

.7
1.2
-.4

Midwest 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

159.4
164.1
102.3

159.4
164.0
102.3

159.5
163.8
102.6

159.2
163.7
102.6

1.7
2.1
1.6

-.1
-.2
.3

-.2
-.1
.0

2.1
2.5
1.6

.1
-.2
.3

.1
-.1
.3

M

149.0

149.5

149.6

147.3

-.5

-1.5

-1.5

1.8

.4

.1

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

159.4
158.8
101.9

159.3
159.1
101.6

158.9
158.9
101.3

159.7
159.7
101.8

1.6
1.6
1.4

.3
.4
.2

.5
.5
5

1.2
1.5
8

-.3
.1
-.6

-.3
-.1
-.3

M

154.9

155.5

154.2

155.5

2.6

0

8

19

5

-.8

West urban .....
Size A
More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

171.6
173.3
103.6

171.5
173.1
103.3

171.1
172.6
103.2

171.2
172.5
103.6

2.1
2.0
2.2

-2
-.3
3

1
1
.4

2.8
2.9
2.1

.3
4
-.4

-.2
.3
-.1

M
M
M

151.8
102.4
156.4

151.4
102.2
157.2

151.7
102.1
156.5

152.1
102.5
156.5

2.3
1.7
1.8

.5
.3
-.4

.3
.4
.0

2.4
1.5
2.4

-.1
-.3
.1

.2
-.1
-.4

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

178.0
177.7

177.5
178.1

176.9
176.2

177.0
175.7

2.1
.9

-.3
-1.3

.1
-.3

3.0
2.2

-.6
-.8

-.3
-1.1

M

168.4

167.0

168.5

169.6

2.7

1.6

.7

2.3

.1

.9

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

164.4
164.6
152.6
100.4

163.4
166.2
153.3
100.5

165.8
165.9
150.8
100.8

166.2
167.6
152.8
101.6

3.0
4.7
2.9
.7

1.7
.8
-.3
1.1

.2
1.0
1.3
.8

3.6
5.3
2.7
.8

.9
.8
-1.2
.4

1.5
-.2
-1.6
.3

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

165.2
154.1
154.5
168.3

165.2
156.2
155.7
168.4

165.0
157.3
156.3
168.0

163.9
156.1
154.9
169.2

1.1
2.4
-.6
2.4

-.8
-.1
-.5
.5

-.7
-.8
-.9
.7

1.5
2.9
-.2
1.8

-.1
2.1
1.2
-.2

-.1
.7
.4
-.2

2
2
2

165.7
174.1
170.4

163.2
173.9
172.4

167.6
175.6
168.7

167.3
174.7
168.3

3.8
1.7
1.7

2.5
.5
-2.4

-.2
-.5
-.2

4.0
2.8
3.6

1.1
.9
-1.0

2.7
1.0
-2.1

U.S. city average ..............................................
Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..................................................................
B/C 3 ...............................................................
D ....................................................................
Selected local areas

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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.




50

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
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

IMew YorkN<)rthern N.J.Long Island,
M '-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
fror71—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items .........................................................
All items (1967-100) .....................................

166.2
497.7

2.1
■

0.0
■

168.2
502.4

1.6

0.4

166.2
490.9

2.4

-0.2

176.1
509.2

1.8

0.1

Food and beverages ....................................
Food ..........................................................
Food at home ..........................................
Food away from home .............................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................

164.2
163.7
163.9
164.6
169.3

2.2
2.1
2.0
2.5
2.5

.2
.2
.2
.1
.3

168.3
167.8
177.0
152.2
173.8

2.0
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.2

.1
.1
.1
.1
-.3

169.4
167.5
175.7
155.7
188.6

1.2
1.1
.9
1.4
3.5

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

170.6
169.7
169.6
174.1
180.6

3.0
2.9
2.7
3.4
2.8

.6
.6
.7
.5
.3

Housing .......................................................
Shelter .......................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .....................................
Fuels and utilities ........ ..............................
Fuels ........................................... ...........
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ..................
Electricity 1 ...........................................
Utility natural gas service 1 ..................
Household furnishings and operations .....

163.0
186.5
176.7

2.1
2.9
3.3

.0
-.1
.2

167.0
201.8
196.7

1.6
3.8
4.1

.2
.1
.0

163.4
176.8
168.8

2.4
3.2
3.6

.0
.1
.2

178.4
210.8
195.9

2.1
2.7
3.3

-.1
.0
2

192.2
126.5
111.0
118.4
124.4
109.4
126.7

2.9
-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
-1.2
-3.4
.1

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

207.1
112.1
99.3
101.9
107.7
96.0
110.0

3.7
-10.4
-12.4
-12.5
-13.2
-11.4
-2.0

.0
1.9
2.3
2.2
.1
5.0
-1.5

185.1
144.0
136.4
136.7
154.2
120.4
122.4

2.9
-1.7
-2.7
-2.8
.5
-9.5
.0

.2
2.0
2.8
2.9
.0
9.9
-1.4

218.1
112.8
109.7
119.7
118.9
121.3
131.6

2.6
-2.3
-2.7
-2.4
-2.5
-2.2
1.1

1
.4
.6
-.7

Apparel ........................................................

134.2

-.8

-.7

122.6

-3.2

-3.6

122.7

-2.8

-.8

124.6

-2.8

-2.0

Transportation .............................................
Private transportation ................................
Motor fuel .................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............

144.2
140.2
101.4
100.8
98.9
104.7
102.2

1.5
1.3
7.1
7.0
7.5
6.2
6.3

-.1
.1
.5
.4
.4
.7
.6

140.1
136.6
102.3
101.5
99.1
109.2
103.4

1.1
.6
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.6
3.6

.4
.5
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.4

148.4
142.5
114.4
111.8
109.5
109.4
112.7

3.9
3.6
18.7
18.7
18.9
19.3
17.9

-.7
-.8
-4.9
-4.9
-5.1
-5.0
-4.3

151.7
143.7
93.6
93.3
92.8
94.9
94.8

.4
.3
6.0
6.0
7.4
4.4
4.5

.9
.8
4.0
4.0
4.6
3.9
3.2

Medical care ................................................

249.5

3.4

.2

252.7

3.2

.4

244.5

4.1

-.2

264.0

3.5

.0

Recreation 5 .................................................

102.2

1.2

.2

102.6

2.9

1.5

103.1

1.6

-1.2

103.7

1.5

-.3

Education and communication 5 ...................

100.4

.3

-.3

106.9

1.0

5.2

98.9

-.8

-.3

100.2

.8

-.4

Other goods and services ............................

255.8

8.1

-.1

257.4

4.3

-.3

272.5

10.0

.5

252.8

5.2

.0

166.2
144.5
132.8
138.2
125.8
187.9

2.1
1.5
1.1
3.1
-1.4
2.5

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

168.2
144.8
129.9
137.5
118.9
190.8

1.6
.3
-.6
.3
-1.7
2.4

.4
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.4
.9

166.2
145.6
130.4
138.1
120.0
184.3

2.4
1.7
2:2
4.9
-1.5
2.7

-.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.8
-.6
.2

176.1
148.1
131.1
133.2
126.9
200.8

1.8
1.5
.3
1.1
-1.3
2.0

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

161.6
159.9
134.3
151.4
140.1
194.7
181.8
105.6
174.1
176.6

2.0
1.7
1.2
2.6
3.1
1.9
2.4
1.7
2.1
2.0

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

164.0
157.4
132.0
153.4
140.3
188.1
185.8
99.2
177.0
179.3

1.5
.5
-.6
1.2
.4
.9
2.4
-6.1
2.1
2.1

.3
.4
-.8
-.6
-1.1
1.8
1.0
2.4
.2
.2

162.0
162.7
133.5
154.8
142.6
201.5
179.3
120.5
171.1
172.3

2.3
1.9
2.2
2.9
4.8
2.2
2.7
8.1
2.0
2.3

-.2
-.4
-1.3
-1.0
-1.7
.4
.2
-1.6
-.2
-.1

172.0
163.1
133.2
153.3
136.2
197.6
195.7
103.6
184.3
188.0

1.7
1.4
.5
2.1
1.3
1.1
1.9
.0
1.9
1.7

.1
.1
-.2
.2
-.2
.1
.1
.9
.1
-.1

-

1.0
-.2
-.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 shelter2 .........................
Services less medical care services .............
Energy ...........................................................
All items less energy ......................................
All items less food and energy .....................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.




4 Indexes on a December 1993*100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997-100 base.
" Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

51

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
U.S.
city
average

BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Item and group
Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .....................................................................

166.2
497.7

2.1
■

0.7
-

174.2
506.3

1.9
■

-0.3
■

168.2
502.4

1.6
•

0.7
-

Food and beverages 3 ..................................................................
Fo od3 ..........................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home 4 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................

164.2
163.7
163.9
164.6
169.3

2.2
2.1
2.0
2.5
2.5

.3
.2
.3
.2
.5

170.2
170.6
166.2
178.9
168.4

3.3
3.1
3.0
3.2
5.3

.9
.9
1.7
-.2
.4

168.3
167.8
177.0
152.2
173.8

2.0
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.2

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

Housing 3 ......................................................................................
Shelter ................ ......................................................... ............
Rent of primary residence 3 5 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..................................................................... ...................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............. .
Electricity 5 ........ ............................. .................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ..................................................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

163.0
186.5
176.7
192.2
126.5
111.0
118.4
124.4
109.4
126.7

2.1
2.9
3.3
2.9
-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
-1.2
-3.4
.1

.1
.1
.4
.4
.5
.5
.4
.7
-.5
.0

167.0
198.5
189.8
203.6
110.7
93.7
114.3
128.0
92.9
119.8

1.7
3.0
3.9
3.4
-3.0
-4.0
-3.1
-.3
-8.2
-2.0

-1.8
-.8
.4
.3
-8.8
-10.2
12 /
.3
-30.3
-1.7

167.0
201.8
196.7
207.1
112.1
99.3
101.9
107.7
96.0
110.0

1.6
3.8
4.1
3.7
10.4
12.4
12.5
-13.2
-11.4
-2.0

1.0
1.1
.3
9
2.1
2.5
2.4
2.7
2.0
-1.0

Apparel 3 ........................................................................................

134.2

-.8

1.1

145.6

-4.1

-.9

122.6

-3.2

-.2

Transportation 3 ............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............. ..............................

144.2
140.2
101.4
100.8
98.9
104.7
102.2

1.5
1.3
7.1
7.0
7.5
6.2
6.3

2.6
2.8
17.5
17.5
19.0
15.8
15.1

141.7
140.7
97.5
96.3
93.7
98.6
99.4

2.0
1.7
5.6
5.7
6.5
3.8
5.0

2.0
2.3
15.5
15.6
17.1
13.5
13.3

140.1
136.6
102.3
101.5
99.1
109.2
103.4

1.1
.6
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.6
3.6

1.5
1.8
12.7
12.7
13.3
11.8
12.4

Medical care 3 ...............................................................................

249.5

3.4

.5

326.7

4.2

-.2

252.7

3.2

.9

Recreation9 ..................................................................................

102.2

1.2

.4

105.8

1.6

.2

102.6

2.9

.7

Education and communication 9 .................................................

100.4

.3

-.4

100.2

-.1

-.8

106.9

1.0

-.4

Other goods and services 3 .........................................................

255.8

8.1

1.0

253.9

7.0

3.0

257.4

4.3

.4

166.2
144.5
132.8
138.2
125.8
187.9

2.1
1.5
1.1
3.1
-1.4
2.5

.7
1.3
2.0
3.8
-.2
.2

174.2
144.4
129.4
135.7
124.7
202.4

1.9
.8
-.7
.5
-2.4
2.6

-.3
1.0
1.1
2.2
-.6
-1.1

168.2
144.8
129.9
137.5
118.9
190.8

1.6
.3
-.6
.3
-1.7
2.4

.7
.6
1.0
2.2
-.4
.8

161.6
159.9
134.3
151.4
140.1
194.7
181.8
105.6
174.1
176.6

2.0
1.7
1.2
2.6
3.1
1.9
2.4
1.7
2.1
2.0

.7
.9
2.0
2.0
3.5
.3
.2
7.3
.2
.2

167.3
166.7
131.1
152.3
137.4
214.6
192.4
94.6
185.5
189.1

1.8
1.3
-.4
1.9
.9
2.0
2.6
-.6
2.1
1.9

-.4
-.1
1.1
1.5
2.0
-1.5
-1.2
-2.1
-.3
-.5

164.0
157.4
132.0
153.4
140.3
188.1
185.8
99.2
177.0
179.3

1.5
.5
-.6
1.2
.4
.9
2.4
-6.1
2.1
2.1

.7
.5
.9
1.0
2.1
.5
.9
6.6
.4
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .........................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 .........................................................
All items less shelter ......................................................................
Commodities less food ..................................................................
Nondurables ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter6 .......................................................
Services less medical care services .............................................
Energy3 ...........................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 ..................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




52

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
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

DallasFort Worth, TX

ClevelandAkron, OH
Item and group
Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—

May
1999

Mar.
1999

May
1998

Index

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .....................................................................

161.5
517.4

1.4

0.2

0.5

166.2
490.9

2.4

0.7

"

157.2
493.2

2.7

'

Food and beverages 3 ..................................................................
Food 3 ..........................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home 4 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................

169.6
171.6
167.6
180.2
149.3

4.0
4.1
4.7
3.0
2.4

.8
1.0
.8
1.2
-1.6

165.6
163.1
152.8
179.7
195.5

3.9
3.5
2.9
4.3
9.4

.1
.0
-.3
.3
2.4

169.4
167.5
175.7
155.7
188.6

1.2
1.1
.9.
1.4
3.5

-.6
-.8
-1.3
.0
2.6

H ousing3 .......................................................................................
Shelter .................... ....................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 . ...............
Fuels and utilities
............. ................. ..............
Fuels ......................................................................... ................
Gas (piped) and electricity s ............ ......................................
Electricity 5 ....................... .................................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ......................................... ........
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

158.7
182.5
172.3
182.4
123.1
117.3
119.1
133.6
105.5
125.8

1.3
2.4
1.2
2.6
-1.3
-2.1
-2,2
.5
-5.6
-2.5

-.3
-.1
.1
.4
.2
.3
.3
.0
.4
-2.9

145.4
156.6
155.7
165.2
122.2
111.1
110.7
112.2
94.1
135.7

2.5
3.1
4.3
2.7
-1.6
-3.3
-3.3
.4
-19.4
3.6

.2
0
.8
2
4
.1
.2
.5
-2.1
.9

163.4
176.8
168.8
185.1
144.0
136.4
136.7
154.2
120.4
122.4

2.4
3.2
3.6
2.9
-1.7
2.7
2.8
.5
-9.5
.0

.3
.3
.4
4
1./
2.3
23
0
7.6
-.5

Apparel 3 ........................................................................................

123.0

-7.2

-2.8

144.9

.1

-2.7

122.7

-2.8

.4

Transportation 3 ............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................

142.9
143.2
108.1
107.3
105.6
110.5
110.9

.8
.5
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.6

1.6
1.8
11.9
12.0
12.9
11.1
10.2

140.2
140.1
97.9
97.4
94.3
98.9
99.8

1.7
1.2
6.6
6.7
7.4
6.0
5.6

1.7
2.5
16.1
16.2
18.0
14.5
13.7

148.4
142.5
114.4
111.8
109.5
109.4
112.7

3.9
3.6
18.7
18.7
18.9
19.3
17.9

3.6
4.1
20.4
20.3
21.5
20.4
18.0

Medical care 3 ...............................................................................

223.2

4.1

-.2

231.0

1.2

-.2

244.5

4.1

1.1

Recreation 9 ..................................................................................

101.4

2.0

.2

101.6

2.0

.7

103.1

1.6

.1

Education and communication 9 .................................................

98.9

-.4

-.3

103.0

4.0

.9

98.9

-.8

.4

Other goods and services 3 ..........................................................

224.6

2.3

.3

237.3

8.4

3.1

272.5

10.0

.5

161.5
147.2
133.5
138.6
121.9
177.2

1.4
.6
-1.4
-1.4
-1.5
2.0

.2
.5
.4
1.5
-1.0
-.1

157.2
143.3
131.7
133.7
130.9
170.6

2.7
2.6
1.7
3.6
-.3
2.9

.5
.9
1.4
2.7
.0
.2

166.2
145.6
130.4
138.1
120.0
184.3

2.4
1.7
2.2
4.9
-1.5
2.7

.7
1.1
2.4
4.3
-.1
.4

158.4
154.7
134.1
154.5
138.8
175.4
173.9
112.9
168.4
167.6

1.3
1.0
-1.3
1.4
-1.1
1.6
1.9
-.9
1.6
1.1

.2
.3
.3
1.2
1.3
-.1
-.1
4.2
-.1
-.4

153.1
158.2
133.8
149.1
137.1
192.9
164.5
103.7
165.8
166.7

2.8
2.7
2.1
3.8
4.0
2.6
3.0
1.1
2.9
2.8

.6
.7
1.4
1.3
2.6
.4
.2
6.9
.1
.2

162.0
162.7
133.5
154.8
142.6
201.5
179.3
120.5
171.1
172.3

2.3
1.9
2.2
2.9
4.8
2.2
2.7
8.1
2.0
2.3

.7
1.0
2.5
1.6
4.2
.7
.4
11.7
.1
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .........................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 .........................................................
All items less shelter ......................................................................
Commodities less food ..................................................................
Nondurables ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter6 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy3 ...........................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 ..................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




53

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
2

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Item and group

Percent change from—

Index

May
1999

Mar.
1999

May
1998

May
1999

Index

Percent change from—
Mar.
1999

May
1998

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .................................................................

176.1
509.2

1.8
-

0.3
-

103.6
-

2.1
-

0.4
-

Food and beverages 3 ..............................................................

170.6
169.7
169.6
174.1
180.6

3.0
2.9
2.7
3.4
2.8

1.2
1.3
1.6
.9
.7

103.4
103.5
101.6
104.1
100.9

1.6
1.8
.7
3.2
.3

.5
.5
1.1
-.3
1.4

178.4
210.8
195.9
218.1
112.8
109.7
119.7
118.9
121.3
131.6

2.1
2.7
3.3
2.6
-2.3
-2.7
-2.4
-2.5
-2.2
1.1

.1
.0
.3
.4
-1.1
-1.3
-1.6
-1.7
-1.4
1.2

104.0
105.2
105.3
104.8
102.2
101.9
102.8
105.5
92.9
101.4

2.5
2.6
2.7
2.4
3.5
3.5
4.0
4.9
.7
.2

-.5
*.3
.3
.3
8
.9
1.1
.7
2.2
-3.0

124.6

-2.8

-.8

100.4

-.5

1.9

Transportation3
............................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Gasoline unleaded regular7 ...........................................
Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................

151.7
143.7
93.6
93.3
92.8
94.9
94.8

.4
.3
6.0
6.0
7.4
4.4
4.5

1.3
1.4
16.3
16.3
17.9
14.3
14.4

99.7
98.9
92.7
92.7
91.5
93.8
94.1

1.6
1.1
3.0
3.1
2.9
3.2
3.3

1.9
2.2
13.6
13.7
15.2
12.6
11.6

Medical care 3 .........................................................................

264.0

3.5

.1

106.6

2.6

-.2

Recreation9

.................................................................

103.7

1.5

.1

102.9

1.3

1.0

Education and communication 9 ..............................................

100.2

.8

-.1

101.8

.6

-.2

Other goods and services 3

252.8

5.2

-.3

113.5

7.2

1.5

176.1
148.1
131.1
133.2
126.9
200.8

1.8
1.5
.3
1.1
-1.3
2.0

.3
1.2
1.2
1.5
.5
-.1

103.6
101.7
101.1
103.4
98.0
104.4

2.1
1.2
.8
2.3
-1.2
2.7

.4
1.1
1.5
3.5
-1.1
-.1

172.0
163.1
133.2
153.3
136.2
197.6
195.7
103.6
184.3
188.0

1.7
1.4
.5
2.1
1.3
1.1
1.9
.0
1.9
1.7

.4
.6
1.1
1.4
1.5
-.3
-.2
3.9
.2
-.1

103.4
102.4
101.1
102.9
103.1
103.6
104.5
95.2
103.6
104.3

2.1
1.7
.8
1.9
2.1
2.7
2.8
3.3
2.0
2.0

.5
.7
1.5
1.8
3.2
.1
.0
6.0
.1
.0

Food at home ......................................................................
Food away from home 4 .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................
Housing3

..........................................................................

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ® ...............
Fuels and utilities . . ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ...............................................
Electricity 5
.............................. ..................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................................
Apparel3

.........................................................................

...............................................

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ...........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ................................
Durables
.............................................................
Services
.
...............................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ......................................................
All items less shelter
...............................................
Commodities less food
...............................................
Nondurables
............................................................
Nondurables less food
...........................................
Services less rent of shelter ®
...............................................
Services less medical care services ..........................................
Energy 3 .....................................................................................
All items less energy
..............................................
All items less food and energy 3 ..............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.




® Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
~ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

54

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

Apr.
1999

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Percent change to
May1999 from—
May
1998

May
1999

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
Apr. 1999 from—

Apr.
1999

Apr.
1998

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

M

161.1

161.4

162.7

162.8

2.1

0.9

0.1

2.3

1.0

0.8

Northeast urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

168.3
168.1
102.6

168.5
168.3
102.8

169.5
169.3
103.5

169.7
169.4
103.5

2.0
2.0
2.0

.7
.7
.7

.1
.1
.0

1.9
2.0
2.0

.7
.7
.9

.6
.6
.7

Midwest 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

156.5
157.2
102.2

156.9
157.5
102.6

158.2
158.8
103.5

158.3
158.9
103.4

1.7
1.9
1.3

.9
.9
.8

.1
.1
-.1

2.1
2.2
1.8

1.1
1.0
1.3

.8
.8
.9

M

153.4

153.4

154.4

154.4

2.0

.7

.0

2.3

.7

.7

South urban ......................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50.000 to 1,500,000 3 .....
Size D - Non metropolitan (less than
50,000)
..............................................

M
M
M

158.0
156.4
102.6

158.4
156.9
102.8

159.4
157.9
103.5

159.7
158.1
103.7

1.9
1.8
1.9

.8
.8
9

.2
.1
2

1.9
1.8
2.0

.9
1.0
9

.6
.6
.7

M

161.0

161.5

162.7

162.6

1.9

.7

1

2.3

11

7

............................... ......
West urban .......
Size A
More than 1,500,000 ...
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

162.7
161.9
103.6

163.2
162.3
104.0

164.9
164.2
105.0

164.7
164.0
104.7

2.7
2.9
2.4

.9
1.0
7

-.1
-.1
-.3

3.3
3.6
2.9

1.4
Î.4
1.4

1.0
1.2
1.0

M
M
M

147.4
102.6
159.4

147.7
102.9
159.8

148.9
103.7
160.9

149.0
103.8
160.8

2.2
1.9
1.9

.9
.9
.6

.1
.1
-.1

2.4
2.1
2.3

1.0
1.1
.9

.8
.8
.7

U.S. city average ............................... ..............
Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..................................................................
B/C 3 ...............................................................
D ....................................................................
Selected local areas5

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

160.6
158.1

161.1
158.3

161.7
160.1

162.3
159.7

1.5
2.2

.7
.9

.4
-.2

1.7
2.9

.7
1.3

.4
1.1

M

170.6

170.8

171.3

171.5

1.7

.4

.1

1.7

.4

.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ......................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 .....

1
1
1
1

172.6
153.7
157.0
103.4

2.2
1.7
2.7
2.1

.2
.5
.8
.6

■

■

•

-

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

159.1
155.8
145.0
158.8

-

160.9
158.7
146.6
159.1

-

-

-

-

2.0
3.4
1.2
1.1

1.1
1.9
1.1
.2

2
2
2

167.8
165.7
166.0

-

170.6
168.8
167.8

-

-

-

-

2.5
5.0
3.6

1.7
1.9
1.1

■

172.3
152.9
155.8
102.8

Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
“ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; 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;




■

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.

55

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)
Midwest

Northeast

Item and group

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

South

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

West

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items .............................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .....................

169.7
265.0

2.0
~

0.1
■

158.3
256.0

1.7
~

0.1
-

159.7
258.6

1.9
■

0.2
*

164.7
264.9

2.7
■

-0.1
~

Food and beverages ......................................
Food ..............................................................
Food at home ............................................
Food away from home ..............................
Alcoholic beverages ....................................

166.2
165.7
165.9
167.9
171.9

2.5
2.5
2.5
2.8
2.2

.4
.3
.4
.2
.2

160.4
159.8
158.9
161.8
168.0

2.0
2.0
1.8
2.4
2.4

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

160.6
160.7
158.1
166.7
159.1

1.9
1.8
1.4
2.5
3.0

.4
.3
.5
.1
.6

166.9
166.2
169.7
161.0
175.0

2.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
3.0

.1
.1
.1
-.1
1.0

Housing ..... ............................................. .......
Shelter ..........................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 .......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .......................................
Fuels and utilities
......
Fuels ............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...................
Electricity 2 .............................................
Utility natural gas service 2 ..................
Household furnishings and operations ....

170.4
202.0
188.8

1.9
2.9
3.2

-.2
.1
.2

152.4
174.1
172.7

1.4
2.7
2.7

.1
.1
.1

151.6
167.4
163.0

1.7
2.4
2.7

.1
-.1
.2

164.9
180.7
179.3

3.2
3.9
4.1

.2
.0
.2

189.4
118.7
108.3
123.8
129.2
116.0
125.4

2.5
-2.3
-3.0
-2.6
-2.5
2.7
-2

.2
-2.0
-2.3
-2.6
-1.1
-5.5
-.1

174.0
122.2
105.2
110.6
120.3
100.7
122.2

2.6
2.6
-3.5
3.5
-3.7
-3.5
1.7

.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
.3
2.9
-1.1

159.1
132.2
111.8
114.3
114.1
115.1
125.0

2.4
-.2
-.8
-.7
-.2
-3.9
.2

.1
11
1.4
1.3
1.6
.1
.0

176.3
138 9
127.1
129 7
144.0
112.6
1274

4.0
0
-.7
.8
.5
-4.3
.4

.2
?.5
3.3
3.3
2.1
7.3
.3

Apparel ...........................................................

128.0

-1.5

A

130.1

■1.0

-1.0

145.6

-.3

-1

125.7

8

9

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 .............

144.7
140.6
99.6
143.3
153.6
95.7
95.2
93.9
98.1
96.0

.9
.9
.2
.4
-.1
5.2
5.2
6.1
3.7
.4.2

.8
.8
.2
-.2
.9
3.9
3.8
4.2
3.5
3.1

141.9
139.1
100.0
143.1
151.5
101.1
100.7
98.7
111.8
104.8

.9
.7
.1
.0
.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.3

.2
.2
.1
-.3
.9
.7
.8
.6
1.0
1.1

140.7
139.3
100.3
146.0
152.5
95.9
95.4
92.4
101.7
99.0

1.3
1.1
-.4
-.5
-.3
5.5
5.5
6.0
5.2
4.7

.4
.4
.0
-.4
.9
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1

145.8
142.8
99.0
143.4
146.2
114.9
114.1
111.0
111.4
115.5

2.6
2.5
-.9
-1.2
-.7
16.1
16.3
16.7
15.7
15.0

-.9
-.8
.2
-.2
1.0
-4.4
-4.3
-4.4
-4.7
-4.0

Medical care ...................................................
Medical care commodities ..........................
Medical care services ..................................
Professional services 2 ..............................

260.6
234.9
265.8
242.7

3.9
5.7
3.5
3.1

.4
.1
.5
.6

244.2
224.8
248.6
230.1

4.0
4.3
3.9
4.6

.0
.0
.1
.2

246.2
221.0
252.1
232.1

2.6
2.7
2.5
2.3

.1
.2
.1
.0

245.8
227.0
250.2
214.8

3.2
.8
3.7
2.7

.2
-.4
.3
.1

Recreation 4 ....................................................

103.2

1.7

-.1

102.0

1.3

.4

101.4

.1

.2

99.7

-.3

-.1

Education and communication 4 ....................

99.8

.4

-.5

102.1

1.1

.9

100.3

.3

-.7

100.5

-.1

-.5

Other goods and services .............................

269.1

9.3

-.1

252.6

8.9

-.8

252.3

11.3

.1

261.5

11.3

-.4

169.7
146.1
132.3
134.4

2.0
1.8
1.3
2.8

.1
.3
.2
.4

158.3
142.3
132.2
139.3

1.7
1.1
.7
2.5

.1
-.3
-.4
-.4

159.7
144.4
135.3
140.9

1.9
1.7
1.7
4.1

.2
.2
.2
.5

164.7
146.1
133.5
140.2

2.7
2.5
2.7
6.5

-.1
-.5
-.9
-1.7

143.6
126.3
197.5
188.8
187.0
237.0

5.2
-1.1
2.1
2.9
-.1
2.6

.9
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
-.2

147.6
122.8
178.0
173.0
185.1
207.3

4.2
-1.3
2.3
2.7
1.7
3.3

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

143.7
127.4
178.4
159.4
191.8
216.3

6.2
-1.3
2.1
2.4
1.4
2.4

.7
-.2
.1
.0
-.3
-.1

153.0
126.2
184.8
174.3
187.7
211.4

9.4
-1.3
2.9
4.0
1.3
1.7

-2.0
.0
.2
.1
-.5
-.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 she lter3 ...........................................
Transportation services ..............................
Other services ..............................................

See footnotes at end of table.




56

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
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Percent change
from—

Index
May
1999

May
1998

West

South

Midwest

Northeast

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 s he lter3 ..........................
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 ....................

166.0
170.5
160.0
134.0
151.0
136.7
145.5
176.7
192.6
102.3
179.1
183.0

1.8
1.9
1.6
1.4
2.7
2.8
5.0
1.1
2.0
.1
2.2
2.1

0.1
.0
.0
.3
.4
.4
.9
-.3
-.1
.1
.1
.0

154.5
157.8
154.4
133.6
150.1
141.1
148.9
167.4
172.2
102.7
166.5
168.2

1.6
1.7
1.4
.8
2.3
2.5
4.1
1.9
2.1
-.9
2.0
1.9

0.1
.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.3
1.1
-.1
-.1

154.9
159.3
157.8
136.0
150.8
141.7
144.2
173.5
170.8
101.9
167.9
169.7

1.8
1.9
1.7
1.6
2.9
4.0
6.0
1.7
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.9

0.2
.1
.3
.2
.4
.5
.8
.2
.1
1.8
.0
-.1

161.0
164.3
159.5
135.5
154.3
143.0
154.3
175.9
179.8
119.3
170.1
171.1

2.7
2.8
2.1
2.7
4.0
6.2
8.8
1.6
2.9
8.0
2.3
2.4

-0.2
-.2
-.3
-.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.7
.3
.1
-1.1
-.1
-.1

146.4
93.2
205.4

1.0
3.2
2.4

-.2
3.2
.1

142.6
100.6
187.0

.6
1.8
2.8

-.5
.7
.2

146.5
96.5
186.3

1.2
5.2
2.3

-.1
2.2
-.1

142.0
115.9
189.1

.9
15.9
3.1

-.4
-4.4
-.1

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

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base




57

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
1999

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—

Percent change
from—

Index
May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Size class D

May
1998

Index
May
1999

Apr.
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 4 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

149.0
149.0

2.2

0.1

103.8

1.9

0.1

"

'

'

"

"

160.8
259.9

1.9
*

-0.1
■

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ..........................................................................
Food away from home .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

148.3
147.9
151.1
142.7
152.5

2.3
2.3
2.1
2.6
3.0

.1
.1
.1
.1
.6

102.6
102.6
102.3
103.3
102.5

1.9
1.9
1.6
2.5
2.4

.2
.3
.4
.1
.1

158.0
157.5
154.8
163.4
164.5

1.7
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.4

.1
.0
.0
.1
1.1

Housing .......................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ..................................................
Electricity5 .......................................... ..........................
Utility natural gas service 5 ..................................................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

145.3
156.3
148.3
157.8
125.2
121.4
120.9
123.8
115.1
118.0

2.4
3.4
3.8
3.3
-2.2
-3.1
-3.0
-2.0
-5.3
.3

.1
.1
.3
.2
.6
8
.8
1.3
.0
-.4

102.3
103.7
102.9
103.0
98.0
96.7
97.0
98.3
92.8
100.4

1.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
-.3
.8
-.7
-.5
-1.4
1.0

.0
.0
.1
.2
.6
7
.7
.5
1.3
-.3

155.6
179.5
165.4
170.5
131.9
108.1
116.5
122.0
110.3
122.5

1.4
2.2
2.5
2.2
.0
-1.1
-1.2
1.9
1.2
.9

.0
-.1
.2
.1
.6
-8
.8
.0
3.5
0

Apparel .........................................................................................

120.9

-1.6

-.7

103.1

.9

.5

136.3

-.1

.1

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles .........................................................................
Used cars and trucks .............................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................

142.8
142.0
99.7
125.9
143.6
150.8
150.1
150.4
104.4
140.3

1.6
1.6
-.4
-.7
.1
8.6
8.8
9.1
7.9
8.0

.1
.2
.2
-.2
.9
.6
.6
.6
.7
.8

100.2
99.9
100.0
99.6
100.6
98.1
98.1
98.4
97.5
97.8

1.0
.9
-.1
.1
-.6
4.4
4.4
4.8
3.7
3.8

.0
.2
.1
-.2
.8
.5
.5
.4
.8
.7

140.6
138.1
100.1
147.1
142.4
96.3
95.7
91.9
103.8
99.5

1.4
1.3
-.2
-.1
-.6
6.3
6.3
6.2
5.2
6.9

-.1
-.1
.0
-.7
.8
-.5
-.5
-.6
.1
-.1

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 5 .............................................................

197.1
183.9
200.0
182.6

3.4
3.8
3.3
3.2

.1
.0
.1
.2

104.7
104.2
104.9
105.1

3.1
2.6
3.2
3.2

.3
.2
.4
.4

242.3
227.5
246.0
233.8

3.9
4.7
3.7
2.1

.1
-.4
.3
-.3

Recreation3 ..................................................................................

101.5

.6

-.1

101.1

.5

.3

104.2

1.8

.4

Education and communication 3 .................................................

101.3

.7

.1

99.8

.0

-.8

100.2

-.3

.1

Other goods and services ...........................................................

205.8

9.2

-.3

116.1

11.4

-.1

264.1

11.5

-.8

149.0
139.3
133.2
144.7
159.9
119.2
158.0
156.8
156.1
179.4

2.2
1.8
1.4
3.6
6.5
-1.2
2.5
3.4
1.1
2.7

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

103.8
102.0
101.7
104.4
104.9
98.6
103.0
103.7
102.2
103.7

1.9
1.7
1.6
4.1
5.5
-1.3
2.0
2.4
1.0
2.4

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

160.8
143.3
134.8
139.6
144.3
127.2
183.9
167.8
184.1
218.1

1.9
1.8
1.9
4.6
7.0
-1.0
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.3

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

Commodity and service group
AH items 4 .........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...............
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .........................................................................................
Rent of shelter6 .........................................................................
Transportation services .............................................................
Other services ............................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




58

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
1999

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Size class D

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

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 ............... ..................................

146.8
149.2
146.2
134.3
146.7
145.5
158.9
159.0
154.9
134.5
150.2
150.7
132.2
148.9
161.0

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 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator




2.2
2.2
1.7
1.5
2.9
3.6
6.1
1.5
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.2
.6
7.8
2.9

0.1
.0
.1
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
.2
.1
.7
.0
.0
-.4
5
1

102.4
102.5
102.2
101.7
103.5
104.3
104.8
102.4
102.9
97.4
103.0
103.1
102.4
97.7
103.6

1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
3.0
4.0
5.4
1.7
2.0
1.6
1.9
1.9
1.3
3.8
2.3

0.0
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
.0
.6
.0
-.1
-.1
.5
.0

156.0
161.4
156.4
135.8
149.1
140.9
145.5
173.0
176.8
101.6
169.4
172.5
146.1
95.5
192.5

1.8
2.0
1.8
1.9
3.1
4.5
6.7
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.3
6.0
2.4

in January. 1999.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
■ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

59

-0.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
.3
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
.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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class A
Item and group

Index
May
1999

Size class B/C 2

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

169.4
258.9

2.0
'

0.1
■

103.5
■

2.0
■

0.0
■

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

165.9
165.3
165.8
166.5
173.7

2.8
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8

.3
.3
.4
.3
.2

103.2
103.2
102.9
104.0
101.8

2.1
2.1
2.0
2.5
.9

.5
.4
.6
.1
.3

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .............................................. ..........................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....... ............................................. ............
Fuels . . ...................................................................................
Gas ipiped) and electricity 4
...... .
Electricity 4 ............. ..............................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .................. ...............................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

168.5
197.2
191.4
186.5
116.7
110.5
123.4
126.9
118.7
126.4

2.0
2.9
3.4
2.8
-2.4
-3.1
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
.3

-.1
.2
.2
.3
-1.9
-2.1
-2.5
-.7
-5.3
.1

102.1
103.6
102.8
102.5
95.6
94.1
94.9
95.7
92.9
101.4

1.6
2.8
2.7
2.1
-2.0
-2.6
-2.0
-2.0
-1.6
-1.3

-.4
.0
.2
.1
-2.2
-2.5
30
17
-6.0
-.5

Apparel ....................................... ..................................................

121.6

-1.6

-.9

103.6

-1.3

.8

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

147.7
143.2
95.4
94.9
93.7
96.4
95.4

.6
.7
6.1
6.2
7.1
4.8
5.1

1.0
1.1
4.7
4.7
5.3
4.6
3.9

98.8
98.5
93.3
93.3
93.3
93.3
93.7

1.3
1.2
3.6
3.6
4.7
1.9
2.6

.2
.4
2.2
2.2
2.8
1.5
1.6

Medical care .................................................................................

265.4

3.8

.0

105.2

4.2

1.2

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................

103.4

1.4

.1

103.0

2.3

-.1

Education and communication 2 .................................................

100.5

1.1

-.4

97.8

-1.6

-.8

Other goods and services ..........................................................

264.4

8.1

-.1

116.7

12.0

.0

169.4
145.8
131.3
132.5
126.7
195.4

2.0
2.0
1.3
2.6
-1.2
2.0

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

103.5
102.0
101.3
103.5
98.5
102.7

2.0
1.7
1.4
3.3
-1.0
2.3

.0
.4
.3
.7
-.3
-.2

165.6
160.5
133.1
150.2
135.0
175.6
190.2
103.7
178.1
181.8

1.9
1.6
1.4
2.7
2.6
1.0
1.9
.3
2.1
2.0

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

102.2
101.9
101.3
103.3
103.4
101.8
102.5
93.8
103.2
103.1

1.9
1.7
1.4
2.6
3.2
1.8
2.2
-.1
2.2
2.1

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 she lter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




60

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)
Midwest

Item and group

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Size class D

Size class B/C 2

Size class A

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977-100) ...................................................

158.9
259.8

1.9

0.1

103.4

1.3

-0.1

154.4
250.2

2.0

0.0

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

163.7
163.3
163.7
163.1
168.0

2.4
2.4
2.2
2.7
1.9

.1
.1
.0
.2
-.1

102.6
102.5
102.5
102.6
103.7

1.9
1.7
1.5
2.1
3.4

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

151.7
150.7
146.1
160.0
166.4

.6
.6
-.2
2.2
.5

-.9
-.9
-1.4
-.1
-.7

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels
....... .......................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............... ................................
Electricity4 ............................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...

151.4
173.3
177.2
173.3
118.4
103.4
106.8
116.2
97.0
116.8

1.6
3.0
3.1
2.9
-4.3
-5.7
-5.7
-5.1
-6.5
-1.4

.0
.0
.1
.1
.9
1.0
1.1
.2
2.6
-.8

102.2
103.9
102.9
102.8
97.9
96.9
97.2
101.3
91.2
99.6

1.0
2.1
2.1
1.9
-.5
-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.6

.1
.3
.1
1
1.0
1.3
1.4
8
2.2
1.7

148.0
167.5
155.5
165.5
131.6
101.1
108.8
104.5
116.6
118.7

1.3
3.0
2.5
25
-.5
1.7
17
5.2
2.5
-3.8

.7
.4
-.1
3
2.1
2.6
2.6
-.2
6.2
-3

Apparel ...... ..................................................................................

128.1

-1.8

-1.2

100.8

-1.0

.5

142.5

3.9

•1.2

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel ............. ....................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re gular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

142.8
140.3
103.5
102.9
101.6
111.7
104.9

1.5
1.2
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.0
3.6

.4
.5
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.0

100.9
100.6
101.0
101.0
100.8
101.1
101.8

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

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

135.8
131.8
94.0
93.1
89.6
108.8
99.3

1.3
1.3
4.6
4.6
3.8
4.5
8.1

-.1
-.2
-.9
-1.0
-.9
-1.1
-1.6

Medical care .................................................................................

245.3

5.1

.2

104.1

2.3

-.4

236.0

4.9

.9

Recreation 2 ..................................................................................

102.5

1.4

.1

100.9

.9

.9

103.2

1.7

-.5

Education and communication 2 .................................................

103.4

1.2

1.8

100.6

1.2

-.5

100.2

-.2

1.9

Other goods and services ..........................................................

255.4

8.1

-.7

115.2

9.1

-1.2

248.2

12.0

-.5

158.9
143.0
131.1
140.4
119.9
178.0

1.9
1.3
.6
2.3
-1.3
2.6

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

103.4
101.6
101.1
103.8
98.0
103.4

1.3
.9
.4
2.0
-1.5
1.8

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

154.4
141.9
136.5
143.7
124.0
170.9

2.0
1.8
2.5
6.0
-1.4
2.4

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

155.2
155.4
132.6
152.5
142.3
169.2
172.4
103.0
167.0
167.9

1.8
1.6
.6
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.4
-1.4
2.3
2.3

.1
.1
-.2
-.1
-.3
.5
.3
1.6
.0
.0

102.3
102.0
101.1
103.2
103.8
103.0
103.3
99.0
102.8
102.8

1.2
1.1
.4
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.8
-.6
1.5
1.4

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

150.1
151.7
137.5
148.4
145.3
159.8
164.0
97.5
162.5
165.5

1.9
1.9
2.5
3.3
5.7
2.0
2.1
1.0
2.2
2.5

-.1
-.1
-.5
-.8
-.8
1.1
.7
.9
-.1
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 she lter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




61

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
1999

Size class B/C 2

Percent change
from—

Percent change
from—

Index
May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Size class D

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Index

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ...................................................

