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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Robert B. Reich, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report—(ISSN 0161-7311) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800, Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $25 domestic, $31.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $9; foreign, $11.25. Prices are subject to change by the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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Lott Contents Price movements, October 1996 1 Chart 3 New seasonal adjustment method to be implemented 3 Recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes to be available on February 14, 1997 Commissioner's statement 4 Technical notes 4 94 CPI-U CPI--W Index tables Table U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes Page Table Page 1 5 6 20 2 3 4 5 7 9 14 19 7 8 9 22 24 29 24 64 27 76 25 66 28 78 26 71 29 83 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 34 35 37 39 43 45 46 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 49 50 52 54 58 60 61 Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices Residential unit and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food PI P2 P3 P4 88 89 90 91 S c h e d u le d R e le a s e D a te Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month Release date December January 14 March A p ril 15 January February 19 April May 15 February March 19 May June 17 Price Movements November 1996 3.3-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 1995. Increases in the food and energy components, which acted as moderating influences throughout most of the past 5 years, have been responsible for the acceleration thus far in 1996. Energy costs, which declined last year, have increased at a 7.5-percent rate, with petroleum-based energy advancing at an 11.6-percent SAAR. The food index has risen at a 4.6percent annual rate in the first 11 months after increasing 2.1 percent in all of 1995. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.7-percent rate in the first 11 months of 1996. This compares with a 3.0-percent increase for all of 1995. The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in Novem ber. The index for grocery store food prices, which increased 3.4 percent over the preceding 5 months, rose 0.3 percent in November. Substantially smaller increases in the indexes for dairy products and for fruits and vegetables— up 0.1 and 0.2 percent, following increases of 1.7 and 1.5 percent, re spectively, in October— were responsible for the modera tion in November. Prior to November, the index for dairy products had risen 8.6 percent in the preceding 5-month period. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.3 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in November to a level of 158.6 (1982-84=100). For the 12month period ended in November, the CPI-U increased 3.3 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November 1996 CPI-W level of 155.9 was 3.3 percent higher than the index in No vember 1995. C P I f o r A ll U r b a n C o n s u m e r s (C P I-U ) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 per cent in November, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. The food index increased 0.3 percent in November after advancing 0.6 percent in October. Substantially smaller increases in the indexes for dairy products and for fruits and vegetables were responsible for the moderation. The energy index increased for the second consecutive month, advanc ing 1.2 percent in November. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 1.7 percent, and the index for energy ser vices rose 0.7 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, the same as in October. During the first 11 months of 1996, the CPI-U rose at a Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1996 July August 0.3 .5 .4 0.1 .7 .3 .4 -.4 -.4 .3 .3 -.1 -.2 .4 May All Item s.......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy.................. June 0.3 0.1 .1 .2 .1 .7 .1 September November 0.3 .5 0.3 .6 0.3 .3 .2 .2 -1.4 .5 .5 .3 .5 .5 .3 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .3 1.1 .1 -2.2 .7 -.4 .5 .2 .2 .3 .3 October .2 3.3 5.5 2.9 5.7 3.4 12 months ended November 1996 3.3 4.3 3.0 -.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .1 2.6 2.0 3.9 3.1 3.0 0 .4 .4 3.4 3.8 -.6 0 .7 1.2 .5 .6 .3 7.9 5.6 8.1 .4 .1 .3 .2 .2 2.9 2.6 1 .2 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended November 1996 4.4 1.8 percent, following a 0.5-percent decline in October.) As of November, the gasoline index was 9.8 percent below its peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs declined for the second consecutive month in November. The index for new vehicles, which declined 0.2 percent in October, fell 0.1 percent in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.7 percent.) As of No vember, nearly 50 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 1997 models. The 1997 models will con tinue to be phased in over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. The index for automobile finance charges declined 1.2 percent in November, follow ing a 0.3-percent drop in October. The index for used cars also declined for the second consecutive month—down 0.4 percent in November. The index for airline fares, which in creased 2.9 and 1.9 percent in September and October, re spectively, declined 0.7 percent in November. (Prior to sea sonal adjustment, airline fares were unchanged in Novem ber.) The index for apparel and upkeep rose 0.5 percent in November, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.1 per cent in November.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in November to a level 3.1 percent above a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—declined 0.2 percent in November. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs rose 0.1 percent in November, fol lowing an increase of 0.3 percent in October. In November the index for entertainment commodities was un changed, while the index for entertainment services rose 0.3 percent. percent in November. The index for pork, which had risen 9.6 percent in the 5-month period ended in September, slowed substantially in October and November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, pork prices declined 0.2 percent in October and were unchanged in November.) The indexes for beef and for poultry increased 0.7 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The in dex for cereal and bakery products rose 0.6 percent, reflect ing a 1.9-percent increase in the price of white bread. The index for other food at home increased 0.1 percent, the same as in October. The other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages— increased 0.3 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively, in No vember. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in November. Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent in November, following a rise of 0.3 percent in October. Within shelter, renters’ costs rose 0.2 percent; homeowners’ costs, 0.3 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 0.6 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities rose 0.5 percent. Household fuels in creased 0.9 percent, reflecting increases of 3.4 percent in the index for natural gas and 1.9 percent in the index for fuel oil. The index for electricity declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 2.7 per cent.) The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.2 percent, the same as in each of the preceding 2 months. The index for household furnishings and operation declined 0.1 percent in November, the same as in October. The transportation index increased 0.2 percent in Novem ber, following a rise of 0.1 percent in October. A sharp in crease in the index for motor fuel was partially offset by another drop in automobile purchase costs and a downturn in the index for airline fares. The index for gasoline, which in October registered its first increase since May, advanced 1.8 percent in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gaso line prices also registered their first increase since May—up Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All Item s.......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care.......................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy................... 1996 May June July August 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 .1 .2 .2 .6 .7 .4 0.3 .5 .1 -.6 -.6 .4 .4 .2 .1 .2 0 -1.5 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.4 .3 -.1 .1 .5 .4 0 .3 .2 .1 .4 .1 .4 .2 1.1 .1 -2.0 .8 -.9 .5 -.5 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 2 September October 0.3 .5 November Compound annual rate, 3 months ended November 1996 12 months ended November 1996 3.7 5.6 2.7 5.4 3.7 .3 0.3 .3 .3 .5 .3 .3 .3 2.3 4.0 3.2 3.1 .2 .5 .3 4.0 3.6 0 .5 .8 .6 1.4 .3 9.1 5.8 8.5 4.4 .3 .2 .2 2.7 2.5 .2 .2 2.8 3.3 4.3 2.9 -.1 The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 per cent in November, the same as in October. The index for tobacco products increased 0.4 percent in November and has risen 1.8 percent in the past 3 months. C P I f o r U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s a n d C le r ic a l W o r k e r s (C P I-W ) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in November. CPI-U 12-month changes, 1987 to present Percent Percent N e w S e a s o n a l A d ju s tm e n t M e th o d to b e Im p le m e n te d Effective with the release of revised seasonally adjusted data for 1992-96 on February 14, 1997, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will begin using X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment software (developed by the Bureau of the Census) for performing Interven tion Analysis Seasonal Adjustment (IASA) for selected CPI series. The X-12 ARIMA methodology incorporates a number of technical enhancements that improve the estima tion of seasonal factors. This change will affect 20 CPI series. In addition, all remaining Consumer Price Index series requiring seasonal adjustment will be processed using X-12-ARIMA software beginning in February 1998. Seasonal adjustment methods in the Producer Price Index will change in similar fashion. For more information, please contact Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968. 3 R e c a lc u la te d to b e S e a s o n a lly A v a ila b le o n A d ju s te d F e b ru a ry In d e x e s 1 4 ,1 9 9 7 Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalcu lated to reflect price movements from the just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previ ous 5 years. BLS will make available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 1992 through December 1996, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 1997. Seasonal factors for 1997 for directly adjusted series will also be available. This date is 2 working days before the scheduled release of the January 1997 CPI on Wednesday, February 19, 1997. The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet at gopher:// stats.bls.gov Choose the “special requests” directory, and then the “cpi” directory. The revised seasonal data will be in the file revseas.cpi. For further information, please contact Claire McAnaw Gallagher or Richard Kerr on (202) 606-6968. Commissioner’s Statement On December 4, 1996, Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released a statement on the “Reportfrom the Senate Finance Committee’s Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index. ” The text of the statement follows. The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently is reviewing the recommendations con tained in the report of the Senate Finance Committee’s Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The report, which the BLS received yesterday, consid ers a number of complex measurement issues. There is at least one point upon which it is clear that there is some disagreement between the Commission and the BLS. In particular, the BLS has not yet reached a conclusion about whether full or partial adoption of geometric mean aggregation to construct lower level subindexes of the CPI is warranted. We do not believe that adequate evidence for reaching that conclusion now exists. This is, however, some thing that BLS is actively investigating. More generally, it is apparent that considerable time and effort have gone into the preparation of the Commission’s report. The BLS would like to take this oppor tunity to thank the members of the Commission for their efforts to help improve the CPI, one of the Nation’s most important economic statistics. We will be looking seriously at all of the report’s recommendations over the coming weeks and months, and expect to have prepared some more complete response to these recommenda tions within the next few weeks. In the meantime, those interested in learning about the Bureau’s announced plans to improve the Consumer Price Index can receive an information package on the subject by calling (202) 606-6950. This information package was made avail able to those who attended the technical background briefing on the CPI that I conducted on December 3, 1996. (Ed. Note: The information package also is avail able on the World Wide Wed at: http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.12396.toc.htm) 4 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-Uy. U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 158.3 474.1 158.6 475.0 3.3 - 0.2 155.8 155.4 156.8 175.1 147.9 149.3 185.1 143.9 145.7 141.6 127.6 158.5 154.2 160.1 156.2 155.9 157.2 175.4 148.9 149.3 186.3 143.4 144.2 140.8 127.2 158.3 154.7 160.2 4.3 4.4 5.2 3.8 5.1 11.7 6.3 .3 .3 .3 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category All ite m s ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 Food and beverages.............................................................. F ood...................................................................................... Food at h o m e .................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products................................................................. Fruits and vegetables...................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared fo o d ................. ................................... Food away from home....................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 1.566 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter.................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................. Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ c o s ts ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 ............................................... Household insurance 1 .................................................... Maintenance and repairs 2 ................................................ Maintenance and repair services 2 ................................ Maintenance and repair commodities2 ......................... Fuel and other utilities......................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 .................................. Household furnishings and operation................................. Housefurnishings............................................................... Housekeeping supplies..................................................... Housekeeping services..................................................... - 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.102 19.716 .386 .199 .122 .077 7.014 3.792 .356 3.436 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 2.2 .7 .0 .6 -.3 - 1.0 -.6 -2.5 4.8 3.0 3.2 -.3 3.0 3.0 3.5 -.1 -.1 -.8 .2 -.1 .3 .1 153.9 172.4 179.9 163.7 207.9 178.6 178.9 164.6 141.1 147.6 132.3 128.4 115.7 105.9 122.7 158.6 125.0 121.7 158.9 124.8 111.1 110.8 1.0 -.2 141.6 149.9 141.8 149.6 1.4 3.2 .1 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 5.516 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 133.4 130.0 129.2 127.1 128.5 128.0 152.0 160.6 133.4 129.9 131.2 126.7 126.7 127.7 149.0 160.9 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles..................................................................... New ca rs......................................................................... Used c a rs .......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline.......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation.............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................... Other private transportation services............................. Public transportation............................................................ 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 1.535 4.618 143.9 140.5 143.8 141.5 157.0 105.9 105.2 160.5 175.4 144.8 141.5 144.8 142.3 156.5 107.8 107.1 160.5 176.2 .608 4.010 1.523 105.0 192.0 187.2 105.1 193.0 187.3 See footnotes at end of table. 4.2 .2 154.0 172.5 181.3 163.3 214.9 178.1 178.4 163.4 140.2 147.3 130.5 128.7 116.2 102.9 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities........................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel.................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities............................................... Apparel services 2 ................................................................ - 2.1 - 5 2.8 5.3 2.9 2.9 4.4 3.6 4.1 -3.3 .3 .3 .7 2.8 1.4 4.3 5.1 20.8 3.5 3.5 -.5 2.2 - 2.2 -2.3 .8 .6 .2 -.2 -.4 2.9 -.8 .2 -.2 -.3 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.3 - .5 .5 .6 .6 .7 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .5 1.7 1.5 .3 .6 .2 1.1 1.7 -.1 .5 1.0 .6 -.6 1.0 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 3.6 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .3 .3 .9 .6 .2 1.4 .5 .9 2.0 .7 .2 -.1 -.2 .1 -.1 - 2.2 -1.4 .6 .1 .1 .2 -.8 .2 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 -.8 1.0 -.2 3.9 3.7 .6 .5 .3 .5 -.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 .5 1.3 .1 2.0 .0 .2 -.1 -.1 .5 .5 .3 .9 .2 3.1 .5 .7 6.3 .4 .3 .5 .5 -.2 1.8 1.8 .0 .8 .2 -.1 .8 .2 .0 .5 - 2.0 .6 .2 .7 .3 .3 -.3 .5 5.0 -.3 .6 .5 .4 -1.5 2.4 1.8 1.6 -.8 11.8 11.6 -.5 .3 .5 1.5 -.3 -1.4 .7 .7 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .2 .1 1.5 .6 .5 .3 -.3 -.4 .8 -.3 .8 .7 .4 .3 -.1 .0 -.2 1.2 .0 .1 .2 2.3 5.5 .5 .4 .1 2.0 .6 .3 -.1 -.4 -.4 1.7 1.8 .1 .1 -.2 .1 -.9 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 3.1 2.7 3.3 3.7 0.2 -.2 Nov. 1995 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1996 Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.2 .1 .2 0.2 0.3 .3 .3 Expenditure category Medical c a re ............................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 230.1 212.4 234.2 210.2 230.5 211.9 234.9 210.9 Entertainment......................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................. Entertainment services........................................................ 4.367 1.975 2.392 R 160.1 143.6 R 179.5 160.7 144.0 180.3 3.0 2.4 3.4 .4 .3 .4 .1 .0 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 Other goods and services...................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 2 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2 .................. Personal care services 2 .................................................... Personal and educational expenses................................... School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services.................................. 7.123 1.610 1.170 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 218.8 235.3 150.9 144.6 157.9 252.5 230.5 254.3 219.2 236.2 151.2 144.7 158.6 252.8 230.7 254.7 3.8 3.2 1.5 .2 .0 .4 .7 .4 .7 .4 .4 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 3.3 4.6 5.5 4.6 .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .0 100.000 158.3 141.0 155.8 132.1 134.0 130.0 139.2 129.3 175.8 179.4 143.2 183.2 234.2 R 204.3 158.6 141.5 156.2 132.6 134.7 129.9 140.3 129.6 175.9 179.4 142.9 183.7 234.9 204.8 3.3 3.1 4.3 2.5 3.6 -.5 5.8 .7 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 4.0 .2 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 .3 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 .5 .7 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 23.885 3.264 53.648 158.8 154.2 159.4 154.2 133.2 135.5 140.3 145.1 184.6 170.4 110.5 164.7 167.0 142.0 105.8 181.2 159.0 154.6 159.6 154.5 133.7 136.1 141.2 145.6 184.8 170.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.5 3.6 5.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 111.1 8.1 164.9 167.2 142.2 107.9 181.4 2.9 $.632 $.631 .211 .211 .3 .3 -.1 -.3 .5 .2 -.3 .4 .4 .7 .4 -.2 .4 .5 .1 .0 .4 .4 .3 .4 Commodity and service group All ite m s..................................................................................... Commodities............................................................................ Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities...................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ........ Durables............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter 1 ................................................................... Household services I0ss rent of shelter 1 ........................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services..................................................................... .4 .3 .4 .5 -.1 .8 .2 .1 .0 -.2 .5 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .3 .2 .8 .2 .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .9 .5 .7 .6 .2 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.2 .2 .3 .4 -.1 .4 .3 .3 Special indexes All items less fo o d ..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ......................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................. Nondurables less fo o d .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 .................................................. Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84—$1.00 2 .................................................................... 1967—$1.00 2 ......................................................................... - 2.6 1.1 12.9 3.2 -3.1 - .1 .2 .4 .4 .6 .3 .1 .0 .5 .1 .1 .1 2.0 .1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. .5 .0 .7 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .6 .8 .6 .3 .2 1.2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 1.4 .3 1.7 -.3 -.3 ~ -.2 .. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 6 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .6 .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 -.2 ............ 1 2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 - Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 - - - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables.................................................... Other food at h o m e...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 154.6 154.4 155.5 174.3 145.8 144.8 186.3 143.0 144.2 141.0 129.0 156.0 153.1 158.9 155.3 155.1 156.5 174.7 147.4 147.2 186.1 143.7 145.6 141.9 128.2 157.6 153.5 159.7 Housing.................................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... . Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................ Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ co sts...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 .............................................. Household insurance 1 .................................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 .............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities ....................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................ Household furnishings and operation ................................ Housefurnishings.............................................................. Housekeeping supplies................................................... Housekeeping services................................................... 153.2 171.4 180.3 162.5 216.8 177.0 177.3 161.6 139.7 147.1 129.6 128.0 114.8 94.3 122.4 158.0 124.7 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................. Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 129.9 126.1 127.6 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs......................................................................... Motor fu e l......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................. Other private transportation services........................... Public transportation........................................................... Nov. 1996 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 - 3.2 4.5 1.8 3.3 3.8 2.6 156.3 156.1 157.6 175.1 148.1 149.7 188.9 143.8 145.4 141.6 127.5 158.5 154.2 160.3 156.7 156.5 158.0 176.2 148.6 149.8 189.2 144.0 144.9 141.9 127.5 159.2 154.7 160.2 1.6 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.0 -1.4 3.0 17.8 4.0 4.6 2.3 1.9 5.9 2.4 3.4 5.9 6.5 8.4 5.5 5.6 2.8 5.7 2.7 1.2 6.6 2.8 4.4 7.9 14.5 6.4 4.6 2.8 2.0 2.6 2.1 2.0 5.8 1.4 -2.3 4.4 2.4 3.5 2.5 3.0 153.5 171.7 180.5 162.9 216.5 177.4 177.7 162.1 139.9 147.4 129.5 128.3 115.0 97.7 154.0 172.3 181.1 163.3 218.0 177.9 178.2 163.4 140.2 147.3 130.5 128.9 115.8 103.9 154.3 172.7 181.4 163.6 218.2 178.4 178.7 164.8 141.1 147.6 132.3 129.6 116.8 106.0 122.3 158.3 125.0 111.4 141.4 149.3 122.3 158.6 124.9 141.4 150.1 123.2 158.9 124.8 110.9 141.6 150.0 125.1 126.4 148.3 160.3 130.5 126.7 126.6 122.3 131.4 126.1 150.5 160.4 131.1 127.3 127.0 123.4 128.5 126.8 150.6 160.6 131.7 128.0 128.7 124.2 126.7 127.0 149.4 160.9 143.1 140.1 144.2 142.1 155.7 104.5 103.9 158.6 174.9 143.8 140.5 145.0 142.8 156.2 104.2 103.5 159.8 175.5 144.0 140.7 144.7 142.5 155.8 105.0 104.2 160.4 175.3 144.3 141.1 144.5 142.0 155.1 106.8 106.1 160.5 175.4 5.3 6.3 1.7 1.7 9.0 25.6 24.7 .7 -5.4 55.6 56.4 2.3 1.4 105.0 191.5 183.4 105.2 192.3 187.1 105.2 192.0 189.3 105.0 192.2 187.6 .4 .9 -5.7 1.7 13.4 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 111.2 141.3 148.6 121.1 111.1 1.3 .5 4.3 1.7 8.3 - 6.8 .3 7.1 .6 -6.3 2.9 2.4 3.7 3.2 3.4 4.2 3.0 6.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 3.4 .3 4.9 5.9 41.1 2.7 3.4 1.3 1.1 3.1 3.5 -.6 1.8 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 3.9 3.0 3.0 2.5 5.4 4.8 6.7 4.9 5.1 16.4 -19.0 3.7 5.3 2.8 1.1 .6 - 1.1 1.4 1.9 1.7 3.6 -.6 1.2 -.9 5.2 -4.9 15.3 .9 1.9 -11.4 1.6 1.0 -5.2 3.3 4.1 2.3 2.6 12.4 21.9 9.3 .6 10.6 10.5 2.0 1.1 -.8 2.7 3.1 4.3 2.8 -4.6 8.5 4.2 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.6 7.9 2.5 2.3 4.6 3.2 3.2 2.6 6.8 4.1 1.4 -3.9 2.5 2.1 4.7 1.3 .4 1.4 3.6 -7.1 -7.8 -1.9 -13.3 -15.3 -.9 -7.7 2.3 8.2 8.6 5.1 7.2 59.7 2.6 2.3 .3 - 1.1 .9 3.8 5.7 6.0 7.5 .1 2.8 10.1 5.6 4.8 18.2 7.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.8 5.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.9 4.1 3.4 4.9 5.5 28.2 3.2 4.3 1.0 .0 1.6 2.8 .3 - 2.6 5.1 3.6 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.7 5.2 2.9 2.7 6.4 3.3 4.0 2.2 3.8 4.6 13.7 3.7 2.6 .8 -.4 1.1 3.7 -.9 - 1.1 6.2 .0 3.5 3.5 10.6 - 2.2 5.2 1.9 3.0 1.5 1.3 -.7 2.8 - 2.1 -5.6 .5 -2.5 1.9 3.4 2.9 7.9 8.4 -.7 2.8 .8 1.8 1.8 3.7 -4.7 -26.3 -27.2 -.3 -1.5 9.1 8.7 4.9 1.4 1.5 39.8 39.6 2.5 4.7 1.1 1.0 1.7 -3.1 -10.4 - 11.1 3.8 2.9 .4 5.2 5.9 .0 -.2 .2 1.5 9.5 1.3 3.4 3.3 7.7 -3.3 -4.2 2.8 1.1 .8 .0 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment......................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................ Entertainment services........................................................ 229.4 233.4 209.2 159.6 143.3 178.7 229.8 211.4 233.8 209.8 159.7 143.3 178.9 230.3 212.4 234.2 210.4 R 160.2 143.7 R 179.5 Other goods and services..................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 2 .................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2 ................ Personal care services 2 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses................................. School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services................................. 217.5 233.0 150.5 145.0 156.5 250.1 229.0 251.6 217.6 234.6 150.8 145.1 157.2 249.5 229.0 250.9 218.5 236.2 150.9 144.6 157.9 250.4 230.5 251.8 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 230.9 211.9 235.1 211.4 160.4 143.7 180.1 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 5.8 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.1 3.3 2.6 6.1 1.8 .8 2.0 2.0 1.1 5.6 2.3 219.3 237.2 151.2 144.7 158.6 251.5 231.1 252.9 3.6 -.5 4.6 4.4 2.7 3.4 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 211.1 1.1 -1.9 4.5 6.0 7.3 5.7 1.5 2.9 4.3 1.4 2.5 3.2 3.8 1.9 .5 3.4 7.4 1.9 -.8 1.6 -.8 1.8 5.2 4.6 5.3 5.5 6.5 5.4 4.5 5.6 4.0 6.9 1.8 -.6 5.5 2.3 3.7 2.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.9 2.8 1.9 3.0 3.8 2.0 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.9 1.9 .7 3.0 5.6 5.9 5.5 3.6 4.6 3.8 4.4 2.6 1.2 -.8 3.6 3.8 5.1 3.7 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities..................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ...... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter 1 .................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter 1 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... _ _ 139.8 154.6 130.9 131.8 126.1 137.8 129.3 175.0 178.8 142.8 181.6 233.4 203.2 140.4 155.3 131.3 132.0 126.7 137.7 129.7 175.4 179.0 143.2 183.0 233.8 203.1 140.9 156.3 131.6 132.7 127.3 138.7 129.6 175.9 179.4 143.4 183.5 234.2 R 203.8 _ 141.3 156.7 132.0 133.9 128.0 139.7 129.3 176.3 179.9 144.0 183.3 235.1 204.5 _ 157.8 153.1 158.3 153.1 132.1 133.4 138.8 143.4 183.5 169.4 109.1 163.8 166.2 141.0 103.5 180.4 158.1 153.7 158.8 153.5 132.6 133.7 139.1 143.8 184.2 170.0 109.1 164.3 166.7 141.5 103.6 180.8 158.6 154.2 159.4 154.0 132.9 134.5 140.0 144.5 184.4 170.4 109.9 164.8 167.1 141.6 105.0 181.3 159.0 154.6 159.8 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.1 145.3 185.0 170.8 3.2 3.3 1.6 4.4 7.3 -.9 12.0 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.3 -.2 3.7 5.6 10.1 .9 16.2 .0 3.3 3.0 5.2 4.4 3.3 3.7 5.9 -4.7 -8.3 -7.8 - 8.8 .3 3.5 3.4 2.9 5.0 3.1 4.0 3.3 4.4 5.5 3.4 6.5 2.8 5.7 8.7 6.2 .0 5.6 14.1 .0 1.1 3.0 2.5 3.4 3.8 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.8 2.6 2.0 3.5 4.6 1.9 5.7 -.8 - 1.2 - 1.1 - 1.8 .2 3.3 3.0 3.1 4.4 3.0 3.3 Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ......................... All items less medical ca re ..................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 1 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. 111.2 165.2 167.4 141.7 106.8 181.7 3.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.4 7.2 8.9 4.4 3.2 3.2 14.3 2.5 2.7 1.7 26.8 3.0 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.6 6.5 9.7 13.8 6.7 3.6 3.4 25.4 3.0 2.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.6 -4.4 -7.4 -6.9 -.8 3.8 3.4 - 12.2 2.7 1.1 2.2 -.6 51.0 3.4 -25.5 3.6 3.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 5.8 6.8 5.4 3.3 3.3 7.9 3.5 2.9 2.0 13.4 2.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 5.5 8.4 11.4 5.5 3.4 3.3 19.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 -.4 - 1.0 -.3 2.2 3.6 3.4 2.8 - 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.4 38.4 3.2 .7 - 8.1 3.3 R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 8 2.0 2.6 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.5 .5 0.6 .6 .7 0.3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .7 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 155.8 155.4 156.8 156.2 155.9 157.2 4.3 4.4 5.2 0.3 .3 .3 Cereals and bakery products.............................. Cereals and cereal products............................ Flour and prepared flour mixes...................... Cereal1......................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal............................. Bakery products 1............................................. White bread 1................................................ Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1............ Other bakery products................................... 175.1 166.8 155.0 185.0 144.1 178.7 179.4 181.0 176.1 179.0 175.4 167.0 151.9 185.9 145.4 179.0 182.8 179.8 178.0 176.3 3.8 .2 .1 - 2.0 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 veal1................................ Pork............................................................ Bacon 1 .................................................... Chops ...................................................... Ham......................................................... Other pork, including sausage................... Other meats 1.............................................. Poultry 1 ........................................................ Fresh whole chicken 1 ................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1................. Other poultry............................................... Fish and seafood.......................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 .......................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood............... Eggs...................................................................... 147.9 148.1 143.6 136.0 115.8 143.1 130.0 131.3 135.4 158.2 156.0 165.4 154.3 160.9 149.0 146.1 157.1 159.0 158.5 154.4 173.5 126.3 196.5 142.6 148.9 149.0 144.6 137.3 117.4 146.8 127.3 131.3 137.9 159.3 156.0 161.6 154.1 160.7 150.9 148.0 157.3 158.3 161.4 150.1 174.3 126.2 197.6 145.6 Dairy products.................................................... Fresh milk and cream...................................... Fresh whole milk........................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 ......................... Processed dairy products................................. Cheese ......................................................... Ice cream and related products...................... Other dairy products, including butter............. 149.3 149.0 147.2 151.3 150.2 150.5 151.3 145.5 149.3 150.5 149.0 152.3 148.8 150.9 149.0 140.5 Fruits and vegetables......................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables.............................. Fresh fruits.................................................... Apples........................................................ Bananas ...................................................... Oranges, including tangerines...................... Other fresh fruits......................................... Fresh vegetables........................................... Potatoes...................................................... Lettuce 1 ..................................................... Tomatoes 1................................................. Other fresh vegetables ................................ Processed fruits and vegetables....................... Processed fruits............................................. Fruit juices and frozen fruit.......................... Canned and dried fruits............................... Processed vegetables................................... Frozen vegetables....................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen..................................................... 185.1 212.4 243.9 198.1 150.1 290.1 274.5 180.9 172.5 179.8 180.4 185.7 146.4 146.9 146.9 144.8 146.1 145.3 186.3 214.6 241.4 195.6 155.9 230.1 285.7 187.7 162.0 209.0 192.1 192.3 146.3 147.5 147.6 144.7 145.1 145.0 4.1 - 6.1 17.1 4.7 4.5 -1.3 3.9 -20.7 4.1 3.8 - 6.1 16.2 6.5 3.6 6.6 -.1 .6 7.2 7.8 4.6 .4 .5 .7 6.0 2.6 -.7 -.2 147.3 145.9 7.8 - 1.0 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................. Food...................................................................... Food at home...................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 9 .1 7.9 -3.1 3.5 5.4 7.7 5.6 3.7 4.8 .6 .2 .5 .9 -.4 -1.4 - 1.1 -.4 .2 .2 1.9 -.7 -.5 1.1 -1.5 1.2 .6 .2 1.1 .8 5.1 4.9 5.0 .7 .7 .7 1.6 1.8 1.0 .2 - 1.1 -.1 4.8 .6 1.4 .7 .8 11.7 23.9 4.5 10.8 11.1 4.3 7.5 8.3 7.8 5.9 .6 1.4 2.6 - 2.1 .0 1.8 .5 .0 1.6 -2.3 4.6 -.1 -.1 - 1.0 1.3 1.3 .1 12.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 13.6 10.3 9.4 7.7 17.7 .7 -.9 .3 -1.5 -3.4 6.3 .6 1.0 - 1.0 7.8 5.7 7.2 - 2.8 11.2 -.4 2.1 2.0 .8 .8 .0 1.0 1.2 6.2 .9 -.4 .0 -.1 .6 2.1 11.7 13.1 .6 -.3 .3 -.7 .5 6.5 1.0 8.1 .5 .5 .3 .7 1.8 .3 .8 2.1 1.2 - 1.1 3.1 4.5 .3 1.4 .8 .4 .4 .5 .3 -.4 .4 1.5 - 2.8 .5 -.1 .0 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 .1 - 2.2 .2 2.2 .3 .1 .8 1.1 .6 1.2 1.1 .9 1.0 -.1 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.0 .8 1.3 3.1 1.0 -.1 1.5 2.4 -.5 2.6 -.1 .8 4.5 3.1 -4.1 .8 -.7 -3.7 -4.2 2.0 5.1 4.5 -9.1 3.9 3.0 -.3 3.0 9.7 1.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 .6 .0 .5 1.0 .2 1.9 -.7 1.1 -.1 .3 .5 .7 .7 1.2 1.9 - 1.8 -.9 2.4 .7 .4 -2.3 .1 .5 1.7 1.3 .1 -.4 1.8 .4 .2 -.1 .4 -1.9 .1 .7 .8 .7 -.6 .3 - 1.1 -2.3 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 4.1 - 8.2 1.3 .1 -4.0 16.2 6.5 -.3 .5 .0 .8 .8 .6 -.7 -.4 .4 .3 .4 1.5 -.7 .1 .6 .7 .8 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Other food at home......................................................................... Sugar and sweets.......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................. Sweets, including candy 1 .......................................................... Fats and o ils .................................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages................................................................ Carbonated drinks....................................................................... Coffee 1 ........................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks...................................................... Other prepared fo o d ...................................................................... Canned and packaged soup...................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................. Snacks 1 ...................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................................................................. Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ............... 143.9 145.7 134.7 150.2 141.6 127.6 119.4 146.2 138.4 158.5 184.7 145.6 150.8 143.4 144.2 131.2 149.4 140.8 127.2 118.9 145.3 139.0 158.3 185.6 144.5 152.0 164.9 159.4 Food away from home........................................................................ Lunch ................................................................................................. Dinner................................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................... Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.1 -.1 0.1 Expenditure category 2.1 -0.3 - 1.0 - 2.6 -.5 0.5 4.2 2.5 4.8 2.2 -.6 -.2 -2.5 -.9 -7.5 2.4 4.8 -.3 -.4 .6 -.6 - 1.6 -.9 -.9 -.1 -.4 .5 1.0 .5 -.3 .6 1.1 6.0 2.8 -.6 .4 7.3 -.8 .8 163.5 159.5 5.2 3.3 154.2 154.7 152.0 157.6 154.7 155.3 152.5 158.1 3.0 3.0 Alcoholic beverages.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e............................................................ Beer and a le ..................................................................................... W in e .................................................................................................. Distilled spirits 1 ................................................................................ Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e .............................................. 160.1 147.9 147.9 142.0 148.8 185.0 160.2 147.8 147.7 141.3 149.0 185.4 3.2 Housing.................................................................................................... Shelter................................................................................................... Renters’ costs 2 .................................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................... Other renters’ c o s ts ......................................................................... Lodging while out of to w n ............................................................ Lodging while at school2 .............................................................. Tenants’ insurance........................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 2 .......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 2 ................................................................ Household insurance 2 ..................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 ................................................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 .................................................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 ............ Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................. Fuel and other utilities.......................................................................... Fuels.................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................. Fuel o il............................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 3 ......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Electricity........................................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s .......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................... Telephone services 1 ....................................................................... Local charges 1 ............................................................................. Interstate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................................. Cable television 1 4 .......................................................................... Refuse collection 4........................................................................... 154.0 172.5 181.3 163.3 214.9 213.4 219.0 157.1 178.1 178.4 163.4 140.2 147.3 130.5 153.9 172.4 179.9 163.7 207.9 205.5 219.0 158.0 178.6 178.9 164.6 141.1 147.6 132.3 125.9 126.8 128.4 115.7 105.9 104.3 134.7 121.7 128.9 111.4 158.9 127.0 161.9 78.6 91.3 205.4 218.4 248.1 122.2 126.6 128.7 116.2 102.9 101.5 130.3 122.7 132.5 107.6 158.6 126.9 161.9 78.6 91.0 204.8 217.7 248.3 See footnotes at end of table. 10 2.8 3.5 2.8 2.4 4.4 1.9 3.8 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.8 3.5 2.3 .8 .5 .4 .3 1.0 1.1 .3 .9 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .8 .1 -.1 -.1 .5 .5 .4 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 -.8 .2 1.4 3.0 11.0 .3 -.6 -.8 .1 2.8 24.0 13.9 3.5 .3 .1 .2 .0 -.8 .8 -.5 .0 .6 .2 -.5 -.3 -1.7 -.5 1.4 .5 -3.3 -3.7 20.8 .7 .3 .3 .9 5.3 5.4 4.0 4.2 2.9 2.9 4.4 3.6 4.1 5.4 .9 4.3 5.1 1.0 -.1 .2 .2 .8 .2 .4 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 .3 .3 .3 .7 .2 .2 .6 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.2 -.4 2.9 2.8 3.4 -.8 -2.7 3.5 .2 .1 .0 .0 5.6 5.3 3.4 7.8 .3 .3 .3 2.0 -.1 .3 .4 -.6 .2 .2 3.6 4.5 1.2 -.1 .2 .4 -.3 .7 .3 .7 .3 .3 .3 .2 .7 .6 .3 .9 .3 .3 .8 .2 -.1 .8 -.2 1.5 .5 .7 6.3 7.0 5.7 .0 -.2 -.7 .7 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 .4 .4 .3 .0 .0 .2 .5 .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 .1 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .9 .6 .2 1.4 3.0 .2 .5 .9 2.0 1.9 3.4 .7 -.5 3.4 .2 .1 .0 .0 .3 .4 .3 -.1 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 125.0 124.8 111.1 110.8 119.5 134.5 139.6 143.6 137.3 122.4 77.2 70.5 63.0 65.3 90.6 103.4 109.4 113.4 94.2 55.2 115.4 119.6 134.6 140.9 142.1 137.1 122.4 77.0 70.4 62.6 67.0 89.9 103.4 110.3 113.5 93.5 54.4 114.6 143.4 119.1 123.8 109.4 140.8 117.7 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.2 .2 - 0.1 -.3 -.5 -.7 - 1.0 - 1.2 .3 -1.3 - 0.1 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation................................................... Housefurnishings................................................................................ Textile housefurnishings.................................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 ........................................................................ Sofas 1 ............................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 ................................................... Other furniture............................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ................................. Video and audio products 1 .......................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 15 .................................. Audio products 1 .......................................................................... Major household appliances 1 3 ................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ............................................ Laundry equipment1 ................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 .............. Information processing equipment1 5 .......................................... Other housefurnishings 1 3 ............................................................... 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 ................. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 3 ........................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 6 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ........................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 .............................. Housekeeping services.......................................................... ............ Postage 1 ......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair 1 ...................................................... Gardening and other household services 1 3 ................................. 88.6 111.8 111.1 141.6 144.9 144.9 134.3 149.9 160.3 158.1 137.9 141.8 145.4 145.3 134.1 149.6 160.3 158.9 136.8 Apparel and upkeep................................................................................ Apparel commodities............................................................................ Apparel commodities less footwear.................................................. Men’s and boys’ .............................................................................. Men’s ............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets....................................... Furnishings and special clothing................................................ Shirts........................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................. Boys’ .............................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .......................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and jackets....................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................ Separates and sportswear......................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..................... S u its ............................................................................................ Girls’ ............................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ..................