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CPI Detailed Report November 1978 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Detailed Report For November 1978 Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. City Average and Selected Areas CPI for All Urban Consumers CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ray Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Acting Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on conumer price movements including statistical tables and technical notes. This publication may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Subscription price per year: $12.00, domestic $15.00, foreign $1.00, single copy Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Library of Congress Catalog number 74-647019 January 1979 Contents Page Price movements 1 Technical notes 78 Text tables: A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) 1 2 Chart: 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items and major components by expenditure class, 1968-78. . . 4 Reference tables: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 1. U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 2. Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 3. Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average 4. Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average 5. Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average 6. Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average 24 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): 7. U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 29 8 11 14 17 20 Contents — Continued Page Reference tables—Continued Consutuer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)—Continued 8. Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 32 9. Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average 35 10. Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average 38 11. Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average 41 12. Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average. . . . 45 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 13. Selected areas, all items index 50 14. Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories 52 15. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 56 16. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978 58 Page Reference tables—Continued Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—Continued 17. Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978, to November 1978 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): 18. Selected areas, all items index 19. Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories 20. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 21. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978 22. Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978 60 64 66 70 72 74 Price Movements The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.5 percent before seasonal adjustment in November to 202.0 percent of its 1967 base. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also increased 0.5 percent before seasonal adjustment in November to 201.8 percent of its 1967 base. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally adjusted changes On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) also rose 0.5 percent in November This was about the same as the increases in July and August but less than the increases in September or October and in the first half of the year. Prices in most major categories of consumer spending showed smaller increases in November than in October or September. The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in November, compared with 0.8 percent in October and 0.5 percent in September. The housing index rose 0.4 percent in November, compared with an average monthly increase of 0.9 percent in the first 10 months of this year. The November increases of 0.1 percent for apparel and upkeep and 0.2 percent for entertainment were much smaller than in recent months. The medical care index rose 1.1 percent in November, the same as in October. The transportation index increased 1.2 percent in November, considerably more than in recent months. The index for grocery store foods increased 0.2 percent in November, considerably less than in October. Sharp declines in fresh fruit and vegetable prices partially offset higher prices for most other foods in November. Fresh fruit prices declined 9.4 percent, after moving up in the preceding 4 months; and fresh vegetable prices declined 4.4 percent, following 2 months of increases. On the other hand, meat prices, which turned up in October, continued to rise in November. Beef and veal prices rose 1.2 percent and pork prices 3.4 percent in November, both about the same as in October. Prices also rose in November for other foods such as poultry, fish and seafood, eggs, cereal and bakery products, dairy products, and sugar and sweets. The indexes for food away from home and alcoholic beverages rose 0.5 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, in November, slightly less than in September or October. The slower rise in the housing index in November was primarily due to a smaller increase in homeownership costs than in recent months and declines in gas and electricity charges. In the homeownership component, the November increase of 0.8 percent in house prices was about half as much as in October or September. Also, the 0.5 percent rise in the index for mortgage interest rates in November was considerably smaller than in recent months. In the utilities component, the index for natural (piped) gas declined 2.3 percent in November, following a sharp rise in October. The electricity index which had been moving down slightly since June, declined 2.0 percent in November. Water and sewerage rates and fuel oil prices, however, increased more in November than in recent months. In the household furnishings and operations component, charges for housekeeping services rose 1.0 percent, housekeeping supplies 0.9 percent, and housefurnishings 0.2 percent. The index for apparel and upkeep increased 0.1 percent after seasonal adjustment in November, following an average monthly rise of 0.5 percent in the 3 preceding months. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted From preceding month 1978 Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services May June July August 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.0 .4 .7 .5 -.2 .4 0.5 0 .8 -.6 .7 .5 .6 1.3 0.6 .2 .7 .5 .5 .9 .5 .6 1.0 .6 .7 .6 .2 .4 September October 0.8 .5 .9 .6 .6 .6 .4 0.8 .8 1.0 .4 .4 1.1 .8 .3 1.4 Compound annual rate for 3 months ending NovemNovember 1978 ber 0.5 .3 .4 .1 1.2 1.1 .2 .2 8.6 6.7 9.7 4.6 9.5 11.7 5.8 7.8 Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Compound annual rate 3 months ending SeptemNovember October November ber 1978 From preceding month Expenditure category 1978 All items Food and beverages . . . . Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services May June July 0.9 1.6 1.0 .7 .6 .7 -.1 0.9 1.3 1.0 .4 .7 .4 -.2 .4 0.5 0 .8 -.5 .7 .6 .5 1.4 .5 Prices for women's and girls' clothing declined in November after moving up for 3 months, and men's and boys' clothing prices showed little change for the second month. The increase of 0.5 percent in footwear prices in November was about half as large as in October and in September. The medical care index rose 1.1 percent in November, the same as in October and more than the monthly increases during the first 9 months of this year. Charges for hospital rooms rose 2.0 percent and professional services 0.8 percent in November, about the same as in October. The increase of 0.9 percent for medical care commodities in November was somewhat larger than in recent months. Most of the rise in the transportation index stemmed from higher prices in the private transportation component. The new car index rose 1.6 percent in November after declining in October. The November rise of 1.6 percent in the used car index after seasonal adjustment was larger than in recent months. The gasoline index rose 1.7 percent in November, the fifth consecutive month of large increases. Tire prices turned up in November following 2 months of declines, and charges for auto maintenance and repairs continued to rise. In the public transportation component, airline fares increased slightly in November after declining almost steadily in the preceding 6 months. Intercity train fares, however, declined in November for the third consecutive month. In the entertainment category, prices in the commodities component increased 0.3 percent in November, compared with 0.8 percent in October, and charges in the services component averaged unchanged in November, following large increases in the preceding 4 months. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)—seasonally adjusted changes The CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.5 percent in November after seasonal adjustment. This compares with an average monthly rise of 0.7 percent in the 3 preceding months. The food and August 0.6 .3 .7 .4 .5 .9 .4 .4 0.7 .4 .9 .6 .6 .7 .4 1.0 0.8 .8 1.0 .6 .5 1.1 .7 .3 0.5 .3 .3 -.2 1.3 .9 .4 .2 8.6 6.5 9.3 4.1 10.2 11.3 6.3 6.2 12 months ending November 1978 8.8 11.1 9.8 3.5 7.4 9.0 4.9 6.2 beverages index increased 0.3 percent in November, much less than in October and about the same as in September and August. The housing index also increased 0.3 percent in November, compared with an average monthly increase of 0.9 percent in the first 10 months of this year. The apparel and upkeep index declined 0.2 percent in November after rising for 3 months. The increases of 0.4 percent for entertainment and 0.9 percent for medical care in November were somewhat smaller than in October. The November increase of 1.3 percent in the transportation index, however, was considerably larger than in recent months. In the food and beverages category, the food at home index increased 0.3 percent in November, a third as much as in October, and the same as in September. Prices for beef, pork, poultry, and eggs showed large increases in November, and prices for other foods such as cereal and bakery products, dairy products, and sugar and sweets also rose. These increases, however, were partially offset by sharp declines in fresh fruit and vegetable prices. The index for food away from home rose 0.6 percent in November, the same as in October and in September. The alcoholic beverages index increased 0.2 percent in November, much less than in recent months. Among major components in the housing category, the index for homeownership rose 0.7 percent in November, considerably less than most monthly increases this year. The rent index rose 0.6 percent in November and the index for housefurnishings and operations 0.6 percent. These increases were partially offset by declines in charges for natural (piped) gas and electricity. The apparel and upkeep index declined in November as a result of lower prices for women's and girls' clothing. Prices for men's and boys' clothing averaged unchanged for the second month, and the increases for infants' and toddlers' clothing, footwear, other apparel commodities, and apparel services were all smaller in November than in October. The medical care index rose 0.9 percent in November, following a rise of 1.1 percent in October. The November increase of 0.9 percent in the services component was slightly smaller than in October. Charges for professional services rose 0.7 percent in November, slightly less than in each of the 2 preceding months. Hospital room rates rose 1.6 percent in November, after a rise of 2.1 percent in October. Prices for medical care commodities rose 0.8 percent in November, the second month of large increases. The November rise in the transportation category resulted from sharp increases in the private transportation component—1.6 percent for new and used cars, 1.7 percent for gasoline, 2.2 percent for tires, and 0.7 percent for auto maintenance and repairs. The index for public transportation increased 0.2 percent in November, compared with 0.6 percent in October. Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items and major components by expenditure class, 1968-78 All items Index, 1967=100 (Not seasonally adjusted) NOV 201.8 Semilog 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 Percent change * 12—month span 1—month span NOV 8.6 6.8 Food anc beverages Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Percent 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Semilog 220 200 180 160 140 120 —' 100 Percent change * 12—month span 1—month span ** NOV II.1 4.0 Percent 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. ** August 1973 = 92 percent. 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items and! major components by expenditure class, 1968-78—Continued Transportation Semi- Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) NOV 191,5 log - 1 220 — 200 — 180 — 160 — HO — 120 - — - — - ^ - * ^ ^ i nn 1UU Percent change * NOV 7.4 17.1 •month span 1-month span Percent —. AH 30 20 10 0 —1 -10 Medical care Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) _ NOV — — — Semilog —| 220 — 200 — 180 — 160 — HO — 120 ^ - - — - ^ 1 nn Percent change * NOV 9.0 U.2 Y> IZ month span 1—month span — } &. t 1 Percent —. 4fl / .A r \ 111111»11 uiUltmili11111111111 il II11111II1 Illlllll^llllllllllllll r A • 10 tf iimitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 11111111111111111111111iiiiiiiiiiii 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 30 20 0 -10 Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items and! major components by expenditure class, 1968-78—Continued Housing Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Semilog NOV 209.8 —i — — — — ^ —— ^ — • 220 200 180 160 140 — 120 — 1UU Percent change • 19 NOV 9.8 month span —— — — — — |—rtiuiiui 4 1 spun Percent —— 40 — — 30 20 10 — 0 -10 — V^ 1 ' U P Apparel and upkeep Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) NOV 161.8 ^ ^ . — • — " __^ " Semrlog —. 9.20 200 180 160 — 140 — — " " — " ^ — 120 i nn 1UU Percent change * 19 -.•.-.-. —. 1 NOV 3.5 •month span rir -2 2 Percent — — — 30 20 10 — 0 -10 — A X V I |nii n "^iJiiUllUJJl 11111111111 i 111111 it ti illltttlltlfliltlllfttlt ^ V V * iiiitiiiiiilittiiitiiii 11111111111111111111II1 minium 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 40 Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items and major components by expenditure class, 1968-78—Continued Enterta'nment Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Semi- NOV log 179.2 ^ _ — — • — ^ — — 220 200 180 160 140 — 120 — — — ^ ' —-—- 100 Percent change • NOV Percent A. fi • 1—month \c. monxnspan span 4.8 —-—i 40 — 30 20 10 . — 0 v —' -10 Other goods and services Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) NOV 187.9 . ^ . • ^ ^ — Semilog — — — 200 180 160 — 140 — _-—*^—--—-^ 120 1 nn lUU Percent change * l/L rriuu i n spun i montn span NOV 6.2 26 Percent —— 4U — 30 — — 20 10 — 0 -10 " (mmm llilUllllLlL Illllllllllllllllllllll 1II1 III It 11iIIIIII1! 111 iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiini Illllllllllllllllllllll 1111111111II 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1977 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 100.000 200.9 233.6 202.0 234.9 9.0 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 18.814 17.719 12.236 1.530 1.654 1.759 .435 .360 1.513 1.041 5.483 1.095 211.6 216.8 215.4 205.1 211.7 191.1 216.3 262.3 216.3 340.4 193.2 224.6 163.1 212.5 217.8 216.1 206.6 214.0 193.2 210.4 263.8 216.9 340.9 195.6 225.9 163.9 11.1 11.3 12.0 10.4 18.9 9.5 11.5 11.6 10.0 1.0 8.7 10.0 7.0 .4 .5 .3 .7 1.1 1.1 -2.7 .6 .3 .1 1.2 .6 .5 .5 .5 .4 .0 -.7 1.0 3.7 .0 -1.1 -.3 .4 .7 .7 .8 .8 .9 .3 2.0 .5 1.1 -.9 -.9 .2 .1 .6 .6 .3 .3 .2 .4 1.9 .4 -3.8 .7 -.6 .1 .8 .5 .4 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 43.908 29.183 5.624 .712 22.848 9.968 9.211 3.668 2.800 .868 209.5 218.6 167.4 213.8 237.0 203.4 272.4 240.7 260.2 195.0 210.6 220.1 168.5 215.1 238.8 204.8 274.7 242.3 261.9 196.7 10.0 11.8 7.3 11.9 12.9 10.8 16.5 .5 .7 .7 .6 .8 .7 .8 .7 .7 .9 .9 1.2 .8 .0 1.3 1.6 1.4 .3 .2 .6 1.0 1.1 .6 1.0 1.2 1.4 .8 1.4 1.2 2.2 .4 .7 .7 1.2 .7 .8 .7 .8 .8 1.1 6.510 4.283 .897 3.386 2.227 8.215 4.603 1.559 2.053 220.1 254.0 300.1 240.0 158.9 181.9 157.7 210.0 233.7 218.5 250.6 306.1 234.9 159.7 183.0 158.3 212.0 235.7 5.4 6.7 5.6 7.0 2.8 7.5 5.9 7.6 11.2 -.7 -1.3 2.0 -2.1 .5 .2 .4 .6 .3 -.1 .6 .6 .5 .7 1.1 .8 1.3 -.2 .8 .8 .3 1.1 -1.3 -2.0 1.1 -2.7 .2 .5 .2 .9 1.0 5.800 5.138 1.646 2.044 .127 163.3 159.3 159.1 154.0 220.0 167.8 161.9 190.1 164.1 160.0 160.1 154.1 220.9 169.1 163.4 191.3 3.5 2.6 1.3 1.8 2.1 5.8 5.8 9.8 .5 .4 .6 .1 .4 .8 .9 .6 .6 .6 .4 .5 .4 1.0 .4 .7 .4 .4 .0 .3 .2 1.1 1.3 1.0 .1 .0 .1 -.7 .6 .5 .7 .6 All items All items(1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 3.943 .716 .604 .663 9.9 10.7 7.4 .6 .4 1.0 .9 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1977 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 1.2 18.028 16.931 4.040 3.020 4.205 1.516 4.150 .733 3.416 1.097 189.7 189.4 155.5 195.4 201.9 226.4 186.9 161.2 195.5 189.3 191.4 191.1 158.5 194.7 203.5 228.2 189.0 162.9 197.7 189.7 7.1 7.4 7.0 11.3 7.2 9.4 4.5 5.5 4.3 2.7 0.9 .9 1.9 -.4 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 1.1 .2 0.6 .8 .6 .0 1.4 .9 .6 -.7 1.0 -.5 0.4 .4 -1.3 .8 1.4 1.0 .5 .1 .6 .3 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 4.969 .859 4.111 2.008 2.103 224.7 145.9 241.5 213.7 275.2 227.0 147.0 244.1 215.5 278.7 9.1 7.1 9.5 8.1 10.7 1.0 .8 1.1 .8 1.3 .6 .4 .7 .6 .7 1.1 .6 1.2 .9 1.5 1.1 .9 1.1 .8 1.3 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 4.086 2.423 1.662 179.3 179.7 179.1 179.5 180.0 179.3 5.3 4.8 6.3 .1 .2 .1 .4 .2 .8 .8 .8 .9 .2 .3 .0 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 4.395 188.3 181.0 185.6 180.1 191.0 206.3 187.8 211.0 188.8 180.9 186.8 181.1 192.5 206.5 187.8 211.1 6.5 4.7 6.4 5.7 7.1 8.3 5.6 8.8 .3 -.1 .6 .6 .8 .1 .0 .0 1.4 .4 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.6 3.0 2.6 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 -3.1 .7 .2 -.4 .6 .6 .8 .1 -.6 .2 Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation 1.202 1.752 .791 .961 1.441 .189 1.252 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 .8 .7 1.4 .5 .3 Commodity and service group All items 100.000 200.9 202.0 9.0 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 .6 .4 .7 .6 .4 .7 .5 .8 .7 .6 .7 .8 .7 .6 .4 .6 .3 .8 .4 .0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables .". 