158.1
256.1

1.8

0.1

103.7

1.9

0.2

'

'

'

"

'

162.6
263.2

1.9
■

-0.1
■

Food and beverages ...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at home ...........................................................................
Food away from home .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

161.2
161.3
158.1
167.8
160.1

2.0
1.8
1.2
2.8
3.8

.3
.2
.3
.0
1.3

102.3
102.3
101.6
103.6
102.0

1.9
1.8
1.4
2.7
2.3

.4
.4
.6
.1
.1

156.6
156.9
154.5
164.0
150.5

2.0
1.9
2.6
.9
2.6

.5
.5
.8
.0
.0

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ............................................
......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ..................................................
Electricity4 ................... ........................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ....................................

149.6
165.1
164.5
158.3
121.6
107.9
111.6
110.8
105.1
129.5

2.3
2.7
3.3
2.3
-.5
-1.1
-1.0
.5
-9.3
2.3

.1
-.1
.2
.1
2.0
2.6
2.6
3.8
-4.1
-.5

102.5
104.0
103.3
103.6
97.8
96.3
96.3
96.5
95.0
100.3

1.5
2.3
2.2
2.4
.1
.4
-.4
.4
-.6
-1.0

.3
.1
.3
2
.7
9
.9
.6
2.6
.3

157.4
185.1
167.3
169.4
133.5
111.3
116.4
119.8
110.4
119.5

1.4
2.1
3.3
24
-.4
1.6
1.5
1.4
2.8
.8

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

Apparel ..........................................................................................

148.1

-2.2

.2

103.5

1.4

-.5

131.3

3.1

1.3

Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...........................................

140.9
139.8
98.5
97.7
95.5
99.6
99.9

.9
.7
5.9
6.0
6.5
5.4
5.4

.3
.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.4
2.4

100.3
99.9
96.6
96.6
96.7
96.5
96.6

1.4
1.3
5.6
5.6
6.3
5.0
4.3

.5
.6
2.4
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.1

140.8
139.7
86.9
85.8
81.2
102.4
94.2

1.6
1.5
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.5
4.0

-.1
.0
.6
.5
.5
.7
.7

Medical care .................................................................................

241.7

1.4

.0

104.7

2.9

.3

247.8

3.6

-.2

Recreation2 ..................................................................................

101.0

.3

.1

100.6

-.2

.0

107.2

1.2

1.0

Education and communication 2 .................................................

101.3

.7

-.3

99.6

.0

-1.0

100.7

.7

-.6

Other goods and services ...........................................................

232.6

9.7

-.6

116.7

12.1

.6

261.8

12.1

-1.0

158.1
144.0
134.1
139.3
127.9
174.9

1.8
1.5
1.1
3.3
-1.2
2.2

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

103.7
102.2
102.1
104.6
98.9
103.1

1.9
1.9
1.9
4.6
-1.5
2.1

.2
.4
.3
.6
.0
.1

162.6
141.7
133.2
135.7
128.1
189.8

1.9
1.8
1.7
3.3
-.2
2.0

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

153.9
156.3
135.1
150.2
140.4
169.5
168.3
102.4
166.1
167.3

1.9
1.5
1.2
2.5
3.4
1.5
2.2
2.2
1.8
1.7

.2
.2
.1
.3
.4
.4
.2
2.6
-.1
-.1

102.5
102.2
102.1
103.4
104.5
102.1
102.9
96.4
103.2
103.4

1.9
1.9
1.9
3.2
4.5
1.8
1.9
2.3
2.0
2.0

.2
.3
.3
.5
.6
.0
.1
1.6
.1
.0

156.5
157.4
133.6
146.2
136.1
179.0
181.0
96.9
172.3
176.3

1.8
1.8
1.7
2.6
3.2
1.9
1.9
.7
2.0
2.0

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
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 shelter5 .......................................................
Services less medical care services .............................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




62

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
May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Index
May
1999

Percent change from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 ........................ ............................................................
All items (December 1977= 100) ................................................

164.0
265.4

2.9
■

-0.1
■

104.7

2.4
'

-0.3
■

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................................

167.9
167.1
171.1
161.2
175.9

2.0
1.9
1.8
2.1
3.2

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.8

103.0
103.0
103.4
102.4
103.3

2.0
2.0
2.1
1.9
2.9

.3
.3
.4
.2
.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ........................................... .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 . . ............................................
Electricity4 .......................................................................
Utility natural gas service 4 ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

165.3
178.9
185.9
176.1
140.1
130.0
131.9
146.5
117.5
129.8

3.7
4.6
4.8
4.6
-.7
-1.6
-17
,3
-4.8
.7

.4
.2
.3
.3
2.8
3.9
3.9
2.2
8.5
-.5

102.4
102.8
102.3
102.3
101.5
101.2
101.3
103.5
92.8
101.1

2.1
2.8
2.8
2.6
.7
4
.4
1.7
4.7
-2

-.1
-.5
-.1
.1
2.7
3.3
3.3
2.5
7.3
.1

Apparel ....................................................................................

123.2

-1.2

-.6

105.8

6.0

-1.5

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

145.7
142.6
116.2
115.1
111.9
111.4
117.8

3.3
3.2
17.7
17.7
18.3
17.3
16.9

-.9
-.8
-4.3
-4.3
-4.4
-4.8
-3.9

100.5
100.1
102.4
102.4
102.8
101.5
101.9

1.5
1.5
12.0
12.0
12.8
10.9
10.3

-1.1
-.8
-4.7
-4.7
-5.0
-4.2
-4.6

Medical care ............................................................................

240.8

2.8

.1

105.2

3.8

.4

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

99.4

-.6

-.4

100.3

-.3

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

100.3

.1

-.4

101.2

.0

-.7

12.3

-.9

Other goods and services .......................................................

262.9

11.2

-.1

114.7

164.0
145.5
131.8
138.3
125.0
183.2

2.9
2.3
2.6
6.1
-1.4
3.3

-.1
-.5
-.9
-1.6
-.2
.2

104.7
102.5
102.2
105.7
98.4
102.8

2.4
2.8
3.2
7.4
-1.3
2.0

-.3
-.6
-1.1
-1.9
.1
-.1

160.8
159.3
134.0
153.9
141.4
174.3
179.1
120.0
169.2
169.8

2.9
2.1
2.6
3.8
5.9
1.6
3.3
9.3
2.5
2.7

-.1
-.3
-.8
-.7
-1.4
.3
.3
-1.2
.0
-.1

102.6
102.7
102.3
104.4
105.6
102.8
102.6
101.7
102.8
102.7

2.4
2.3
3.2
4.7
7.2
1.4
1.9
5.5
2.2
2.2

-.3
-.2
-.9
-.8
-1.8
.4
-.2
-.8
-.2
-.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
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 shelter5 ....................................................
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 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other Item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator




in January, 1999.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
" Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule
1

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
May1999 from—

Apr.
1999

May
1999

May
1998

Mar.
1999

Percent change to
Apr. 1999 from—

Apr.
1999

Apr.
1998

Feb.
1999

Mar.
1999

M

162.6

162.3

162.2

162.6

1.9

0.2

0.2

1.9

-0.2

-0.1

Northeast urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

165.3
164.9
103.0

164.1
163.4
102.8

165.2
165.2
102.3

165.9
165.8
102.9

2.5
2.7
2.0

1.1
1.5
.1

.4
.4
.6

2.4
2.6
1.9

-.1
.2
-.7

.7
1.1
-.5

Midwest 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

159.2
164.1
102.3

159.1
164.0
102.3

159.2
163.7
102.6

158.9
163.7
102.5

1.8
2.2
1.5

-.1
-.2
.2

-.2
.0
-.1

2.2
2.5
1.7

.0
-.2
.3

.1
-.2
.3

M

147.5

148.1

148.1

146.1

-.2

-1.4

-1.4

1.8

.4

.0

South urban ......................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1 500.000 3
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50000)

M
M
M

158.0
157.7
101.7

157.9
158.0
101.4

157.3
157.6
101.0

158.1
158.1
101.6

1.4
1.2
1.4

.1
.1
2

.5
.3
6

1.0
1.2
7

-.4
-.1
7

-.4
-.3
-.4

M

154.1

154.7

153.2

154.5

2.6

1

8

20

6

-1.0

West urban
.......... ............... ............ ...........
Size A
More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1.500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

170.4
172.2
103.4

170.2
172.0
103.2

169.6
171.3
103.0

169./
171.1
103.4

2.0
1.8
2.1

.3
-5
2

1
-.1
.4

27
28
2.2

b
.5
-.4

-.4
-.4
-.2

M
M
M

151.2
102.3
154.9

150.8
102.1
155.6

150.9
101.9
154.8

151.1
102.3
154.8

2.1
1.6
1.6

.2
.2
-.5

.1
.4
.0

2.4
1.4
2.2

-.2
-.4
-.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

177.5
176.7

177.2
177.0

176.1
175.0

176.4
174.5

2.2
.7

-.5
-1.4

.2
-.3

2.9
2.2

-.8
-1.0

-.6
-1.1

M

167.2

165.8

167.2

167.9

2.4

1.3

.4

2.2

.0

.8

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

162.2
163.3
151.7
100.5

160.8
164.7
152.7
100.6

163.5
164.7
149.9
100.8

163.8
166.4
151.8
101.3

3.1
4.9
2.4
.3

1.9
1.0
-.6
.7

.2
1.0
1.3
.5

3.5
5.3
2.2
.6

.8
.9
-1.2
.3

1.7
.0
-1.8
.2

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

160.8
154.5
154.8
166.5

160.8
156.7
155.9
166.6

160.6
157.6
156.5
165.9

159.4
156.5
155.0
167.1

.7
2.6
-.8
2.4

-.9
-.1
-.6
.3

-.7
-.7
-1.0
.7

1.3
2.9
-.2
1.8

-.1
2.0
1.1
-.4

-.1
.6
.4
-.4

2
2
2

164.6
172.7
168.7

162.2
172.4
171.0

166.1
174.2
166.9

165.7
173.1
166.0

3.4
1.6
1.4

2.2
.4
-2.9

-.2
-.6
-.5

3.7
2.8
3.2

.9
.9
-1.1

2.4
1.0
-2.4

U.S. city average .............................................
Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..................................................................
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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Percent change
from—

Index
May
1999

May
1998

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category

All items (1967-100) .....................................

Food at home

.......................................

Alcoholic beverages ..................................

Rent of primary residence 1 .........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

Electricity * .........................................
Utility natural gas service 1 ..................
Household furnishings and operations .....
Apparel

....................................................

162.8
484.9

2.1

0.1
-

162.3
476.8

1.5
-

0.4
-

159.7
471.9

2.2
■

-0.2
'

171.5
488.3

1.7
■

0.1
'

163.3
162.9
162.6
164.5
168.5

2.1
2.1
1.9
2.4
2.7

.2
.2
.2
.1
.4

168.4
167.9
176.4
152.3
175.3

2.0
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.0

.1
.2
.2
.1
-.2

169.5
167.1
174.5
155.9
191.6

1.1
.9
.7
1.4
4.5

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

169.0
168.5
167.9
173.2
175.9

2.7
2.7
2.4
3.3
2.7

.5
.5
.4
.5
.3

159.2
180.9
176.4

2.0
3.0
3.3

.1
.1
.2

156.8
185.6
196.7

1.6
3.8
4.1

.2
.2
.0

156.8
166.5
169.0

2.3
3.2
3.6

.1
.1
.2

172.1
203.2
195.5

2.0
2.8
3.3

.1
.1
2

175.1
126.3
110.6
117.9
123.9
108.8
124.8

2.9
-1.3
2.0
-1.9
-1.3
-3.5
-.3

2
.6
.8
.9
.9
.6
-.3

185.3
111.8
98.8
102.0
107.7
96.0
106.5

3.6
-10.6
-12.4
-12.4
-13.2
-11.4
-1.9

.1
1.9
2.2
2.2
.1
5.0
-1.6

164.7
142.9
136.7
137.1
154.3
120.3
123.8

2.9
1.9
-2.8
-2.9
.5
-9.5
-.3

1
2.1
2.9
2.9
.0
9.9
-1.3

193.9
110.2
108.7
119.1
118.3
120.6
127.3

2.6
-2.7
3.0
2.9
-3.0
-2.5
.4

.2
.6
.7
-.8
-1.2
.2
.0

133.0

-.5

-.5

119.9

-3.2

-3.4

121.6

-3.1

-.6

118.3

-3.3

-1.7

-.7
-.8
-4.9
-4.9
-5.1
-5.0
-4.4

151.3
144.8
93.6
93.3
92.8
95.0
94.6

-.3
.0
6.0
6.0
7.3
4.4
4.3

.9
1.0
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.1
3.2

Transportation .............................................
Private transportation ...............................
Motor fuel ................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................
Gasoline unleaded regular3 ...............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........
Gasoline unleaded premium 3 ............

143.1
140.3
101.3
100.8
98.7
104.8
102.2

1.4
1.2
6.6
6.7
6.9
5.9
6.1

.1
.1
.5
.5
.4
.7
.7

137.1
134.1
102.3
101.5
99.1
109.2
103.4

.9
.6
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.6
3.6

.6
.7
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.4

143.3
139.4
114.3
111.7
109.4
109.4
112.7

3.8
3.6
18.6
18.7
18.8
19.2
17.9

Medical care

248.7

3.4

.2

257.6

3.2

.4

241.7

4.2

-.1

263.9

3.4

.1

-1.5

102.9

.6

-.1

Recreation5

.............................................
............................................

101.5

.6

.1

101.8

2.0

1.1

100.7

-.3

5.7

98.7

-1.1

-.3

100.8

1.2

-.3

Education and communication 5 ..................

100.7

.4

-.2

107.9

1.4

Other goods and services ...........................

258.8

10.2

-.3

261.7

5.5

-.3

261.2

11.7

.3

262.3

7.4

.0

162.8
144.6
133.4
138.8
125.6
184.4

2.1
1.8
1.5
3.9
-1.3
2.3

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

162.3
142.9
127.5
138.5
115.7
183.9

1.5
.6
-.1
.8
-.9
2.2

.4
-.3
-.5
-1.1
.0
.9

159.7
143.9
128.6
136.9
121.0
176.2

2.2
1.8
2.4
5.7
-1.2
2.6

-.2
-.8
-1.2
-1.8
-.4
.2

171.5
147.0
130.2
130.9
125.7
197.2

1.7
1.5
.5
1.5
-1.5
1.8

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

158.8
157.7
134.8
151.4
140.6
173.0
178.6
105.2
170.7
172.8

2.0
1.7
1.6
2.9
3.8
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.0
2.1

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

157.8
155.4
129.6
154.1
141.3
169.9
177.5
98.5
171.1
171.7

1.4
.5
-.1
1.4
.9
.2
2.1
-5.9
2.1
2.0

.4
.5
-.5
-.5
-1.0
1.9
1.0
2.3
.3
.3

156.4
158.1
131.9
154.1
142.0
174.7
171.8
120.4
164.4
164.0

2.2
1.8
2.5
3.0
5.6
1.7
2.5
9.4
1.8
2.0

-.3
-.4
-1.1
-.9
-1.7
.4
.2
-2.1
-.1
-.1

167.9
160.5
132.1
151.3
133.5
173.2
192.3
102.4
180.0
183.4

1.6
1.1
.6
2.2
1.5
.5
1.7
.0
1.9
1.7

.1
.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1
.1
1.0
.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 shelter2 ........................
Services less medical care services .............
Energy
.......................................................
All items less energy ......................................
All items less food and energy ....................

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
' Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.




65

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
U.S.
city
average

BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Item and group
Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .....................................................................

162.8
484.9

2.1
■

0.9
■

172.6
499.0

2.2
*

0.2
-

162.3
476.8

1.5
■

0.7
■

Food and beverages 3 ..................................................................
Food 3 ..........................................................................................
Food at home ........................................................................
Food away from home 4 ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................

163.3
162.9
162.6
164.5
168.5

2.1
2.1
1.9
2.4
2.7

.2
.2
.2
.2
.7

168.2
168.8
163.8
179.4
166.0

3.2
3.1
3.1
3.2
4.8

1.0
1.1
1.9
-.2
.3

168.4
167.9
176.4
152.3
175.3

2.0
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.0

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

Housing3 .......................................................................................
Shelter .......................................,.......... ........... .........................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................
Fuels and utilities .............................................. .........................
Fuels .........................................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ..................
....................
Electricity5 .................. .........................................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ..................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

159.2
180.9
176.4
175.1
126.3
110.6
117.9
123.9
108.8
124.8

2.0
3.0
3.3
2.9
1.3
-2.0
-1.9
-1.3
-3.5
-.3

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

165.3
197.0
189.8
178.9
112.1
93.7
114.4
128.0
92.9
115.9

2.1
3.2
3.9
3.4
-2.8
-3.7
-3.1
-.3
-8.2
-.5

-1.2
-.3
.4
.3
-9.2
-10.6
-12.4
.2
-30.3
.2

156.8
185.6
196.7
185.3
111.8
98.8
102.0
107.7
96.0
106.5

1.6
3.8
4.1
3.6
10.6
12.4
12.4
13.2
-11.4
1.9

1.0
1.1
.3
9
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.7
2.0
-.8

Apparel 3 ........................................................................................

133.0

-.5

1.4

148.0

-4.3

.5

119.9

-3.2

-.2

Transportation 3 ............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................

143.1
140.3
101.3
100.8
98.7
104.8
102.2

1.4
1.2
6.6
6.7
6.9
5.9
6.1

2.9
3.0
17.2
17.3
18.6
15.7
15.0

143.8
142.4
97.5
96.3
93.7
98.6
99.4

2.0
1.8
5.6
5.7
6.5
3.8
5.0

2.6
2.9
15.5
15.6
17.1
13.5
13.3

137.1
134.1
102.3
101.5
99.1
109.2
103.4

.9
.6
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.6
3.6

1.7
2.0
12.7
12.7
13.3
11.8
12.4

Medical care 3 ...............................................................................

248.7

3.4

.5

317.7

4.5

-.1

257.6

3.2

.7

Recreation 9 ..................................................................................

101.5

.6

.2

105.5

1.9

.5

101.8

2.0

.3

Education and communication 9 .................................................

100.7

.4

-.3

99.9

-.4

-.8

107.9

1.4

-.5

Other goods and services 3 .........................................................

258.8

10.2

1.3

265.5

10.3

3.7

261.7

5.5

.7

162.8
144.6
133.4
138.8
125.6
184.4

2.1
1.8
1.5
3.9
-1.3
2.3

.9
1.5
2.4
4.3
-.1
.2

172.6
147.1
134.7
140.2
126.3
201.1

2.2
1.7
.7
2.6
-1.7
2.6

.2
1.7
2.2
3.9
-.2
-.9

162.3
142.9
127.5
138.5
115.7
183.9

1.5
.6
-.1
.8
-.9
2.2

.7
.7
1.3
2.5
.1
.8

158.8
157.7
134.8
151.4
140.6
173.0
178.6
105.2
170.7
172.8

2.0
1.7
1.6
2.9
3.8
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.0
2.1

.8
1.0
2.3
2.1
4.1
.2
.2
7.9
.3
.3

166.4
166.0
135.7
153.3
140.8
192.1
191.6
95.0
184.4
188.7

2.1
1.8
.9
2.9
2.7
1.7
2.6
.0
2.4
2.2

.2
.4
2.1
2.4
3.6
-1.6
-1.0
-1.2
.3
.2

157.8
155.4
129.6
154.1
141.3
169.9
177.5
98.5
171.1
171.7

1.4
.5
-.1
1.4
.9
.2
2.1
-5.9
2.1
2.0

.8
.6
1.2
1.1
2.4
.4
.9
6.7
.4
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .........................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 .........................................................
All items less shelter ......................................................................
Commodities less food ..................................................................
Nondurables ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food ...................................................................
Services less rent of she lter6 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy3 ...........................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 ..................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




66

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
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

DallasFort Worth, TX

ClevelandAkron, OH
Item and group
Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Index
May
1999

Percent change
from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Expenditure category
All Items 3 .........................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .....................................................................

153.7
480.3

1.7
■

0.5
*

157.0
484.0

2.7

0.8

159.7
471.9

2.2

0.9

Food and beverages 3 ..................................................................
F o od3 ..........................................................................................
Food at home ..........................................................................
Food away from home 4 ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................

169.0
170.5
166.4
179.4
151.1

4.2
4.2
4.9
3.0
3.3

1.0
1.1
1.0
1.2
-1.5

164.2
161.7
151.8
179.5
192.6

3.7
3.1
2.4
4.2
9.1

.1
-.2
-.6
.3
3.3

169.5
167.1
174.5
155.9
191.6

1.1
.9
.7
1.4
4.5

-.6
-.9
-1.4
.0
3.9

Housing 3 .......................................................................................
Shelter .................................................................................. .....
Rent ot primary residence 3 5 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................... ..................
Fuels ..................... .....................
................................ .
Gas (piped) and electricity 5
...........................................
Electricity 5 ...........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ..................................................
Household furnishinqs and operations ..................................