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3 ................................. Watches and jewelry 3 ................................................................... Watches 1 3 ................................................................................. Jewelry 3 ...................................................................................... Footwear............................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................ Women’s .......................................................................................... Apparel services 1 ................................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ...................... Other apparel services 1 .................................................................... 133.4 130.0 130.3 129.2 132.0 136.8 124.3 137.1 129.0 117.8 127.1 127.2 131.0 114.1 128.3 133.8 148.8 126.7 128.5 152.0 135.1 151.0 130.8 156.8 128.0 134.0 128.8 122.7 160.6 163.6 157.8 133.4 129.9 130.3 131.2 133.9 138.8 127.0 138.5 130.6 119.6 126.7 126.4 129.8 108.8 129.1 134.2 146.3 128.2 126.7 149.0 131.9 148.2 126.2 154.5 127.7 132.7 131.4 121.7 160.9 163.8 158.1 122.8 109.8 88.7 See footnotes at end of table. 11 1.0 -.2 - 0.2 -.3 2.1 .1 .1 4.0 3.3 .9 - 1.0 -.7 -.1 .6 -2.3 - 2.8 -5.4 - 1.8 - 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.7 -1.4 -11.4 -.9 -.1 .0 -.3 -.1 -.6 2.6 -.8 .0 .8 .1 -.9 .7 1.0 .8 .7 -.2 -.4 - 1.0 - 1.1 -2.4 -.3 .0 -.5 -.2 .1 .1 -.5 .5 .6 .1 -.4 -.4 .9 -.7 -1.4 -.7 .5 .5 .3 2.7 -3.4 .9 1.9 - 1.8 - 1.2 .3 1.4 -1.7 -5.3 1.4 2.5 .1 -.6 .1 - 1.2 1.9 -3.6 .1 .0 .3 .3 .4 -.5 .4 .5 .3 .6 -.2 .0 1.2 .0 .1 1.2 .5 3.2 .0 4.7 4.1 -.2 -.5 -.8 2.2 2.4 1.0 3.7 4.4 .6 .8 - 2.2 - 2.1 -.8 .4 -.1 -.2 .0 .5 -.8 .0 -.1 .0 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 -.3 -.6 1.7 -11.9 -.9 -4.6 .2 .6 1.7 -7.5 -2.5 -2.3 -1.5 -.3 - 1.8 -4.8 - 1.0 .3 -1.7 .8 - 1.8 4.5 1.0 2.4 3.2 1.3 1.2 -1.4 - 2.0 -2.4 -1.9 -3.5 -1.5 -.2 - 1.0 2.0 -.8 .2 .1 .2 -.6 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 .8 .1 .9 - 1.0 -.1 1.1 -.3 -.1 -.6 2.6 -.8 .0 .8 .1 -.7 -1.4 -.7 1.4 -.3 .3 - 1.8 - 1.2 .2 .4 .1 .5 -.8 .1 -.6 .1 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 .0 .5 .4 .4 -.8 .5 .5 .7 .5 .5 .5 .3 .5 .5 .5 1.3 .9 -.8 -.9 - 2.1 -.4 -.3 -1.5 -.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 .8 1.1 .9 .2 1.1 5.0 1.5 -.2 2.0 1.1 2.2 -.2 .8 - 1.1 -.5 .1 .0 .1 .2 .6 - 1.2 1.7 .3 .5 .9 .9 6.5 -3.3 2.0 - 1.0 .1 .6 - 2.2 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 .6 .0 -.7 1.5 .1 .6 -.4 1.6 .2 1.3 .2 2.4 .6 .5 -.9 -1.5 1.4 .0 1.8 2.0 -1.4 -.8 -2.4 -.6 -3.5 -.3 .2 - 1.0 2.0 -.2 .2 .1 .2 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 143.9 140.5 143.8 141.5 123.3 122.5 124.6 131.6 150.0 162.1 157.0 105.9 105.2 103.0 109.6 106.6 160.5 168.3 144.8 141.5 144.8 142.3 123.8 123.3 121.9 125.4 132.9 151.6 162.1 156.5 107.8 107.1 105.1 111.5 108.3 160.5 167.9 168.0 148.5 165.7 175.4 105.0 132.2 168.1 148.3 166.1 176.2 105.1 132.0 102.1 101.1 102.2 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.5 .3 0.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.6 .2 .0 .1 0.2 Expenditure category Transportation....................................................... Private................................................................. New vehicles..................................................... New cars........................................................ Subcompact new cars3 ................................. Compact new cars 3 ...................................... Intermediate new cars3 ................................ Full-size new cars3 ....................................... Luxury new cars 3 ......................................... New trucks4 ................................................... New motorcycles3.......................................... Used cars......................................................... Motor fuel......................................................... Gasoline......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium......................... Automobile maintenance and repair.................... Body work 1 .................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1........ Maintenance and servicing 1............................ Power plant repair........................................... Other private transportation............................... Other private transportation commodities.......... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1......... Automobile parts and equipment................... Tires 1........................................................ Other parts and equipment1 ....................... Other private transportation services................ Automobile insurance................................... . Automobile finance charges.......................... . Automobile fees 1......................................... . Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 ............................. Other automobile-related fees 1 ................... Public transportation............................................ Airline fares...................................................... Other intercity transportation.............................. Intracity public transportation 1 ........................... Medical care.......................................................... Medical care commodities......... *......................... Prescription drugs.............................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 13... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies............................................... Medical care services.......................................... Professional medical services............................ Physicians’ services........................................ Dental services 1............................................. Eye care 13..................................................... Services by other medical professionals3 ........ Hospital and related services............................. Hospital rooms............................................... Other inpatient services3 ................................ Outpatient services3 ....................................... 121.2 1.8 1.6 1.1 3.2 .9 1.8 2.5 2.8 3.3 -.8 11.8 11.6 12.4 10.8 0.6 .7 .7 .6 .4 .7 .6 .6 1.0 1.1 .0 -.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 .5 .4 .6 .4 .3 -.2 .3 -.3 -.4 -.5 .8 .4 .3 200.1 200.1 - 1.0 5.5 4.5 155.0 175.5 155.0 175.7 9.9 .1 .0 .0 .1 230.1 212.4 245.5 144.1 171.7 230.5 211.9 245.1 143.4 170.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 .2 -.2 -.2 169.6 234.2 168.8 234.9 210.9 218.6 220.7 139.9 148.3 273.2 264.9 219.7 218.0 -.5 .4 .0 -.2 2.3 4.0 -1.3 -.4 .5 .7 .2 1.8 .2 -.1 .1 -.3 .2 .7 .7 .1 .2 -.2 .3 .6 -.3 .4 .3 .9 - 1.0 .0 .7 .3 -.1 .0 .4 .0 -.3 .3 -.2 .2 -.3 -.3 - 2.1 2.0 .0 -.6 1.2 2.9 -.3 1.9 .5 .2 .0 .2 .1 .1 .0 .2 .5 .5 .5 -.5 -.5 .5 3.3 3.7 3.4 5.1 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .5 -.4 1.1 .1 .6 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 1.6 2.2 3.2 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.2 .7 -.5 -.3 1.1 .1 -.2 .1 .8 .8 .5 2.0 .0 2.1 -.2 .5 -.3 -.6 .1 -.1 .2 184.0 176.9 187.3 12 .6 3.3 2.5 3.4 183.9 177.4 187.2 217.9 219.7 139.7 147.4 272.4 264.2 219.0 217.2 .5 1.6 .0 -.2 107.2 192.0 247.6 95.2 180.1 210.2 .6 9.9 3.1 4.1 101.5 107.0 193.0 249.4 95.4 179.9 See footnotes at end of table. 3.9 3.7 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .8 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .1 .3 .0 -.2 .3 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.2 -.2 .5 -.5 -.4 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 .1 -.2 .1 -.1 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .4 -.2 .1 .4 - 1.2 -.1 .1 -.3 -.9 -.7 .3 .1 .3 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.6 .4 .5 .5 .5 .1 .7 .3 .3 .3 .4 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.4 .3 .2 .4 -.1 .4 - 1.0 1.5 .3 .2 -.9 .9 .4 -.1 0.1 .0 .5 0.3 .3 .3 .2 .6 - 1.1 -1.5 -.6 .6 .9 .1 .7 .3 .4 0.1 .0 .2 .4 -.1 .4 - 1.0 1.5 .3 .2 -.4 .9 .3 .0 3.4 5.2 5.7 2.7 1.5 .3 .3 .2 .0 -.1 1.2 .2 .4 -.3 .6 .2 .5 .3 .4 .2 219.2 236.2 151.2 144.7 3.8 3.2 1.5 -.1 .2 .4 .2 .1 .0 .7 .2 .1 .4 .7 .1 -.3 .4 .4 .2 .1 149.6 150.2 2.0 1.2 141.1 157.9 157.0 140.8 158.6 157.6 - 1.6 -.8 .4 .4 160.6 252.5 230.5 254.3 274.2 288.3 280.3 131.4 217.3 158.6 183.3 162.8 161.6 252.8 230.7 254.7 274.3 288.3 280.4 131.5 218.0 159.3 183.5 163.5 5.2 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.3 4.5 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.5 4.7 159.1 128.8 159.6 130.3 6.0 2.0 .3 1.2 .8 .4 .4 .9 106.4 143.8 149.9 108.3 143.4 149.6 11.6 3.8 3.3 1.8 -.3 -.2 1.0 .3 .3 1.8 .3 -.2 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities......................................... . Reading materials....................................................... Newspapers 1 ........................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ....................... Sporting goods and equipment1 ................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ........................ Other sporting goods 1 ............................................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ................ Toys, hobbies, and music equipment.................... Photographic supplies and equipment................... Pet supplies and expense 1 .................................... Entertainment services............. ................................... Club memberships 3 ................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 3 .............................................. Admissions 1 ............................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ............................. Other entertainment services 1 3 ............................... R160.1 143.6 177.6 189.7 166.5 121.9 124.3 117.0 133.2 127.6 134.3 140.6 R179.5 133.9 160.7 144.0 177.9 190.5 166.4 122.4 123.1 118.8 133.6 127.8 133.1 141.8 180.3 133.8 3.0 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.4 -.5 -1.5 .3 3.7 3.8 -.5 5.1 3.4 -.1 R163.8 193.3 164.6 139.5 166.2 193.9 165.1 139.8 Other goods and services.............................................. Tobacco and smoking products................................... Personal care 1 .............................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ........... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .......... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care sen/ices 1 ............................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 ....................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males............................................... Personal and educational expenses............................. School books and supplies........................................ Personal and educational services............................ Tuition and other school fe e s ................................. College tuition........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition...................... Day care and nursery school6............................. Personal expenses.................................................. Legal service fees 1 3 ............................................ Personal financial services 1 3 .............................. Funeral expenses 3 ............................................... 218.8 235.3 150.9 144.6 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Expenditure category 3.3 2.8 -.3 .1 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 .6 .1 .5 -.2 .0 -.3 -.4 - 1.0 .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .3 Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ................................... Selected beef cu ts ........................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...................................................................... Utilities and public transportation.................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ......... 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 13 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 156.7 156.5 158.0 1.6 Food at home..................................................................................... 156.3 156.1 157.6 Cereals and bakery products............................................................ Cereals and cereal products.......................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................................................... Cereal1 ....................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products 1 .......................................................................... White bread 1 ............................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 .......................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ......................................... Other bakery products................................................................ 175.1 167.3 155.7 185.0 145.7 178.7 179.4 181.0 176.1 178.8 176.2 168.5 155.7 185.9 147.1 179.0 182.8 179.8 178.0 178.6 4.3 3.4 3.1 5.3 5.0 -.9 7.1 -.8 -.6 .8 -3.3 28.0 -15.0 9.9 7.5 7.8 7.7 .5 5.5 4.7 5.7 3.3 5.7 8.4 13.7 7.8 -4.1 1.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................................................. Meats........................................................................................... Beef and ve a l....................................... .................................... Ground beef other than canned ............................................ Chuck roast............................................................................ Round roast........................................................................... Round steak........................................................................... Sirloin steak ........................................................................... Other beef and veal 1 ............................................................. Pork........................................................................................... Bacon 1 ................................................................................... Chops..................................................................................... Ham........................................................................................ Other pork, including sausage................................................ Other meats 1 ........................................................................... Poultry 1 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 ............................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................................. Other poultry............................................................................. Fish and seafood........................................................................ Canned fish and seafood 1 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood.......................................... Eggs.............................................................................................. 148.1 148.2 143.5 136.5 116.0 143.7 130.7 132.4 136.8 158.2 154.9 165.4 153.8 157.1 149.3 146.1 157.1 159.0 158.5 153.0 174.4 126.3 197.4 145.0 148.6 149.0 144.5 137.4 117.4 146.4 128.4 131.2 140.1 159.3 155.5 161.6 154.0 157.9 151.8 148.0 157.3 158.3 161.4 153.6 174.7 126.2 198.2 142.3 1.7 .3 -1.4 - 1.1 -3.4 Dairy products.................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream.................................................................... Fresh whole milk......................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 ...................................................... Processed dairy products.............................................................. Cheese ........................................................................................ Ice cream and related products................................................... Other dairy products, including butter......................................... 149.7 149.8 148.0 151.3 150.2 150.8 151.2 145.1 Fruits and vegetables....................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................... Fresh fruits.................................................................................. Apples....................................................................................... Bananas ................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines................................................... Other fresh fruits....................................................................... Fresh vegetables........................................................................ Potatoes................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................... Tomatoes 1 ................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.............................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables.................................................... Processed fruits.......................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit....................................................... Canned and dried fruits............................................................. Processed vegetables................................................................. Frozen vegetables.................................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen................................................................................... Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................................................ .0 - 2.6 -4.4 -5.3 -3.4 3.1 -6.7 -3.3 4.1 1.5 3.0 6.9 3.9 -.3 8.7 4.0 4.0 5.1 - 10.6 - 12.0 -4.8 -20.4 -9.2 -10.4 -7.7 6.1 31.2 3.3 -1.4 .3 1.4 .5 5.9 6.5 8.4 5.5 5.6 2.8 6.6 2.8 1.2 4.4 1.4 -4.0 -.9 4.2 3.0 4.0 3.9 13.6 3.9 4.Ç 6.6 12.4 13.6 17.8 15.2 22.7 27.1 16.7 - 6.1 16.6 11.4 29.7 77.5 15.2 18.3 24.9 7.2 13.8 23.0 7.8 9.5 -4.3 1.1 6.1 11.4 5.1 -5.9 - 2.2 - 6.6 24.8 -3.3 2.5 7.7 2.3 8.6 .6 -4.8 - 8.6 149.8 150.9 149.2 152.3 149.3 151.3 149.6 141.8 8.3 10.3 3.0 3.6 3.9 13.8 2.0 2.6 21.9 20.5 17.4 22.7 188.9 218.0 245.1 208.3 161.6 250.5 280.1 192.5 181.0 179.8 180.4 196.3 146.7 147.0 147.0 145.2 146.7 145.4 189.2 217.9 244.8 207.6 168.2 229.9 283.7 192.7 173.8 209.0 192.1 195.8 147.5 148.2 148.2 146.0 147.2 146.0 - 6.8 -13.0 -17.3 148.2 148.4 See footnotes at end of table. 1.3 .5 14 11.0 6.0 6.8 4.4 .7 3.5 4.6 -1.3 1.0 22.2 13.3 11.7 80.4 -9.3 -27.7 -20.7 -7.1 3.7 -25.9 -11.5 5.2 7.7 17.8 21.5 26.9 13.4 27.2 52.1 25.2 15.3 -4.6 28.5 166.8 -9.0 10.3 10.2 11.8 11.5 3.5 4.1 -.3 14.0 6.7 7.3 4.6 14.8 -9.8 -1.4 -68.3 40.4 5.9 3.1 2.5 3.1 9.9 5.7 6.5 9.2 11.4 1.8 9.3 11.0 7.7 - 10.0 - 20.8 40.5 11.1 7.9 7.3 7.2 6.0 3.8 5.7 14.2 20.6 5.3 3.9 8.4 -.2 - 2.6 20.8 2.7 1.2 5.1 2.3 .0 6.1 6.7 5.5 3.1 6.9 5.7 6.0 7.5 2.8 -.9 10.8 -8.2 7.0 4.7 8.7 5.8 4.4 2.6 .1 10.1 -.4 -1.7 -6.7 -8.3 -5.1 -12.3 -3.2 - 8.6 -5.5 5.1 15.4 3.1 2.7 10.4 12.4 10.5 12.9 15.9 15.5 6.4 2.1 .6 10.8 7.6 18.6 33.0 6.0 19.6 20.8 8.2 10.6 16.9 9.1 7.4 4.1 16.4 6.5 6.4 .3 7.6 18.8 12.0 4.2 14.5 18.6 19.2 16.8 11.5 14.4 9.9 7.4 5.6 6.9 7.4 7.8 4.3 5.1 4.5 -.3 18.2 19.6 18.3 19.7 16.7 13.8 6.4 7.9 19.4 2.8 4.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 .7 .0 .7 12.0 8.0 .9 .6 1.2 10.8 39.2 3.9 3.6 5.1 3.0 .5 11.0 2.1 7.8 9.4 13.4 4.0 7.0 -9.9 24.1 4.7 -11.5 40.5 -28.7 11.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 4.1 6.4 3.1 3.9 7.8 7.5 20.1 44.5 -42.2 38.5 -4.4 -13.1 100.2 60.4 -11.4 2.8 4.8 13.2 2.5 7.5 7.4 4.9 -.4 3.5 -.5 -2.4 53.7 - 2.1 9.0 12.7 5.1 5.7 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category Other food at h o m e ............................................................................. Sugar and sweets.............................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................................... Sweets, including candy 1 ............................................................... Fats and o ils ...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated d rin k s .......................................................................... Coffee 1 ........................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks........................................................... Other prepared fo o d ......................................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 ................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.................................................................................. Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .................... 143.8 145.4 134.6 150.2 141.6 127.5 119.4 146.2 138.0 158.5 186.0 145.6 150.8 144.0 144.9 132.3 149.4 141.9 127.5 119.7 145.3 138.7 159.2 186.5 144.5 152.0 165.0 159.7 165.9 160.0 Food away from h om e........................................................................... Lunch .................................................................................................... D inner................... ................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 .................................................................... 154.2 154.7 152.0 157.6 154.7 155.3 152.5 158.1 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W in e ...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits 1 .................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from hom e.................................................. 160.3 148.1 148.3 141.7 148.8 185.1 160.2 147.9 148.0 141.3 149.0 185.8 Housing......................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ co s ts ............................................................................. Lodging while out of to w n ................................................................. Lodging while at school2 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance............................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 2 .............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent re n t 2 ..................................................................... Household insurance 2 ......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ..................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 ................ Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ................................. Fuel and other utilities............................................................................... Fuels........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel o i l ............................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 1 3 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity........................................................................................... Utility ......................................................................................................................................... W MMv \(DiDed) r ,r WM/ a a s ............................... ................................................................................................... . Other utilities and public services 1 ....................................................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................................... Local charges 1 .................................................................................. Interstate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance..................................................... Cable television 14 ............................................................................... Refuse collection 4 ............................................................................... 154.0 172.3 181.1 163.3 218.0 217.1 216.2 157.3 177.9 178.2 163.4 140.2 147.3 130.5 154.3 172.7 181.4 163.6 218.2 217.3 216.8 158.0 178.4 178.7 164.8 141.1 147.6 132.3 125.9 126.8 129.6 116.8 106.0 104.7 134.7 123.2 132.1 3.2 3.4 4.2 3.0 6.9 7.4 4.3 2.9 122.2 126.6 128.9 115.8 103.9 102.7 130.3 122.3 132.8 108.3 158.6 126.9 161.9 78.6 91.0 204.6 217.7 248.1 See footnotes at end of table. 15 112.0 158.9 127.0 161.9 78.6 91.3 205.4 218.4 247.8 0.3 7.1 2.2 10.2 .6 -6.3 -7.4 - 10.0 -.6 2.9 2.1 .0 4.0 4.6 8.9 4.2 2.3 1.9 7.6 -5.4 3.6 5.9 7.9 6.4 1.1 3.1 5.5 3.0 3.5 6.4 2.3 4.2 4.4 1.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 5.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.8 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.3 1.9 -.5 5.0 2.5 5.8 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.6 2.8 2.2 1.1 2.7 3.1 4.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.6 7.9 9.0 4.8 4.8 2.5 2.3 4.6 2.6 2.2 2.6 6.8 4.1 1.4 5.4 5.4 4.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.9 4.1 3.4 5.6 11.0 .5 4.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 4.0 2.9 3.5 2.7 3.7 3.9 5.4 3.3 3.4 .0 1.9 3.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 3.4 .3 2.0 - 1.0 4.9 5.9 41.1 44.3 33.2 2.7 - 2.1 15.9 3.4 1.9 .2 7.7 2.3 4.1 8.6 1.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 3.9 3.5 4.4 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.5 5.4 4.8 6.7 9.3 4.5 4.9 5.1 16.4 26.5 -4.3 3.7 .9 9.9 5.3 2.3 - 1.0 12.1 6.6 12.9 6.7 -.3 2.5 -.5 2.5 3.0 7.8 9.3 .7 -.3 6.0 1.8 2.0 2.8 2.2 6.0 2.0 5.8 5.5 7.1 1.4 -2.3 6.6 9.4 1.7 6.7 -4.6 -4.9 -7.4 .3 8.5 4.4 3.4 9.2 1.7 -7.0 -.8 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.1 - 2.6 -1.7 -7.2 3.1 5.1 6.9 2.5 7.9 -.6 14.6 2.1 2.2 2.8 2.0 - 6.1 2.8 -3.9 -2.9 -4.3 2.5 2.1 -19.0 -23.0 - 11.8 4.7 5.0 4.6 2.4 6.9 3.2 3.2 8.2 8.6 13.8 4.5 5.1 7.2 59.7 68.5 49.6 2.6 -.2 -7.7 1.5 4.4 4.9 3.2 1.0 3.3 2.8 5.1 .0 3.6 2.5 1.6 2.1 1.5 -.4 9.9 4.4 8.4 7.6 .7 4.0 2.2 3.8 4.6 13.7 13.9 14.8 3.7 1.4 9.2 2.8 4.0 4.9 2.5 3.1 3.4 2.7 5.2 5.6 3.6 5.8 2.9 2.7 6.4 3.3 4.0 4.9 5.5 28.2 35.1 12.9 3.2 12.9 4.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.8 - 2.1 14.0 2.3 2.1 10.8 - 6.6 11.1 4.1 2.9 4.3 -.6 2.6 2.6 2.0 1.5 6.2 -1.4 8.0 3.2 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 124.9 124.8 110.9 119.8 134.6 140.9 142.1 137.1 122.9 77.0 70.4 62.6 67.0 89.9 103.4 110.3 113.5 93.5 54.4 114.6 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation...................................................... Housefurnishings..................................................................................... Textile housefurnishings....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................................ Bedroom furniture 1 ............................................................................ Sofas 1 ................................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 ........................................................ Other furniture.................................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ..................................... Video and audio products 1 ............................................................... Televisions 1 .................................................................................... Video products other than televisions 1 5 ...................................... Audio products 1 ............................................................................. Major household appliances 1 3 ........................................................ Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ................................................. Laundry equipment1 ...................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 ................... Information processing equipment1 5 ............................................... Other housefurnishings 1 3 ................................................................... 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 ...................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 3 ............................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 18 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies........................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 ......................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 .................................. Housekeeping services.......................................................................... Postage 1 .............................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair 1 ........................................................... Gardening and other household services 1 3 ...................................... Apparel and upkeep ..................................................................................... Apparel commodities................................................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear...................................................... Men's and boys’ ................................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets............................................ Furnishings and special clothing.................................................... S h irts............................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers..................................................... Boys’ .................................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .............................................................................. Women’s ............................................................................................ Coats and jackets........................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................... Separates and sportswear.............................................................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.......................... Suits................................................................................................. Girls’ ................................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ........................................................................ Other apparel commodities.................................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 13 ...................................... Watches and jewelry 3 ....................................................................... Watches 1 3 ...................................................................................... Jewelry 3 .......................................................................................... Footwear................................................................................................. Men’s .................................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ..................................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................................... Apparel services 1 ...................................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .......................... Other apparel services 1 ......................................................................... 111.1 118.8 134.5 139.6 143.6 137.3 121.6 77.2 70.5 63.0 65.3 90.6 103.4 109.4 113.4 94.2 55.2 115.4 143.4 119.1 123.8 109.4 122.8 4.4 2.8 3.9 -.9 1.5 4.3 -.5 - 1.6 - 1.2 - 8.0 .9 .8 — 3.6 4.8 1.3 - 2.6 .3 8.1 -.7 3.7 - 1.1 88.7 - 2.6 -4.7 1.4 .3 5.1 111.1 141.4 144.9 144.9 134.3 150.1 160.3 158.1 137.9 141.6 145.4 145.3 134.1 150.0 160.3 158.9 136.8 131.1 127.3 127.4 127.0 129.8 133.0 120.7 136.7 128.9 114.9 123.4 123.5 123.7 108.1 125.9 132.8 140.1 123.1 128.5 150.6 135.1 149.9 130.8 155.9 126.8 133.2 127.6 121.3 160.6 163.6 157.8 131.7 128.0 128.1 128.7 131.0 135.1 16 1.1 109.8 88.6 111.8 See footnotes at end of table. 140.8 117.7 1.3 121.0 138.5 129.2 117.7 124.2 124.1 122.6 106.5 127.6 132.8 142.6 125.6 126.7 149.4 131.9 149.0 126.2 155.4 127.0 131.9 130.1 121.0 160.9 163.8 158.1 0.6 - 1.1 - 2.0 2.7 5.4 10.3 -7.3 -.3 -4.0 -3.3 -5.3 -2.4 - 2.2 -.4 4.5 .4 -5.8 -18.3 -.3 1.3 .4 - 2.6 2.7 2.9 10.3 2.7 .3 -2.5 - 2.2 - 6.6 1.2 -.9 3.6 4.5 12.1 2.0 2.0 .4 2.6 4.7 -.4 -.6 1.6 .5 .5 .7 3.8 -7.1 1.3 3.0 -9.5 6.4 1.7 1.7 10.5 - 12.6 1.4 3.7 -4.3 -4.0 -9.2 .9 4.2 1.4 - 6.1 .7 3.0 -10.9 2.1 .0 3.8 2.6 .0 1.0 .0 3.1 6.8 3.0 -.6 1.2 -.9 .9 .9 1.9 -7.1 -7.8 -9.3 -1.9 - 2.1 2.6 .2 1.8 -1.5 -.7 -4.1 1.5 .0 1.6 -2.3 -3.1 -7.5 8.4 -13.1 7.1 4.5 7.0 6.5 - 8.6 7.6 6.5 3.3 3.6 -.8 -2.3 -2.5 -3.3 -5.2 -.7 -4.5 1.7 - 2.6 3.6 .0 3.0 2.0 - 12.0 -1.7 3.6 9.2 -14.5 3.1 15.3 -5.2 - 1.8 -6.7 -5.3 -7.2 2.1 - 10.8 1.9 -4.9 -6.5 -7.4 -31.2 4.6 4.6 -3.0 0.8 -.4 -2.5 1.5 3.3 -4.3 -2.7 2.8 .6 10.0 .0 2.6 1.0 .0 1.2 2.8 -3.4 -19.1 -.7 -.6 - 1.2 5.2 9.0 5.2 16.7 2.4 0.3 - 1.1 -2.3 .3 3.8 -5.4 3.3 -1.9 - 2.1 -3.9 -8.5 2.4 - 2.2 .4 -.4 - 2.1 1.8 - 1.8 6.4 4.0 1.2 -2.7 .6 .3 8.4 17.8 -5.2 3.6 -12.3 2.8 -11.4 4.1 10.1 2.2 1.5 2.1 1.0 2.5 6.1 -2.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 .6 -1.3 .3 -4.2 -3.4 -13.3 - 11.1 -17.3 -12.3 -11.3 -4.7 - 10.2 -26.5 -15.3 -7.7 -.3 -7.8 -5.7 - 6.8 -.9 -.3 3.5 -2.9 2.3 4.3 .3 -2.3 .0 1.6 1.0 3.9 1.1 4.0 -1.5 .0 .0 2.8 .0 7.6 .3 5.1 6.7 4.3 5.7 .3 -.9 - 1.1 -1.4 3.5 5.4 1.7 11.5 3.2 5.5 -1.4 - 2.2 -3.1 .8 -.6 6.2 7.2 3.5 .9 .0 -5.4 11.4 -3.9 9.7 10.6 10.3 29.2 -15.0 19.7 -.3 8.9 15.7 5.2 3.0 -8.3 5.8 -9.3 8.4 1.9 -.6 .6 3.0 1.5 3.0 -.3 .0 -.2 .2 - 10.0 -2.7 6.4 -13.4 3.0 1.1 -.7 4.0 -2.4 - 2.0 -2.7 1.3 -3.2 6.9 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.1 3.7 .0 1.6 .3 -3.4 5.7 -4.1 3.0 - 2.1 - 1.0 3.3 -13.6 3.0 -2.5 - 1.1 -7.8 -5.6 -2.5 -4.4 - 1.2 -7.5 .5 .5 -.5 2.0 .0 1.9 3.6 .0 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 144.0 140.7 144.7 142.5 123.8 123.3 144.3 141.1 144.5 142.0 123.6 123.0 121.5 125.3 132.9 151.4 161.1 155.1 106.8 106.1 104.1 111.5 107.3 160.5 167.9 Feb. 1996 May * 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category Transportation.............................................................................................. Private........................................................................................................ New vehicles........................................................................................... New c a rs .............................................................................................. Subcompact new ca rs 3 ..................................................................... Compact new ca rs 3 .......................................................................... Intermediate new cars 3 ..................................................................... Full-size new cars 3 ........................................................................... Luxury new cars 3 .............................................................................. New trucks 4.......................................................................................... New motorcycles 3 ................ .............................................................. Used c a rs ................................................................................................ Motor fu e l................................................................................................. Gasoline................................................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 7 ...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................... Body work 1 ........................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 ......................................... Maintenance and servicing 1 .............. ................................................. Power plant repair................................................................................ Other private transportation»................................................................... Other private transportation commodities........................................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ........................................... Automobile parts and equipment ...................................................... Tires 1 .............................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1 .......................................................... Other private transportation services.................................................. Automobile insurance........................................................................ Automobile finance charges.............................................................. Automobile fees 1 .............................................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 ................................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 ..................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares.............................................................................................. Other intercity transportation.................................................................. Intracity public transportation 1 ............................................................... Medical ca re ................................................................................................. Medical care commodities......................................................................... Prescription drugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies.................................................................................... Medical care services............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services............................................................................. Dental services 1 ......................................... ......................................... Eye care 1 3 ........................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 3 .......................................... Hospital and related services................. ............................................... Hospital rooms...................................................................................... Other inpatient services 3 ..................................................................... Outpatient services 3 ............................................................................ 122.1 125.5 133.2 150.6 161.9 155.8 105.0 104.2 102.2 109.6 105.6 160.4 168.3 2.0 3.1 1.3 - 2.6 4.4 2.2 6.0 9.0 25.6 24.7 28.5 7.4 21.2 2.6 4.0 3.4 2.9 7.9 8.4 0.0 2.0 1.1 - 1.0 2.8 .8 1.8 1.8 3.7 -.3 2.6 1.0 1.8 4.4 .7 4.3 4.3 4.4 3.3 .7 - 2.6 1.4 .5 3.7 2.2 2.8 2.2 - 1.0 10.5 2.5 9.1 -5.4 55.6 56.4 58.3 74.0 50.9 2.3 8.6 168.1 148.3 166.1 175.4 105.0 132.0 101.1 107.2 192.0 246.8 96.9 180.1 101.5 107.0 192.2 247.7 95.7 179.9 183.9 177.4 189.3 200.3 156.2 175.5 184.0 176.9 187.6 198.9 156.6 175.7 230.3 212.4 245.7 144.1 171.7 230.9 211.9 245.1 143.4 170.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 4.3 5.1 3.4 3.5 3.9 169.6 234.2 210.4 218.3 219.7 139.7 147.8 272.1 264.2 218.8 216.5 168.6 235.1 211.4 219.3 220.7 139.9 148.8 273.0 264.9 219.5 217.4 2.2 17 102.2 3.2 .3 3.0 .7 .4 9.6 -.4 -3.3 -4.2 10.6 168.0 148.5 165.7 175.3 105.2 132.2 102.3 See footnotes at end of table. 5.3 6.3 1.7 1.7 - 1.2 1.5 .9 3.6 -18.0 8.9 -.2 19.1 -5.7 -3.3 .0 17.3 3.7 3.6 3.4 5.6 1.5 2.8 .2 1.4 -.8 -2.7 - 1.2 -4.6 1.5 1.7 4.7 1.7 - 8.2 .9 -16.6 13.4 4.1 8.9 19.8 1.7 2.2 3.3 2.3 7.6 1.5 39.8 39.6 42.7 36.7 35.2 2.5 6.3 2.9 4.5 3.5 4.7 .4 1.5 5.7 2.5 2.3 1.5 6.8 1.1 .0 1.6 1.0 -.2 .3 3.3 -4.7 -26.3 -27.2 -27.7 - 21.2 -25.9 2.8 .0 1.2 - 2.2 5.2 4.7 16.5 4.3 2.6 7.8 4.9 .8 2.8 -.7 1.5 3.5 -2.5 -5.6 -.2 .2 .8 -11.3 9.5 17.4 2.6 1.4 - 2.8 1.8 2.6 .6 .0 3.0 2.3 3.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 3.3 3.7 2.4 3.1 3.3 2.8 2.8 5.2 5.3 -4.2 2.9 4.3 4.3 4.5 1.7 5.0 2.7 4.0 2.4 1.9 -.6 1.2 2.5 4.5 3.0 1.4 4.8 3.9 4.4 7.8 3.9 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 4.1 -.7 -1.5 9.1 8.7 8.5 9.0 5.9 2.0 6.8 2.6 .6 1.0 .8 1.5 1.6 .0 1.9 -.8 -2.9 1.5 1.3 4.2 -8.7 .0 .3 -.3 3.4 .3 4.3 18.6 -.7 1.7 2.5 .8 2.9 1.7 3.1 -.9 -3.1 -10.4 - 11.1 -11.4 - 10.1 - 10.6 3.8 1.9 4.3 3.5 5.1 2.9 .2 .9 .4 2.0 -1.5 3.3 4.1 6.6 -.8 .0 -1.7 7.7 8.8 -.5 2.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 2.4 2.5 2.8 1.9 3.5 3.7 3.1 5.4 .7 -.9 3.0 3.8 3.6 4.9 1.4 4.4 3.7 4.1 3.3 2.7 2.0 4.6 3.5 5.6 5.5 1.9 2.7 .8 1.9 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category Entertainment............................................................................................... Entertainment commodities....................................................................... Reading materials................................................................................... Newspapers 1 ........................................................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ................................................... Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ...................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ............................................. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment.................................................. Photographic supplies and equipment................................................ Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services.............................................................................. Club memberships3 ................................................................................ Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships3 ........................................................................... Admissions 1 ........................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions3 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 1 3 ............................................................ R 160.2 143.7 177.4 189.7 166.5 121.9 124.3 117.0 133.2 127.4 133.9 140.6 R 179.5 134.2 160,4 143.7 177.8 190.5 166.4 122.4 123.1 118.8 133.6 127.6 133.4 141.8 180.1 134.2 4.5 5.7 9.4 -2.4 6.4 5.6 - 1.8 R 164.2 193.3 164.0 139.5 165.1 193.9 164.6 139.8 5.9 11.3 1.5 4.2 Other goods and services........................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................................................... Personal care 1 ........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ................................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for m ales.......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses........................................................ School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services........................................................ Tuition and other school fees.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school 6 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 3 ........................................................................ Personal financial services 13 ........................................................... Funeral expenses 3 ........................................................................... 218.5 236.2 150.9 144.6 219.3 237.2 151.2 144.7 3.6 -.5 149.6 5.8 6.1 6.1 1.8 .8 -.5 2.0 1.4 4.2 2.0 1.1 .9 2.0 3.8 3.4 1.3 2.5 1.7 3.8 2.8 2.8 .6 2.8 4.1 -3.4 -1.9 -.9 -3.0 3.4 1.9 1.5 7.0 -3.2 - 2.2 -4.3 .9 .6 .7 -1.9 -8.9 4.5 4.9 3.9 -1.5 9.2 3.2 3.7 2.7 .7 4.6 5.6 -.4 4.2 3.9 -2.4 -.5 6.9 6.5 1.5 4.3 3.2 5.7 4.0 -.4 9.0 9.1 4.0 4.1 1.4 7.3 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.8 1.9 .5 3.4 7.4 1.9 -.8 -.8 4.1 1.9 1.9 .7 3.6 4.6 -1.9 4.6 4.4 2.7 3.4 150.2 -1.9 5.9 -2.4 6.7 1.9 2.0 141.1 157.9 157.0 140.8 158.6 157.6 -1.9 4.5 4.2 1.7 .6 1.8 .8 -6.5 5.5 5.2 -.1 3.0 -3.1 3.6 3.0 160.9 250.4 230.5 251.8 269.9 282.3 275.7 130.8 217.3 158.6 183.3 163.0 162.4 251.5 231.1 252.9 271.3 284.3 277.11 131.0 218.2 159.3 183.5 163.6 1.8 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.6 5.3 6.8 6.7 2.3 3.7 11.5 6.5 .2 2.8 159.7 129.3 160.4 130.4 2.7 -3.4 3.7 - 10.6 105.5 144.2 149.9 107.4 144.7 149.6 23.9 1.7 3.9 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.6 1.1 7.3 5.7 5.4 6.2 4.6 3.5 5.0 1.0 2.1 2.3 -3.0 1.6 1.0 6.6 7.5 6.4 4.5 3.8 9.7 .0 .3 2.9 2.5 5.5 6.5 5.4 5.7 7.5 2.1 2.1 .3 5.5 1.5 1.0 1.6 - 2.6 -5.6 .0 2.9 1.9 -.6 6.0 2.8 2.1 2.6 1.2 -.8 2.6 3.8 5.6 5.9 5.5 6.7 3.8 5.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 6.0 2.7 6.9 5.5 4.0 4.4 5.3 5.7 4.7 10.3 16.5 7.8 7.4 3.2 -7.1 11.8 55.3 5.8 -26.5 2.8 3.9 9.9 5.4 2.7 38.7 3.8 3.3 - 10.1 4.0 3.3 1.8 5.7 4.7 2.6 .7 6.4 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.6 1.3 4.6 Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ............................................................... Selected beef c u ts ....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products................................................................................................... Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ..................................... Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 Indexes on a December 1986=100 Indexes on a December 1983=100 Indexes on a December 1988=100 6 7 2.6 9.1 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. base. base. base. base. 18 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1 -month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 182.3 164.0 172.1 173.8 170.8 183.2 165.1 171.2 175.1 208.8 173.2 182.5 167.4 174.7 176.2 208.5 174.4 180.8 167.0 176.3 178.6 203.2 171.8 176.0 163.8 140.4 162.6 141.6 145.2 136.4 157.2 124.2 151.3 135.7 149.1 149.9 151.7 175.0 167.5 144.2 153.9 142.9 145.8 137.3 162.5 127.5 153.9 134.6 152.2 151.7 150.7 175.6 172.4 143.9 152.8 143.4 146.9 138.6 158.3 129.3 155.5 135.6 149.6 149.9 151.2 172.2 172.8 146.8 154.1 144.5 147.9 139.2 160.8 119.4 156.5 137.3 149.4 148.4 150.5 149.4 140.9 144.2 143.4 137.7 147.5 148.5 170.0 155.5 169.3 136.6 148.1 147.6 150.6 142.1 144.6 144.6 138.0 147.6 147.4 171.4 155.9 172.8 138.0 148.8 147.6 151.1 150.8 144.8 144.5 138.2 146.1 145.2 172.3 155.9 175.6 139.1 149.4 147.8 151.0 141.6 143.1 143.8 137.4 144.8 146.1 171.0 155.4 176.0 138.5 148.7 148.3 112.2 110.3 136.6 141.9 145.4 143.3 146.9 112.2 137.0 141.4 144.6 144.3 147.3 134.0 141.8 146.2 142.8 149.7 110.5 131.1 142.7 146.2 142.8 151.1 134.3 139.1 111.4 113.5 113.1 110.4 135.2 142.4 116.8 110.7 124.4 114.3 135.9 144.8 119.7 116.0 128.2 115.4 136.7 148.2 121.7 118.2 125.9 117.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 -.3 -2.3 -3.6 205.4 205.4 205.3 205.4 131.8 132.2 133.0 131.9 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1996 Nov. 1995 Food and beverages Other breads........................................................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins........................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes.................................................................... Cookies................................................................................................... Crackers, bread, and cracker products................................................. Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts........................