59.310 18.814 40.495 17.231 5.138 191.8 211.6 180.2 180.1 159.3 192.9 212.5 181.4 181.1 160.0 8.4 11.1 7.3 5.2 2.6 12.093 23.264 194.2 178.8 195.4 180.0 6.4 8.8 .6 .7 .8 .9 .5 .8 .6 .8 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services 40.690 5.624 217.6 167.4 244.3 200.4 241.5 189.9 218.6 168.5 245.0 202.2 244.1 190.5 9.6 7.3 11.9 5.3 9.5 7.7 .5 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7 1.3 .8 .6 .9 .7 1.2 .7 .4 .7 .1 .6 1.1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 20.389 6.029 4.111 4.537 7 .3 .9 1.1 .3 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1977 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 . All items less medical care 82.281 70.817 93.495 95.031 196.7 195.8 196.9 199.4 197.8 196.7 197.9 200.5 8.4 7.8 8.1 8.9 0.6 .4 .5 .5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 Nondurables 1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy 1 41.591 18.327 13.189 36.045 35.066 36.580 8.579 179.1 178.1 188.8 196.6 226.7 213.6 226.5 180.3 179.1 190.0 197.5 227.8 214.5 225.9 7.3 5.3 6.4 8.3 9.9 9.6 7.0 .8 .6 .6 .5 .3 .4 -.3 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy... Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 91.421 73.702 36.397 5.194 37.305 199.2 194.0 175.1 218.0 215.8 200.4 195.3 176.2 220.2 217.4 9.2 8.6 7.3 6.9 9.8 .6 .6 .6 1.0 .6 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1967=$1.00 1 1957-59=$1.00 1 100.000 $.498 .428 $.495 .426 -8.2 - 1 -.6 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. -.6 10 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Group Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 Expenditure category - - - - 7.5 11.3 8.3 8.6 9.4 8.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 209.2 214.5 213.3 205.4 206.3 188.7 215.8 265.2 218.9 340.7 192.8 221.7 160.8 210.3 215.6 214.1 205.4 204.8 190.5 223.8 265.2 216.5 339.8 193.6 223.2 162.0 211.9 217.3 216.0 206.1 208.8 191.5 226.3 262.8 214.6 340.4 193.8 224.6 162.9 212.6 218.0 216.5 207.0 212.7 192.2 217.6 264.6 213.3 340.9 195.4 225.7 163.6 11.8 11.9 13.0 10.2 25.6 2.8 11.8 12.0 7.8 2.5 7.1 11.0 7.0 19.8 20.5 25.4 10.4 46.0 16.8 31.7 24.5 26.3 2.5 10.0 10.5 9.6 6.2 6.4 4.2 18.4 -3.6 10.9 1.5 12.7 19.0 -1.0 12.5 11.4 4.1 6.7 6.7 6.1 3.2 13.0 7.6 3.4 -.9 -9.8 .2 5.5 7.4 7.1 15.7 16.1 19.0 10.3 35.4 9.6 21.3 18.1 16.7 2.5 8.5 10.7 8.3 6.4 6.5 5.2 10.5 4.4 9.2 2.4 5.7 3.6 -.4 9.0 9.4 5.6 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 205.6 213.5 165.3 210.8 230.9 197.9 265.2 235.6 255.0 190.2 207.5 216.0 166.6 210.7 233.9 201.0 268.9 236.4 255.6 191.4 209.5 218.3 167.6 212.9 236.6 203.8 271.0 239.7 258.6 195.6 210.4 219.8 168.7 215.5 238.3 205.4 272.8 241.7 260.6 197.7 7.8 9.7 6.0 19.1 10.0 8.2 12.1 8.4 9.3 6.7 12.0 13.1 8.5 6.7 14.4 8.3 23.0 10.7 14.3 -1.1 11.0 12.5 6.5 12.7 14.1 11.0 19.2 9.5 10.0 8.2 9.7 12.3 8.5 9.2 13.4 16.0 12.0 10.8 9.1 16.7 9.9 11.4 7.3 12.7 12.2 8.3 17.4 9.6 11.8 2.7 10.3 12.4 7.5 10.9 13.8 13.5 15.5 10.1 9.5 12.4 219.4 252.3 298.4 238.3 159.4 179.3 155.2 208.5 230.0 219.9 253.3 300.2 239.1 159.2 180.4 156.2 209.5 231.4 221.5 256.2 302.5 242.2 158.9 181.9 157.5 210.2 233.9 218.6 251.2 305.8 235.6 159.2 182.8 157.8 212.0 236.2 3.5 3.4 2.2 3.3 5.0 5.3 3.5 5.2 10.0 12.2 17.4 7.6 19.9 2.8 8.6 8.2 11.3 7.0 7.4 9.2 2.6 10.7 3.9 8.2 4.8 7.4 16.7 -1.5 -1.7 10.3 -4.5 -.5 8.0 6.9 6.9 11.2 7.8 10.2 4.9 11.3 3.9 6.9 5.9 8.2 8.5 2.9 3.6 6.4 2.9 1.7 8.1 5.8 7.2 13.9 160.1 156.1 157.5 149.8 218.0 163.8 159.0 186.9 161.1 157.0 158.2 150.6 218.9 165.5 159.6 188.3 161.8 157.6 158.2 151.0 219.3 167.3 161.7 190.1 161.9 157.6 158.4 150.0 220.7 168.1 162.9 191.3 -1.8 -3.6 -3.0 -7.6 -9.1 2.3 2.4 12.0 10.7 10.7 3.9 20.5 7.4 7.2 4.5 11.4 1.0 .3 2.3 -4.4 6.1 2.7 6.3 6.2 4.6 3.9 2.3 .5 5.0 10.9 10.2 9.8 4.3 3.3 .4 5.5 -1.2 4.7 3.4 11.7 2.8 2.1 2.3 -2.0 5.6 6.7 8.2 8.0 All items Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 11 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ending in— Group Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 8.6 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation 186.6 186.1 155.8 188.2 195.7 222.7 185.6 161.7 193.8 188.4 187.8 187.5 156.8 188.2 198.5 224.6 186.8 160.5 195.7 187.5 188.6 188.2 154.7 189.7 201.3 226.9 187.8 160.6 196.9 188.0 190.9 190.7 157.1 192.8 204.7 228.7 189.1 162.9 197.9 188.6 7.1 6.7 9.6 20.6 1.5 9.1 1.3 3.1 .8 7.2 4.0 4.0 6.8 4.3 1.7 7.3 2.2 9.6 .4 5.0 7.6 8.1 8.1 10.6 7.0 9.9 6.7 6.4 7.1 -1.5 9.5 10.3 3.4 10.1 19.7 11.2 7.8 3.0 8.7 .4 5.6 5.4 8.2 12.1 1.6 8.2 1.8 6.3 .6 6.1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 221.1 144.6 237.3 210.5 269.8 222.5 145.2 238.9 211.7 271.7 224.9 146.0 241.8 213.7 275.8 227.3 147.3 244.5 215.5 279.5 9.1 7.8 9.6 8.7 9.8 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.2 9.4 7.8 5.7 8.1 7.8 8.4 11.7 7.7 12.7 9.8 15.2 8.4 7.6 8.7 7.5 9.6 9.7 6.7 10.4 8.8 11.7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 177.4 178.2 176.5 178.1 178.5 177.9 179.6 179.9 179.5 179.9 180.5 179.5 6.0 6.4 5.6 6.1 5.8 7.0 3.5 1.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 7.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 4.6 3.4 6.4 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses ..... School books and supplies Personal and educational services 184.9 180.8 183.1 177.7 188.5 198.7 185.2 202.4 187.5 181.5 184.9 179.5 190.3 203.9 190.7 207.7 188.0 182.1 185.6 180.1 191.0 204.3 184.8 209.1 188.4 181.3 186.8 181.1 192.5 204.6 183.6 209.6 3.7 -1.1 5.1 4.0 6.1 8.8 12.3 7.7 5.0 3.5 6.0 4.2 7.2 5.3 7.1 5.2 9.4 16.0 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.6 7.2 7.4 7.8 1.1 8.3 7.9 8.8 12.4 -3.4 15.0 4.3 1.2 5.5 4.1 6.7 7.0 9.7 6.4 8.6 8.3 7.3 7.2 7.6 10.0 1.8 11.2 9.2 5.7 10.4 13.2 10.6 7.2 4.7 7.9 -.5 Commodity and service group All items . - - - 7.5 11.3 8.3 8.6 9.4 8.4 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables 188.7 209.2 176.8 177.1 156.1 190.1 210.3 178.3 178.4 157.0 191.5 211.9 179.5 179.4 157.6 192.7 212.6 181.0 180.2 157.6 7.6 11.8 5.6 1.9 -3.6 11.0 19.8 7.0 6.4 10.7 6.9 6.2 7.1 5.1 .3 8.8 6.7 9.8 7.2 3.9 9.3 15.7 6.3 4.1 3.3 7.8 6.4 8.5 6.2 2.1 191.8 175.2 193.3 176.7 194.2 178.1 195.4 179.6 3.8 9.0 4.6 7.6 9.5 8.2 7.7 10.4 4.2 8.3 8.6 9.3 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent. Transportation services Medical care services Other services 214.0 165.3 239.9 198.4 237.3 185.8 215.7 166.6 241.8 199.7 238.9 188.2 217.5 167.6 243.9 201.0 241.8 189.6 218.3 168.7 244.1 202.2 244.5 190.2 7.2 6.0 9.3 4.2 9.6 7.2 11.7 8.5 16.7 3.1 7.7 7.1 10.6 6.5 14.3 6.1 8.1 6.7 8.3 8.5 7.2 7.9 12.7 9.8 9.4 7.3 12.9 3.7 8.7 7.1 9.4 7.5 10.7 7.0 10.4 83 See footnotes at end of table. 12 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes Group 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Aug. 1978 Sept 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 All items less medical care 193.2 193.1 194.2 196.1 194.8 194.3 195.5 197.7 196.3 195.6 196.9 199.2 197.4 196.4 197.9 200.2 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.6 9.2 10.5 10.5 11.6 8.7 6.5 8.0 8.1 9.0 7.0 7.8 8.6 8.1 8.7 8.4 9.6 8.9 6.7 7.9 8.4 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 ... Nondurables 1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy' 175.7 175.2 186.6 194.4 222.8 209.4 223.7 177.2 176.6 188.0 195.4 224.7 211.7 225.1 178.5 177.4 188.8 196.6 226.6 213.6 226.5 179.9 178.4 190.0 197.5 227.3 214.5 225.9 5.6 1.7 3.9 6.1 7.5 8.0 3.5 7.0 6.5 5.2 12.7 12.1 9.3 9.1 6.9 5.7 9.1 8.0 11.1 11.0 11.5 9.9 7.5 7.5 6.5 8.3 10.1 4.0 6.3 4.1 4.5 9.3 9.8 8.7 6.3 8.4 6.6 8.3 7.3 9.7 10.6 7.7 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy . Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 196.1 190.7 172.0 215.4 212.1 197.6 192.0 173.2 217.1 213.9 199.2 193.6 174.4 218.0 215.6 200.4 194.7 175.5 220.2 217.0 6.9 7.3 5.7 1.6 7.7 11.2 9.1 7.9 3.5 10.7 9.5 9.1 7.0 13.9 10.7 9.1 8.7 8.4 9.2 9.6 9.0 8.2 6.8 2.5 9.2 9.3 8.9 7.7 11.5 10.1 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. 13 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average . (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Other index base Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 211.6 212.5 11.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 216.8 217.8 11.3 .5 .5 .8 .3 215.4 216.1 12.0 .3 .4 .9 206.6 110.6 111.0 109.6 111.7 108.9 181.1 109.7 109.3 107.9 107.8 107.2 107.3 10.4 .7 .1 -.7 .4 .4 11.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 205.1 110.5 111.8 109.2 111.3 107.9 178.0 108.5 108.7 107.4 106.8 107.5 106.0 1.7 1.1 .6 .5 .9 -.3 1.2 .0 .2 .3 .5 -.4 .4 -.4 .7 .6 .3 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .9 .5 1.1 1.2 1.1 .8 .1 .4 12/77 109.9 109.7 211.7 216.1 215.3 211.3 210.5 213.0 192.0 202.6 212.1 123.7 218.7 220.5 207.5 103.2 265.3 223.9 120.2 216.7 210.9 120.6 113.2 116.9 177.3 177.6 112.4 117.2 281.7 105.8 108.2 159.1 214.0 218.0 217.6 212.5 212.2 215.1 193.0 200.5 214.9 124.2 222.6 222.1 209.7 108.8 269.8 227.8 120.7 219.4 215.1 122.2 113.9 118.5 176.0 175.5 112.3 116.3 285.4 107.3 109.5 167.0 Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal i Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham Other pork 1 Other meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 .... Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 , 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 1978 Food Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread Other bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products1 ... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts1 .... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Oct 1978 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products1 Unadjusted indexes 14 .9 Aug. to Sept. 1.4 .7 .4 .1 -.2 18.9 19.8 22.6 28.0 35.3 28.7 21.7 21.2 27.8 14.9 14.0 14.4 19.0 14.0 21.9 30.8 11.8 11.3 8.8 5.8 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 .8 1.0 .5 -1.0 1.3 .4 1.8 .7 1.1 5.4 1.7 1.7 .4 1.2 2.0 1.3 .6 1.4 -.7 -1.2 -.1 -.8 1.3 1.4 1.2 5.0 -.7 -.1 -.1 .4 .9 -.2 -2.0 -.3 -.1 -.4 -.3 -3.6 2.0 1.4 -1.4 -.4 .5 .4 -.8 -.1 1.2 .8 -1.3 -1.3 -1.8 .9 .5 .1 1.6 -6.6 Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. .4 .1 -.7 .4 .4 .9 1.7 1.1 .6 .5 .9 -.3 1.2 1.0 -.2 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 .6 2.0 2.7 3.5 2.9 .5 3.7 3.6 5.6 5.3 .5 .0 2.0 .7 .5 .9 .2 .9 2.5 2.0 .6 .5 .4 .9 .5 1,5 1.9 2.2 1.2 1.5 .9 .9 -.9 2.7 A 3.4 4.6 2.8 5.4 2.6 .4 .4 1.3 2.5 1.3 .6 1.4 .5 .3 -.1 -.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 3.3 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream Processed dairy products ' Butter Cheese' Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 Other canned and dried vegetables ' Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets f Fats and oils Margarine Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter' Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee' Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 » • • Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish % 1 Other condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 . Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Aug. to Sept. 191.1 107.8 176.5 107.6 108.3 189.3 107.8 108.0 107.0 193.2 108.9 178.4 108.5 109.7 190.7 109.4 109.4 107.7 9.5 _ 8.9 _ 14.3 _ - 1.1 1.0 1.1 .8 1.3 .7 1.5 1.3 .7 1.0 1.3 .5 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.8 .9 .3 0.5 1.2 .9 .9 1.2 7-5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.0 .1 .8 1.3 .5 1.5 1.3 .7 216.3 221.5 244.4 195.3 181.4 312.9 132.4 200.1 198.5 202.6 159.5 116.5 212.5 107.9 108.0 107.0 108.8 105.5 105.4 108.2 104.3 210.4 207.7 215.9 197.4 175.4 274.5 109.1 200.1 191.3 223.2 182.7 110.0 215.3 110.5 110.5 108.5 112.7 105.7 106.0 108.0 104.5 11.5 12.3 15.6 20.4 4.5 31.6 8.8 6.5 24.6 1.8 _ 10.9 _ _ _ - -2.7 -6.2 -11.7 1.1 -3.3 -12.3 -17.6 .0 -3.6 10.2 14.5 -5.6 1.3 2.4 2.3 1.4 3.6 .2 .6 -.2 .2 3.7 5.5 5.4 -12.0 -3.9 13.5 2.5 2.8 1.5 -3.1 -6.7 -5.5 .0 .6 -.1 .8 1.0 .8 1.0 .7 .9 1.1 1.5 2.6 -5.9 6.6 2.9 1.8 1.4 -7.9 12.4 -2.2 2.1 .5 1.1 .8 .5 2.1 .2 .4 .6 -.1 -3.8 -7.8 -9.4 1.2 -1.3 -11.5 -17.6 -4.4 -4.2 10.2 5.7 -5.6 .6 2.4 2.3 1.4 3.6 .2 .6 -.2 .2 254.5 262.3 110.1 110.5 106.9 216.3 231.6 107.4 111.9 340.4 223.4 109.1 371.8 346.7 108.5 193.2 103.9 107.9 104.1 109.1 107.0 108.3 108.0 255.9 263.8 110.9 110.8 107.5 216.9 232.1 107.6 112.3 340.9 224.0 109.8 370.6 345.0 108.5 195.6 105.0 110.3 105.2 110.8 107.7 109.3 109.3 5.8 11.6 _ _ _ 10.0 8.3 .6 .6 .7 .3 .6 .3 .2 .2 .4 .1 .3 .6 -.3 -.5 .0 1.2 1.1 2.2 1.1 1.6 .7 .9 1.2 -.1 .0 .2 -.6 -.1 -1.1 -2.8 .9 .2 -.3 .5 .6 -2.9 -1.3 .0 .4 .4 1.0 -.3 .7 .4 .1 .4 -.1 -.9 .3 .0 .4 -.9 -1.8 .4 .7 .2 .9 .2 -1.6 -.8 .6 .1 .3 -.2 .4 .7 .2 .5 .3 .3 .7 .7 .3 .6 -.6 -.8 .2 .4 .1 .3 .6 -.3 -.5 .0 .8 1.1 2.2 1.1 1.6 .7 .9 1.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from^ 15 _ 1.0 7.6 -20.2 -10.2 _ 8.7 _ - Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey Wine 1 Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 1 Other index Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 224.6 109.4 108.8 108.6 225.9 110.1 109.4 109.1 10.0 0.6 .6 .6 .5 0.7 .6 .7 .7 0.6 .7 .6 .6 0.5 .6 .6 .5 163.9 106.5 158.6 123.9 182.7 103.5 108.8 7.0 12/77 12/77 163.1 106.0 158.1 123.4 180.9 102.7 108.2 .5 .5 .3 .4 1.0 .8 .6 .7 .7 1.1 -.1 1.1 .3 .3 .6 .7 .8 .4 .6 .2 .7 .4 .5 .3 .7 1.0 .8 .6 12/77 205.1 212.6 104.2 205.9 213.7 104.6 .4 .5 .4 -.2 -.9 -.1 .7 .4 .4 .5 .4 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 16 7.5 4.3 9.9 13.8 28.1 Oct. 1978 Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index base Nov. 1978 211.9 212.6 11.8 19.8 6.2 217.3 218.0 11.9 20.5 216.0 216.5 13.0 207.0 110.6 111.0 109.6 111.7 108.9 181.5 109.7 109.3 107.9 107.8 107.2 107.3 10.2 _ _ _ 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 206.1 110.5 111.8 109.2 111.3 107.9 178.5 108.5 108.7 107.4 106.8 107.5 106.0 12/77 109.9 109.7 - 208.8 214.6 211.9 210.5 209.2 211.9 192.2 202.6 211.3 123.7 211.1 206.3 202.6 103.2 255.8 222.3 120.2 215.4 208.4 120.6 113.2 116.9 175.4 176.0 112.4 117.2 281.1 105.8 108.2 159.4 212.7 218.7 216.5 213.1 212.4 213.8 194.0 200.7 217.1 124.2 218.2 215.8 208.2 108.8 262.5 223.3 120.7 218.3 213.6 122.2 113.9 118.5 176.2 176.6 112.3 116.3 284.5 107.3 109.5 164.7 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham Other pork 1 Other meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry ' Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread Other bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 17 Feb. 1978 8.4 _ _ _ - 25.6 23.8 38.6 36.3 50.9 46.4 36.9 33.2 31.1 41.7 75.2 27.0 _ 46.0 40.8 _ 33.2 46.6 17.6 22.6 _ 5.8 -33.3 May 1978 Nov. 1978 6.7 15.7 6.4 6.4 6.7 16.1 6.5 25.4 4.2 6.1 19.0 5.2 10.4 12.1 14.7 5.1 20.3 8.5 14.2 14.2 9.8 5.2 7.3 9.8 1.2 18.4 13.3 19.3 15.8 5.2 11.2 16.8 10.8 10.4 6.8 7.6 12.9 8.4 3.2 1.1 -1.4 4.1 -.7 9.3 7.1 12.1 9.7 12.8 10.3 .7 7.0 10.3 _ _ _ _ _ _ - 10.5 7.0 8.4 9.8 2.2 10.3 11.9 11.5 10.0 9.7 8.9 6.7 7.7 4.4 22.2 5.3 - 13.4 46.0 42.4 46.0 58.3 71.8 53,7 36.4 47.7 62.0 63.4 30.8 60.4 30.0 -16.9 49.0 16.9 11.0 46.3 78.5 43.6 26.4 32.8 31.7 37.1 23.4 14.6 11.1 7.7 10.7 83.7 -3.6 -.9 -5.2 9.4 14.6 10.0 10.5 .6 1.0 25.4 -28.0 -49.5 -30.7 6.5 -13.8 2.2 18.2 2.9 2.7 24.2 10.7 -1.7 -5.1 -12.6 17.9 32.2 9.3 4.7 7.9 10.9 13.0 18.1 17.8 13.6 12.8 11.2 6.7 9.3 24.3 2.0 30.4 19.0 49.8 60.9 7.0 .2 12.1 10.1 8.9 9.0 8.1 13.1 6.6 4.4 -5.2 2.4 8.7 9.9 13.9 -7.8 May 1978 Aug. 1978 , Nov. 1978 _ 11.2 35.4 32.8 42.2 46.9 61.0 50.0 36.6 40.3 45.7 36.2 67.6 28.5 47.5 28.3 39.6 61.8 _ _ 24.4 29.6 _ 8.4 _ _ 10.7 4.4 8.1 5.7 11.5 13.7 10.6 8.6 4.9 12.0 13.1 -3.1 -22.5 1.9 30.9 -4.0 1.2 15.1 6.4 5.8 16.3 9.4 5.4 .6 -4.5 5.8 16.4 9.0 7.3 10.9 1.1 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure —Continued lly adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 ~ Fruits and vegetables * Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples ;.. Bananas Oranges Other fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce1 Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 .... Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola ' Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee ' Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 191.5 107.8 177.6 107.6 108.3 184.5 107.8 108.0 107.0 192.2 108.9 177.7 108.5 109.7 185.5 109.4 109.4 107.7 226.3 238.9 249.1 217.2 183.2 292.2 132.4 222.6 223.5 202.6 186.5 116.5 213.4 107.9 108.0 107.0 108.8 105.5 105.4 108.2 104.3 217.6 220.3 225.6 219.8 180.8 258.7 109.1 212.9 214.2 223.2 197.1 110.0 214.7 110.5 110.5 108.5 112.7 105.7 106.0 108.0 104.5 11.8 8.8 14.7 59.5 24.9 28.7 . 16.2 -12.7 298.6 -72.2 19.9 - 254.6 262.8 110.1 110.5 106.9 214.6 228.0 107.4 111.9 340.4 223.4 109.1 371.8 346.7 108.5 193.8 103.9 107.9 104.1 109.1 107.0 108.3 108.0 255.4 264.6 110.9 110.8 107.5 213.3 226.2 107.6 112.3 340.9 224.0 109.8 370.6 345.0 108.5 195.4 105.0 110.3 105.2 110.8 1077 109.3 109.3 6.5 12.0 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 18 2.8 .7 15.9 - - - 7.8 8.7 2.5 4.5 -11.7 -1.8 _ 7.1 - May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 16.8 11.1 18.0 10.3 10.7 24.8 8.1 16.9 6.0 10.9 5.5 12.3 7.6 6.3 12.7 6.3 3.1 8.0 7.6 15.3 5.6 13.6 17.8 4.4 18.7 15.6 10.3 9.6 _ 9.0 _ 20.3 - 31.7 62.4 38.2 74.7 27.1 19.4 80.8 71.7 -9.7 188.5 484.8 29.2 7.7 6.4 9.9 6.4 3.6 4.0 8.2 6.5 .4 1.5 -5.2 22.7 52.4 -28.5 70.7 48.8 -28.8 153.3 -89.9 -24.1 -19.7 11.9 7.9 1.1 9.2 12.2 7.6 4.8 15.6 4.8 3.4 -4.9 -8.1 -50.5 4.8 14.3 -45.2 -1.5 -35.7 107.8 -13.2 -31.0 4.8 17.6 12.9 11.0 30.2 4.7 7.9 4.2 3.9 21.3 32.9 25.9 66.9 26.0 24.0 41.3 -11.2 239.1 27.6 _ 13.7 _ _ 9.8 24.5 16.5 14.2 8.6 26.3 38.3 6.5 21.6 2.5 12.5 13.5 -20.9 -15.3 8.8 10.0 1.6 11.5 3.6 5.6 11.5 8.9 10.3 7,0 12.7 10.9 2.9 13.0 19.0 13.6 14.4 16.7 -1.0 6.8 7.7 -29.7 -13.2 10.2 12.5 6.0 10.3 7.2 14.6 8.3 15.9 16.0 .5 -.9 4.8 -1.4 3.4 -9.8 -19.5 6.2 5.1 .2 6.7 6.0 -17.5 -10.0 2.2 5.5 7.2 12.9 4.7 12.4 5.0 6.1 8.1 18.1 16.7 22.6 2.5 8.4 7.7 - _ _ - -16.4 -8.8 8.5 „ - Nov. 1978 9.2 10.3 8.9 10.5 11.9 8.5 12.4 9.2 9.1 2.4 -5.1 6.2 -13.2 -13.4 39.7 -9.7 -16.2 27.6 -54.3 -18.9 -25.6 8.3 12.7 6.8 10.1 20.9 6.1 6.3 9.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 7.8 .7 8.1 3.6 -4.4 10.2 10.8 -.4 6.8 6.9 -23.8 -11.6 6.2 9.0 6.6 11.6 6.0 13.5 6.6 10.9 11.7 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Food away from home Lunch ' Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey Wine 1 Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food ' Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 1 Other index base 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 224.6 109.4 108.8 108.6 225.7 110.1 109.4 109.1 11.0 12/77 12/77 162.9 106.0 158.1 123.0 180.9 102.7 108.2 163.6 106.5 158.6 123.9 182.7 103.5 108.8 12/77 205.1 212.6 104.2 205.9 213.7 104.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 19 Feb. 1978 May 1978 10.5 9.3 9.7 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 9.4 10.6 9.6 7.4 8.4 7.7 6.9 10.7 14.1 11.4 12.8 11.6 9.1 7.0 9.6 9.4 4.1 3.1 8.3 2.7 6.6 19.6 12.1 7.5 8.8 5.7 7.1 7.5 9.3 4.3 11.5 5.2 6.5 17.4 29.7 5.9 14.6 -1.0 .5 .0 10.8 24.2 67.2 7.2 22.9 .4 11.5 3.2 1.1 2.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 14.1 20.8 47.2 5.6 5.3 7.6 1.6 5.8 2.6 8.6 7.3 11.5 1.5 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates 1 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1... Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels x Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas. Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance .... Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture 1 Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television Sound equipment1 Household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other index Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 209.5 218.6 167.4 213.8 220.3 103.5 237.0 203.4 272.4 106.4 195.4 118.8 152.1 240.7 260.2 195.0 106.7 107.4 103.4 104.9 210.6 220.1 168.5 215.1 221.9 103.7 238.8 204.8 274.7 106.6 196.3 120.0 152.8 242.3 261.9 196.7 107.2 108.5 104.4 106.0 220.1 254.0 300.1 300.1 97.1 240.0 207.7 276.2 158.9 133.0 101.4 99.1 100.3 235.9 218.5 250.6 306.1 307.2 97.3 234.9 201.9 273.3 159.7 133.0 101.5 99.2 100.3 240.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 181.9 157.7 167.9 103.5 105.8 170.7 107.9 104.0 103.0 108.2 132.6 102.8 102.1 104.6 150.4 150.1 105.5 105.7 107.3 183.0 158.3 167.1 102.9 105.5 171.9 108.6 104.3 103.2 109.7 133.1 103.3 102.4 105.1 150.8 149.5 105.7 106.3 108.1 12/77 103.8 104.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 20 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 10.0 11.8 7.3 11.9 15.4 12.9 10.8 16.5 5.6 9.0 9.9 10.7 7.4 5.4 6.7 5.6 7.2 7.0 5.7 9.3 2.8 .8 Oct. 1978 0.5 .7 .7 .6 .7 .2 .8 .7 .8 .2 .5 1.0 .5 .7 .7 .9 .5 7.5 5.9 5.4 7.3 4.7 .9 6.1 5.1 Aug. to Sept. 0.9 1.2 .8 .0 -.6 .7 1.3 1.6 1.4 .3 .4 2.5 .7 .3 .2 .6 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 .6 -.2 -.7 -1.3 2.0 2.4 .2 -2.1 -2.8 -1.0 .5 .0 .2 .4 .6 .9 -.7 .3 .1 9.3 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— .1 .0 1.9 .6 .4 -.5 -.6 -.3 .7 .6 .3 .2 1.4 .4 .5 .3 .5 .3 -.4 .2 -.2 .8 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 .6 .6 1.4 4.7 2.1 1.9 Sept to Oct. 1.9 0.4 .7 .7 1.2 1.3 .2 .7 .8 .7 .2 .1 1.0 .5 .8 .8 1.1 .5 1.0 1.0 1.0 .7 1.1 .8 1.0 .4 1.3 -.4 3.7 -.2 -.2 -.5 .0 -.1 -.1 -1.3 -2.0 1.1 1.5 .2 -2.7 -2.0 -2.3 .2 .0 .1 .1 .0 2.0 .8 .8 1.0 .5 .2 -.9 -.6 -.3 .5 .6 .3 .2 1.0 1.1 .6 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 .8 .2 .0 1.7 .7 1.4 1.2 2.2 1.9 .8 1.0 .9 .6 .7 -.1 .1 -.6 -.1 1.1 .8 2.4 -.2 .6 1.0 .5 .2 .0 .4 .9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 .5 -1.1 .9 .9 2.6 2.2 2.6 -.2 .6 .1 .6 -.5 Oct. to Nov. 1.4 .2 .5 .1 .5 .1 -.7 .2 6 .7 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Other household equipment Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and do/cleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair i Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 Girls'1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Infants' and toddlers' Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls'1 Women's1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ... Other apparel services 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 105.2 105.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 104.9 102.9 107.7 103.7 210.0 202.0 106.6 108.5 103.2 107.3 102.7 233.7 257.3 105.2 102.7 108.6 104.6 212.0 206.9 107.3 109.5 103.7 107.5 103.6 235.7 257.3 .3 -.2 .8 .1 -.5 1.1 .0 .5 .3 -.2 .8 107.6 104.2 108.3 105.2 163.3 159.3 157.7 159.1 100.9 100.3 99.7 103.0 100.9 100.6 100.4 96.3 104.1 102.1 154.0 102.6 172.5 165.2 101.2 102.6 99.4 101.5 101.2 101.6 102.0 220.0 161.9 99.4 107.0 167.8 105.9 103.8 105.4 190.1 109.2 106.9 164.1 160.0 158.4 160.1 101.5 100.1 99.6 104.1 103.1 100.8 101.3 96.9 106.0 102.8 154.1 102.8 169.7 167.7 101.3 102.7 98.5 101.2 99.7 101.9 102.4 220.9 163.4 98.7 108.6 169.1 106.7 104.7 106.2 191.3 109.8 107.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 21 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 11.2 14.1 3.5 2.6 2.1 1.3 -.1 .9 .9 .5 .2 .9 .9 .0 .1 -.2 1.0 1.4 .6 .0 .7 1.0 .2 .1 .9 .6 .7 1.0 .5 .4 .4 .6 .6 -.2 -.1 .6 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .8 -.2 .4 .7 -.4 2.4 .8 .3 1.2 .3 3.3 .1 .0 .9 .6 .8 6.1 2.1 5.8 5.8 1.8 .7 .1 .2 -1.6 1.5 .1 .1 -.9 -.3 -1.5 .3 .4 .4 .9 -.7 1.5 .8 .8 .9 9.8 Oct. to Nov. 1.0 2.4 .7 1.1 2.2 .2 1.8 Sept to Oct. 1.4 .1 .1 1.4 .3 .9 .9 .3 .3 .8 -.7 1.1 .0 .9 7.6 9.7 Aug. to Sept. .8 .6 .5 .7 1.3 2.2 1.6 .7 .4 1.1 1.3 2.2 .5 1.1 .5 2.3 1.8 2.0 3.0 .0 3.4 1.8 -.5 4.5 1.3 .4 .4 -1.2 1.0 1.0 .9 .3 2.4 .7 .8 .7 .6 .1 2.2 .4 -.5 .8 1.0 .2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 .9 .9 2.4 .7 .9 .5 .2 .9 1.0 .0 -.1 .1 .6 -.2 -.1 1.1 2.2 .2 .9 .6 1.8 .7 -.7 .2 -1.6 .6 .1 .1 -.9 -.3 -1.5 .3 .4 .6 .7 -.7 1.5 .5 .8 .9 .8 .6 .5 .7 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Transportation Private New cars • Used cars ••••»..•••..•»...«•.».•«««...««»«..».«««.«...«.«..«.«»....•....•»....•••.•«.....••••••..•.••..• Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power olant reoair 1 Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires Other parts and equipment 1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State reaistration Drivers" license Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 IntracHv mass transit 1 Intercitv train fare Other index base Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 189.7 189.4 155.5 195.4 201.9 226.4 107.8 191.4 191.1 158.5 194.7 203.5 228.2 108.6 108.4 107.5 107.1 186.9 161.2 104.2 104.2 143.0 105.8 195.5 218.7 105.0 103.5 143.8 104.1 109.5 106.1 189.3 189.5 243.7 185.4 206.7 195.1 109.4 108.4 107.8 189.0 162.9 104.5 105.4 144.9 106.8 197.7 220.6 107.6 103.8 143.8 104.5 110.2 106.8 189.7 190.0 244.0 185.6 207.8 193.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 224.7 145.9 134.0 105.4 106.5 104.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics ' Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory acients 1 • Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eveolasses 1 • Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services Dental services 1 Other professional services 1 Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room Other hospital and medical care services 1 Unadjusted indexes 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct to Nov. 0.9 .9 1.9 -.4 .8 .8 .7 0.6 .8 .6 .0 1.4 .9 .8 0.4 .4 -1.3 .8 1.4 1.0 .7 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 .8 .7 _ 2.7 3.1 5.1 3.4 6.4 3.6 .9 .8 .7 1.1 1.1 .3 1.2 1.3 .9 1.1 .9 2.5 .3 .0 .4 .6 .7 .2 .3 .1 .1 .5 -1.0 .7 .9 .9 .6 -.7 .3 -.3 -1.0 .4 1.0 .8 .0 1.2 .7 .3 .4 2.1 -.5 .0 .3 .7 .7 -.4 .9 .9 .8 .5 .1 .6 .2 -.6 .9 .6 1.1 1.7 .5 .3 .1 .2 1.1 .3 -.1 .5 1.4 .1 -3.3 .9 .8 .7 .7 1.4 .3 1.2 .9 .9 .5 .2 2.5 .3 .3 .4 .6 .7 .3 .3 .1 .1 .5 -1.0 227.0 147.0 134.9 106.4 109.0 104.5 9.1 7.1 7.7 _ - 1.0 .8 .7 .9 2.3 -.1 .6 .4 .3 .0 .3 .4 1.1 .6 .8 .8 1.0 .6 1.1 .9 .7 .9 2.3 -.1 110.8 106.3 111.2 106.4 _ - .4 .1 .6 •8 .8 .7 .4 .1 105.3 105.2 103.5 161.9 104.5 241.5 213.7 228.1 202.9 106.4 275.2 109.4 343.7 108.7 105.7 106.0 103.8 162.9 106.0 244.1 215.5 230.0 203.9 108.7 278.7 110.9 349.4 109.9 7.5 9.5 8.1 8.5 7.1 10.7 13.1 - .4 .8 .3 .6 1.4 1.1 .8 .8 .5 2.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 .3 .5 .7 .4 .4 .7 .6 .7 .4 .6 .7 .5 .4 .7 .7 .4 .2 .5 .4 1.2 .9 .9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.9 .7 .4 .8 .3 .6 1.4 1.1 .8 .8 .5 2.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 1.1 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 22 7.1 7.4 7.0 11.3 7.2 9.4 _ _ 4.5 5.5 _ 4.5 4.3 2.8 1.1 - U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment' Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Unadjusted indexes Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Bicycles Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment' Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports ' Admissions1 Other entertainment services ' Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 < Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 1 Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services . Tuition and other school fees * 1 College tuition Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Aug. to Sept. 179.3 179.7 104.3 202.1 106.0 103.4 103.1 103.3 154.1 102.7 104.1 104.6 103.9 103.4 179.1 106.0 107.5 105.4 179.5 180.0 104.3 203.3 105.3 103.6 103.2 104.0 154.1 103.0 104.2 104.8 103.9 103.4 179.3 106.1 107.4 105.8 5.3 4.8 3.7 _ _ 4.4 _ _ _ - 0.1 .2 .0 .6 -.7 .2 .1 .7 .0 .3 .1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .4 0.4 .2 .7 .4 .9 -.2 -.6 .2 .5 .2 .3 .3 -.3 .8 .8 1.2 .7 .8 0.8 .8 -.1 .0 -.1 .8 1.0 .3 .7 .8 .7 1.0 .2 .5 .9 1.0 .4 .5 0.2 .3 .0 .6 -.7 .2 .1 .7 .3 .3 .1 .2 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .4 188.3 181.0 183.5 106.4 185.6 180.1 103.9 106.2 188.8 180.9 183.5 105.8 186.8 181.1 105.0 106.5 6.5 4.7 4.6 _ 6.4 5.7 _ - .3 -.1 .0 -.6 .6 .6 1.1 .3 1.4 .4 .2 .4 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.7 .3 .3 .0 1.0 .4 .3 -.5 .4 .2 -.4 .0 -.6 .6 .6 1.1 .3 104.7 103.7 191.0 192.5 106.6 206.3 187.8 211.0 108.4 108.6 107.5 107.4 104.8 104.6 192.5 194.0 107.4 206.5 187.8 211.1 108.4 108.6 107.5 107.8 - .1 .9 .8 .8 .8 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .4 1.2 -.1 1.0 .9 1.0 2.6 3.0 2.6 6.6 6.6 6.1 .8 .7 .9 .4 .3 .5 .2 -3.1 .7 .2 .3 .1 .7 .1 .9 .8 .8 .8 .1 -.6 .2 .0 .0 .0 .4 200.4 244.9 203.0 254.0 201.9 247.1 201.1 255.9 7.2 13.1 4.9 10.9 .7 .9 -.9 .7 1.3 1.3 .1 .6 1.3 .9 .6 1.1 1.6 .7 -1.1 .7 _ 6.3 _ 7.1 7.0 8.3 5.6 8.8 _ - Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 23 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates 1 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 .. Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels 1 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 .... Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 209.5 218.3 167.6 212.9 219.4 103.5 236.6 203.8 271.0 106.4 197.0 118.8 152.1 239.7 258.6 195.6 106.7 107.4 103.4 104.9 210.4 219.8 168.7 215.5 222.3 103.7 238.3 205.4 272.8 106.6 197.1 120.0 152.8 241.7 260.6 197.7 107.2 108.5 104.4 106.0 7.8 9.7 6.0 19.1 27.1 _ 10.0 8.2 12.1 7.3 221.5 256.2 302.5 302.5 97.1 242.2 207.7 279.8 158.9 133.0 101.4 99.1 100.3 235.9 181.9 157.5 167.1 103.5 105.8 170.5 107.9 104.0 103.0 108.2 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 24 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 1.7 8.4 9.3 6.7 _ - 12.0 13.1 8.5 6.7 9.1 .0 14.4 8.3 23.0 7.7 6.2 18.4 8.2 10.7 14.3 -1.1 2.0 7.3 .0 2.4 11.0 12.5 6.5 12.7 19.2 3.6 14.1 11.0 19.2 10.9 7.2 30.8 18.7 9.5 10.0 8.2 8.9 8.0 8.3 6.0 9.7 12.3 8.5 9.2 7.1 8.1 13.4 16.0 12.0 2.7 1.8 22.8 8.0 10.8 9.1 16.7 13.3 11.9 10.6 11.7 9.9 11.4 7.3 12.7 17.7 12.2 8.3 17.4 6.8 4.9 9.6 11.8 2.7 218.6 251.2 305.8 306.9 97.3 235.6 203.5 273.3 159.2 133.0 101.5 99.2 100.3 240.6 3.5 3.4 2.2 2.3 _ 3.3 4.2 -.3 5.0 1.2 8.4 12.2 17.4 ' 7.6 9.8 -9.1 19.9 21.5 17.4 2.8 .9 .8 -.4 2.8 8.3 7.4 9.2 2.6 3.0 -7.4 10.7 9.5 12.0 3.9 1.5 2.8 .4 .4 12.6 -1.5 -1.7 10.3 14.2 -.4 -4.5 -10.3 8.8 -.5 -.6 -1.2 .4 .0 7.8 7.8 10.2 4.9 6.0 182.8 157.8 165.6 102.9 105.5 171.4 108.6 104.3 103.2 109.7 5.3 3.5 4.4 4.3 - 8.6 8.2 5.4 3.7 3.2 8.2 11.1 11.7 11.0 25.8 8.2 4.8 5.6 -3.6 4.0 2.9 3.5 -4.2 -4.3 1.2 8.0 6.9 6.3 21.6 12.2 13.9 16.6 11.1 12.5 21.9 6.9 5.9 4.9 6.2 - _ 4 _ _ - 11.3 12.5 8.2 3.9 1.1 _ 8.3 - Nov. 1978 10.3 12.4 7.5 10.9 13.0 5.8 13.8 13.5 15.5 6.7 4.5 26.7 13.2 10.1 9.5 12.4 11.1 9.9 9.4 8.8 2.9 3.6 6.4 8.5 -4.0 . 2.9 -.9 10.4 1.7 .5 .8 .4 .2 10.2 8.1 5.8 5.9 8.3 8.0 8.3 9.9 3.1 3.8 11.0 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average "—•Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Other index base Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television , Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 12/77 3.5 _ -.8 _ 4.3 .6 - 8.4 3.6 2.0 5.7 12.6 13.0 5.2 15.2 18.2 4.7 2.8 1.6 4.8 5.8 5.6 6.8 5.5 5.1 2.5 5.2 .8 5.9 2.2 1.6 5.5 4.2 7.4 8.4 6.6 _ _ - 3.6 4.0 1.2 5.3 4.0 3.6 6.1 4.9 6.2 12/77 12/77 103.8 105.2 104.3 105.8 _ - 12.2 9.9 6.0 6.0 1.2 6.3 - 3.5 6.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 104.9 102.9 107.7 103.7 210.2 202.0 106.6 108.5 103.2 107.3 102.7 233.9 257.3 105.2 102.7 108.6 104.6 212.0 206.9 107.3 109.5 103.7 107.5 103.6 236.2 257.3 _ _ 5.2 5.4 _ _ _ 10.0 .0 .0 7.4 19.2 7.8 11.3 12.2 1.6 17.3 4.9 8.6 9.8 7.0 .0 10.3 6.4 5.8 2.0 7.4 7.7 10.1 12.8 4.8 9.2 -5.7 16.7 69.2 7.1 -2.3 8.5 9.3 6.9 13.6 10.3 5.3 2.3 8.2 6.4 11.2 .0 107.6 104.2 108.3 105.2 _ 5.6 3.6 11.3 4.8 7.3 6.7 161.8 157.6 155.9 158.2 100.9 100.3 99.7 103.0 100.9 100.6 100.4 96.3 104.1 102.1 151.0 102.6 172.5 164.2 101.2 102.6 99.4 101.5 101.2 101.6 102.0 161.9 157.6 155.7 158.4 101.5 100.1 99.6 104.1 103.1 100.8 101.3 96.9 106.0 102.8 150.0 102.8 169.7 165.2 101.3 102.7 98.5 101.2 99.7 101.9 102.4 -1.8 -3.6 -4.4 -3.0 _ - 10.7 10.7 11.3 3.9 11.5 16.6 14.7 4.9 12.4 8.5 5.9 10.2 10.1 1.6 20.5 26.8 108.4 28.2 11.7 3.2 53.7 12.3 27.5 3.3 1.0 .3 .0 2.3 -3.2 -9.6 2.5 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 .0 -4.5 .0 2.8 -4.4 -6.2 -10.2 -9.2 -5.1 6.9 -12.2 6.3 24.3 -5.2 1.2 4.6 3.9 2.6 2.3 8.3 8.0 5.4 10.6 9.9 7.0 12.3 10.1 20.4 10.8 .5 15.8 1.9 26.4 15.6 .8 20.1 7.9 -9.4 24.3 11.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 1978 132.6 103.3 102.0 105.1 150.2 148.6 105.7 106.3 108.1 12/77 AoDarel and uDkeeo Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' l^ en ' S 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' ' Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits1 Girls' 1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 132.3 102.8 101.9 104.6 150.0 149.7 105.5 105.7 107.3 12/77 Household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 ., Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other household equipment1 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 25 - -7.6 -45.9 -13.9 _ - _ — 7.1 5.9 _ .6 8.2 8.8 _ _ 8.5 .0 _ 4.3 3.3 3.2 .4 _ _ _ _ 5.5 6.1 5.1 _ _ _ - 8.7 2.0 7.2 5.6 7.2 10.6 10.2 9.0 3.6 8.7 .2 13.9 30.1 9.3 5.7 2.8 2.1 1.3 2.3 2.4 -1.2 3.9 5.0 4.2 2.8 6.0 2.5 9.7 6.7 -2.0 4.2 -4.3 7.1 4.7 3.8 2.7 7.1 6.1 8.6 6.1 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 , Footwear « 1 Men's 1 Boys' and girls' Women's 1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 ^ Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance , Automobile finance charges 1 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit1 Taxi fare Intercity train fare 1 index base 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 219.3 161.7 99.4 107.0 167.3 105.9 103.8 105.4 190.1 109.2 106.9 220.7 162.9 98.7 108.6 168.1 106.7 104.7 106.2 191.3 109.8 107.6 -9.1 2.4 2.3 _ 12.0 - 7.4 4.5 2.5 5.6 7.2 11.3 6.1 13.0 11.4 11.3 12.9 12/77 188.6 188.2 154.7 189.7 201.3 226.9 107.8 190.9 190.7 157.1 192.8 204.7 228.7 108.6 7.1 6.7 9.6 20.6 1.5 9.1 - 108.4 107.5 107.1 187.8 160.6 104.2 104.2 142.3 105.8 196.9 221.1 105.0 103.5 144.7 104.1 109.5 106.1 188.0 189.5 243.7 185.4 207.3 195.1 109.4 108.4 107.8 189.1 162.9 104.5 105.4 143.6 106.8 197.9 221.5 107.6 103.8 145.1 104.5 110.2 106.8 188.6 190.0 244.0 185.6 208.4 193.1 _ _ 1.3 3.1 2.3 .8 -1.3 -4.4 - 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 26 Feb. 1978 7.2 16.6 5.6 -.2 10.0 9.1 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.2 2.7 4.0 2.4 -3.8 6.2 5.0 7.5 5.0 10.2 -2.0 17.1 10.9 13.8 9.3 18.4 9.8 10.9 7.8 -1.2 3.4 _ 4.0 4.0 6.8 4.3 1.7 7.3 5.6 7.6 8.1 8.1 10.6 7.0 9.9 10.0 9.5 10.3 3.4 10.1 19.7 11.2 9.4 6.0 8.2 6.4 2.2 9.6 4.8 6.5 14.0 4.0 .4 -2.9 4.8 2.4 .6 14.3 .7 3.2 5.0 .6 6.8 .9 2.6 6.7 9.1 9.6 8.4 6.7 6.4 5.2 8.1 5.1 10.2 7.1 7.7 4.4 2.0 3.4 1.2 -5.0 5.2 -1.5 -4.5 4.2 4.1 7.7 20.2 10.5 11.5 9.8 7.8 3.0 4.7 4.3 -2.7 9.1 8.7 8.4 18.2 8.1 5.1 3.1 4.9 17.0 .4 .8 3.7 9.1 5.6 -17.6 Nov. 1978 5.6 8.2 2.3 12.0 11.7 6.7 8.8 5.8 6.7 8.0 - 7.9 7.7 4.7 _ 5.6 5.4 8.2 12.1 1.6 8.2 - _ 1.8 6.3 8.0 .6 -2.1 _ -1.9 _ _ 6.1 8.3 6.2 .3 6.2 7.9 8.6 9.2 5.7 10.4 13.2 10.6 9.7 9.8 10.5 9.1 7.2 4.7 5.0 6.2 1.1 9.6 7.9 8.0 11.1 5.0 4.3 2.1 -.2 10.9 -.5 -1.9 4.0 6.6 6.6 -.5 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services Dental services 1 Other professional services 1 Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services t Hospital room Other hospital and medical care services 1 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles' Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Other index base Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 12/77 224.9 146.0 134.0 105.4 106.5 104.6 227.3 147.3 134.9 106.4 109.0 104.5 12/77 12/77 110.8 106.3 111.2 106.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.3 105.2 103.5 161.9 104.5 241.8 213.7 228.6 202.9 106.4 275.8 109.4 344.0 108.7 105.7 106.0 103.8 162.9 106.0 244.5 215.5 230.5 203.9 108.7 279.5 110.9 350.8 109.9 179.6 179.9 104.3 202.1 106.0 103.4 103.1 103.3 153.6 102.7 104.1 104.6 103.9 103.4 179.5 106.0 107.5 105.4 179.9 180.5 104.3 203.3 105.3 103.6 103.2 104.0 154.1 103.0 104.2 104.8 103.9 103.4 179.5 106.1 107.4 105.8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Bicycles Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1 Other entertainment services 1 3 months ending in— Oct 1978 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change t o r - 27 Feb. 1978 9.1 7.8 10.6 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 8.4 7.6 8.8 - - 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 5.6 4.0 7.8 5.7 5.6 3.9 4.7 5.6 11.7 7.7 7.4 7.1 15.7 3.5 - 9.7 6.7 6.5 5.5 10.1 4.6 - 12.5 6.8 8.9 3.5 7.5 6.2 - 8.2 4.9 6.5 7.7 3.6 8.8 9.5 7.7 6.2 5.4 5.5 6.1 9.4 7.6 12.9 6.8 6.8 5.1 4.4 6.5 2.7 8.1 7.8 8.6 8.0 6.4 8.4 11.5 8.8 10.7 5.5 6.7 4.8 6.1 9.2 12.7 9.8 10.1 8.5 17.5 15.2 12.8 18.7 10.5 6.1 5.8 7.8 4.7 10.4 14.2 17.8 7.4 6.1 7.8 6.0 10.6 2.8 .4 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 3.5 1.6 6.4 3.2 10.5 -3.8 -7.1 1.6 3.2 -1.2 .8 -3.4 3.5 7.4 5.9 2.7 9.1 8.1 5.8 5.3 2.3 4.0 .4 3.1 2.0 4.8 6.5 5.2 4.3 5.9 -.4 5.2 7.0 9.2 3.8 6.7 8.4 9.6 8.7 10.2 6.5 9.8 12.4 6.0 6.4 2.7 _ _ _ 1.9 _ 5.6 - 8.6 8.7 7.5 7.8 6.0 9.6 12.6 6.1 6.1 3.7 _ 4.0 _ 6.3 - 6.1 5.9 4.6 6.3 5.9 10.4 8.8 9.4 8.2 11.8 11.7 12.2 13.6 10.6 4.6 3.4 4.4 3.6 5.3 -.4 -2.7 3.1 4.8 2.0 2.5 1.2 1.6 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.4 7.4 U.S. DATA CPI-U Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, i —Continued ally adjusted, U.S. d t y average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally Group and item Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories ' P©rsonfiu oflr© ••••«#•••••••••«••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••< Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products ' Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 8 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 188.0 182.1 183.5 106.4 185.6 180.1 103.9 106.2 188.4 181.3 183.5 105.8 186.8 181.1 105.0 106.5 104.7 103.7 191.0 192.5 106.6 204.3 164.8 209.1 108.4 108.6 107.5 107.4 104.8 104.6 192.5 194.0 107.4 204.6 183.6 209.6 108.4 108.6 107.5 107.8 199.8 244.7 203.4 254.0 202.9 246.4 201.1 255.9 Feb. 1978 3.7 -1.1 1.1 5.1 4.0 6.1 7.7 8.8 12.3 7.7 1.9 8.9 4.2 7.3 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 4.3 1.2 .8 6.6 8.3 8.5 5.3 7.3 7.2 9.6 5.9 5.0 3.5 .5 6.0 6.0 4.2 -1.6 13.4 9.4 16.0 16.9 7.2 6.4 6.6 11.6 1.9 7.8 1.1 .7 3.5 8.3 7.9 7.6 10.0 2.0 6.5 7.2 7.1 7.3 5.3 7.1 5.2 .0 .4 .0 7.7 9.0 1.2 6.4 4.8 9.7 7.6 7.2 7.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 10.5 8.0 6.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 12.4 -3.4 15.0 30.1 30.5 27.3 7.4 1.7 15.6 11.6 11.9 7.5 16.2 6.0 14.1 18.2 12.2 -1.8 10.5 5.5 4.1 6.7 7.4 7.0 9.7 6.4 1.8 12.2 7.9 9.6 8.5 3.9 7.6 6.6 9.4 10.0 1.8 11.2 15.6 15.8 14.2 8.9 12.7 14.2 2.0 12.3 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. adjusted annual rate percent change for— 28 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1977 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 1978 Oct. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 100.000 200.7 233.4 201.8 234.6 8.8 - 0.5 - 0.7 - 0.8 - 0.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 20.481 19.298 13.493 1.692 211.5 216.7 215.1 206.0 211.1 191.7 214.0 262.2 217.1 341.0 193.3 224.5 163.8 212.4 217.7 215.9 207.6 213.9 193.5 208.2 263.4 217.1 339.8 195.6 226.0 164.3 11.1 11.3 11.9 11.0 18.8 9.6 10.3 11.5 10.1 .7 8.7 10.0 7.2 .4 .5 .4 .8 1.3 .9 -2.7 .5 .0 -.4 1.2 .7 .3 .4 .4 .3 -.1 -1.0 1.2 3.7 .2 -.5 -.4 .5 .6 .9 .8 .8 .9 .5 1.9 .5 .7 -1.0 -1.1 .7 .2 .6 .6 .3 .3 .3 .5 2.1 .2 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 40.679 26.374 5.322 8.753 8.508 3.303 2.322 .981 209.1 218.5 167.4 213.5 237.1 203.4 273.1 238.6 258.0 194.8 210.1 220.0 168.4 214.9 238.7 204.6 275.4 240.1 259.4 196.3 9.8 11.7 7.3 11.8 12.9 10.7 16.8 8.9 9.6 7.2 .5 .7 .6 .7 .7 .6 .8 .6 .5 .8 .9 1.2 .7 .1 1.4 1.6 1.5 .2 -.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 .7 .9 1.2 1.4 .9 1.5 1.3 2.0 6.393 4.262 .892 3.370 2.131 7.912 4.735 1.616 1.560 220.3 253.9 300.3 239.9 159.0 180.5 156.6 209.3 233.2 218.7 250.8 306.4 235.0 159.6 181.8 157.5 211.0 235.3 5.4 6.8 5.7 7.1 2.7 6.8 5.4 7.1 11.0 -.7 -1.2 2.0 -2.0 .4 .7 .6 .8 .9 .2 .4 .6 .3 -.1 .4 .2 .7 .7 .8 1.2 .8 1.3 -.2 .8 1.0 .4 1.0 -1.3 5.836 5.201 1.644 2.081 163.6 159.6 159.8 154.0 219.3 167.0 164.1 190.2 164.0 160.0 160.5 153.8 219.1 168.4 164.7 191.1 3.5 2.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 5.3 6.6 9.7 .2 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 .8 .4 .5 .6 .5 .6 .3 .0 .7 .6 .7 .6 .5 .0 .4 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.7 -.2 -.3 .0 -.8 .1 .5 .2 .5 All Hems All items(1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 4.399 1.821 1.837 .466 .390 1.728 1.161 5.805 1.183 .488 20.564 .144 .757 .575 .636 See footnotes at end of table. 29 -3.8 .6 -.9 -.4 .8 .6 .2 .3 .7 .6 1.3 .7 .7 .7 .8 .6 1.0 -1.9 1.1 -2.6 .1 .6 .4 .7 1.0 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Relative importance, December 1977 Group Unadjusted indexes Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 20.234 19.250 4.275 3.855 4.786 1.664 4.668 .815 3.854 .985 190.3 189.8 155.1 195.4 202.0 226.8 187.2 162.9 195.4 190.2 191.9 191.5 158.1 194.7 203.7 228.4 189.5 165.8 197.7 190.4 7.4 7.6 6.7 11.3 7.3 9.5 4.8 7.4 4.3 3.1 0.8 .9 1.9 -.4 .8 .7 1.2 1.8 1.2 .1 0.6 .7 .5 .0 1.5 .9 .7 -.1 .8 -.5 0.5 .4 -1.3 .8 1.5 1.0 .5 -.4 .7 .6 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 .7 .9 2.2 .6 .2 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 4.492 .780 3.712 1.916 1.797 224.9 146.6 241.6 214.3 274.8 226.8 147.6 243.6 215.7 277.8 9.0 7.5 9.2 8.2 10.3 .8 .7 .8 .7 1.1 .7 .3 .8 .9 .7 1.1 .8 1.2 .8 1.6 .9 .8 .9 .7 1.2 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 3.910 2.497 1.413 178.3 178.4 178.9 178.8 178.7 179.7 4.9 4.0 6.5 .3 .2 .4 .4 .2 .6 .7 .7 .9 .4 .3 .3 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances1 Personal care services * Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 4.367 1.454 1.813 .871 .942 1.100 .166 .934 187.6 180.8 185.0 179.0 191.1 206.5 189.7 210.9 188.2 180.7 186.3 180.6 192.2 206.6 189.7 211.1 6.2 4.6 6.2 5.4 7.0 8.4 6.7 8.8 .3 -.1 .7 .9 .6 .0 .0 .1 1.0 .4 .6 .3 .8 2.6 3.7 2.4 .3 .2 .4 .4 .5 .1 -3.1 .7 .2 -.4 .7 .9 .6 .1 -.7 .3 Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Other services • 100.000 200.7 201.8 8.8 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 62.160 20.481 41.679 18.202 5.201 191.8 211.5 180.0 180.2 159.6 192.9 212.4 181.2 181.2 160.0 8.4 11.1 7.2 5.2 2.6 .6 .4 .7 .6 .3 .6 .4 .8 .7 .5 .7 .8 .7 .6 .5 .7 .3 .8 .4 -.3 13.001 23.477 194.1 178.5 195.4 179.8 6.4 8.6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .5 .7 .7 .9 37.840 5.322 18.379 6.503 3.712 3.924 217.3 167.4 244.2 200.7 241.6 189.8 218.3 168.4 244.8 202.5 243.6 190.5 9.4 7.3 11.8 5.5 9.2 7.7 .5 .6 .2 .9 .8 .4 .8 .7 .8 .7 .8 1.1 .9 .7 .9 .8 1.2 .9 .3 .6 .0 .5 .9 .4 See footnotes at end of table. 30 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967 = 100) Group Relative importance, December 1977 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs '., All items less medical care 80.702 73.626 93.855 95.508 196.4 195.8 196.7 199.2 197.5 196.7 197.7 200.3 8.2 7.8 8.0 8.8 0.6 .5 .5 .6 0.8 .5 .6 .7 0.8 .7 .7 .8 0.6 .5 .5 .5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 Nondurables' Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy 1 42.862 19.385 14.184 38.683 32.518 34.128 9.155 179.0 178.3 188.9 196.7 226.4 213.2 226.4 180.1 179.2 190.1 197.6 227.4 214.2 226.0 7.1 5.3 6.4 8.3 9.7 9.5 7.0 .6 .5 .6 .5 .4 .5 -.2 .8 .8 .8 .5 .8 1.1 .7 .7 .5 .5 .6 .9 .9 .7 .8 .5 .6 .5 .3 .5 -.2 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy.... Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 90.845 71.547 37.077 5.785 34.470 199.0 193.7 174.9 218.3 215.5 200.2 195.0 175.9 220.5 217.1 9.0 8.4 7.1 7.1 9.6 .6 .7 .6 1.0 .7 .7 .6 .6 .8 .8 .8 .8 .6 .5 .8 .6 .6 .6 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1967=$1.00 1 1957-59=$1.00 1 100.000 $.498 .428 $.496 .426 -8.0 - -.4 - -.8 - -.8 - 1 -.4 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. 1.0 31 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in Group Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 Expenditure category All items - - - 7.8 10.8 8.1 8.6 9.3 8.3 211.8 217.1 215.6 207.0 208.2 192.1 223.8 262.7 215.4 341.0 193.9 224.5 163.6 212.5 217.8 216.2 208.0 212.6 192.5 215.3 264.2 213.5 339.8 195.4 225.8 164.0 11.3 11.5 12.5 10.6 24.3 3.0 11.5 12.9 7.2 1.3 7.8 10.3 6.7 20.1 20.7 25.4 11.9 45.9 16.5 32.2 23.4 29.3 2.3 10.0 10.7 9.9 6.4 6.6 4.2 18.1 -2.3 11.3 -1.5 12.0 16.9 -.5 11.3 12.2 4.9 6.5 6.3 5.9 3.5 12.6 7.8 1.9 -.9 -9.5 -.2 5.9 7.2 7.4 15.6 16.0 18.8 11.3 34.7 9.6 21.4 18.1 17.7 1.8 8.9 10.5 8.3 6.4 6.4 5.1 10.6 4.9 9.6 .2 5.4 2.9 -.4 8.6 9.7 6.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 209.2 214.5 213.1 206.2 206.4 188.9 214.3 264.8 218.9 340.0 192.6 221.9 161.1 210.1 215.3 213.7 205.9 204.3 191.2 222.2 265.3 217.7 338.7 193.6 223.2 162.6 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 205.2 213.3 165.3 210.4 230.7 197.7 265.4 233.8 253.5 189.5 207.0 215.9 166.5 210.6 233.9 200.9 269.4 234.3 253.2 191.6 209.1 218.2 167.6 212.6 236.7 203.8 271.7 237.8 256.5 195.4 209.8 219.7 168.6 215.3 238.3 205.2 273.5 239.6 258.1 197.3 7.8 9.7 6.0 19.1 10.2 8.5 12.5 8.2 9.5 5.3 11.8 12.9 8.3 6.5 14.2 8.1 23.0 8.6 12.1 1.1 10.4 12.3 6.8 12.0 13.7 10.6 19.2 8.5 9.3 5.7 9.3 12.6 8.2 9.6 13.8 16.1 12.8 10.3 7.5 17.5 9.8 11.3 7.1 12.6 12.2 8.3 17.6 8.4 10.8 3.2 9.8 12.4 7.5 10.8 13.8 13.3 15.9 219.5 252.2 298.5 238.2 159.4 178.2 154.6 207.2 229.5 219.9 253.1 300.3 238.9 159.3 179.0 154.9 208.6 231.2 221.6 256.2 302.7 242.1 159.0 180.5 156.4 209.5 233.4 218.8 251.3 306.1 235.7 159.1 181.5 157.0 211.0 235.8 3.3 3.3 2.2 2.9 5.0 5.0 3.8 5.0 10.0 13.0 18.0 7.6 20.9 3.1 7.4 6.5 10.9 6.6 7.0 8.7 2.7 10.0 3.6 7.0 4.5 5.4 16.1 -1.3 -1.4 10.6 -4.1 -.8 7.6 6.4 7.5 11.4 8.1 10.4 4.9 11.6 4.0 6.2 5.2 7.9 8.3 2.8 3.5 6.6 2.7 1.4 7.3 5.4 6.5 13.7 160.2 156.4 157.8 149.9 216.4 163.3 161.2 185.8 161.1 157.2 158.8 150.4 216.3 164.5 162.1 187.1 162.1 158.0 158.8 151.0 218.6 166.5 163.9 190.2 161.8 157.6 158.8 149.8 218.9 167.4 164.2 191.1 -1.8 -3.3 -2.5 -7.6 -7.0 1.8 3.7 12.0 10.4 10.4 3.1 20.8 5.0 4.3 7.4 8.5 1.5 1.0 3.4 -4.4 3.0 4.8 7.8 6.5 4.1 3.1 2.6 -.3 4.7 10.4 7.7 11.9 4.1 3.3 .3 5.6 -1.2 3.0 5.5 10.2 2.8 2.1 3.0 -2.4 3.9 7.6 7.7 9.2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 32 9.4 8.4 11.4 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ending in— Group Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 186.9 186.4 155.6 188.2 195.5 223.1 185.9 163.1 193.9 188.7 188.1 187.7 156.4 188.2 198.4 225.0 187.2 163.0 195.5 187.7 189.0 188.5 154.3 189.7 201.4 227.3 188.1 162.3 196.8 188.9 191.5 191.1 156.7 192.8 204.9 228.9 189.7 165.8 197.9 189.3 8.1 7.6 9.3 20.6 1.5 11.6 1.6 4.2 1.1 7.2 3.6 3.6 6.3 4.3 1.5 6.1 2.0 9.8 .2 5.0 7.9 8.4 8.4 1Q.6 6.8 9.5 7.4 8.8 7.3 -.8 10.2 10.5 2.9 10.1 20.7 10.8 8.4 6.8 8.5 1.3 5.8 5.6 7.8 12.1 1.5 8.8 1.8 7.0 .6 6.1 9.0 9.4 5.6 10.4 13.5 10.1 7.9 7.8 7.9 .2 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 221.1 145.1 237.1 210.7 269.3 222.6 145.6 238.9 212.5 271.1 225.1 146.7 241.8 214.3 275.4 227.1 147.9 244.0 215.7 278.6 8.9 7.5 9.5 9.3 9.0 8.3 9.2 7.9 6.8 9.1 7.4 5.7 7.8 6.9 8.8 11.3 7.9 12.2 9.8 14.5 8.6 8.3 8.7 8.1 9.1 9.3 6.8 9.9 8.4 11.6 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 176.5 176.9 176.7 177.2 177.3 177.7 178.5 178.6 179.3 179.2 179.2 179.9 8.0 8.4 7.8 2.6 .0 7.4 3.0 2.5 3.7 6.3 5.3 7.4 5.2 4.1 7.6 4.6 3.9 5.6 Other goods and services 185.1 180.7 183.1 177.7 188.7 199.0 185.8 202.7 187.0 181.5 184.2 178.2 190.2 204.2 192.6 207.6 187.5 181.9 185.0 179.0 191.1 204.4 186.7 209.0 187.9 181.1 186.3 180.6 192.2 204.7 185.4 209.6 3.9 -1.6 6.3 6.0 6.4 9.0 13.3 7.7 5.2 4.2 5.7 3.7 8.1 5.5 7.3 5.4 9.4 15.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 7.8 7.4 7.9 6.2 .9 7.2 6.7 7.6 12.0 -.9 14.3 4.6 1.3 6.0 4.8 7.2 7.2 10.3 6.5 7.8 8.0 6.3 5.9 6.7 9.9 3.2 11.0 Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group - - - - 7.8 10.8 8.1 8.6 9.3 8.3 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages.. Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables 188.7 209.2 176.6 177.3 156.4 189.9 210.1 178.0 178.5 157.2 191.3 211.8 179.3 179.5 158.0 192.6 212.5 180.7 180.3 157.6 8.1 11.3 6.1 2.1 -3.3 10.6 20.1 6.2 6.2 10.4 6.9 6.4 6.8 5.6 1.0 8.5 6.5 9.6 6.9 3.1 9.3 15.6 6.1 4.1 3.3 7.7 6.4 8.2 6.3 2.1 191.8 175.2 193.2 176.5 194.1 177.8 195.4 179.4 3.8 8.8 4.6 7.3 9.5 8.7 7.7 9.9 4.2 8.0 8.6 9.3 Services 213.7 165.3 239.8 198.6 237.1 185.8 215.4 166.5 241.7 199.9 238.9 187.8 217.3 167.6 243.8 201.4 241.8 189.5 218.0 168.6 243.9 202.5 244.0 190.2 7.4 6.0 9.1 4.9 9.5 8.2 11.3 8.3 16.9 2.5 7.9 7.3 10.1 6.8 14.1 6.5 7.8 5.6 8.3 8.2 7.0 8.1 12.2 9.8 9.3 7.1 12.9 3.7 8.7 7.7 9.2 7.5 10.5 7.3 9.9 7.7 All items Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 33 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ending in— Group Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Oct. 1978 Sept. 1978 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 All items less medical care 192.9 193.2 194.2 196.0 194.4 194.2 195.4 197.4 195.9 195.5 196.7 198.9 197.1 196.4 197.7 199.9 7.2 7.4 6.3 8.1 8.5 10.1 10.3 10.9 8.5 6.7 8.2 8.1 9.0 6.8 7.4 8.2 7.8 8.7 8.3 9.5 8.8 6.7 7.8 8.2 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 ... Nondurables 1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy' 175.6 175.3 186.5 194.6 222.5 209.1 223.4 177.0 176.7 188.0 195.5 224.3 211.3 224.9 178.2 177.6 188.9 196.7 226.4 213.2 226.4 179.7 178.5 190.1 197.6 227.0 214.2 226.0 6.1 1.9 3.9 6.1 7.7 8.2 3.1 6.3 6.3 5.0 12.7 11.7 8.9 9.1 6.9 5.9 9.1 8.4 10.7 10.6 11.3 9.7 7.5 7.9 6.3 8.3 10.1 4.7 6.2 4.1 4.4 9.3 9.7 8.6 6.1 8.3 6.7 8.5 7.4 9.5 10.4 8.0 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy . Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 196.0 190.5 172.1 215.5 211.8 197.4 191.7 173.1 217.3 213.5 199.0 193.3 174.2 218.3 215.3 200.2 194.4 175.2 220.5 216.6 7.2 7.3 5.7 1.2 7.7 10.9 8.8 7.7 3.7 10.5 9.3 8.9 7.5 14.3 10.2 8.9 8.4 7.4 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.1 6.7 2.4 9.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 11.9 9.8 1 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. 34 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Other index base Group and item Unadjusted indexes Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 211.5 212.4 11.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.3 216.7 217.7 11.3 .5 .4 .8 .3 215.1 215.9 11.9 .4 .3 .9 .3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 206.0 110.6 112.1 109.5 110.7 108.5 178.9 110.0 108.6 108.2 107.9 107.6 107.5 207.6 110.6 111.8 109.6 110.9 109.6 181.7 111.0 109.8 108.6 108.9 107.3 108.8 11.0 12.0 _ - .8 .0 -.3 .1 .2 1.0 1.6 .9 1.1 .4 .9 -.3 1.2 -.1 -.1 .3 .4 -1.0 .4 -.6 .0 .6 .9 .8 .1 .7 .5 -.1 .0 .1 -.4 1.1 1.5 1.1 .8 1.7 .7 .6 .0 .5 .0 -.3 .1 .2 1.0 1.5 .9 1.1 .4 .9 -.3 1.2 12/77 108.7 109.9 - 1.1 .8 .1 1.1 211.1 215.5 214.8 212.0 211.3 216.7 192.8 200.2 212.7 123.9 217.9 222.8 207.0 103.9 262.9 219.9 118.3 214.6 210.0 119.4 111.6 116.5 174.9 173.8 111.7 115.8 279.6 105.7 107.0 159.1 213.9 217.8 217.5 214.4 213.9 221.5 194.7 201.6 213.8 124.9 221.5 222.1 208.9 108.3 266.3 226.4 120.1 216.6 214.6 120.3 111.7 117.7 174.9 172.6 112.3 116.4 282.5 106.6 108.2 167.8 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.0 .7 .5 .8 1.7 -.3 .9 4.2 1.3 3.0 1.5 .9 2.2 .8 .1 1.0 .0 -.7 .5 .5 1.0 .9 1.1 5.5 -1.0 -.4 -.6 -.2 .5 .2 -2.4 -1.0 -1.9 -1.3 -.4 -3.3 2.1 .6 -1.1 -1.3 .8 -.1 -.6 -.5 .3 -.5 -2.0 -2.9 -2.4 1.4 1.2 .8 2.4 -6.3 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.5 .8 .7 3.7 3.7 3.5 .3 3.6 3.8 5.2 6.0 .1 .8 .8 .9 .6 .9 .8 1.1 2.4 2.8 -.3 .4 .1 .7 .1 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.4 .8 1.9 .8 3.3 3.6 2.6 4.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.0 2.7 .8 .1 1.0 1.2 .8 .5 .5 1.0 .9 1.1 3.8 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham Other pork 1 Other meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 , , 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread Other bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 .. Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 35 18.8 19.7 22.5 29.2 36.4 32.6 22.8 21.9 27.1 14.3 14.0 14.0 _ 17.5 13.3 20.3 30.5 _ 11.1 9.4 _ 7.7 6.3 Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products ' Other dairy products ' Other index base Unadjusted indexes 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples I if/flVW Bananas Oranges Other fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine • Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1 1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee ' Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods ' 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 36 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 191.7 107.9 176.8 107.8 109.0 189.9 108.1 109.9 107.1 193.5 108.8 178.3 108.4 110.2 191.1 109.6 110.7 108.0 214.0 217.9 241.4 197.6 181.5 296.6 133.0 196.8 196.2 195.6 163.5 114.1 211.5 108.1 107.6 107.9 108.8 104.5 104.8 107.1 103.1 208.2 205.0 212.4 192.2 176.3 261.2 109.5 198.4 191.8 221.0 181.9 108.4 213.6 110.4 110.1 109.3 111.9 104.5 105.3 106.7 103.1 254.7 262.2 110.4 110.5 105.9 217.1 232.2 107.6 112.5 341.0 223.1 108.2 372.0 346.4 108.3 193.3 103.4 107.5 104.6 108.9 107.8 108.4 107.8 255.4 263.4 111.1 110.8 106.4 217.1 232.1 107.2 112.7 339.8 222.9 107.3 369.9 344.7 108.0 195.6 104.9 110.3 105.6 110.7 107.7 109.6 108.8 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Nov. 1977 9.6 _ 8.9 14.5 10.3 10.8 13.8 17.2 5.1 25.2 7.9 6.8 23.3 1.3 10.0 _ 5.6 11.5 _ 10.1 8.3 .7 7.1 -20.3 -10.3 8.7 - Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.9 .8 .8 .6 1.1 .6 1.4 .7 .8 1.2 1.4 .6 1.8 2.0 1.1 2.3 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.2 .8 1.1 1.1 -.7 1.1 1.4 1.0 0.2 .8 -.2 .6 1.1 .4 1.4 .7 .8 -2.7 -5.9 -12.0 -2.7 -2.9 -11.9 -17.7 .8 -2.2 13.0 11.3 -5.0 1.0 2.1 2.3 1.3 2.8 .0 .5 -.4 .0 3.7 5.5 5.9 -9.7 -5.6 11.3 4.5 2.1 .3 -3.8 -8.0 -5.3 .0 .8 -.5 .8 1.8 .6 1.0 .5 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 -4.5 6.8 1.5 .0 1.9 -7.0 12.3 1.5 1.9 .3 .8 .5 .6 1.6 .1 -.1 .2 .2 -3.8 -7.5 -9.8 -2.6 -.8 -11.1 -17.7 -3.6 -2.8 13.0 2.6 -5.0 .3 2.1 2.3 1.3 2.8 .0 .5 -.4 .0 .3 .5 .6 .3 .5 .0 .0 -.4 .2 -.4 -.1 -.8 -.6 -.5 -.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 1.0 1.7 -.1 1.1 .9 -.1 .2 .5 -.9 .6 -.5 -2.1 1.3 .8 -.4 .1 .3 -3.0 -1.4 .1 .5 .3 1.4 -.1 .5 .2 .3 .4 .1 -1.0 .4 -.4 .2 -1.1 -1.8 .2 .5 .7 1.4 1.1 -1.1 -.6 .7 .2 -.3 -.5 .8 1.1 .1 .6 .6 .3 .5 -.9 -1.0 -.4 .2 -.4 -.1 -.8 -.6 -.5 -.3 .8 1.5 2.6 1.0 1.7 -.1 1.1 .9 .5 .6 .5 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beveragesTaThomeTZZZ! Beer and ale 1 Whiskey , Wine 1 1 Other alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ., Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 Other index base Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 224.5 109.1 108.8 108.8 226.0 110.0 109.5 109.2 10.0 0.7 .8 .6 .4 0.6 .5 .7 .6 0.6 .6 .7 .4 0.6 .8 .6 .4 164.3 107.2 159.5 124.6 186.1 102.7 107.1 7.2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .1 .4 .5 .9 .9 1.2 .0 1.2 .3 .7 .6 .8 1.0 .2 12/77 12/77 163.8 107.0 159.1 124.3 185.9 102.3 106.6 1.6 .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 .6 .1 .4 .5 12/77 204.9 213.4 104.2 205.8 215.6 104.1 .4 1.0 -.1 -.2 -1.5 -.1 .6 .7 .8 .4 1.0 -.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted indexes 37 8.1 4.9 11.9 13.8 29.3 Oct. 1978 Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index 3 months ending in— hflSA UO8O Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 211.8 212.5 11.3 20.1 6.4 217.1 217.8 11.5 20.7 215.6 216.2 12.5 208.0 110.6 111.8 109.6 110.9 109.6 182.1 111.0 109.8 108.6 108.9 107.3 108.8 10.6 _ 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 207.0 110.6 112.1 109.5 110.7 108.5 179.4 110.0 108.6 108.2 107.9 107.6 107.5 12/77 108.7 109.9 208.2 214.0 211.4 211.2 210.0 215.6 193.0 200.2 211.9 123.9 210.3 208.4 202.1 103.9 253.5 218.4 118.3 213.3 207.5 119.4 111.6 116.5 173.0 172.2 111.7 115.8 279.0 105.7 107.0 159.4 212.6 218.5 216.4 215.0 214.1 220.2 195.7 201.8 216.0 124.9 217.2 215.8 207.4 108.3 259.0 222.0 120.1 215.5 213.1 120.3 111.7 117.7 175.1 173.6 112.3 116.4 281.7 106.6 108.2 165.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commea)1 Bakery products 1 White bread Other bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .. Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal 1 Pork. Bacon Chops Ham other than canned ' Sausage Canned ham Other pork 1 Other meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats' Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 38 6 months ending in— May 1978 Nov. 1978 6.5 15.6 6.4 6.6 6.3 16,0 6.4 25.4 4.2 5.9 18.8 5.1 18.1 14.6 20.1 15.7 8.2 10.4 15.5 14.0 7.4 6.3 7.9 14.2 6.2 3.5 -.7 .0 2.2 -4.9 10.5 10.3 8.3 10.5 12.7 10.1 1.5 8.1 11.3 - 11.9 12.0 12.1 6.7 20.0 10.6 14.8 15.4 14.0 7.2 10.2 9.4 5.9 - 10.6 6.6 9.6 8.7 1.5 10.4 12.9 11.1 8.9 9.5 9.0 7.7 7.2 - 6.9 21.4 8.4 - 14.7 45.9 42.0 45.8 59.4 77.6 64.9 33.0 38.8 64.3 61.0 31.7 65.4 25.7 -14.7 49.8 13.5 14.0 44.6 74.4 42.9 23.3 34.7 33.4 40.1 21.1 17.4 6.0 5.7 4.0 82.3 -2.3 .4 -3.6 11.7 14.7 8.9 6.5 3.6 4.5 32.1 -27.4 -49.4 -29.0 5.1 -10.5 1.5 17.5 5.5 6.6 25.2 10.4 5.4 -3.6 -9.4 23.0 27.5 8.1 6.8 4.7 12.9 12.6 17.4 16.5 13.1 13.6 12.5 10.9 14.9 14.7 -.6 29.0 16.8 47.2 52.9 4.9 4.4 12.9 7.4 11.2 4.8 4.8 6.7 6.7 2.6 -8.4 9.8 9.6 9.5 15.4 -3.8 Feb. 1978 _ 7.3 _ _ 24.3 22.8 37.7 38.1 49.5 53.3 45.0 33.8 32.5 _ 38.5 73.0 28.3 35.0 36.9 28.0 40.2 11.4 9.9 6.9 -35.6 May 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 _ _ 11.0 _ - 34.7 32.0 41.7 48.4 62.9 59.0 38.8 36.3 47.6 35.0 69.2 27.0 _ 42.2 24.6 36.0 56.4 _ 21.9 24.1 _ 6.4 8.4 4.9 8.6 6.0 12.4 14.1 10.7 8.7 9.1 9.5 14.5 -3.2 -23.2 2.3 26.7 -3.1 2.9 15.2 6.4 8.9 14.6 7.6 6.0 1.4 -3.6 6.1 18.3 8.9 8.2 9.9 4.2 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 10. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Other index base Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream f Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products 1 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 12/77 • Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits —••" Aooles Bananas Oranges Other fresh fruits ' Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables ' Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 .... Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum ' Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments f Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 39 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1978 192.1 107.9 177.9 107.8 109.0 185.1 108.1 109.9 107.1 192.5 108.8 177.6 108.4 110.2 185.9 109.6 110.7 108.0 3.0 .0 _ 14.8 _ 223.8 235.1 246.1 219.8 183.3 276.9 133.0 218.9 220.9 195.6 191.2 114.1 212.3 108.1 107.6 107.9 108.8 104.5 104.8 107.1 103.1 254.7 262.7 110.4 110.5 105.9 215.4 228.5 107.6 112.5 341.0 223.1 108.2 372.0 346.4 108.3 193.9 103.4 107.5 104.6 108.9 107.8 108.4 107.8 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 - 16.5 11.1 17.5 11.6 10.2 25.4 7.7 14.4 9.0 11.3 5.9 13.9 4.7 6.7 15.2 5.1 5.8 5.1 7.8 14.8 5.1 14.9 18.1 3.5 21.0 13.3 13.2 215.3 217.4 221.9 214.0 181.8 246.2 109.5 211.1 214.8 221.0 196.2 108.4 213.0 110.4 110.1 109.3 111.9 104.5 105.3 106.7 103.1 11.5 8.2 16.1 60.4 22.5 36.7 _ 12.8 -13.6 252.3 -69.8 _ 20.4 _ _ _ _ _ _ - 32.2 64.2 36.3 63.3 26.4 13.2 82.2 78.1 -11.1 274.0 445.9 24.1 6.1 5.6 11.6 4.0 2.0 2.4 6.5 4.8 -.4 -1.5 -9.9 21.0 44.5 -21.4 55.8 50.7 -33.5 150.0 -92.1 -24.4 -21.8 12.0 8.3 .7 11.3 12.7 6.4 4.3 15.7 2.8 1.9 -5.7 -12.6 -50.2 .0 2.0 -45.3 1.3 -32.4 122.3 -15.6 -29.5 2.7 16.3 9.6 11.4 28.0 2.7 5.5 1.1 2.8 21.4 33.3 25.8 61.8 24.4 24.4 _ 41.8 -12.3 263.0 28.4 _ 13.0 _ _ _ _ 254.9 264.2 111.1 110.8 106.4 213.5 226.2 107.2 112.7 339.8 222.9 107.3 369.9 344.7 108.0 195.4 104.9 110.3 105.6 110.7 107.7 109.6 108.8 6.1 12.9 9.8 23.4 16.1 14.1 6.5 29.3 39.3 8.6 25.8 • 2.3 11.3 11.9 -21.3 -15.1 8.8 10.0 1.2 8.9 3.6 5.9 10.5 9.4 13.3 6.5 12.0 10.9 3.7 8.4 16.9 11.9 12.6 13.7 -.5 7.8 7.0 -29.7 -13.5 9.5 11.3 7.3 10.0 6.8 9.9 8.2 14.2 12.1 .5 -.9 6.0 -3.9 7.9 18.1 - 7.2 7.7 1.3 3.3 -12.2 -2.5 7.8 - 9.6 _ 8.4 _ 20.0 _ _ - _ - 5.0 -9.5 -18.1 4.6 6.3 -.2 6.0 2.3 -17.1 -9.5 2.3 5.9 5.9 15.1 6.7 13.7 2.3 8.4 7.3 17.7 22.5 _ 1.8 7.2 _ -16.9 -9.0 _ 8.9 _ _ - Nov. 1978 9.6 10.3 9.4 9.7 12.3 9.2 12.8 9.5 9.1 .2 -7.8 2.9 -15.1 -11.4 26.0 -9.2 -17.9 30.0 -58.1 -20.1 -25.7 7.2 12.3 5.1 11.3 20.1 4.6 4.9 8.2 2.8 3.5 5.4 8.4 -.2 6.7 2.9 -4.3 8.5 9.9 -.4 6.9 4.6 -23.7 -11.5 5.8 8.6 6.6 12.5 6.8 11.8 5.2 11.3 9.7 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index base Lunch Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey Wine 1 Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 1 Nov. 1978 224.5 109.1 108.8 108.8 225.8 110.0 109.5 109.2 10.3 164.0 107.2 159.5 124.6 186.1 102.7 107.1 6.7 12/77 12/77 163.6 107.0 159.1 123.9 185.9 102.3 106.6 12/77 204.9 213.4 104.2 205.8 215.6 104.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Food away from home 1 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 40 Feb. 1978 May 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 9.7 11.2 9.6 7.2 7.6 8.9 5.3 10.5 7.4 7.8 10.1 3.3 12.0 3.6 6.2 8.3 2.0 12.9 4.9 4.7 5.6 3.6 3.8 .4 8.0 24.5 68.1 6.0 11.5 25.0 .8 3.2 .6 2.3 9.7 16.9 32.0 Nov. 1978 12.2 15.0 10.3 11.1 10.7 10.2 12.7 4.7 5.8 15.8 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— 9.9 9.8 12.0 6.8 16.5 8.2 8.3 6.3 16.1 6.1 6.2 7.8 3.5 7.8 2.0 7.1 20.6 49.0 7.3 12.1 1.6 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates 1 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels' Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls ' Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture ' Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television Sound equipment1 Household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Aug. to Sept. 209.1 218.5 167.4 213.5 219.7 103.5 237.1 203.4 273.1 106.3 196.0 118.8 152.2 238.6 258.0 194.8 106.1 108.4 104.0 103.8 210.1 220.0 168.4 214.9 221.2 103.8 238.7 204.6 275.4 106.5 197.0 119.9 152.8 240.1 259.4 196.3 106.6 109.7 105.0 104.1 9.8 11.7 7.3 11.8 15.0 _ 12.9 10.7 16.8 _ 6.0 9.0 8.9 9.6 7.2 _ - 0.5 .7 .6 .7 .7 .3 .7 .6 .8 .2 .5 .9 .4 .6 .5 .8 .5 1.2 1.0 .3 0.9 1.2 .7 .1 -.4 .5 1.4 1.6 1.5 .2 .4 2.5 .7 .2 -.1 1.1 1.7 .8 1.0 .0 1.0 1.1 .7 .9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 .9 .2 .1 1.8 .8 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.1 1.5 .5 2.3 0.3 .7 .6 1.3 1.3 .3 .7 .7 .7 .2 .1 .9 .4 .8 .6 1.0 .5 1.2 1.0 .3 220.3 253.9 300.3 300.2 97.4 239.9 208.1 275.0 159.0 133.0 101.5 99.2 100.2 236.0 218.7 250.8 306.4 307.4 97.5 235.0 202.2 272.8 159.6 133.1 101.6 99.2 100.1 240.2 5.4 6.8 5.7 7.3 -.7 -1.2 2.0 2.4 .1 -2.0 -2.8 -.8 .4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 1.8 .2 .4 .6 .9 -.4 .3 -.2 .7 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 .6 1.2 .8 1.0 .4 1.3 -.3 3.6 -.2 -.3 -.5 .0 .0 -.2 -1.3 -1.9 1.1 1.5 .1 -2.6 -2.1 -2.1 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.1 1.9 181.8 157.5 167.7 103.6 105.7 170.2 106.8 104.7 102.8 108.2 132.5 102.2 101.4 103.8 151.0 152.9 105.7 105.3 106.3 6.8 5.4 5.8 _ 6.2 4.2 -.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 180.5 156.6 167.9 103.1 106.4 168.9 105.9 103.9 102.8 106.7 132.1 101.7 101.2 103.2 150.7 153.3 105.2 105.1 105.9 6.3 7.5 _ - .7 .6 -.1 .5 -.7 .8 .8 .8 .0 1.4 .3 .5 .2 .6 .2 -.3 .5 .2 .4 .4 .2 1.4 4.0 2.8 1.0 .7 1.3 1.0 1.4 -.2 .4 .1 .3 -.3 .4 -.1 -.5 -.4 .8 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.8 .6 1.7 .5 .6 .1 .3 -.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.5 .6 .4 -.5 .5 -.7 .6 .8 .8 .0 1.4 .2 .5 .0 .6 .1 -.5 .5 .2 .4 12/77 104.1 104.0 - -.1 -.5 1.3 -.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 41 7.1 5.8 9.1 2.7 .8 9.2 Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Other household equipment Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 .... Other laundry and cleaning products 1 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys'1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's1 , Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits1 Girls' 1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Infants' and toddlers' Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls' 1 Women's1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 Other index base Unadjusted inde Nov. 1977 Oct. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 103.9 105.3 1.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 100.3 103.5 105.3 104.5 209.3 2012 105.9 109.7 103.2 105.8 101.1 233.2 257.2 100.9 104.0 107.5 105.9 211.0 204.8 107.1 110.1 103.7 106.0 101.7 235.3 257.2 .6 .5 2.1 1.3 .8 1.8 1.1 .4 .5 .2 107.8 103.9 109.0 104.7 163.6 159.6 158.2 159.8 101.7 99.8 101.8 103.1 102.6 101.7 164.0 160.0 158.4 160.5 102.1 99.0 101.3 103.9 104.6 102.0 100.5 96.0 104.7 102.3 153.8 102.6 172.0 166.8 99.9 103.4 98.0 100.9 98.8 102.5 101.8 219.1 164.7 98.3 110.3 168.4 106.2 106.1 104.5 191.1 110.4 106.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 99.9 95.6 103.1 101.9 154.0 102.7 172.8 165.9 100.2 103.1 99.7 101.2 99.2 103.0 101.5 219.3 164.1 99.0 109.4 167.0 105.6 104.6 103.9 190.2 109.8 106.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 42 7.1 8.6 11.0 14.0 3.5 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.6 2.1 5.5 1.2 6.6 5.3 9.7 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept -0.3 —1 -A Sept to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.6 1.3 2.5 -.1 -.8 1.5 .4 1.1 .6 .5 2.1 1.3 .7 .6 .9 .0 -.1 -.7 .7 .2 .8 .7 .0 1.4 .8 .7 .0 1.1 .8 .6 .3 .7 .6 1.1 .8 .2 .3 .1 .4 .4 -.8 -.5 .8 1.9 .3 .6 .4 1.6 .4 .6 .5 .5 .6 .6 .5 .4 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 .4 -.8 -.5 .8 1.9 .3 .6 .4 1.6 .4 -.8 -.1 -.5 -.4 -.3 .3 -1.7 -.3 -.4 -.5 .3 .1 .2 -.7 .8 -.1 -.1 -.5 .5 -.3 .3 -1.7 -.3 -.4 -.5 .3 -.1 .4 -.7 .8 .8 .6 1.4 .6 .5 .5 .3 1.4 3.0 .9 1.0 .6 1.1 1.6 2.2 .6 1.6 .3 1*9 1.6 .4 2.6 .0 4.7 2.5 1.3 4.3 1.3 .0 .6 -.9 1.2 .7 .8 -.2 2.1 .7 .9 .4 .9 .6 1.8 1.1 .4 .5 .2 .6 -.1 .7 .3 1.0 .0 1.0 .0 •0 .3 .1 .0 .9 .3 .3 .5 -.4 1.9 .6 .4 1.2 -.2 3.2 .3 .3 3.9 1.3 .8 2.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 .6 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 .5 .6 1.4 .6 .5 .5 .3 U.S. DATA CPI-W Tabis 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Transportation Private New cars Used cars , Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1 , Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical 1 repair Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair* Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products ' Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees ' State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation , Intercity bus fare ' Intraclty mass transit1 Taxi fare Intercity train fare 1 Other index base Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 190.3 189.8 155.1 195.4 202.0 226.8 108.3 191.9 191.5 158.1 194.7 203.7 228.4 109.2 109.1 107.1 107.3 187.2 162.9 104.8 105.4 144.7 107.0 195.4 218.8 104.6 103.5 143.5 103.9 110.8 106.9 190.2 189.1 244.1 185.3 210.9 194.9 110.1 107.7 108.2 189.5 165.8 104.9 107.5 148.4 107.7 197.7 220.5 107.0 104.1 143.6 104.3 111.4 108.5 190.4 189.6 244.2 185.4 211.9 193.0 12/77 12/77 12/77 224.9 146.6 134.7 106.4 106.6 105.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 , Medical care ~ Medical care commodities ,. f Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs' Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics ' Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 > Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 ..... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 1 Eyeolasses f Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ' Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians1 services Dental services 1 Other professional services ' Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room ....... Other hospital and medical care services ' .... Unadjusted indexes 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Nov. 1977 7.4 7.6 6.7 11.3 7.3 9.5 - Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.8 .9 1.9 -.4 .8 .7 •8 0.6 .7 .5 .0 1.5 .9 .6 0.5 .4 -1.3 .8 1.5 1.0 .8 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 .7 .8 _ 3.1 2.9 5.2 3.3 8.5 3.5 .9 .6 .8 1.2 1.8 .1 2.0 2.6 .7 1.2 .8 2.3 .6 .1 .4 .5 1.5 .1 .3 .0 .1 .5 -1.0 .7 1.0 .8 .7 -.1 .5 .4 -.3 .9 .8 .8 -.2 .9 .6 .3 .4 1.7 -.5 -.1 .5 .6 .6 -.4 .7 .9 .9 .5 -.4 1.2 -.4 -1.4 1.1 .7 1.0 1.9 .6 .2 .1 .2 1.5 .6 .0 .6 1.5 .8 -3.1 .9 .6 .8 .9 2.2 .1 2.0 2.2 .7 .6 .1 2.3 .6 .3 .4 .5 1.5 .2 .3 .0 .1 .5 -1.0 226.8 147.6 135.7 107.4 108.7 105.4 9.0 7.5 8.3 - .8 .7 .7 .9 2.0 -.2 .7 .4 1.1 .8 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .9 2.0 -.2 111.7 106.5 111.7 107.2 - .0 .7 .8 .4 .9 .9 .0 .7 105.8 105.7 103.5 162.4 105.7 241.6 214.3 228.4 204.5 105.8 274.8 109.3 343.7 108.5 106.4 106.4 104.1 163.4 106.5 243.6 215.7 230.1 205.7 106.2 277.8 110.6 348.2 109.7 .6 .7 .6 .6 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 .2 .3 .7 .4 -.2 .8 .9 .7 .9 .9 .7 .7 .3 .7 .8 1.2 .8 .9 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.3 2.1 .8 .6 .7 .6 .6 .8 .9 .7 .7 .6 .4 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.1 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 43 4.8 7.4 _ 7.1 4.3 2.7 1.0 7.8 9.2 8.2 8.6 8.0 10.3 12.8 - .3 .4 .4 -.2 .7 .5 .4 .7 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials ! Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books1 Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Unadjusted inde Other index 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Bicycles Other sporting goods and equipmentf Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1 Other entertainment services 1 Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes * : Other tobacco products and smoking accessories ' 1 Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition ' Personal expenses 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services ' 1 Oct 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 178.3 178.4 104.0 201.7 106.0 101.1 100.3 101.5 152.7 101.3 104.1 103.2 104.4 105.4 178.9 106.4 107.9 102.9 178.8 178.7 104.1 202.9 105.3 101.4 100.7 101.6 152.4 101.7 104.2 103.7 104.0 105.3 179.7 106.9 108.3 103.4 4.9 4.0 187.6 180.8 183.5 105.3 185.0 179.0 102.0 105.9 188.2 180.7 183.3 105.8 186.3 180.6 103.8 106.2 6.2 4.6 4.4 103.7 104.9 191.1 193.2 106.G 206.5 189.7 210.9 108.3 108.6 107.4 107.5 104.2 106.0 192.2 194.6 106.2 206.6 189.7 211.1 108.3 108.6 107.4 108.0 200.5 244.3 203.3 252.5 202.1 246.5 201.4 254.3 3.5 3.3 6.5 6.2 5.4 7.0 7.3 8.4 6.7 8.8 7.3 12.9 5.1 10.2 Oct. 1978 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept Sept to Oct Oct to Nov. 0.3 .2 .1 .6 -.7 .3 .4 .1 -.2 .4 .1 .5 -.4 -.1 .4 .5 .4 .5 0.4 .2 .7 .5 .9 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .6 .3 .1 .7 .8 .6 1.2 .3 .7 0.7 .7 -.1 .0 -.2 .8 .9 1.2 .8 .6 .5 .5 .1 .4 .9 1.0 .5 .3 0.4 .3 .1 .6 -.7 .3 .4 .1 .1 .4 .1 .5 -.4 -.1 .3 .5 .4 .5 .3 -.1 -.1 .5 .7 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .4 .4 .0 .9 .2 -.4 -.1 .5 .7 1.8 .3 1.0 .4 .2 .3 .6 .3 .2 .9 .5 1.0 .6 .7 .2 .0 .0 .1 .0 .0 .0 .5 .5 -.1 .8 .6 1.2 2.6 3.7 2.4 6.5 6.6 6.2 .8 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .1 -3.1 .7 .2 .3 .1 .7 .5 1.0 .6 .7 .2 .1 -.7 .3 .0 .0 .0 .5 .8 1.4 1.2 .1 .4 1.4 1.0 .6 1.2 1.6 .7 -1.1 .7 .9 .9 -.9 .7 .9 1.8 .3 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1978 from— 44 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance * Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes Contracted mortgage interest cost' Mortgage interest rates 1 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment'.. Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels 1 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture t Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 209.1 218.2 167.6 212.6 218.8 103.5 236.7 203.8 271.7 106.3 197.6 118.8 152.2 237.8 256.5 195.4 106.1 108.4 104.0 103.8 209.8 219.7 168.6 215.3 221.6 103.8 238.3 205.2 273.5 106.5 197.8 119.9 152.8 239.6 258.1 197.3 106.6 109.7 105.0 104.1 7.8 9.7 6.0 19.1 26.3 221.6 256.2 302.7 302.6 97.4 242.1 208.1 278.6 159.0 133.0 101.5 99.2 100.2 236.0 180.5 156.4 167.1 103.1 106.4 168.7 105.9 103.9 102.8 106.7 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change 1or— 45 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 9.8 12.4 7.5 10.8 13.0 5.8 13.8 13.3 15.9 6.5 4.9 26.5 13.4 9.4 8.4 11.4 9.9 10.6 9.6 5.8 10.2 8.5 12.5 8.2 _ 1.7 8.2 9.5 5.3 - 11.8 12.9 8.3 6.5 8.5 -.4 14.2 8.1 23.0 7.3 6.0 18.4 7.9 8.6 12.1 1.1 1.6 13.3 1.6 7.0 10.4 12.3 6.8 12.0 18.4 4.0 13.7 10.6 19.2 10.9 7.7 29.9 19.1 8.5 9.3 5.7 5.6 6.3 9.1 1.2 9.3 12.6 8.2 9.6 7.8 7.7 13.8 16.1 12.8 2.3 2.3 23.2 8.0 10.3 7.5 17.5 14.3 15.1 10.1 10.6 9.8 11.3 7.1 12.6 17.1 12.2 8.3 17.6 7.1 4.8 8.4 10.8 3.2 _ 218.8 251.3 306.1 307.1 97.5 235.7 203.8 272.8 159.1 133.1 101.6 99.2 100.1 240.4 3.3 3.3 2.2 2.1 _ 2.9 4.2 -.8 5.0 1.2 _ _ 8.4 13.0 18.0 7.6 9.9 -9.5 20.9 23.1 16.8 3.1 .9 .8 -.4 2.4 8.8 7.0 8.7 2.7 3.0 -7.4 10.0 8.2 12.4 3.6 1.8 3.2 .0 .4 12.6 -1.3 -1.4 10.6 14.5 .4 -4.1 -9.9 8.7 -.8 -.6 -1.2 .4 -.4 6.9 8.1 10.4 4.9 6.0 181.5 157.0 166.2 103.6 105.7 169.7 106.8 104.7 102.8 108.2 5.0 3.8 4.4 _ 5.4 7.4 6.5 5.1 4.6 2.0 4.8 12.2 11.6 6.2 14.8 7.0 4.5 4.6 -5.1 3.6 4.2 5.2 -5.3 -3.5 4.7 7.6 6.4 9.2 24.4 15.8 10.5 14.3 11.0 11.2 14.1 - - 11.6 13.3 7.7 4.0 1.1 8.6 6.2 5.2 4.8 5.1 - 2.8 3.5 6.6 8.6 -3.6 2.7 -1.3 10.5 1.4 .6 1.0 .2 .0 9.7 7.3 5.4 6.8 8.6 9.5 7.3 9.6 2.5 3.6 9.3 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 12. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television Sound equipment1 Household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 . Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other household equipment' Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kltchenware 1 .... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies •• Soaos and deteraents 1 1 Other laundry and cleaning products Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products ' Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair' Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Coats and jackets ' Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 • Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 1 Furnishings Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets ' Women's and girts' Women's 1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear' Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits1 Girls'1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Other index base 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 12/77 131.8 101.7 101.0 103.2 150.2 152.8 105.2 105.1 105.9 132.0 102.2 101.0 103.8 150.4 152.0 105.7 105.3 106.3 12/77 12/77 104.1 103.9 104.0 105.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 100.3 103.5 105.3 104.5 209.5 201.2 105.9 109.7 103.2 105.8 101.1 233.4 257.2 100.9 104.0 107.5 105.9 211.0 204.8 107.1 110.1 103.7 106.0 101.7 235.8 257.2 107.8 103.9 109.0 104.7 _ 162.1 158.0 156.4 158.8 101.7 99.8 101.8 103.1 102.6 101.7 99.9 95.6 103.1 101.9 151.0 102.7 172.8 164.9 100.2 103.1 99.7 101.2 99.2 103.0 101.5 161.8 157.6 155.8 158.8 102.1 99.0 101.3 103.9 104.6 102.0 100.5 96.0 104.7 102.3 149.8 102.6 172.0 164.3 99.9 103.4 98.0 100.9 98.8 102.5 101.8 -1.8 -3.3 -3.9 -2.5 _ -7.6 -46.7 -9.4 - 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 46 Feb. 1978 2.9 -2.0 2.6 3.7 .- - 5.0 5.6 10.0 .0 - - May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 5.4 8.1 2.4 2.4 2.8 12.9 13.8 7.3 14.9 15.3 3.7 .4 -2.4 3.6 6.4 8.1 5.6 6.0 5.9 2.5 4.0 1.6 3.1 3.5 4.6 5.9 4.7 6.3 .2 7.6 8.7 - 3.1 2.2 -.4 3.4 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.1 14.5 6.9 5.6 5.6 2.7 6.7 - 4.2 6.2 -12.8 4.5 17.7 7.8 10.9 8.6 2.4 16.4 8.1 7.3 9.5 6.6 .0 2.1 11.5 3.9 7.7 5.4 7.2 9.3 13.6 .4 2.0 -9.4 16.1 68.9 12.4 .0 5.0 8.8 7.5 13.1 11.6 7.2 1.6 9.2 7.0 11.4 .0 6.4 4.0 8.3 4.4 10.1 6.8 10.4 10.4 11.6 3.1 10.6 13.8 18.4 5.7 14.0 7.6 5.1 9.8 9.7 .8 20.8 27.1 122.3 18.5 9.0 3.6 80.9 13.6 31.7 3.9 5.4 1.5 1.0 .3 3.4 -2.0 -15.0 7.9 .0 -1.9 3.3 .8 -3.7 -.4 4.1 -4.4 -6.5 -11.5 1.8 -6.3 6.5 -31.8 7.7 11.0 9.2 -.4 4.1 3.1 1.8 2.6 8.7 9.4 1.6 11.1 11.9 7.0 11.5 9.3 17.3 10.8 -.3 12.6 3.8 13.4 10.7 2.4 30.4 14.7 7.2 25.7 10.9 7.9 7.1 8.3 .0 4.1 3.3 3.6 .3 _ 5.6 8.9 3.6 _ _ - 7.1 5.6 4.4 8.2 6.5 10.1 10.5 10.4 1.0 5.5 -1.6 13.7 30.0 9.2 5.6 2.8 2.1 1.0 3.0 3.2 -3.5 4.7 5.4 4.8 5.1 6.0 2.5 8.1 7.4 -2.4 2.6 -4.2 7.5 1.8 4.4 -5.7 11.2 9.1 17.2 5.1 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage f Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls'1 Women's1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline ••••• Automobile maintenance and repair 1 Body work Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products ' Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare ' Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit1 Taxi fare Intercity train fare 1 Other index base Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 218.6 163.9 99.0 109.4 166.5 105.6 104.6 103.9 190.2 109.8 106.2 218.9 164.2 98.3 110.3 167.4 106.2 106.1 104.5 191.1 110.4 106.5 -7.0 3.7 _ 1.8 _ _ 12.0 - 5.0 7.4 1.6 10.7 4.3 10.4 5.3 7.5 8.5 10.9 4.9 12/77 189.0 188.5 154.3 189.7 201.4 227.3 108.3 191.5 191.1 156.7 192.8 204.9 228.9 109.2 8.1 7.6 9.3 20.6 1.5 11.6 - 109.1 107.1 107.3 188.1 162.3 104.8 105.4 144.0 107.0 196.8 221.2 104.6 103.5 144.4 103.9 110.8 106.9 188.9 189.1 244.1 185.3 211.5 194.9 110.1 107.7 108.2 189.7 165.8 104.9 107.5 147.1 107.7 197.9 221.4 107.0 104.1 144.9 104.3 111.4 108.5 189.3 189.6 244.2 185.4 212.5 193.0 1.6 4.2 _ 4.4 1.1 -1.3 _ _ -4.4 _ 7.2 16.3 5.1 -.2 16.5 9.