146.5
162.3
172.3
169.6
124.4
117.4
119.0
133.6
105.6
121.8

1.2
2.3
1.2
2.7
-1.1
-2.0
-2.2
.5
-5.5
-2.2

-.3
.0
.1
.4
.2
.3
.2
.0
.5
-2.8

144.6
156.9
155.7
150.0
121.3
111.6
110.7
112.2
94.1
128.9

2.7
3.4
4.3
2.7
-1.4
-2.9
-3.0
4
19.4
4.2

.3
.2
.8
3
3
,2
2
.5
-2.1
1.3

156.8
166.5
169.0
164.7
142.9
136.7
137.1
154.3
120.3
123.8

2.3
3.2
3.6
2.9
-1.9
-2.8
-2.9
.5
-9.5
3

.3
.4
.5
4
1./
2.3
2.3
.0
7.6
-.6

Apparel 3 .......................................................................................

121.9

-5.4

-2.5

137.8

-.1

-1.4

121.6

-3.1

1.4

Transportation 3 ............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................

139.4
139.3
108.1
107.3
105.6
110.6
110.9

.6
.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.6

2.0
2.1
11.9
12.0
12.9
11.1
10.2

144.7
144.7
97.9
97.4
94.3
98.9
99.8

1.3
1.1
6.6
6.7
7.4
6.0
5.6

1.9
2.4
16.1
16.2
18.0
14.5
13.7

143.3
139.4
114.3
111.7
109.4
109.4
112.7

3.8
3.6
18.6
18.7
18.8
19.2
17.9

3.9
4.3
20.3
20.4
21.6
20.4
18.0

Medical care 3 ...............................................................................

218.7

3.8

-.2

235.5

1.2

-.1

241.7

4.2

1.5

Recreation 9 ..................................................................................

101.4

2.0

.3

101.6

2.0

.5

100.7

-.3

-.6

Education and communication 9 .................................................

98.5

-.4

-.3

102.6

3.8

1.3

98.7

-1.1

.5

Other goods and services 3 .........................................................

233.5

4.9

2.3

234.5

9.1

3.4

261.2

11.7

.4

153.7
142.1
127.5
138.3
115.7
167.6

1.7
1.1
-.6
-.1
-1.1
2.1

.5
1.0
1.1
2.7
-.4
.0

157.0
145.1
134.1
134.1
135.4
170.5

2.7
2.4
1.7
3.9
-.3
3.0

.8
1.1
1.7
3.6
-.1
.4

159.7
143.9
128.6
136.9
121.0
176.2

2.2
1.8
2.4
5.7
-1.2
2.6

.9
1.3
2.8
5.3
.0
.5

150.9
153.0
128.4
154.3
138.9
161.7
163.9
113.4
159.6
157.3

1.5
1.4
-.5
2.3
.1
1.8
2.0
-.6
1.9
1.2

.5
.7
1.0
1.7
2.4
.0
.1
5.1
.1
-.1

152.8
157.6
136.2
149.2
137.7
172.7
163.9
103.5
165.8
166.9

2.8
2.5
2.1
3.8
4.5
2.5
3.1
1.5
2.8
2.7

.8
.9
1.8
1.6
3.6
.6
.4
7.3
.2
.4

156.4
158.1
131.9
154.1
142.0
174.7
171.8
120.4
164.4
164.0

2.2
1.8
2.5
3.0
5.6
1.7
2.5
9.4
1.8
2.0

.8
1.2
2.8
1.8
5.1
.7
.5
12.7
.2
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .........................................................................................
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .........................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 .........................................................
All items less shelter ......................................................................
Commodities less food ..................................................................
Nondurables ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter6 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
E nergy3 ...........................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 ..................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




67

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
2

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ^CT-PA

Item and group

Percent change from—

Index
May
1999

May
1998

Index
May
1999

Mar.
1999

Percent change from—
May
1998

Mar.
1999

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .................................................................

171.5
488.3

1.7
■

0.4
*

103.4
■

2.1
■

0.6
■

Food and beverages 3 ..............................................................
Food3 ....................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Food away from home 4 .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................

169.0
168.5
167.9
173.2
175.9

2.7
2.7
2.4
3.3
2.7

1.1
1.1
1.3
.8
.7

103.1
103.1
101.3
104.1
101.0

1.5
1.5
.3
3.2
.7

.4
.2
.7
-.4
1.5

Housing3 .................................................................................
Shelter .......................
.....................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................
Fuels and utilities ......................... .........................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5
........... ............................
Electricity5 ...................... ................................................
Utility natural gas service 5 ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

172.1
203.2
195.5
193.9
110.2
108.7
119.1
118.3
120.6
127.3

2.0
2.8
3.3
2.6
-2.7
-3.0
-2.9
-3.0
-2.5
.4

.1
.1
.3
.4
1.3
-1.5
-1.8
-1.9
-1.5
1.3

104.2
105.1
105.4
104.8
103.0
102.8
103.5
105.2
95.5
102.8

2.6
2.7
2.7
2.5
4.0
3.9
4.3
4.7
3.0
.8

-.4
.0
.3
.2
9
1.0
1.1
./
3.2
-3.8

Apparel3 ..................................................................................

118.3

-3.3

-.5

100.4

-.4

2.1

Transportation 3 .......................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

151.3
144.8
93.6
93.3
92.8
95.0
94.6

-.3
.0
6.0
6.0
7.3
4.4
4.3

1.4
1.7
16.3
16.2
17.8
14.3
14.1

99.5
99.3
92.8
92.8
91.6
93.9
94.2

1.5
1.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.3
3.3

2.1
2.2
13.6
13.7
15.2
12.6
11.6

Medical care 3 ..........................................................................

263.9

3.4

.2

105.1

1.8

-.4

Récréation 9 .............................................................................

102.9

.6

.1

102.0

.4

.4

Education and communication 9 ..............................................

100.8

1.2

.0

101.8

.0

-.2

Other goods and sen/ices 3 ......................................................

262.3

7.4

-.5

117.4

10.7

2.3

171.5
147.0
130.2
130.9
125.7
197.2

1.7
1.5
.5
1.5
-1.5
1.8

.4
1.3
1.6
1.9
.8
-.2

103.4
102.0
101.7
104.0
99.1
104.3

2.1
1.5
1.5
3.4
-.6
2.7

.6
1.2
1.6
3.9
-1.0
.0

167.9
160.5
132.1
151.3
133.5
173.2
192.3
102.4
180.0
183.4

1.6
1.1
.6
2.2
1.5
.5
1.7
.0
1.9
1.7

.4
.5
1.5
1.4
1.8
-.6
-.2
4.2
.2
.0

103.3
102.5
101.7
103.0
103.7
103.6
104.4
95.3
103.6
104.2

2.1
1.9
1.5
2.2
3.1
2.7
2.7
3.5
2.0
2.1

.6
.8
1.6
1.9
3.7
.2
.1
6.7
.2
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ...........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables ..............................................................................
Services ...................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................................
Commodities less food ..............................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter6 ....................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy3 .....................................................................................
All items less energy .................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, Index is on a November 1997*100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.




6
7
8
9

Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

68

L Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
MOO, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Annual
avg.

Dec.
1st
half

2nd
half

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

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17 1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
11
-1.7
-1.7
.0

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
15

2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

*
-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

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

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

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

•
■
•

•
■

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17 1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1936
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
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

"

'

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

-

-

Percent change
from previous

*
■

■
*
■

•
-

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

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

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

-

-

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




69

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
1093
111.6
1160
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
1999

150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3

150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5

151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0

151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2

152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2

152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0

152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2

152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4

153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6

153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0

153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0

153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9

151.5
155.8
159.9
162.3

153.2
157.9
161.2
163.7

152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0

2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6

2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6

' Data not available.




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

70

Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group
and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December

Item and group

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

All items ...........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .....................................................................

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

163.9
491.0

166.2
497.7

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 ........................................
C ookies2
.....................................................................
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 v e a l1 .................................
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 ............................................
Eggs .....................................................................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
M ilk 1 ....................................................................................
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 ....................................

127.2
127.4
126.5
136.1
136.5
121.2
152.4
120.1

133.9
134.2
133.8
142.4
143.7
124.0
163.5
122.7
141.5
138.3
137.5

137.3
136.7
135.5
147.4
148.8
123.5
171.4
126.3

143.3
142.7
142.3
158.9
159.6
129.9
186.5
131.7
158.2
156.2
157.0

147.2
146.8
147.3
164.2
164.5
132.3
191.0
139.5
163.8
160.4
162.4

147.2
148.0
139.4
141.8
137 1
159.3

154.2
155.4
144.8
147.6
142.0
168.1

157.7
157.5
151.0
154.9
146.8
181.4

163.2
163.9
156.3
158.0
155.1
176.9

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

146.4
140.4
143.8

139.5
138.7
137.5
153.3
154.4
130.2
178.1
128.9
152.5
146.1
151.6

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

162.7
162.3
162.6
182.3
172.0
153.6
192.7
150.0
100.0
186.9
102.5
189.6
193.5
102.7
184.0
186.1
182.6
183.9
170.4
215.6

164.2
163.7
163.9
185.1
175.8
163.3
195.8
152.5
101.3
189.2
103.1
191.4
193.5
104.4
185.0
186.6
185.0
188.1
175.6
220.4

139.8
133.6
133.8
133.6
133.0
120.8

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

150.4
132.1
133.0
131.1
132.8
118.4

157.4
137.1
138.4
135.9
137.7
123.0

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

170.8
142.0
141.7
137.2
134.6
115.7

174.9
150.0
149.0
144.4
137.8
117.6

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

188.5
147.3
147.4
140.2
137.1
115.9
101.2
100.6
97.8
144.1
96.8
153.1
99.3
145.1
154.4
139.5
91.8
145.6
140.2
99.8
166.3
102.6
159.3
103.5
162.4
160.6
100.1
183.7
103.5
103.8
134.5

189.6
146.7
147.8
141.4
137.9
116.9
99.4
101.9
99.3
144.7
95.0
147.7
99.8
145.0
154.7
142.8
93.8
148.6
147.2
99.9
170.9

Expenditure category

135.6
133.2
132.2
139.0
140.2
132.9
137.5
132.2
147.5
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

-

136.8
122.9
144.4
154.5
142.5
131.6
132.9
128.2
129.7

-

133.1
117.1
137.1
144.5
145.8
136.4
138.2
140.1
141.1

-

-

139.6
130.2
144.2
151.9
146.2
141.4
139.3
151.8
146.3

155.4
161.5
157.4
168.3
156.0
146.2
143.8
160.7
157.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

130.4
130.2
143.0

130.6
133.2

129.9
134.8
150.4

135.4
136.9
152.0

141.3
146.8
158.7

139.4
143.2
166.9

144.8
150.2
172.1

158.2
161.5
175.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

119.4
156.3
134.9
122.9
123.0
126.9
123.1

118.8
164.1
128.7
126.7
126.0
132.7
128.5

118.2
167.0
123.5
127.4
125.5.
135.1
130.1

119.9
168.7
117.7
129.1
127.8
135.4
130.6

122.8
177.0
116.0
130.2
130.6
134.6
131.5

124.5
187.9
116.4
131.6
131.1
136.0
136.1

125.5
194.8
145.5
135.0
133.7
139.0
139.7

126.5
198.6
162.9
148.6
148.3
150.1
150.5

-

148.5

See footnotes at end of table.




-

127.4
104.8
134.9
141.2
139.5
133.0
133.9
134.1
133.7

179.8
183.4
180.7

71

-

NA

155.7
99.8
158.6
153.6
102.1
185.9
105.7
103.9
132.4

NA

NA

142.9
157.6
106.1
155.2
106.1
159.0
162.8
106.0

121.4
156.2
103.3
150.6
103.7
160.7
160.0
106.9

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

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

136.7
145.6
154.8
124.7
122.6
138.5
136.5
140.0
135.8
140.3
135.6
-

146.5
157.6
171.2
151.6
128.3
152.7
144.0
133.9
152.0
129.5
151.0
-

156.2
173.9
181.8
154.1
124.3
156.7
166.1
137.2
183.0
193.4
166.4
-

166.5
190.1
205.4
166.9
127.6
177.4
■
174.9
165.0
152.1
197.2
178.5
■

180.3
212.8
213.1
163.2
143.1
178.7
212.7
154.2
273.4
233.6
216.1
■

177.9
206.3
224.2
187.6
146.5
206.7
188.4
175.3
172.2
242.6
183.2
■

187.2
216.2
251.1
194.1
157.5
199.6
■
181.2
160.2
184.6
193.4
185.9
■
*

■
124.6

■
128.5

152.9
169.6
188.6
169.9
128.3
186.8
150.7
129.0
170.1
124.5
162.3
■
■
129.3

■
130.2

■
135.4

■
136.5

■
140.4

143.7

1110

113.1

112.3

1148

131.7

129.5

126.9

109.8

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
-

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
■
■

113.7

115.6

115.2

118.5

118.0

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
■
■

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
■

145.6
145.7
145.3
*
143.6
144.7
132.2
■
*
140.7
113.9
145.5
■

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

200.7
235.2
258.7
191.8
165.6
118.0
224.3
106.6
212.3
178.0
199.3
281.9
209.8
102.0
102.3
102.7
103.1
102.5
150.3
100.1
100.5
131.7
99.9
114.9
104.7
100.1
96.5
155.2

207.2
243.2
280.6
197.2
159.0
161.7
352.0
108.3
207.7
191.5
207.7
214.3
214.2
104.9
105.3
105.9
106.5
105.4
154 2
102 1
101 7
134.2
102.4
118.8
103.9
102.1
96.9
156.2

NA
NA

NA
NA

103.3
152.4
150.1
133.8
101.1
103.8
151.9
120.5
168.9
152.9
103.4
102.1
102.2
166.9
191.7
147.1
156.9
172.4
100.4
101.3
102.6
166.6
103.3
104.9

103.5
153.4
153.0
138.8
102.4
106.2
147.2
109.5
139.6
156.0
101.8
103.6
103.6
168.7
199.2
146.5
158.3
175.9
101.9
98.5
102.5
176.4
105.8
105.0

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 fruits 1 2 ..............................................................
Canned vegetables 12 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ........................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 12 ...............................
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 .....................................................
B utter2 .............................................................................
Margarine 2 .....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 ................................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 .................
Peanut b u tte r1 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 schools 1 ...............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .........
Other food away from home 1 .............................................

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
-

See footnotes at end of table.




72

-

■

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
•
•

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
■
■
•
■

-

■
158.9
184.9
146.2
151.7
163.9
■
■
154.5
•
■
155.0
"
■
■
■

NA

NA

163.0
102.8
102.2
102.5
100.9
103.3

164.6
104.0
103.2
102.9
101.3
104.3

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
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

167.2
151.4
149.8
153.0
153.2
152.8
147.2
198.1

169.3
153.4
151.9
155.4
155.4
155.2
148.9
200.3

-

■
-

■
-

-

•
-

-

■
-

-

'

"

'

100.0
100.0
100.0

101.9
104.2
103.4

103.5
104.1
103.3

124.9
135.6
135.5

130.5
142.7
141.1
166.1

135.0
148.2
145.2
175.8

138.5
152.5
148.6

154.0
172.3
164.0

188.6

142.3
157.1
151.9
193.8

157.7
178.1
169.1
100.0
229.7

161.3
184.0
174.9
103.8
239.4

163.0
186.5
176.7
111.8
240.0

154.9
147.7

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
157.8
118.7
108.9
91.8
89.2
120.4
115.6
122.9
105.0
176.7
214.0
118.2
■
121.4
129.5
■
106.3
120.3
113.0
129.5
~
■

213.5
221.4
184.7
190.7
100.0
99.9
129.4
130.0
126.6
117.1
115.8
1114
110.3
97.2
86.1
106.5
94.0
79.7
146.8
128.8
125.9
122.8
123.0
118.9
128.7
127.0
122.9
115.0
118.8
114.7
102.7
100.0
213.7
219.4
205.5
247.8
252.8
259.9
125.0
126.6
125.1
100.0
101.2
100.0
102.3
■ 100.0
100.1
100.0
101.5
135.4
134.5
133.5
142.7
141.5
141.8
100.0
101.6
100.0
104.3
100.0
98.9
100.0
98.5
113.2
113.4
110.6
100.0
99.6
100.0
99.9
117.0
121.0
119.5
116.4
107.1
109.3
99.4
100.0
100.0
99.5
100.0
99.6
97.4
100.0
100.0
100.5
141.4
143.4
146.3
101.7
100.0
•
100.0
102.7
100.0
101.8
100.0
103.0
100.0
103.3
100.0
101.5
■ 100.0
103.3
100.0
105.6

240 4
192.2
100.5
126.5
111.0
87.7
82.2
125.0
118.4
124.4
109.4
103.7
221.5
262.8
126.7
101.5
101.5
99.4
103.1
134.8
141.9
101.3
102.6
97.4
97.6
110.8
97.1
99.6
116.9
111.9
102.6
96.3
99.5
96.0
101.2
147.1
102.0
103.0
103.0
104.1
104.3
102.4
104.7
107.0

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 12 ................................
Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................
.............................................
Lodging away from home 13
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ..............................
Other lodginq away from home including hotels and
motels ................................. ....................................... .
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Tenants and household insurance 1 ..................................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ..........................................................
Fuel oil ..................................................................................
Other household fuels 5 .....................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................
Electricity 3 ..........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 3 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...............................
Garbage and trash collection 6 ..........................................
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 equipm ent2 ..........................................................
Other appliances 1 ................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...................................................
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 services 1 ...................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .....................................
Repair of household items 1 .................................................

156.3
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
■
■
■
■
■

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
■
■
■
■
■

See footnotes at end of table.




73

■

145.4
161.8
155.7
201.9

149.7
167.4
159.6
210.6

219.0

181.0
162.8

183.3
168.1

191.2
174.3

201.0
179 1

121.7
110.7
88.3
85.1
118.0
118.1
123.6
111.1
185.2
225.2
120.3
■
125.8
136.3
107.1
118.2
110.0
131.9
■
■
■
-

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
■
■
•
■

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
•
-

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

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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
-

131.6
131.2
133.7
135.8
134.1
100.0
129.0
120.7
123.6
123.7
126.7
102.7
100.0

130.7
130.3
133.1
133.2
133.1
100.6
128.9
118.8
122.4
123.0
122.1
107.2
98.2

134.2
133.8
138.3
138.7
140.5
102.0
135.8
116.6
127.3
128.0
111.5
115.5
102.3

•
116.1
114.7
122.0
118.5
107.5
115.3
121.5
107.7
125.5

■
120.2.
118.4
125.6
122.9
110.9
125.6
129.4
110.4
134.9

■
130.8
121.8
129.4
122.7
115.5
129.2
134.4
114.1
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

■
125.0
125.9
131.1
130.4
119.6
126.9
140.3
122.6
145.4

100.0
123.6
128.2
131.4
133.5
122.7
125.8
138.9
122.2
143.6

100.4
119 4
127.5
132.4
133.3
120.6
129 6
136.1
120.5
140 5

106.1
123.7
127.4
129.5
127.5
125.3
127.6
143.6
124.4
149.0

115.2
113.9
121.9
121.8
120.7
114.2
119.7
85.8
85.5
83.1
89.9

127.2
125.1
124.3
123.5
125.8
117.4
117.1
117.1
117.0
115.4
118.7
102.0
99.0
109.4
117.5
132.5
138.5
127.0
184.4
'
■
154.4
165.4
148.4
135.6

125.3
123.4
128.3

129.0
126.7
131.3
130.5
132.9
128.7
129.0
100.2
100.1
97.9
103.2
103.0
100.8
109.5
118.1
143.2
145.8
136.6
212.2
158.2
165.7
152.2
147.8

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
152.0

137.1
134.9
98.3
140.1
138.5
144.1
148.9
151.5
100.4
100.2
97.9
105.3
103.4
101.9
101.6
106.3
126.0
151.9
155.7
141.3
230.4
165.6
175.3
151.4
153.5

139.1
136.6
100.7
142.8
140.7
148.2
156.5
158.2
96.4
96.0
93.6
100.6
98.4
102.4
101.8
107.3
130.0
155.7
161.2
144.2
240.2
170.7
178.4
152.6
165.2

145.2
141.7
101.7
145.4
143.0
151.5
162.4
155.6
108.6
107.9
106.1
112.4
109.1
102.3
101.8
107.0
132.0
160.6
168.6
148.2
249.3
189.9
204.7
155.2
174.7

143.2
140.0
100.0
144.1
100.0
141.5
151.4
163.7
147.9
100.0
101.9
101.3
99.1
105.9
103.0
100.0
101.4
99.0
100.0
108.2
131.8
164.7
176.2
152.1
100.0
255.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
184.3
194.8
156.3
100.0
176.6

140.7
137.2
100.9
144.1
100.0
141.3
152.1
164.3
153.1
101.5
86.2
85.7
82.8
90.7
89.2
87.7
101.2
98.6
99.9
108.3
130.8
169.6
181.5
156.5
103.0
254.5
103.1
101.4
107.0
107.4
100.9
188.4
202.8
161.1
104.6
171.9

144.2
140.2
99.7
142.9
99.2
139.6
151.9
165.1
149.6
104.9
101.4
100.8
98.9
104.7
102.2
92.5
100.2
97.9
98.8
107.0
130.7
171.3
180.9
158.4
104.1
253.1
103.2
101.5
107.4
107.6
102.3
198.4
220.2
160.0
101.1
172.4

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
accessories1 ................ ................................................
Girls’ apparel .............................................................. ............
Footwear ....................................................................................
Men’s footwear
..................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear
... ................................................
Women’s footwear ...................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers' apparel ...... .........................................
Jewelry and watches 5 ...............................................................
Watches 5 ..................................................................................
Jewelry 5 ...................................................................................
Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................................
New vehicles .........................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 .....................................................
New cars 2 .............................................................................
New trucks 2 6 ......................................................................
New motorcycles 2 5 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ............................................................
Car and truck rental 1 ...........................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 ......................................
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 re p a ir1 ...........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 ........................
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 .............................................................