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers................................................. Ham other than canned ......................................................................... Pork sausage.......................................................................................... Other p o rk ............................................................................................... Frankfurters............................................................................................. Bologna, liverwurst, and salami............................................................. Other lunchmeats................................................................................... Lamb and organ m eats......................................................................... Butter....................................................................................................... Other dairy products.............................................................................. Frozen fruit and fruit ju ice s.................................................................... Other fruit ju ice s..................................................................................... Cut corn, canned beans except lim a..................................................... Other processed vegetables.................................................................. Candy and chewing gum ........................................................................ Other sweets........................................................................................... Margarine................................................................................................ Other fats, oils, and salad dressing...................................................... Nondairy substitutes and peanut b u tte r................................................ Roasted co ffe e ....................................................................................... Instant and freeze-dried c o ffe e ............................................................. Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish.................................................. Other condiments................................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby fo o d s................................... Other canned and packaged prepared fo o d s ...................................... Whiskey at hom e.................................................................................... Other alcoholic beverages at home...................................................... 212.2 1.0 .6 -1.3 .3 1.2 .3 -.5 3.1 0.5 .7 -.5 .7 - 1.6 1.4 -.6 .3 .9 .3 .3 .9 7.6 -.4 2.3 2.7 .9 .9 .4 .7 3.4 2.7 1.7 - 1.1 -.4 .5 -.8 2.1 1.2 1.1 .1 -.7 .6 .8 -6.4 .9 .3 -.6 .6 .1 .0 .8 .2 .1 .7 -.7 .1 1.0 - 1.1 .8 -.9 .1 .2 -0.4 1.4 -0.9 2.0 .6 -.1 .9 1.4 -2.5 -1.5 .7 .3 2.9 -.2 -1.9 11.8 1.8 .8 .2 2.0 13.2 -.7 .3 .9 10.7 .8 .8 2.0 .9 .7 .4 - 2.6 1.4 -7.7 4.9 3.6 5.6 32.7 5.7 -.2 1.6 1.0 .6 .7 -1.7 - 1.2 .3 1.3 .3 6.1 .1 -.1 .1 - 1.0 -1.5 .5 -.1 - 1.0 11.6 11.2 -.5 4.7 12.9 4.8 -.1 5.7 - 6.1 - 1.2 -.5 -.6 -.9 .6 -.8 2.1 1.0 .0 1.6 .8 .5 .4 .0 .1 -.4 -.5 .3 -1.7 -.3 .4 1.7 -1.9 -1.5 - 2.2 .3 5.9 3.9 2.4 3.8 -.3 .2 -.8 .3 2.8 1.7 -9.6 -2.5 7.3 4.9 4.5 1.4 1.8 1.7 Housing Household linens.................................................................................... Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials.............................. Soaps and detergents........................................................................... Other laundry and cleaning products.................................................... Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins....................... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift w rap....................................... 1.0 - 2.0 -.2 -.1 .8 - 1.2 .6 -.1 .6 -.7 -.3 -.3 1.9 .7 2.4 4.8 -2.5 .5 1.7 2.5 4.8 3.1 - 1.1 -3.1 .6 .0 .0 3.4 1.6 .9 3.4 .6 .2 1.2 -.1 Apparel and upkeep Men’s suits, sport coats, and jackets................................................... Men’s coats and ja cke ts........................................................................ Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts............................................ Boys' trousers, sport coats, and jackets............................................... Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and su its................................................ Girls’ separates and sportswear............................................................ 10.0 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.6 3.9 - 1.1 - 2.1 -4.0 .0 .0 -.2 .6 -.8 -1.9 3.5 1.0 .0 .0 .2 .3 - 1.8 Transportation State automobile registration................................................................. Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and w ig s................................................ 1 These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 19 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 155.5 463.2 155.9 464.2 3.3 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 4.3 4.4 5.2 3.7 5.2 .3 .3 .3 .5 .5 .5 11.8 6.2 2.1 .5 .3 .3 .4 .7 .4 .2 .6 1.9 1.6 .2 -.3 - 1.1 .5 .9 -.6 .6 -2.4 4.9 3.1 3.2 -.3 -.5 .0 1.0 .2 .6 2.9 3.0 3.2 .0 .1 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category All ite m s..................................................................................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 Food and beverages.............................................................. F ood...................................................................................... Food at h o m e .................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products................................................................. Fruits and vegetables...................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared fo o d ..................................................... Food away from home....................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 155.2 154.9 155.9 174.7 147.5 148.9 184.1 143.5 145.6 141.3 127.1 158.2 154.2 159.5 155.7 155.4 156.4 175.1 148.6 149.2 185.2 143.0 144.0 140.5 126.7 158.2 154.7 159.6 Housing................................................................................... Shelter.................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................. Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ c o s ts ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 ............................................... Household insurance 1 .................................................... Maintenance and repairs 2 ................................................ Maintenance and repair services 2 ................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ......................... Fuel and other utilities......................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................... Household furnishings and operation.................................. Housefumishings............................................................... Housekeeping supplies...................................................... Housekeeping services..................................................... 38.888 25.976 8.091 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 .085 7.247 3.887 .327 150.7 167.6 158.3 162.9 214.6 162.4 162.7 148.7 138.5 149.5 124.8 128.3 115.6 102.6 150.7 167.7 157.6 163.4 207.4 162.8 163.1 150.0 139.9 149.9 127.1 128.1 115.1 105.7 3.560 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 122.2 121.2 159.2 123.4 109.7 142.1 152.5 159.5 123.3 109.5 142.4 152.4 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities........................................................... Men’s and boys’ appárel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities............................................... Apparel services 2 ................................................................ 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 .812 .495 .516 132.4 129.2 129.0 125.4 128.9 129.2 151.9 159.7 132.4 129.1 130.9 125.0 127.7 128.9 148.7 160.0 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New ca rs......................................................................... Used c a rs .......................................................................... Motor fu e l........................................................................... Gasoline.......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation.............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................... Other private transportation services............................. Public transportation............................................................ 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 143.5 141.2 145.0 141.1 158.3 106.0 105.3 161.4 171.2 144.5 142.2 146.0 141.9 157.7 108.1 107.4 161.4 171.9 .767 4.488 1.173 104.1 188.2 184.3 104.2 189.1 184.5 - - See footnotes at end of table. 20 4.0 2.0 .2 .7 .3 .1 .6 .1 1.0 -.2 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 5.0 -.4 .3 -3.4 2.8 2.8 .2 .2 3.5 3.2 3.7 .9 .3 1.0 .0 .3 .3 -.4 2.8 2.6 4.4 5.1 20.7 3.7 3.6 .8 -.2 1.8 2.8 -.1 -.3 2.3 - 2.1 -2.4 1.0 -.3 2.2 4.0 3.9 2.1 1.6 -.7 12.3 12.0 3.1 2.0 1.8 -.2 -.4 3.0 .2 .2 3.5 .6 .6 .2 1.3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.6 .2 -.4 .2 .2 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .5 .4 .1 1.0 .1 .2 .2 .0 .4 .4 .9 1.0 .3 1.8 .5 .7 6.5 .5 .9 2.0 .2 .7 -.8 .2 -.1 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .4 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .5 .4 .4 .5 .5 -.8 .6 .7 4.5 -.5 2.3 .5 - 2.6 .5 1.4 1.4 .7 -.9 .2 .1 .0 .2 .7 .7 .7 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 .3 .3 2.0 2.0 .0 -.1 1.0 -.3 .9 .3 .4 .4 -.1 2.0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -.2 1.5 -.3 -.9 -.2 - 2.1 .6 -.4 .6 -.1 .1 .2 2.4 .5 .4 6.0 .1 1.6 .3 -.5 -.1 -.3 .2 .1 .0 .3 .6 .2 -.9 -.1 -.3 -.5 1.9 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 0.2 0.2 0.2 -.3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .4 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .4 .1 .1 .1 .3 .3 3.6 2.9 1.5 .2 .2 .4 .3 .7 .3 .5 .7 .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 3.4 4.6 5.8 4.6 .4 .4 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 .3 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 .6 -.1 .1 Medical c a re ............................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 229.4 209.8 233.9 211.4 229.9 209.1 234.6 3.2 212.1 3.3 3.7 Entertainment.......................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................. Entertainment services........................................................ 4.029 2.053 1.976 n 157.8 142.5 R 179.7 158.3 142.8 180.4 3.1 2.4 3.6 .3 Other goods and services...................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 2 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances2 .................. Personal care services 2 .................................................... Personal and educational expenses................................... School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services.................................. 7.006 2.135 1.132 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 215.3 234.8 150.9 145.4 158.0 247.7 232.4 249.2 215.8 235.8 151.3 145.4 158.7 248.1 232.6 249.7 100.000 155.5 141.0 155.2 132.3 133.8 129.2 139.0 129.2 173.0 161.3 131.5 180.8 233.9 R 200.9 155.9 141.6 155.7 132.9 134.6 129.1 140.2 129.5 173.2 161.3 131.2 181.3 234.6 201.5 155.5 152.4 146.1 152.0 133.4 135.3 140.0 144.8 164.4 167.8 161.9 163.7 141.6 106.0 178.6 155.8 152.8 146.4 152.3 134.0 136.0 141.1 145.4 164.7 167.9 110.9 162.2 163.9 141.8 108.2 178.9 12.9 3.2 $.643 .216 $.642 .215 -3.2 - 2.6 .2 0.3 -.4 .4 .5 .1 -.2 .0 .5 .4 .7 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .5 .3 .4 .3 .3 .9 Commodity and service group All ite m s..................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities...................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ........ Durables............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter 1 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter 1 ........................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services...................................................................... 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 5.017 11.057 11.716 52.948 25.430 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 3.3 3.4 4.3 2.6 4.2 -.3 6.1 .9 .7 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.3 4.0 .2 .1 .0 -.2 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 -.1 .5 .2 .1 .1 .7 .2 .0 .8 -.2 .2 .2 .6 .9 -.2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .2 .1 .0 .4 .3 .3 Special indexes All items less fo o d ..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ......................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................. Nondurables less fo o d .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 ................................................... Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2 .................................................................... 1967=$1.00 2 ......................................................................... 1 2 82.419 74.024 82.305 93.738 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 25.560 3.911 49.388 - - 110.1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. .3 .2 .2 2.8 4.1 5.8 4.2 3.5 3.3 8.5 2.9 2.5 1.1 .4 .5 .8 .4 .2 .1 .7 .2 .1 .1 2.1 .2 -.2 - .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 .2 .4 .2 .0 .2 .6 .7 .6 .1 .6 .4 .2 .3 1.4 .2 .2 .8 .2 .2 .1 1.4 1.9 .3 -.3 - -.3 - .4 .3 .4 .2 R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 21 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .7 .9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 -.2 - Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 1.3 3.7 4.0 2.5 6.2 5.6 5.8 2.7 2.7 6.2 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... - - - - 3.2 4.8 Food and beverages............................................................. Food :................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables.................................................... Other food at hom e...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 154.2 153.8 154.7 174.1 145.5 144.3 186.0 142.7 144.2 140.7 128.5 155.9 153.1 158.2 155.0 154.6 155.7 174.3 147.0 147.0 185.7 143.4 145.5 141.5 127.8 157.5 153.4 159.1 155.8 155.5 156.6 174.7 147.7 149.4 188.1 143.3 145.3 141.4 127.0 158.2 154.2 159.7 156.3 156.0 157.2 175.9 148.3 149.7 188.6 143.6 144.7 141.7 127.2 159.0 154.7 159.9 1.6 1.6 .8 3.8 3.8 4.9 5.0 -1.4 3.6 18.6 3.7 5.2 1.4 Housing.................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................ Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ co sts...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 .............................................. Household insurance 1 .................................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities....................................................... F uels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................ Household furnishings and operation................................ Housefurnishings.............................................................. Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services.................................................... 150.0 166.7 157.7 162.2 217.0 161.4 161.7 147.4 138.0 149.0 124.1 127.6 114.1 94.1 150.2 167.0 157.9 162.6 216.6 161.7 162.0 147.9 138.0 149.4 123.6 127.8 114.3 97.4 150.5 167.3 158.2 162.8 217.4 162.1 162.3 148.7 138.5 149.5 124.8 128.5 115.1 103.7 151.0 167.9 158.5 163.2 217.4 162.7 162.9 150.0 139.9 149.9 127.1 129.1 116.1 105.8 121.8 121.6 121.8 158.5 123.3 109.9 141.9 151.5 158.8 123.6 142.0 152.1 159.2 123.3 109.6 141.8 152.6 122.7 159.5 123.4 109.6 142.2 152.7 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................. Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 129.0 125.7 127.1 120.5 126.7 127.9 145.9 159.6 129.6 126.2 126.1 121.3 132.4 127.3 149.2 159.7 130.1 126.8 126.8 121.9 128.9 127.9 151.3 159.7 130.7 127.5 128.6 122.7 127.7 128.1 149.9 160.0 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs......................................................................... Motor fu e l......................................................................... Gasoline......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................. Other private transportation services........................... Public transportation........................................................... 142.5 140.5 145.3 141.7 156.7 104.3 103.9 159.7 170.8 143.1 140.9 145.9 142.4 157.4 104.2 103.6 160.7 171.5 143.4 141.2 145.8 142.1 157.0 105.2 104.5 161.2 171.4 143.8 141.6 145.7 141.7 156.2 107.2 106.6 161.4 171.3 104.2 187.6 180.0 104.4 188.4 182.9 104.3 188.4 184.8 104.2 188.3 184.5 110.1 See footnotes at end of table. 22 4.3 1.7 8.0 -7.4 .3 6.8 .6 -6.9 3.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 7.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 .3 1.4 -.3 4.3 5.5 41.2 2.4 3.7 1.0 .7 2.6 1.1 .6 .3 5.5 -2.5 14.1 .0 -7.2 3.4 6.2 6.6 2.0 2.0 2.2 5.1 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 4.0 3.3 3.3 1.4 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.1 14.5 4.4 5.5 .3 - 1.1 1.4 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.3 - 10.8 1.9 10.7 2.3 10.6 10.8 2.0 9.7 23.6 25.2 .9 -5.1 56.3 54.7 2.8 .0 1.9 .4 -1.5 .0 2.6 -.9 12.3 1.8 6.5 8.4 1.4 12.7 20.6 9.6 1.7 3.1 3.8 -.6 2.6 6.6 4.2 7.9 15.8 5.7 2.5 1.4 2.9 -4.0 8.2 2.9 2.3 4.2 4.4 2.7 2.9 3.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.5 .7 3.3 3.0 7.2 5.6 2.4 7.9 2.5 2.5 2.8 1.5 6.1 -4.4 2.5 2.5 -18.0 4.7 2.6 1.6 .7 2.0 2.0 2.8 4.7 .1 5.8 4.8 2.0 6.0 1.0 -2.4 4.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.9 5.7 2.9 2.9 1.9 5.9 7.5 2.8 10.3 18.2 7.6 2.1 2.2 3.3 -2.3 5.4 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.6 4.3 2.9 2.8 3.2 5.0 3.5 4.3 10.0 2.6 2.6 4.8 7.2 59.8 4.9 5.3 27.2 3.7 4.8 14.4 3.0 2.5 .3 3.4 4.6 .7 - 1.1 -.2 2.0 2.0 .8 2.8 3.8 3.2 - 8.2 -9.0 -2.8 -14.5 -13.8 1.3 -13.8 5.4 5.9 4.8 7.5 3.2 11.4 .9 .9 1.3 2.0 1.0 2.8 -4.4 -4.7 3.1 3.8 -5.4 -26.4 -26.5 3.6 5.1 3.7 3.2 8.4 8.7 1.1 .0 2.0 .6 -1.3 11.6 10.8 1.5 1.4 3.9 -.2 1.4 2.0 4.3 39.0 39.2 2.3 1.2 1.0 .8 .0 -.6 5.5 2.7 1.5 10.4 1.3 5.5 3.9 2.6 1.0 -.2 1.4 3.5 -1.7 -1.9 .9 -4.1 -5.7 .9 - 2.0 1.5 -.4 -.8 2.1 1.9 -3.4 -9.4 -9.7 4.0 3.1 .4 3.5 6.5 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment........................................................................ Entertainment commodities................................................ Entertainment services....................................................... 228.6 208.3 233.1 229.1 208.9 233.6 229.6 210.0 233.9 230.2 209.1 234.8 210.1 211.0 211.6 212.6 157.3 142.2 179.0 157.4 142.4 179.1 R 157.8 142.5 R 179.7 158.2 142.8 180.3 6.1 Other goods and services..................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 2 .................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances2 ................ Personal care services 2 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses................................. School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services................................. 213.6 232.5 150.4 145.6 156.5 245.0 230.2 246.4 214.0 234.2 150.8 145.7 157.2 244.8 230.6 246.1 215.0 235.8 150.9 145.4 158.0 245.7 232.2 247.0 215.7 236.5 151.3 145.4 158.7 246.6 233.0 247.9 2.9 -.7 .5 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.2 6.5 5.9 - 2.2 4.2 5.9 7.3 5.7 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.1 1.3 .3 2.7 4.3 4.4 3.0 3.9 1.8 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.3 1.4 3.0 1.5 2.9 4.8 2.3 1.7 2.9 3.2 4.0 7.1 2.4 -.5 5.7 1.0 .3 - 1.1 1.8 4.6 3.6 4.7 5.4 7.3 5.4 2.6 4.8 5.9 3.8 7.2 1.3 -.9 3.7 4.7 5.6 3.7 5.9 5.9 6.9 .3 5.0 2.5 3.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.6 1.8 1.8 .8 2.8 1.9 3.0 3.9 2.3 1.6 2.9 3.6 4.0 1.3 -.8 3.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.7 2.7 6.3 10.4 1.4 14.6 1.3 3.2 3.2 3.8 2.3 3.6 4.6 2.5 1.9 5.9 -.9 6.1 3.9 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities..................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ...... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter 1 .................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter 1 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services............. .......................................... Other services.................................................................... _ _ 139.8 154.2 131.0 131.7 125.7 137.4 129.1 172.2 160.7 131.3 179.3 233.1 199.8 140.4 155.0 131.4 131.8 126.2 137.3 129.7 172.5 160.9 131.4 180.5 233.6 199.8 140.9 155.8 131.8 132.4 126.8 138.4 129.4 172.9 161.3 131.8 180.9 233.9 R 200.4 _ 141.4 156.3 132.2 133.6 127.5 139.7 129.2 173.4 161.7 132.3 180.9 234.8 154.3 151.3 145.1 150.9 132.2 133.3 138.5 143.2 163.5 167.0 108.7 160.9 162.9 140.6 103.6 177.9 154.7 151.8 145.5 151.3 132.7 133.4 138.6 143.5 164.2 167.3 108.7 161.5 163.4 141.1 103.8 178.3 155.0 152.3 146.0 151.8 133.1 134.2 139.6 144.4 164.4 167.8 109.6 161.9 163.7 141.3 105.3 178.7 155.5 152.8 146.4 152.3 133.5 135.2 140.8 145.3 165.0 168.2 _ 201.1 3.2 3.6 1.6 5.4 9.0 .3 12.7 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.5 .5 3.7 5.5 11.8 2.5 16.6 -.9 3.6 3.1 5.1 4.2 3.4 3.7 6.2 -5.3 -8.9 -9.0 -9.3 .0 3.6 3.3 3.1 4.6 3.1 4.1 2.8 2.5 3.1 3.6 2.9 2.6 - 1.8 -1.9 - 1.6 .2 3.2 2.9 3.1 4.1 3.0 3.4 Special indexes All items less fo o d ............................... ................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................ All items less medical care..................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 1 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. 111.1 162.3 164.0 141.4 107.3 179.2 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.3 5.0 8.2 10.3 5.0 2.8 2.7 13.9 2.6 2.8 2.3 25.2 3.0 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 7.2 10.7 15.2 6.7 3.8 3.7 27.8 3.1 2.8 1.1 52.1 3.7 .3 1.1 1.1 1.3 -5.3 -7.4 -7.7 3.1 4.0 3.6 3.8 4.0 5.8 -.6 6.8 6.0 3.8 3.7 -13.2 2.5 1.7 - 1.1 -25.7 3.2 3.7 2.9 9.1 3.5 2.7 2.3 15.1 3.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0 6.1 9.5 12.7 5.8 3.3 3.2 20.7 2.8 2.8 1.7 38.0 3.4 R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 23 1.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 -.7 - 1.0 -.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 - 2.6 3.0 2.2 .6 -7.6 3.1 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.3 .3 .3 0.5 .5 .6 0.5 .6 .6 0.3 .3 .4 3.7 .2 7.9 -3.0 3.6 5.4 7.6 5.4 3.5 5.0 .2 .1 -2.2 .6 .8 .2 1.9 -.7 1.1 -1.5 .1 -.5 -1.3 -1.1 -.1 .1 -.7 .9 .5 .3 .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 -.4 .4 1.6 .8 .7 .7 -.2 .6 1.0 .2 1.9 -.7 1.1 -.1 148.6 148.8 144.8 137.3 117.6 147.6 131.3 131.4 140.4 159.7 155.9 161.4 155.0 160.0 151.1 147.9 157.0 158.8 160.6 148.9 174.6 126.4 198.9 144.7 5.2 5.0 5.2 1.7 2.0 4.7 .3 1.3 1.7 1.1 11.4 24.1 4.7 10.4 11.2 4.4 7.7 8.2 7.7 6.2 .8 .2 .9 8.1 .7 .7 .8 1.1 1.6 2.5 -2.4 -.1 2.2 .8 -.1 -2.2 -.1 -.2 1.3 1.4 .4 -.3 2.0 -2.6 .5 -.1 .6 2.2 1.0 .6 .8 .2 -1.0 -.1 2.5 4.5 .3 -.3 1.4 4.6 -1.2 1.7 2.1 .8 .6 .0 1.2 .5 .1 -.7 .3 6.5 .5 .5 .3 .6 .9 -.2 2.7 1.1 -1.2 .6 .2 -2.3 .3 2.4 .1 .1 .8 1.3 .6 .8 1.0 .8 .9 -.2 .4 .6 .7 .7 1.4 1.7 -1.8 -1.0 3.0 .8 .3 -2.2 .1 .4 1.9 1.4 .4 -.3 2.0 .8 .2 -.1 .3 -1.7 148.9 148.8 147.1 151.3 149.7 149.9 151.5 144.8 149.2 150.4 149.0 152.5 148.5 150.5 148.9 140.0 11.8 13.2 12.8 13.8 10.3 9.5 7.5 17.7 .2 1.1 1.3 .8 -.8 .4 -1.7 -3.3 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.1 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.0 .9 1.2 1.2 .2 .9 .8 .8 -.5 .5 -1.2 -2.3 184.1 211.0 242.5 198.8 150.0 285.6 272.5 180.2 172.3 178.9 177.3 186.0 146.2 146.2 146.3 144.0 146.5 145.3 185.2 213.0 239.6 196.7 155.5 230.0 284.7 187.1 161.7 207.2 189.2 193.3 146.0 146.8 147.1 144.0 145.3 145.1 6.2 6.0 7.8 6.0 7.1 -1.7 11.3 3.9 -6.4 16.7 4.6 4.6 6.6 7.2 7.8 4.7 5.9 2.5 .6 .9 -1.2 -1.1 3.7 -19.5 4.5 3.8 -6.2 15.8 6.7 3.9 -.1 .4 .5 .0 -.8 -.1 -.2 -.5 2.8 -.1 .8 5.2 3.2 -4.3 .7 -.7 -3.5 -4.4 .6 .8 .8 .9 .8 -1.0 1.3 2.1 1.6 4.9 4.5 -9.0 3.8 2.7 -.7 3.2 9.9 .9 -.5 -.5 -.5 .1 -.4 .6 .3 .1 .2 -.1 4.0 -7.0 1.7 .1 -3.8 15.8 6.7 -.1 .5 .8 .8 .6 .2 .4 147.7 146.1 7.6 -1.1 1.5 -.7 .1 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Food and beverages ..................................................... Food........................................................................... Food at home.......................................................... 155.2 154.9 155.9 155.7 155.4 156.4 4.3 4.4 5.2 Cereals and bakery products................................. Cereals and cereal products............................... Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... Cereal1 ............................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal................................ Bakery products 1 ................................................ White bread 1 .................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 .............. Other bakery products...................................... 174.7 166.0 154.8 184.3 144.4 178.5 179.3 181.1 175.1 179.3 175.1 166.2 151.4 185.4 145.6 178.9 182.7 179.8 177.0 176.7 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 veal1 .................................. Pork................................................................ Bacon 1 ....................................................... Chops .......................................................... Ham ............................................................. Other pork, including sausage..................... Other meats 1 ................................................. Poultry 1 ............................................................ Fresh whole chicken 1 ................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ................... Other poultry.................................................. Fish and seafood............................................. Canned fish and seafood 1 ............................ Fresh and frozen fish and seafood................ Eggs.................................................................... 147.5 147.8 143.6 135.8 115.7 144.0 134.5 131.5 137.4 158.4 156.0 165.1 155.1 160.3 149.1 145.9 156.4 159.3 157.5 152.8 173.8 126.5 !197.7 141.6 Dairy products....................................................... Fresh milk and cream ......................................... Fresh whole m ilk.............................................. Other fresh milk and cream 1 ........................... Processed dairy products................................... Cheese ............................................................. Ice cream and related products........................ Other dairy products, including butter.............. Fruits and vegetables............................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables................................. Fresh fruits....................................................... Apples............................................................ Bananas ......................................................... Oranges, including tangerines....................... Other fresh fruits........................................... Fresh vegetables.............................................. Potatoes......................................................... Lettuce 1 ........................................................ Tomatoes 1 ..................................................... Other fresh vegetables.................................. Processed fruits and vegetables......................... Processed fruits................................................ Fruit juices and frozen fru it............................ Canned and dried fruits................................. Processed vegetables...................................... Frozen vegetables.......................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen........................................................ Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 24 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Other food at home....................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................ Sweets, including candy 1 ........................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages........................................ ...... Carbonated drinks................................. ................... Coffee 1 ...................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks..................................... Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Canned and packaged soup..................................... Frozen prepared food 1 ............................................ Snacks 1 .................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and sp ice s........................................................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 143.5 145.6 135.2 149.9 141.3 127.1 119.7 145.4 138.4 158.2 185.3 144.4 150.8 143.0 144.0 131.7 149.2 140.5 126.7 119.2 144.6 138.9 158.2 186.1 143.8 151.9 164.9 159.0 163.7 159.2 5.3 3.4 -.7 Food away from home...................................................... Lunch .............................................................................. Dinner............................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................. 154.2 154.5 152.3 157.2 154.7 155.0 152.7 157.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4 Alcoholic beverages............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e.......................................... Beer and a le ................................................................... W in e ................................................................................ Distilled spirits 1 .............................................................. . Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ............................ 159.5 147.6 147.7 140.5 148.3 184.3 159.6 147.4 147.6 139.7 148.4 184.8 3.2 Housing.................................................................................. S helter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................... Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ c o s ts ...................................................... . Lodging while out of to w n .......................................... Lodging while at school3 ............................................ Tenants’ insurance...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ...................................................... . Owners’ equivalent re n t 2 .............................................. Household insurance 1 2 ................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ........................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ........... Fuel and other utilities......................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Fuel o il.......................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 1 4 ........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) .............. . Electricity...................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s ......................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 .................................. Telephone services 1 ...................................................... Local charges 1 ........................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ..................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ..................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance................................ Cable television 1 5 ......................................................... Refuse collection 5 ......................................................... . 150.7 167.6 158.3 162.9 214.6 213.1 219.2 154.3 162.4 162.7 148.7 138.5 149.5 124.8 119.4 122.3 128.3 115.6 101.9 130.5 150.7 167.7 157.6 163.4 207.4 205.1 219.2 154.9 162.8 163.1 150.0 139.9 149.9 127.1 123.7 122.9 128.1 115.1 105.7 104.7 135.1 122.2 121.2 132.0 107.4 159.2 126.7 161.1 78.6 91.4 201.9 218.6 248.3 128.4 111.3 159.5 126.8 161.2 78.7 91.7 202.5 219.2 248.1 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 102.6 See footnotes at end of table. 25 2.1 4.7 -0.3 - 1.1 - 2.6 -.5 2.0 -.6 -2.4 - 1.2 -7.5 2.4 4.9 -.3 -.4 4.0 2.6 6.0 3.3 7.3 -.6 .4 .0 .4 -.4 .7 .8 .6 .1 -.1 -.6 .0 - 1.0 -.8 -.4 -1.7 -.5 -.5 - 1.6 -.4 .7 1.0 -.2 .1 .3 -.6 .6 .4 .5 1.1 .2 1.3 .2 .8 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 .4 .5 .3 .8 .3 .3 .3 .3 .6 .4 2.9 3.0 3.2 .0 .1 .3 .2 .4 .5 .9 .3 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 -.4 .3 -3.4 —3.8 -.3 .0 -.6 .4 .3 2.8 2.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 3.5 3.2 3.7 .9 .3 1.0 .0 .3 2.6 1.8 5.5 .3 4.4 5.1 20.7 24.1 14.4 3.7 .3 11.5 3.6 2.3 3.6 .5 .3 -.4 .3 -.9 .8 .2 .2 1.1 .8 .1 .3 5.0 5.2 3.5 3.1 .4 -.4 .7 1.8 2.8 0.2 -.1 .6 3.9 2.4 4.4 - 0.1 .9 .1 -.1 -.1 -.6 .1 2.6 0.5 .9 -.3 -.2 -.4 3.0 2.7 3.5 -.8 -2.7 3.6 .2 .1 .1 .1 5.8 5.4 3.4 7.8 .3 .3 .3 2.0 -.1 .2 .2 3.5 4.7 1.5 -.2 .1 -.6 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .4 .4 .4 .1 -.3 .1 -.1 .6 -.3 -.4 .3 .7 .1 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .8 .2 .2 .5 .4 .1 1.0 .1 1.7 .5 .7 6.5 7.0 5.8 .2 -.1 .7 .3 .2 .3 .0 .0 .2 .5 .3 .2 .2 .0 .0 .4 .1 .4 .4 .9 1.0 .3 1.8 3.6 .5 .5 .9 2.0 1.8 3.5 .7 -.5 3.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .3 -.1 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Household furnishings and operation.................................................. Housefurnishings................................................................................ Textile housefurnishings.................................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 ........................................................................ Sofas 1 ............................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 .................................................... Other furniture............................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ................................. Video and audio products 1 .......................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 16 ................................... Audio products 1 ......................................................................... Major household appliances 1 4 .................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ............................................ Laundry equipment1 ................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 .............. Information processing equipment1 6 .......................................... Other housefurnishings 14 ............................................................... 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 ................. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 14 ........................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ........................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ............................... Housekeeping services................. ..................................................... Postage 1 .......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair 1 ....................................................... Gardening and other household services 1 4 .................................. 123.4 109.7 123.3 109.5 119.8 131.9 138.9 137.9 133.5 118.9 79.1 70.4 61.6 67.6 89.9 103.6 110.9 113.4 93.2 55.4 114.0 Apparel and upkeep................................................................................ Apparel commodities............................................................................ Apparel commodities less footwear................................................... Men’s and boys’ ............................................................ .................. Men’s ............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets....................................... Furnishings and special clothing................................................ Shirts............................................................................................ Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................. Boys’ .............................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .......................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and jackets....................................................................... Dresses........................................................................................ Separates and sportswear......................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..................... S u its ............................................................................................. Girls’ ............................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ..................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14 ................................. Watches and jewelry 4................................................................... Watches 1 4 ................................................................................. Jewelry 4 ...................................................................................... Footwear............................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................ Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................ Women’s ........................................................................................... Apparel services 1 ................................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ...................... Other apparel services 1 ..................................................................... Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.2 .2 - 1.1 .8 1.1 - 0.2 -.5 -.3 -.7 - 1.1 -.9 0.1 .0 .6 .2 1.2 .2 .0 .8 Expenditure category 120.1 131.6 137.3 139.2 133.5 119.1 79.3 70.6 62.2 65.6 90.5 103.6 109.9 113.4 94.0 56.0 114.7 1.9 4.0 3.2 -.5 -.5 - 2.0 - 2.8 -5.5 -1.5 - 1.1 1.2 1.1 3.9 -1.5 -10.4 -.6 2.0 140.8 115.8 126.3 109.7 138.0 114.8 125.3 88.8 112.4 142.1 144.7 145.0 135.5 152.5 160.8 155.5 136.4 89.0 111.5 142.4 145.1 145.4 135.5 152.4 160.8 156.3 135.3 - 1.2 -6.5 132.4 129.2 129.1 129.0 132.6 138.9 125.4 138.8 128.8 117.4 125.4 125.0 131.9 111.5 128.1 133.0 138.7 127.3 128.9 151.9 133.8 151.3 129.2 157.6 129.2 134.9 129.7 123.3 159.7 163.1 157.5 132.4 129.1 129.1 130.9 134.5 141.1 127.9 139.9 130.4 119.5 125.0 124.1 131.5 105.4 128.6 133.5 137.0 129.2 127.7 148.7 130.8 148.2 124.2 155.0 128.9 133.5 132.3 122.4 160.0 163.5 157.8 -.1 110.1 See footnotes at end of table. 0.8 -.2 - 1.1 26 -3.3 1.7 1.9 - 0.1 -.2 -.2 .2 1.2 -.9 .9 .0 -.2 .8 -.2 -.3 -.3 - 1.0 3.0 -.7 -.5 - 1.0 - 1.1 - 2.2 -.3 .0 .0 .9 -.5 -.3 .9 .4 .3 .0 -.9 - 1.1 -.6 - 2.0 -.9 -.8 .6 1.3 -.5 -1.3 .3 .3 -.3 .6 .4 .2 -.2 -.1 1.0 -.5 -.3 -.9 -.3 -.3 - 1.0 3.0 -.7 .0 .9 .0 -.9 - 1.1 -.6 .5 -.5 - 2.0 -.9 .6 .2 -.8 .2 .2 -.8 .4 -.2 -1.3 2.0 .1 -3.9 1.8 .2 -.8 .2 2.3 1.3 .3 .3 .3 1.6 2.8 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .3 .4 .3 .4 -.3 .3 4.4 4.2 .5 .0 1.2 .0 .1 .4 .5 -.8 .5 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 -.3 -.6 2.3 2.9 1.5 4.1 5.4 .5 .3 - 2.1 -2.4 3.3 -15.4 .2 1.4 -4.3 -1.3 -2.4 -.3 -.1 -.3 -5.4 .9 1.0 -1.5 4.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 1.3 -.8 .0 -.1 .0 1.5 1.4 1.6 2.0 .8 1.2 1.8 -.3 -.7 -.3 -5.5 .4 .4 - 1.2 1.5 -.9 - 2.1 - 2.2 - 2.0 -3.9 - 1.6 -.2 - 1.0 2.0 -.7 .2 .2 .2 -.6 .6 -.8 -.8 -2.7 -.1 .6 .4 1.2 .1 .2 -.7 1.5 -1.7 -.4 .7 .7 -.3 -.7 .4 .5 .5 5.1 -5.3 1.1 .5 .5 1.0 4.5 2.3 -.1 2.6 .6 3.0 -.5 .8 - 1.1 - 1.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 2.1 - 1.1 1.2 .6 - 2.6 1.4 .5 1.3 .2 1.6 .5 .1 -.7 1.5 .0 .6 -.4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .0 .1 .0 .5 .6 .6 1.4 .8 1.6 -.2 1.4 .5 2.7 .7 .3 -.6 - 2.0 1.1 -.2 2.2 2.3 -.9 -.9 - 2.2 -.6 -3.9 -.1 .2 - 1.2 1.5 .2 .2 .2 .2 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 143.5 141.2 145.0 141.1 123.0 122.2 144.5 142.2 146.0 141.9 123.5 123.0 121.4 124.3 132.2 151.4 162.7 158.3 106.0 105.3 103.2 109.6 106.5 161.4 168.7 125.1 133.4 153.3 162.6 157.7 108.1 107.4 105.5 111.5 108.4 161.4 168.4 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.4 .3 .4 .5 0.3 .3 Expenditure category Transportation .................................................... Private............................................................... New vehicles................................................. New cars..................................................... Subcompact new cars 4 ........................... Compact new cars 4 ................................ Intermediate new cars 4 ........................... Full-size new cars 4 ................................. Luxury new cars 4 .................................... New trucks 5 ................................................ New motorcycles 4...................................... Used c a rs ...................................................... Motor fu e l...................................................... Gasoline...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 8 ............ Gasoline, unleaded premium................... Automobile maintenance and repair............ Body work 1 ................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1. Maintenance and servicing 1 ...................... Power plant rep a ir...................................... Other private transportation.......................... Other private transportation commodities .. Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .. Automobile parts and equipment............ Tires 1 ............ ......................................... Other parts and equipment1 ................ Other private transportation services......... Automobile insurance............................... Automobile finance charges.................... Automobile fees 1 ..................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 ....................... Other automobile-related fees 1 ............ Public transportation........................................ Airline fa re s ................................................... Other intercity transportation........................ Intracity public transportation 1 ..................... Medical c a re .................................................................. Medical care commodities......................................... Prescription drugs.................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 14 ..... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies..................................................... Medical care services................................................. Professional medical services................................. Physicians’ services.............................................. Dental services 1 ................................................... Eye care 14 ............................................................ Services by other medical professionals 4 ........... Hospital and related services................................. Hospital room s...................................................... Other inpatient services 4 ..................................... Outpatient services 4 ............................................. 169.1 148.8 165.6 171.2 104.1 130.6 101.2 3.0 .9 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.6 -.7 12.3 12.0 .9 1.3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 -.1 -.2 -.4 .4 -.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 -.1 1.0 1.1 .6 .4 .7 .5 .6 .6 1.7 10.3 3.1 4.3 1.8 .0 -.2 -.2 .6 .2 169.1 148.6 166.0 171.9 104.2 130.6 101.3 3.2 .0 -.1 .2 .7 .7 1.0 .4 .4 100.8 -.6 .0 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .4 -.2 2.4 4.1 .5 .7 - 1.8 .1 -.2 .7 -.3 .4 .3 .9 -.9 106.2 189.1 249.0 94.8 178.9 181.5 177.6 184.3 198.9 157.2 174.9 181.6 176.4 184.5 199.3 157.5 175.0 229.4 209.8 245.1 143.0 169.4 229.9 209.1 244.6 142.3 168.6 173.0 233.9 211.4 218.3 219.5 140.1 150.8 269.1 258.2 218.5 217.5 172.0 234.6 27 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.2 .2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.6 .6 .1 .1 .6 0.7 .7 .7 -.3 -.3 -.5 100.4 106.4 188.2 247.2 94.7 179.3 See footnotes at end of table. 122.0 4.0 3.9 212.1 219.1 220.5 140.4 151.4 269.9 258.9 219.1 218.3 13.1 10.8 2.6 3.2 2.0 -.1 1.7 -.3 -.2 .2 -.6 6.0 4.4 1.7 9.6 .1 -.7 .1 .2 .2 .1 .0 .9 -.5 .7 .3 .4 .7 .0 .3 -.1 -.1 .4 .0 -.4 .3 .2 1.8 2.1 -.5 -.5 .1 .1 .2 .5 .5 .7 .8 .8 -.6 -.3 .5 3.3 3.7 3.4 5.2 .3 .3 .4 .5 .2 .1 .4 1.2 .2 -.1 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.2 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 .1 -.2 .0 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 .4 -.2 .3 .2 .7 -.4 -.5 1.9 -1.3 .2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 .2 2.9 -.3 -.3 -.3 3.2 2.6 -.1 .0 .0 .2 .2 1.6 2.7 -.7 -.3 -.2 -.1 .2 .0 .1 1.0 2.1 .6 .0 - 2.1 -.1 ♦ .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 -.1 -.2 .1 -.7 -.2 -.5 .1 .1 .3 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.7 .4 .5 .5 .5 .2 .6 .4 .3 .3 .5 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. 0.1 .1 -.2 .0 0.3 0.3 -.4 .7 - 1.0 -1.3 -.5 .7 .9 Expenditure category Entertainment........................................................................................... Entertainment commodities.................................................................. Reading materials............................................................................... Newspapers 1 ................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ................................ Sporting goods and equipment1 ....................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ................................................. Other sporting goods 1 ..................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ......................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................................. Photographic supplies and equipment............................................ Pet supplies and expense 1 ............................................................. Entertainment services......................................................................... Club memberships4 ........................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships4 ....................................................................... Admissions 1 ........................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ...................................................... Other entertainment services 1 4 ....................................................... R 157.8 142.5 178.6 190.7 166.4 124.2 127.9 116.5 133.7 128.4 135.3 140.4 R 179.7 136.7 158.3 142.8 179.0 191.6 166.3 124.0 126.1 118.4 134.2 128.8 134.2 141.6 180.4 136.7 3.1 2.4 2.7 0.3 2.8 .5 R 162.9 192.9 166.3 138.7 165.0 193.5 166.9 139.0 3.5 5.4 5.3 2.5 1.3 .3 .4 .2 .1 -.2 1.0 .2 Other goods and services ....................