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months <ending in— 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 47 Feb. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 3.0 7.8 -1.2 12.5 4.8 6.0 3.2 -1.2 6.5 4.6 9.8 4.7 7.7 -1.2 13.8 10.4 7.9 15.3 18.3 11.9 13.8 8.7 -1.2 5.5 _ 3.0 _ 10.2 _ - 3.9 7.7 -1.2 13.1 7.6 6.9 9.1 8.1 9.2 9.1 9.2 3.6 3.6 6.3 4.3 1.5 6.1 8.9 7.9 8.4 8.4 10.6 6.8 9.5 10.4 10.2 10.5 2.9 10.1 20.7 10.8 9.3 5.8 5.6 7.8 12.1 1.5 8.8 - 9.0 9.4 5.6 10.4 13.5 10.1 9.8 6.7 4.0 5.6 2.0 9.8 7.0 6.5 13.6 4.8 .2 -2.6 3.2 1.6 .6 13.4 .7 1.6 5.0 .4 7.0 1.3 1.4 7.1 9.4 8.8 7.5 7.4 8.8 7.7 10.5 9.2 9.3 7.3 7.7 5.2 2.0 3.4 1.2 -5.3 5.2 -.8 -4.9 4.2 3.4 8.9 18.0 9.6 10.7 10.6 8.4 6.8 7.2 8.2 1.4 11.1 8.5 7.8 17.4 8.5 4.5 3.1 4.4 20.8 1.3 .8 4.4 8.9 7.9 -16.7 May 1978 Aug. 1978 _ 1.8 7.0 _ 8.9 _ .6 -1.9 _ -1.9 _ _ 6.1 8.1 6.0 .6 8.7 8.1 9.5 9.8 9.1 7.9 7.8 7.4 9.4 5.2 10.2 7.9 7.7 11.1 5.2 i 4.0 2.1 -.5 12.7 .2 -2.1 4.3 6.1 8.4 -.8 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Other index base Group and item Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs* Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biological*, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services : Dental services 1 1 Other professional services Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services ' Hospital room Other hospital and mecjical care services 1 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Bicycles Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 Phptographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions1 Other entertainment services 1 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 12/77 12/77 12/77 225.1 146.7 134.7 106.4 106.6 105.6 227.1 147.9 135.7 107.4 108.7 105.4 8.9 7.5 10.6 - 12/77 12/77 111.7 106.5 111.7 107.2 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.8 105.7 103.5 162.4 105.7 241.8 214.3 228.9 204.5 105.8 275.4 109.3 344.0 108.5 106.4 106.4 104.1 163.4 106.5 244.0 215.7 230.6 205.7 106.2 278.6 110.6 349.6 109.7 178.5 178.6 104.0 201.7 106.0 101.1 100.3 101.5 152.2 101.3 104.1 103.2 104.4 105.4 179.3 106.4 107.9 102.9 179.2 179.2 104.1 202.9 105.3 101.4 100.7 101.6 152.4 101.7 104.2 103.7 104.0 105.3 179.9 106.9 108.3 103.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 , 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 48 Feb. 1978 May 1978 Aug. 1978 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 8.6 8.3 10.0 _ - 9.3 6.8 6.7 6.2 8.0 5.3 - 8.4 6.7 8.3 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 6.5 7.4 5.7 5.3 3.9 3.9 5.6 11.3 7.9 8.0 8.6 12.3 5.1 - 14.2 5.2 9.7 5.1 7.1 8.2 7.0 9.5 9.3 10.6 8.0 9.0 11.6 - 9.0 9.8 5.3 10.8 12.0 7.9 6.8 6.4 7.0 4.4 9.1 6.8 11.6 6.4 5.1 5.1 2.4 6.2 3.9 7.8 6.9 7.8 6.0 7.2 8.8 12.4 10.0 10-.8 5.8 6.7 6.4 7.2 5.4 12.2 9.8 9.7 11.2 9.2 14.5 12.5 17.9 10.9 _ 8.9 8.7 8.1 8.5 7.5 _ 9.1 11.6 - 2.6 .0 7.8 4.5 12.6 -4.7 -8.0 -.8 .0 1.6 5.6 8.9 2.8 .8 7.4 10.6 8.9 -4.9 3.0 2.5 6.0 3.0 10.5 .4 -.4 6.3 5.3 2.7 4.2 .0 4.9 5.8 5.2 4.1 3.3 _ 3.3 - 8.0 8.4 2.1 6.7 7.8 - .8 5.7 3.5 -3.5 .4 -5.6 2.7 10.6 3.7 -.8 11.6 -.4 2.9 6.5 3.5 4.4 1.6 4.3 7.4 11.2 4.6 6.0 7.6 _ _ - 5.5 5.9 4.4 6.7 4.7 9.9 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.2 11.6 12.4 13.9 10.8 4.6 3.9 4.4 3.6 5.1 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 1.4 1.9 -.8 2.1 7.4 5.6 5.0 8.0 2.8 U.S. DATA CPI-W Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition ' Personal expenses 1 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and Other products Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 1 Other index 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 3 months ending in— Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 187.5 181.9 183.5 105.3 185.0 179.0 102.0 105.9 187.9 161.1 183.3 105.8 186.3 180.6 103.8 106.2 103.7 104.9 191.1 193.2 106.0 204.4 186.7 209.0 108.3 108.6 107.4 107.5 104.2 106.0 192.2 194.6 106.2 204.7 185.4 209.6 108.3 108.6 107.4 108.0 199.9 244.1 203.7 252.5 203.1 245.8 201.4 254.3 Feb. 1978 3.9 -1.6 .9 6.3 6.0 May 1978 5.2 4.2 1.1 6.9 5.7 3.7 -2.8 7.6 4.9 7.3 6.4 8.7 9.0 13.3 7.7 1.9 8.9 4.2 7.3 8.1 7.3 9.0 5.5 7.3 5.4 .4 .4 .0 7.7 1.3 15.0 12.3 10.4 Aug. 1978 9.4 15.5 16.6 6.4 5.4 5.1 7.4 -3.0 7.7 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.0 7.8 7.4 7.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 10.0 7.5 15.6 5.7 13.6 6 months ending in— Nov. 1978 May 1978 Nov. 1978 6.2 .9 .0 4.7 7.2 6.7 4.6 1.3 1.0 7.8 8.0 8.0 5.5 6.3 5.9 7.7 2.5 6.0 4.8 8.1 8.3 5.6 5.9 7.6 7.5 7.5 12.0 -.9 14.3 7.2 8.0 7.2 10.3 6.5 29.6 30.5 27.9 8.2 19.1 12.3 -1.6 9.7 1.6 11.9 8.2 8.9 6.6 5.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 9.9 3.2 11.0 15.4 15.8 14.4 9.1 13.2 13.9 2.0 11.6 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 49 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Indexes Other index Percent change to Oct. 1978 from— Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 197.8 199.3 200.9 202.0 9.0 1.4 0.5 8.9 1.6 0.8 191.5 195.8 194.9 197.6 196.5 193.8 197.7 197.3 198.9 197.8 195.4 200.9 197.8 200.2 198.4 198.1 202.0 198.1 200.9 199.7 10.4 9.5 8.3 6.6 6.6 2.2 2.2 .4 1.0 1.0 1.4 .5 .2 .3 .7 9.3 9.7 8.9 6.7 6.1 2.0 2.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 .8 1.6 .3 .7 .3 10.5 7.1 7.9 4 11.9 3 12.0 7.4 9.6 7.8 3 12.4 4 11.3 12.4 11.0 8.7 .8 -.2 2.0 1.6 2.1 .8 .3 1.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 .8 1.5 9.2 1.8 1.9 2.6 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.4 -.7 Nov. 1977 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Oct. 1977 Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Area 2 U.S. city average Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif . N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N J M M M M M Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Atlanta, Ga Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-StPaul, Minn.-Wis Pittsburgh, Pa San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Boston, Mass 10/67 193.2 203.5 195.8 203.7 207.0 106.6 198.4 195.0 203.2 196.1 206.5 201.0 200.8 11/77 194.7 203.0 199.7 207.0 211.4 107.4 199.0 197.1 207.1 199.3 209.8 202.6 203.9 195.1 194.5 194.8 197.2 185.6 211.5 194.3 202.8 199.9 204.7 198.6 198.1 199.9 199.8 188.8 214.9 197.0 206.2 202.7 203.2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.4 106.4 106.9 106.5 106.8 108.4 108.4 108.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.4 106.8 106.5 106.8 106.1 107.1 108.3 108.3 108.5 107.7 3 4 3 3 4 7.6 9.2 4 9.5 3 9.6 11.5 3 9.5 10.3 10.5 3 10.3 4 Region 5 Northeast North Central South West 3 8.2 l 10.2 1 10.2 '10.0 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.7 Population size class 5 A-1 A-2 B c!.!.!" D See footnotes at end of table. 50 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Index—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Indexes Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 - i Other index base i Pricing schedule1 Percent change to Oct. 1978 from— Oct. 1977 Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 i i - - - i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 3 Annual rate based on 10-month change. 4 Annual rate based on 11-month change. i - i 2 - i CM CM CM t... - i 2 2 - 106.3 108.7 107.8 108.3 107.0 108.2 108.7 108.7 108.6 107.9 109.0 108.4 107.0 108.2 107.6 107.4 i 2 104.9 106.5 106.4 107.0 105.6 106.5 107.2 106.3 107.4 106.1 107.2 106.1 105.8 106.5 106.3 104.7 i 2 2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 i CM CM CM CM CM CM CNJ Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B .. North Central/B South/B West/B .. Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D i Region/population size class cross classification s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - 1.3 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1 4 2.3 \ 1 17 1.7 22 1.1 1.6 12 2.6 5 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D • Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family Budgets. 51 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 Indexes, November 1978 Area 2 216.1 206.6 214.0 193.2 210.4 255.9 213.3 222.1 218.6 210.9 211.7 220.2 230.4 222.6 209.8 212.1 210.2 220.4 217.9 219.5 212.5 112.5 211.8 218.4 221.3 215.5 220.9 215.4 212.0 217.0 203.3 217.3 203.5 221.9 201.3 217.3 197.7 209.9 199.0 209.6 233.0 219.3 200.3 193.7 217.9 199.2 199.2 209.9 207.9 110.8 210.2 222.5 209.2 193.2 221.0 207.3 205.9 211.9 197.0 205.5 194.3 218.8 228.2 203.2 219.1 208.4 210.1 222.8 220.1 220.1 204.4 203.7 205.1 217.4 221.5 216.8 213.6 119.0 217.1 214.1 211.0 218.8 219.6 211.2 227.0 206.9 208.8 226.9 211.7 208.6 185.9 221.1 186.7 186.1 188.4 191.1 201.6 202.5 197.3 206.4 202.5 209.7 208.4 212.7 173.9 107.6 201.3 215.8 194.4 187.7 195.4 188.4 175.6 206.6 174.6 178.4 179.4 185.7 189.4 228.3 213.7 206.9 194.6 219.2 225.4 204.8 203.1 209.4 187.6 234.8 214.1 203.5 209.8 107.0 196.1 210.9 230.2 219.0 206.0 211.9 192.9 212.4 194.5 195.9 174.0 221.5 244.7 257.8 265.1 252.2 255.4 259.9 278.0 265.1 240.7 256.1 249.2 245.1 235.8 253.2 251.0 110.5 233.1 234.5 271.2 258.8 268.8 257.5 252.4 256.9 238.6 267.5 247.6 279.2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 111.1 112.1 111.6 111.7 108.6 109.6 109.0 110.5 118.2 120.8 119.1 119.2 108.0 110.6 111.0 106.7 110.1 107.6 108.8 110.8 105.1 106.3 105.5 106.9 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 111.6 111.6 111.0 111.7 112.1 108.9 110.0 109.0 109.8 108.7 118.7 119.0 118.5 120.0 121.6 108.6 109.9 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.8 108.5 108.6 109.6 110.3 106.2 106.5 105.7 105.2 105.4 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.... Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, MO.-III San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/77 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C D See footnotes at end of table. 52 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 Indexes, November 1978 Region/population size class Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 111.1 112.5 111.8 111.2 110.8 110.0 111.3 111.5 110.8 112.4 111.5 112.5 111.4 112.5 111.7 113.1 See footnotes at end of table. 53 108.6 110.1 109.6 109.9 107.7 107.0 109.4 111.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 110.7 109.3 110.1 106.1 111.3 117.9 120.1 119.3 118.6 118.1 118.2 118.8 118.7 119.3 122.1 119.0 120.1 119.8 124.1 119.7 122.7 105.4 107.0 107.0 106.9 105.2 105.6 105.4 106.6 103.6 106.0 104.8 107.0 106.0 105.2 104.7 107.3 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure Cereals and bakery products Total food at poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Area2 U.S. city average 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.1 -2.7 0.6 Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Qa Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind..... Cincinnati, Ohfo-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis MinneapoKs-St Paul, Minn.-Wis. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Portland, Oreg.-Wash S i Louis, Ma-Ill San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .0 .0 -.6 -.1 .1 .9 .1 .5 -.5 .7 1.1 .5 1.3 .0 -.2 .4 .3 1.1 .8 1.1 .8 .0 -.4 .9 1.2 .0 -.2 .4 .1 1.4 -.2 -.4 -.3 .4 -.9 1.3 -2.6 .3 1.1 .2 1.8 1.7 -.8 .7 2.4 2.8 .9 .9 .6 .7 -.1 .2 -1.0 .9 .1 .5 .7 -.2 1.8 .5 .2 1.2 .4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.4 .0 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.8 2.6 -1.0 -.1 2.1 -.7 .6 .1 1.5 -.1 3.1 -.4 .1 1.0 .7 .0 .0 1.9 2.3 1.5 .9 2.0 .8 .6 -.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 .7 .5 1.2 1.6 2.7 .6 .8 1.5 3.9 -2.4 -4.5 -6.9 -2.9 -1.6 .4 -1.6 -2.8 -7.0 -2.0 .2 -2.7 -.8 -8.6 -2.7 -3.9 -2.0 -1.1 -1.4 -.6 -1.7 -1.8 -2.8 -.5 -5,6 -3.9 -4.9 -6.8 .8 .9 -.6 .8 .6 1.2 1-1 .8 .6 .4 .7 1.8 .9 .6 .9 1.3 -1.8 .4 .8 1.5 .1 1.4 -.7 -.3 -A .6 11 1.5 Northeast North Central South West .5 .5 .5 -.1 .8 .9 .6 .2 1.2 1.1 1.6 .3 1.2 1.0 1.4 .7 -2.1 -2.1 -4.1 -2.6 .4 .7 .5 .6 .6 .1 .3 .4 .1 .5 .5 .9 .7 1.0 1.3 .9 1.2 1.3 .5 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 .1 -1.3 -3.7 -3.9 -2.8 -2.1 .8 .6 .4 .5 .4 • tttsptjrofti P f l •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••< Population size class3 A-1 A_2 Q D See footnotes at end of table. 54 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure Area, region, populstion size class Total food at Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Rtglon/poputatkHi f l i t Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Nofthesst/B North Central/B . South/B West/B North Central/C . South/C West/C Northeast/D North CentraJ/D. South/D West/D 0.5 .8 .2 -.3 -.1 .5 .4 .0 .5 .5 .5 -.3 .0 -.4 .4 .9 3 is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. * Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, CaW. is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastem N J . and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 0.6 .9 .1 -.3 2.0 .0 1.1 .5 .6 1.6 .4 .2 -.4 1.0 .8 3.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 .1 .4 2.2 1.8 .1 1.7 1.1 1.6 .3 1.2 -.9 1.5 .8 1.2 1.2 1.8 .7 1.4 1.8 1.6 .7 .9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.0 -.3 .5 -1.3 -1.7 -1.0 -5.2 -3.5 -4.2 -3.9 -5.1 -2.1 -2.6 -2.4 -2.6 -3.6 -2.2 -3.5 -2.5 1.3 0.8 .7 .8 .8 -.1 .5 .7 .4 .2 .8 •6 .0 -.6 1.2 .0 .9 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 55 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestem Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastem NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Expenditure category 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 .4 .5 .3 .7 1.1 .9 1.1 -2.7 .6 .6 .5 1.2 1.3 .9 .4 1.2 .8 .7 .4 1.2 2.2 -.1 .9 .8 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5 .2 .7 .4 .8 .1 .1 -.2 -.8 .0 -.3 .6 -2.7 .9 .7 .6 .7 .6 .8 .9 1.3 1.3 1.7 -1.4 .8 .4 .2 1.1 1.1 .8 .6 2.6 2.2 .5 -1.7 .1 1.8 .8 .5 .7 .7 .6 .8 2.1 2.9 .6 .4 3.6 .7 .6 1.5 .6 .4 -.2 -.4 -.4 1.4 -.5 .1 .2 .5 .6 .1 .4 .7 1.1 -1.8 .7 -.7 -1.3 2.0 -2.1 .6 .1 .1 2.4 -.2 .2 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.1 -.4 -.7 -3.8 -.7 1.0 -.8 -1.0 2.6 -2.6 .3 -.5 -7 2.8 -2.4 .5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear .5 .4 .6 .1 .8 .8 1.0 .8 1.4 2.0 -.3 -.6 .3 -1.2 -1.5 1.2 1.4 5.0 -.1 .8 -.2 -.3 .3 -1.3 -1.2 .3 .3 1.1 -1.0 .8 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation .9 .9 .2 .7 .8 .4 .5 .0 1.1 1.2 .5 .6 .2 1.8 2.0 -.4 1.5 .7 .1 -1.8 .5 1.6 -.1 -.2 All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Medical care 1.0 Entertainment .1 Other goods and services Personal care .3 .6 -1.2 .0 -.1 1.2 .7 -.2 -.4 56 .8 .3 .1 -.6 -1.7 -.1 -.1 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978—Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 .6 .4 .7 .6 .7 1.5 1.2 1.7 .9 2.2 .3 .9 -.1 .4 -.3 .2 .1 .2 .4 -.1 .4 .7 .2 .3 .1 .9 1.1 .8 .7 .9 .5 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 .0 .2 .8 .3 1.7 .3 .5 .5 .6 .6 -.3 .7 .6 .5 .5 .4 .7 1.3 1.5 .7 1.6 .8 1.1 1.2 1.1 .6 .6 .5 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 -.4 .2 .3 .5 .3 .1 .7 .7 .8 .1 .9 .8 1.0 .2 .3 57 1.2 .0 .5 .6 1.0 1.1 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Index Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index change change change change change Percent change Expenditure category 202.0 234.9 1.4 198.1 225.0 2.2 202.0 232.1 2.2 198.1 233.0 0.4 200.9 239.1 1.0 199.7 233.3 1.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 212.5 217.8 216.1 206.6 214.0 218.0 193.2 210.4 255.9 225.9 163.9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.4 2.0 1.9 2.3 -2.7 .8 1.2 1.2 215.9 221.1 220.2 209.6 222.8 227.3 191.1 219.2 259.9 225.6 163.4 1.3 1.3 .9 1.4 22 1.8 1.2 -2.1 .5 2.3 1.4 209.0 211.7 210.2 217.9 205.1 206.2 202.5 187.6 249.2 224.2 192.1 1.2 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.5 .4 1.7 207.1 213.3 212.5 207.9 213.6 217.0 173.9 209.8 251.0 215.7 160.5 .9 1.0 1.0 .4 1.8 1.5 .6 -1.3 1.9 .9 .4 211.3 218.4 221.3 209.2 211.0 213.4 194.4 230.2 271.2 211.7 155.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 3.7 -2.6 1.2 .9 1.6 217.5 225.1 220.9 221.0 219.6 223.3 195.4 206.0 268.8 242.8 159.9 1.1 1.0 .7 1.1 2.3 1.7 .8 -3.5 .6 1.7 1.5 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 210.6 220.1 168.5 215.1 238.8 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.0 198.6 210.6 155.0 209.3 235.7 3.3 4.7 1.8 -.7 5.8 207.6 217.0 168.3 199.8 226.6 3.0 2.5 1.9 4.6 2.5 207.8 222.9 177.7 198.0 237.1 -.2 -.6 .9 6.5 -1.1 203.7 204.6 182.9 235.0 218.1 .9 2.2 .7 202.8 213.2 178.3 224.7 222.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 -1.6 1.2 218.5 250.6 306.1 234.9 183.0 -.1 -.4 3.5 -1.3 1.4 188.8 222.1 300.3 204.0 170.8 .6 -.1 232.5 266.5 312.7 259.4 168.1 7.0 9.7 3.6 10.5 2.1 174.1 210.2 91.7 210.5 176.1 -.1 -.2 -3.8 -.2 1.3 236.3 286.9 321.7 268.0 185.3 -.2 -.2 4.7 -2.3 1.4 210.7 243.7 313.0 215.2 181.2 .0 -.1 4.5 -2.4 2.0 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 164.1 160.0 160.1 154.1 169.1 1.4 1.3 .9 1.2 2.1 148.9 143.7 126.4 142.8 164.5 .8 .8 -.9 2.2 2.0 151.2 144.8 155.9 136.4 148.6 1.5 1.3 5.9 -.5 -1.7 150.2 147.5 141.1 142.7 157.4 1.1 1.2 2.6 -.4 2.3 159.5 153.2 143.9 147.4 166.4 .8 .8 .0 .4 -1.5 151.6 146.1 153.3 129.9 160.8 1.8 2.0 3.3 -.8 1.1 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 191.4 191.1 189.7 1.4 193.8 1.7 191.0 190.8 195.2 1.9 2.0 -.2 194.2 196.5 152.2 1.7 1.8 -.5 206.5 197.6 238.7 1.6 1.4 2.4 196.6 198.4 182.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 258.2 2.6 231.5 1.4 234.9 1.6 243.6 .7 178.2 .3 157.9 -.8 184.6 -.2 167.1 -2.0 189.7 186.9 -.4 182.6 174.4 -.3 -.2 195.0 188.9 1.1 187.5 178.9 .2 -.1 All items All items (1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation 1.5 194.3 -1.2 230.3 227.0 3.4 2.0 Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care 181.3 179.5 188.8 186.8 .7 .5 1.0 189.5 179.6 See footnotes at end of table. 1.9 185.3 .8 Medical care 1.0 4.3 58 1.3 -.5 -1.5 .9 .9 4.2 -.4 .9 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Index Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 202.0 1.4 198.1 2.2 202.0 2.2 198.1 192.9 212.5 181.4 181.1 180.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.6 191.9 215.9 176.7 173.2 177.4 2.1 1.3 2.6 .7 4.0 185.6 209.0 172.4 174.0 169.