101.1
99.1
107.3
109.8
126.9
133.9
122.5
171.5
131.7
134.8
139.2
125.9

See footnotes at end of table.




74

127.6
129.6
123.7
120.1
98.4
98.1
96.1
101.4
103.6
101.3
110.2
118.4
138.4
141.9
133.8
199.1
■
149.8
155.4
152.0
140.8

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
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

245.2
225.6
263.8
149.2
177.4
176.3
249.6
224.6
231.9
240.2
143.4
156.7
291.4
106.4
105.2
237 3
108.4

249.5
229.4
271.8
147.8
175.5
174.9
254.0
228.6
235.2
246.4
146.3
158.6
297.0
108.4
107.0
243 6
111.1

91.7
96.6
70.2
200.1
-

93.0
94.2
69.2
194.9

95.6
94.6
66.4
202.8

98.5
97.7
62.9
218.6

-

-

100.0
100.0
60.2
233.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
90.2
88.4
100.0
100.0
142.6
142.1
100.0
100.0
■ 100.0
•
100.0
100.0
123.0
122.5
124.9
124.3
118.4
118.1
100.0
132.9
134.0
100.0
•
100.0
■ 100.0
100.0
■ 100.0
100.0
126.4
124.4
100.0
■ 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
193.8
200.3
100.0
100.0
165.5
174.1
178.2
180.2
100.0
100.0

101.2
100.7
57.3
249.8
87.0
93 9
95.9
92.9
81.9
100.0
101.9
142.9
101.4
99.7
104.4
103.8
104.6
121.8
127.7
114.3
99.3
129.7
99.2
94.8
101.0
101.3
100.1
95.0
116.8
95.0

102.2
100.9
55.0
254.1
79.7
92.3
93.0
91.7
82.6
102.2
103.8
145.2
102.9
100.1
106.7
104.4
106.9
121.0
128.3
112.6
99.5
129.5
97.3
95.0
101.4

Expenditure category

Medical care .................................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies ..............................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 .....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 ..........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 35 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................
Hospital services 3 9 ..............................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 .........................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ............................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .................................
Recreation 1 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 ................
...... ..................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable television 36 ........................................................... .
.
Other video equipm ent1 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2
Rental of video tapes and discs 12 .....................................
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 veterinary 1 ........................................
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 equipm ent1 2 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 ....................................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...........................................................
Film processing 1 2 ................................................................
Other recreational goods 1 ........................................................
Toys ...........................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent12 .....
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 12 ..............
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .........................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials .................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 ...............................................
Recreational books 1 ...............................................................

_
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
■

See footnotes at end of table.




75

.
72.3
180.4

71.4
187.0

-

95.0
129.6
■
119.6
117.6
118.3
130.1
■
■
■
■
118.1
■
•
161.0
132.4
147.3
•

93.6
128.3
*
119.7
120.1
116.5
132.9
■
■
•
•
*
121.1
*
•
167.3
139.2
152.8
-

94.0
129.5
•
120.0
120.0
117.1
135.2
■
•
122.9
•
•
170.3
144.7
158.2
-

93.1
130.8
123.8
124.7
120.0
130.9
■
121.8
177.1
151.8
163.9
-

90.7
135.4
123.1
124.8
118.7
133.4
~
■
123.0
*
186.4
156.3
173.6
-

NA

100.1
93.2
114.5
93.0

NA

NA

98.1
99.6
103.7
105.0
205.8
101.9
105.0
178.9
185.7
103.4
102.5

95.8
98.5
106.8
106.4
215.3
106.5
109.7
183.2
186.8
103.8
103.4

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

.

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

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 school 7 .........................................
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 3 ..............................
Telephone sen/ices long distance charges 1
Interstate toll calls 2 .......................................................
Intrastate toll calls 2 .......................................................
Cellular telephone services 1 ..........................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 10 ..................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 .............
Computer software and accessories 1 ..............................
Computer information processing services 1 ...................
Other information processing equipment 1 .......................

164.0
170.0
169.1
177.4
125.1
146.0

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
-

87.4
81.2
200.4
234.0
243.5
237.0
116.7
97.3

•
155.0

193.8
218.5
225.7
223.7
111.0
145.3
155.7

93.9
90.7
219.0
261.6
273.7
268.2
126.9
99.0
160.3
98.9
160.7

97.1
95.1
231.1
274.3
288.3
280.5
131.6
100.3
160.3
100 3
162.1

68.3
93.1

67.4
90.9

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

75.8
868

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

100.7
104.7
257.3
301.7
313.6
318.7
144.2
107.1
97.1
100.1
160.3
104.2
96.9
100.3
166.0
99.9
74.6
96.1
91.7

100.4
105.6
261.6
304.1
314.5
319.2
146.6
108.6
95.7
103.1
165.1
109.4
95.2
99.6
168.2
97.5
72.5
94.9
85.8

90.3

86.6

81.3

75.1

68.3

61.0

53.9

47.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

34.8
64.2
90.0
103.3
90.3

30.9
55.7
873
77.5
85.4

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 5 .................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ....
Financial services 5 ...........................................................
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 ........................

152.9
171.9
■
127.1
124.7

230.1
251.2
100.0
100.0
154.0
145.3

250.3
331.2
133.7
105.5
158.3
148.7

255.8
345.5
139.5
109.7
160.7
150.9

Expenditure category

70.0
96.6

92.7

'

'
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

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

100.4

101.6

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

160.8
168.3
102.7
237.8
174.6
179.1
102.3
101.7
201.6
102.2
105.8
100.6
160.7

163.5
171.0
104.4
242.1
179.6
181.3
103.9
103.0
205.3
103.6
109.2
100.2
160.2

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

142.2
130.2
132.1
137.8
127.4
185.7
191.5
188.4
219.5
164.2
157.8
159.4
131.7
134.2
139.7
147.5

144.5
132.8
138.2
145.6
125.8
187.9
194.2
190.4
221.9
166.6
159.9
161.6
134.3
140.1
147.0
151.4

-

-

123.9
129.7
151.4
116.8
113.4
■
117.9
116.6

131.2
135.0
■
162.0
124.8
120.9
■
127.0
121.7

127.5

137.0
141.3
179.8
137.2
133.2
■
144.4
131.3

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

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

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

135.1
138.0
172.4
131.9
128.0
*
137.5
-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ................................................................................
Sen/ices .....................................................................................
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 ..............................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




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-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December

Item and group
1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

126.7
192.8
179.8
98.9
172.3
174.8
143.9
86.3
192.5
165.0
145.0

May
1999

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ....................................................................
Services less rent of she lter4 .......................................................
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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
4 Indexes or a December 1982-100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.




7
8
9
10
NA

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

77

130.9
194.7
181.8
105.6
174.1
176.6
144.5
100.3
195.0
166.2
145.9

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
December

Item and group

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

All items ...........................................................................................

4.6

6.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

3.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

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 ........................................
Cookies 2 ..........................................................................
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,
turnovers 2 ...............................................................
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 v e a l1 .................................
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 ................................................................
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 ...................................................
M ilk 1 ....................................................................................
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 ............................................................

5.5
5.6
6.2
7.5
7.3
7.2
9.8
1.4
7.5

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

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

1.5
3.4
.7
1.0
1.7
.4
2.0
-.2

2.3
2.3
2.1
2.2
1.4
2.0
2.0
.1
.0
2.5
2.5
1.8
3.5
2.7
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.9
-3.8
4.5

.9
.9
.8
1.5
2.2
6.3
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.2
6
9
.0
1.7
.5
.3
1.3
2.3
3.1
2.2

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

3.7
.7
5
-2.2
.1
-.4
1.2
.6
-2.2
-5.8
-3.2
-4.5
-.7
-6.0
-6.3
-7.1
-8.2
-1.0
-3.2
-.2
3.4
2.6
2.6
3.5
2.2
4.0
.1
3.7
3.5
3.8
3.9
-5.4
6.6
6.1
6.4
6.1
7.2
7.2
6.0
4.9

.6
-.4
.3
.9
.6
.9
-1.8
1.3
1.5
.4
-1.9
-3.5
.5
-.1
.2
2.4
2.2
2.1
5.0
.1
2.8
■
-2.3
-3.6
-2.3
-4.4
2.0
1.2
2.1
.1
-1.6
-15.0
-.9
-2.6
-3.0
-2.3
1.1
-1.7
.8
3.2

1997

1998

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.




78

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
1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

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 vegetables1 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 .....................................................
B utter2 .............................................................................
Margarine2 .....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 ................................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 .................
Peanut b u tte r1 2 .............................................................
Other foods ...........................................................................
Soups .................................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................
Snacks ................................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 12 ....................
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 schools 1 ................................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .........
Other food away from home 1 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................

5.4
8.1
-5.8
5.8
-4.1
*
2.6
8.9
-22.1
12.9
4.8
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7.1
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3.0
■
5.0

8.2
10.6
21.6
4.6
10.3
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5.5
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11.9
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11.4
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3.1

7.6
10.2
12.1
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22.3
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4.7
-3.7
11.9
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2.5
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10.2
6.4
7.6
55.3
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9.3
13.0
8.3
2.7
13.2
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5.3
20.3
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11.9
3.7
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79.8
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1.6

1.7

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1.5
1.2
2.3
4.2
4.4
2.9
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7.7
-7.9
5.8
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5.2
5.9
3.4
3.9
6.2
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6.0
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4.5
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4.2

See footnotes at end of table.




4.8
12.0
3.5
7.5
-3.4

2.8
-4.7
-.1
-3.8
-5.2

-11.4
13.7
-37.0
3.9
-15.2
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-3.8
-8.6
7.2
-20.3
1.5

13.2
9.2
18.4
31.0
8.4

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2.9

1.7

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2.4

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2.9

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4.9

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16

1.0
4.7
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-3.5
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3.4
8.5
2.8
-4.0
37.0
56.9
1.6
-2.2
7.6
4.2
-24.0
2.1
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.3
2.8
2.6
2.0
1.2
1.9
2.5
3.4
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2.0
4
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3.3
3.2
1.5
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1.1
3.8
8.3
20.5
31.7
6.0
3.4
2.1
2.2
2.5
1.4
1.5
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2.4
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1.3
2.6
2.8
3.3
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2.5
2.8
2.2
2.5
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3.3
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1.9
3.7
1.3
2.3
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2.0
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1.5
1.4
1.1
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1.5
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2.4
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1.2
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8.1
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18.5
6.6
3.5
1.7
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2.3
2.7
3.1
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14.7

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2.9
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63.9
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3.4
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2.8
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4.8
4.6
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16.9
22.2
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2.2
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2.5
2.3
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2.6
2.7
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2.6
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2.2

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

1992

1994

1993

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

1989

1990

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

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
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.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

1.4
1.6
.7
1.1
.5
1.4
2.9

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.1

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1.9
4.2
3.4

1.6
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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

2.3
3.3
3.4
3.8
4.2

1.1
1.4
1.0
7.7
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5.4
5.1

15.8
4.8

1.3
3.3

4.3
3.7

5.1
2.8

62
3.1

4.0
4.3
28.6
29.9
25.9
1.5
1.4
1.8
6.2
9.8
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3.8
3.0
2.3
2.3
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-3.4
-2.4
2.8
1.7
5.1
6.6
8.5
1.6
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4.5
6.1
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3.8
3.2

3.2
3.9
15.5
19.5
5.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
6.6
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6.5
5.6
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3.7
2.9
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-19.9
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3.5
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1.8
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2.5
1.7
-3.8
-4.6
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2.2
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5.8
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5.3
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-2.7
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4.2
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1.6
-1.9
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3.3
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3.7
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1.4
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1.4
1.5
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2.7
-3.6
2.9
2.9
2.5
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2.3
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3.7
1.3
5.2
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4.6
5.6
23.1
23.3
22.9
3.8
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11.0
3.5
1.8
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3.4
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3.1
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11
11.9
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12.3
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3.3
4.0
2.0
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■
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.8
■
.2
■
■
3.4
-8.0
1.4
■
■
-

3.7
3.2
1
-2.6
-3.8
-11.4
-15.2
-2.3
-3.3
-3.2
-3.5
2.7
2.7
2.8
1.2
1.2
2.3
.1
1.5
1.4
-.6
1.6
4.3
-1.1
-1.5
-2.5
-.4
-.1
-1.2
2.1
-.6
-.5
-.4
-2.6
.5
2.0
1.7
2.7
1.8
3.0
3.3
1.5
3.3
5.6

8.6
.8
6
1
.4
1.9
3.1
-.7
-.4
1.2
-4.6
1.0
1.0
1.1
.1
.3
-.8
-.7
1.6
-.4
.1
-.3
-1.6
-1.5
-.9
.2
-2.5
-.3
-2.2
2.4
3.2
-3.2
-.1
-1.4
.7
.5
.3
.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
1.4
1.3

1.0

5.1

-.2

1.0

-.7

2.7

Expenditure category
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 3 ..................................................
Lodging away from home 1 3 ..................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ..............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...... .....................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................
Fuels and utilities
............................................. .....................
Fuels ..................................................................... ....................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ..................................................................................
Other household fuels 5 ............ .........................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................
Electricity 3 ..........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 3 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ...............
W ater and sewerage maintenance 3 ...............................
Garbage and trash collection 6 ..........................................
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 equipm ent2 ...........................................................
Other appliances 1 ................................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...................................................
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 services 1 ....................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .....................................
Repair of household items 1 .................................................
Apparel ..........................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




80

3.4

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2.1
5.6
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■
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■
■
■
■
*
■
*

1.4

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-1.6

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group
and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December

December

Item and group
989

1990

1991

1992

1994

1993

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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
accessories 1 ..................................................
Girls’ apparel .............................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Men’s footwear ..........................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .........................................
Women’s footwear ....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................
Jewelry and watches 5 ..............................................
Watches ;r
............................................ ...................
Jewelry 5
.............. ..................................................

1.3
1.9
2.2
3.3
1.8
-1.0
-.1
.2
4.2
-.8
-

2.9
3.2
2.8
2.0
4.5
1.4
6.1
6.6
7.6
7.0
-

1.0
1.3
1.1
1.1
2.5
-1.0
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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
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-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
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2.7
2.5
1.9
7.6
-.2
3.3
.2
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-5.0
*

-0.7
-.4
-1.9
-.7
.6
-.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.6
-3.6
4.4
-1.8

2.7
3.9
4.1
5.6
1.4
5.4
-1.9
4.0
4.1
-8.7
7.7
4.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-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
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.5
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-2.8
1.7
5.3
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-.7
-1.7
-.8
1.0
3.6
3.3
5.0
5.0
5.1

.4
.4
-.5
1.5
6
-2.0
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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
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2.4
2.6
-.9
1.0
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1.2

.4
-3.4
-.5
.8
-.1
-1 7
3.0
-2.0
-1.4
-2.2

5.7
3.6
-.1
-2.2
-4.4
3.9
-1.5
5.5
3.2
6.0

4.0
3.9
2.4
-

-1.5
-1.4
3.2
3.3
3.0
5.4
2.6
-16.0
-16.2
-16.7
-14.6
1.6
2.3
.7
.8
4.5
2.5
5.4
8.0
-3.0
-6.0
2.4
3.8

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
5.6
6.6
.1
5.0

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
11.6
17.0
-2.8
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
1.0

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
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

A .7
-2.0
9
.0
.0
-.1
.5
.4
3.5
1.5
-15.4
-15.4
-16.4
-14.4
-13.4
-12.3
-.2
-.4
-.1
.1
-.8
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.0
-.3
3.1
1.4
7.0
7.4
.9
2.2
4.1
3.1
4.6
-2.7

2.5
2.2
-1.2
-.8
-.8
-1.2
-.1
.5
-2.3
3.3
17.6
17.6
19.4
15.4
14.6
5.5
-1.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.2
-.1
1.0
-.3
1.2
1.1
-.6
.1
.1
.4
.2
1.4
5.3
8.6
-.7
-3.3
.3

7.9

6.6

5.4

4.9

3.9

3.0

2.8

3.4

1.8

Transportation .............................................................
Private transportation
New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................
New vehicles .........................................................
New cars and trucks 12 .....................................
New cars 2 ............................................................
New trucks 2 6 .....................................................
New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................
Used cars and trucks ............................................
Car and truck re n ta l1 ...........................................
Motor fuel ................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 ......................
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 re p a ir1 ...........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 ...............................................
State and local registration and license 13 .......
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

2.3
3.3
4.2
-.4
6.8
6.5
5.5
6.1
2.2
2.3
2.1
-.3
4.4
6.0
3.1
5.9
4.1
5.3
1.7
2.1

10.4
9.8
2.0
1.4
4.2
2.8
-2.2
36.5
36.8
38.9
32.0
.9
-.1
2.0
7.0
4.4
3.4
3.7
7.5
17.2
22.7
6.6
7.7

Medicalcare ...................

8.5

9.6

See footnotes at end of table.




2.9
3.1
2.4
2.0
3.4
2.8
4.0
3.1
3.3
-2.4
■

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group
and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
December

Item and group
1989

1990

1992

1991

1994

1993

1995

1996

May
1999

1997

1998

4.1
4.9
2.3
2.5
2.0
3.2
3.3
3.3
4.4
.6
2.4
3.2
3.1
2.6
3.9
4.3

1.7
3.0
-.9
-1.1
-.8
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.6
2.0
1.2
1.9
1.9
1.7
2.7
2.5

1.2
.7
-4.8
6.9
13.0
-6.1
-4.1
-7.1
-7.4
.0
1.9
.6
1.4
-.3
4.4
3.8
4.6
-.6
2.7
-3.2
-.7
-3.2
-.8
-5.2
1.0
1.3
.1
-5.0
-6.1
-5.0
■
-1.9
-.4
3.7
5.0
2.7
1.9
5.0
2.8
3.1
3.4
2.5

1.0
.2
-4.0
17
-8.4
’ 1.7
-3.0
-1.3
.9
2.2
1.9
1.6
1.5
.4
2.2
.6
2.2
-.7
.5
-1.5
.2
-.2
-1.9
.2
.4
*
.0
-1.9
-2.0
-2.1
•
-2.3
-1.1
3.0
1.3
4.6
4.5
4.5
2.4
.6
.4
.9

.7

-.3

Expenditure category
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

Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs and medical supplies ..............................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 .....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............
Medical care services ................................................................
Professional services 3 ...........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................
Hospital services 3 9 ..............................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 39 .........................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ......................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 39 ...............................

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

Recreation 1 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 ......................................................................
Televisions ...............................................................................
Cable television 3 6 .........
..............................................
Other video equipment 1 ......................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ....
Rental of video tapes and discs 12 .....................................
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 veterinary 1 ........................................
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 equipm ent1 2 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 ....................................
Photographer fees 1 2 ..........................................................
Film processing 1 2 ................................................................
Other recreational goods 1 ........................................................
Toys ............................................................................. .............
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent12 .....
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 5 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials .................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 ...............................................
Recreational books 1 ...............................................................

-

-

-1.3
3.8
-

-3.6
13.1

Education and communication 1 .................................................

■
9.8

-1.1
8.6
■

■
2.6
•

-1.1

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

'

'

'

"

'

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

-

-

-1.2
3.7
-

-1.7
7.0

1.4
-2.5
-1.4
-2.6

2.8
4
-4.0
4.1

3.0
3.3
-5.3
7.8

1.5
2.4
-4.3
6.9

4

-1.0

-2.6

.6

-2.0

3.2
3.9
2.5
■
-3.2
■
■
■
■
■
-.9
■
■
■
■
•
4.0
4.9
3.6
■

3.5
■
■
-.6
.1
-1.1
■
1.9
■
~
■
■
■
1.0
■
•
■
5.3
3.0
5.9
•

5.3
■
■
■
-.1
.1
-.3
■
-.4
■
■
■
■
■
■
2.8
■
■
■
■
4.0
5.9
2.6
•

-.4
■
■
■
-.4
-.5
-.3
■
.8
■
■
■
■
■
■
-1.6
•
■
•
■
3.4
5.2
1.1
■

3.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

1.5
•

3.7
■
■
1.8
2.0
1.4
■
1.4
■
■
■
■
'
■
1.5
■
*
■
■
■
5.2
■
4.8
4.6
■

1.7
■
■
■
■
3.7
1.5
5.6
■
.9
■
■
‘
■
"
■
1.1
■
■
■
■
■
■
4.8
•
5.6
6.4
■

-1.0
■
■
.1
2.1
-1.5
■
2.2
■
■
■
■
■
■
2.5
■
■
■
■
3.9
5.1
3.7

.9
*
■
*
.3
-.1
.5
■
1.7
■
■
■
■
■
1.5
*
*
•
■
1.8
4.0
3.5
■

-

-

-

-

-

82

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

1.8

4.4
■
■
2.1
2.3
1.9
■
3.4
■
■
~
■
■
■
2.4
•
■
■
■
•
9.5
8.9
4.7
■

See footnotes at end of table.