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances including hair and dental products 1 ...................... Personal care services 1 ..................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ............................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males ................................................................. Personal and educational expenses..................................................... School books and supplies................................................................ Personal and educational services.................................................... Tuition and other school fe e s ......................................................... College tuition................................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.............................................. Day care and nursery school7 ..................................................... Personal expenses.......................................................................... Legal service fees 1 4 .................... ............................................... Personal financial services 14 ...................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ....................................................................... 215.3 234.8 150.9 145.4 215.8 235.8 151.3 145.4 3.6 2.9 1.5 .2 .2 .4 .3 .7 .3 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 151.9 152.7 2.3 .5 1.3 .3 .5 141.5 158.0 157.1 141.1 158.7 157.7 -1.5 3.4 2.9 -.3 .4 .4 -.8 -.6 .4 .5 .5 .5 -.3 .4 .4 160.5 247.7 232.4 249.2 267.7 286.1 279.0 131.8 216.6 158.7 182.9 164.6 161.5 248.1 232.6 249.7 267.9 286.1 279.2 132.0 217.5 159.6 183.1 165.4 4.9 4.6 5.8 4.6 4.8 5.5 4.6 3.5 4.3 4.5 3.2 4.7 .6 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .2 .4 .3 .4 .7 .4 .5 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .1 158.2 129.1 158.7 130.8 6.0 2.0 .3 1.3 .7 .6 106.5 141.8 153.9 108.5 141.5 153.8 12.1 1.9 2.5 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 -.8 - 1.6 -1.4 .3 4.0 4.2 1.6 .4 .3 .0 -.8 5.0 3.6 .9 .4 .7 .0 .3 .1 .4 .6 .1 -.3 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .2 -.1 -.2 -.5 .0 .0 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .2 .0 .8 .2 .3 .5 -.1 -.2 -1.4 1.6 .4 .4 -.1 .9 .3 .3 .7 .1 .2 .5 .3 .9 -.3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .5 .7 .0 .9 .4 .3 .4 .3 .5 .5 .6 .5 1.0 .0 .4 .5 .6 .1 .4 Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ........................................................... Selected beef c u ts................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products.............................................................................................. Utilities and public transportation............................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ................................ 1 2 3 4 5 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 Indexes on a December 1982=100 Indexes on a December 1986=100 Indexes on a December 1983=100 6 7 8 4.0 2.9 -.2 -.1 .4 .5 .9 -.2 1.0 2.0 .4 .7 .4 .4 .2 -.1 .6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. base base. base. base. 28 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Food and beverages................................................................................ Food ...................................................................................................... Food at home..................................................................................... 155.8 155.5 156.6 156.3 156.0 157.2 1.6 1.6 .8 3.8 3.8 4.9 6.2 Cereals and bakery products............................................................ Cereals and cereal products.......................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.......................... ......................... Cereal 1 ....................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products 1 ............................................... ........................... White bread 1 .................................................................... .......... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 .......................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ..................................... Other bakery products................................................................ 174.7 166.5 155.4 184.3 146.0 178.5 179.3 181.1 •175.1 179.1 175.9 167.7 155.1 185.4 147.5 178.9 182.7 179.8 177.0 179.0 4.3 3.1 3.1 5.6 5.0 -1.4 6.5 1.4 - 2.1 29.1 -15.0 9.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................................................. Meats........................................................................................... Beef and ve a l........................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ............... ............................ Chuck roast............................................... ............................. Round roast........................................................................... Round steak........................................................................... Sirloin steak........................................................................... Other beef and veal 1 ............................................................. Pork........................................................................................... Bacon 1 .................................................................................. Chops.................................................................................. ... Ham........................................................................................ Other pork, including sausage................................................ Other meats 1 ........................................................................... Poultry 1 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 ............................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................................. Other poultry............................................................................. Fish and seafood......................................................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood........................................... Eggs.............................................................................................. 147.7 147.8 143.5 136.3 116.0 144.5 135.3 132.5 138.6 158.4 155.0 165.1 154.6 156.7 149.4 145.9 156.4 159.3 157.5 151.4 174.5 126.5 198.7 144.0 148.3 148.7 144.5 137.3 117.6 146.9 132.9 131.2 142.8 159.7 155.5 161.4 154.7 157.4 152.2 147.9 157.0 158.8 160.6 152.6 174.8 126.4 199.3 141.5 1.7 Dairy products................................................................................... Fresh milk and cream.................................................................... Fresh whole milk......................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................ ......... Processed dairy products.............................................................. Cheese ........................................................................................ Ice cream and related products................................................... Other dairy products, including butter.......................................... 149.4 149.5 148.0 151.3 149.7 150.2 151.3 144.5 149.7 150.8 149.2 152.5 148.9 150.9 149.5 141.2 Fruits and vegetables....................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Fresh fruits................................................................................... Apples....................................................................................... Bananas ................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines................................................... Other fresh fruits....................................................................... Fresh vegetables......................................................................... Potatoes................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................... Tomatoes 1 ................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.............................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables.................................................... Processed fruits.......................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit....................................................... Canned and dried fruits............................................................. Processed vegetables................................................................. Frozen vegetables.................................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen.................................................................................. 188.1 218.6 242.4 209.1 161.3 247.1 278.4 191.7 180.6 178.9 177.3 196.7 146.5 146.3 146.5 144.5 147.1 145.5 148.6 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 29 -.8 7.0 7.3 8.0 -.2 6.2 .6 -.3 - 2.6 -5.1 -5.6 1.2 2.8 -5.6 -3.3 3.8 2.5 3.6 6.3 4.2 -.3 9.4 1.1 12.0 5.7 -5.0 -2.5 -5.4 25.0 8.0 10.3 10.7 13.8 5.7 6.2 5.0 -.8 .8 5.2 6.4 3.3 5.7 7.4 -1.4 -1.4 -3.4 - 10.6 -11.7 -5.9 -24.2 - 8.6 -11.3 -7.4 6.4 30.8 5.2 -.6 .0 1.7 -.3 5.3 -4.1 1.9 7.7 2.3 8.9 .3 3.6 3.9 4.5 2.3 2.7 3.5 4.3 1.0 - 2.0 188.6 218.9 242.8 208.8 167.8 229.8 283.2 191.9 173.7 207.2 189.2 196.6 147.3 147.5 147.7 145.3 147.4 146.1 -7.4 -13.6 -17.5 2.5 -9.4 -27.1 - 21.6 - 8.6 4.2 -27.5 -13.0 18.6 23.1 26.9 13.1 27.0 49.1 25.3 18.4 -7.1 32.4 169.3 -8.5 9.7 .0 14.1 7.6 7.0 4.9 148.7 6.8 8.5 6.1 7.4 9.3 10.6 3.5 3.8 12.2 6.5 8.4 6.6 13.9 8.0 -4.1 1.8 5.6 5.8 2.7 2.7 6.6 2.8 4.2 4.7 1.0 .8 -4.5 4.8 2.3 -.6 5.0 2.7 3.1 2.5 13.5 4.4 12.7 14.3 17.8 15.6 23.2 27.7 15.3 - 6.1 17.4 7.9 7.3 7.5 6.4 4.9 5.6 14.4 19.4 11.1 4.9 29.0 77.1 13.9 17.3 25.2 6.9 14.4 23.9 7.9 8.7 -4.3 1.3 -5.1 -7.9 20.6 20.6 17.7 23.4 22.3 13.7 12.3 79.2 9.6 10.7 7.2 -9.4 8.6 8.1 -.2 -3.3 19.6 17.5 9.4 7.7 4.1 16.2 8.8 .0 6.1 6.8 5.6 2.7 6.8 .1 -.4 -1.9 -6.7 -8.5 -5.8 -12.4 -3.1 -8.5 -5.4 5.1 15.8 4.4 2.8 2.1 .7 4.4 3.2 3.7 3.8 .0 1.2 -.2 6.3 18.9 12.0 5.2 1.5 5.9 6.2 7.5 2.8 -.6 11.0 - 8.1 7.4 4.6 8.4 5.2 4.3 3.1 10.3 10.7 12.6 10.9 13.7 16.2 14.9 5.9 12.9 8.0 18.1 32.9 5.0 18.5 21.3 8.2 11.0 13.6 11.9 8.8 .3 .6 .4 4.7 18.2 19.8 18.4 15.8 18.9 19.2 16.8 11.5 14.7 8.7 5.8 7.0 7.6 7.9 4.2 4.8 4.7 -.5 16.8 14.2 10.5 39.1 5.7 7.3 19.8 4.8 3.1 2.3 7.7 7.3 4.2 -.9 4.0 7.6 9.0 13.3 4.4 6.9 -7.4 24.9 3.8 8.0 20.2 20.0 - 21.0 36.5 10.7 14.8 - 6.8 -2.5 - 68.8 43.2 44.7 -37.2 41.0 - 6.2 -14.6 97.9 64.0 -13.7 - 1.6 - 2.0 53.1 -1.5 - 10.8 38.9 -28.5 6.8 2.8 8.6 3.1 4.2 4.2 6.3 4.8 3.6 3.5 3.8 6.4 2.5 7.5 5.1 2.2 .0 10.7 12.3 5.6 5.4 2.4 11.9 3.3 7.7 2.8 1.4 10.8 11.1 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Other food at h o m e ............................................................................. Sugar and sweets.............................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................................... Sweets, including candy 1 ............................................................... Fats and o ils ...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated d rinks.......................................................................... Coffee 1 ............................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks........................................................... Other prepared fo o d ......................................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 ................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.................................................................................. Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .................... 143.3 145.3 135.0 149.9 141.4 127.0 119.7 145.4 138.0 158.2 186.6 144.4 150.8 143.6 144.7 132.7 149.2 141.7 127.2 144.6 138.8 159.0 187.0 143.8 151.9 - 10.1 165.1 159.1 165.8 159.7 Food away from hom e........................................................................... Lunch .................................................................................................... Dinner ................................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1 .................................................................... 154.2 154.5 152.3 157.2 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W ine...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits 1 .................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from hom e................................................... Housing......................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 2 ..................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ co sts............................................................................. Lodging while out of to w n ................................................................. Lodging while at school 3 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance............................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................................................ Owners’ equivalent ren t 2 ................................................................... Household insurance 12 ...................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 ...................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 ................ Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ................................. Fuel and other utilities............................................................................... F ue ls........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel o i l ............................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 1 4 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity............................................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 ....................................................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................................... Local charges 1 .................................................................................. Interstate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance..................................................... Cable television 1 5 ............................................................................... Refuse collection 5 ............................................................................... Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 6.8 2.2 10.2 .6 -6.9 -7.4 .0 3.7 3.0 .3 14.0 3.7 5.2 8.9 4.5 1.4 1.7 3.1 5.8 2.5 3.8 2.2 6.2 -.6 -5.4 3.6 5.1 2.7 -7.0 4.8 2.5 1.4 -6.4 1.9 2.9 -4 .0 . -5.2 -7.4 1.7 2.6 8.2 8.7 4.2 4.0 3.8 5.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.8 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.4 3.1 3.4 3.5 4.8 .7 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.9 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 .7 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.9 5.7 11.3 3.7 1.0 1.0 154.7 155.0 152.7 157.6 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.7 4.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 159.7 147.8 148.3 140.0 148.3 184.5 159.9 147.6 147.9 139.4 148.4 185.2 3.1 4.0 5.1 4.3 -.5 3.2 3.1 150.5 167.3 158.2 162.8 217.4 216.6 216.2 154.8 162.1 162.3 148.7 138.5 149.5 124.8 119.4 122.3 128.5 115.1 103.7 103.1 130.5 151.0 167.9 158.5 163.2 217.4 216.6 217.0 154.9 162.7 162.9 150.0 139.9 149.9 127.1 123.7 122.9 129.1 116.1 105.8 105.0 135.1 122.7 131.7 111.7 159.5 126.8 161.2 78.7 91.7 202.5 219.2 247.8 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 7.3 7.8 4.9 121.8 132.3 108.2 159.2 126.7 161.1 78.6 91.4 201.7 218.6 248.0 30 1.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 .3 1.4 -.3 2.1 - 2.6 4.3 5.5 41.2 46.0 35.4 2.4 -2.7 15.6 3.7 2.0 .0 8.3 2.3 3.9 8.9 1.8 1.6 3.3 3.3 1.4 5.4 5.1 5.6 7.7 4.3 5.5 5.1 14.5 24.3 -5.5 4.4 1.5 11.6 5.5 2.3 - 1.0 11.5 6.1 14.9 6.7 .2 1.0 -.5 4.0 4.4 2.3 1.3 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 4.0 4.3 3.8 2.2 6.7 2.5 6.7 1.9 5.4 1.9 2.9 5.5 7.3 7.1 7.9 -.3 4.4 4.3 9.2 2.8 2.1 2.2 6.6 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 6.0 3.3 -2.3 -1.3 -7.2 3.2 5.4 6.5 3.1 7.9 8.1 6.8 See footnotes at end of table. 120.1 0.3 2.1 7.9 8.4 4.9 4.6 2.5 2.5 2.8 1.5 6.1 -4.4 -3.6 -5.1 2.5 2.5 -18.Q -22.9 - 12.1 4.7 4.3 5.3 2.6 3.6 2.5 2.1 12.2 - 8.1 11.0 3.3 1.6 -.3 4.4 2.5 6.3 2.0 .6 .6 5.1 3.3 3.0 7.2 5.6 2.4 -2.4 -.8 -7.8 1.8 4.4 5.5 3.5 6.0 4.3 1.3 2.9 2.9 1.9 2.8 3.2 10.0 2.6 16.8 5.0 4.8 7.2 59.8 68.9 52.4 3.0 - 1.8 13.6 2.5 4.8 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.2 3.8 2.9 4.9 2.6 4.3 4.4 2.7 4.8 2.9 2.8 5.0 3.5 4.3 .8 2.6 6.1 -.2 4.9 5.3 27.2 34.7 13.1 3.4 3.7 4.8 14.4 14.1 15.7 3.9 -.6 1.2 13.6 4.6 9.4 2.1 1.5 1.3 4.1 4.7 -.5 9.9 4.2 9.3 7.8 2.6 1.0 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.8 6.6 - 2.2 7.8 3.0 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Household furnishings and operation...................................................... Housefurnishings..................................................................................... Textile housefurnishings....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................................ Bedroom furniture 1 ........................................................................... Sofas 1 ............................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 ........................................................ Other furniture.................................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ..................................... Video and audio products 1 ............................................................... Televisions 1 .................................................................................... Video products other than televisions 1 6 ...................................... Audio products 1 ............................................................................. Major household appliances 1 4 ........................................................ Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ................................................. Laundry equipment1 ....................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ................... Information processing equipment18 ............................................... Other housefurnishings 1 4 ................................................................... 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 ...................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 ............................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ............................................. Housekeeping supplies.......................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 ......................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 .................................. Housekeeping services.......................................................................... Postage 1 ............................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair 1 ........................................................... Gardening and other household services 14 ...................................... 123.3 109.6 119.4 131.6 137.3 139.2 133.5 118.4 79.3 70.6 62.2 65.6 90.5 103.6 109.9 113.4 94.0 56.0 114.7 123.4 109.6 Apparel and upkeep..................................................................................... Apparel commodities................................................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear...................................................... Men’s and boys’ ................................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets............................................ Furnishings and special clothing.................................................... S h irts............................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers...................................................... Boys’ ............................................................. ..................... ............... Women’s and girls’ .............................................................................. Women’s ............................................................................................ Coats and jackets........................................................................... Dresses ............................................................................................ Separates and sportswear.............................................................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.......................... Suits................................................................................................. Girls’ ................................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ......................................................................... Other apparel commodities.................................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14 ...................................... Watches and jewelry 4 ....................................................................... Watches 14 ...................................................................................... Jewelry 4........................................................................................... Footwear.............................................................................. ................... Men’s .................................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ..................................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................................... Apparel services 1 ...................................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .......................... Other apparel services 1 ......................................................................... 130.1 126.8 126.4 126.8 130.5 134.9 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 131.9 138.9 137.9 133.5 119.3 79.1 70.4 61.6 67.6 89.9 103.6 110.9 113.4 93.2 55.4 114.0 140.8 115.8 126.3 109.7 138.0 114.8 125.3 88.8 89.0 111.5 142.2 145.1 145.4 135.5 152.7 160.8 156.3 135.3 110.1 112.4 141.8 144.7 145.0 135.5 152.6 160.8 155.5 136.4 130.7 127.5 127.1 128.6 131.6 137.0 121.7 140.1 129.0 117.7 122.7 121.9 122.0 138.2 128.4 114.6 121.9 121.5 123.4 104.4 125.8 132.1 130.1 124.0 128.9 151.3 133.8 150.7 129.2 157.3 127.9 134.5 128.6 122.6 102.3 127.2 131.9 132.9 126.8 127.7 149.9 130.8 149.8 124.2 157.2 128.1 132.9 130.5 121.6 121.8 159.7 163.1 157.5 160.0 163.5 157.8 See footnotes at end of table. 120.1 31 1.0 .7 5.7 1.6 4.3 - 2.1 .0 1.3 - 1.0 - 1.1 -.6 -8.5 1.3 1.2 -3.2 4.5 .8 -6.3 .3 11.1 -1.7 3.6 -1.5 - 1.8 -5.6 2.6 .0 4.8 0.3 - 1.1 -3.5 2.5 4.8 10.3 -8.9 - 1.0 -3.4 -3.3 -5.4 - 1.8 - 2.6 -1.5 3.0 .7 -7.0 -16.0 -.3 -4.5 2.4 -.6 2.6 -9.0 4.9 1.4 1.7 3.1 .6 1.6 .7 -2.9 2.5 2.4 8.8 3.4 1.0 -1.5 - 2.8 -6.7 -.6 -.9 4.4 4.1 12.5 -3.4 -13.7 .3 6.0 .0 - 10.0 6.0 14.1 -7.2 -1.5 -9.2 - 8.8 -9.9 .0 - 8.0 6.6 4.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 11.1 3.8 11.0 1.9 2.1 6.8 -.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.4 5.3 -3.1 -11.3 .0 .8 2.0 .8 - 8.2 -9.0 9.2 -.2 -.2 2.6 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 18.1 19.5 -4.6 3.4 -11.9 5.3 - 10.8 10.7 10.5 - 1.2 -1.7 -3.3 -7.9 2.4 -1.5 3.7 -3.2 3.6 3.8 .6 2.0 .2 2.0 .0 -.6 - 2.2 - 2.2 -3.0 -5.2 -.7 -5.5 -.5 .5 3.0 9.2 4.9 .9 -3.0 2.3 3.5 2.5 3.7 -3.5 -10.7 .0 10.1 4.5 3.9 -4.6 10.4 -13.4 2.4 5.9 8.9 14.8 3.4 9.4 -1.4 -2.5 -4.4 -2.3 -26.9 .8 .7 -1.4 4.0 -4.9 - 2.8 -2.9 3.0 .3 1.5 7.1 7.3 3.4 4.7 -3.4 4.0 -3.3 - 2.0 -3.9 -9.2 5.5 - 2.2 - 11.0 - 2.8 -3.3 - 2.0 -2.9 .9 -3.6 -4.4 -14.5 -11.7 -15.6 -19.0 -11.3 -3.2 -9.4 -27.3 -13.8 -13.8 -.9 -14.1 -4.3 -13.2 1.3 1.2 5.7 -1.3 .6 .0 1.0 -.2 -.2 1.0 2.0 -3.7 -.3 - 2.8 1.5 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.7 - 12.8 6.9 5.3 2.1 1.1 .0 .3 .3 5.5 0.3 - 1.1 -2.9 .6 3.9 1.4 1.8 2.6 .2 -9.4 - 1.2 1.0 - 6.8 1.9 3.4 3.2 - 12.1 1.4 3.8 -1.4 1.8 3.5 .0 2.0 .0 7.8 4.7 4.1 .6 6.6 1.8 5.4 5.9 6.9 4.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 3.9 6.7 4.0 -1.7 -1.9 -2.5 .9 3.2 1.8 .0 -3.5 12.9 -3.9 10.9 7.5 6.1 17.3 -27.9 18.9 -3.0 16.6 16.7 3.2 11.4 -7.6 14.2 - 11.6 19.7 .6 - 1.2 - 1.2 2.3 2.0 1.0 4.0 .3 3.5 -.5 12.0 4.1 5.1 - 2.? -.2 -1.3 7.4 -6.5 -2.3 6.2 -10.9 5.7 .9 1.3 4.3 .4 -2.7 .0 .9 -3.1 6.7 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 .0 -.8 - 1.0 -3.2 6.7 -3.8 3.0 -4.1 -3.2 -.5 -23.5 2.7 -3.1 2.8 -7.9 -5.7 - 2.0 -4.3 -.9 - 8.0 1.9 .9 .0 2.2 .5 1.5 3.8 -.1 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Transportation.............................................................................................. Private........................................................................................................ New vehicles.......................................................................................... New c a rs .............................................................................................. Subcompact new cars 4..................................................................... Compact new cars 4 .......................................................................... Intermediate new cars 4.................................................................... Full-size new cars 4 ........................................................................... Luxury new cars 4 .............................................................................. New trucks 5 ......................................................................................... New motorcycles 4 ............................................................................... Used ca rs ................................................................................................ Motor fu e l................................................................................................ Gasoline............................. .... ........... ......... ................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............. ....... ...... ................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 18 ..................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................... Body work 1 ........................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 ......................................... Maintenance and servicing 1 ................................................................ Power plant repair................................................................................ Other private transportation.................................................................... Other private transportation commodities........................................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ........................................... Automobile parts and equipment..................................................... Tires 1 ............................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1 .......................................................... Other private transportation services.................................................. Automobile insurance........................................................................ Automobile finance charges.............................................................. Automobile fees 1 .............................................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 ................................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 ..................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares............................................................................................. Other intercity transportation.................................................................. Intracity public transportation 1 ............................................................... 143.4 141.2 145.8 142.1 123.5 143.8 141.6 145.7 141.7 123.4 122.8 122.2 122.8 121.8 125.3 133.7 152.0 162.5 » 157.0 105.2 104.5 102.5 109.6 105.6 161.2 168.7 125.1 133.4 153.1 161.8 156.2 107.2 106.6 104.6 111.5 107.5 161.4 168.4 169.1 148.8 165.6 171.4 104.3 130.6 101.4 100.4 106.4 188.4 246.5 96.5 179.3 169.1 148.6 166.0 171.3 104.2 130.6 101.3 Medical ca re ................................................................................................. Medical care commodities........................................................................ Prescription drugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies.................................................................................... Medical care services............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services............................................................................. Dental services 1 .................................................................................. Eye care 1 4 ........................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 .......................................... Hospital and related services................................................................. Hospital rooms...................................................................................... Other inpatient services 4 ..................................................................... Outpatient services 4 ............................................................................ 229.6 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 181.5 177.6 184.8 199.1 158.6 174.9 210.0 245.4 143.0 169.4 173.3 233.9 * 2.2 7.4 9.7 23.6 25.2 28.0 7.4 21.2 2.8 3.8 3.7 .6 3.5 .0 .4 6.7 -.8 -.8 1.5 3.6 -18.7 9.9 181.6 176.4 184.5 198.1 158.7 175.0 25.3 -.9 -5.4 -.3 16.7 230.2 209.1 244.6 142.3 168.6 3.6 3.4 3.1 5.0 5.7 172.1 234.8 211.6 212.6 219.8 220.5 140.4 152.0 269.9 259.1 218.9 217.9 32 2.3 3.1 1.3 -1.9 4.7 106.2 188.3 247.1 95.2 178.9 218.8 219.5 140.1 151.1 268.8 258.2 218.2 216.9 See footnotes at end of table. 100.8 6.2 6.6 2.0 2.0 .0 -.2 10.6 10.8 2.0 .9 - 1.6 3.7 .3 3.7 2.1 3.3 8.3 -5.1 56.3 54.7 57.8 74.0 50.5 1.8 10.4 1.2 3.4 -.2 1.9 -1.5 -2.7 - 1.2 -5.4 .8 2.6 4.9 1.8 -9.0 .7 -20.4 12.3 5.5 9.6 19.9 3.4 2.8 4.1 -.6 - 1.0 -4.4 -4.7 3.1 3.8 2.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 2.4 2.7 -.7 -5.4 -26.4 -26.5 -28.0 - 21.2 -26.0 3.6 1.4 2.4 4.4 3.5 5.1 .8 2.5 .4 1.2 4.3 .0 -1.3 11.6 10.8 11.9 2.6 9.5 4.3 1.7 5.6 2.2 6.3 1.2 .0 .6 .4 .0 .2 9.3 2.7 -10.4 10.4 18.4 -.3 .6 - 2.0 1.9 1.2 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 2.6 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 5.2 -.3 5.1 1.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 8.0 1.3 -2.3 3.3 -.7 1.5 3.1 -2.9 -4.3 1.2 6.8 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.5 1.1 .0 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.6 8.4 8.7 -1.5 5.5 4.9 16.0 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.6 5.6 1.7 3.3 4.1 2.9 5.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.2 1.0 1.1 2.2 - 2.1 2.9 4.8 4.3 4.7 1.7 5.4 2.9 4.3 2.2 2.0 1.4 .3 3.4 .8 .8 3.4 2.7 7.8 2.0 39.0 39.2 42.1 36.7 35.0 2.3 7.1 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.0 -.6 1.9 - 1.0 -3.1 1.1 1.3 4.3 -9.1 .0 .2 -.1 5.5 -.1 4.5 18.3 3.5 3.1 3.6 2.2 2.3 -0.4 -.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.5 1.2 3.8 1.8 3.5 -.4 -3.4 -9.4 -9.7 - 10.2 - 10.1 - 10.0 4.0 1.6 4.0 3.3 4.9 3.1 .4 1.5 .4 2.0 - 1.1 3.5 4.0 6.2 -.3 .1 - 1.0 6.5 9.2 - 1.1 1.5 2.8 1.9 2.4 1.4 1.8 1.2 .2 3.6 3.6 3.2 5.4 .7 2.5 4.6 3.5 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.9 3.5 4.9 1.7 4.3 3.4 4.0 3.0 2.8 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Entertainment................................................................................................ Entertainment commodities....................................................................... Reading m aterials................................................................................... Newspapers 1 ........................................................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ................................................... Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ............................................. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment.................................................. Photographic supplies and equipment................................................ Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services.............................................................................. Club memberships4 ................................................................................ Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 4 ........................................................................... Admissions 1 ............................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 4 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 14 ............................................................ R 157.8 142.5 178.2 190.7 166.4 124.2 127.9 116.5 133.7 128.3 134.8 140.4 R 179.7 137.0 158.2 142.8 178.8 191.6 166.3 124.0 126.1 118.4 134.2 128.8 134.6 141.6 180.3 137.2 R 163.2 192.9 165.1 138.7 164.0 193.5 166.6 139.0 6.7 11.4 Other goods and services........................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................................................... Personal care 1 ........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ................................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for m ales.......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses........................................................ School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services........................................................ Tuition and other school fees.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school7 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 4 ........................................................................ Personal financial services 14 ........................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ........................................................................... 215.0 235.8 150.9 145.4 215.7 236.5 151.3 145.4 2.9 -.7 .5 151.9 Feb. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1996 Nov. 1996 May 1996 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category 6.1 6.5 6.1 1.3 .3 -.9 2.3 1.4 4.9 2.3 1.7 .9 2.8 1.0 2.8 .8 -3.4 -1.9 7.3 -2.5 -.6 -.6 -3.3 3.7 1.9 3.6 2.4 2.7 -3.2 -5.0 .3 2.3 3.0 .3 -4.7 -11.5 5.6 5.5 5.1 -.9 9.6 2.9 4.5 -.5 7.4 5.9 1.5 4.6 3.8 5.1 3.2 3.2 - 2.2 4.3 4.4 3.0 3.9 152.7 -2.4 141.5 158.0 157.1 141.1 158.7 157.7 160.9 245.7 232.2 247.0 264.0 280.7 274.4 131.3 216.6 158.7 182.9 164.8 162.3 246.6 233.0 247.9 264.9 282.1 275.9 131.3 217.7 159.6 183.1 165.5 5.9 7.3 5.7 5.5 6.7 4.6 3.5 6.5 1.3 13.0 158.7 129.6 105.6 142.1 153.9 5.0 5.3 6.2 7.4 4.5 6.3 .6 .0 3.7 3.3 2.5 3.9 .9 2.1 3.3 .5 5.0 5.9 .3 4.0 4.3 2.3 1.6 2.9 1.8 4.1 -3.6 - 6.2 .2 - 2.0 3.0 2.5 -.3 5.9 2.9 2.4 3.5 -.4 8.9 2.3 3.1 9.4 3.8 4.0 1.7 6.9 2.2 2.8 3.6 .3 - 1.1 4.0 7.1 2.4 -.5 3.6 4.0 1.3 6.6 -3.1 8.8 2.0 2.7 -1.9 4.2 4.0 2.3 .6 1.8 .8 -6.5 5.7 5.8 .1 3.0 -3.0 3.8 3.2 1.0 4.5 4.6 3.6 4.7 5.6 6.9 6.4 4.1 2.7 10.1 -2.9 5.8 5.9 -.9 1.8 3.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 7.3 5.4 7.3 5.4 5.0 6.1 1.2 4.7 5.7 3.9 6.7 2.6 5.0 2.5 2.8 2.2 6.3 1.5 2.4 6.0 - 2.8 3.0 1.1 2.8 2.2 7.1 3.0 159.5 130.8 2.7 - 2.8 4.0 -11.4 10.3 16.5 7.3 107.7 142.7 153.8 24.0 54.3 2.1 6.8 2.1 -25.8 2.3 3.2 11.5 4.6 3.2 10.0 1.8 1.8 .8 2.6 2.7 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.5 -.8 7.0 4.0 6.1 5.5 3.8 4.6 5.6 4.8 4.5 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.1 4.1 3.3 1.7 5.0 3.4 -7.2 8.8 12.2 38.3 4.4 -9.0 3.5 3.2 6.8 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ............................................................... Selected beef c u ts ....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products................................................................................................... Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ..................................... 1 2 3 4 5 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984= 100 Indexes on a December 1982= 100 Indexes on a December 1986= 100 Indexes on a December 1983= 100 6 7 8 3.0 8.0 2.6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. base base. base. base. 33 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Oct. 1996 from— Percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 M 157.3 157.8 158.3 158.6 3.3 0.5 0.2 3.0 0.6 0.3 Northeast urban.................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....................... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000............................ M M M M 164.0 164.7 162.2 161.8 164.6 165.4 162.2 162.2 165.1 165.7 162.4 163.8 165.4 166.0 163.1 164.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.7 .5 .4 .6 1.3 .2 .2 .4 .3 3.0 2.9 2.5 3.5 .7 .6 .1 1.2 .3 .2 .1 1.0 North Central urb a n .............................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 153.4 154.0 152.8 154.7 154.0 154.5 153.3 155.4 154.4 154.8 154.0 156.5 155.0 155.3 154.5 157.1 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.7 .6 .5 .8 1.1 .4 .3 .3 .4 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.3 .7 .5 .8 1.2 .3 .2 .5 .7 M 150.4 151.0 151.1 151.9 4.0 .6 .5 3.5 .5 .1 South Size Size Size Size urban........................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... C - 50,000 to 450,000............................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 154.1 153.1 156.9 154.0 154.5 153.5 157.3 154.4 154.9 153.7 157.7 154.8 155.1 153.8 158.2 154.7 3.1 2.7 3.7 2.9 .4 .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 .3 -.1 2.9 2.5 3.3 2.9 .5 .4 .5 .5 .3 .1 .3 .3 M 152.6 153.2 154.3 154.6 3.8 .9 .2 3.6 1.1 .7 West urban............................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000 ....................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000............................ M M M 158.0 158.1 162.6 158.6 158.7 163.0 159.1 159.2 163.2 159.2 159.1 163.9 3.1 3.0 3.5 .4 .3 .6 .1 -.1 .4 2.9 2.8 3.4 .7 .7 .4 .3 .3 .1 Size classes A 3 ....................................................................... B .......................................................................... C ......................................................................... D ......................................................................... M M M M 141.9 157.6 157.0 154.0 142.4 157.9 157.4 154.7 142.7 158.4 158.2 155.5 142.9 158.9 158.5 155.8 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.9 .4 .6 .7 .7 .1 .3 .2 .2 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.7 .6 .5 .8 1.0 .2 .3 .5 .5 M M M M M 158.1 157.3 167.2 163.6 155.6 158.3 158.2 168.2 164.5 156.3 158.8 158.8 168.2 164.9 R156.9 159.4 158.4 168.4 164.3 156.9 3.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 .7 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .4 -.3 .1 -.4 .0 2.9 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 .4 1.0 .6 .8 .8 .3 .4 .0 .2 .4 154.8 166.3 153.8 156.4 151.4 161.2 2.4 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.9 -.4 1.7 .2 1.2 .3 .2 U.S. city average................................................... Region and area size 2 Selected local areas 4 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ................ Baltimore, M D ....................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH......................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ................................ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ................................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O-IL ......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA ................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ....................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ....................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ............................ 2 2 2 2 _ 149.5 152.7 142.8 153.6 155.4 163.5 153.5 154.6 151.0 160.8 _ - - 150.7 153.8 143.2 154.5 - _ _ _ - - - - - - _ _ _ _ - - - - 2.7 2.7 1.1 2.7 .8 .7 .3 .6< I _ _ Vancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Data not available. R Revised. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are simitar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M- Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Portland- _ 34 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Nov. 1996 Pensent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 West South North Central Percent change from— Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Pericent cha nge frorn— Oct. Nov. 1996 1995 Index 159.2 257.3 3.1 - 0.1 157.2 156.8 161.0 173.9 151.4 158.1 195.6 143.9 145.1 143.2 128.7 156.9 150.8 161.7 4.5 4.7 5.9 3.3 .2 .2 .1 - 1.0 Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1 9 7 7 -1 0 0 )............................................ 165.4 260.5 3.1 - 0.2 Food and beverages............... .*............................................ F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ...................................... Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables.................................................... Other food at h o m e ....................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 159.3 158.8 160.9 181.2 152.6 141.3 189.9 150.1 151.7 149.1 136.1 163.7 157.2 165.1 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.2 3.6 .5 Housing.................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ................................................................ Rent, residential............................................................ Other renters’ costs....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t 2 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs................................................. Maintenance and repair services................................. Maintenance and repair commodities.......................... Fuel and other utilities....................................................... F uels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Fuel o il......................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ......................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s ........................................................ Other utilities and public services................................... Household furnishings and operation................................ Housefumishings.............................................................. Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services.................................................... 165.0 191.5 196.6 176.0 230.1 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................................................................. 130.9 126.8 132.4 119.7 136.0 128.2 153.4 166.6 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation............................................. Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services........................... Public transportation........................................................... 200.1 201.2 136.9 NA 124.8 125.0 116.3 104.1 104.4 125.3 128.7 135.3 118.7 160.0 125.8 107.6 151.8 152.6 147.3 142.6 144.1 142.3 159.7 106.4 105.7 104.9 109.3 105.9 168.6 178.9 105.9 193.4 186.3 10.1 5.5 .9 2.5 2.3 -3.5 3.9 2.5 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.4 .8 - - .6 .8 -.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 -.1 -1.7 .7 -.4 .6 .1 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.4 .3 -5.0 .2 .2 -.2 - - 1.0 4.7 5.7 23.0 24.9 12.7 1.5 -.8 1.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.7 - 0.4 - 155.1 251.6 3.1 - 0.1 153.7 153.1 153.8 175.4 146.6 149.9 177.3 139.4 142.5 133.6 122.3 154.5 152.3 160.6 4.6 4.7 5.5 4.3 4.8 .3 .3 .3 .5 .5 4.5 4.7 5.4 4.2 5.7 12.9 5.1 2.7 4.3 .1 .1 -.1 12.2 154.6 154.6 153.9 170.5 145.2 149.5 182.4 141.1 139.7 138.7 122.4 159.1 157.3 154.1 148.9 169.0 172.5 160.5 186.6 173.4 173.8 143.1 155.3 131.7 123.7 109.3 102.2 100.8 7.8 2.2 5.6 .8 -2.7 5.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.5 2.8 .0 2.0 -.8 -.8 -2.3 -.7 -.5 .3 .4 .1 .1 -.6 .2 5.1 -2.5 .3 .3 3.2 5.1 .8 1.0 2.8 2.8 1.1 6.1 7.9 19.8 22.8 .7 .4 .6 3.4 2.3 4.8 .4 .1 2.8 -.1 4.1 3.0 8.5 .3 107.4 157.2 16.7 7.3 .9 16.5 4.0 .8 - 1.1 2.2 -.2 122.6 .8 -.1 -.7 A 108.8 141.2 145.0 .5 -.3 .0 .1 .2 3.9 .7 .6 4.2 -1.5 6.2 -1.3 .6 2.5 .1 -.8 -.9 1.4 -2.3 .5 - 1.2 - 1.0 -.1 4.1 3.7 .7 .9 2.1 .6 .6 1.9 -.9 10.1 9.9 11.2 8.8 8.1 3.3 2.8 1.2 2.9 7.1 135.0 114.2 122.2 131.5 129.3 130.0 127.9 121.3 131.7 140.0 150.7 -.3 143.9 140.4 141.8 137.8 156.6 2.8 2.8 112.4 3.1 2.7 2.2 -.1 .6 .1 .7 -.8 See footnotes at end of table. 155.0 252.2 35 112.8 111.1 123.9 115.6 150.8 169.1 105.2 183.4 202.5 2.3 -.5 - 2.2 4.0 .3 .5 .5 -.8 -.8 1.8 -2.3 -7.5 .9 -3.7 2.8 6.0 2.1 -3.2 .5 5.4 5.6 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.3 -1.3 20.5 20.7 21.6 20.1 18.3 3.4 2.4 -.6 2.9 4.8 .0 .3 .1 -.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.5 .2 .3 -.3 .4 .3 145.6 157.1 166.3 152.7 197.5 159.5 159.1 139.3 139.6 138.5 133.2 117.8 112.4 100.3 146.3 119.9 121.3 116.7 161.7 126.2 114.6 133.9 154.9 143.5 139.8 138.2 140.6 131.1 130.3 156.0 170.3 143.5 142.3 148.1 147.3 156.7 107.6 106.9 104.2 113.2 109.9 159.2 184.3 104.0 206.5 165.6 2.6 -1.4 5.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.4 5.2 3.6 3.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 3.5 3.2 17.5 21.4 14.7 2.1 .7 9.0 3.7 .7 -.6 1.2 3.9 - 2.0 -2.4 : 1.4 -5.1 I -5.7 1.8 ÌI -4.1 - .9 .3 .1 - 1.1 -.4 -.6 -A -.2 -.3 .3 .0 -.3 .1 -.5 .3 -2.4 .3 .3 .7 .0 2.1 - 1.6 -3.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 -3.8 -5.4 3.7 -.1 .1 12.1 141.5 144.6 2.7 .8 125.0 1.7 121.0 122.1 1.6 2.0 12 “-2 .6 -.9 3.5 3.7 .8 .9 .7 .8 -.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.2 1.9 2.8 .0 1.7 .7 -.6 2.0 .2 .7 .2 -.1 115.1 120.7 118.2 141.2 154.5 144.8 140.4 144.4 140.6 154.5 103.2 101.7 98.1 99.3 103.0 163.8 173.4 104.6 1Ö9.9 194.7 .5 2.9 3.1 3.7 2.3 8.7 2.9 2.7 4.6 3.6 6.7 3.1 3.2 111.6 .9 .2 -.2 - 1.2 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 - 1.0 .2 -.5 .2 15.0 14.8 16.2 13.7 13.2 2.8 1.5 -1.4 3.1 16.3 9.9 2.9 -.7 13.0 2.9 1.5 .5 1.8 1.2 1.1 - 1.1 156.8 171.4 181.0 163.7 218.4 182.0 181.9 142.9 149.2 135.1 136.2 125.2 110.3 124.0 123.8 127.8 146.4 104.2 156.3 124.5 6.6 11.4 7.1 2.3 4.5 3.2 -2.5 4.9 - 2.6 4.2 2.3 -.7 -.4 .3 -2.5 .3 .3 1.5 .0 4.6 - 1.2 -2.3 .8 - 2.1 2.3 -2.4 - 1.2 -5.1 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 - 1.2 -1.4 .3 - 1.8 -2.7 -.2 -.8 -3.0 3.2 -3.7 2.5 -.2 1.6 2.9 2.5 .1 .0 - 1.1 - 2.1 -.6 - 2.1 3.1 1.5 .5 1.7 8.5 .2 -.4 1.0 .9 -.