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.1 185.7 207.1 174.9 173.5 176.0 Medical care services 218.6 244.1 1.4 2.1 209.3 253.6 2.3 3.8 224.7 271.8 3.5 2.9 219.6 246.3 Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy2 Energy2 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 196.7 200.5 200.4 225.9 180.3 179.1 197.5 227.8 214.5 .4 .1 .1 1.4 1.3 192.9 196.0 110.5 105.7 176.0 172.1 195.9 221.7 202.5 1.2 2.2 2.3 1.4 2.5 .7 1.1 2.5 2.2 197.1 197.6 109.4 110.9 173.4 175.4 192.4 230.7 213.7 2.0 2.1 1.8 5.9 1.3 1.6 1.4 3.6 3.5 189.6 195.9 107.4 109.0 174.0 171.9 191.2 227.2 215.1 All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 1 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base in LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. 59 0.4 200.9 1.0 199.7 1.0 190.0 211.3 174.4 179.1 165.8 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 192.2 217.5 175.6 175.7 176.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 .9 .5 1.4 220.2 252.4 .8 1.8 216.0 266.9 .6 .5 1.0 199.9 198.8 106.3 106.9 172.7 175.8 196.7 230.8 215.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 .3 1.1 1.0 1.1 .8 .7 197.1 196.9 106.8 107.3 174.4 173.7 198.7 220.2 207.2 .9 1.0 1.0 .6 1.3 1.8 1.4 .5 .6 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. AREA DATA CPI-U Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alocka 2 Alaska Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. DenverBoulder, Colo. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Milwaukee, Wis. Miami, Fla.3 Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Expenditure category All items All items (1957-59=100) 194.7 212.7 0.8 203.0 235.7 -0.2 199.7 239.3 2.0 207.0 234.9 1.6 211.4 225.1 2.1 107.4 107.4 0.8 199.0 224.7 0.3 215.0 219.5 218.6 197.7 219.1 223.8 186.7 213.7 265.1 223.8 179.5 .4 .3 .5 .2 2.5 2.3 1.2 .4 .4 .0 -.2 2.7 1.2 1.5 4.8 .2 1.4 1.8 1.5 207.7 214.1 212.1 193.7 203.7 205.3 206.4 209.4 256.1 222.9 170.0 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.1 3.8 2.1 .9 .3 1.0 110.7 110.9 112.5 110.8 119.0 119.3 107.6 107.0 110.5 107.8 106.9 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 4.2 4.3 .1 -3.9 .7 1.7 -.8 208.8 216.7 211.8 210.2 217.1 220.3 201.3 196.1 233.1 233.4 156.1 .4 .3 .6 2.9 1.4 221.6 226.9 230.4 233.0 220.1 222.9 201.6 225.4 278.0 214.0 184.1 1.6 1.6 1.5 -6.0 .9 .0 2.2 207.0 212.6 210.9 209.9 208.4 211.2 186.1 206.9 252.2 219.2 160.6 1.7 1.6 2.1 -4.7 -.1 -.4 .9 -1.9 -1.4 .6 -11.0 -1.7 200.8 204.4 176.7 208.7 216.9 2.8 3.9 1.8 1.2 4.9 212.5 224.0 150.6 211.9 257.1 2.1 2.9 3.6 .4 2.8 237.0 268.5 159.9 212.3 300.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 .8 3.7 106.4 106.7 103.8 106.3 107.7 .1 -.6 -.7 -2.0 -.5 199.9 202.9 159.3 186.0 218.9 -1.0 -.7 -.3 -.1 -.9 1.9 245.3 197.9 250.2 98.5 251.3 182.7 2.6 4.3 -.4 4.5 2.0 103.3 103.9 101.0 104.0 107.8 1.4 -1.5 1.5 1.9 218.6 251.4 329.2 230.7 181.9 -4.3 -5.8 4.5 -8.3 1.3 173.8 173.6 171.3 171.8 178.8 -.6 -.6 -1.0 .0 -2.1 193.0 1.7 191.9 .0 196.0 2.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 228.5 210.2 213.3 201.3 228.2 231.3 185.9 189.4 244.7 209.0 185.9 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 192.7 176.8 162.5 191.3 179.4 -6.6 .6 215.9 230.9 158.8 176.0 261.8 173.4 188.4 233.1 131.8 242.9 -.3 -.4 .9 -.8 1.8 221.9 263.4 319.0 242.0 183.9 -5.8 -7.4 4.3 -12.3 -.5 217.4 237.4 305.6 183.3 179.6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 161.9 150.5 142.8 158.3 157.9 .1 172.4 -.2 165.3 1.2 176.7 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 182.5 189.5 136.2 Medical care 233.4 Entertainment 189.9 Other goods and services Personal care 185.3 195.9 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation .5 1.1 1.1 .1 -2.3 1.8 .7 1.5 .7 .6 1.6 2.2 -5.2 -1.3 1.0 4.8 .3 104.4 269.2 170.8 1.6 2.3 3.2 2.1 -.2 178.4 175.7 163.8 173.9 172.2 2.2 2.4 .8 -.3 .5 178.0 175.2 176.6 169.0 180.8 1.5 1.3 2.3 .7 -.7 170.5 152.6 179.5 160.1 164.2 -2.2 -2.4 -.2 -5.5 -.2 105.5 104.0 106.2 101.7 105.1 .2 .2 .9 .5 -5.1 1.6 1.6 -.1 186.5 188.4 156.5 1.1 1.1 -.1 106.3 105.8 112.0 1.7 2.3 2.6 281.4 -1.9 1.9 147.2 200.6 -.2 -.4 1.5 -2.4 .0 1.7 181.8 183.2 167.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 209.5 216.0 168.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 179.9 186.1 125.2 226.8 1.4 219.5 5.1 255.6 210.7 1.7 111.3 -.7 177.2 1.1 181.3 5.7 169.2 187.6 2.1 105.3 190.9 .3 .3 187.9 190.5 1.5 3.5 190.4 177.9 1.4 184.0 172.5 184.9 179.3 1.0 106.5 .6 108.1 -.2 183.8 .6 192.1 1.8 .9 3.1 .1 219.4 .3 1.7 See footnotes at end of table. 2.8 .1 60 -1.0 -3.1 .9 .9 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. DenverBoulder, Colo. Miami, Fla.3 Milwaukee. Wis. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Commodity and service group 194.7 0.8 203.0 -0.2 199.7 2.0 207.0 1.6 211.4 2.1 107.4 0.8 199.0 0.3 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages .. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 186.8 228.5 163.9 171.0 154.4 1.4 .6 1.7 .5 2.3 199.2 215.0 189.2 185.9 193.9 .4 .4 .4 .1 .6 193.9 207.0 183.8 194.6 164.8 1.6 .4 2.3 1.7 3.1 201.8 221.6 186.3 189.3 181.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.0 2.1 200.0 207.7 195.8 179.1 211.1 1.5 1.4 1.6 -.2 2.6 107.0 110.7 105.2 105.4 105.1 .4 1.3 .0 .4 -.3 193.2 208.8 184.1 190.4 170.3 .7 .4 .8 .8 .6 Services Medical care services 218.2 252.3 .0 .1 209.9 244.5 -1.2 1.5 211.5 238.5 2.6 6.0 217.6 269.8 1.5 .1 232.2 228.5 2.9 1.6 107.8 112.5 1.1 2.7 210.4 233.8 -.2 .1 1.7 197.4 201.6 103.6 105.4 188.5 185.2 201.1 218.4 205.2 .3 -.3 .2 -3.7 .4 .2 .2 -1.5 -1.5 198.2 198.7 107.0 102.7 182.1 190.7 201.4 218.2 208.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 2.2 201.4 204.0 108.3 101.8 186.4 188.6 208.2 231.8 208.0 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.8 193.6 211.2 109.8 111.0 193.8 177.4 193.9 243.7 231.8 1.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.6 -.1 .7 2.8 3.1 107.7 107.1 107.6 105.1 105.3 105.5 108.3 108.6 107.3 1.3 .6 .7 .7 .0 .3 .9 1.5 .9 197.4 197.8 110.0 105.7 182.0 185.6 200.1 219.5 206.7 .7 .3 .6 -3.2 .8 .9 .6 -.2 -.3 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy5 Energy5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 206.0 196.8 108.9 104.3 165.8 173.1 201.1 229.5 213.0 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 61 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Northeast Pennsylvania Group Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category All items , All items (1957-59=100} 6 Food and beverages Pood Food at home r.. Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 7 Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 7 Food away from home Alcohqlic beverages * Housing Shelter \ Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities :J Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas * Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services . ..« • . 197.1 232.5 1.1 207.1 244.6 1.9 199.3 232.8 1.6 209.8 220.5 1.6 202.6 238.1 0.8 203.9 237.6 1.5 206.8 214.0 215.5 193.2 218.8 220.4 187.7 219.0 258.8 205.4 149.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.7 2.5 2.5 -2.2 2.1 1.4 2.4 208.9 214.3 212.0 205.9 227.0 231.8 175.6 192.9 252.4 221.6 161.7 .4 .4 .4 .0 1.8 .6 -.5 -.6 -1.1 -.2 -1.0 -1.4 .4 -4.5 -.4 .4 -1.0 209.0 216.2 203.3 197.0 208.8 212.5 174.6 194.5 238.6 248.8 153.6 .9 202.1 208.2 203.5 194.3 211.7 217.7 179.4 174.0 247.6 220.4 164.1 .7 .8 .9 -.5 1.1 1.0 3.5 -2.3 1.8 .5 .2 223.2 226.1 221.9 218.8 208.6 211.4 185.7 221.5 279.2 238.0 191.3 .9 .9 .7 2.3 2.2 -.8 .3 1.4 212.6 215.9 217.0 211.9 206.9 209.9 206.6 212.4 256.9 214.7 178.7 1.9 5.8 -8.1 1.1 1.4 -.5 204.3 221.4 190.7 216.6 230.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 4.0 1.3 222.2 248.2 180.0 201.2 273.2 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.8 3.4 202.9 209.8 140.5 206.8 229.8 2.2 3.5 1.4 .7 3.9 235.0 272.8 191.9 223.0 303.4 2.1 2.5 1.3 3.7 2.6 220.4 244.0 173.7 210.4 265.3 .4 .0 .2 -3.1 .0 206.3 213.5 171.4 210,0 237.1 1.6 3.5 -.5 2.5 5.0 274.6 273.6 330.4 166.2 161.2 1.4 1.2 2.6 .0 .5 231.6 232.1 304.3 188.3 176.3 3.3 4.8 1.6 6.8 1.7 208.3 245.4 293.3 231.2 185.0 -1.9 -2.6 1.9 -3.2 2.2 169.8 190.5 97.8 199.9 171.5 -1.3 190.4 -1.4 1.9 173.7 161.3 1.0 1.8 2.2 1.5 2.3 209.3 252.4 318.3 239.4 184.8 -10.3 3.5 -13.0 .5 157.4 157.3 169.9 138.5 169.9 -.1 .1 -.1 :.9 -.2 167.8 168.0 162.9 169.8 173.9 -.5 -.5 .6 -2.4 1.5 160.5 156.4 148.4 152.2 173.5 4.3 4.3 1.3 5.5 7.4 160.7 157.3 162.1 150.8 160.4 1.2 .8 -1.3 .1 1.9 160.8 155.9 161.9 143.6 167.5 -.2 -.6 -.7 -1.6 1.9 165.6 156.9 162.3 143.3 167.9 1.0 .8 1.4 .8 -2.2 187.7 J. 195.1 132.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 183.9 191.5 156.9 1.4 1.4 188.4 195.0 103.5 1.9 1.9 190.3 192.7 148.0 1.7 1.7 180.7 183.6 158.1 1.1 1.2 193.1 192.7 191.1 2.1 2.3 -.1 225.0 .3 222.8 1.3 203.7 218.8 2.6 220.1 237.8 2.5 179.9 177.6 190.9 169.2 174.6 2.7 190.2 199.1 190.9 188.8 187.3 192.2 190.3 175.9 .2 .7 See footnotes at end of table. 62 2.1 3.6 -3.3 -.1 2.5 2.2 1.9 .6 1.2 187.4 186.4 -1.3 220.4 .7 277.7 .6 173.7 1.5 1.9 185.3 202.4 1.9 1.3 3.3 6.6 -6.9 AREA DATA CPI-U Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978, and percent changes, September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Northeast Pennsylvania Group Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 197.1 1.1 207.1 1.9 199.3 1.6 209.8 1.6 202.6 Commodities , Food and beverages . Commodities less food and beverages ..... Nondurables less food and beverages ... Durables 193.2 206.8 184.6 188.1 177.8 1.2 197.2 1.4 .4 2.0 .6 2.8 2.2 3.1 199.4 209.0 193.6 183.0 200.8 1.4 -.5 2.1 .5 2.7 192.7 202.1 186.3 180.5 188.4 Services Medical care services 205.8 243.5 192.1 195.3 108.2 104.8 182.4 183.7 197.9 207.8 199.1 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 5 Energy 5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care , 203.9 1.5 195.5 223.2 178.6 182.3 170.1 2.4 .9 3.1 .9 4.5 190.8 185.9 191.2 1.8 .0 2.8 196.3 212.6 183.7 179.5 185.1 .9 224.9 240.5 2.6 1.6 205.5 216.5 1.1 -.1 228.0 234.3 1.8 3.0 221.4 236.1 1.1 2.3 217.5 255.5 .6 2.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 1.3 .8 1.0 193.6 205.7 110.5 106.8 189.2 183.3 197.5 233.2 221.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.4 1.8 196.1 198.7 108.7 104.9 183.8 179.6 198.0 214.2 202.2 1.0 1.7 2.0 -1.0 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.2 189.3 209.0 112.6 108.7 191.3 179.7 196.4 234.9 226.3 1.5 1.6 -.3 2.0 .5 -.1 1.9 1.7 189.4 201.4 111.4 106.6 184.8 178.1 191.9 229.3 218.7 1.2 .7 .7 200.4 201.7 109.0 104.8 179.4 183.1 203.4 230.0 211.9 .7 1.5 2.1 -4.6 2.9 .8 .9 .7 .3 1.6 208.9 .9 .9 1.0 1 Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 13) will appear next month. 2 Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 4 Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Colo. 5 Indexes are on the bases listed below: Anchorage, Alaska January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md March 1978=100. Boston, Mass January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla November 1977=100. 0.8 2.6 2.7 .7 1.2 .4 .5 .6 1.3 1.0 Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. ! Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va November 1977=100. 6 The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 7 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 8 Index on a November 1977=100 base in San Diego, Calif. 63 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items Index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Other index base Percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Indexes Percent change to Oct. 1978 from— Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 197.7 199.1 200.7 201.8 8.8 1.4 0.5 8.8 1.5 0.8 190.9 196.2 194.7 196.7 197.4 193.0 198.2 196.9 197.7 198.2 195.2 200.7 197.2 199.2 198.9 197.6 201.7 197.5 199.8 200.6 10.1 9.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 2.4 1.8 .3 1.1 1.2 1.2 .5 .2 .3 .9 9.2 9.6 8.6 6.2 6.4 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 .8 1.1 1.3 .2 .8 .4 10.5 7.1 7.5 4 12.2 3 13.0 7.9 10.5 8.6 3 12.8 4 10.3 11.7 10.2 9.4 1.0 -.1 1.9 1.9 2.4 .8 .2 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 .7 1.2 3 9.0 4 4 7.4 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 -.7 Nov. 1977 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Oct. 1977 Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Area 2 U.S. city average Chicago, Hl.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ M M M M M Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, MO.-III San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 10/67 11/77 195.2 194.7 196.0 197.3 186.0 211.0 194.3 203.5 199.1 204.0 198.3 197.8 200.5 200.1 188.7 213.7 197.2 206.1 201.5 202.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.3 106.5 106.9 106.5 106.6 108.5 108.3 108.2 12/77 1-2/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 105.2 1063 106.7 106.7 106.4 106.8 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Atlanta, (3a Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-StPaul, Minn.-Wis Pittsburgh, Pa San Franciscp-Oakland, Calif 194.8 203.0 199.2 207.5 212.9 107.9 200.7 198.5 207.8 197.6 208.5 201.1 205.3 192.8 203.3 195.5 203.6 207.9 107.0 200.2 195.4 204.3 194.7 205.4 199.7 202.8 3 4 3 fe.6 /0.7 3 9.5 10.9 3 9.6 10.2 9.8 3 9.9 Region s Northeast North Central South West •. 3 3 3 8.0 10.3 10.0 3 9.9 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.6 Population size class s A-1 A-2 B C 0 See footnotes at end of table. 64 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Kerns Index—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Percent change to Nov. 1978 from— Indexes Other index Aug. 1978 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1977 Sept. 1978 Oct. 1978 Percent change to Oct. 1978 from— Oct. 1977 Aug. 1978 Sept 1978 Region/population size class cross classification 5 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 106.0 108.6 106.1 107.8 106.8 108.8 108.5 108.9 108.6 107.7 108.6 108.9 107.2 108.6 108.0 107.7 104.7 106.4 106.9 106.7 105.7 107.3 107.0 106.4 107.6 106.1 106.9 106.5 106.0 106.9 106.5 105.1 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973, 3 Annual rate based on 10-month change. 4 Annua' rate based on 11-month change. 1.2 2.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 2.3 .9 1.5 1.6 2.3 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.5 5 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family Budgets. 65 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Total food Cereals at bakery products and home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 Indexes, November 1978 Area 2 215.9 207.6 213.9 193.5 208.2 255.4 212.9 220.5 217.8 211.8 212.1 217.8 231.1 223.5 211.2 213.4 211.7 219.9 216.9 218.8 210.4 112.1 213.7 217.7 219.7 214.3 221.4 219.0 214.0 218.4 204.0 215.3 205.7 219.7 192.8 217.5 201.6 210.5 200.2 211.4 239.3 221.2 202.0 197.7 217.5 196.8 200.3 212.6 209.8 109.4 216.6 221.5 207.5 190.9 224.1 209.9 204.2 219.3 198.3 205.2 197.0 220.6 226.9 202.5 216.3 209.8 209.4 218.9 220.4 220.2 209.5 201.5 207.1 221.1 219.2 216.1 210.1 118.1 219.3 214.4 213.7 211.7 214.2 219.0 231.3 208.4 206.4 224.7 212.0 203.6 186.9 216.6 188.5 184.6 186.9 191.3 199.8 203.5 200.5 206.1 203.7 209.9 209.8 210.8 176.6 107.8 199.5 221.6 194.5 190.3 193.9 190.1 176.7 204.5 178.5 177.4 179.1 188.3 199.7 225.5 212.2 201.4 199.8 217.0 224.0 207.6 202.8 211.9 190.8 227.2 208.4 205.0 199.5 111.6 198.6 211.1 219.2 228.9 218.3 210.3 187.2 219.1 196.3 197.6 179.3 222.3 240.9 256.0 263.7 258.6 254.5 255.0 278.7 264.3 236.5 261.3 248.7 243.8 236.6 250.2 251.5 106.9 233.5 228.8 266.9 256.4 270.9 259.6 257.2 254.2 240.3 263.5 252.5 275.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.8 112.3 111.4 111.4 109.1 110.8 109.4 110.5 118.5 120.7 119.0 118.7 107.9 110.8 111.0 107.3 107.4 107.8 108.9 109.2 105.0 106.0 105.1 106.9 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.9 111.7 111.3 111.5 112.5 109.0 110.7 110.1 109.7 110.2 118.5 119.0 119.0 120.1 120.8 109.0 110.1 108.8 109.0 110.2 106.9 108.5 108.5 108.2 110.3 105.3 106.1 105.8 105.0 106.5 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind ancinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/77 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-2 Z!!ZZZZ!!ZZZZ!.... B c D See footnotes at end of table. 66 AREA DATA CPhW Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Cereals and bakery products Total food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 107.3 108.3 107.1 107.3 109.1 105.8 109.2 109.3 105.4 108.7 107.7 112.8 107.3 107.0 113.5 114.6 105.0 105.7 105.9 106.9 105.1 106.9 105.2 106.1 103.7 105.6 104.3 107.6 107.8 106.9 104.9 108.2 Indexes, November 1978 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North CentraJ/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D ..... 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 108.5 111.2 109.4 110.7 109.4 111.0 109.9 110.5 111.1 108.8 109.8 108.4 109.9 111.6 108.2 112.4 110.8 112.2 111.5 110.5 110.7 111.9 111.0 111.9 110.1 112.6 111.1 112.5 112.0 112.7 112.2 113.2 See footnotes at end of table. 67 118.6 119.6 118.8 117.2 117.8 120.4 118.1 120.5 118.2 123.0 119.0 120.0 119.5 121.8 120.7 120.7 107.9 112.4 111.9 106.3 107.8 109.2 109.8 108.1 107.1 108.0 111.0 109.3 109.4 110.6 111.4 107.6 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Cereals and bakery products Total food at home Meats. poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Area2 U.S. city average 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.9 -2.7 0.3 Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, MO.-III San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .8 .2 .1 .3 .1 .4 .6 .3 -.3 .3 1.5 .5 1.1 -.2 -.7 .6 .7 1.3 .5 1.9 .5 1.2 .2 .4 1.4 .0 .7 .1 -.7 2.2 .8 -.3 -.5 1.2 .8 .0 3.3 -.1 2.4 1.4 -.6 .7 .4 -.4 1.5 .6 2.7 1.6 1.9 1.3 .2 3.5 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.3 2.7 .7 2.9 -1.8 -2.3 -5.5 -3.5 .8 -2.3 -.7 -3.0 -4.2 -2.4 .4 -2.4 -2.2 -7.3 -5.7 -5.8 -1.2 3.6 -3.5 4.9 -1.5 -2.9 -3.4 -1.1 -5.6 -2.6 -1.4 -7.2 .0 -.3 -.2 .7 .6 .6 1.7 1.9 -.3 .4 .7 1.0 1.7 .2 .5 .8 -3.7 .5 1.2 1.3 .9 -.4 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.2 .4 .5 .1 .9 1.0 -.5 .4 3.7 2.4 .3 .5 2.3 1.7 1.6 2.6 .5 .7 .7 1.5 .8 -1.6 1.5 .7 1.9 .7 1.6 1.1 .6 -.6 2.6 1.1 1.2 .9 -.3 1.5 2.1 1.0 -.2 .0 1.4 3.2 .5 .5 .4 -.1 1.0 .9 .6 .4 1.7 1.1 1.7 .5 1.0 .9 .9 .7 -2.5 -2.1 -3.0 -3.5 .1 .5 .2 .3 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .6 .7 .9 1.0 .8 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.4 .8 .8 1.3 1.1 .8 -.1 -3.2 -3.0 -2.3 -3.1 -1.0 .3 .3 -.1 .5 .5 .6 -1.7 -.3 .0 .7 .0 1.1 -.2 -.9 -.4 -.6 1.4 .3 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D See footnotes at end of table. 68 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 0.5 .6 .3 -.5 .5 .6 .3 .0 .5 .5 .7 -.3 .7 .0 .2 1.5 1 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 0.6 1.3 .2 .0 2.4 -.1 .5 .6 1.2 1.2 1.1 -.3 -.6 .2 1.2 2.7 3 1.9 1.1 1.9 .4 1.2 1.9 1.1 .6 1.4 1.6 1.8 .8 1.2 -.6 1.9 .9 0.9 1.2 1.7 .5 1.2 1.8 .9 .7 1.0 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 -.5 -.3 .5 -3.0 -1.5 -4.8 -4.7 -1.9 -2.6 -2.0 -2.6 -3.1 -3.5 -2.1 -5.1 1.0 -1.8 -3.2 3.9 0.2 .4 .3 .3 -.8 .2 .0 .0 .2 .6 .7 .6 .2 1.5 -.5 .9 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,00010 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 69 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastem N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Expenditure category All items 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 .4 .5 .4 .8 1.3 1.1 .9 -2.7 .3 .7 .3 .9 1.0 .4 1.2 .7 .2 .9 -2.3 .6 2.3 -.