7.5
9.4
3.6
2.5
5.7
8.0
6.1
5.5
8.2
3.6
5.5
8.9

1.0
*
•
■

Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group
and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
December

Item and group
1989

1990

1992

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

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 school 7 ...........................................
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 3 ...............................
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 1 0 .....................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ...... .....
Computer software and accessories 1 ..... ..........................
Computer information processing services 1 ....................
Other information processing equipm ent1 ........ ................

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
■

4.9
8.5
10.0
7.9
4.4
■
*
*
.0
~
*
■
.5
■
-1.3
-2.4
■

3.4
7.1
7.9
5.9
5.1
•
■
.0
‘
'
1.0
■
6.5
.2
■

5.8
3.5
5.9
6.3
6.2
4.7
■
.0
*
.0
■
.0
'
-.3
'
5.4
-1.0
■

-7.3

-2.6

-4.1
■

-6.1

-9.1

-10.7

-11.6

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 5 .....................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ...................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ....
Financial services 5 ...............................................................
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 ..........................

8.2
14.7
■
*
3.8
2.5

5.6
5.6
5.6
5.7
6.6
3.8
1.7
10.3
'
.6
'
2.6
■
.1
-3.8
■

4.7
6.0
4.6
3.9
6.0
4.8
7.1
-2.9
.1
.0
4.2
-3.1
.3
1.3
-.1
-.8
1.5
-8.3

0.9
1.7
.8
.3
.2
1.7
1.4
-1.4
3.0
3.0
5.0
-1.8
-.7
1.3
-2.4
-2.8
-1.2
-6.4

-12.1

-26.6
35.8
-10.0
3.3
-9,7

-11.2
13.2
-3.0
-25.0
-5.4

8.8
31.8
33.7
5.5
2.8
2.3

2.2
4.3
4.3
4.0
1.5
1.5

.4

1.2
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.9
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.8
1.4
3.2
-.4
-.3

1.6
2.0
4.6
5.7
-1.3
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.4
2.0
4.4
5.2
2.6
3.3
1.0
1.1
6.8

4.9
5.5
4.9
5.3
4.6
3.7
■
1.3
.0

5.2
5.1
5.2
4.6
7.2
4.6
■
-.3
■
.0

1.4

-.3

.9

1.0
'
-4.3
2.8
■

3.7
6.1
■

■

■

-7.6
■
'
■

6.5
8.1
■
"
2.9
3.3

2.7
-5.9
■
■
2.5
1.7

4.2
3.0

4.3
2.7

3.6
2.7

5.2
7.2

■
4.2
4.2

8.0
11.1
■
■
2.5
2.7

1.9
1.8

2.1
1.1

1.1
-.9

2.3
1.8

■

■

■

■

■

'

'

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

7.6
10.8

1.0
2.1
■
4.8
1.9
5.8
■
7.8
■
■

1.5
3.4
•
5.3
3.8
5.4
■
*
7.1
■
■

2.5
3.2
■
4.0
3.8
4.7
■
3.4
■
■

2.2
3.0
■
5.4
5.1
5.1
■
'
6.0
■
■

1.5

6.5

3.1

4.2

4.5
2.7
2.7
3.4
4.2
3.9
2.3
1.7
3.5
2.2
5.8
.6
1.6

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
-.8
-1.0
-1.2
-.5
2.6
3.3
1.3
3.0
1.5
.9
1.5
-.7
-.8
-.9
.7
-.7
1.7
2.5
-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 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 ...................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ....................................................................
Services less rent of shelter4 .......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy .............................................................................................


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See footnotes at end of table.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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

83

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

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
1989

1990

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

1998

May
1999

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 .................................................

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

2.4
2.4
1.3
-15.1
3.0
2.4
.0

6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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.

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.1
4.6
1.3
3.1

84

1.0
1.0
.4
16.2
1.3
.7
.6

7. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items
(■=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Sep.

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Annual
avg.

Dec.
1st
half

2nd
half

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

'
-

-

■
-

■

-

•
■

"

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
173

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4

1/.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
i/ o

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17 1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
170

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17 1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17 4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

-

•

-

■

■

■

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17 2
16.0
14 4
13.0
13.3

r

?

13.4

17 1
155
14.0
12.6
13.4

17 0
5.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

167
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

-

! ».

170
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

-

7

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

¡3.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

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

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

17 ?

12.8




85

-

-

-

-

•

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'
-

-

-

-

-

-

■-

-

-

-

•

■

-

-

■

■

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'

"

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

-

-

-

-

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

-

-

-

-

'

■

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

.

10.0
10.1

1.0

1.0

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.?

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

-64
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

2.?
8.9
-10.5
5.1
38

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

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.

Annual
avg.

Dec.
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Dec.

Annual
avg.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

■

■

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
19 77
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

■

■

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

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
875
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
! 14 5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
1110
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

1079
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
45
44
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132 8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3

' Data not available.




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

86

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
December

Item and group

May
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

All items ...........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .....................................................................

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

160.7
478.6

162.8
484.9

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 .......................................................
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 v e a l1 ...................................
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 ...................................................
M ilk 1 ......................................................................................
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

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

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

136.9
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

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

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

146.6
146.2
146.3
163.9
163.6
131.5
190.5
139.6
163.8
168.5
163.6
136.0
137.3
133.7
134.7
117.7

149.8
149.4
149.5
169.2
167.8
140.0
193.6
143.1
169.5
170.7
168.0
141.7
141.4
137.3
134.4
115.7

156.1
155.8
156.9
175.4
165.7
150.6
185.4
144.2
179.7
177.8
178.4
149.8
148.9
144.5
137.8
117.6

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
-

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
•
-

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
■
-

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
■
-

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
-

130.3

140.0
144.6
146.9
141.2
146.0
172.3
144.8
134.7
138.4
139.7
177.0
205.2
222.0
188.0
146.4
189.0
175.2
171.1
239.2
184.1
-

155.5

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

161.9
161.5
161.3
182.0
171.3
153.6
192.7
149.9
187.0
102.4
103.1
183.1
184.3
146.9
147.0
140.2
136.9
115.9
101 2
100.7
98.3
144.1
96.8
144.9
140.0
91.5
145.4
159.4
103.5
100.1
184.5
103.5
103.8
142.0
157.4
106.2
158.4
163.2
106.2
199.0
232.9
253.8
191.5
165.5
118.2
105.9
212.9
177.6
196.2
277.2
212.3
102.1
102.4
102.4
100.3

163.3
162.9
162.6
184.8
174.9
162.8
195.4
152.4
189.3
102.9
104.8
184.2
188.6
146.1
147.3
141.4
137.7
117.0
99.4
102.0
99.8
144.8
94.9
144.8
143.3
93.9
148.0
155.7
99.9
102.3
186.6
105.4
103.9
120.8
155.8
103.2
160.0
160.5
107.0
205.3
240.7
276.2
198.0
159.3
161.8
107.9
207.9
192.3
204.5
212.1
216.6
104.8
105.2
105.1
102.2

Expenditure category

-

See footnotes at end of table.




87

134.9
139.3
136.9
140.2
167.1
115.3
131.4
135.2
136.0
178.8
210.8
209.8
163.5
142.7
212.0
154.1
269.0
229.9
217.6
-

156.9
156.9
146.0
157.5
176.5
162.3
148.5
149.8
150.4
186.0
214.3
248.1
195.2
157.2
181.2
160.2
183.1
190.5
187.5
-

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
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

111.2
110.4
115.2
120.1
121.1
115.2
■
121.5
■

113.3
111.3
117.0
125.1
126.3
118.4
•
■
130.8
■

112.9
112.3
■
111.0
127.0
130.6
118.4
129.1
■

112.7
114.0
■
104.9
128.2
131.9
119.6
128.3
-

130.6
115.7
172.3
■
138.3
134.4
123.2
•
•
134.1
■

128.8
119.1
155.6
140.1
138.4
128.3
•
137.3
■

126.5
118.5
144.9
•
143.2
144.5
132.7
140.4
■

127.4
132.6
130.8
126.1
124.7
-

134.0
140.7
135.3
131.1
132.5
135.6
-

138.1
149.0
137.4
132.6
1378

141.0
157.5
138.1
132.1
143.5
-

115.1
116.0
■
110.5
130.8
133.1
120.8
■
129.3
■
■
144.7
164.3
137.5
136.0
147.3
-

148.0
171.3
137.9
138.5
150.8

151.9
177.4
138.4
143.3
156.8

158.8
185.6
145.3
151.5
163.9

141.6

147.0

150.3
-

155.0

■
130.5
123.9
124.1
127.9
114.0
146.3

139.4
■
143.5
138.2
138.9
139.3
129.3
158.0

130.4
99.7
115.2
104.6
100.0
96.7
154.2
103.3
151.7
150.0
134.2
101.3
103.7
151.2
120.2
103.5
102.2
166.7
192.3
146 4
156.1
172.4
103.0
104 9
163.0
102.7
102.2
102.5
100.8
103.4
166.2
150.8
149.9
152.1
145.1
196.7

133.1
102.4
119.1
104.1
102.1
97.2
155.1
103.8
152.6
152.8
139.1
102.5
106.0
147.0
109.4
102.1
103.8
168.5
199.9
145.7
157.8
176.2
105.6
104.7
164.5
104.0
103.1
102.8
101.2
104.2
168.5
153.0
152.1
154.3
147.2
199.0

123.1
132.6
135.0
155.5

128.3
139.3
140.6
165.0

134.4
128.5
108.0
100.7
88.1
89.0
108.3
106.7
113.1
97.7
144.1
161.0
111.1
■
■
113.0
118.8
-

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
■
*
■
114.2
117.1
-

Expenditure category
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 b u tte r1 ..................
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 ................................
Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 .................................................
Lodging away from home 1 2 .................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 ..............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 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 2 ...............................................
Electricity 2 .........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 2 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...............................
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 .....................................................................

129.7
125.2
119.4
119.7
121.9
110.8
139.5

See footnotes at end of table.




88

147.7
141.3
142.8
141.3
131.3
164.0

144.1
■
150.0
142.0
143.2
142.8
131.6
168.8

■
151.4
141.7
142.9
143.8
130.0
172.5

■
154.3
143.0
144.1
145.0
131.7
178.0

■
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

132.7
144.6
144.8
•
175.7

136.1
148.7
148.2
189.7

139.7
153.1
151.6
193.8

142.7
157.7
155.4
202.9

146.7
163.1
159.3
211.8

151.0
167.7
163.7
219.2

154.4
173.1
168.8
100.0
231.2

157.8
178.8
174.6
104.0
241.7

159.2
180.9
176.4
112.0
242.2

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
-

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
-

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

221.7
173.7
100.3
126.4
110.9
86.6
79.9
125.3
118.4
122.3
114.1
102.8
216.4
260.2
124.8
101.0
102.5
100.2
100.7
132.3
141.2
101.2
104.5

240.6
175.1
100.9
126.3
110.6
88.0
82.4
124.4
117.9
123.9
108.8
103.8
218.4
263.1
124.8
102.1
101.5
101.3
102.9
131.4
140.5
100.6
102.9

Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by
commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December

Item and group

1994

May
1999

1997

1998

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

98.9
98.6
99.5
100.0
117.6
109.7
99.2
98.8
99.4
97.7
100.3
147.1
101.7
102.7
101.7
103.3
103.3
101.7
103.6
105.5

97.4
97.7
96.9
99.6
114.5
112.7
102.2
96.2
99.4
96.6
100.9
148.2
102.2
103.2
103.2
104.5
104.4
102.4
105.0
107.0

129.0
116.7
121.7
120.8
126.1
105.9
-

130.3
130.7
133.9
135.9
136.1
100.0
128.9
120.5
121.5
120.8
129.2
100.5
100.0

129.8
130.2
133.8
133.4
135.8
101.3
128.6
118.8
121.0
120.9
123.2
107.5
98.8

133.0
134.0
139.3
138.7
144.0
102.9
135.6
117.6
125.5
125.4
114.1
111.0
103.0

128.6
125.0
132.3
125.8
118.0
129.8
144.2
129.3
148.5

■
126.2
127.0
131.4
131.2
120.2
128.1
138.4
120.9
143.4

100.0
125.0
129.2
131.4
135.0
123.1
126.5
137.7
121.1
142.4

100.4
121.8
128.2
132.6
133.3
120.6
130.9
133.6
119.4
137.6

106.4
125.6
127.9
129.1
128.1
125.7
128.9
141.3
122.7
146.6

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

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

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

139.6
137.1
101.1
145.3
154.3
101.5
86.0
85.5
82.6
90.6
89.0
87.7
100.5
97.7
100.0
170.9
181.9
157.1
103.2

143.1
140.3
99.8
144.0
150.9
104.6
101.3
100.8
98.7
104.8
102.2
92.5
99.7
97.1
99.1
172.7
181.4
159.1
104.4

1996

1995

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

■
■
■
112.2
■
■
123.8
■
■
■
■

■
■
~
112.3
100.0
*
■

■
"
■
116.2
107.3
■
■
■

"
'
■
119.0
113.2
■
*
*
■

127.8
*
■
■
■

130.4
■
■
■
■

-

-

•

130.0
■
■
■
■
~
■

'
"
'
115.0
110.4
■
■
■
■
*
131.9
■

118.5
118.0
120.1
124.6
116.8
116.3
111.5
115.5
115.1
104.0
123.0
-

124.5
121.4
123.9
127.8
119.5
120.7
113.3
122.6
122.8
115.2
132.7
-

128.4
124.9
127.7
131.0
122.1
124.9
116.3
126.7
125.7
118.4
128.4
■

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
124.5
128.2
137.3
123.9
*
125.6
112.9
124.0
123.2
118.6
114.2
■

129.5
125.8
128.7
135.5
120.5
■
127.1
116.4
123.3
122.2
121.3
116.7
■

■
117.4
115.4
122.2
118.6
107.4
119.3
120.3
107.5
124.0

■
121.6
119.3
125.6
123.5
111.0
127.9
127.3
110.7
132.0

■
131.7
122.5
129.6
123.0
115.8
131.8
131.3
113.6
136.4

■
135.1
125.6
132.6
122.7
120.7
133.1
136.6
111.9
143.6

■
130.0
126.6
134.1
122.7
121.9
128.1
140.1
118.6
146.3

■
127.6
124.2
132.1
123.9
117.3
132.9
144.9
122.9
151.2

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

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

Expenditure category
Appliances 1 ..............................................................................
Major appliances 1 .................................................................
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 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 4 ...............................................................
Watches 4 ..................................................................................
Jewelry 4 ...................................................................................
Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation ................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................................
New vehicles ..........................................................................
Used cars and trucks .............................................................
Car and truck re n ta l1 .............................................................
Motor fuel .................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...........................................
Other motor fuels 1 .................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................
Tires ........................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 .................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................
Motor vehicle body work .......................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ..........................
Motor vehicle re p a ir1 .............................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




89

■
■

-

'
114.5
114.7
■
■
■
■
133.3
"
■
'
■
■
■
■

-

-

118.7
116.3
~
■
■
■
'
139.9
"
■
'
-

114.1
117.0
■
■
■

*

'
142.0
‘
'
'
■

129.3
127.5
130.9
134.7
125.7

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
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 ........................
Parking and other fees 1 .......................................................
Public transportation ..................................................................
Airline fare ................................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation .............................................................

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

254.6
103.1
101.8
106.8
185.1
201.6
164.7
171.4

253.1
103.2
101.9
107.2
193.9
219.5
162.9
171.8

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 2 .........................................................
Physicians’ services 2 .........................................................
Dental services 2
..........
.................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 24 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 24 ......................
Hospital and related services 2 ..................... ....................
Hospital services 2 9 .............................. ...............................
Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 .........................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 7 ......................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ................................

154.7
154.8
171.8
116.8
140.3
135.7
154.7
150.2
154.0
150.0
113.8
117.2
166.8

168.8
168.0
189.0
123.6
148.9
142.4
169.0
160.3
165.4
159.7
119.0
122.8
184.4

182.0
180.3
206.8
127.7
152.7
150.5
182.4
170.2
174.5
172.9
123.2
129.2
201.2

194.3
189.4
218.3
133.0
159.2
156.1
195.4
180.0
185.5
182.8
127.8
133.9
218.9

204.5
195.1
225.2
136.5
163.3
160.4
206.6
188.0
194.8
190.9
130.5
138.1
235.1

214.6
200.8
233.2
138.7
164.7
167.0
217.7
196.9
203.6
201 3
135.2
144.3
248.5

223.1
204.2
237.8
140.4
165.9
171.2
227.4
204.9
212.5
210.1
138.5
146.8
260.0

131.1

145.9

160.4

176.0

189.3

200.2

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

244.4
222.1
263.4
147.4
175.0
177.4
249.4
2262
233.1
239.7
143.7
160.6
287.4
106.2
104.9
238.1
110.6

248.7
225.7
271.6
146.0
173.2
176.0
253.8
230.?
236.4
245.8
146.8
162.6
293 0
108.2
106 8
244.2
112.7

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ..................................................................................
Video and audio 1 .......................................................................
Televisions ...............................................................................
Cable television 2 5 ..................................................................
Other video equipm ent1 .........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 ..
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 4 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials ................................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 ...............................................
Recreational books 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 scho ol6 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ................

'

"

"

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

100.8
100.7
56.4
250.7
86.8
94.8
81.7
100.3
101.6
142.5
104.3
124.0
131.5
113.3
99.6
130.5
101.2
95.0
117.8
99.1
99.8
103.3
104.7
205.0
179.4
186.9
103.3
102.6

101.5
100.6
54.0
255.1
79.5
92.9
82.1
102.5
103.3
144.5
106.6
123.0
131.2
111.8
99.9
130.1
101.9
93.1
115.4
96.2
99.0
106.6
106.1
214.5
184.3
187.8
103.8
103.2

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

100.9
104.7
259.7
295.8
312.7
318.0
145.2
107.6

100.7
105.9
264.3
298.7
313.8
318.5
147.6
108.8

See footnotes at end of table.




-

90

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
1999

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

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

97.8
100.1
160.8
104.2
97.7
100.4
165.3
100.0
92.4

96.5
103.1
165.6
109.6
96.2
99.8
167.7
97.6
86.9

92.7

86.9

-

89.7
•
-

-

80.6
-

74.2
■
-

68.2
■
-

61.4
-

54.9
-

48.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

36.0
64.0
89.9
103.5
89.7

31.8
55.1
87.5
74.4
84.8

152.7
171.8

164.4
190.1

177.7
211.5

189.0
229.0

192.0
215.4

200.0
222.2
-

208.1
228.4

215.2
233.9

126.9
124.7

132.2
130.0

135.7
133.7

139.9
138.6

143.2
140.7

146.1
143.5

148.9
144.7

150.4
143.5

226.9
250.9
100.0
100.0
153.9
146.1

252.6
332.0
133.8
105.5
158.3
149.6

258.8
345.9
139.4
109.9
160.8
151 6

100.0

100.3

101.5

1995

1996

1997

1998

Expenditure category
Communication 1 .........................................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..............................................
Postage ..................................................................................
Delivery services 1 .................................................................
Information and information processing 1 .............................
Telephone services 1 .............................................................
Telephone services, local charges 2 ...............................
Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ..................
Cellular telephone services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 1 0 ......................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 .................................
Computer information processing services 1 ......................
Other information processing equipm ent1 ..........................
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 sen/ices other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ....
Financial services 4 ................................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .............................. .............

-

-

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

'

'

"

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

138.5
141.3
177.6
133.6
135.1
143.9
■

144.7
146.2
188.9
144.0
142.1
153.3

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

146.8
149.2
198.8
147.2
150.6
166.5
'

148.9
154.2
208.9
153.1
158.1
177.7
■

153.1
159.4
217.8
159.7
165.9
183.2
■

156.7
164.1
100.0
228.9
166.5
174.7
100.0
100.0
193.9
100.0

163.7
168.6
102.8
237.4
174.9
182.1
102.2
101.9
200.5
100.4

166.1
171.4
104.5
242.3
179.8
185.6
103.8
103.1
204.1
100.0

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

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

142.3
130.6
132.1
137.9
127.4
182.5
172.2
186.1
216.1
160.4
155.6
156.8
132.0
134.1
139.7
147.3
125.7
171.5
176.9

144.6
133.4
138.8
146.6
125.6
184.4
174.2
187.5
218.4
162.6
157.7
158.8
134.8
140.6
147.9
151.4
129.7
173.0
178.6

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.




91

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

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
1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

97.8
169.3
171.3
144.1
86.2
189.7
163.7
143.1

May
1999

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 .................................................

6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
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

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.