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.7 - 2.6 -3.1 -.1 .2 .4 .2 .9 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Nov. 1996 North Central Per<:ent cha nge frorn— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 South Per<Dent cha nge frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 West Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 241.2 216.1 246.6 221.7 Entertainment5 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................ Entertainment services 6 ..................................................... Other goods and services..................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal c a re ...................................................................... Personal and educational expenses.................................. 223.5 207.9 227.4 206.5 2.8 0.1 .9 3.3 3.9 -.5 .3 .4 160.5 146.4 177.4 4.3 3.5 5.0 .4 1.0 .8 .1 213.2 245.8 144.6 241.5 3.1 .2 3.2 3.5 3.0 4.3 .4 .5 .5 .5 -.9 4.1 0.4 2.6 -.1 4.3 4.0 .5 .5 167.5 147.8 189.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 .7 -.4 229.2 230.3 162.3 262.0 3.7 4.0 1.3 4.2 All item s.................................................................................... 165.4 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities.................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter 2 .................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services 7 .................................................................. 142.3 159.3 131.1 132.9 126.8 140.0 128.5 188.8 199.8 145.7 185.9 246.6 217.7 .1 .4 2.8 0.2 .0 .2 3.8 .3 .1 158.0 142.7 177.3 3.4 3.3 3.6 .2 -.1 3.4 .3 2.8 1.8 210.2 220.4 143.3 249.7 3.7 1.7 .7 5.3 -.3 -.3 4.1 .8 .0 .2 155.0 3.7 .4 155.1 3.1 141.1 153.7 133.8 136.8 129.3 142.9 128.9 170.0 173.6 135.9 178.9 227.4 195.6 3.8 4.6 3.3 5.1 .6 2.9 4.5 1.9 3.2 -2.4 6.4 3.5 3.0 4.9 3.4 3.3 4.2 .2 141.8 154.6 134.4 136.9 139.8 139.0 131.4 169.1 161.4 143.3 186.1 234.3 201.2 4.2 .2 .2 155.3 151.3 155.2 151.3 134.8 138.1 143.7 145.3 175.5 164.7 110.5 161.6 163.7 142.2 112.4 177.1 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.3 4.9 7.3 4.8 4.0 3.7 13.7 2.9 2.5 .9 20.5 3.3 .4 .5 .4 .4 .7 155.1 154.9 158.5 150.3 135.1 137.7 139.4 145.8 183.7 162.0 110.7 161.1 162.8 143.7 108.2 174.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 228.9 207.4 234.3 215.1 2.8 3.0 229.6 219.8 231.9 199.3 3.1 4.1 2.8 0.2 -.5 .3 3.0 .2 1.5 156.9 138.8 177.1 .1 1.0 .1 2.5 1.5 4.5 5.2 2.4 4.8 .2 .2 .1 225.4 258.8 156.8 260.1 .1 .1 159.2 3.1 .1 .4 140.6 157.2 130.4 131.5 2.9 4.5 1.7 -.1 .2 .5 .0 .4 Commodity and service group .6 6.3 .8 3.0 2.5 2.5 4.1 4.3 3.6 1.2 .2 .1 -.3 1.3 .1 .5 .0 -.8 7.8 .6 .3 .8 1.3 .5 1.7 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 3.4 3.7 3.1 1.9 2.8 .1 .5 .9 .9 .8 .2 -.1 .1 -1.4 .4 121.0 139.4 128.9 176.2 181.8 148.5 185.3 231.9 203.9 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.5 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.7 2.8 -.4 - 1.1 -1.4 - 1.0 .5 .2 .1 -.8 .3 .3 3.8 .6 2.8 .0 .0 -.1 .0 Special Indexes All items less fo o d ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ........................................ All items less medical ca re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 166.8 157.3 163.8 161.7 132.5 134.7 141.3 146.4 192.8 184.0 111.9 172.7 176.4 142.5 105.7 194.6 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 5.9 3.8 3.5 2.9 7.3 2.7 2.6 1.4 13.7 3.1 .2 .5 .2 .2 .4 .4 1.0 .5 .5 .0 2.8 .0 -.1 .0 2.9 -.1 5 6 7 See map in technical notes. 2 3 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 36 1.2 1.6 .8 .3 .2 2.5 .2 .2 .2 4.5 .2 2.0 3.2 6.0 3.9 3.0 3.4 8.3 2.7 2.4 .3 15.1 3.4 .5 .8 .7 .5 -.3 -.1 -.8 .2 .2 .3 2.4 .2 159.7 155.5 161.5 155.3 131.9 133.7 141.0 144.7 188.3 171.4 111.9 164.6 166.4 140.0 104.4 179.7 Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=155.4 Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=174.4 Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=202.7 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 3.0 3.2 3.1 1.8 1.9 2.1 3.2 3.5 3.3 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.0 .3 3.2 -.4 - 1.0 -.8 -.4 .2 .1 - 2.8 .2 .2 -.1 -3.1 .2 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A Index Group Nov. 1996 2 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index Pensent cha nge frorTl— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index 158.9 257.9 3.5 - 0.3 - 158.5 254.9 156.1 156.2 159.4 171.9 151.7 152.9 194.2 144.2 144.5 137.8 123.8 164.4 152.2 155.8 4.4 4.4 5.2 3.1 5.2 .6 .6 .8 - 1.0 12.6 .6 2.0 155.1 154.7 153.4 170.3 143.4 141.8 183.8 144.3 140.8 140.4 130.2 158.4 158.0 161.1 Nov. 1996 Size class D Size class C Size class B Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index 3.3 - 0.2 155.8 251.2 3.9 - 4.4 4.7 5.4 4.0 5.4 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 152.6 152.2 150.7 178.1 139.6 142.3 173.9 139.6 136.5 138.6 119.9 157.1 155.5 159.0 5.2 5.4 Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977—100)............................................ 142.9 142.9 3.0 - 0.1 Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables................................................... Other food at hom e...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 141.0 140.6 145.3 157.7 137.7 144.3 170.3 131.6 133.6 132.9 118.7 142.1 133.6 144.3 4.1 4.1 5.0 3.8 5.0 .3 .3 .3 .4 .7 11.8 -.1 .8 Housing.................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 ................................................................ Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 3 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs................................................. Maintenance and repair services................................. Maintenance and repair commodities.......................... Fuel and other utilities....................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Fuel o il........................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 2 ......................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Other utilities and public services................................... Household furnishings and operation................................ Housefurnishings.............................................................. Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services................................................... 137.6 144.8 144.4 135.9 175.4 145.1 145.3 125.8 128.6 121.3 128.3 127.0 153.5 157.0 139.4 124.6 127.7 119.4 129.9 117.5 106.7 135.1 133.2 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel......................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................. Apparel services................................................................. 122.3 120.9 114.2 107.9 127.8 148.2 135.1 Transportation....................................................................... Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ....................................................................... Used cars......................................................................... Motor fu e l......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation............................................. Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services........................... Public transportation........................................................... 142.3 141.6 127.2 125.4 148.0 155.7 154.7 155.0 107.6 145.8 143.1 148.3 108.7 156.3 148.2 121.0 5.2 1.9 4.0 2.5 -2.5 4.6 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.9 4.7 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.9 2.5 4.6 5.6 20.5 22.3 12.9 4.2 .3 11.7 3.5 .3 - 1.0 1.3 2.7 -.4 -.7 2.5 -2.9 -3.1 1.5 - 2.2 2.4 3.7 3.4 1.7 1.3 -.4 10.1 9.8 10.6 8.6 9.0 3.3 1.9 .4 2.0 6.8 - -.4 -1.4 -.7 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 - 1.0 .3 -4.3 .3 .3 .9 .2 2.1 .0 -.2 2.7 2.5 3.2 -.5 - 2.6 3.6 .2 -.3 -.3 .1 -.5 -.5 -.5 1.4 -.8 -3.4 -.5 -3.0 .1 .6 .6 .6 .6 -.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 -.1 .4 .0 .5 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 37 155.7 174.3 189.8 162.9 241.3 178.4 178.9 137.5 138.0 137.3 132.7 113.4 102.5 102.9 135.2 119.5 127.3 105.7 173.4 126.6 116.4 132.3 152.9 133.1 129.0 134.9 131.2 128.0 115.5 128.7 166.3 143.8 140.4 142.9 138.2 156.2 107.4 106.9 104.7 112.9 108.8 165.5 174.1 100.4 191.8 206.2 6.9 1.5 3.8 .9 -3.9 4.9 3.2 4.4 3.2 3.3 3.6 2.5 5.5 3.1 3.1 4.2 3.9 4.6 4.1 4.3 23.5 27.4 18.7 2.3 -.1 9.6 3.8 1.7 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.7 .0 .5 -.1 .0 .1 -.3 .2 - 1.1 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.1 -.3 -.8 3.9 3.6 4.3 -1.3 - 2.6 2.5 2.1 .2 -.2 1.4 -.5 2.2 .8 .2 3.8 .8 .7 3.0 - 1.6 -.9 2.2 .9 .9 2.0 1.0 3.8 -1.4 5.3 1.9 .2 .2 4.1 4.1 .7 .7 2.1 1.8 - 1.2 12.8 12.6 1.0 14.2 12.7 10.8 2.9 2.8 .4 3.2 4.2 .9 -.3 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.2 1.6 .0 .3 .4 .3 .8 152.3 170.5 169.3 158.2 184.9 178.7 179.3 155.2 167.2 141.3 132.5 119.7 103.7 98.8 130.5 126.5 134.0 116.1 159.3 123.1 107.5 139.3 154.9 141.9 139.3 139.3 141.4 143.9 129.0 153.0 167.9 145.2 141.8 145.3 143.5 156.5 109.3 108.8 106.6 117.6 111.2 157.7 179.8 105.0 200.5 212.4 10.1 9.1 1.5 3.3 2.1 -1.9 3.5 3.1 - .5 .0 -.7 - 1.0 -.8 -.6 -.6 .3 2.8 -.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 2.7 5.4 3.2 3.2 4.9 5.4 4.1 3.8 4.9 19.1 25.4 .1 .1 -.8 10.2 3.3 .5 12.0 2.6 1.0 .1 .4 -3.4 .4 .4 .8 .2 1.7 -.2 -.5 3.3 3.6 2.8 - 1.0 -2.7 4.2 .0 -.2 -.2 .7 3.4 -.5 -.2 .3 .1 -.4 .7 .2 -.6 1.6 .6 .5 -.3 -1.4 -1.5 1.5 -.2 -.6 .1 3.9 4.0 1.9 .8 1.8 - 1.1 14.6 14.2 15.4 13.2 11.3 2.5 1.4 -1.3 1.8 2.4 .7 .3 .3 -.3 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.0 1.7 .1 .7 148.1 167.5 171.2 156.6 195.3 174.0 173.7 135.1 147.3 116.2 125.8 107.4 101.2 99.0 132.3 114.8 120.9 107.1 162.8 124.4 110.2 134.5 154.5 137.9 135.2 125.9 144.0 131.7 125.6 142.9 163.4 144.0 139.9 145.3 142.3 152.5 108.0 107.0 103.2 118.7 109.6 146.7 174.1 6.1 4.3 4.9 13.0 7.2 4.4 7.6 2.4 -.8 7.6 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.0 3.0 9.2 3.7 3.8 1.9 3.4 -1.4 4.1 4.2 21.5 27.4 14.6 2.5 1.0 6.5 4.1 2.4 1.1 2.2 0.2 - .0 .1 -.3 .4 -.5 .0 - 1.1 .1 -.7 .1 .0 .5 .8 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 -.5 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.3 -.5 - 1.2 1.9 1.1 3.0 -1.5 -3.4 3.8 .2 .4 .5 .4 5.5 .1 -1.3 - 1.8 .3 .3 3.1 - 1.6 -7.8 - 1.6 -5.9 4.1 - 1.8 .6 4.1 4.3 1.9 2.2 -1.4 14.9 14.6 15.2 14.7 -.2 2.4 .4 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6 -.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 12.2 1.8 2.1 4.0 3.0 .3 .7 .2 .8 .0 120.0 -.2 .7 -.9 189.2 223.5 3.7 2.1 -.4 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Group Nov. 1996 2 Size class B Peresent cha nge frorn— Oct. Nov. 1996 1995 Index 0.1 229.1 212.7 233.1 204.5 Size class C sent nge n— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index 3.3 3.5 3.3 4.0 0.4 233.9 204.4 241.0 220.4 3.2 4.0 158.0 141.1 180.5 2.3 .5 1.1 3.4 .1 .8 163.8 147.0 186.0 3.3 3.2 3.5 .1 3.6 3.2 -.7 5.1 Nov. 1996 III Size class A Nov. 1996 Size class D Percent change from— Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Pertsent chainge fronn— Oct. Nov. 1996 1995 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 182.8 170.7 185.4 167.4 3.2 Entertainment5 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................ Entertainment services 6 ..................................................... 142.9 132.9 151.2 3.0 2.4 3.4 .4 Other goods and services..................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal c a re ...................................................................... Personal and educational expenses.................................. 176.7 184.4 136.2 188.7 3.5 -.3 2.3 4.4 .8 .6 .1 219.7 246.7 149.6 253.4 4.7 1.6 4.9 .1 215.0 238.8 148.0 248.3 All item s.................................................................................... 142.9 3.0 .1 158.9 3.5 .3 158.5 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities.................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter 3.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services......................................................... Other services 7 .................................................................. 135.3 141.0 131.4 139.3 2.9 4.1 2.0 .3 .3 .3 2.9 -.7 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.3 4.9 .7 6.9 .6 .6 .6 .8 -.5 .7 140.8 156.1 132.1 133.9 129.0 139.3 129.9 177.8 182.0 145.6 187.3 233.1 205.7 141.9 155.1 134.4 138.3 139.3 140.6 129.3 176.6 176.9 145.2 190.1 241.0 202.9 159.4 154.6 159.8 154.8 132.9 135.0 139.8 144.9 185.4 172.4 108.9 165.8 168.1 141.6 106.8 184.0 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 4.9 .3 .5 .3 .3 .5 6.6 .7 .7 2.8 3.3 3.5 -.7 .3 .3 .6 .4 6.2 1.1 .2 .4 .6 .3 -.4 3.0 229.0 217.9 3.1 2.3 3.2 3.9 0.3 .3 .3 .4 146.8 138.9 158.1 3.5 3.8 3.0 .5 -.3 .3 212.9 225.2 135.1 253.6 5.0 6.4 1.4 5.3 3.3 .2 155.8 3.9 .2 3.4 4.4 .2 .1 140.3 152.6 133.3 135.5 135.2 137.6 130.6 172.9 173.3 141.4 184.3 229.0 199.7 3.8 5.2 2.9 4.6 .4 2.0 0.3 .3 .4 .4 -.2 -.5 .1 .1 .1 225.3 211.8 .2 1.0 .0 -.4 .1 .1 Commodity and service group 121.0 150.9 120.7 149.0 145.0 128.6 151.2 185.4 166.8 .6 3.2 2.8 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.9 .2 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 .3 .3 .2 1.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 4.0 .9 .8 .3 .1 .1 -.3 .3 .4 .3 2.8 4.3 -.4 6.5 .6 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.1 3.2 4.0 .4 .7 .2 .9 .0 .1 .1 -.3 .3 .4 .2 - 1.8 7.4 .8 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 4.4 .0 .5 .7 .3 .7 .2 .1 .1 -.5 .5 .3 .4 Special indexes All items less fo o d ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3 ........................................ All items less medical care ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 3 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............. Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 See region size classes. 2 Indexes on 3 Indexes on 4 Indexes on 143.4 142.2 142.4 140.7 132.2 139.8 149.9 140.2 153.2 146.0 138.7 143.2 143.8 129.3 155.5 150.7 .1 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 .3 .1 ' 2.1 .3 2.9 4.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 7.6 2.7 2.5 .9 11.2 3.1 .1 .2 .6 .3 .2 .0 .6 .1 .1 .1 1.6 .1 and area size on table 10 for information about population .1 .1 .4 .4 .2 .4 2.0 .2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 .3 2.8 .4 4.1 6.1 4.3 3.0 3.2 8.9 2.9 2.5 1.1 15.1 3.2 .2 .1 .2 .6 .8 .3 .1 .1 .9 .1 .2 .0 2.7 .2 156.4 153.0 156.9 150.8 134.1 136.5 138.7 144.1 181.9 165.9 106.2 162.9 165.4 143.0 107.4 179.6 Revised index for City size • A: Oct. 1996=142.3 Revised index for City size ■ A: Oct. 1996=150.6 Revised index for City size - A: O ct 1996=166.4 Data not available. a December 1986=100 base. a December 1982=100 base. a December 1993=100 base. 4.6 3.5 3.4 7.9 3.2 2.9 1.9 14.1 3.4 .8 159.3 155.4 158.9 154.0 135.3 139.4 141.6 146.6 186.2 170.0 113.5 165.0 167.6 143.9 108.9 182.3 38 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.0 4.5 7.0 4.9 3.6 3.9 8.7 3.4 3.0 1.3 15.5 3.9 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .6 .7 .3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.1 .2 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class C Size class B Size class A Per<Dent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Pencent cha nge frorTÌ— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 166.0 256.6 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Dairy products............................................................. Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home.................................................... Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing.............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................. Rent, residential......................................................... Other renters’ costs.................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent 2 ............................................ Fuel and other utilities..................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation.............................. Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men's and boys’ apparel.............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................... Footwear....................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation....................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation......................... .............................. Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment..................................................................... Other goods and services.................................................. Personal care.................................................................. 158.8 158.2 160.8 182.7 152.3 142.0 188.5 149.1 156.4 165.0 165.1 190.1 196.5 176.6 232.8 195.9 196.7 124.3 119.2 110.7 109.2 147.2 128.4 132.9 122.3 127.2 128.0 123.1 125.3 115.4 127.5 149.7 145.0 105.3 104.6 103.5 107.2 104.7 177.5 243.8 170.3 226.3 166.9 0.2 2.9 - 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.6 9.7 3.3 .1 2.2 3.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 4.2 5.0 22f5 23.1 16.8 1-.4 .4 .4 .7 .0 1.2 .5 1.7 -.5 -.1 .0 .1 -.4 - 1.6 .4 - 6.1 .2 .2 2.2 3.4 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.5 .2 .1 3.4 9.5 .5 .3 4.6 - 1.0 - 1.1 .9 - 2.0 - 1.8 .7 .9 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.4 -.9 .0 -.6 -3.6 4.2 3.6 10.3 10.1 11.5 8.8 8.4 7.6 4.4 2.6 3.4 2.1 -.2 .2 .3 .4 1.3 163.1 262.4 163.3 163.2 166.2 168.8 159.8 146.2 200.4 162.2 160.0 168.1 164.1 193.1 203.2 167.4 249.4 203.7 205.1 132.9 118.1 100.0 101.0 127.7 137.9 148.3 117.4 119.9 125.3 121.8 149.2 108.1 121.4 141.6 139.0 107.7 107.2 105.3 113.4 107.2 188.0 240.1 155.7 227.3 150.0 0.4 3.0 - 4.5 4.5 4.9 1.6 3.6 10.3 9.5 2.5 3.7 4.7 2.8 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.9 2.9 4.7 5.9 28.7 30.7 22.6 .1 -.9 3.0 2.0 — 3.8 -4.6 3.9 -16.5 6.2 3.4 3.3 9.2 8.7 10.1 8.1 1.2 1.4 2.0 .0 3.4 1.8 3.7 .2 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 - 1.0 .2 -2.5 .3 .3 1.5 2.5 4.1 3.4 7.0 2.0 -.6 10.0 -1.3 - 1.2 -1.3 3.3 - 6.1 .5 .5 .6 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.3 6.5 5.7 3.1 2.5 4.9 -2.3 2.1 163.1 140.3 163.3 126.7 127.2 124.6 189.9 245.3 3.0 3.6 4.5 3.0 4.3 .4 .7 154.8 159.2 171.4 173.7 113.7 128.3 129.4 144.6 193.5 184.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 7.2 3.1 4.3 4.3 .4 1.1 .3 .4 -.9 164.3 272.8 158.3 157.8 155.9 182.4 151.1 127.3 187.0 142.8 162.5 164.2 163.1 194.0 181.4 171.4 181.3 210.2 211.3 119.0 101.4 90.8 94.6 94.4 113.9 119.7 102.5 120.6 149.9 147.4 155.7 148.7 142.4 144.9 137.1 106.1 105.3 105.3 112.9 108.1 258.3 226.8 169.5 235.7 148.0 3.7 0.3 - 4.2 4.4 5.6 4.3 3.7 9.3 11.2 .2 .3 .3 -.8 - 1.0 2.1 1.2 2.7 .9 .4 -.9 2.7 .0 -.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.5 4.4 1.9 1.9 6.3 9.1 19.5 25.3 - 1.2 4.1 .4 19.6 1.9 8.5 8.9 6.1 10.6 5.9 4.5 4.3 10.4 9.9 11.1 9.7 8.9 5.9 -.7 -.2 -1.9 .0 .0 .6 .9 2.9 3.4 .7 -.2 -.2 -.2 .3 4.0 4.2 3.7 6.7 .2 .6 .9 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.7 1.7 -1.7 2.8 .0 3.9 4.2 .5 -.9 3.7 4.6 4.2 5.0 7.0 .3 .9 .2 .0 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services...................................................... 166.0 143.2 158.8 132.0 133.4 130.4 187.7 249.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 158.1 162.2 172.6 176.3 113.5 133.4 135.3 146.9 192.2 182.7 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.8 .5 3.1 4.8 .2 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .1 .4 1.0 2.5 3.1 1.2 .3 .9 -.6 .2 1.3 164.3 141.2 158.3 131.2 136.5 123.2 190.2 231.5 1.6 .2 1.4 1.9 .4 3.0 3.3 -.1 .1 4.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 9.6 4.7 6.5 5.5 4.2 3.0 .5 .3 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less fo o d ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 2.6 6.8 2.6 3.8 3.3 3.5 2.9 See footnotes at end of table. 39 .5 .2 -.1 -.1 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .6 .0 2.6 2.5 .6 .4 .2 -.1 2.5 .2 .7 1.0 .5 .1 155.7 161.1 173.2 177.2 102.0 132.5 138.0 147.1 192.1 186.7 .2 .2 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.0 .0 -.1 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class B Per<;ent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Size class D Size class C Per<;ent change frorn— Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Oct. Nov. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 Perc:ent chainge frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 155.3 256.5 3.4 - 0.3 - 154.5 249.7 4.3 - 0.3 - 157.1 250.1 3.7 - 0.4 - 151.9 243.6 4.0 - 0.5 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Dairy products............................................................. Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home................................................... Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing.............................................................................. Shelter................................................................. ........... Renters’ costs 2............................................................. Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation.............................. Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................... Footwear....................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation........................................................ Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment..................................................................... Other goods and services.................................................. Personal care.................................................................. 155.7 155.1 156.5 176.6 152.3 154.7 178.2 139.1 153.2 161.8 148.5 169.7 171.4 163.5 173.0 174.6 174.7 121.3 109.7 103.0 103.1 127.7 4.5 4.6 5.3 4.5 4.9 14.0 5.8 1.9 3.4 3.5 .4 .3 .4 .9 -.3 150.6 151.0 153.8 181.5 141.9 153.9 174.2 142.0 146.3 145.4 150.7 176.0 187.8 166.2 214.3 177.3 178.4 117.4 4.1 4.1 4.7 3.5 3.8 10.4 8.9 .1 .2 .2 - 1.2 1.2 5.1 5.2 6.4 3.4 5.6 9.5 13.6 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 8.1 20.2 148.0 147.1 145.5 173.6 138.1 139.8 162.3 132.2 150.2 161.6 143.6 157.6 159.8 146.7 183.7 164.8 165.0 129.4 102.5 95.7 100.3 129.6 4.5 4.7 5.7 5.5 3.9 102.6 153.3 152.4 152.0 169.4 138.7 143.0 186.4 143.2 153.7 164.8 153.2 171.5 175.4 157.1 207.0 175.6 176.5 130.2 117.8 107.0 97.3 149.1 126.5 133.8 120.9 133.5 131.6 127.8 124.3 134.6 112.6 120.7 105.3 117.1 126.7 124.7 128.4 114.3 133.9 145.2 142.5 114.5 114.0 113.1 123.3 115.2 180.2 221.6 162.8 218.1 139.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.8 1.1 2.2 2.3 7.1 8.7 19.2 23.0 14.7 8.4 .4 18.4 -.3 -1.9 - 2.2 -1.7 - 6.1 5.4 5.8 5.6 20.9 21.1 22.1 20.1 18.3 7.3 2.3 4.7 3.6 2.6 .6 2.2 -.6 .4 .6 .0 .0 - 1.0 .4 -4.5 .3 .3 .5 .7 3.7 2.9 4.8 .7 -2.7 4.6 -.3 -.4 -.5 2.0 -.7 -.7 1.4 1.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 1.3 .0 .2 .6 .2 99.9 103.4 134.6 107.9 126.2 91.1 125.7 139.0 136.9 135.4 152.2 107.8 143.6 139.5 114.5 115.0 112.2 125.0 119.5 240.6 220.8 150.6 212.5 163.9 1.1 3.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.0 6.5 3.1 3.2 5.7 20.7 19.8 7.6 3.2 15.0 4.9 6.2 6.8 7.3 9.1 1.4 5.0 5.3 21.8 22.0 23.3 21.1 19.1 2.1 4.6 3.0 3.0 5.5 .3 2.1 - 1.2 .2 -.6 .2 .2 .9 -.1 2.1 -.1 -.1 .3 .0 3.8 4.0 3.8 -.2 -1.3 1.3 .4 1.9 2.2 - 2.0 5.2 -1.3 .6 .7 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.1 -1.4 .3 .4 -.2 .3 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.2 3.4 4.0 2.5 6.7 3.1 3.1 5.7 7.9 23.6 7.1 .2 3.6 4.6 2.3 -3.3 110.3 108.8 124.0 .8 1.4 4.4 24.8 6.9 .4 19.0 111.0 110.6 .1 .1 - 1.0 .5 -3.6 .5 .5 2.0 212.9 238.0 167.6 205.7 154.2 143.3 140.2 .3 .4 22.2 -2.5 -2.9 -5.5 - 2.8 -1.9 5.4 5.7 19.1 19.0 19.8 18.7 17.8 121.2 -.1 .0 .8 2.1 -.8 .0 1.2 -1.3 5.1 -.4 .6 .6 1.5 1.5 -1.9 .9 1.1 4.4 4.5 4.9 3.1 4.6 -1.9 .6 .1 .1 110.0 106.6 116.7 124.9 148.2 147.9 144.1 152.5 160.0 140.4 133.2 107.8 106.6 103.5 125.1 109.1 313.5 216.0 151.6 202.8 11.1 6.4 4.4 2.7 2.4 4.5 5.4 7.7 3.0 21.0 4.7 4.8 4.1 4.6 14.5 25.2 4.1 4.1 1.0 7.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 3.4 1.2 .8 -.4 1.2 -.6 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .1 1.7 .4 .4 -.2 -.7 .8 .1 1.8 -.7 -3.8 2.7 1.1 3.3 3.5 7.1 1.1 1.1 .4 4.6 4.9 19.6 6.3 .9 .9 2.7 20.0 2.8 19.9 3.1 2.4 2.5 -.4 21.8 18.1 1.4 2.1 .0 3.3 5.2 3.6 .3 -.5 133.9 1.1 .4 .5 .3 .7 1.5 -.5 151.9 140.7 148.0 136.4 141.0 130.2 164.3 218.6 2.8 150.7 147.3 158.8 161.4 103.5 137.1 142.2 145.2 173.3 157.2 3.6 4.3 3.5 3.3 10.9 3.4 5.6 5.1 3.2 4.5 .0 .0 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................... Commodities...................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................. Medical care services..................................................... 155.3 141.7 155.7 133.1 136.9 126.2 169.6 225.0 3.4 3.4 4.5 2.7 4.3 151.4 151.9 161.4 163.1 112.4 134.3 138.4 146.6 175.4 164.7 3.8 3.5 2.5 .0 3.4 2.9 .3 .5 .4 .7 1.2 -.2 .2 .3 154.5 138.8 150.6 132.8 135.6 130.4 171.6 221.7 4.3 5.1 4.1 5.6 8.4 3.7 4.4 .1 .1 148.9 151.0 162.4 165.1 105.4 133.1 135.9 142.8 170.6 167.3 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.4 13.8 5.6 .4 .3 2.2 .3 .7 .1 1.1 1.7 .3 157.1 141.9 153.3 135.5 136.1 134.1 174.5 246.6 3.7 4.0 5.1 3.2 4.7 3.4 3.8 .7 153.1 152.9 164.0 166.9 113.4 136.5 137.5 144.2 180.9 168.0 3.7 3.7 .4 .4 .2 4.0 3.8 4.5 3.5 5.8 .5 4.3 .5 .9 .4 1.3 1.8 .6 .2 -.1 Special indexes All All All All items items items items less less less less shelter............................................................ medical care................................................... energy............................................................ food and energy............................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 2.2 14.6 2.7 4.2 4.4 4.5 3.5 .5 .4 .1 .1 2.9 .6 1.1 .8 .4 .2 See footnotes at end of table. 40 8.2 6.3 3.9 3.7 .2 .2 1.7 1.0 1.6 .9 -.1 .1 2.8 2.3 12.6 3.2 4.5 4.9 3.4 3.3 .2 .1 2.7 .7 1.4 .8 .3 .2 .6 .6 .5 .6 .8 1.2 1.7 1.1 .0 .3 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South’ Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class C Size class B Size class A Index 158.2 258.2 3.7 - 0.3 - 154.7 250.3 155.5 155.6 156.6 169.5 148.4 152.2 195.9 138.7 155.7 154.4 152.7 162.1 184.6 154.8 256.0 163.0 162.8 144.2 118.7 114.8 104.4 148.2 118.0 117.1 126.1 133.9 137.2 132.2 134.7 134.0 126.5 143.3 141.0 107.0 106.3 104.1 111.9 108.6 187.7 224.3 160.3 225.1 149.4 4.7 4.9 .4 .4 .3 155.0 154.9 153.5 166.3 143.3 148.1 176.0 148.9 159.5 155.9 141.5 150.6 152.6 146.4 167.6 153.7 153.4 141.9 134.7 127.8 92.6 160.2 136.2 140.9 126.1 115.4 149.2 147.6 139.0 152.5 130.4 145.7 143.4 108.9 109.0 104.9 117.5 112.9 201.5 232.5 153.9 208.4 139.7 Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Nov. 1996 Size class D Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index 2.9 - - 0.1 - 154.6 251.1 3.8 - 0.2 4.2 4.4 4.9 3.9 6.3 11.4 5.1 -.3 -.3 -.5 150.6 150.8 147.9 180.4 143.0 137.2 162.7 134.2 158.4 146.8 146.2 166.1 171.2 155.6 189.9 169.0 167.3 125.2 109.6 105.5 98.5 126.5 113.3 115.8 111.9 120.5 135.3 131.2 5.5 5.6 .3 .3 Nov. 1996 Expenditure category All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 153.8 248.3 2.7 - 0.1 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Dairy products............................................................. Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home.................................................... Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing.............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................. Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs.................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent 2 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities ..................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ................. ...... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation .............................. Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................... Footwear....................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation........................................................ Medical care...................................................................... Entertainment..................................................................... Other goods and services.................................................. Personal care.................................................................. 155.2 155.2 154.9 170.6 145.1 154.8 186.4 139.8 157.2 154.4 143.6 155.8 162.3 153.9 181.5 158.8 158.6 119.6 106.6 103.6 100.3 139.0 109.4 108.1 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 .1 .1 .0 11.2 - 2.3 .1 .1 3.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 -1.4 2.6 -.5 .3 3.2 3.6 3.0 5.4 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 14.6 16.9 10.8 110.1 1.7 .5 5.7 130.2 146.7 142.0 144.7 135.7 139.9 142.6 142.7 109.3 108.4 106.4 109.8 110.3 144.5 229.2 164.4 204.5 148.7 - 2.2 - 2.6 3.3 -7.6 7.2 3.4 3.7 15.1 15.1 16.8 13.0 13.4 -.7 2.3 4.2 3.1 2.3 .2 -.2 .1 } .0 -.2 » .3 -1.9 .5 .4 -3.2 - 6.2 2.0 2.2 1.6 -6.7 -9.2 1.8 -.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.6 1.5 .8 .8 ; 1.9 ( 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.4 -.1 .1 .5 -.2 -.1 6.1 3.7 6.4 16.3 6.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.9 4.3 6.0 4.2 4.3 4.9 5.0 19.3 22.7 17.2 3.5 .9 18.0 1.4 -1.9 - 2.2 -.5 -4.3 1.9 3.8 4.1 14.4 14.4 16.1 14.1 13.5 -.3 3.4 2.7 4.3 .0 -.6 1.2 .5 -.3 .1 .6 .1 .0 .1 -.5 .4 - 2.1 .4 .4 -.5 - 1.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 -1.9 -3.2 4.9 .0 1.3 1.5 4.5 .8 - 1.6 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 .2 .2 .3 .1 -.6 1.1 3.4 2.4 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 2.3 2.2 16.3 32.7 12.5 1.4 .7 5.8 .6 -1.5 - 1.8 .8 .4 .2 -2.5 - 1.1 .3 -.1 -.4 -.1 - 1.0 .2 -3.6 .3 .2 -1.5 - 2.8 3.5 7.7 2.4 -3.2 -4.3 3.4 -.5 -.5 -.5 6.2 .1 3.7 4.8 14.6 7.5 4.9 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.1 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.7 18.9 21.5 16.8 2.4 .7 -.7 -.9 .9 .4 1.0 13.8 1.6 - 2.8 -3.6 .1 -.1 122.0 .8 -1.5 -4.7 3.3 3.3 15.7 15.2 16.2 14.5 12.9 3.8 -.5 149.4 1.1 102.1 .7 142.9 141.5 -4.6 -5.1 3.7 4.0 14.5 13.8 14.7 2.8 1.6 3.3 .8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.0 -.4 .3 -.5 .0 -.6 -.4 2.9 -.1 .0 4.2 1.9 3.3 -.3 .1 .0 -.2 .2 101.2 99.7 95.4 118.0 106.8 172.3 230.4 149.3 202.9 124.3 - 12.6 12.7 -1.3 3.3 6.0 4.7 -.5 1.0 -.5 -.1 -.2 -.7 .1 - 2.0 -.1 -.1 -.3 - 1.0 1.3 .2 2.6 - 1.2 -2.7 12.3 .2 1.3 1.5 2.4 .8 1.1 .8 .8 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.3 -.2 .4 .1 .0 .0 Commodity and service group All items................................................................................ Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ Services............................................................................. Medical care services...................................................... 153.8 141.8 155.2 134.0 134.8 133.6 166.1 233.8 2.7 2.5 4.2 1.5 2.5 153.4 149.6 160.4 161.7 106.6 134.9 135.9 145.0 181.4 159.9 2.5 2.7 2.4 .0 2.9 2.1 .1 .4 .1 .7 1.0 .1 -.2 .2 158.2 142.7 155.5 135.2 137.4 131.8 174.2 229.6 3.7 3.3 4.7 2.3 3.5 4.1 3.2 157.3 153.9 164.3 166.4 109.6 135.8 138.1 146.7 188.2 168.2 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 9.2 2.3 3.5 4.2 3.7 4.1 .6 .3 .6 .4 .8 1.0 .6 .1 .2 154.7 142.6 155.0 135.3 140.6 129.3 167.9 239.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 .1 .3 154.6 138.6 150.6 132.0 133.6 130.0 171.8 234.2 3.8 3.7 5.5 2.6 .2 .5 .3 .7 4.3 .5 3.9 3.6 1.1 .2 -.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.1 .4 .5 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 2.0 8.3 -.1 .0 .2 .2 1.6 2.6 -2.3 .7 .9 3.4 2.7 3.0 -.7 -.3 .6 See footnotes at end of table. 41 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .7 .9 .7 .1 .1 156.3 149.2 159.7 161.0 120.3 136.1 141.3 147.9 185.2 159.2 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.0 7.5 1.9 3.2 3.8 2.5 2.8 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.5 .1 .3 .1 -.2 -.3 151.9 148.4 161.9 164.6 103.1 132.3 133.9 142.0 181.1 162.9 8.1 2.6 4.2 4.9 3.5 4.0 .2 .2 .2 .6 .6 1.0 .7 .1 -.1 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W(5St Size class A Group Index Size class C Percent change from— Index Percent change from— Nov. 1996 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Nov. 1995 Oct. 1996 All items................................................................................ All items (December 1977=100).......................................... 159.1 259.5 3.0 - - 0.1 - 163.9 254.2 3.5 - 0.4 - Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Dairy products............................................................ Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home.................................................... Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................. Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs.................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities .................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 5 ....... Fuel o il 5................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation .............................. Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................... Footwear...... ................................................................ Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium ................................... Public transportation........................................................ Medical care...................................................................... Entertainment6 .................................................................. Other goods and services.................................................. Personal care.................................................................. 157.9 157.5 162.0 176.6 153.2 162.1 191.8 144.6 151.2 161.6 158.5 171.5 185.0 166.4 219.3 182.8 182.5 140.8 131.3 107.5 107.3 139.3 133.4 154.6 107.9 126.0 122.9 118.3 120.5 108.7 123.7 143.0 138.5 4.6 4.9 6.3 2.9 6.9 12.3 7.9 3.2 2.5 .3 .3 154.3 153.8 152.0 166.2 141.5 143.6 194.2 135.4 157.2 161.5 163.6 185.0 179.4 164.3 200.9 202.5 204.0 129.7 111.5 276.1 353.9 124.0 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.3 8.5 .3 .3 .3 Expenditure category 2.0 3.2 3.3 3.9 2.5 8.9 3.0 2.6 4.5 6.0 10.1 16.1 5.0 5.8 .3 23.7 1.4 1.6 98.5 95.0 95.4 101.0 193.3 227.1 156.1 231.9 163.5 -1.7 .1 -.1 .5 .0 -.1 -.1 -.6 .2 -3.0 .2 .2 - 1.0 - 2.0 .5 -2.4 3.3 - 2.1 .2 -7.8 .2 -1.4 -1.7 1.3 3.6 2.3 -2.3 1.9 -.4 -.2 100.0 .1 -.6 1.8 1.2 .0 .8 -.6 -3.1 -4.2 -5.4 -3.2 -5.1 9.0 3.2 1.3 3.7 -3.9 -4.0 -4.4 -2.9 -3.9 .5 2.2 .0 .8 .3 .6 110.1 122.2 97.5 126.1 132.0 130.1 146.5 119.0 126.4 146.7 145.0 110.5 108.9 106.4 113.3 109.1 175.2 239.3 170.6 223.9 156.6 8.6 -.6 3.6 5.2 4.0 4.8 4.6 3.7 7.5 4.8 4.8 1.6 .4 10.4 14.1 9.9 -.1 .7 - 1.2 2.4 -1.9 - 1.8 6.2 -5.2 1.6 2.3 2.7 7.9 7.3 8.5 5.4 5.9 - 1.8 2.9 4.1 .1 1.8 - 1.6 .9 - 1.0 .5 -.3 .9 1.0 .0 1.5 -4.6 1.3 1.3 .8 2.0 2.4 -.1 2.7 1.9 -.4 6.3 .2 -2.3 -2.4 - 2.8 -5.0 -.9 .5 .4 - 1.2 -1.3 -.6 -3.2 -.9 6.0 1.1 .6 .6 .0 3.2 -.3 163.9 141.4 154.3 134.2 139.4 128.3 185.3 247.1 3.5 2.9 4.3 -.1 3.2 .9 3.8 3.0 - 1.0 157.0 159.2 170.2 173.6 110.9 135.3 140.8 147.2 191.1 178.9 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.3 4.4 2.3 3.3 3.7 2.9 4.0 .3 .4 .5 .5 .3 -.4 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............................................... ...... 159.1 140.3 157.9 129.0 129.5 128.0 175.8 228.2 3.0 2.6 4.6 1.2 .8 1.8 3.3 2.9 -.1 -.1 .3 -.5 -1.4 .6 .1 .3 2.2 .4 .3 -.3 .6 .8 .7 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables.......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 155.5 155.6 164.3 166.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.8 1.2 1.2 .8 111.0 130.7 132.0 144.3 189.3 171.7 2.9 3.7 3.4 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. .0 -.1 .1 .1 -3.1 -.5 - 1.2 -.4 .2 .1 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, 5 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. 6 Revised index for West A Size: Oct. 1996=154.8 Data not available. 42 - 1.0 -.4 .7 .9 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, November 1996 U.S. city average........................................ ............ 157.2 175.4 148.9 149.3 186.3 143.4 u rb a n..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000........................... 50,000 to 500,000 ................................ 160.9 160.8 166.2 155.9 181.2 182.7 168.8 182.4 152.6 152.3 159.8 151.1 141.3 142.0 146.2 127.3 189.9 188.5 200.4 187.0 150.1 149.1 162.2 142.8 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000........................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).................................. 153.8 156.5 153.8 152.0 175.4 176.6 181.5 169.4 146.6 152.3 141.9 138.7 149.9 154.7 153.9 143.0 177.3 178.2 174.2 186.4 139.4 139.1 142.0 143.2 145.5 173.6 138.1 139.8 162.3 132.2 urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000........................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).................................. 153.9 154.9 156.6 153.5 170.5 170.6 169.5 166.3 145.2 145.1 148.4 143,3 149.5 154.8 152.2 148.1 182.4 186.4 195.9 176.0 141.1 139.8 138.7 148.9 147.9 180.4 143.0 137.2 162.7 134.2 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1 ,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ................................ 161.0 162.0 152.0 173.9 176.6 166.2 151.4 153.2 141.5 158.1 162.1 143.6 195.6 191.8 194.2 143.9 144.6 135.4 Size classes A 2 ......................................................................... B ........................................................................... C ........................................................................... D ........................................................................... 145.3 159.4 153.4 150.7 157.7 171.9 170.3 178.1 137.7 151.7 143.4 139.6 144.3 152.9 141.8 142.3 170.3 194.2 183.8 173.9 131.6 144.2 144.3 139.6 163.4 157.5 166.0 154.2 147.1 149.8 154.4 167.7 163.8 162.9 162.3 149.1 149.9 162.3 160.4 200.9 169.3 180.5 170.8 156.3 173.8 167.2 173.5 170.4 186.3 190.3 151.0 152.6 175.1 185.9 141.2 154.8 167.9 152.4 141.9 144.7 145.4 161.2 145.4 153.8 151.4 143.1 137.0 154.8 149.3 162.7 144.2 165.5 154.2 152.4 139.0 146.5 175.6 155.0 141.7 140.5 149.2 152.8 153.5 159.7 196.1 197.1 190.6 185.2 164.4 177.0 181.1 154.8 132.5 141.4 127.7 135.1 134.4 148.3 145.3 134.8 150.0 157.9 148.7 144.2 151.4 146.6 Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas Baltimore, M D ......................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Gaiveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .................. Washington, DC-MD-VA......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 43 202.1 237.4 192.5 183.1 159.5 179.7 184.4 182.1 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total food at home Area Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Cereals and bakery products Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, October 1996 to November 1996 U.S. city average..................................................... Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.6 .8 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.8 -.1 .5 -.5 3.4 - 1.0 1.8 2.1 1.7 3.7 .3 -.1 .0 .0 -.8 1.2 .9 .3 .4 .5 .9 .0 .5 -.3 .2 -.8 -.6 - 1.2 -.8 -0.3 1 urb a n ...................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................... 50,000 to 500,000 ............................... .7 2.0 .2 - 1.2 .3 -.1 1.2 .0 .8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 .4 1.2 .8 -.4 1.2 -.6 urb a n ............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ............................... D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. -.1 .0 .9 2.3 .3 .1 .1 -.4 -.2 .1 - 1.1 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1 ,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ............................... North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1 ,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1 ,200,000 ........................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. South Size Size Size Size Size classes A ........................................................................... B ........................................................................... C ........................................................................... D ........................................................................... .6 .3 .4 .2 - 1.1 -1.4 -.3 -2.5 .7 -.7 -.9 .9 .4 - 1.0 1.5 -.2 -.1 - 1.0 .3 -.5 -.6 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 .5 -.6 .1 1.8 1.8 -1.4 -1.7 - 1.6 .2 .1 .4 - 1.0 .7 1.7 .2 .1 -.1 .6 -.4 -.3 -.7 -.3 .4 -.5 .8 2.0 .0 - 1.1 .7 -.7 .5 .9 5.0 -4.8 -1.5 1.4 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .1 1.1 2.1 -2.7 .5 2.4 -.9 3.3 -.7 - 2.0 3.0 3.4 .7 .5 4.1 5.1 1.9 .7 -4.2 - 1.0 - 1.1 -1.3 2.2 .1 .3 .3 .8 -.1 .5 .0 .9 .1 Selected local areas Baltimore, M D ......................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .................. Washington, DC-MD-VA......................................... 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 1.4 .9 .4 .6 1.1 .6 .5 - 1.2 -.4 -.2 4.3 -4.9 -.7 2.2 -.1 .7 -.7 1.0 4.4 2 See map in technical notes. 3.5 44 .4 -.2 -.8 1.4 3.1 1.3 1.9 -.2 - 2.6 .1 .6 3.0 -.3 -6.3 - 1.2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base, -.7 1.3 .4 3.1 -3.6 - 1.2 2.2 -2.9 - 2.1 .5 -.6 -.3 -.8 1.4 1.0 -.3 .7 - 1.1 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, October 1996 to November 1996 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Expenditure category All items................................................................................ 0.2 0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 Food and beverages.......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...... ............................. Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................ Dairy products............................................................. Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home.................................................... Food away from home.................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing.............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................. Renters’ costs............................................................... Rent, residential ......................................................... Other renters’ costs.................................................... Homeowners’ costs...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t............................................. Fuel and other utilities..................................................... Fuels............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities.......................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas...................................................... Household furnishings and operation.............................. Apparel and upkeep........................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................... Footwear....................................................................... Transportation.................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................................... Gasoline ..................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................... Public transportation........................................................ Medical care....................................................................... Entertainment..................................................................... Other goods and services.................................................. Personal care.................................................................. .3 .3 .3 .6 .6 .4 .5 .7 .9 -.9 3.4 3.5 .4 .3 .6 .8 1.1 .2 -.1 .2 .1 -.8 .7 .6 .0 .6 -.3 .3 .1 -.1 -.1 -.8 .2 -.2 .1 1.3 3.1 - 1.0 .3 1.5 -.6 -.8 -.1 -.4 2.9 -.7 .4 -4.7 .3 .3 -.9 -1.7 1.7 2.8 .0 3.4 3.8 -1.7 -4.3 1.3 -.3 .7 .7 4.6 -.2 -.8 -2.7 3.5 -.2 .0 -.1 1.5 -.3 1.2 -.2 .6 -.9 .7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.6 .1 .2 .5 .4 4.1 -.2 .0 -3.3 .3 .3 .6 -.2 .3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.8 .1 -4.0 -.7 .4 -3.8 .1 .0 .1 .1 .7 .9 2.4 2.3 3.4 .5 6.2 - 6.2 -3.3 .0 - 10.6 .3 -3.6 -4.2 .8 -3.8 -3.7 -.6 1.4 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.0 4.3 2.7 -.7 -5.4 -5.7 - 6.2 -5.1 -4.9 -.1 1.7 -.4 -1.5 - 1.6 1.9 -3.8 -.8 .7 1.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.6 2.8 2.2 2.2 .6 -3.6 1.4 .4 -1.3 -1.3 - 2.1 -7.1 .1 -15.7 .2 .2 1.1 1.2 5.0 4.9 - .6 .0 1.9 .5 -1.7 - 1.8 1.1 -3.2 -5.2 .6 .5 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.7 -.1 -.3 - 1.2 -.1 .7 .3 -6.3 -2.9 .7 1.2 .6 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 .4 - 1.8 -3.7 3.2 -.8 3.6 -3.9 -.6 -10.5 .2 .6 .7 1.9 -3.8 5.2 - 1.0 - 1.1 -5.5 -5.6 - 6.2 -5.4 -4.6 -.2 -.6 .0 .0 -1.3 .9 3.2 1.4 .5 -.3 -.3 .1 -.4 .0 -.3 .3 .4 .6 .6 -.2 -.1 .0 .1 .4 .5 .2 .2 .5 1.3 .4 2.3 All items................................................................................ .2 .4 Commodities....................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables........................................................................ .4 .3 .4 .5 .7 .6 .8 .6 - 1.0 1.3 .2 .2 -2.3 .1 .0 .0 .5 .3 .1 .0 -.1 -1.5 -3.2 1.6 -.1 .7 4.3 0.0 - 1.2 .2 1.1 .3 Commodity and service group Services............................................................................. Medical care services...................................................... .3 .2 .0 .8 -.2 -.6 .2 -.2 .2 .0 - 1.0 -.6 .1 .3 -.3 .2 .1 .0 -.1 1.8 .4 -.4 -.5 1.1 .5 .9 -.3 .3 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................ All items less medical care................................................... All items less energy............................................................ All items less food and energy............................................. Energy.................................................................................. Commodities less food......................................................... Nondurables less food ......................................................... Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter................................................. Services less medical care services..................................... 1 .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 1.2 .5 .4 .4 .3 .9 1.2 .9 .1 .0 .1 .1 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - 45 -.2 .1 -.1 -4.3 -.9 - 2.1 -.6 -.1 -.2 Data not available. .3 .1 .2 .2 -.1 -.8 1.7 .4 .7 .7 .1 - 1.0 -.2 .0 .2 .3 -4.6 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 .1 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) U.S. city average Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 BostonBaltimore, L.awrenceMD Sal em. MA-NH Index Percent Index Percent change change from— from— Nov. Nov. Nov. Sept. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1996 1995 Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 All item s.................................................................................... All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 ).............................................................. 158.6 475.0 3.3 0.5 154.8 463.0 2.4 -0.4 166.3 483.5 3.7 1.7 159.4 476.1 3.5 0.7 Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h .............................................. Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables .................................................... Other food at hom e...................................................... Food away from hom e.................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... Housing.................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ................................................................ Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t 2 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities....................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il........................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 3 ......................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) q a s........................................................ Household furnishings and operation................................ Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Footwear.......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fu e l......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................... Public transportation........................................................... Medical care.................................. ....................................... Entertainment5 ..................................................................... Other goods and services..................................................... Personal c a re ...................................................................... 156.2 155.9 157.2 175.4 148.9 149.0 149.3 186.3 143.4 154.7 160.2 153.9 172.4 179.9 163.7 207.9 178.6 178.9 128.4 115.7 105.9 104.3 134.7 121.7 128.9 111.4 124.8 133.4 129.9 131.2 126.7 127.7 144.8 141.5 107.8 107.1 105.1 111.5 108.3 187.3 230.5 160.7 219.2 151.2 4.3 4.4 5.2 3.8 5.1 4.9 11.7 6.3 .8 .8 .8 161.1 161.8 163.4 200.9 141.2 142.3 162.7 196.1 154.8 157.1 152.3 143.1 160.8 160.7 160.8 140.0 168.1 169.1 115.5 106.1 101.3 103.6 NA 118.1 123.7 105.9 124.2 133.5 127.6 123.8 116.5 158.0 140.4 139.7 108.5 105.9 106.1 106.6 104.1 147.3 240.5 168.6 217.2 131.5 3.4 3.5 4.3 5.7 1.3 1.3 1.7 8.5 -.7 159.1 159.1 157.5 169.3 154.8 155.2 144.2 197.1 132.5 163.0 160.4 160.6 184.8 194.4 172.4 224.8 189.0 189.4 131.8 116.3 103.5 105.2 3.5 3.6 4.1 -1.5 .4 .6 1.1 159.3 158.1 166.0 180.5 167.9 170.7 165.5 190.6 141.4 144.3 172.0 156.0 181.9 182.6 178.7 167.1 188.5 187.2 122.4 111.7 98.3 98.8 124.6 114.7 121.3 108.5 113.3 4.6 4.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 Group Expenditure category 2.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.8 .4 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.5 -.1 .8 .4 .0 .2 -.6 .5 -3.2 5.3 2.9 2.9 4.3 5.1 .6 .6 - 1.1 20.8 10.8 24.0 13.9 3.5 .3 11.4 9.2 -3.6 - 6.8 4.1 11.0 1.0 -.2 -.5 2.2 - 2.2 .8 3.9 3.7 11.8 11.6 -2.3 -.2 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.5 .8 1.1 1.1 12.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 10.8 1.2 9.9 5.5 3.1 3.0 3.8 1.5 1.3 1.5 .5 158.6 141.5 156.2 132.6 134.7 129.6 175.9 234.9 3.3 3.1 4.3 2.5 3.6 .7 3.3 3.3 .5 .9 154.6 154.5 164.9 167.2 3.3 3.2 2.9 .6 .4 .3 .2 -.1 10.3 7.0 3.7 1.4 3.4 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 6.0 5.3 22.3 22.3 2.3 .2 8.0 -1.9 5.7 6.1 1.1 - 1.0 .5 -2.3 4.0 .3 1.0 - 1.6 .4 -.7 .6 -4.5 .7 .7 -9.5 -15.2 11.0 11.0 -19.3 -24.2 -3.1 - 1.8 .5 .6 -3.1 7.2 13.2 .9 1.0 10.8 .8 .2 14.0 13.9 14.8 12.9 12.4 2.7 4.1 3.0 3.7 1.3 .3 1.0 1.2 .9 .7 1.7 .1 -.5 1.1 .0 - 1.1 101.0 138.6 140.0 134.0 115.8 146.9 137.1 129.8 124.4 137.1 141.4 142.7 108.5 107.0 104.8 110.3 110.1 132.2 286.5 171.3 225.5 149.4 8.6 8.5 9.7 5.7 -3.7 3.0 2.6 4.7 5.2 5.5 4.9 6.7 5.2 5.1 4.8 6.8 24.0 25.4 .0 1.8 2.8 .8 1.3 1.8 1.8 .2 3.8 -3.2 2.7 2.1 10.2 9.6 9.7 7.2 6.9 7.9 4.6 1.2 3.3 3.5 -3.2 3.4 3.3 2.2 5.3 -4.6 .0 - 1.2 2.8 1.1 1.8 .8 3.8 .8 .9 13.3 21.5 13.4 14.1 .0 24.8 1.0 76.5 -.3 1.2 1.4 -3.4 7.1 -3.6 .9 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 .7 - 2.2 1.5 .1 2.0 .5 120.6 120.0 121.5 104.9 157.8 142.5 140.5 112.8 112.4 111.0 118.7 112.9 158.9 231.0 172.2 226.8 154.2 .2 4.3 4.3 14.9 7.1 -.4 -.4 2.6 2.9 4.8 3.0 2.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.3 2.3 10.5 13.2 7.7 8.5 6.6 13.3 4.0 25.0 -2.5 -3.8 -4.3 -4.1 -11.4 15.8 5.7 5.7 16.8 16.8 18.3 14.7 14.6 6.2 2.5 6.3 3.3 3.4 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ .8 .9 1.3 .3 .2 .6 154.8 141.6 161.1 131.0 134.9 127.9 171.0 241.1 2.4 -.4 2.8 .6 3.4 2.4 1.3 6.2 - 2.2 2.2 2.7 .2 .3 .2 - 1.2 .1 166.3 140.9 159.1 129.5 134.7 126.3 190.8 296.5 3.7 3.8 3.5 4.0 5.4 161.2 160.6 174.5 178.1 112.9 130.9 136.1 146.8 205.7 182.5 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 7.9 4.0 5.2 4.5 2.3 3.6 2.0 3.8 4.8 1.7 .2 2.0 1.6 159.4 142.8 159.3 131.9 135.5 125.5 175.6 231.9 2.0 1.8 1.0 1.0 152.5 155.7 165.7 167.7 1.2 .4 1.7 2.7 1.3 2.8 3.5 2.7 4.6 1.3 2.8 2.2 6.1 .4 .5 1.8 -.1 .6 .2 1.0 - 2.6 .7 .7 - 2.6 -5.4 3.4 2.2 5.1 -5.5 - 8.2 -2.5 -.5 1.2 1.2 4.3 -.8 6.0 2.1 2.1 4.9 4.8 5.2 3.9 4.2 2.5 .4 1.1 .8 2.2 .7 1.4 1.1 1.5 2.4 - 1.0 4.1 3.1 .2 .1 .2 3.9 3.6 2.7 2.3 14.9 1.5 3.0 3.8 5.7 4.3 .8 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical ca re ..................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 2 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... 111.1 2.6 8.1 133.7 136.1 145.6 184.8 170.4 2.5 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.3 .5 .5 .5 .5 -.5 .9 1.2 1.0 .1 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 46 153.9 150.7 161.9 162.1 106.8 131.9 135.9 147.3 187.9 165.3 2.7 2.3 -.6 2.0 1.6 .2 .0 - 8.0 9.3 2.6 6.0 4.8 2.6 2.0 -.4 .3 .3 .8 -2.4 -1.3 14.0 1.6 2.4 1.6 2.9 2.1 111.6 133.9 138.1 147.8 177.2 171.0 .7 .8 .7 -.7 1.6 2.3 1.7 -.2 .2 Table 16. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84= 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 ClevelandAkronLorain, OH Group Index Nov. 1996 Expenditure category AH items............................................................................... All items (1967-100) 6 ........................................................ Food and beverages......................................................... Food ............................................................................... Food at home............................................................... Cereals and bakery products .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ........................................... Dairy products............................................................ Fruits and vegetables................................................. Other food at home................................................... Food away from home................................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................................ Housing............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................ Renters’ costs 2............................................................ Other renters’ costs................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent 2 ........................................... Fuel and other utilities .................................................... Fuels............................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Fuel o il.................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 .... .................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity................................................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................................... Household furnishings and operation .............................. Apparel and upkeep.......................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel.......................................... Footwear...................................................................... Transportation................................................................... Private transportation...................................................... Motor fuel..................................................................... Gasoline .................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................... Gasoline, unleaded premium ................................... Public transportation ....................................................... Medical care...................................................................... Entertainment.................................................................... Other goods and services................................................. Personal care................................................................. Commodity and service group All items............................................................................... Commodities...................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables....................................................................... Services............................................................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter........................................................... All items less medical care.................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy..................... ....................... Energy................................................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables......................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .............................................. Services less medical care services..................................... Percent change from— Sept. Nov. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Nov. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Nov. 1996 1995 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Percent Index change from— Sept. Nov. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 153.8 492.9 3.8 0.2 158.4 468.1 2.6 0.1 156.4 252.0 4.1 1.2 168.4 486.7 157.5 158.7 154.2 170.8 152.4 153.6 154.2 185.2 127.7 168.4 146.2 148.8 166.9 175.3 157.9 203.2 164.6 165.4 125.8 4.5 4.8 5.3 .8 161.0 159.6 167.7 173.5 161.2 157.8 175.6 4.2 4.6 5.9 1.4 .9 1.6 164.4 164.6 163.8 170.4 145.4 146.5 155.0 237.4 134.8 168.5 160.2 147.0 155.0 155.8 146.9 203.3 160.2 157.0 4.1 4.2 5.5 12.3 .5 .5 161.6 161.1 162.9 186.3 153.8 154.4 141.7 192.5 150.0 162.1 167.4 168.2 194.1 198.0 180.6 234.8 120.8 3.3 3.4 3.6 122.1 103.2 97.2 120.7 123.8 133.3 116.1 124.3 128.7 126.1 141.2 131.1 82.2 143.2 142.6 123.5 122.8 122.4 125.2 123.7 153.1 209.8 157.6 193.7 138.6 153.8 143.5 157.5 134.4 138.8 122.6 165.3 206.6 149.7 151.0 158.3 157.9 124.7 134.8 138.8 148.5 167.1 161.8 2.6 4.9 4.6 16.4 8.3 .0 3.9 1.5 2.1 2.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 2.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 9.6 19.6 .0 12.2 3.7 22.1 -3.2 3.9 3.5 10.0 1.0 -2.7 8.9 7.7 23.5 23.9 25.5 22.5 20.9 24.4 3.2 1.0 .4 .4 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.2 4.8 .4 3.7 2.6 4.2 3.8 2.6 2.1 17.8 3.1 4.5 4.6 4.9 3.9 1.0 - 1.6 -.8 -.8 3.4 8.6 - 1.6 202.1 1.9 .6 -.1 7.9 7.9 12.7 5.2 3.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.7 -.3 - 1.2 .3 -4.5 .7 .7 -4.7 -7.7 7.3 6.9 7.7 - 8.2 -15.3 145.3 148.0 174.1 155.1 165.3 173.5 158.1 211.5 175.3 174.8 149.4 144.7 125.2 NA 125.3 145.0 167.1 -.2 - 1.0 121.0 121.8 92.7 .3 -3.4 -3.7 1.4 - 6.6 -4.1 3.2 3.1 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.3 4.1 125.2 120.9 128.5 117.9 109.6 142.2 137.2 91.2 88.3 85.4 87.4 90.6 207.4 230.1 146.6 239.1 170.6 .0 .2 -.7 5.5 4.4 -4.5 .5 -.7 -8.3 -10.4 - 12.1 -9.8 - 10.8 9.7 2.7 1.9 4.7 5.1 .3 .7 -.5 -.9 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .0 .2 .4 .8 .2 .9 - 1.2 -.1 .0 .2 .1 .2 .0 -.2 .1 158.4 140.6 161.0 127.4 129.3 124.4 174.3 232.0 156.6 154.6 163.6 164.7 110.1 129.9 .9 133.1 .8 146.0 -.3 193.6 -. 1 . 169.5 See footnotes at end of table. MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA 47 1.1 2.8 2.4 2.7 1.5 7.4 1.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.7 .2 1.9 8.3 15.1 -4.0 .5 .4 -1.4 -3.0 6.6 6.2 6.7 15.2 -3.1 2.2 -.8 2.6 2.0 4.2 .2 -.8 1.8 3.0 2.1 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.9 .2 -.6 2.0 4.0 3.2 6.2 .2 - 10.6 -.7 .8 4.8 -3.4 -1.3 -1.5 -9.0 -9.6 -10.7 -8.4 - 8.2 .5 .3 .8 1.6 3.9 .1 .4 1.4 -.4 -1.3 1.1 -.1 .3 .1 .2 .6 .2 - 6.1 -.3 - 1.1 .3 -.2 -.1 112.4 162.5 NA 146.8 111.5 109.9 154.3 143.6 149.6 141.6 135.0 159.3 147.1 148.3 148.2 119.3 118.9 117.5 112.2 119.8 146.2 214.0 152.7 178.2 103.0 .6 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.4 11.7 4.7 2.4 2.9 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.7 2.6 1.2 -2.4 .4 .5 .1 .9 1.2 .8 2.9 .5 1.1 2.2 2.7 1.3 .7 2.5 3.5 4.1 2.2 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.2 -5.5 15.7 11.7 5.9 5.9 18.8 18.9 21.8 15.9 16.1 5.2 3.8 8.2 2.9 - 2.1 156.4 150.7 164.4 141.0 135.6 149.2 161.7 219.4 4.1 4.9 4.1 5.5 7.6 3.5 4.3 156.9 153.0 161.1 160.2 114.2 142.2 137.7 151.2 175.1 156.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.5 11.3 5.3 7.1 5.5 4.5 3.4 2.8 4.2 3.4 3.7 .0 - 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.7 9.6 -4.5 3.0 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.0 2.1 -.3 - 1.1 5.0 .2 1.2 1.2 1.3 .5 2.0 2.3 1.6 1.0 - 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 3.1 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 201.8 202.8 117.5 115.2 113.0 112.3 135.3 120.8 123.1 117.0 132.1 128.8 124.4 125.2 120.0 129.7 154.5 147.2 103.4 103.1 102.1 106.2 104.4 186.7 239.6 166.2 225.1 16ë.7 168.4 146.1 161.6 133.8 134.5 132.6 188.2 245.7 158.9 164.9 174.9 178.4 110.5 135.3 136.5 149.4 189.3 183.7 2.8 0.1 2.8 .4 .4 .3 2.7 3.0 3.8 2.8 2.4 9.4 3.1 - 1.2 2.2 5.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 3.3 .1 2.2 2.3 4.2 4.7 21.5 21.9 16.5 .3 -.2 1.7 -.1 - 1.1 -1.3 5.7 -3.3 - 6.0 5.2 4.3 11.1 11.1 12.7 9.6 8.9 9.4 4.4 2.5 3.2 1.3 .1 .0 -.1 2.4 1.5 -1.5 .5 1.6 -.1 .4 .1 .7 -1.7 .6 .6 -1.4 -2.5 10.9 10.7 12.4 -5.9 -8.5 -.8 -1.4 -2.7 -3.0 4.5 -6.3 .2 .8 1.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.9 -.8 .8 1.6 .2 -.4 2.8 2.3 2.8 1.9 _ -j 2.8 .3 3.1 4.8 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 6.7 2.1 3.0 2.8 4.0 2.9 -.5 1.1 .2 .1 -.6 .0 .2 .3 -.3 -.1 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Expenditure category All items 7......................................................... All items (1967=100)5........................................ 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 food at home.................................. Food away from home................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing......................................................... Shelter......................................................... Renters’ costs 2........................................... Rent, residential ....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2........................... Fuel and other utilities ................................... Fuels........................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 .......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)... Electricity.............................................. Utility (piped) gas.................................... Household furnishings and operation ................ Apparel and upkeep......................................... Apparel commodities..................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................. Women’s and girls’ apparel........................... Footwear.................... .............................. Transportation................................................. Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel.................................................. Gasoline................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular....................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................... Public transportation...................................... Medical care................................................... Entertainment8............................................... Other goods and services................................. Personal care............................................... Commodity and service group All items 7........................................................ Commodities................................................... Food and beverages..................................... Commodities less food and beverages............. Nondurables less food and beverages............ Durables.................................................... Services 9....................................................... Medical care services.................................... Special indexes All items less shelter10....................................... All items less medical care 11.............................. All items less energy 12....................................... All items less food and energy 13.......................... Energy............................................................. Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food ....................................... Nondurables..................................................... Services less rent of shelter214........................... Services less medical care services 15................... St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL Index Percent change frorn— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 Index 164.3 474.6 2.9 - -0.1 - 151.4 449.8 3.9 - 0.3 - 156.9 482.3 3.0 - 0.4 - 161.2 475.9 3.9 - 0.2 153.7 152.9 162.3 190.3 151.4 151.7 140.5 183.1 157.9 136.9 164.5 162.3 189.2 205.7 173.3 261.1 194.2 195.1 128.7 118.7 113.9 106.9 NA 132.2 148.1 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 2.7 6.4 3.6 4.4 .4 .5 .7 1.5 1.3 153.6 152.3 149.9 152.6 137.0 139.1 152.8 179.7 144.2 157.1 161.4 143.1 160.4 164.0 144.9 193.8 168.4 169.7 121.4 111.5 107.0 101.5 130.3 113.5 3.6 3.5 4.2 -.3 9.9 10.9 1.5 1.5 157.5 158.0 162.3 175.1 154.8 148.2 153.5 184.4 151.4 153.3 153.2 160.0 175.1 199.8 177.6 208.3 188.8 188.9 145.4 144.0 153.5 120.3 174.6 143.9 175.0 107.8 117.4 117.3 112.3 113.4 84.3 147.6 132.8 125.9 102.4 100.5 97.6 97.1 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 9.7 5.5 3.1 4.2 2.9 2.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 9.5 3.4 2.9 -1.1 -4.8 2.3 18.4 .8 .8 .5 2.2 1.6 154.8 155.6 160.4 185.9 149.3 149.8 159.7 182.1 146.6 151.3 148.7 156.2 171.8 185.2 170.3 189.6 173.8 174.7 124.3 106.6 106.4 5.0 5.5 6.9 6.4 .5 1.2 3.2 -2.1 .7 .3 -1.1 -1.4 -1.7 -5.9 1.0 .3 2.3 2.4 4.8 2.2 8.7 1.4 1.4 4.3 5.4 26.6 26.5 .2 .2 -13.3 .3 -1.5 -2.9 16.0 15.9 - - 2.4 .3 7.4 -5.6 -10.1 108.9 104.0 121.7 81.4 117.8 154.1 151.9 108.9 106.8 106.3 105.6 101.7 178.2 246.3 177.4 235.8 192.2 4.6 5.2 7.4 5.9 2.5 3.4 3.5 11.3 10.7 12.4 9.7 3.5 4.0 4.8 7.2 -1.2 1.4 1.7 3.2 164.3 137.4 153.7 127.0 128.2 126.7 192.8 253.1 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.4 5.8 157.3 160.3 171.1 176.1 114.4 128.5 130.4 141.3 201.7 188.0 3.2 2.9 110.0 120.6 -.6 10.2 2.5 4.3 3.4 3.1 3.1 .1 2.8 5.3 2.6 2.5 7.4 3.2 5.2 4.1 3.2 2.6 120.8 6.1 106.9 .6 121.2 2.8 3.9 3.3 123.6 121.3 138.4 106.3 95.5 144.9 146.4 116.3 114.8 111.3 132.5 113.7 136.3 2.6 -1.3 -.2 222.6 -1.4 162.3 .1 191.3 .5 102.1 -.1 151.4 1.3 .4 1.8 2.5 .9 -1.0 -.4 .5 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.9 1.6 2.0 1.3 -.4 -1.1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 10) will appear next month. Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Cal.: Oct. 1996=482.4 6 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 1 2 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 140.2 153.6 132.0 134.8 126.6 164.1 227.1 149.6 147.3 156.9 158.1 114.0 133.4 136.5 144.8 171.8 157.9 11.0 1.6 -.8 2.7 3.8 2.4 1.4 .5 1.8 1.8 -2.0 1.9 7.6 11.8 26.5 27.2 25.9 10.6 -3.6 31.7 1.3 6.2 6.9 10.0 12.0 -1.5 6.5 6.5 31.3 32.1 34.7 32.2 24.5 6.8 5.4 2.9 4.9 -4.3 3.9 5.1 3.6 6.3 11.2 -.6 2.2 -.6 4.2 4.4 .7 4.8 -.1 .6 1.4 -1.2 .4 -.7 .1 -2.0 .7 .7 -8.3 -13.5 16.4 18.3 15.2 -15.4 -30.6 10.4 .7 -3.1 -3.4 .1 -9.1 -.4 2.8 3.5 7.1 7.2 7.7 7.7 5.3 -6.8 102.0 1.8 .0 1.1 -2.8 188.3 217.2 168,2 232.0 160.3 .3 156.9 1.2 138.4 1.5 157.5 1.1 125.4 1.4 127.1 .6 122.2 1.0 -5.0 -2.7 -9.6 .7 2.8 2.9 1.7 -5.5 4.6 2.2 .6 -4.7 -5.5 -5.4 -5.7 -5.8 9.6 3.1 .4 3.2 -.1 3.0 2.4 4.5 .6 .6 2.9 5.8 -.5 1.7 172.5 218.4 .5 3.3 3.3 4.9 3.8 .3 151.5 154.1 161.4 162.4 118.1 127.0 129.2 143.1 178.2 169.6 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.2 -4.8 .7 .9 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.6 2.5 20.8 6.1 10.3 7.0 4.4 2.6 .1 .7 .6 -4.4 1.1 1.4 1.5 -1.3 -.8 1.3 -4.4 .5 .9 1.4 .0 .5 .9 .8 .2 .9 .9 .7 -1.7 -3.7 1.8 5.6 1.5 -3.9 -.6 -10.5 .5 -.5 -.7 1.3 -4.2 -1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -8.9 -9.2 -9.7 -9.0 -7.9 -.3 1.4 1.1 .8 .8 .4 .0 .8 -.6 -1.3 .3 .5 1.0 .1 .3 .7 .7 -6.3 -.6 -.1 -1.1 .4 .5 Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 48 Washington, DC-MD-VA Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Sept. 1995 1996 100.0 173.7 112.6 117.6 105.1 133.8 145.9 141.6 166.3 135.3 135.0 146.0 146.4 114.3 113.7 112.2 108.0 111.9 149.0 222.8 171.8 232.2 166.0 161.2 144.1 154.8 138.3 139.9 137.1 176.9 224.6 157.5 158.0 167.6 170.4 110.0 138.7 140.2 147.3 189.5 172.9 Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 8.1 6.0 8.7 7.4 5.5 3.7 1.2 2.2 3.2 3.3 - .6 .9 3.5 -.2 -.5 -.9 .8 1.5 .3 -.5 -.8 .3 .1 2.6 .5 -1.1 .3 2.0 2.8 -7.6 -14.6 7.4 7.3 7.9 -16.8 -25.0 1.9 1.4 4.5 5.0 5.5 3.0 3.2 14.5 16.6 9.0 1.5 .0 4.2 -1.6 9.3 10.5 17.9 14.2 6.4 4.2 3.6 18.1 18.8 20.4 17.6 16.8 8.8 3.1 4.5 5.4 1.9 3.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 -1.7 3.1 3.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.2 10.4 4.8 9.2 7.6 3.0 3.1 .6 8.6 4.6 9.5 .3 .3 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.5 1.7 -.1 1.1 .2 .5 -1.4 .2 1.3 .5 1.8 3.6 -.7 -.6 1.2 .2 .2 .7 .7 -6.5 1.7 3.2 2.1 -1.3 -.7 1996= 156.9 1996= 165.8 1996= 172.4 1996= 151.8 1996= 154.1 1996= 161.0 1996==161.9 1996==178.5 1996==169.4 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Oct. 1996 from— Percent change to Nov. 1996 from— Indexes Oct. 1996 Oct. 1995 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 M 154.5 155.1 155.5 155.9 3.3 0.5 0.3 3.0 0.6 0.3 urban..................................................... More than 1,200,000 .......................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ......................... 50,000 to 500,000............................... M M M M 161.4 161.0 160.0 163.2 162.0 161.8 159.8 163.7 162.4 162.1 160.1 165.3 163.0 162.6 160.7 166.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.7 .6 .4 .3 .4 .4 2.9 2.9 2.4 3.3 .6 .2 .2 .2 1.0 North Central urb a n .............................................. Size A - More than 1 ,200,000 .......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ......................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000............................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................. M M M M 149.9 149.9 148.7 151.9 150.6 150.4 149.5 152.6 151.0 150.7 150.2 153.7 151.7 151.3 150.8 154.5 3.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 1.2 .5 .4 .4 .5 3.2 3.0 3.9 3.3 1.2 .5 .7 M 148.5 149.1 149.2 150.1 4.2 .7 .6 3.5 .5 .1 South Size Size Size Size urban........................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 .......................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ......................... C - 50,000 to 450,000............................... D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................. M M M M 152.7 151.4 153.1 153.9 153.1 151.7 153.6 154.4 153.5 151.9 153.9 154.8 153.7 152.0 154.5 154.7 3.2 .4 3.7 2.9 .4 -.1 3.3 2.9 .5 .3 .5 .3 .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 3.0 2.8 .6 .3 M 153.1 153.9 154.8 155.1 4.0 .8 .2 3.7 West urban............................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000 .......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000............................... M M M 154.9 153.4 159.5 155.5 154.0 159.9 155.9 154.4 160.2 155.9 154.3 160.8 3.0 2.9 3.5 .3 .0 -.1 2.8 .6 2.7 3.5 .7 .4 Size classes A 3 ........................................................................ B .......................................................................... C .......................................................................... D .......................................................................... M M M M 140.9 154.6 156.0 153.3 141.4 155.0 156.6 154.0 141.7 155.4 157.4 154.7 142.0 156.0 157.7 155.1 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.9 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT.......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ................ M M M M M 152.9 151.9 163.3 163.0 153.0 153.2 152.7 164.4 163.7 153.8 153.7 153.2 164.4 164.2 R 154.3 154.4 152.9 164.7 164.0 154.2 3.6 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.9 Baltimore, M D ....................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH......................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ................................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ................................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O-IL............................ Washington, DC-MD-VA....................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 153.6 165.4 146.2 154.6 150.5 158.7 2.5 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.8 4.1 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ........................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l............................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .......................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ............................... 2 2 2 2 Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 2 .5 .6 1.4 .7 .6 .9 .2 .6 .7 .1 1.3 .7 .5 i;o 2.6 .4 .3 .2 .1 .2 1.1 .6 .3 .3 .2 .6 .2 2.8 .6 .2 .4 .7 .7 .3 3.1 3.2 3.7 .5 .9 .9 .3 .5 .5 .5 3.0 -.2 .2 -.1 -.1 2.2 .5 .9 .7 .7 .3 .3 .4 .2 4 _ - 149.5 148.0 142.2 147.2 154.4 162.1 145.8 152.6 150.1 158.2 _ - 150.7 148.8 142.5 148.0 _ - - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Portland- Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Sept. 1996 U.S. city average................................................... Nov. 1995 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 .8 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 1.3 .3 .3 2.8 .0 .3 .3 .8 2.7 _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.5 2.0 2.9 _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.9 2.6 1.1 2.6 - .8 .5 _ - .2 - .5 - Vancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Data not available. R Revised. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 49 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Nov. 1996 North Central Index Pert:ent change frorri— Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 West South Pere;ent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Per<Dent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index 3.2 - 0.1 - 155.9 250.8 3.0 - Nov. 1996 Expenditure category All items.......................................................... 163.0 All items (December 1977-100).............................. 254.5 Food and beverages.......................................... Food.......................................................... Food at home.............................................. Cereals and bakery products........................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................... Dairy products............................................ Fruits and vegetables................................... Other food at home..................................... Sugar and sweets...................................... Fats and oils........................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................... Other prepared food................................... Food away from home.................................... Alcoholic beverages......................................... 158.9 158.5 160.2 180.8 152.7 141.1 188.5 150.3 150.7 149.3 136.0 165.1 157.6 164.1 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.7 10.2 5.2 1.0 2.0 2.3 -3.1 4.3 2.7 3.3 .5 .6 .9 .1 1.3 1.1 1.7 .0 -1.7 .7 -.2 .7 .1 -.2 153.5 152.9 153.5 175.3 146.3 150.0 178.4 139.2 142.4 133.9 122.6 154.3 152.3 160.9 4.6 4.7 5.4 4.2 4.9 12.3 7.9 2.1 5.3 .8 -2.6 5.0 3.3 3.1 .3 .3 .3 .5 .1 .6 1.9 -.8 -.8 -2.3 -.6 -.5 .3 .4 153.7 153.9 152.9 170.0 144.9 149.1 181.7 140.2 140.4 137.7 121.8 158.3 156.8 151.6 4.6 4.8 5.4 4.0 6.0 13.0 5.1 2.6 4.5 2.3 -1.5 5.0 3.4 3.6 .1 .2 .1 .8 .6 .2 -1.1 -.4 -.6 -.2 -.2 -.4 .4 .1 156.9 156.4 160.0 173.3 151.1 158.9 193.5 143.8 145.1 143.1 127.6 157.0 151.1 161.6 4.5 4.6 5.8 3.2 6.6 11.4 6.8 2.6 4.3 3.3 -2.3 5.2 2.7 3.0 0.0 .2 .2 .1 -.9 1.5 -1.3 -.1 -.1 -1.3 -.1 .0 .3 .5 -.1 Housing........................................................ Shelter........................................................ Renters’ costs 2............................................ Rent, residential ......................................... Other renters’ costs..................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ..................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2............................... Maintenance and repairs................................. Maintenance and repair services....................... Maintenance and repair commodities.................. Fuel and other utilities ...................................... Fuels........................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil.................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......... Electricity............................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................... Other utilities and public services........................ Household furnishings and operation...................... Housefurnishings........................................... Housekeeping supplies ................................... Housekeeping services................................... 162.2 187.9 170.7 175.4 232.5 176.8 177.6 135.0 NA 116.7 124.8 116.0 104.0 104.7 126.3 128.5 135.5 118.4 159.9 123.4 105.0 151.7 157.8 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.3 2.4 2.4 .8 -.5 4.5 5.5 22.9 24.9 13.6 1.6 .1 4.4 3.1 .5 -1.3 2.4 3.3 .1 -.2 -.9 .2 -4.9 .1 .2 .1 -.3 1.8 2.7 3.1 2.9 3.5 2.6 -.1 8.2 .3 -.3 -.8 .7 .1 144.5 161.3 155.7 160.8 186.2 161.5 161.9 139.0 154.4 121.6 124.1 109.5 102.5 101.3 134.8 114.3 122.1 107.5 158.2 121.2 107.3 143.0 145.9 3.2 2.8 3.2 2.8 4.1 2.7 2.8 2.1 5.2 -1.2 6.3 8.0 20.0 23.1 17.3 7.4 .8 16.8 4.1 .9 .5 .9 2.2 .2 .1 -.4 .2 -2.6 .3 .3 .8 .8 .7 .4 .6 3.7 2.3 5.1 .4 -2.2 4.0 .3 .0 -.2 .2 .2 144.8 156.1 147.5 152.4 197.5 149.0 148.8 142.3 145.1 138.5 133.4 117.4 112.5 101.3 145.4 119.6 120.8 116.9 163.8 124.6 113.3 133.9 158.8 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.4 5.1 3.5 3.6 5.4 5.1 5.9 3.4 3.1 17.1 21.3 14.8 2.2 .7 9.2 3.8 .5 -.6 1.4 3.2 -.3 .2 -.1 .3 -2.6 .3 .3 .9 .0 2.2 -1.6 -3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 -3.8 -5.3 3.6 .2 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.6 153.5 166.0 155.7 163.9 215.2 162.9 162.7 142.8 145.5 136.3 135.6 125.3 112.3 124.9 127.0 127.7 146.5 103.8 154.9 124.6 112.0 142.6 147.5 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 8.1 2.8 2.6 5.2 2.5 7.3 3.2 3.5 11.3 16.5 8.9 3.3 -.7 14.4 3.0 1.5 .7 2.9 2.6 .0 .1 -.2 .3 -2.8 .3 .2 2.7 .0 5.1 -1.1 -2.3 1.3 -1.6 2.8 -2.4 -1.2 -5.2 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .2 Apparel and upkeep........................................... Apparel commodities........................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................ Footwear................................................... Other apparel commodities............................... Apparel services............................................. 128.3 124.5 132.8 114.9 130.9 128.1 157.4 165.9 .5 .3 4.8 -2.7 8.2 -1.0 .8 2.5 -.9 -1.0 1.5 -2.5 1.1 -1.4 -1.5 .0 130.2 128.4 127.7 126.1 124.7 132.7 143.7 148.1 -.8 -1.0 -.9 -2.8 -7.5 2.6 6.8 1.5 .5 .5 1.8 1.0 -2.8 .1 -3.6 .4 142.7 138.9 137.4 140.3 131.2 130.0 155.8 170.6 -1.2 -1.5 1.9 -4.0 -6.3 2.2 -1.9 1.6 .9 1.0 1.9 1.1 -.2 .9 -.2 .2 126.4 122.6 125.4 115.7 121.3 122.0 139.3 155.6 2.0 1.8 4.6 2.8 .6 -.4 -3.1 3.2 -1.2 -1.4 .4 -1.8 -2.3 -.6 -3.9 .2 Transportation................................................. Private transportation....................................... Newvehicles............................................... Newcars................................................. Used cars................................................... Motor fuel................................................... Gasoline.................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular............................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ....................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.......................... Maintenance and repairs.................................. Other private transportation............................... Other private transportation commodities.............. Other private transportation services.................. Public transportation......................................... 147.6 143.9 145.4 141.9 159.5 106.3 105.6 104.7 109.3 105.5 170.0 176.9 106.5 190.9 184.3 4.2 3.7 2.3 1.8 -.8 10.0 9.8 11.3 8.8 8.0 3.3 2.7 1.1 2.9 8.8 .8 .8 .7 .6 -.3 2.9 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.2 -.2 .4 .3 .4 -.5 143.7 141.4 144.5 138.8 158.6 113.0 112.7 111.3 123.9 115.5 151.4 165.6 103.9 179.8 193.4 5.6 5.6 1.8 1.5 -1.3 20.5 20.8 21.6 20.1 18.3 3.3 2.3 -.5 2.7 4.9 1.2 1.1 .3 .1 -.4 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.2 4.5 .1 .3 -.5 .4 .4 143.7 142.9 147.7 146.3 158.2 107.5 106.8 104.2 113.2 109.7 160.6 179.5 102.5 202.2 166.4 3.6 3.8 1.4 1.3 -.9 14.7 14.5 16.0 13.7 13.1 2.8 1.6 -.9 2.0 .5 .8 .8 .8 .8 -.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.2 1.9 .1 .6 .2 .6 -.1 143.3 140.7 146.6 140.6 154.9 103.2 101.8 98.1 99.3 103.0 164.9 168.4 103.3 186.4 191.2 2.2 1.8 3.2 2.4 .6 .2 -.8 -1.9 -.6 -2.0 3.1 1.8 .5 2.1 7.8 -.2 -.3 1.1 .9 -.3 -3.1 -3.2 -3.6 -2.6 -3.2 .0 .3 .4 .3 .8 3.2 - 0.4 151.7 245.3 - See footnotes at end of table. 50 3.8 - 0.5 153.7 248.9 - Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Nov. 1996 South North Central Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Index Percent change from— Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 West Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category 0.1 -.7 .3 .4 229.3 206.5 234.7 215.8 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.7 0.2 .0 .2 .3 228.0 214.4 231.2 201.7 3.1 4.0 2.9 3.1 0.1 -.6 .3 .1 4.4 3.7 5.1 .3 154.8 .5 140.8 .1 178.4 3.3 2.9 3.7 .1 153.5 -.4 137.2 .5 176.4 1.3 -.2 2.9 .8 .0 1.5 210.2 244.6 144.9 233.2 3.3 2.8 1.7 4.3 .4 .8 .1 .2 207.0 219.9 142.9 245.0 3.3 1.0 .8 5.3 .0 -.3 -.3 .2 220.8 258.2 157.1 255.3 4.3 5.0 2.3 4.6 .2 .2 .4 .2 .4 151.7 3.8 .5 153.7 3.2 .1 155.9 3.0 .0 141.8 153.7 134.9 136.6 138.9 138.6 131.6 168.5 148.4 133.6 186.1 234.7 199.2 3.2 4.6 2.3 3.9 -1.5 6.7 .2 3.2 3.6 3.0 2.0 2.8 4.2 .4 .1 .5 .9 1.0 .9 .2 -.1 .1 -1.4 .4 .2 .2 140.9 156.9 131.1 131.6 122.6 138.8 130.3 172.3 159.9 135.1 181.8 231.2 198.0 2.8 4.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.8 -.1 .2 -.4 -1.1 -1.4 -1.1 .5 .1 .1 -.9 .4 .3 .7 153.5 153.4 145.4 149.4 135.4 137.2 138.8 145.2 165.8 161.6 110.5 159.9 161.5 143.3 108.2 174.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.3 3.9 6.4 4.2 3.0 3.3 8.7 2.8 2.3 .5 14.9 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .8 .8 .5 -.3 -.1 -.5 .2 .2 .3 2.4 .2 155.8 153.0 146.3 152.6 132.5 133.8 140.2 144.8 167.3 167.8 111.8 161.1 162.4 140.7 104.3 175.8 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 3.3 3.5 3.1 1.6 3.1 2.8 2.1 .4 3.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.4 -1.0 -.8 -.4 .2 .1 -2.8 .2 .2 .1 -3.1 .3 239.5 213.2 245.1 222.6 4.0 2.4 4.3 4.2 0.4 -.2 .5 .5 224.1 206.6 228.0 207.3 3.0 .7 3.4 4.0 Entertainment5................................................ 166.5 Entertainment commodities................................. 147.9 Entertainment services 6.................................... 191.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 .2 158.0 .7 144.9 -.2 175.8 227.5 231.2 162.5 261.8 3.9 4.1 1.4 4.3 .5 1.0 .9 .2 All items.......................................................... 163.0 3.2 143.3 158.9 132.4 132.3 124.5 139.9 129.9 186.5 175.4 133.0 184.6 245.1 219.2 3.2 3.5 3.0 4.4 .3 6.4 .6 3.0 2.5 2.4 4.2 4.3 3.7 .5 .5 .5 .5 -1.0 1.3 .2 .2 -.2 1.4 .1 .5 .1 140.2 153.5 132.6 136.5 128.4 143.0 126.2 166.2 160.3 125.4 174.8 228.0 188.7 3.9 4.6 3.5 5.7 -1.0 8.6 .6 3.5 2.9 5.1 3.2 3.4 4.3 .6 .3 .8 1.5 .5 1.9 .0 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 163.9 155.8 150.2 159.8 133.8 134.3 141.3 146.3 169.9 182.2 111.1 170.3 173.8 143.2 105.7 192.6 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 4.4 6.0 4.0 3.5 2.9 7.2 2.8 2.7 1.4 12.8 3.2 .2 .5 .4 .3 .5 .5 1.1 .6 .5 .2 2.8 .1 .0 .0 2.9 .0 151.3 149.7 144.0 148.4 133.7 137.9 143.8 145.2 157.5 161.0 110.9 157.8 159.1 140.0 112.8 173.1 3.6 4.0 4.0 Í 3.8 3.6 5.4Í 7.9 5.1| .5 .5 .5 .5 .8 1.4 1.7 .9 .3 .2 2.6 .2 .2 .2 4.5 .2 Medical care................................................... Medical care commodities.................................. Medical care services....................................... Professional medical services............................ Other goods and services.................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................ Personal care................................................ Personal and educational expenses....................... Commodity and service group Commodities................................................... Food and beverages........................................ Commodities less food and beverages.................... Nondurables less food and beverages.................. Apparel commodities.................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel...... Durables.................................................... Services........................................................ Rent of shelter2............................................. Household services less rent of shelter2................. Transportation services..................................... Medical care services....................................... Other services 7............................................. Special indexes All items less food .............................................. All items less shelter........................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2............................ All items less medical care..................................... Commodities less food......................................... Nondurables less food ......................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................... Nondurables..................................................... Services less rent of shelter2................................. Services less medical care services........................... Energy............................................................ All items less energy....................................... ... All items less food and energy............................... Commodities less food and energy commodities........ Energy commodities......................................... Services less energy services.............................. notes. Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=152.3 Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=173.8 Revised index for Western Region: Oct. 1996=196.7 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 3.5 14.2 2.8 2.4 .9 205 3:2 51 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class B Pensent Index change n — fror Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 Size class C Pensent Index change n— fror Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 Size class D Pensent Index change frorn— Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 Pensent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items.......................................................... 142.0 All items (December 1977=100).............................. 142.0 3.1 - 0.2 156.0 251.8 - 3.5 - 0.4 157.7 252.7 - 3.3 - 0.2 155.1 250.6 - 3.9 - 0.3 - Food and beverages.......................................... Food.......................................................... Food at home.............................................. Cereals and bakery products........................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................... Dairy products............................................ Fruits and vegetables................................... Other food at home..................................... Sugar and sweets...................................... Fats and oils........................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................... Other prepared food................................... Food away from home.................................... Alcoholic beverages......................................... 140.8 140.5 144.8 157.5 137.9 144.4 169.4 131.3 133.5 133.0 118.5 141.6 133.7 143.7 4.0 4.2 4.9 3.8 5.0 11.9 5.0 1.9 3.9 2.5 -2.5 4.7 2.8 2.8 .3 .3 .4 .6 .8 -.1 .8 -.3 -1.5 -.6 .0 .0 .2 .1 155.4 155.6 158.0 172.1 150.8 152.2 191.8 144.1 144.2 137.3 123.2 165.7 152.7 154.8 4.4 4.4 5.1 3.1 5.1 12.5 6.7 1.7 3.9 .8 -3.7 5.1 3.2 4.5 .5 .6 .7 -1.0 1.9 .7 1.6 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.1 .4 -.1 154.5 154.0 152.6 170.0 142.8 141.7 183.6 143.8 140.3 139.9 129.7 158.4 157.8 160.4 4.5 4.6 5.5 4.0 5.5 10.1 9.1 1.6 3.2 2.0 -1.7 3.6 3.1 3.1 .1 .1 .0 .2 .2 .5 -.2 -.7 -.9 -.9 -.7 -.5 .3 -.1 151.8 151.3 149.5 177.2 138.8 142.3 171.3 140.0 136.6 137.9 118.7 157.7 155.1 159.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 4.4 5.1 12.8 7.7 4.7 7.6 2.5 -.6 7.7 3.8 4.4 .1 .1 -.2 .4 -.3 .1 -1.2 .1 -.7 .0 -.1 .3 .7 .0 Housing........................................................ Shelter........................................................ Renters’ costs 3............................................ Rent, residential......................................... Other renters’ costs..................................... Homeowners’ costs 3..................................... Owners’ equivalent rent3............................... Maintenance and repairs................................. Maintenance and repair services....................... Maintenance and repair commodities.................. Fuel and other utilities...................................... Fuels........................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil.................................................. Other household fuel commodities2 ................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......... Electricity............................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................... Other utilities and public services........................ Household furnishings and operation...................... Housefurnishings........................................... Housekeeping supplies................................... Housekeeping services................................... 136.4 143.6 140.7 135.7 171.4 145.3 145.5 124.7 129.2 119.3 127.7 126.2 152.2 156.8 138.3 124.1 127.3 119.1 129.5 116.2 105.3 135.3 134.8 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.8 4.5 2.5 2.5 3.2 3.8 2.5 4.8 5.7 20.2 22.5 13.1 4.5 .3 12.3 3.5 .3 -1.2 1.8 2.4 .0 .0 -.5 .3 -4.6 .2 .2 1.5 .2 3.0 .0 -.2 2.7 2.6 3.4 -.5 -2.7 3.6 .2 -.2 -.3 .1 -.2 151.9 167.9 165.6 163.0 239.9 163.2 163.6 135.8 145.0 128.4 133.8 113.7 103.8 103.3 136.0 119.0 127.4 105.8 176.0 125.6 114.4 133.6 157.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.6 4.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.5 23.4 27.5 18.9 2.6 .1 10.1 4.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.5 .0 .1 -.1 .2 -1.0 .2 .2 .2 .5 -.1 -.1 -.5 4.0 3.6 4.5 -1.1 -2.5 3.0 .2 -.1 -.5 1.0 .2 153.9 174.1 152.0 158.3 187.1 166.8 167.3 154.9 167.7 138.3 132.4 119.5 103.7 99.0 132.0 127.2 134.6 116.6 160.1 121.8 108.0 139.6 154.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 5.6 3.2 3.2 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.7 18.6 24.7 11.2 3.5 .5 12.7 2.7 .9 .2 .6 3.4 .1 .2 -.3 .4 -3.7 .5 .4 .7 .3 1.5 -.3 -.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 -.9 -2.7 4.1 .1 .0 .0 -.5 .1 149.3 170.0 152.4 156.9 196.2 161.7 161.6 137.6 155.1 116.3 126.8 107.1 99.1 99.8 131.8 114.2 120.1 106.9 166.0 123.9 110.2 134.6 158.9 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.0 8.7 3.7 3.7 .5 2.1 -1.9 4.3 4.1 21.0 27.5 14.9 2.5 1.0 6.4 4.5 2.4 1.6 2.3 4.7 .0 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -.4 -.5 -1.2 2.0 1.1 3.0 -1.6 -3.5 3.6 .2 .4 .5 .4 .1 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............................................ 120.9 119.5 120.4 112.3 106.4 127.1 146.8 134.6 .1 -.2 2.8 -2.4 -3.1 1.8 -.5 2.4 -.4 -.5 1.4 -.8 -3.1 -.3 -3.5 .1 132.5 128.9 134.8 130.6 127.1 118.0 126.1 165.2 .0 -.1 3.1 -3.3 -2.2 2.3 5.3 1.6 .7 .9 1.9 .4 3.8 -1.2 .6 .2 142.2 139.9 139.5 140.1 146.2 129.8 162.5 167.4 -.4 -.5 .6 -.6 1.5 -2.0 -1.0 .9 .3 .3 .4 .8 -.4 -.4 -.6 .1 138.8 136.1 126.3 144.2 120.5 134.8 144.7 163.2 -.8 -1.2 .6 -.6 -8.3 -1.1 -5.9 4.1 .9 1.0 2.9 -.9 -.2 3.5 1.2 .7 Transportation................................................. Private transportation....................................... Newvehicles.............................................. Newcars................................................. Used cars.................................................. Motor fuel.................................................. Gasoline.................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular........................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4....................... Gasoline, unleaded premium......................... Maintenance and repairs................................. Other private transportation............................... Other private transportation commodities.............. Other private transportation services.................. Public transportation......................................... 