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 .5 2.7 2.6 1.2 .4 .7 .3 1.0 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.5 .2 -.1 .6 -5.7 .5 .9 -.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 2.1 2.0 1.2 -3.5 .0 .3 .2 1.4 1.5 .5 2.3 1.3 .9 -.3 -1.5 .0 4.2 .0 .5 .7 .6 .7 .7 1.9 2.9 .6 .4 3.7 .2 .1 1.5 .3 .0 -.3 -.5 -.4 1.8 -.5 .1 .2 .5 .4 .0 .5 .7 1.1 -1.7 .7 -.7 -1.2 2.0 -2.0 .7 .1 .1 2.4 -.2 .0 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 -.1 -.4 -.7 -3.8 -.7 .5 -.8 -1.0 2.5 -2.6 .6 -.5 -.6 2.8 -2.4 .7 .2 .3 .4 -.1 .8 .4 .5 .6 1.0 1.3 .4 .4 1.7 .0 .0 1.8 2.1 4.8 .8 .7 -.4 -.5 .1 -1.7 1.2 1.2 1.4 .9 1.2 1.6 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation .8 .9 .1 .5 .7 -1.4 .4 .4 .0 1.3 1.4 .0 .6 .7 .2 ' 1.7 1.8 -.4 Medical care .8 1.7 .4 1.0 1.2 .6 Entertainment .3 .8 1.7 -1.5 .3 -2.6 Other goods and services Personal care .3 .7 .2 .6 .4 1.2 -.3 -.5 .6 1.6 -.1 -.2 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 70 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from October 1978 to November 1978—Continued U.S. city average Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Detroit Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Commodity and service group 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurable^ less food and beverages Durables .6 .4 .7 .6 .7 1.2 .9 1.4 .5 2.2 .3 1.1 -.1 1.0 -.7 .1 -.2 .2 .5 .1 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 1.1 1.4 .9 1.0 Services Medical care services .5 .8 1.2 1.8 .9 .5 .2 1.1 .2 1.1 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 -.2 .6 .5 .5 .4 .5 .6 1.1 1.3 .8 1.3 .4 .7 1.2 1.1 .7 .5 .4 1.4 .5 .1 .1 .2 .2 .4 .1 .4 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .1 .9 .9 .9 .1 .9 .8 1.2 .2 .3 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurable less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care , , 71 -.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .9 .9 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Index Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastem N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category 201.8 234.6 1.4 197.6 224.4 2.4 201.7 231.7 1.8 197.5 232.3 0.3 199.8 237.8 1.1 200.6 234.3 1.2 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 212.4 217.7 215.9 207.6 213.9 217.8 193.5 208.2 255.4 226.0 164.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 -3.0 .7 1.3 1.0 214.5 219.1 217.8 211.4 218.9 224.4 191.3 217.0 255.0 224.5 168.9 1.4 1.3 .8 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.8 -3.5 .3 2.5 2.1 210.1 213.1 211.7 217.5 207.1 208.6 203.7 190.8 248.7 225.2 190.8 .7 .7 .8 1.5 1.1 1.1 204.9 211.0 210.4 209.8 210.1 213.4 176.6 199.5 251.5 213.0 158.7 .3 .3 .1 .5 .5 .3 .7 -5.8 2.8 .8 .6 210.8 217.8 219.7 207.5 213.7 216.0 194.5 219.2 266.9 213.0 156.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.6 3.5 2.6 -4.4 .6 1.3 1.4 218.9 226.7 221.4 224.1 214.2 217.2 193.9 218.3 270.9 247.8 159.2 1.4 1.5 .5 1.2 1.3 .8 1.0 -3.2 .8 4.2 .3 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 210.1 220.0 168.4 214.9 238.7 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.4 2.0 197.5 210.3 155.0 211.8 235.6 3.5 4.8 1.8 -1.2 6.0 206.1 216.0 168.3 2.5 1.8 1.9 5.2 1.8 207.1 222.9 177.7 198.2 237.2 -.5 -.8 8.1 -1.3 201.4 202.2 182.9 234.6 214.7 .9 .8 .9 2.2 .7 202.4 213.8 178.3 223.4 223.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 -1.4 1.2 218.7 250.8 306.4 235.0 181.8 -.1 -.2 3.6 -1.1 1.6 189.0 222.1 301.4 204.0 169.8 .8 1.1 4.4 .6 1.0 233.0 267.4 321.5 259.4 164.1 6.9 173.8 9.6 209.8 3.9 91.7 10.4 210.3 1.7 172.4 -.2 -.2 -3.8 -.2 .7 236.3 286.7 321.3 268.0 181.9 -.1 -.1 4.7 -2.3 1.6 210.6 243.8 313.2 215.3 178.8 .0 .0 4.6 -2.4 1.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girts' apparel Footwear - 164.0 160.0 160.5 153.8 168.4 1.3 1.2 .8 1.1 2.2 152.7 147.4 139.0 142.0 161.2 2.0 1.6 2.7 1.9 1.3 159.5 154.4 155.8 157.3 150.2 1.3 153.9 151.5 136.6 142.4 165.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 .6 3.5 157.0 151.5 141.8 147.6 165.1 1.0 .6 .4 -.5 .7 145.3 139.7 151.0 113.8 168.2 2.3 2.4 3.6 -.2 1.6 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 191.9 191.5 190.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 193.7 194.1 184.9 1.7 1.9 189.7 189.4 197.4 1.7 1.8 -.2 195.0 197.2 154.0 1.8 2.0 -.5 207.3 198.1 240.3 1.5 1.2 2.7 200.2 202.1 183.3 2.1 2.2 1.9 Medical care 226.8 1.8 232.4 261.6 3.0 229.4 2.0 233.3 1.6 247.7 .6 Entertainment 178.8 .8 179.0 176.9 1.8 153.8 -.8 182.4 .1 170.9 -2.8 Other goods and services Personal care 188.2 186.3 .6 1.1 191.4 185.0 .5 188.3 1.3 185.4 .4 180.4 171.0 -.1 194.9 .8 191.3 .4 1.5 186.5 181.9 .9 1.0 All items All items (1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities : Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation See footnotes at end of table. 72 225.3 -1.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 4.4 -2.6 -.4 .2 .2 .1 5.5 -3.6 .9 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Index Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 201.8 1.4 197.6 2.4 201.7 1.8 197.5 0.3 199.8 1.1 200.6 1.2 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 192.9 212.4 181.2 181.2 179.8 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.6 191.3 214.5 176.4 174.5 176.3 2.3 1.4 2.8 1.2 4.1 186.0 210.1 172.7 176.8 168.0 .7 1.1 1.3 1.0 184.5 204.9 174.1 173.4 174.8 .3 .3 .3 .7 -.1 189.4 210.8 173.8 178.5 165.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 192.5 218.9 175.2 172.6 178.2 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.1 Services Medical care services 218.3 243.6 1.4 1.8 208.9 254.3 2.6 223.2 4.1 276.2 3.2 3.3 220.1 244.1 .4 2.1 218.2 249.9 .8 217.7 1.4 272.6 .7 .4 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.5 2.7 1.2 1.3 2.6 2.4 197.3 197.2 109.2 110.8 173.6 177.9 194.4 229.1 211.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 5.7 1.0 1.3 .9 3.3 3.2 188.8 195.4 107.0 108.8 173.1 171.6 190.0 227.9 215.9 1.0 .4 .1 1.1 1.4 1.4 193.1 195.3 110.2 105.7 175.9 173.7 195.9 221.1 201.9 199.2 197.7 105.7 106.7 172.1 175.4 196.2 228.2 213.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 .4 1.1 1.0 1.1 .8 .8 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 2 Energy2 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 196.7 200.3 200.2 226.0 180.1 179.2 197.6 227.4 214.2 1 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. 73 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. 198.1 197.7 107.3 107.4 173.9 170.7 197.8 222.2 208.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 .8 1.5 1.8 1.7 .6 .8 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska2 Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. DenverBoulder, Colo. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Miami, Fla.3 Milwaukee, Wis. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Expenditure category 203.0 235.7 -0.1 .6 .6 .6 -.2 2.6 2.3 3.9 214.1 218.5 217.8 201.6 216.3 220.2 188.5 212.2 263.7 222.3 177.9 191.5 175.2 162.5 190.7 178.8 .8 .7 1.6 -7.5 .6 217.1 232.4 158.8 176.6 263.6 173.4 188.2 229.8 131.8 244.9 -.3 -.6 .5 -.8 1.4 222.2 264.0 318.9 242.7 184.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 161.1 148.9 141.7 157.3 152.2 .4 .5 -2.9 1.1 1.5 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 183.6 190.3 136.1 1.8 1.9 Medical care 246.6 Entertainment 179.3 Other goods and services Personal care 183.3 192.1 194.8 212.7 1.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 233.4 215.1 212.9 192.8 226.9 231.2 186.9 199.7 240.9 224.6 187.4 1.0 .7 .5 -.5 2.1 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership All items All items (1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation 1.9 1.0 -1.3 -.2 1.1 .8 4.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 1.9 -5.7 1.0 .6 -1.5 1.9 206.9 212.3 211.8 210.5 209.8 213.0 184.6 201.4 258.6 216.3 162.3 .7 .6 .7 -.6 3.3 3.5 201.2 -1.4 205.4 .6 176.7 -10.6 -1.8 208.5 217.6 -5.6 217.6 -7.2 237.4 4.3 305.6 -12.6 183.5 207.5 235.5 1.9 212.9 2.4 107.9 107.9 0.8 200.7 226.5 0.2 1.3 1.3 .9 1.8 3.9 3.9 .8 2.2 1.5 211.4 219.7 213.7 216.6 219.3 222.6 199.5 198.6 233.5 239.2 154.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 4.8 2.4 2.4 .4 -1.6 .1 .3 .4 226.7 1.6 -3.2 -.5 .5 1.6 223.0 228.5 231.1 239.3 220.4 223.7 199.8 224.0 278.7 217.5 183.5 1.9 2.0 1.6 3.6 2.3 2.5 3.7 -3.5 .9 2.8 1.5 209.5 216.2 213.4 197.7 201.5 203.9 206.1 211.9 261.3 226.5 170.6 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.0 2.4 2.3 3.9 2.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 113.5 113.7 112.1 109.4 118.1 118.2 107.8 111.6 106.9 117.3 109.9 2.8 4.2 1.8 1.1 5.1 213.5 224.6 150.6 212.0 256.8 2.6 3.0 3.6 .3 2.9 238.2 269.6 159.9 211.2 302.0 3.4 3.9 3.9 .7 4.0 106.4 106.6 103.8 107.0 107.6 .4 -.6 -.7 -2.4 -.5 201.7 206.3 159.3 186.1 221.7 -1.0 -.8 -.3 -.1 -1.0 2.0 2.7 4.8 .6 -.3 246.3 283.0 104.5 271.1 172.0 1.4 2.1 3.1 1.9 2.4 197.8 249.8 98.5 251.4 184.6 2.6 4.3 -.4 4.5 1.6 103.2 103.8 101.0 103.9 108.3 1.3 -1.5 1.4 2.9 218.5 251.3 328.6 230.5 180.0 -4.4 -6.1 4.3 -8.7 1.8 -.6 177.8 175.4 177.2 172.0 167.9 -.1 -.4 1.7 -3.4 -1.3 178.4 159.2 185.0 169.2 168.7 -2.4 -2.8 -1.6 -6.9 3.4 103.7 102.3 104.2 100.9 101.4 .8 1.0 2.8 1.2 -3.8 178.7 178.1 182.4 171.6 182.3 .1 .2 -.7 .3 3.3 1.6 1.7 .2 -6.4 1.4 180.4 171.3 163.4 175.2 143.7 190.5 .4 -.4 .5 -2.8 .7 172.7 169.2 161.8 165.7 172.8 180.7 181.8 168.9 1.2 1.2 2.6 210.4 216.9 168.9 1.4 1.4 179.8 185.8 126.0 1.9 2.0 -.2 186.1 188.4 143.9 1.8 1.9 -.1 106.4 106.0 116.5 1.2 1.3 -.1 191.7 190.4 195.9 227.0 .8 215.3 2.9 251.0 .8 213.5 1.7 110.1 1.0 222.9 175.3 -.3 179.9 8.2 170.6 .2 184.4 2.8 106.5 1.5 191.7 183.8 183.7 1.4 3.7 190.4 176.9 2.5 186.8 180.6 .0 -.3 184.3 169.5 2.1 -2.0 105.4 104.5 -.5 .0 186.9 197.0 -.8 -1.9 -3.7 4.5 .1 .2 1.7 See footnotes at end of table. 199.2 238.7 74 .5 .1 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. DenverBoulder, Colo. Miami, Fla.3 Milwaukee, Wis. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Commodity and service group 1.0 203.0 -0.1 199.2 1.9 207.5 1.9 212.9 2.4 107.9 0.8 200.7 0.2 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 187.2 233.4 162.7 171.0 152.9 1.5 1.0 1.6 .6 2.1 199.0 214.1 189.2 185.5 194.3 .5 .6 .4 1.0 .0 193.8 206.9 183.7 194.0 165.2 1.4 .7 202.3 223.0 186.4 188.7 181.5 2.0 1.9 2.1 .9 2.8 201.2 209.5 196.6 179.2 212.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 -.3 2.9 108.4 113.5 105.6 105.2 105.9 .6 1.3 .3 .7 -.1 194.6 211.4 184.9 192.7 170.0 .7 1.0 1.7 .8 2.9 Services Medical care services 217.9 266.7 .5 4.5 210.3 243.9 -1.3 1.0 209.8 232.0 2.8 3.5 218.4 264.9 1.8 .7 234.5 230.9 3.4 1.5 107.2 110.7 1.0 1.0 212.3 238.2 -.5 .0 207.7 196.5 108.9 105.6 164.8 173.4 203.6 230.0 211.8 1.2 196.7 .9 201.7 1.1 103.6 .3 105.5 1.7 188.5 1.0 184.7 .9 200.4 .2 218.9 .2 205.7 .3 -.2 .2 -3.2 .5 .9 .8 -1.6 -1.5 197.5 198.4 106.6 103.2 182.1 190.2 201.0 216.2 207.2 1.3 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.7 .8 .7 3.0 2.7 202.1 204.8 108.6 102.5 186.5 188.0 208.6 232.6 209.3 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 .9 1.4 1.5 1.9 195.1 212.5 110.7 110.7 194.5 177.6 195.1 246.6 233.6 1.5 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 -.2 .8 3.4 3.5 108.4 107.8 108.2 105.0 105.7 105.5 109.8 107.9 106.8 1.3 198.5 .8 199.3 .8 111.0 .3 105.8 .3 182.7 .8 187.4 1.1 202.7 1.4 221.4 1.1 208.4 .7 .3 .6 -3.1 .6 1.0 1.0 -.5 -.6 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 5 Energy 5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 194.8 See footnotes at end of table. 75 .6 1.0 .2 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 t o November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category 198.5 234.2 1.6 207.8 245.7 1.7 197.6 230.8 1.5 208.5 219.2 1.5 201.1 236.3 0.7 205.3 239.2 1.2 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 7 ... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 7 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 205.0 211.9 214.3 190.9 211.7 212.9 190.3 228.9 256.4 200.8 151.9 2.3 2.4 3.0 .6 2.6 2.5 2.8 8.5 1.4 1.7 212.5 217.2 214.0 204.2 231.3 235.5 176.7 187.2 257.2 226.5 171.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 3.1 3.5 4.3 -3.6 -.3 .9 .8 212.3 215.5 218.4 219.3 208.4 211.4 204.5 219.1 254.2 210.5 181.6 .4 .4 .5 3.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 -8.0 .4 .2 -.2 209.5 216.3 204.0 198.3 206.4 209.6 178.5 196.3 240.3 247.7 157.1 -.4 -.5 -1.2 .1 -2.2 -2.6 -.7 -3.8 .5 .7 1.2 201.8 208.0 205.7 197.0 212.0 218.1 179.1 179.3 252.5 215.0 162.8 .5 .5 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 3.6 -.2 2.0 -1.6 .1 222.0 224.6 219.7 220.6 203.6 205.6 188.3 222.3 275.5 237.2 193.7 .2 .2 .0 2.3 1.7 1.3 5.3 -8.2 -.5 .5 .5 Housing Shelter 205.9 224.7 190.7 217.2 234.2 1.6 2.2 1.4 4.2 2.4 222.4 249.4 180.0 199.8 275.6 2.9 3.4 2.5 2.9 3.6 203.5 210.9 140.5 207.1 231.0 2.3 3.8 1.4 .6 4.3 234.5 272.9 191.9 223.9 304.1 2.2 2.7 1.3 3.9 2.9 219.9 243.6 173.7 211.0 265.0 .3 -.2 .2 -3.4 -.2 208.5 218.3 171.4 209.4 249.8 .7 2.7 -.5 2.4 4.8 274.6 273.4 329.7 166.3 161.0 1.5 1.1 2.4 .0 .2 232.0 232.7 303.9 189.0 176.1 3.2 4.9 1.5 6.7 .4 208.4 245.5 293.6 231.2 183.3 -1.9 -2.5 1.8 -3.1 1.2 169.9 190.6 98.9 199.9 172.8 -1.3 -1.3 1.5 -1.4 1.8 190.4 220.5 277.9 174.5 182.8 1.1 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.8 209.3 252.2 317.0 239.6 184.4 -7.2 -10.6 3.4 -12.8 .5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 164.7 165.3 168.1 156.2 175.4 2.0 2.3 -2.4 8.5 168.9 169.2 170.2 173.0 158.7 -1.2 -1.4 .9 -4.9 2.9 153.6 149.8 146.0 139.1 176.8 -.1 -.1 1.0 -4.1 8.5 154.1 149.5 154.4 139.4 160.3 .7 .0 .8 -1.8 .9 160.3 157.4 165.6 140.0 172.8 -1.0 -1.4 -1.1 -3.0 1.9 161.9 153.7 165.7 140.5 160.2 1.0 .7 3.2 -2.0 -.1 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 188.0 195.4 132.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 187.0 194.9 162.1 .7 .7 .0 182.1 188.3 103.7 1.4 1.5 191.2 193.4 148.6 2.1 2.2 .0 176.1 178.6 157.7 1.0 1.1 192.4 191.7 191.6 3.0 3.2 -.2 Medical care 227.0 220.2 1.7 208.3 1.9 216.8 1.3 221.7 243.9 .4 Entertainment 191.2 193.0 3.6 Other goods and services Personal care 191.8 203.6 197.2 198.7 .7 1.4 All Items All Items (1957-59=100) 8 rieni, resioeniicM Other rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 8 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation .2 177.2 182.5 186.2 180.6 186.5 191.8 See footnotes at end of table. 76 176.1 171.1 1.3 3.2 185.2 180.6 .6 1.3 182.2 198.5 4.0 2.7 1.4 AREA DATA CPI-W Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, November 1978 and percent changes September 1978 to November 1978—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule I 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 198.5 1.6 207.8 1.7 197.6 1.5 208.5 1.5 201.1 0.7 205.3 1.2 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 194.3 205.0 187.4 192.3 178.7 1.7 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 198.4 212.5 191.1 186.7 191.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 -.3 1.9 193.5 212.3 179.9 177.9 179.7 1.4 .4 1.9 .8 2.6 197.7 209.5 191.2 179.7 199.7 1.2 -.4 1.9 .3 2.8 191.5 201.8 184.8 180.5 185.9 .4 194.7 222.0 177.9 184.4 167.7 2.0 .2 2.9 .9 4.5 Services Medical care services 207.6 246.6 1.3 225.2 237.2 2.7 1.9 205.5 221.9 1.6 1.8 227.6 231.9 1.9 1.4 219.7 236.2 1.2 222.4 4.3 262.4 .1 .4 195.4 206.6 110.9 106.9 189.8 184.9 199.9 233.7 221.7 193.5 196.6 107.5 105.9 180.2 178.3 197.1 214.2 201.5 .7 189.2 1.4 207.8 .9 1.5 1.6 -.5 1.9 .5 -.1 2.0 2.0 188.2 199.8 110.5 106.6 183.3 177.9 191.7 227.3 216.9 1.1 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.1 -.2 .5 2.8 2.8 201.4 202.9 109.9 104.9 178.8 185.2 204.1 237.3 216.6 .7 1.2 1.9 -4.6 2.8 .8 .5 .3 .1 All items , Special indexes: All items less shelter Ail items less medical care All items less energy 5 Energy 5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 193.2 196.7 109.0 104.9 184.9 187.7 199.0 209.8 200.9 .7 1 Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 18) will appear next month. 2 Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 4 Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Colo. 5 Indexes are on the bases listed below: Anchorage, Alaska January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md March 1978=100. Boston, Mass January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla November 1977=100. 1.7 -.7 1.8 .8 .6 1.7 1.6 112.0 108.5 189.2 177.1 195.2 234.4 226.1 .4 .5 .6 1.2 .4 .0 .3 1.3 .9 Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va November 1977=100. 6 The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 7 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 8 Index on a November 1977=100 base in San Diego, Calif. 77 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. Effective with the January 1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPFs for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered by the CPI-U. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups which historically have been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, shortterm workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from over 18,000 tenants, 18,000 housing units for property taxes, and about 24,000 establishments—grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other items. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published for 28 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price changes from a designated reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase of 22 percent, for example, is shown as 122.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to $12.20. For further details see the following: The Consumer Price Index: Concepts and Content Over the Years, Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1978); The Revision of the Consumer Price Index, by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical Reporter, February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), and Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component of the Consumer Price Index, by Daniel H. Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August 1978. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change: 189.8 189.2 0.6 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals: Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change: 78 0.6 189.2 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 A Note About Calculating Index Changes sumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-l 1 Variant of the Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates will replace 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1974 through 1978 will be replaced at the end of 1978. The seasonal movement of all items and 35 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 45 selected components. Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 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