92

105.2
170.7
172.8
144.5
100.6
191.9
164.8
143.8

Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by
commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
December

Item and group

1997

1998

May
1999

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.3

1.5

1.6

1.3

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

2.6
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.1
1.7
2.4
6.0
3.5

2.2
2.2
2.2
3.2
2.6
6.5
1.6
2.5
3.5

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

5.7
3.3
7.9
8.9
11.4
8.9
7.6
•

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
-

3.7
3.3
-.7
-.7
1.7
-2.2
4.5

1.3
2.7
4.2
3.0
2.7
-.2
-1.7

4.2
6.2
5.7
5.3
5.2
2.5
1.6

'
.7
.3
-1.2
-.7
-.8
-.9
-1.1

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

-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

-.7
-1.4
2.6
.2
2.8
-

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
■

7.4

11.1
8.5
6.8

2.1
2.2
2.0
2.2
1.5
2.4
2.2
-.1
2.6
2.4
3.1
2.2
3.0
-.7
-.5
■2.2
.2
.3
1.2
.7
-1 7
-5.9
-3.2
-5.8
-7.2
-8.5
-.8
2.8
3.5
.1
3.7
3.5
3.8
-5.4
6.7
6.2
7.2
7.4
6.2
4.7
5.5
7.5
-1.7
9.4
18.2
5.9
3.4
1.5
-8.9
11.1
4.3
2.1
2.4
2.4
.3
-1.0

.9
.9
.8
1.5
2.1
6.0
1.4
1.7
1.2
.5
1.6
.6
2.3
-.5
.2
9
.6
9
1.8
13
15
5
2.0
-.1
2.4
2.6
1.8
-2.3
-3.5
2.2
1.1
1.8
.1
-14.9
-1.0
-2.8
1.0
-1.7
.8
3.2
3.3
8.8
3.4
-3.7
36.9
1.9
-2.3
8.3
4.2
-23.5
2.0
2.6
2.7
2.6
1.9
2.1

1989

1990

4.5

6.1

5.5
5.6
6.2
7.3
7.3
7.3
9.7
1.4
7.4
■

5.3
5.4
5.8
4.6
5.1
2.2
7.2
2.1
4.3

1991

Expenditure category
All items ...........................................................................................

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 .......................................................
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
...............................
U ncooked 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 .............

7.8
8.8
6.9
5.2
6.6
6.7
75

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.




93

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

-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
13.5

-1.5
-1.9
-3.8

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
-

‘
2.4
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
■
-

"
.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
-

‘
-1.4

'
'
-1.8

"
"
4.1

3.4
7.9
-

.4
-1.6

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
1989

1990

1992

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

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, seasoninas, 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 ................................

4.9
-1.2
4.3
3.8
4.4

0.8

0.9

-

-

4.8
4.4
4.7
4.5
3.1
5.2

4.2
3.8
3.7
4.9
2.9
4.9

10.0
11.5
11.9
8.9
13.4
8.0

2.9
2.2
2.8
1.4
1.5
3.8

Housing .........................................................................................
Shelter .........................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................................................
Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 1 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance .......................................
Fuels and utilities .......................................................................
Fuels ..........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ..................................................................................
Other household fuels..........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................................................
Electricity 1 ..........................................................................
Utility natural gas service 1 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services .................
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ...............................
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
4.8
4.1
7.3

4.2
5.1
4.1
6.1

3.4
3.8
3.0
■
6.5

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
-

-0.3
55.9
5.7
1.0
2.0
■
3.7
■
■
2.3
4.3
.3
1.8
24

2.9
-9.7
1.3
3.0
4.1
2.4
■
■
2.6
3.6
.4
3.5
4.0

1.8

2,0

1.6
.5
.3
1.1
.2
2.9

2.6
2.8
2.3
•
8.0

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
■
■

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
*
■

■
1.1
4.2
-

■
4.3
5.2
-

■
5.7
7.5
5.5
3.9
5.6

■
5.2
6.1
3.4
4.0
6.3

4.6

4.5

2.8

■
2.7
-

-

-

-5.5
.9
1.0
1.0
■
-.6
■
■
2.1
5.7
.5
-.4
4 1

1.6
-

-0.5
-6.9
2.2
4.4
3.4
2.3

-1.9
16.8
2.7
2.2
.8
-.3

*
4.5
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.5

■
2.5
2.2
8
2.4

2.2

3.1

2.6

.9
-.2
-.2
.7
-1.2
2.2

1.9
.9
.8
.8
1.3
3.2

3.6
3.3
2.8
2.0
6.2
4.0

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

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

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
■
■

■
1.2
-1.8
-

■
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
-

2.0
.5
-.6
2.2
2.2
3.7

-0.3
-.9
4.6
.0
-3.3
-8.9
3.3
3.1
1.6
.4
1.3
3.7
8.0
20.2
3.5
2.2
2.5
1.4
16
.6
2.4
3.0
4.9
2.5
2.7
2.2
2.5
.8
3.4
1.9
1.6
1.8
.6
1.5
2.4

2.7
3.4
-.5
2.1
.5
.6
.5
.6
1.9
3.7
1.2
2.2
-2.8
-9.0
-1.4
1.6
1.1
4.0
5
1.1
2.2
2.5
2
.9
1.3
9
.3
.4
.8
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.2

2.3
3.2
3.1
5.5

2.2
3.3
3.4
4.0
4.5

.9
1.2
1.0
7.7
.2

4.0
3.2
.3
-2.5
-3.7
-10.7
-15.2
-2.5
-3.3
-3.2
-3.6
2.8
2.8
2.9
1.0
1.0
2.5
.2
.7
1.3
-.2
1.2
4.5
-1.1

8.5
.8
.6
-.1
-.3
1.6
3.1
-.7
-.4
1.3
-4.6
1.0
.9
1.1
.0
1.1
-1.0
1.1
2.2
-.7
-.5
-.6
-1.5
-1.5

?7

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.




1.8
5.3
2.0
.9
1.0
■
.8
■
■
2.6
4.3
-.4
3.0
26

-5.1
1.5
3.4
.0
■
-1.3
■
■
3.1
5.9
1.6
1.1
4.0

-

1.6
4.2
4.3
2.8
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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
1989

1991

1990

1994

1993

1992

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

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 regular2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...........................................
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 .........................................................

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3.9

Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by
commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
Motor vehicle fees ...................................................................
State and local registration and license 1 ..........................
Parking and other fees ..........................................................
Public transportation ..................................................................
Airline fare ................................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation .............................................................
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 1 ...........................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ..........................................................
Dental services 1 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ........................
Hospital and related services 1
.........................................
Hospital services 1 ......................................... .....................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 ............................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 .........................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 ...................................
Recreation ....................................................................................
Video and audio .........................................................................
Televisions ...............................................................................
Cable television 1 ...................................................................
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 ..................................................................
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 ..........................................................................

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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
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4.9

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17.2
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3.0

-5.0
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1.8
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4.0
2.1
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10.6
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1.9
5.6

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6.8
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8.3
8.2
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3.6
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10.0
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7.4
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9.4
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6.2
5.5
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6.8
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5.6
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4.3
3.7
7.1
5.8
6.3
5.7
3.7
3.6
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3.2
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2.6
2.8
5.7
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1.6
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4.7
4.5
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See footnotes at end of table.




96

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
1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
Postage and delivery services ................................................
Postage ..................................................................................
Delivery services ...................................................................
Information and information processing ...............................
Telephone services ...............................................................
Telephone services, local charges 1 ...............................
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 ...........................
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 ...............................................

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2.8
3.2
.9
1.0
7.6

-.1
1.1

'

1.6
-5.9

4.2
3.2

4.1
2.8

3.4
2.4

5.4
7.3

2.4
1.5

2.0
2.0

1.9
.8

1.0
.8

2.3
*.8

■
2.1
5.2

5.8
4.3

5.6
6.0
5.0
~
■
5.6

6.0
4.6
6.5
■
■
7.8

3.0
2.2
■
6.5
6.2
6.1
■
7.6

1.8
2.5
*
4.2
3.4
3.8
■
■
5.2

4.5
3.5

1.5
2.1

6.4
7.8
5.2
“
"
6.5

5.2
2.2
6.0
"
'
8.6

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

1.4
3.4
■
5.1
4.0
5.0
"
"
6.7

2.8
3.4

2.4
2,9

4.3
4.3
4.9

5.1
4.3
5.3

3.1

5.8

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

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 .............................................................................................

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




97

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

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

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
1989

1990

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

1998

May
1999

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.




3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.0
4.6
1.3
3.6

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

2.5
2.5
1.8
-15.2
2.9
2.2
-.1

2 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.

98

0.8
.9
.3
16.7
1.2
.7
.5

Table P1. Average residential prices for utility natural gas, electricity, 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.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

$29.490

$29.948

$63.249

$63.548

$45.179

Northeast urban .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
S izeB /C 50,000 to 1,500,000 .....................................

40.636
40.762
40.268

38.247
38.386
37.843

85.653
86.620
82.815

80.048
81.268
76.470

Midwest u rb a n ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ...................................

26.282
26.435
26.322

26.937
27.009
26.787

52.522
52.727
52.221

25.456

27.006

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) ...................................

30.603
31.712
29.838

Apr.
1999

May
1999

$45.233

$0.853

$0.852

60.142
63.346
54.964

59.547
62.953
54.042

.843
.884
.764

.845
.885
.768

54.219
54.209
53.508

43.376
45.858
42.910

43.591
46.161
43.120

.789
.815
.779

.783
.811
.773

52.423

56.225

36.997

36.943

NA

NA

30.417
30.444
30.552

63.776
63.092
64.064

63.354
59.800
66.093

41.455
43.618
40.652

41.437
43.606
40.628

.939
.992
.869

.939
.992
.870

29.654

29.248

65.961

64.895

41.023

41.019

NA

NA

West urban .......................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

24.089
24.211
24.128

27.251
28.125
26.033

59.655
62.376
55.628

64.342
68.266
58.805

43 080
48.509
39.800

43.585
48.890
40.720

1.007
1.137
.847

953
1.073
.868

Size classes
A .................................. ...................................................
B/C
...............................................................................
D ..................................................... ................................

30.116
29.216
25.658

30.592
29.553
26.504

65.531
61.270
54.633

65.395
61.890
56.791

50.246
42.759
36.538

50.326
42.806
36.523

.895
.784
1.027

.893
786
.971

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ....................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ....

26.936
24.090
40.894

27.916
27.771
40.680

51.495
60.789
86.203

53.677
65.766
85.957

52.132
58.099
68.141

52.339
58.099
67.389

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ........................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

44.028
25.447
25.478
37.195

31.822
25.520
20.551
37.857

96.293
56.558
54.568
73.689

67.438
56.906
41.677
75.358

57.814
60.706
43.990
43.291

57.814
60.706
43.990
43.251

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 .....................................

35.260
25.732
24.256
46.526
38.092
20.840
25.552

35.690
25.717
24.256
47.059
38.148
27.150
25.552

67.395
51.544
45.778
103.653
83.755
63.034
56.651

68.507
51.506
45.778
105.208
83.823
74.988
56.651

41.602
46.660
39.783
42.493
60.327
54.980
30.292

41.583
46.645
39.783
42.493
60.307
55.249
30.292

U.S. city average ...............................................................
Region and area size 1

Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.




99

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-

-

_

_

-

-

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
May1999

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
May 1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

2,260

$0.084

$0.085

5

9,920

5
5
6

1,176
862
1,176

.115
.121
.106

.114
.120
.104

8
110
8

5,069
3,750
5,069

.547
.514
.562

1
6
5

1,124
1,124
498

.082
.087
.080

.082
.087
.081

5
5
35

4,517
3,785
4,517

.643

.683

1

739

.073

.073

72

3,113

South urban ........................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................
Size D - Non metropolitan
(less than 50,000) ...................................

.753
.728
.767

.746
.691
.784

3
7
3

2,260
394
2,260

.074
.076
.074

.075
.079
.074

76
242
94

9,920
6,301
9,920

.816

.808

6

146

.072

.072

76

8.120

West urban
......................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .............................. .....
Size B/C - 50.000 to 1,500,000 .............................

.590
.615
.554

.640
.676
.594

8
12
8

1,557
1,557
606

.084
.094
.078

085
.096
.080

101
103
101

5.033
5,033
3.321

Size classes
A .....................................................................................
B/C ..................................................................................
D ......................................................................................

.658
.660
.644

.658
.669
.666

5
3
1

1,557
2,260
739

.094
.080
.068

095
080
.068

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 ....

.435
.599
.896

.457
.658
.893

24
17
5

1,124
447
549

.103
.116
.133

.103
.116
.131

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 .........................

1.022
.551
.576
.910

.712
.554
.446
.930

16
41
20
20

232
561
394
125

.110
.108
.070
.076

.110
.108
.071
.076

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 .....................................

.762
.520
.568
1,800
.848
.600
.564

.773
.520
.568
1.812
.849
.723
.564

31
10
18
7
19
15
45

132
1,016
209
13
862
293
186

.073
.095
.072
.082
.114
.115
.052

.073
.095
.087
.082
.114
.115
.052

450
27
312
380
110
200
751

3,034
2,033
6,301
2,607
2,451
1,746
5,033

Apr.
1999

May
1999

$0.658

$0.662

1

Northeast urban .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
S izeB /C 50,000 to 1,500,000 .....................................

.874
.883
.845

.820
.829
.795

Midwest u rb a n ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ....................................
S iz e B /C -50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

.530
.499
.550

U.S. city average ...............................................................

Low

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1

Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.




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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Gasoline
All types1
Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

$1.232

$1.233

$1.177

$1.178

$1.270

$1.272

$1.367

$1.370

$1.178

$1.174

Northeast urban .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 .....................................

1.147
1.144
1.151

1.192
1.200
1.177

1.087
1.084
1.093

1.135
1.142
1.123

1.185
1.179
1.194

1.225
1.233
1.213

1.274
1.268
1.286

1.317
1.322
1.307

1.122
1.125
1.119

1.138
1.135
1.142

Midwest urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ...................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

1.159
1.177
1.135

1.171
1.201
1.133

1.117
1.130
1.098

1.127
1.153
1.094

1.200
1.221
1.179

1.214
1.249
1.180

1.286
1.298
1.266

1.299
1.319
1.270

1.113
1.107
1.133

1.113
1.106
1.132

1.149

1.142

NA

NA

NA

NA

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) ....................................

1.098
1.109
1.092

1.123
1.137
1.117

1.039
1.041
1.039

1.064
1.069
1.065

1.142
1.154
1.132

1.166
1.182
1.157

1.230
1.237
1.218

1.256
1.267
1.243

1 098
1.197
1.041

1.105
1.211
1.044

1.098

1.104

1.036

1.040

1.146

1.154

1.265

1.274

NA

NA

West urban .........................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ...................................

1.547
1.585
1.474

1.477
1,512
1.399

1.485
1.519
1.424

1.415
1.447
1.348

1.589
1.629
1.509

1.519
1.554
1.438

1.702
1.735
1.622

1.632
1.663
1.543

1.472
1 501
1.466

1.420
1.49?
1.29/

Size classes
A .....................................................................................
B/C .................................................................................
D .....................................................................................

1.283
1.170
1.196

1.284
1.174
1.189

1.224
1.121
1.151

1.225
1.125
1.142

1.323
1.208
1.231

1.324
1.213
1.226

1.413
1.299
1.340

1.415
1.304
1.334

1.215
1.136
1 134

1.218
1.119
1.144

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ....................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ....

1.242
1.610
1.184

1.274
1.530
1.234

1.182
1.545
1.121

1.214
1.464
1.175

1.287
1.645
1.215

1.319
1.562
1.264

1.377
1.743
1.300

1.409
1.664
1.345

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ........................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.105
1.174
1.086
1.130

1.171
1.161
1.121
1.161

1.058
1.123
1.027
1.061

1.123
1.108
1.060
1.093

1.143
1.217
1.127
1.178

1.203
1.204
1.164
1.205

1.227
1.307
1.215
1.244

1.300
1.299
1.252
1.274

_

.

-

-

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 .....................................

1.006
1.162
1.093
1.215
1.107
1.742
1.446

1.022
1.195
1.128
1.233
1.169
1.633
1.458

.942
1.114
1.035
1.133
1.036
1.685
1.382

.956
1.143
1.069
1.154
1.100
1.570
1.395

1.050
1.211
1.136
1.272
1.146
1.795
1.505

1.065
1.252
1.171
1.288
1.206
1.686
1.514

1.144
1.309
1.205
1.343
1.227
1.883
1.608

1.169
1.350
1.241
1.357
1.287
1.793
1.622

_

_

-

-

U.S. city average ...............................................................
Region and area size 2

Selected local areas

1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.




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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit
Apr.
1999

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... $0,283
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
.548
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................................
.888
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
.897
NA
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
1.270
2.564
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
1.615
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. (463.6 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 qm) ..............................................................
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.................................................................................

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

$0,306
.551
.887
.886

$0,294

$0,313

$0,272

$0,301

NA

NA

.839
1.066

.855
1.058

.890
.893

.892
.868

$0,545
1.098
.928

$0,548
1.081
.905

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

$0,321
.574
.749
.794
1.523

NA

NA

$0,287
.573
.759
.789
1.563

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.332
2.573
1.595

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.494

2.540

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.388
1.695

NA

NA

2.462
1.613

NA

NA

1.831

1.861

1.718
1.332
1.882
1.701

1.815
1.502
2.149
1.839

1.786
1.488
2.100
1.810

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.153
2.007

2.143
1.976

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.146

2.202

May
1999

1.833
1.429
2.113
1.884

1.812
1.444
2.108
1.869

NA

NA

2.230
2.053

2.289
2.074

1.803
1.276
1.867
1.704

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.083
2.441
2.772

2.098
2.317
2.694

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.411
2.685

2.385
2.537

2.475
2702

2.154
2.786

1.970
2.411
2.897

2.057
2.394
2 825

NA

NA

2.853

2.635

2.669

2.587

NA

NA

3.064

2.897

2.433

2.385

2.665

2.614

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.710
6.380
6.116
3.118

2.670
6.487
6.202
3.085

2.695

2.596

2 802

2.681

2.635

2.650

2.745

2 751

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.151

3.142

2.964

3.010

3.147

3.035

3.314

3236

2.883

2.829

NA

NA

2.815

2.800

2.691

2.669

3.069

2.966

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.561
4.167

3.747
4.391

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.128

4.195

4.337

4.583

3.160
3.741

3.548
4.055

3.851
4.861

3.897
5.138

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.577
3.697

2.571
3.746

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.707

2.633
3.881

NA

3.709

2.640
3.782

3.437

3.541

3.988

3.963

2.222

2.217

2.420

2.487

2.238

2.245

2.031

1.986

2.379

2.379

2.445
3.122
3.627
2.951

2.474
3.174
3.655
3.007

2.679
2.956
3.538
2.859

2.736
3.111
3.987
3.030

2.412
2.839
3.597
2.911

2.612
2.868
3.567
2.959

2.267
3.086
4.023
2.862

2.193
3.148
3.588
2.851

2.586
3.676
3.297
3.259

2.612
3.616
3.531
3.338

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.721

2.793

NA

NA

2.254

2.386

3.048

3.212

2.588

2.442

1.926

1.990

1.865

1.954

1.940

2.087

1.904

1.994

1.998

1.923

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.975

1.052

NA

NA

1.651
2.387

1.670
2.450

1.606

1.595

1.684

1.674

NA

NA

1.488
2.323

2.039

NA

1.454
2.345

1.996

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.378

2.346

NA

NA

2.388

2.424

NA

NA

2.546

2.541

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.057
2.111
1.253
.936

1.026
2.039
1.237
.975

1.159

1.084

1.082

1.061

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.063
2.450

1.162

1.189
.946

NA

NA

1.241
.935

NA

NA

.954
1.811
1.219
.947

1.100
2.295

1.243

.965
1.977
1.234
.874

NA

NA

2.119

2.145

NA

NA

2.240

2.294

2.035

2.048

NA

NA

.942

.900

1.119

1.062

.840

.799

.895

.861

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.306

1.285

See footnotes at end of table.




May
1999

102

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued
U.S. city average
Food and unit
Apr.
1999

Dairy products:

May
1999

Parrnt<5 chnrt trim m p ii a n d to n n p fi o e r lb (4 5 3 6 o m )

Celery pec
(453 6 gm)
Corn on the cob 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 1 6 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)
....................................
Tnm fltni>s ra n n p rl a n v tvnfi all sizp s oer lb (4 5 3 .6 om) ...................
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar white all sizes per lb (453 6 gm)
...........................................
‘■Snnar w h itp 3 3 - 8 0 o z Dka Der lb (4 5 3 6 om)
...................................
Fats and oils:
Mflrnarinp cnft tnhs npr lb (453 6 om)
9hAttpninn x/pnptijhlp nil hlpncte nfir lb

...................................
6 om) .............................

(4 5 3
p e a n u t Ki ittpr rrp am v/ All ^I7P^ np.r lb (4 5 3 6 QfX\\

.....................................

Nonalcoholic beverages:
f'ftia nnnrlipt rans 7? oz 6 Dk Der 16 OZ (473 2 ml) ^ .........................
f'n la nnnrlipt n p r P litprs (67 6 o z) 1
...................................
Coffee 100% ground roast all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) .......................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
npr Ih (453 6 om)
........................................................
p A fto n instan t n lain rpnulAr a II <%i7P1s nfir lb (4 5 3 6 Cim^

..........................

Other prepared foods:

Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz (473 2 ml)
........................................................
v/ndkn all t\/np<; all «iizp«; a n v orioin o e r 1 liter (3 3 8 o z )

.................................

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

$2,716

$2,709

$2,701

$2,463

$2,468

$2,715

$2,739

$2,828

$2,828

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.686
2.703
3.748
3.694
3.266

2.651
2.546
3.806
3.721
3.195

NA

NA

2.386

2.418

2.823

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

3.654

3.581

3.040

3.055

2.660
2.260
3.850
3.751
3.137

2.887

NA

2.713
2.528
3.731
3.819
3.139

3.402
3.388

3.390
3.168

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.870
.482
.944

.881
.492

.897
.520
1.066

.964
.513

NA

.816
.520
.885

.806
.557

NA

.895
.436
.943

.876
.440

NA

.887
.478
.926

.917
.485

NA

NA

.865

NA

NA

NA

.887

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

.877

.646
2.452
1.378

.660
1.195

NA
NA

NA

1.927
.417
.712
1.231
1.043

1.506
.421
.676
1.189
.923

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.556
2.262
1.188

.606

.507
2.359
1.068

.617

.515
1.976
.999

.543

.547
2.125

.614

1 .1 2 0
NA

1.218

1 .001

1.075
1.482
420
.698
1.208
1.095
397
.589

NA

1.159

NA

1.154

NA

.996

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.953
1.751
.380
.753
1.298

1.067
1.540
.378
.793
1.420

1.036
1.224
.379
.748
1.439

NA
NA

NA

.894
1.740
.316
.744
1.448
.952

.898
1.371
.330
.646
1.394
.877

.406
.578
.550

.960
1.419
.388
.691
1.284
.952
.421
.604
.556

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

1 .0 1 2

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.692
.410
.761
1 .2 0 0

1.099
.385
.547

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

1.456

1.622

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

1.454

1.376

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.779

1.764

1.946

1.849

1.790

1.812

1.733

1.751

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

.695

.700

.783

.815

.679

.674

.646

.650

.724

.731

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.283

NA

NA

.900

.920

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

.833

NA

NA

NA

.995

1.030

NA
NA

NA

1.221
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

.432
.415

.436
.420

.472
.451

.472
.449

.423
.412

.429
.419

.416
.391

.424
.400

.441

.438

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

1.053
1.809

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

1.050
1.822

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

1.723

1.726

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.074
3.495

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

1.031
3.466

NA

NA

3.653

3.177

3.237

1.042
3.408

NA

3.747

1.003
3.286

3.583

3.628

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

10.328

10.400

NA

NA

NA

NA

9.563

9.571

NA

NA

$3,264

$3,212

3.040

3.007

3.430

3.129

3.252

3.255

3.306

3.396

.855
9.395

.895
9.115

.832

.929

.839

.823

.899

.875

.842

.960

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.129

5.302

5.849

5.931

5.208

4.946

4.735

5.285

5.032

5.104

Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,

1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.




Apr.
1999

NA

.910
Oninn«? Hrv vpllnw n p r lb (4 5 3 6 o m )

May
1999

$2,707

Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:

Tomatoes field grown per lb (453 6 gm)
........ -...........................
R rn rrn li n p r Ih
fi om)
...........................................
Cabbage per lb (453 6 gm)
.........................................................

Apr.
1999

West

South

Midwest

Northeast

103

Table 1(LAS). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from-

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Apr.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

May
1999

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .................................................................

100.000

166.3
498.2

166.3
498.2

2.1

0.0

'

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 ........................................
Food away from home .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 .......... ................................
Alcoholic beverages ...........................................................

16.408
15.422
9.691
1.544
2.569
1.088
1.440
1.049
2.002
.377
.309
1.316
.320
5.730
.175
.986

163.9
163.5
163.6
184.7
146.9
156.3
203.7
134.0
153.6
151.8
148.9
169.2
105.7
164.5
104.0
168.8

164.3
163.9
164.1
185.1
146.9
156.2
208.1
134.2
153.3
152.9
147.2
168.8
105.2
164.7
104.3
169.3

2.2
2.2
2.1
2.5
.5
5.5
2.1
1.0
2.7
2.3
4.2
2.5
3.7
2.6
3.7
2.5

.2
.2
.3
.2
.0
-.1
2.2
.1
-.2
.7
-1.1
-.2
-.5
.1
.3
3

Housing .............
............................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...................................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels .....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

39.828
30.283
7.007
2.376
20.529
.371
4.735
3.801
.227
3.574
4.810

163.2
186.7
176.4
115.4
191.9
100.3
125.V
110.2
87.7
117.5
127.4

163.1
186.5
176.7
111.7
192.2
100.5
126.5
111.0
87.6
118.4
127.1

2.1
2.9
3.3
2.8
2.9
.9
-1.1
-1.9
-4.6
-1.7
.4

1
.1
.2
-3.2
.2
.2
.6
.7
-.1
.8
-.2

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................

4.831
1.358
1.939
.272
.876

135.8
133.9
130.1
128.3
129.1

134.8
134.0
128.6
127.4
127.5

-.4
.4
-.8
.4
-.6

-.7
.1
-1.2
-.7
-1.2

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ..........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Public transportation ..............................................................

16.999
15.653
7.843
4.983
1.914
2.493
2.476
.549
1.624
1.346

144.3
140.1
99.8
143.3
148.4
100.9
100.3
100.3
171.0
201.3

144.4
140.3
99.8
142.9
149.6
101.3
100.8
100.5
171.4
199.9

1.7
1.4
-.1
-.3
-.3
7.0
7.0
-.1
3.3
5.0

.1
.1
.0
-.3
.8
.4
.5
.2
.2
-.7

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .... ................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services ..........................................................
Hospital and related services .............................................

5.713
1.252
4.461
2.854
1.354

249.2
229.8
253.5
228.2
296.3

249.6
230.1
254.0
228.6
297.0

3.4
3.9
3.3
3.1
4.0

.2
.1
.2
.2
.2

Recreation 1 .............................................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................................

6.120
1.748

102.2
101.0

102.4
101.1

1.4
-.1

.2
.1

Education and communication 1 ..............................................
Education 1 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
Communication 1 ...................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ..........................
Telephone services 1 ........................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 3 ..................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...........

5.478
2.694
.203
2.492
2.783
2.580
2.327

100.7
105.5
260.9
303.8
96.4
95.9
100.1

100.5
105.6
261.3
304.1
95.9
95.4
99.7

.4
4.7
5.0
4.7
-3.5
-3.9
-1.4

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

.253
.148

32.2
57.0

31.4
55.9

-24.3
-32.4

-2.5
-1.9

See footnotes at end of table.




104

Table 1(LAS). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from-

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Expenditure category

Other goods and services ...........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care .............................................................................
Personal care products ...........................................................
Personal care services ............................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

4.624
1.159
3.465
.742
.973
1.491

256.2
348.5
160.4
150.9
170.6
241.8

256.1
344.8
161.0
151.2
171.3
242.5

8.2
27.7
2.8
1.3
3.6
3.6

0.0
-1.1
.4
.2
.4
.3

42.109
16.408
25.702
14.345
4.831
9.514
11.356
57.891
29.912
6.963
10.768

144.8
163.9
133.3
138.8
135.8
145.7
126.2
187.9
194.4
191.1
221.9

144.8
164.3
133.1
138.5
134.8
145.8
126.0
188.0
194.2
190.9
222.2

1.8
2.2
1.4
3.4
-.4
5.3
-1.3
2.5
3.0
1.7
2.8

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

84.578
69.717
94.287
26.688
15.331
10.500
30.753
27.979
53.429
6.294
93.706
78.284
23.967
2.720
54.316
■

166.8
160.1
161.7
134.8
140.7
147.1
151.6
194.6
181.9
104.9
174.3
177.0
145.1
99.9
195.1
$.601
$.201

166.7
160.1
161.7
134.6
140.4
147.2
151.6
194.9
181.9
105.6
174.3
176.8
144.8
100.3
195.1
$.601
$.201

2.1
1.8
2.1
1.4
3.3
5.1
2.8
2.0
2.4
1.7
2.2
2.1
.8
6.0
2.8
"

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

C om m odity 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 shelter2 ............................................................................
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 she lter2 .......................................................
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) ....
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..........

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
■ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




105

Table 2(LAS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from-

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Apr.
1999

May
1998

May
1999

Apr.
1999

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
All items (1967-100) .................................................................

100.000

162.8
485.0

162.9
485.3

2.1

0.1

'

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...........................................
Dairy and related prodycts ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Other food at home ...........................................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................................
Fats and oils ....................................................................
Other foods ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................ ........................
Food away from home .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages ...................... .......................................

18.011
16.966
10.832
1.689
3.055
1.193
1.492
1.184
2.220
.420
.354
1.446
.355
6.133
.216
1.045

163.1
162.7
162.3
184.4
146.5
155.9
202.0
132.9
153.0
151.7
148.5
169.0
105.4
164.5
104.1
167.8

163.4
163.0
162.7
184.8
146.4
155.8
206.2
133.1
152.6
152.8
147.0
168.6
104.9
164.6
104.2
168.5

2.2
2.1
1.9
2.5
.4
5.4
1.7
1.1
2.6
2.3
4.2
2.4
3.3
2.5
3.6
2.7

.2
.2
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
2.1
.2
-.3
.7
-1.0
-.2
-.5
.1
1
4

Housing ................ ...................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...................................................
Lodging away from home 1 ............................................ .....
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

36.685
27.496
8.500
1.379
17.296
.320
4.850
3.928
.201
3.727
4.339

159.1
180.9
176.0
115.0
174.8
100.7
125.5
109.7
88.1
116.9
125.6

159.2
180.9
176.4
111.7
175.1
100.9
126.3
110.6
88.0
117.9
125.2

2.0
3.0
3.3
2.9
2.9
1.2
-1.3
-2.0
-4.3
-1.9
.0

i
0
.2
-2.9
.2
.2
.6
.8
-.1
.9
-.3

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................
Footwear ...............................................................................

5.199
1.474
1.948
.344
1.057

134.2
134.0
127.8
129.5
129.4

133.5
134.2
126.7
128.8
128.0

-.1
.8
-.5
1.1
-.8

-.5
.1
-.9
-.5
-1.1

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Public transportation ..............................................................

19.166
18.109
9.250
5.224
3.216
3.066
3.045
.682
1.690
1.056

143.0
140.2
99.7
144.4
149.7
100.7
100.2
99.8
172.5
196.2

143.2
140.4
99.8
144.0
151.0
101.2
100.7
100.1
172.9
195.0

1.5
1.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
6.5
6.6
.2
3.5
4.1

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

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services ..........................................................
Hospital and related services ..............................................

4.672
.926
3.746
2.415
1.114

248.3
226.1
253.3
229.7
292.3

248.8
226.3
253.8
230.2
293.0

3.4
3.7
3.3
3.1
4.0

.2
.1
.2
.2
.2

Recreation 1 .............................................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................................

5.925
1.951

101.5
100.8

101.7
100.8

.8
-.3

.2
.0

Education and communication 1 ..............................................
Education 1 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
Communication 1 ...................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ..........................
Telephone services 1 ........................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 3 ..................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...........

5.361
2.478
.200
2.278
2.883
2.733
2.519

100.9
105.7
263.5
298.3
97.1
96.8
100.1

100.8
105.8
264.0
298.7
96.7
96.4
99.9

.5
4.9
5.1
4.8
-3.0
-3.3
-1.3

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

.213
.120

33.2
56.1

32.4
55.3

-23.9
-32.5

-2.4
-1.4

See footnotes at end of table.



106

Table 2(LAS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
1998

Unadjusted
percent change to
May 1999 from-

Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
1999

May
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1998

Expenditure category

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care .............................................................................
Personal care products ..........................................................
Personal care services ............................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

4.981
1.694
3.287
.838
.975
1.253

259.4
349.0
160.7
151.7
170.9
242.1

258.9
345.2
161.1
151.8
171.6
242.7

10.3
27.8
2.8
.9
3.6
4.2

-0.2
-1.1
.2
.1
.4
.2

46.764
18.011
28.753
15.564
5.199
10.365
13.189
53.236
27.175
6.800
10.144

144.8
163.1
133.8
139.2
134.2
146.7
125.9
184.3
174.2
188.1
218.3

144.8
163.4
133.6
139.0
133.5
146.7
125.8
184.5
174.2
187.9
218.6

1.9
2.2
1.7
4.0
-.1
6.2
-1.2
2.3
3.0
1.3
2.6

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

83.034
72.504
95.328
29.798
16.609
11.410
33.575
26.061
49.490
6.994
93.006
76.040
26.531
3.267
49.509

162.7
157.8
158.9
135.1
141.0
147.9
151.5
172.8
178.5
104.5
170.9
173.0
145.0
100.1
191.8
$.6 14
$.2 06

162.8
157.9
158.9
135.0
140.8
147.9
151.6
173.1
178.7
105.2
170.9
172.9
144.7
100.6
191.9
$.614
$.206

2.1
1.8
2.1
1.7
3.9
5.9
3.1
1.7
2.3
1.9
2.2
2.1
1.1
5.9
2.7

.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.1
.2
.1
.7
.0
-.1
-.2
.5
.1

C om m odity 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 she lter2
...
.. .........................
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 shelter2 .......................................................
Services less medical care services
....................................
Energy .............................................................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ................................................................
Services less energy services .
....................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ....
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..........

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Index is on a December 1984=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
‘ Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




107

-

Table 3(LAS). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): Selected areas, all items index using a Laspeyres
Estimator
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Percent change to May1999
fro m -

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Apr.
1999

M

164.7

165.2

166.3

166.3

1.0

0.7

0.0

Northeast urban ..............................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................................................

M
M
M

171.7
172.6
103.0

172.1
173.1
103.3

173.0
173.8
104.0

173.0
173.8
103.9

.8
.7
.9

.5
.4
.6

.0
.0
-.1

Midwest urban ................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............................................

M
M
M
M

160.6
161.9
102.7
155.7 Size

161.2
.7
162.3
162.3
1.1
162.5
163.7
163.7
1.1
.7
.7
103.1
103.8
103.8
1.1
155.8
156.5
156.6
D
- Non metropolitan
(less
than 50,000)
.5
.6 .......................

South urban .....................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............................................
Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................

M
M
M
M

160.2
159.1
103.1
161.1

160.8
159.8
103.4
161.7

161.6
160.6
104.0
162.8

161.7
160.6
104.2
162.1

.9
.9
1.1
.6

.6
.5
.8
.2

.1
.0
.2
-.4

West urban ......................................................................................
Size A
More than 1,500,000 .................................. ..............
Size B/C 50,000 to 1.500,000 3 .............................................

M
M
M

167.0
167.9
103.9

167.5
168.4
104.3

169.2
170.1
105.2

169.0
170.1
105.0

1.2
1.3
1.1

.9
10
7

-.1
.0
-.2

M
M
M

149.1
103.1
160.8

149.6
103.5
161.3

150.7
104.1
162.3

150.6
104.2
162.0

1.0
1.1
.7

7
.7
.4

-.1
.1
-.2

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
M

166.4
164.7
175.4

166.9
165.2
175.8

167.6
166.6
176.3

168.2
166.4
176.4

1.1
1.0
.6

.8
.7
.3

.4
-.1
.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ® ....................................

1
1
1
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
2
2
2

U.S. city average ............................................................................
Region and area size2

.0
.0
.0
.1

Size classes
A 4 .............................................................
B /C 3 .............................................................................................
D ...................................................................................................
Selected local areas

-

162.1
161.3
146.8
161.4
168.7
169.5
170.8

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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
" Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




108

175.2
161.1
156.4
103.4

-

-

-

163.8
164.0
148.3
161.8
171.1
172.5
172.6

174.3
161.6
157.3
103.7

-

-.5
.3
.6
.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 4(LAS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): Selected areas, all items index
using a Laspeyres Estimator
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change to May1999
from--

Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Apr.
1999

May
1999

Mar.
1999

Feb.
1999

Apr.
1999

M

161.2

161.6

162.8

162.9

1.1

0.8

0.1

Northeast urban ..............................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ...............................................

M
M
M

168.4
168.3
102.7

168.7
168.5
102.8

169.7
169.5
103.5

169.8
169.6
103.5

.8
.8
.8

.7
.7
.7

.1
.1
.0

Midwest 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
M

156.6
157.2
102.3
153.5

157.1
157.6
102.7
153.5

158.3
158.8
103.6
154.4

158.4
159.0
103.5
154.6

1.1
1.1
1.2
.7

.8
.9
.8
.7

.1
.1
-.1
.1

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
M

158.1
156.5
102.7
161.2

158.5
157.0
102.9
161.7

159.5
157.9
103.6
162.8

159.8
158.1
103.8
162.7

1.1
1.0
1.1
.9

.8
.7
.9
.6

.2
.1
.2
-.1

West urban .....................................................................................
Size A - More than 1 500,000 .....
.......................
Size B/C - 50.000 to 1,500,000 3 .................................... ........

M
M
M

162.8
162.0
103.7

163.3
162.4
104.1

165.0
164.2
105.1

164.9
164.2
104.8

1.3
1.4
1.1

1.0
11
7

-.1
0
.3

M
M
M

147.5
102.7
159.5

147.8
103.0
159.9

149.0
103.8
160.9

149.1
103.9
160.9

1.1
1.2
.9

.9
.9
.6

1
.1
.0

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
M

160.6
158.1
170.8

161.1
158.5
171.0

161.7
160.1
171.6

162.4
159.9
171.7

1.1
1.1
.5

.8
.9
.4

.4
-.1
.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 ....................................

1
1
1
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
2
2
2

U.S. city average ............................................................................
Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 .....
................................................................
B/C 3 .............................................................................................
D ...............................................................................................
Selected local areas

-

159.3
155.9
145.2
158.8
167.9
165.8
166.2

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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
' Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




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172.7
152.9
155.9
103.0

-

-

160.9
158.6
146.6
159.2
170.5
169.0
168.1

172.8
153.8
157.0
103.5

-

.1
.6
.7
.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

Technical Note

Brief Explanation of the CPI

Calculating index changes
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.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods
and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs
for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consum­
ers (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 to­
tal population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earn­
ers and clerical workers, groups such as professional, mana­
gerial, 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 B LS Handbook o f Methods, Chap­
ter 17, the Consumer Price Index, Bulletin 2490, April 1997.



Index point change
CPI
Less previous index

115.7
111.2

Equals index point change

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 classifica­
tions, and 10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-clas­
sified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy com­
modities and services are used in every area of the country.
Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some
urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no
average prices are available, the 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 pub­
lished.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in
the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and

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all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include ap­
plicable 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 p er kilow att hour are not, therefore, generally suitable
fo r use in place-to-place p rice comparisons.
The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas
and for 500-kilowatt hours of electricity (shown in table P I )
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 P I .) 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 procedure called intervention analysis sea­
sonal adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention analysis
seasonal adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally
adjusted data. Extreme values 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 has been used for intervention analysis sea­
sonal adjustment.
For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure
is 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 is used to offset the
effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco
and smoking products index, this procedure is used to offset
the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco
prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention analy­
sis seasonal adjustment is used to offset the effects of excise
tax increases. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the pro­
cedure is 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 is 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, can be obtained by writing to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price
Indexes, Washington, DC 20212, by calling Claire McAnaw
Gallagher at (202) 606-6968, or at gallagher_c@bls.gov
through e-mail.

Seasonally adjusted data 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
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.
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



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-l 2-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
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-even

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
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

W orld W ide Web. BLS m aintains a Web site http://
stats.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides

-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even

access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific
hom epages. The CPI hom epage http://stats.bls.gov/
cpihome.htm provides other CPI information, as well as in­
dexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, fre­
quently asked questions and answers, contacts for further
information, and explanations of how the CPI handles spe­
cial items, like medical care and housing. In addition, CPI
press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can
be accessed by linking to regional 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 2 to 3 weeks
into the following month.)
Data are published for an additional group of 12 metropolitan
areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to
the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January
through June and July through December, are published with
release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in August
and February for:

FTP a n d 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 M assachusetts 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: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O.
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202)
512-1800. Subscriptions cost $27 per year.

How to Obtain Consumer Price Index
Information

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 $27 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.

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.

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 labstathelpdesk@bL§ugov 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.

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These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S.
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
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(907)
(404)
(410)
(617)
(312)
(513)
(216)
(214)
(303)
(313)
(808)
(713)
(317)
(816)
(310)
(414)
(612)
(212)
(215)
(412)
(503)
(619)
(415)
(206)
(314)
(202)

ing of release day. Call (202) 606-6325 and follow 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:

271-2770
331-3415
962-4898
565-2325/2327
353-1880
684-2349
522-3852
767-6970
844-1726
226-7558
541-2808
718-3753
226-7885
426-2481
235-6884
276-2579
290-3996
337-2404/2408
596-1156
644-2900
231-2045
557-6538
975-4350
553-0645
539-3581
606-6994/7828

Office
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC

Fax-on-Demand
(404) 331-3403
(617) 565-9167
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-9613
(816) 426-3152
(212) 337-2412
(215) 596-4160
(415) 975-4567
(202) 606-6325

Telephone
(404) 331-3415
(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.
Descriptive publications. 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
Technical information is available during normal working
hours, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or
any of the regional offices listed below.

Specialpublications. Also available are various special pub­
lications, such as Relative Importance 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.

Fax-on-Demand. A wide variety of BLS information and data,
including the CPI, are available from the BLS Ready Facts
catalog, 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 metropoli­
tan area historical summaries, and some technical informa­
tion. The latest CPI information is posted during the morn­


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Further information can be obtained from the Office of Prices
and Living C onditions, Bureau of Labor S tatistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC,
20212-0001, telephone (202) 606-7000 or by calling any of
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