143.4 143.0 128.2 125.1 149.0 156.2 155.2 155.7 107.6 145.9 143.7 146.6 107.1 155.9 148.3 3.8 3.5 2.1 1.5 -.3 10.7 10.4 11.4 8.6 9.3 3.2 1.9 .2 2.2 7.5 .6 .6 .7 .6 -.3 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 -.1 .3 .0 .4 .3 144.1 142.3 145.0 138.5 157.8 107.7 107.3 105.1 112.9 109.3 164.6 172.1 100.3 190.6 198.1 4.2 4.2 2.3 1.8 -1.0 13.1 13.1 14.6 12.7 11.1 2.7 2.8 .4 3.2 4.1 .7 .7 1.0 .9 -.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 1.7 -.1 .3 .3 .4 .7 143.4 141.5 146.3 142.7 157.0 109.4 109.0 106.7 117.6 111.3 158.7 172.8 105.0 192.3 207.6 3.9 4.0 2.0 1.9 -.9 14.9 14.6 15.6 13.2 11.6 2.7 1.3 -1.1 1.7 2.0 .8 .9 .5 .4 -.2 2.8 2.9 3.4 2.0 1.8 .1 .6 .2 .8 -.8 144.6 142.1 148.1 144.2 152.8 108.2 107.3 103.5 118.7 109.1 148.6 170.1 121.5 183.0 214.4 4.3 4.3 1.5 2.1 -1.4 15.0 14.8 15.4 14.7 12.2 3.9 3.0 -.1 3.6 2.1 .7 .7 .5 .6 -.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.8 2.2 .4 .7 .2 .8 -.4 See footnotes at end of table. 52 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class C Size class B Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Pensent change frorTÏ— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Index 0.1 -.8 .3 .3 228.4 208.1 232.8 206.1 3.5 3.7 3.4 4.0 Nov. 1996 Index Nov. 1996 Size class D Pencent Index change frorTl— Nov. Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change from— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 Expenditure category 234.0 203.9 240.4 221.7 3.2 2.1 3.4 4.1 0.4 .2 .4 .4 223.7 210.9 226.9 217.3 3.1 2.5 3.2 3.7 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 162.8 .1 147.0 .6 188.5 3.8 3.5 3.9 -.1 144.2 -.4 135.5 .3 158.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 .5 .2 .8 212.7 238.5 148.7 241.6 3.9 3.2 -.9 5.6 .2 .1 -.4 .4 213.0 225.2 136.7 255.8 4.7 6.3 1.6 4.7 .0 -.4 .0 .2 .4 157.7 3.3 .2 155.1 3.9 .3 141.5 151.8 135.4 136.4 136.1 138.1 131.6 173.1 158.9 130.2 178.4 226.9 197.8 4.0 5.4 3.2 5.2 -1.2 8.0 .5 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 4.1 .4 .1 .5 .8 1.0 .9 .2 .1 .1 -.5 .5 .3 .4 155.7 151.6 144.5 150.9 136.2 137.5 139.1 144.4 162.2 166.9 106.8 162.0 164.9 144.0 107.4 180.6 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.3 5.2 7.6 5.4 3.6 3.7 9.2 3.4 2.9 1.4 15.5 3.8 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .8 .7 .5 .1 .1 .4 .2 .2 .3 2.1 .2 182.2 169.1 185.2 168.4 3.1 2.4 3.3 3.5 Entertainment5................................................ 141.3 Entertainment commodities ................................. 131.7 Entertainment services 6.................................... 151.7 3.0 2.2 3.7 .4 154.2 .4 138.8 .3 178.9 2.3 1.5 3.2 174.5 184.0 136.1 185.5 3.1 1.2 2.3 4.4 .3 .7 .6 .1 217.0 244.1 147.8 249.0 4.4 5.9 .9 4.5 All items.......................................................... 142.0 3.1 .2 156.0 3.5 136.0 140.8 132.6 140.1 119.5 152.2 122.9 147.6 143.9 128.1 151.5 185.2 165.1 3.0 4.0 2.2 3.4 -.2 5.2 .6 3.2 2.8 3.9 3.4 3.3 4.0 .4 .3 .3 .4 -.5 .8 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .3 .3 .2 140.9 155.4 132.6 134.1 128.9 139.2 129.1 174.3 164.2 135.7 184.4 232.8 202.7 3.8 4.4 3.4 5.1 -.1 7.4 1.0 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.7 .6 .5 .6 .9 .9 .9 .2 .1 .1 -.4 .3 .4 .3 142.8 154.5 136.0 138.2 139.9 140.2 131.5 177.4 162.8 132.8 184.2 240.4 200.9 3.6 4.5 3.0 4.7 -.5 7.0 .7 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.0 3.4 4.4 .3 .1 .6 .9 .3 1.1 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .4 .4 .3 142.3 141.4 141.2 140.1 133.3 140.5 151.0 140.5 151.5 144.7 139.7 142.2 142.5 130.2 155.9 149.4 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.3 3.4 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.2 8.1 2.7 2.4 .9 11.4 3.1 .1 .3 .1 .2 .3 .4 .7 .4 .2 .1 .7 .2 .1 .1 1.8 .1 156.0 153.1 147.0 152.4 133.3 135.1 139.7 144.9 167.0 168.9 109.5 162.5 164.3 140.7 107.4 180.7 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 5.1 7.1 4.7 3.3 3.2 8.5 3.1 2.8 1.7 14.1 3.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .8 .9 .7 .1 .1 .6 .3 .2 .3 2.1 .2 158.4 153.4 146.3 153.9 136.8 139.3 141.1 146.3 166.2 171.3 112.9 164.4 167.2 145.2 109.2 183.6 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.9 4.6 6.6 4.6 3.2 3.1 9.4 2.8 2.5 1.1 15.2 3.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 .5 .8 .9 .4 .1 .1 1.0 .1 .2 .1 2.8 .2 Medical care................................................... Medical care commodities.................................. Medical care services....................................... Professional medical services ............................. Other goods and services.................................... Tobacco and smoking products............................ Personal care................................................ Personal and educational expenses....................... 0.4 .3 .4 .6 .1 .3 -.5 .2 Commodity and service group Commodities................................................... Food and beverages........................................ Commodities less food and beverages.................... Nondurables less food and beverages.................. Apparel commodities.................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel...... Durables.................................................... Services........................................................ Rent of shelter3............................................. Household services less rent of shelter3................. Transportation sen/ices..................................... Medical care services....................................... Other services 7............................................. Special indexes All items less food .............................................. All items less shelter........................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3............................ All items less medical care..................................... Commodities less food......................................... Nondurables less food......................................... Nondurables less food and apparel........................... Nondurables..................................................... Services less rent of shelter3.................................. Services less medical care services........................... Energy............................................................ All items less energy........................................... All items less food and energy............................... Commodities less food and energy commodities......... Energy commodities......................................... Services less energy services.............................. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Revised index for City size - A: Oct. 1996=140.7 Revised index for City size - A: Oct. 1996=151.2 Revised index for City size - A: Oct. 1996=164.7 Data not available. 53 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Index Nov. 1996 Per<sent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 Index Nov. 1996 Size class C Per< cha fror Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 Index 0.4 1.2 1.3 2.1 .0 3.7 1.7 3.4 .2 .2 -.1 .1 -.1 -1.0 .2 -2.6 .3 .3 1.6 2.6 4.3 3.3 7.0 2.2 -.7 10.0 -1.2 -2.1 -2.3 3.1 -8.1 .3 .4 .5 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.1 .4 1.1 .2 .5 -1.1 166.0 276.0 3.7 157.5 156.9 154.9 183.0 150.2 128.1 185.3 142.4 162.4 163.1 170.2 207.9 158.1 171.4 182.3 189.3 190.0 118.3 99.8 89.6 94.6 94.4 114.1 120.5 102.6 117.6 152.0 149.9 158.4 145.6 142.3 141.2 137.5 106.1 105.3 105.3 112.9 108.1 242.3 228.7 169.0 231.6 148.9 4.2 4.3 5.5 4.5 3.7 9.6 11.1 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 4.4 1.9 1.9 6.0 8.5 19.0 25.3 -1.2 4.6 .3 19.4 1.4 8.2 8.7 5.9 8.8 5.9 4.3 4.2 10.4 9.9 11.1 9.7 8.9 5.6 3.0 4.6 3.9 .3 0.4 .3 .3 .3 -.6 -.9 2.2 1.0 1.1 .4 -.9 .1 -.1 -.4 -.2 -1.6 .0 .0 .5 .7 2.9 3.5 .7 -.2 -.2 -.3 .3 3.7 4.0 2.7 6.7 .4 .8 .9 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.7 1.7 -1.5 .1 -.2 .3 .0 H i Group Size class B Nov. 1996 Pert;ent change frorn— Oct. Nov. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items....................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................. 162.6 248.4 Food and beverages........................................ Food....................................................... Food at home............................................ Cereals and bakery products.......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Dairy products.......................................... Fruits andvegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food away fromhome.................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing...................................................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................... Rent, residential....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs 2................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................. Fuel and other utilities.................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil............................................... Other household fuel commodities3 ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation.................... Apparel and upkeep......................................... Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear................................................. Transportation............................................... Private transportation...................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment............................................... Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. 0.3 .4 .5 .8 .2 1.2 .6 1.7 -.4 -.1 .1 .2 -.2 -1.0 .4 -6.4 .2 .1 2.2 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.5 .2 9.2 -.2 -1.1 -1.2 1.1 -2.1 -2.1 .7 .9 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.4 -.5 .2 .4 .6 1.5 160.7 256.5 158.3 157.9 159.9 182.8 152.2 141.4 187.0 148.5 156.2 164.3 160.0 182.8 170.4 176.7 231.5 173.0 173.6 123.2 118.4 110.7 109.2 147.1 128.6 133.3 122.3 125.2 124.5 119.8 124.3 109.9 126.9 150.7 146.5 105.2 104.5 103.4 107.2 104.5 178.5 241.8 168.8 225.5 167.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.7 9.8 2.9 .1 2.4 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 4.1 2.5 2.4 4.1 4.8 22.3 23.0 16.9 1.6 .3 3.5 -.4 .9 .8 5.2 .0 -3.3 4.6 3.8 10.2 10.0 11.4 8.8 8.3 9.9 4.3 2.6 3.6 2.4 162.3 162.1 165.9 168.2 160.0 145.7 198.4 163.4 159.5 166.5 160.9 185.8 182.0 167.4 250.2 178.1 178.8 135.3 119.7 100.1 100.9 127.7 137.3 148.3 117.4 118.6 123.6 120.5 148.4 106.8 123.5 142.7 140.8 107.7 107.2 105.3 113.4 107.3 187.9 237.9 156.8 225.2 148.2 2.9 4.4 4.3 4.7 1.5 3.4 10.3 9.1 2.8 3.8 4.5 2.6 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.9 2.9 4.5 5.3 28.3 30.5 22.6 .2 -.9 3.0 1.4 -6.0 -6.8 5.2 -20.9 6.1 3.2 3.0 9.2 8.7 10.1 8.1 6.4 5.7 3.1 2.6 5.3 -2.6 162.6 143.1 158.3 131.9 131.5 130.4 184.3 247.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.8 4.1 .3 3.2 4.7 .3 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 .2 .3 160.7 141.6 162.3 128.4 129.4 124.9 186.9 243.5 2.9 3.4 4.4 2.6 3.9 .8 2.4 3.1 .4 .6 1.2 .2 .7 -.6 .2 1.4 166.0 145.3 157.5 137.2 138.6 131.2 194.0 233.8 3.7 4.4 4.2 4.7 6.7 1.5 3.0 3.5 .4 .8 .3 1.2 1.8 .4 .1 .1 156.4 159.3 169.3 172.6 112.4 133.3 133.5 145.9 169.1 179.7 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 6.8 2.8 4.1 3.5 3.7 3.1 .5 .3 .1 -.1 3.3 .5 .5 .5 .6 .2 154.2 157.7 168.1 169.8 113.9 129.9 131.4 146.2 171.8 182.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.0 6.8 2.8 3.9 4.2 2.4 2.4 .6 .4 .2 -.1 2.5 .2 .5 1.0 .4 .1 153.9 163.1 175.5 180.7 101.0 138.5 140.0 147.9 169.4 190.7 4.3 3.7 3.2 3.0 9.4 4.4 6.2 5.3 4.3 3.0 .6 .4 .3 .3 1.5 1.1 1.4 .9 .2 .1 Commodity and service group All items....................................................... Commodities................................................ Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. Services..................................................... Medical care services..................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............... .......................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food ....................................... Nondurables................................................... Services less rent of shelter2................................ Services less medical care services.......................... See footnotes at end of table. 54 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class C Size class D Index Percent Index Percent Index Percent Index Percent change change change change from— from— from— from— N o v. N o v. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Size class A Group Expenditure category All items....................................................... 151.3 All items (December 1977=100)............................. 247.3 Food and beverages........................................ Food....................................................... Food at home............................................ Cereals and bakery products.......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Dairy products.......................................... Fruits and vegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food away from home.................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing...................................................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................... Rent, residential ....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs 2.................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................. Fuel and other utilities.................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil............................................... Other household fuel commodities 3................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation .................... Apparel and upkeep......................................... Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear................................................. Transportation............................................... Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment............................................... Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. Size class B 155.6 155.0 156.4 176.6 152.1 154.6 180.2 138.6 153.1 162.2 142.5 159.4 154.3 163.5 173.1 159.9 160.1 121.7 109.6 102.3 102.9 127.4 112.6 120.1 105.9 115.2 126.3 124.8 125.8 115.0 132.9 143.9 142.0 114.6 114.2 113.2 123.3 114.9 176.0 223.2 160.4 214.5 139.6 3.5 4.5 4.6 5.3 4.3 5.0 13.9 6.1 1.7 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 .8 2.2 2.3 7.0 8.8 19.0 23.5 14.9 8.5 .3 18.6 .0 -1.6 -1.9 -1.4 -5.9 4.7 5.5 5.5 20.9 21.1 22.1 20.1 18.3 6.8 2.5 4.4 3.3 2.4 0.4 .4 .4 .4 1.0 -.3 .7 2.2 -.6 .3 .6 .1 .1 -.7 .3 -4.2 .3 .4 .5 .7 4.0 2.9 5.0 .6 -2.8 4.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 2.1 -.5 -.4 1.3 1.4 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 1.1 -.1 .2 .7 .1 151.3 140.0 155.6 130.9 136.5 123.3 165.1 227.1 3.5 3.6 4.5 2.9 5.0 .0 3.4 3.1 149.8 148.1 157.1 157.7 112.4 132.2 138.1 146.4 158.4 160.0 4.0 3.6 2.5 2.1 15.0 3.0 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.4 150.8 242.9 147.4 146.5 144.5 173.3 137.2 139.5 161.5 132.6 150.2 161.0 143.4 158.0 146.2 146.7 186.4 156.5 157.1 130.8 103.0 97.0 100.3 129.6 110.0 106.6 116.7 125.4 145.2 144.8 143.5 142.4 169.7 141.5 137.2 107.8 106.7 103.5 125.1 109.1 303.5 213.7 146.9 201.4 134.2 0.6 .4 .4 .4 1.1 1.0 -.4 1.3 -.7 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .1 1.5 .3 .4 -.2 -.8 .8 .0 1.8 -.7 -3.8 2.8 1.1 3.6 3.8 6.4 1.1 7.8 .9 1.0 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.5 -.5 .0 .4 -.1 .0 .5 .6 .2 .9 1.7 -.2 .3 .7 150.1 141.1 147.4 137.6 140.5 129.5 162.2 215.6 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.0 6.7 .3 4.0 2.9 .6 1.0 .4 1.3 1.9 .7 .2 -.1 .6 .4 .2 .2 2.8 .9 1.6 .9 .3 .2 148.6 146.6 156.3 158.8 105.4 138.4 141.8 144.5 152.2 156.5 3.9 4.3 3.4 3.1 11.8 4.0 6.4 5.6 3.4 4.2 .7 .7 .6 .6 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.1 .1 .3 152.9 151.9 151.3 169.2 138.4 142.8 186.2 143.0 153.9 165.8 151.0 168.0 160.1 157.1 205.0 168.0 168.9 131.5 118.7 108.0 97.2 149.1 127.5 133.6 120.9 132.0 130.8 127.5 122.2 134.4 123.2 143.1 141.4 110.6 110.3 108.8 124.0 111.0 212.9 237.1 167.1 203.1 155.6 0.5 .2 .2 .2 .0 -.1 .9 1.6 -.8 .3 .4 .3 .2 -.9 .5 -3.9 .5 .5 .8 1.3 4.4 1.9 7.1 1.1 -1.3 5.1 -.1 .6 .6 1.7 1.8 -2.6 1.1 1.2 4.4 4.5 4.9 3.1 4.6 -2.0 .6 .2 .3 -.4 .4 .7 .1 1.1 1.8 .2 .1 .2 154.5 141.4 152.9 135.1 136.2 131.3 172.2 244.6 3.8 4.1 4.9 3.4 5.0 1.2 3.4 4.0 .5 .4 .3 .3 2.0 1.1 1.6 .9 .0 .1 151.3 151.0 160.9 163.3 113.4 136.2 137.8 144.3 158.6 166.5 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.3 12.9 3.4 4.9 5.0 3.5 3.4 150.4 150.7 153.1 181.2 141.4 154.0 172.7 142.4 146.7 146.1 144.3 164.1 165.6 166.2 213.7 165.0 165.8 116.8 102.2 99.3 103.5 134.6 107.4 126.2 91.1 126.3 137.3 135.3 131.6 152.9 104.9 144.8 142.6 114.5 115.0 112.2 125.0 119.5 245.3 221.7 146.2 209.8 163.5 0.4 .1 .1 .1 -1.2 1.2 .5 1.3 -1.2 .2 -.8 .2 .1 .7 -.1 2.2 -.1 .0 .3 .0 3.9 4.1 3.8 -.2 -1.3 1.4 .4 2.3 2.6 -2.6 5.8 -1.8 .8 .9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.1 -1.3 .3 .5 -.4 .3 .4 .6 .4 .7 1.3 -.2 .2 .2 150.8 138.6 150.4 132.4 135.3 127.6 166.0 222.7 4.4 5.2 4.1 5.9 8.7 2.3 3.8 4.7 .5 .4 .1 .1 3.0 .7 1.2 .8 .4 .2 148.3 147.5 158.2 160.1 106.4 132.8 135.7 142.7 156.5 161.1 4.9 4.5 3.5 3.4 14.8 5.9 8.4 6.3 4.1 3.7 154.5 242.8 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.7 5.7 3.9 11.2 6.5 4.5 2.7 2.4 4.1 4.8 5.1 3.0 19.3 4.6 4.9 4.1 4.6 15.6 25.1 4.1 4.1 1.0 7.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 3.5 .9 1.0 5.2 5.5 19.6 20.2 19.9 21.8 18.1 1.1 2.2 3.3 5.5 3.7 3.8 4.9 5.2 6.3 3.5 5.6 9.4 13.2 2.7. 3.4 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.9 2.5 6.9 3.1 3.1 5.7 7.7 23.6 22.3 24.8 6.8 .3 19.0 .4 -3.5 -3.7 -6.6 -3.1 -3.2 5.5 5.8 19.1 19.0 19.8 18.7 17.8 .0 3.8 5.3 2.6 -3.1 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.6 3.7 3.9 10.3 8.9 1.1 2.9 4.7 4.1 3.5 4.2 3.0 6.6 3.1 3.3 6.0 8.4 20.1 20.8 19.8 7.7 3.1 15.2 4.8 5.6 6.2 7.2 8.3 1.2 6.0 6.2 21.8 22.0 23.2 21.1 19.1 2.2 4.7 3.4 2.4 5.2 150.1 243.2 Commodity and service group All items....................................................... Commodities................................................. Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. Services..................................................... Medical care services..................................... Special indexes All items less shelter......................................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... Energy......................................................... Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food ....................................... Nondurables................................................... Services less rent of shelter2................................ Services less medical care services.......................... See footnotes at end of table. 55 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service «group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Nov. 1996 Size class B Size class C Size class D Per<:ent Index Per<:ent Index Index Percent Per<:ent change change change change frorn— frorn— from— frori— Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category 0.1 .2 .2 .3 2.0 .5 .4 -1.0 -.2 .1 .0 -.5 .3 -.1 .3 -2.8 .5 .4 -3.3 -6.3 2.0 2.3 1.6 -6.6 -9.3 1.9 -.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.9 .7 .6 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 .0 .1 .4 -.4 -.1 154.5 250.4 154.1 154.3 154.1 168.6 145.3 154.0 184.9 139.5 156.1 151.5 141.4 153.4 144.6 152.9 178.4 148.0 147.8 119.0 106.2 103.0 99.5 137.6 109.3 108.1 109.9 128.1 144.5 139.8 144.0 134.9 138.3 144.1 143.8 109.3 108.4 106.6 109.8 110.0 145.8 229.8 163.1 198.1 147.8 2.8 4.5 4.5 5.1 4.3 5.7 11.6 3.8 2.7 3.4 3.9 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.0 5.1 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.2 14.3 17.3 11.1 1.8 .3 6.1 -.5 -.6 -.9 5.1 -6.8 8.1 3.7 3.8 14.5 14.5 16.1 13.0 13.1 -.5 2.3 4.4 2.0 2.4 152.0 141.7 154.1 134.5 135.8 132.6 164.6 234.3 2.8 3.0 4.5 2.0 3.5 .1 2.8 1.9 152.1 148.1 158.6 159.8 107.2 Commodities less food....................................... 135.1 Nondurables less food....................................... 136.5 Nondurables................................................... 145.0 Services less rent of shelter2................................ 161.6 Services less medical care services.......................... 158.3 2.8 2.9 2.4 2.0 8.6 2.1 3.6 4.0 2.6 2.9 All Items....................................................... 152.0 All items (December 1977—100)............................. 246.3 Food and beverages........................................ Food....................................................... Food at home............................................ Cereals and bakery products......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Dairy products.......................................... Fruits andvegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food awayfromhome.................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing...................... ............................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs 2......................................... Rent, residential ....................................... Other renters’ costs................................... Homeowners’ costs 2................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................. Fuel and other utilities.................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil............................................... Other household fuel commodities 3................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation..................... Apparel and upkeep......................................... Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear................................................. Transportation............................................... Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment............................................... Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. 154.3 154.3 152.6 165.7 143.1 148.3 175.7 147.7 159.0 154.2 144.5 155.6 139.9 146.4 168.3 145.0 144.7 142.0 134.8 133.4 92.7 160.2 136.3 140.9 126.2 115.0 150.4 148.7 138.5 152.2 131.5 143.6 142.0 108.9 109.0 104.9 117.5 112.9 204.0 233.5 150.6 207.1 139.2 2.9 4.4 4.5 5.0 3.9 6.4 11.5 5.1 1.2 3.4 2.6 2.6 3;3 3.1 3.0 3.9 3.3 3.5 2.1 2.0 13.8 32.8 12.5 1.5 .6 5.8 .5 -.9 -1.3 .2 -.3 -4.6 3.3 3.3 15.7 15.2 16.2 14.5 12.9 3.3 3.0 1.3 3.8 -.8 -0.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .8 .4 .1 -2.6 -1.1 .3 .2 -.4 .1 -.4 .2 -3.4 .3 .2 -1.6 -3.0 2.9 7.7 2.4 -3.2 -4.4 3.4 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 .0 1.2 .7 .8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.0 -.4 .3 -.7 .1 -.6 .4 .6 .5 .8 1.2 .5 .1 .2 154.7 143.3 154.3 136.7 139.5 132.6 169.5 239.8 2.9 2.9 4.4 2.2 3.9 -.1 2.9 3.1 .5 .4 .4 .4 .5 .8 1.1 .7 .1 .1 154.5 150.0 160.5 162.1 119.1 137.2 140.1 147.0 168.7 161.5 2.8 2.9 2.4 1.9 8.0 2.2 3.9 4.2 2.5 2.9 154.7 154.9 154.8 170.5 147.2 151.7 193.8 137.3 156.1 151.6 147.3 153.8 158.4 154.8 254.4 150.9 151.0 145.4 118.3 117.7 104.6 148.2 117.6 117.0 125.6 132.1 137.6 133.0 135.3 134.7 126.9 143.7 142.8 107.0 106.3 104.1 111.9 108.6 176.3 224.7 153.8 220.2 147.7 3.7 4.7 4.8 6.0 3.8 6.4 16.3 5.7 2.5 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.2 4.2 4.9 5.0 19.3 22.6 17.2 3.6 .9 18.0 1.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.7 -3.9 2.1 4.1 4.2 14.4 14.4 16.1 14.1 13.5 -.1 3.4 2.5 4.0 -.1 0.4 .5 .4 .3 -.6 1.2 .5 -.4 -.1 .6 .1 .0 .2 -.1 .4 -2.0 .3 .3 -.5 -1.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 -1.8 -3.2 4.9 .0 1.5 1.6 4.5 .8 -1.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.6 .1 .4 .2 .5 .9 .1 -.2 .1 154.5 141.8 154.7 134.8 137.0 130.2 169.6 230.7 3.7 3.4 4.7 2.5 4.1 .4 4.0 3.3 .0 .1 .2 .3 -2.1 .5 .8 .6 -.7 -.3 155.4 150.6 160.4 161.7 109.9 135.3 137.5 145.9 168.7 163.4 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.7 9.6 2.6 4.0 4.4 3.7 4.1 154.7 250.5 150.1 150.2 147.2 180.0 141.6 137.2 163.9 133.9 158.2 147.0 149.1 173.2 150.2 155.6 190.9 159.3 158.1 126.6 109.4 100.9 98.5 126.5 113.4 115.9 112.0 118.0 134.8 130.2 116.4 151.6 102.5 143.8 142.9 101.2 99.7 95.4 118.0 106.8 170.2 229.1 146.6 205.9 124.9 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 3.6 5.0 14.6 8.0 5.2 4.4 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 3.6 18.4 21.5 16.8 2.3 1.0 13.8 1.5 -2.3 -3.1 .3 -2.4 -5.7 3.7 3.9 14.5 13.8 14.7 12.6 12.7 -.7 3.3 5.8 4.7 -.4 0.2 .2 .2 -.1 .6 -.6 -.8 .1 .4 1.0 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 -1.9 -.1 -.1 -.4 -1.1 1.7 .2 2.6 -1.4 -2.7 12.4 .1 1.0 1.2 2,4 .0 .9 .7 .8 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 -.1 .4 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 .3 .5 -.1 -.1 .2 155.1 139.1 150.1 132.8 133.0 130.4 176.4 232.9 4.0 4.0 5.7 2.9 5.0 .3 3.9 3.6 .2 .4 .2 .6 1.1 .0 .1 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 -.3 .3 .5 .1 -.2 -.2 151.0 149.7 162.7 166.0 102.9 133.1 133.3 141.5 165.8 168.2 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.0 8.5 2.9 5.0 5.4 3.7 4.0 .3 .2 .2 .1 .8 .6 1.0 .6 .1 -.1 155.1 251.1 Commodity and service group All items....................................................... Commodities................................................. Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. Services..................................................... Medical care services..................................... Special indexes All items less shelter......................................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... See footnotes at end of table. 56 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Expenditure category Index Nov. 1996 Size class A Pencent change frorn— Nov. Oct. 1995 1996 157.7 157.3 161.2 176.6 152.6 163.1 190.3 144.6 151.3 161.8 151.9 161.5 156.8 166.8 214.5 160.1 159.7 140.1 132.3 107.8 106.4 140.6 134.1 155.5 107.5 126.6 124.5 120.0 123.0 109.5 125.9 141.8 138.9 100.2 98.7 95.1 95.4 101.2 193.7 225.5 151.5 223.2 164.7 2.9 4.4 4.8 6.2 2.8 6.8 12.6 7.2 3.5 2.4 1.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.5 8.1 2.9 2.6 4.6 6.4 8.9 15.9 4.8 6.3 .4 26.0 1.4 1.6 1.3 3.4 3.1 -.2 1.6 1.1 -2.6 -3.8 -4.9 -3.2 -4.8 8.5 3.2 1.0 3.4 1.9 -0.1 .2 .3 .1 -.5 1.7 -1.7 -.4 .2 .5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 .2 -3.3 .2 .2 -.9 -1.9 1.3 -2.2 3.8 -2.0 .3 -7.8 .4 -1.2 -1.4 1.4 -1.9 .3 -.4 -.5 -3.7 -3.8 -4.2 -2.9 -3.8 .6 .0 .6 .4 .6 154.3 139.8 157.7 128.8 129.0 128.9 169.5 228.1 2.9 2.6 4.4 1.2 .7 1.8 3.2 3.0 152.7 151.3 159.4 160.0 110.8 130.4 131.5 144.0 166.7 165.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.6 1.1 1.2 .8 2.8 3.6 3.2 All items....................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................. 154.3 249.8 Food and beverages........................................ Food....................................................... Food at home............................................ Cereals and bakery products.......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Dairy products.......................................... Fruits and vegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food away fromhome.................................. Alcoholic beverages ....................................... Housing...................................................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................... Rent, residential....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs 2.................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................. Fuel and other utilities.................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 5..... Fuel oil5.............................................. Other household fuel commodities 3................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation..................... Apparel and upkeep........................................ Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear................................................. Transportation............................................... Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment6............................................. Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. W <3St Index Nov. 1996 Size class C Percent change from— Oct. Nov. 1996 1995 154.3 153.9 151.9 165.5 140.5 143.6 196.6 135.6 157.6 161.2 161.0 181.7 157.1 164.8 200.5 183.8 184.9 129.8 111.5 283.4 358.0 123.4 110.1 122.1 97.4 122.1 132.9 131.7 150.4 119.2 126.2 143.2 142.0 110.4 108.8 106.3 113.3 109.0 170.3 238.6 171.1 224.4 156.5 3.5 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.4 8.5 8.7 -.6 3.5 5.2 3.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 7.6 4.7 4.8 1.7 .3 10.7 14.5 9.7 .0 .6 -1.2 2.6 -.8 -.8 8.0 -4.9 -.1 2.5 2.7 7.9 7.3 8.6 5.4 5.9 -1.6 3.0 4.9 6.5 3.4 0.4 .2 .4 .3 .3 1.7 -1.6 1.0 -1.0 .5 -.4 .9 .9 .4 1.5 -5.0 1.3 1.3 .8 1.8 2.0 -.3 2.6 1.9 -.4 6.3 .4 -2.7 -2.8 -2.8 -5.2 -1.3 .6 .5 -1.2 -1.3 -.6 -3.2 -.9 .9 .6 .7 .0 -.2 -.1 -.1 .2 -.5 -1.3 .6 .1 .3 160.8 141.2 154.3 133.7 138.8 127.5 184.4 245.0 3.5 3.2 4.3 2.5 3.7 1.3 3.8 3.0 .4 -.1 .2 -.3 -1.1 .8 .9 .6 -.1 154.6 156.7 166.8 169.7 111.0 134.9 139.7 147.0 170.3 178.3 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.3 4.6 2.7 3.9 4.0 3.1 4.0 .2 .4 .5 .4 .1 -.3 -1.1 -.4 .8 1.0 160.8 248.0 Commodity and service group All items....................................................... Commodities................................................. Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. Sen/ices..................................................... Medical care services..................................... Special indexes All items less shelter......................................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... Energy......................................................... Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food....................................... Nondurables.................................................. Services less rent of shelter2................................ Services less medical care sen/ices......................... 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. -3.0 -1.1 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, 5 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. 6 Revised index for West ASize: Oct. 1996=150.6 Data not available. 57 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, November 1996 U.S. city average..................... ............... 156.4 175.1 148.6 149.2 185.2 143.0 Northeast urban..................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 500,000 to 1,200,000.................. Size C- 50,000 to 500,000 ...................... 160.2 159.9 165.9 154.9 180.8 182.8 168.2 183.0 152.7 152.2 160.0 150.2 141.1 141.4 145.7 128.1 188.5 187.0 198.4 185.3 150.3 148.5 163.4 142.4 North Central urban................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 360,000 to 1,200,000 .................. Size C- 50,000 to 360,000 ...................... Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................ 153.5 156.4 153.1 151.3 175.3 176.6 181.2 169.2 146.3 152.1 141.4 138.4 150.0 154.6 154.0 142.8 178.4 180.2 172.7 186.2 139.2 138.6 142.4 143.0 144.5 173.3 137.2 139.5 161.5 132.6 South urban......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 450,000 to 1,200,000 .................. Size C- 50,000 to 450,000 ...................... Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)........................ 152.9 154.1 154.8 152.6 170.0 168.6 170.5 165.7 144.9 145.3 147.2 143.1 149.1 154.0 151.7 148.3 181.7 184.9 193.8 175.7 140.2 139.5 137.3 147.7 147.2 180.0 141.6 137.2 163.9 133.9 West urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size C- 50,000 to 330,000 ...................... 160.0 161.2 151.9 173.3 176.6 165.5 151.1 152.6 140.5 158.9 163.1 143.6 193.5 190.3 196.6 143.8 144.6 135.6 Size classes A2.................................................. B.................................................... C.................................................... D.................................................... 144.8 158.0 152.6 149.5 157.5 172.1 170.0 177.2 137.9 150.8 142.8 138.8 144.4 152.2 141.7 142.3 169.4 191.8 183.6 171.3 131.3 144.1 143.8 140.0 163.9 155.4 165.7 153.4 147.0 149.7 155.0 167.1 162.3 161.9 162.0 148.8 149.4 161.8 159.6 ' 200.0 169.8 179.9 170.0 157.2 174.0 167.5 174.1 166.4 186.0 190.4 151.3 152.2 174.8 185.3 140.8 152.8 167.0 151.5 142.0 144.5 146.6 161.0 145.5 153.7 152.6 143.8 137.6 153.9 147.6 161.3 143.3 165.7 154.1 153.3 139.1 146.9 176.6 156.4 140.8 140.3 148.5 153.3 155.0 158.6 194.2 194.7 192.9 185.3 164.9 177.9 180.4 199.4 237.4 191.3 181.8 157.0 175.5 184.7 183.6 155.8 131.0 141.3 127.2 133.9 132.5 148.6 145.2 135.6 149.1 157.6 148.7 146.0 151.6 145.7 Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD....................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.................. Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .............. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH........................ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX............................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml............................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA.............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.......................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT....... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA....................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA............ Washington, DC-MD-VA............................ See footnotes at end of table. 58 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, October 1996 to November 1996 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.6 -0.3 Northeast urban..................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 500,000 to 1,200,000 .................. Size C- 50,000 to 500,000 ...................... .9 .8 2.1 .3 .1 .2 .0 -.6 1.3 1.2 3.7 -.9 1.1 .6 1.7 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.4 1.0 .0 -.4 .2 1.1 North Central urban................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 360,000 to 1,200,000 .................. Size C- 50,000 to 360,000 ...................... Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................ .3 .4 .1 .2 .5 1.0 -1.2 .0 .1 -.3 1.2 -.1 .6 .7 .5 .9 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.6 -.8 -.6 -1.2 -.8 .4 1.1 1.0 -.4 1.3 -.7 South urban......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size B- 450,000 to 1,200,000 .................. Size C- 50,000 to 450,000 ...................... Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................ .1 .3 .3 -.5 .8 2.0 -.6 .8 .6 .5 1.2 .4 .2 .4 .5 .1 -1.1 -1.0 -.4 -2.6 -.4 -.2 -.1 -1.1 -.1 .6 -.6 -.8 .1 .4 West urban .......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................... Size C- 50,000 to 330,000 ...................... .1 .1 .3 -.9 -.5 .3 1.5 1.7 1.7 -1.3 -1.7 -1.6 -.1 -.4 1.0 -.1 .2 -1.0 Size classes A .................................................... B.................................................... C.................................................... D.................................................... .4 .7 .0 -.2 .6 -1.0 .2 .4 .8 1.9 .2 -.3 -.1 .7 .5 .1 .8 1.6 -.2 -1.2 -.3 -.3 -.7 .1 1.0 -.6 .5 .9 .0 .0 1.5 1.0 .4 .6 1.2 .9 .3 -1.0 -.3 5.0 -4.1 -.1 .1 -2.6 .5 2.6 -.9 2.8 -.2 4.2 -4.7 -.9 .1 4.0 -1.2 1.4 .3 .1 -.6 -1.8 3.1 3.4 1.0 .5 1.9 4.1 1.0 .7 -.2 .4 -.1 -.7 1.5 3.0 1.3 2.0 -.2 -2.2 .1 .9 2.8 -.3 -5.7 -1.1 1.3 2.0 4.1 5.2 2.8 2.1 -.7 1.1. .5 2.9 -3.9 -.8 1.3 -3.3 -2.1 .8 -4.2 -.8 -1.2 -1.5 .2 .4 -.3 -.4 -.7 1.7 .8 -.4 .7 -1.2 U.S. city average.................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD....................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.................. Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .............. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH........................ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX............................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA.............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.......................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT....... Phil.-Wiimington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA....................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA............ Washington, DC-MD-VA............................ 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base, 59 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, October 1996 to November 1996 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Phil.N.Y.Los Angeles- Northern ranciscoN.J.- Wilmington- SanOF AnaheimaklandT renton, L o ng Island, Riverside, CA NY-NJ-CT PA-NJ-DE-MD San Jose, CA Expenditure category All items....................................................... 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Food and beverages........................................ Food ....................................................... Food at home............................................ Cereals and bakery products ......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Meats, poultry, and fish.............................. Dairy products.......................................... Fruits and vegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food away fromhome.................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing...................................................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs........................................... Rent, residential ....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs..................................... Owners’ equivalent rent............................... Fuel and other utilities .................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil............................................... Other household fuel commodities.................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation .................... Apparel and upkeep........................................ Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear........... ...................................... Transportation............................................... Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment............................................... Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. .3 .3 .3 .2 .7 .7 .2 .6 -.3 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.4 .3 -3.4 .2 .2 -.2 -.4 3.0 2.7 3.5 -.8 -2.7 3.6 -.1 .0 -.1 1.5 -.3 -.2 .7 .7 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.8 .1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .6 .4 .5 -.1 .3 .1 -.7 4.1 -.8 .3 1.5 -.1 .2 -.2 .4 -4.7 .3 .3 -.8 -1.7 1.2 .0 3.8 -1.6 -4.3 1.3 -.1 1.1 1.3 5.0 2.6 -.2 1.4 1.4 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.0 4.3 1.9 -.1 .4 .1 .4 .6 .7 1.0 -.9 3.4 3.5 -.2 1.1 -.3 .3 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.6 .1 -4.0 .0 .0 -1.6 -3.3 6.1 6.1 -3.4 .0 -10.6 .6 -3.5 -4.0 .9 -3.1 -3.9 -.5 -.5 -5.4 -5.7 -6.3 -5.1 -4.9 .0 .0 1.2 .5 2.7 .4 .3 .6 -.2 .5 .5 .1 2.9 -.7 -.2 .8 .1 .1 -.1 .4 -3.4 .1 .1 .7 .9 2.3 2.3 3.0 .5 -.1 1.6 -.6 -1.6 -1.7 1.4 -3.7 -.8 .8 1.2 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 2.7 -.7 .2 1.2 .3 .1 .8 .9 1.2 4.2 1.9 1.9 .9 -3.9 1.7 .2 -1.1 -.8 -1.6 -6.1 .1 -15.2 .2 .2 1.0 1.2 4.9 4.9 .6 .0 1.9 .8 -2.1 -2.3 1.8 -3.1 -6.4 .5 .5 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 .7 -.2 -1.0 1.0 3.5 -.1 -.3 -1.0 .1 .7 .4 -5.7 -3.3 .7 1.2 .9 .1 .4 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 -1.7 -3.5 3.4 -.8 3.6 -3.6 -.6 -10.5 .5 1.3 1.4 1.9 -3.6 7.5 -1.0 -1.1 -5.5 -5.6 -6.2 -5.4 -4.6 -.5 -.2 .8 .5 -.5 All items....................................................... .3 .5 -.2 .2 -.1 -.1 Commodities................. ............................... Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. .4 .3 .5 .6 .2 .9 .6 1.0 1.5 .2 -.2 .6 -.8 -2.3 1.1 .3 .4 .3 .1 .8 .7 .8 .6 .9 .0 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.5 .0 Services..................................................... Medical care services..................................... .1 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .3 -.7 -.5 .1 .4 .3 .2 .2 .1 .7 .4 .5 .4 .2 .1 .5 .5 .3 .3 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 .1 -.1 -4.5 -.7 -2.1 -.6 -.1 -.2 .3 .2 .1 .0 2.0 .4 .1 .3 .2 .1 .4 -.2 -.3 -.6 1.6 .5 .7 .9 .1 -.7 -.2 -.1 .3 .4 -4.6 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 .1 - - Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less shelter ......................................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... Energy......................................................... Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food ....................................... Nondurables................................................... Services less rent of shelter.................................. Services less medical care services.......................... Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. 60 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. Baltimore, city MD average Percent Index Percent Index change change from— from— Nov. Nov. Sept. Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category 0.5 153.6 457.8 .4 .6 1.0 -2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 5.4 -4.7 -.1 -1.5 3.0 1.1 1.5 .8 4.3 .8 .8 13.1 21.8 13.2 14.1 .0 24.1 1.0 76.5 -.2 1.8 2.1 -1.5 10.1 -3.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 .7 -1.2 1.5 .0 3.4 .8 .5 .9 .8 .9 1.4 .2 .2 .6 153.6 141.6 160.5 131.5 134.7 125.5 171.0 235.9 2.5 2.8 3.5 2.3 6.1 -2.8 2.2 2.6 -.5 .5 1.3 -.1 .2 -.4 -1.4 .0 165.4 143.4 157.6 134.7 138.6 128.5 190.2 290.7 3.8 4.0 3.6 4.3 5.8 1.8 3.7 4.7 2.0 1.4 .4 2.2 3.4 .3 2.4 1.5 154.4 140.8 159.6 129.1 136.2 120.6 169.7 237.9 3.6 2.9 4.6 1.8 3.5 -.9 4.2 3.5 .8 1.4 1.2 1.6 2.5 .2 .2 .3 .6 .5 .6 .5 -.4 .9 1.3 1.0 .1 .2 152.4 149.9 161.1 161.1 105.4 132.2 135.6 146.9 165.2 165.6 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.6 9.1 2.4 5.9 4.7 2.6 2.1 -.8 -.5 .2 -.1 -8.3 .0 .2 .8 -3.0 -1.6 161.3 160.2 173.7 178.0 112.1 135.6 139.0 147.4 186.3 182.4 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.4 7.2 4.2 5.4 4.6 2.1 3.6 2.4 2.0 1.0 1.1 13.3 2.0 2.8 1.7 3.8 2.5 151.0 150.4 160.5 161.1 111.2 131.1 139.0 148.3 161.1 163.7 3.9 3.7 2.7 2.3 15.1 1.9 3.7 4.1 5.8 4.3 .8 .8 .8 .8 -.4 1.5 2.4 1.7 -.3 .2 155.9 141.6 155.7 132.9 134.6 129.5 173.2 234.6 3.3 3.4 4.3 2.6 4.2 .7 3.3 3.3 152.8 152.3 162.2 163.9 110.9 134.0 136.0 145.4 164.7 167.9 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 8.5 2.8 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.3 See footnotes at end of table. 1.2 1.1 1.4 .3 -.3 -.4 2.5 6.0 .4 .5 1.7 -.1 .7 .6 1.0 -2.7 .7 .7 -2.6 -5.5 3.1 2.2 5.1 -5.4 -8.2 -2.5 -.4 1.2 1.3 4.0 -.8 6.3 2.0 2.0 4.9 4.8 5.2 3.9 4.2 1.7 .4 1.1 1.0 2.1 3.6 3.8 4.3 -1.2 8.8 8.7 9.8 5.4 -3.5 2.9 2.4 4.6 5.2 5.3 4.9 7.1 5.2 5.2 3.9 5.4 23.4 25.4 .0 1.9 2.8 .8 1.9 1.7 1.6 -1.5 4.3 -.9 2.9 2.5 10.2 9.6 9.7 7.2 6.9 8.7 4.6 .6 4.3 3.9 .8 .8 .8 .5 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.1 -.1 .8 .4 -.1 .3 -.3 .5 -3.5 .6 .6 -1.1 -2.4 10.8 11.5 9.5 -3.6 -6.9 4.2 -.2 1.4 1.5 3.1 2.3 .9 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.5 .5 .6 .5 .3 Special indexes 159.6 4.6 4.6 158.3 5.3 165.7 2.6 179.9 4.4 167.0 4.4 169.8 165.7 14.9 6.9 192.9 2.6 141.3 144.4 2.9 174.9 4.5 146.7 3.2 167.2 2.6 163.7 3.5 178.7 3.5 3.3 168.0 168.4 2.3 2.3 167.5 122.1 10.5 111.0 13.4 98.5 7.9 98.8 8.5 6.6 124.6 114.6 13.5 4.0 121.3 108.5 25.1 110.1 -2.4 119.8 -3.2 119.6 -3.5 117.3 -4.1 102.4 -11.3 155.9 14.6 140.4 5.5 138.4 5.4 112.8 16.8 112.4 16.8 111.0 18.3 118.7 14.7 112.9 14.6 159.8 6.3 2.8 235.8 170.5 5.8 2.9 225.5 153.4 3.1 1.3 157.6 3.5 3.5 1.3 157.6 4.6 1.9 155.4 6.0 8.5 169.8 -.4 152.8 .4 -.7 153.2 .0 .8 143.3 10.3 7.5 -2.8 194.7 3.7 4.3 131.0 .3 163.4 1.4 3.6 .8 159.1 1.6 -2.1 159.1 .5 182.7 1.8 -.1 166.2 1.8 .6 172.4 1.9 1.1 -5.6 224.5 .7 166.5 1.5 .7 166.5 1.5 5.3 -10.4 132.5 4.2 -16.5 115.1 22.4 11.0 102.3 22.3 11.0 105.2 101.0 2.3 -19.2 138.3 .2 -24.2 140.0 8.0 -3.1 134.0 -2.6 -2.5 113.7 5.3 .3 154.5 .4 145.1 5.6 -.4 -4.5 134.1 1.8 127.1 6.4 11.3 9.3 138.7 .0 145.2 1.1 -.1 145.8 .9 14.0 1.3 108.5 1.0 107.0 13.9 1.2 104.8 14.8 12.9 .9 110.3 .7 110.1 12.4 1.1 137.1 5.0 .1 279.2 4.0 3.4 -.5 172.5 .1 225.6 4.1 1.4 -.9 145.1 4.3 4.4 5.2 3.7 5.2 5.0 11.8 6.2 2.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.8 5.0 2.8 2.8 4.4 5.1 20.7 24.1 14.4 3.7 .3 11.5 .8 -.1 -.3 2.3 -2.1 1.0 4.0 3.9 12.3 12.0 13.1 10.8 10.3 6.0 3.2 3.1 3.6 1.5 All items less shelter........................................... All items less medical care..................................... All items less energy........................................... All items less food and energy................................. Energy............................................................ Commodities less food......................................... Nondurables less food ......................................... Nondurables..................................................... Services less rent of shelter2................................. Services less medical care services........................... 0.8 160.5 161.2 163.9 200.0 140.8 141.9 161.3 194.2 155.8 156.4 151.0 141.7 160.6 144.4 160.8 123.7 152.3 153.4 113.7 103.1 100.1 103.6 NA 118.0 123.7 105.9 122.2 129.2 123.5 120.1 110.9 162.4 141.3 140.9 108.5 105.9 106.1 106.6 104.1 150.0 235.5 173.2 217.6 131.8 155.7 155.4 156.4 175.1 148.6 148.8 149.2 185.2 143.0 154.7 159.6 150.7 167.7 157.6 163.4 207.4 162.8 163.1 128.1 115.1 105.7 104.7 135.1 121.2 128.4 111.3 123.3 132.4 129.1 130.9 125.0 128.9 144.5 142.2 108.1 107.4 105.5 111.5 108.4 184.5 229.9 158.3 215.8 151.3 Commodity and service group 3.6 2.0 154.4 453.3 3.8 3.3 All items.......................................................... Commodities................................................... Food and beverages........................................ Commodities less food and beverages.................... Nondurables less food and beverages.................. Durables.................................................... Services........................................................ Medical care services....................................... Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 -0.5 165.4 477.9 All items.......................................................... 155.9 All items (1967=100)........................................... 464.2 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 food at home..................................... Food away from home.................................... Alcoholic beverages......................................... Housing......................................................... Shelter........................................................ Renters’ costs 2............................................ Rent, residential ......................................... Other renters’ costs..................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ..................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2............................... Fuel and other utilities ...................................... Fuels........................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil.................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......... Electricity............................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................... Household furnishings and operation...................... Apparel and upkeep........................................... Apparel commodities........................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................... Footwear................................................... Transportation................................................. Private transportation....................................... Motor fuel.................................................. Gasoline.................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular............................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ....................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.......................... Public transportation......................................... Medical care................................................... Entertainment5................................................ Other goods and services.................................... Personal care................................................ pricing schedule 1 1 BostonI.awrenceSalem. MA-NH Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 61 2.5 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 N.Y.ClevelandLos AngelesMiamiNorthern N.J.AnaheimAkronFort Lauderdale, Long Island, Lorain, OH Riverside, CA FL NY-NJ-CT Index Pen:ent Index Pen:ent Index Per<:ent Index Percent change change change change frorn— frorn— from— frorn— Nov. Nov. Sept. Nov. Nov. Sept. Nov. Nov. Sept. Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items....................................................... 146.2 All items (1967=100)8....................................... 456.8 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 food at home................................... Food away fromhome.................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................... Housing...................................................... Shelter..................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................... Rent, residential....................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs 2................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................. Fuel and other utilities.................................... Fuels..................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil............................................... Other household fuel commodities 3................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......... Electricity............................................. Utility (piped) gas..................................... Household furnishings and operation.................... Apparel and upkeep......................................... Apparel commodities...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................. Footwear................................................. Transportation............................................... Private transportation..................................... Motor fuel................................................ Gasoline ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular.......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4...................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................ Public transportation....................................... Medical care................................................. Entertainment............................................... Other goods and services.................................. Personal care............................................. Commodity and service group All items....................................................... Commodities................................................. Food and beverages...................................... Commodities less food and beverages................... Nondurables less food and beverages................. Durables................................................. Services..................................................... Medical care services..................................... Special indexes All items less shelter......................................... All items less medical care................................... All items less energy......................................... All items less food and energy............................... Energy........................................................ . Commodities less food....................................... Nondurables less food....................................... Nondurables................................................... Services less rent of shelter2................................ Services less medical care services.......................... 157.0 158.0 153.4 170.0 151.5 152.6 154.1 185.3 127.2 167.6 147.6 137.6 148.3 157.0 157.9 190.2 153.1 153.8 126.7 121.9 101.3 97.2 120.7 123.5 133.3 116.2 121.5 125.7 123.4 133.2 134.2 81.8 138.6 137.9 123.5 122.9 122.4 125.2 123.7 150.5 207.2 154.0 193.5 139.9 0.1 154.6 251.1 4.3 4.1 1.3 163.9 4.5 .8 161.1 .9 159.5 4.7 1.6 164.8 4.8 1.0 167.1 6.0 1.9 162.3 5.4 .1 166.4 2.3 -1.6 174.1 .6 5.0 -.8 161.0 8.1 2.7 145.5 4.7 -.7 157.3 8.1 2.7 146.5 16.5 3.5 176.6 12.9 3.5 156.4 8.5 8.7 199.4 4.9 3.3 237.4 -.1 135.6 -.3 -1.8 145.2 3.7 4.0 .7 148.1 2.4 1.0 170.7 1.0 -.6 174.8 .5 -.5 149.6 -.1 146.6 2.8 -.8 149.2 2.8 .2 155.1 2.5 .3 156.1 2.2 -.9 149.6 2.3 -.5 148.1 1.6 .3 146.9 1.7 .3 158.2 1.5 1.5 -3.4 210.4 7.6 -4.1 199.5 .5 154.3 .7 156.1 2.1 2.8 .7 155.5 1.9 .4 151.0 2.9 8.4 -1.5 120.9 6.9 -4.4 148.7 12.4 -7.3 144.9 15.6 -3.1 112.7 6.9 7.4 125.4 6.1 168.7 6.6 6.9 NA 19.6 NA .0 7.7 125.5 6.6 6.1 146.8 12.6 -7.9 145.3 15.9 -3.3 111.6 3.7 -15.3 167.2 -.7 .2 109.9 -.1 120.9 92.5 -10.6 154.3 22.2 -.4 -1.2 124.0 .9 -.8 145.1 2.5 -3.4 125.3 .2 .2 151.0 2.2 -3.7 121.1 -.3 .5 142.5 10.1 1.4 130.1 5.3 1.2 132.1 -.2 -6.2 117.6 6.2 5.6 153.6 -3.3 -4.3 109.6 -4.1 -3.7 154.9 7.9 2.9 138.6 .4 -1.1 146.6 -.2 -1.2 146.6 7.1 2.8 135.3 23.5 7.8 91.1 -8.4 -9.0 119.3 24.0 7.8 88.2 -10.5 -9.6 118.9 25.5 7.9 85.3 -12.2 -10.7 117.5 22.5 7.6 87.4 -9.8 -8.4 112.2 20.9 7.3 90.5 -10.8 -8.3 119.8 .4 143.4 20.2 3.6 208.4 9.1 .1 227.7 3.4 2.8 .3 211.7 1.7 .5 146.2 .7 155.9 1.3 -.4 -.2 226.2 4.4 2.1 170.7 .4 .0 174.8 5.5 4.9 102.4 4.8 4.8 6.0 12.8 4.0 3.7 13.4 4.1 2.5 2.9 5.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 1.0 2.7 2.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 .5 .5 .5 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.6 -3.0 .4 .5 .1 1.1 1.2 .7 .5 2.2 1.4 .7 2.4 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.8 5.7 6.2 -7.4 15.7 12.1 5.2 5.2 18.8 18.8 21.6 15.9 16.1 4.7 4.1 9.1 2.5 -2.9 4.0 0.3 152.9 451.9 3.0 0.2 4.2 3.4 3.7 .0 -.9 1.5 1.8 -2.8 9.5 -4.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.0 2.1 -.3 -.8 5.6 .3 1.4 160.9 160.6 161.9 186.0 153.7 154.3 140.8 191.3 149.1 161.6 165.0 163.0 188.0 171.4 180.4 234.1 179.5 180.3 115.5 114.4 112.7 112.3 134.0 120.8 123.1 117.1 128.9 124.4 120.4 121.6 114.8 128.8 155.5 148.9 103.2 102.9 102.0 106.2 104.2 186.0 240.3 164.9 224.8 168.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 4.1 2.8 2.5 9.4 2.7 -1.1 2.3 5.0 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.3 1.1 2.4 2.4 4.1 4.6 21.4 21.9 16.5 .4 -.2 1.5 -.6 -.9 -1.1 5.6 -2.7 -6.1 5.9 4.6 11.0 11.0 12.6 9.6 8.8 13.2 4.3 2.5 3.1 1.7 .4 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 2.3 1.1 -1.5 .6 1.7 -.1 .5 .5 .7 -.8 .6 .6 -1.4 -2.4 10.9 10.7 13.1 -5.8 -8.5 -.7 -1.7 -2.7 -3.0 5.2 -6.0 .1 .9 1.2 3.1 2.9 3.4 2.5 1.8 -.5 .9 1.7 .2 -.4 .2 .1 .4 1.3 164.7 468.9 146.2 138.3 157.0 127.8 138.3 115.5 155.8 203.6 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.0 6.1 1.0 3.8 2.9 .3 .5 .8 .4 1.2 -.9 .0 .1 152.9 139.2 161.1 125.9 127.7 125.0 167.3 231.1 2.5 2.0 4.1 .4 -1.0 2.1 2.9 2.2 .1 .4 1.3 -.2 -1.3 1.1 -.1 .3 154.6 150.2 163.9 141.6 134.9 150.2 160.0 213.4 4.3 5.3 4.8 5.8 8.8 2.9 3.3 4.5 1.3 1.5 .5 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.1 -1.0 164.7 145.2 160.9 132.9 132.0 131.8 185.6 246.7 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.1 3.1 .0 3.3 4.8 .2 -.6 .1 1.1 147.5 143.6 149.7 147.9 125.3 128.5 138.6 148.2 153.3 151.9 4.5 4.1 2.7 2.1 18.4 3.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 3.9 .3 .3 .3 .1 .7 .3 1.1 1.0 -.1 .1 152.8 149.8 158.0 157.9 108.1 128.5 131.9 145.4 169.1 163.1 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.1 1.1 .5 -.8 2.0 3.9 3.0 .1 .1 .6 .4 -6.4 -.2 -1.2 .2 -.2 -.1 154.6 151.6 160.0 159.1 112.5 141.8 135.6 150.5 154.8 155.2 4.8 4.3 3.7 3.4 11.4 5.7 8.5 6.5 4.2 3.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.3 3.0 2.0 2.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 157.0 161.7 171.5 174.7 109.8 134.3 134.0 147.8 166.7 181.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 7.0 2.3 3.2 3.0 4.3 3.3 .0 .1 .2 .2 -.3 .1 .4 .3 -.3 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 2.5 62 -.1 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Expenditure category All items 7 ................................................................... All items (1967=100)5.............................. Food and beverages................................................ Food...................................................................... Food at home..................................................... Cereals and bakery products .......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ......................... Meats, poultry, and fish................................. Dairy products................................................... Fruits and vegetables....................................... Other food at hom e......................................... Food away from home....................................... Alcoholic beverages.............................................. Housing.................................................................... Shelter................................................................... Renters’ costs 2................................................... Rent, residential ............................................... Other renters’ co sts......................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ......................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2................................. Fuel and other utilities ........................................... Fuels.................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il........................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ............. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).... Electricity....................................................... Utility (piped) g a s............................................ Household furnishings and operation................... Apparel and upkeep................................................. Apparel commodities............................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ Footwear............................................................. Transportation........................................................... Private transportation............................................ Motor fuel............................................................ Gasoline ........................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ..................... Gasoline, unleaded premium......................... Public transportation............................................... Medical care............................................................. Entertainment8 ......................................................... Other goods and services........................................ Personal care......................................................... Commodity and service group All items 7 .................................................................... Commodities............................................................. Food and beverages ;............................................ Commodities less food and beverages................. Nondurables less food and beverages............... Durables.............................................................. Services 9.................................................................. Medical care services............................................ Special indexes All items less shelter10............................................... All items less medical care 11..................................... All items less energy 12............................................... All items less food and energy 13............................... Energy......................................................................... Commodities less food............................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Nondurables................................................................ Services less rent of shelter214................................ Services less medical care services 15....................... Phil.v\/ilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Percent Index change frorn— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 164.0 3.0 0.2 476.2 .6 155.2 2.8 .7 154.3 3.0 162.0 3.8 .9 190.4 3.6 1.6 152.6 3.5 1.4 153.0 2.8 1.3 140.3 6.4 3.2 181.8 2.7 -2.6 157.6 4.3 1.0 .1 137.3 1.0 168.5 .5 -.9 164.3 2.2 -1.1 192.9 2.2 -1.3 179.5 4.4 -5.0 .2 173.3 2.2 262.1 8.4 -12.8 172.7 1.4 .2 173.5 1.4 .2 128.8 4.2 -1.5 118.0 5.4 -2.9 113.9 26.6 16.0 106.9 26.5 15.9 NA 131.8 2.5 -5.4 148.1 .3 -10.1 110.0 7.4 6.1 121.4 -1.1 .7 106.6 6.5 4.9 101.3 7.3 5.5 127.2 10.7 6.4 77.2 8.7 9.3 120.9 3.2 -.5 154.9 3.5 1.6 153.3 3.8 1.7 108.9 11.3 3.2 106.8 10.7 2.8 106.3 12.4 3.9 105.6 9.7 3.3 101.7 10.2 2.6 178.4 1.0 -.5 241.9 4.3 -.3 173.4 3.8 -1.1 .1 230.0 3.0 191.9 3.2 .6 164.0 3.0 .2 140.0 3.5 1.4 .6 155.2 2.8 128.9 4.0 2.2 126.0 6.3 2.8 .9 130.8 -.2 193.0 2.7 -.8 249.8 5.5 -.4 .7 156.5 3.4 160.6 2.9 .1 171.4 2.6 .2 .1 176.8 2.6 112.7 7.6 -.6 130.5 3.8 2.0 128.6 5.8 2.6 141.5 4.4 1.6 -.3 175.5 3.1 188.9 2.5 -.8 St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL Index Percent change frorn— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 150.5 3.8 0.3 442.9 153.4 3.6 1.5 152.2 3.6 1.5 149.4 4.3 2.1 152.2 -.5 -.7 137.6 10.1 4.7 5.0 139.6 11.1 .7 153.3 11.0 175.5 2.2 4.6 146.0 -.9 -.3 .6 157.1 2.7 158.0 3.6 1.7 145.2 2.5 -1.5 160.8 1.3 .4 148.3 .4 -.7 144.9 1.8 .1 197.5 -2.3 -2.2 .7 154.7 1.8 .8 155.5 1.8 121.5 7.2 -8.4 110.6 11.4 -13.9 106.4 26.4 16.3 101.5 27.2 18.3 130.3 25.9 15.2 112.4 9.9 -16.2 120.8 -3.6 -30.6 106.9 31.7 10.4 .6 125.2 2.0 123.4 5.4 -3.4 121.5 5.7 -3.7 142.7 10.5 -.3 108.5 10.9 -9.3 97.9 -1.1 -.6 145.8 5.3 2.6 146.0 5.3 2.9 116.3 31.3 7.1 7.2 114.8 32.1 111.3 34.7 7.7 132.5 32.2 7.7 113.7 24.5 5.3 139.1 5.5 -5.6 220.7 5.3 1.8 155.4 2.1 -.1 185.8 5.0 2.0 102.1 -4.8 -3.4 150.5 3.8 .3 141.5 4.8 1.3 153.4 3.6 1.5 134.3 5.6 1.1 132.2 11.2 1.5 134.9 -1.2 .4 162.6 2.8 -.6 225.5 5.7 1.7 148.2 4.6 .3 147.1 3.7 .2 156.5 2.4 .8 157.5 2.1 .6 112.4 21.0 -4.0 135.6 5.4 1.1 134.1 10.3 1.5 143.2 7.0 1.5 157.4 4.0 -1.4 156.8 2.4 -.8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2(seetable 10) will appear next month. 2 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes areon a December 1984=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, NewYork, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, NewYork, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Cal.: Oct. 1996=469.8 6 Index on aNovember 1977=100 base in Miami. Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 63 San FranciscoOaklandSanJose, CA Index Percent change from— Nov. Nov. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 154.2 2.9 0.3 469.6 .7 157.8 4.6 .8 158.5 4.7 161.8 4.9 .4 174.8 4.4 2.4 153.9 4.6 1.5 147.7 4.2 1.2 155.0 10.4 -3.6 184.7 4.9 -.2 .8 151.6 3.1 153.1 4.2 1.4 .0 151.9 3.2 .5 156.2 2.7 .8 168.9 3.8 .8 163.4 4.3 177.6 3.6 .9 213.3 9.6 .2 .9 158.9 3.3 .7 158.6 2.8 143.0 -.8 -1.5 145.7 -4.6 -3.5 161.9 2.0 1.7 120.3 18.4 5.6 174.6 1.0 1.5 145.3 -4.8 -3.6 -.6 175.0 -2.7 107.8 -9.6 -10.5 118.2 .3 1.0 124.4 4.5 .1 120.4 4.8 .0 120.8 1.5 2.6 87.4 -5.2 -4.2 158.0 5.0 -1.7 1.4 -1.2 135.1 .5 -1.4 130.6 102.4 -4.7 -8.9 100.5 -5.5 -9.2 97.6 -5.4 -9.7 97.1 -5.7 -9.0 102.0 -5.8 -7.9 194.9 8.2 -.3 214.1 2.8 1.0 156.6 .5 .4 .9 224.6 2.6 156.5 -1.6 .4 154.2 2.9 .3 2.4 -.1 140.1 .7 157.8 4.6 .6 -.9 128.4 .8 -1.4 127.2 128.2 .2 -.2 168.8 3.2 .7 218.9 3.4 1.1 .0 149.6 2.4 151.9 2.8 .3 .8 159.0 3.4 159.1 3.0 .7 118.1 -4.7 -6.4 129.5 .9 -.8 128.5 1.1 -1.2 143.2 2.9 -.1 156.6 2.8 .5 .6 166.0 3.2 Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland, Data not adequatefor publication. Datanot available. Washington, DC-MD-VA Index Percent change from— N o v . Sept. Nov. 1996 1995 1996 158.7 4.1 0.3 475.4 155.1 5.1 .7 .9 155.9 5.6 159.6 6.8 1.2 3.3 185.3 6.1 .5 147.6 7.6 .3 148.2 8.2 158.6 5.2 -.5 183.6 8.1 1.2 145.7 5.7 1.7 152.3 3.8 .4 149.2 1.0 -.3 153.2 1.9 -.8 .4 168.4 3.0 .3 157.3 2.8 .5 170.3 2.6 191.1 4.9 -1.5 .4 158.5 3.1 .6 159.2 3.2 125.5 1.8 -7.4 106.6 2.5 -14.5 108.2 13.9 7.4 100.0 16.6 7.3 173.7 9.0 7.9 112.2 1.6 -15.9 117.6 .0 -25.0 105.1 4.2 1.9 .8 130.6 -2.6 149.3 13.2 6.4 145.4 14.8 7.1 163.1 20.9 11.9 134.0 13.7 4.2 135.9 12.4 8.8 .4 150.7 4.7 149.6 4.1 .4 114.3 18.1 2.0 113.7 18.8 1.9 112.2 20.3 2.2 108.0 17.6 1.5 111.9 16.8 1.7 165.3 12.0 .0 222.9 3.2 1.0 165.5 5.0 .1 219.2 5.1 .4 165.7 1.8 -1.5 158.7 4.1 .3 144.9 5.7 1.5 5.1 155.1 .7 139.3 6.1 2.1 142.6 11.7 4.0 132.3 -1.9 -.8 173.9 2.9 -.6 227.0 3.2 1.2 155.9 4.6 .3 155.7 4.1 .3 164.9 3.6 .9 167.2 3.3 .8 110.1 10.4 -6.2 139.6 5.8 2.0 142.7 10.8 3.7 148.8 8.4 2.4 162.7 2.8 -1.7 169.6 2.9 -.8 Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Cal.: Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 1996=154.3 1996=155.4 1996=168.6 1996=149.9 1996=152.0 .1996=158.6 1996=158.5 1996=156.9 1996=165.8 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items 54 Percent change Annual from previous avg. nnual Dec. Aavg. 2nd half Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 1914 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.3 19.0 16.9 16.8 17.3 19.5 18.4 16.9 16.8 17.2 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.3 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.2 17.9 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.1 15.9 14.3 12.9 13.2 17.0 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.3 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 13.9 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.1 15.8 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 1st half _ - _ - - - 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 _ _ _ - _ _ _ - 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 _ _ - - 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 _ _ - - 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 64 _ _ _ - _ - _ - - - - - - - - 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 2.0 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 20.0 2.6 15.6 17.9 -10.8 -10.5 16.8 -2.3 -6.1 2.4 17.1 1.8 17.1 .0 .0 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 16.7 -6.4 15.2 -9.3 13.7 -10.3 13.0 .8 13.4 1.5 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 26.8 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 1.7 .7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 2.2 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-—Continued (1982-84=100. unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 1995 1996 150.3 154.4 150.9 154.9 151.4 155.7 151.9 156.3 152.2 156.6 152.5 156.7 152.5 157.0 152.9 157.3 Dec. 2nd half - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - Percent change from previous Annual avg. 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 _ _ - - - - - - - - 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 « _ - - - - - - 102.9 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.2 157.8 153.7 158.3 153.6 158.6 153.5 - 151.5 155.8 153.2 152.4 2.5 2.8 - - - Data not available. - Annual avg. 65 “ Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 110.5 104.5 110.9 100.5 95.9 105.8 93.0 107.2 117.2 122.5 110.8 119.5 125.7 122.6 115.4 109.3 114.8 105.7 103.1 111.0 101.5 109.5 122.2 128.5 112.3 124.6 132.7 129.0 120.5 113.5 120.6 109.0 106.9 116.3 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 116.2 132.1 141.9 136.2 126.1 118.2 127.2 112.6 112.0 117.1 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 119.0 138.6 154.1 145.1 133.8 126.0 133.9 121.1 125.8 123.0 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 122.2 150.0 169.3 154.5 137.9 127.5 137.3 121.5 124.5 127.2 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 127.8 153.7 182.8 164.1 141.9 130.1 139.5 124.3 127.4 128.7 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 131.4 159.2 195.6 172.8 145.8 132.0 143.3 125.1 126.5 129.7 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 134.9 166.9 207.1 181.6 149.7 135.1 147.2 127.6 128.1 127.2 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 135.9 171.1 218.2 188.9 153.5 137.0 150.3 128.9 128.8 127.1 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 138.6 176.3 227.8 197.3 158.6 141.5 156.2 132.6 134.7 129.9 140.3 129.6 175.9 179.4 142.9 183.7 234.9 204.8 110.4 108.6 111.9 109.6 100.9 96.7 94.3 103.5 120.2 116.2 81.6 114.5 115.5 109.7 69.6 119.0 115.5 113.2 116.6 114.3 106.0 103.7 102.1 109.1 124.6 121.0 88.3 119.2 120.4 113.5 82.0 124.4 120.4 118.1 121.6 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 125.8 123.5 127.1 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 133.7 131.5 135.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 138.1 135.0 139.3 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 142.5 139.1 143.4 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 146.4 142.7 147.2 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 150.2 146.3 150.8 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 154.2 149.6 154.3 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 159.0 154.6 159.6 154.5 133.7 136.1 141.2 145.6 184.8 170.4 111.1 164.9 167.2 142.2 107.9 181.4 110.9 110.8 109.0 112.2 110.7 104.4 119.5 101.5 112.7 108.3 109.5 116.3 116.3 109.1 109.4 106.6 101.7 96.4 99.9 96.0 101.1 103.1 107.1 115.2 113.1 116.4 121.3 111.3 107.6 118.8 121.0 121.1 112.3 121.2 99.8 133.0 103.7 114.8 114.7 112.8 116.8 116.1 105.8 126.7 106.3 117.0 113.1 113.2 121.1 120.3 110.3 111.9 110.4 108.5 102.0 105.0 101.8 108.1 112.9 115.1 113.1 108.2 114.3 118.1 111.4 112.1 107.8 107.7 110.8 103.8 133.3 110.0 146.2 85.5 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 124.1 128.7 126.3 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 112.4 107.0 111.9 120.8 125.4 109.6 96.9 114.7 115.9 108.5 113.1 127.1 131.0 131.5 113.3 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.7 139.0 137.5 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 123.4 113.9 118.8 123.4 133.3 117.2 105.0 123.7 121.9 115.9 119.5 127.8 130.4 130.2 121.1 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 139.0 147.2 141.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.1 124.9 130.2 131.5 146.6 136.8 122.9 142.5 144.4 134.9 131.6 129.7 130.6 133.2 123.0 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.7 154.2 147.6 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 137.7 124.1 129.9 127.5 145.3 128.5 108.6 136.1 137.3 127.7 132.7 130.2 129.9 134.8 122.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.2 157.7 154.9 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 139.2 126.5 129.9 129.1 148.6 127.4 104.8 139.5 134.9 125.8 133.0 133.7 135.4 136.9 126.6 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 155.8 163.2 158.0 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 142.7 127.2 133.3 137.6 154.3 133.1 117.1 145.8 137.1 129.9 136.4 141.1 141.3 146.8 130.9 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 163.0 169.2 163.1 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 140.3 126.9 131.7 135.8 153.0 130.1 114.8 138.8 134.8 128.8 137.3 140.4 139.4 143.2 138.9 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 170.3 171.6 168.0 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 141.7 124.4 129.1 133.4 156.5 139.6 130.2 146.2 144.2 136.8 141.4 146.3 144.8 150.2 143.1 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 156.2 155.9 157.2 175.4 167.0 151.9 185.9 145.4 179.0 182.8 179.8 178.0 176.3 148.9 149.0 144.6 137.3 117.4 146.8 127.3 131.3 137.9 159.3 156.0 161.6 154.1 160.7 150.9 148.0 157.3 158.3 161.4 150.1 174.3 126.2 197.6 145.6 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................................. Commodities.................................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................................... Apparel commodities............................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel........................ Durables..................................................................................... Services.......................................................................................... Rent of shelter1............................................................................ Household services less rent of shelter1...................................... Transportation services................................................................. Medical care services.................................................................... Other services............................................................................... Special indexes All items less food.............................................................................. All items less shelter........ .................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1 .................................................... All items less medical care................................................................ Commodities less fo o d ....................................................................... Nondurables less food....................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel.................................................... Nondurables....................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter1 ............................................................ Services less medical care services................................................... Energy................................................................................................ All items less energy.......................................................................... All items less food and energy........................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities.......................... Energy commodities................................................................... Services less energy services....................................................... Expenditure category Food and beverages.......................................................................... Food at home................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products..................................................... Cereals and cereal products..................................................... Flour and prepared flour m ixes............................................. Cereal.................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ..................................................... Bakery products....................................................................... White bread........................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins....................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes..................................... Other bakery products........................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................................ Meats..................................................................................... Beef and veal...................................................................... Ground beef other than canned....................................... Chuck roast....................................................................... Round roast...................................................................... Round steak...................................................................... Sirloin steak...................................................................... Other beef and veal.......................................................... P ork.................................................................................... Bacon ................................................................................ Chops ............................................................................... Ham ................................................................................. Other pork, including sausage.......................................... Other meats........................................................................ Poultry................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken........................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts........................................... Other poultry....................................................................... Fish and seafood................................................................... Canned fish and seafood.................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood..................................... Eggs......................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 66 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Nov. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Dairy products................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream .................................................................. Fresh whole milk ...................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream ..................................................... Processed dairy products............................................................ Cheese ....................................................................................... Ice cream and related products.............................................. Other dairy products, including butter...................................... 104.9 103.3 103.4 103.0 106.9 104.5 109.5 109.1 106.7 105.0 104.8 105.3 108.8 107.0 111.0 109.9 111.4 109.9 110.1 109.5 113.3 112.6 114.8 112.1 122.9 122.6 123.0 122.0 123.7 126.9 123.1 113.4 126.7 125.6 126.0 124.9 128.4 132.7 128.5 113.4 127.4 125.3 125.5 124.9 130.2 135.1 130.1 113.7 129.1 128.4 127.8 129.1 130.4 135.4 130.6 113.5 130.2 131.1 130.6 131.8 129.8 134.6 131.5 111.4 131.6 132.0 131.1 133.2 131.8 136.0 136.1 111.9 135.0 134.5 133.7 135.4 136.2 139.0 139.7 121.4 149.3 150.5 149.0 152.3 148.8 150.9 149.0 140.5 Fruits and vegetables.................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................................ Apples ..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines................................................ Other fresh fruits..................................................................... Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................................... Tomatoes................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables .......................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables................................................ Processed fru its ........................................................................ Fruit juices and frozen fru it.................................................... Canned and dried fru its ......................................................... Processed vegetables............................................................... Frozen vegetables.................................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen................................................................................. 109.4 113.0 114.3 116.9 91.8 110.4 121.0 111.7 103.9 115.1 126.2 110.7 105.2 106.1 105.1 108.2 104.2 108.2 123.4 133.2 126.3 103.6 107.4 126.3 140.4 140.2 103.8 272.7 139.3 126.3 110.0 112.3 112.1 111.5 107.3 111.5 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 154.8 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 121.9 124.4 126.2 115.9 118.9 116.3 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 179.7 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.9 125.2 126.3 119.6 124.8 124.6 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 195.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 131.6 134.6 137.4 122.5 128.1 128.5 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 213.1 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.7 131.5 131.8 128.5 127.6 129.3 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 215.3 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 131.4 134.8 135.3 130.7 127.3 130.2 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 249.3 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 133.2 133.7 133.4 132.9 132.8 135.4 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 260.8 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 133.8 133.3 132.6 133.8 134.7 136.5 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 264.5 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 137.5 138.1 137.2 139.0 137.1 140.4 186.3 214.6 241.4 195.6 155.9 230.1 285.7 187.7 162.0 209.0 192.1 192.3 146.3 147.5 147.6 144.7 145.1 145.0 102.7 105.7 120.7 125.4 128.5 127.3 126.6 132.1 134.4 136.2 145.9 Other food at hom e....................................................................... Sugar and sweets........................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy........................................................... Fats and o ils ................................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................................... Coffee......................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks.................................................... Other prepared fo o d .................................................................... Canned and packaged soup.................................................... Frozen prepared fo o d ............................................................... Snacks ....................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ................ 109.0 109.2 100.8 112.6 105.9 108.6 101.7 128.9 109.9 110.4 112.1 112.5 112.2 110.1 107.8 110.0 111.0 102.0 114.7 107.7 104.8 103.3 110.5 112.4 115.0 118.9 119.0 115.7 113.2 112.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 119.4 118.5 107.8 104.6 116.9 115.5 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 119.8 120.1 121.1 114.8 123.6 121.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 120.2 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 127.9 125.2 126.4 118.1 129.8 131.0 113.1 110.8 117.4 126.5 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 135.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 136.0 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 129.7 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 140.2 128.3 132.1 119.3 137.3 128.4 112.3 113.7 105.4 132.3 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 142.9 130.9 133.3 120.6 138.4 129.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 131.6 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 147.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 139.1 134.2 131.7 115.2 172.7 132.8 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 152.4 140.5 138.5 127.9 142.7 137.5 129.5 118.5 156.1 135.9 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 155.4 143.4 144.2 131.2 149.4 140.8 127.2 118.9 145.3 139.0 158.3 185.6 144.5 152.0 163.5 159.5 Food away from hom e..................................................................... Lunch .............................................................................................. Dinner............................................................................................. Other meals and snacks................................................................ 114.7 114.2 114.7 115.6 118.9 118.6 118.7 119.4 124.1 124.0 123.9 124.6 129.8 130.2 129.1 130.6 135.7 136.1 134.3 137.8 139.6 140.2 137.9 142.0 141.6 142.3 139.9 144.1 144.3 145.1 142.4 146.7 147.1 147.7 145.3 149.6 150.4 151.1 148.5 153.0 154.7 155.3 152.5 158.1 Alcoholic beverages............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le ................................................................................... W ine................................................................................................ Distilled spirits................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home............................................. 111.7 109.5 109.2 102.2 113.4 120.3 115.4 112.0 111.5 106.1 114.8 125.8 119.9 114.6 114.6 107.8 117.0 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 111.6 122.1 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 114.5 128.1 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 130.5 139.9 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 132.4 141.8 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 133.1 143.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 131.3 144.2 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 133.4 145.5 178.8 160.2 147.8 147.7 141.3 149.0 185.4 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 67 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Housing................................................................................................... Shelter................................................... .............................................. Renters’ costs 1................................................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................................. Other renters’ co sts........................................................................ Lodging while out of to w n ........................................................... Lodging while at school1 ............................................................ Tenants’ insurance....................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ....................................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t1 ............................................................... Household insurance 1 ................................................................... Maintenance and repairs.................................................................. Maintenance and repair services ................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities........................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 2 ............. Other maintenance and repair commodities.............................. Fuel and other utilities........................................................................ F uels.................................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......................... Fuel o il .......................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 .......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............................... Electricity...................................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s......................................................................... Other utilities and public services.................................................... Telephone services........................................................................ Local charges .............................................................................. Interstate toll ca lls.......................................................... ............. Intrastate toll c a lls....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................... ........... Cable television 3............................................................................ Refuse collection 3 ......................................................................... 111.5 118.0 124.2 120.8 119.2 116.9 128.5 118.2 121.6 121.6 121.6 109.7 111.8 107.0 100.0 104.0 100.4 93.8 71.3 67.2 100.0 100.7 105.4 94.6 118.7 117.2 134.4 84.5 106.8 121.7 116.8 123.5 115.6 123.7 129.1 125.6 124.1 121.5 136.5 122.5 128.0 128.0 126.2 113.3 116.6 109.1 102.2 105.7 102.0 95.1 80.5 79.2 102.6 100.9 107.3 91.9 120.9 115.7 138.9 74.0 103.6 128.0 127.9 136.1 120.2 129.3 134.1 130.1 130.0 127.0 145.5 126.6 134.0 134.1 130.6 115.8 118.4 112.4 104.8 109.5 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 125.5 117.2 145.2 70.9 99.2 135.8 141.4 146.9 124.9 135.6 140.1 135.5 137.2 133.8 156.3 129.7 140.9 141.0 134.0 119.5 122.2 115.8 109.4 111.7 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 128.2 116.9 146.0 70.0 96.6 144.7 146.8 161.1 130.5 142.7 149.5 141.1 157.0 154.9 166.1 131.6 147.5 147.7 136.5 123.8 128.9 116.8 111.7 111.5 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 132.7 116.4 147.5 67.4 94.5 153.7 166.1 176.9 135.0 148.2 155.8 145.2 169.7 168.0 175.8 134.4 153.0 153.2 140.0 128.1 131.4 123.7 116.3 119.7 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 140.2 120.5 155.0 68.3 93.1 165.7 180.4 197.3 138.5 152.5 160.2 148.6 176.7 174.3 188.6 138.3 157.5 157.8 144.3 129.3 135.2 121.3 117.5 114.5 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 143.6 120.1 155.7 67.4 90.9 176.7 187.0 214.0 142.3 157.1 164.4 151.9 183.3 181.0 193.8 142.8 162.5 162.8 149.0 127.6 130.8 123.5 119.1 117.0 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 148.8 122.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 185.2 200.1 225.2 145.4 161.8 168.2 155.7 186.2 183.3 201.9 148.7 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 121.1 121.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 150.6 123.1 156.7 75.7 90.2 193.0 194.9 236.4 149.7 167.4 173.2 159.6 194.2 191.2 210.6 152.0 174.0 174.3 158.3 136.6 142.1 129.1 120.6 125.6 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 153.9 124.6 160.7 75.8 86.8 198.6 202.8 243.3 153.9 172.4 179.9 163.7 207.9 205.5 219.0 158.0 178.6 178.9 164.6 141.1 147.6 132.3 125.9 126.8 128.4 115.7 105.9 104.3 134.7 121.7 128.9 111.4 158.9 127.0 161.9 78.6 91.3 205.4 218.4 248.1 Household furnishings and operation ................................................. Housefurnishings............................................................................... Textile housefurnishings................................................................. Furniture and bedding .................................................................... Bedroom furniture........................................................................ S ofas............................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables .................................................... Other furniture.............................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment.................................. Video and audio products........................................................... Televisions................................................................................. Video products other than televisions 4 ................................... Audio products.......................................................................... Major household appliances 2 .................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers.............................................. Laundry equipment.................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 2 ............... Information processing equipment4 ........................................... Other housefurnishings 2 ................................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment.......................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor item s.................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware.......... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware.................. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 2 ......................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 5 ......................................... Housekeeping supplies..................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap............................ Household paper products and stationery supplies..................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies............................... Housekeeping services..................................................................... Postage............................................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair....................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 .................................. 106.1 102.9 107.8 109.2 115.6 111.0 107.0 103.0 92.0 87.1 81.5 107.3 103.3 108.0 111.5 115.8 116.0 109.4 105.5 89.5 83.9 77.9 111.7 105.5 113.9 113.8 118.8 116.1 112.5 107.9 88.5 82.3 75.8 95.1 94.3 101.0 103.3 105.9 98.5 92.7 105.9 113.7 106.1 116.7 115.1 117.2 116.6 118.7 110.0 86.4 79.3 73.1 86.1 93.3 100.7 102.3 107.2 97.4 90.3 108.0 116.3 107.1 118.9 116.2 122.0 117.3 116.1 109.7 84.9 78.7 72.3 81.4 95.0 98.6 100.6 105.6 94.5 86.6 111.2 118.2 108.7 116.7 121.4 129.5 121.3 120.3 113.9 83.5 77.3 71.4 78.6 93.6 99.1 101.3 106.3 94.7 81.3 113.5 120.3 110.3 124.4 125.8 136.3 119.5 129.6 117.4 82.8 76.7 70.2 77.0 94.0 100.6 105.8 107.1 94.8 75.1 113.5 120.8 110.3 119.9 127.8 133.7 127.4 130.2 120.8 81.8 75.1 69.2 71.9 93.1 104.2 111.0 110.6 97.1 68.3 114.0 123.8 111.1 120.5 133.2 136.8 140.5 137.9 122.7 78.6 72.2 66.4 67.1 90.7 102.3 108.9 109.8 94.5 61.0 114.9 124.8 110.8 119.6 134.6 140.9 142.1 137.1 122.4 77.0 70.4 62.6 67.0 89.9 103.4 110.3 113.5 93.5 54.4 114.6 Expenditure category - - 100.0 101.8 110.6 105.9 114.3 115.4 121.3 116.9 113.0 109.7 90.1 82.7 76.8 100.0 91.9 102.4 102.0 107.0 101.9 100.0 104.0 109.3 101.1 104.8 102.9 115.3 102.8 106.2 104.2 114.6 105.9 109.0 103.9 119.8 112.8 111.0 100.7 128.6 112.6 112.4 102.6 126.2 117.8 120.2 102.6 128.8 120.3 121.9 102.7 132.1 118.2 122.9 106.5 132.6 117.8 123.5 107.0 138.8 122.1 119.3 107.8 140.8 117.7 122.8 109.8 100.0 98.4 100.0 97.2 - - - - 109.3 111.7 108.6 107.2 109.4 110.2 114.1 100.0 112.5 116.8 109.4 110.6 111.4 110.2 117.6 104.9 117.0 121.7 115.7 113.0 115.9 125.1 120.8 109.2 123.6 127.3 122.1 120.9 117.6 125.1 123.1 113.2 96.3 100.0 127.5 132.4 126.7 122.8 122.3 125.1 127.3 117.7 95.9 107.0 129.8 138.0 127.1 123.7 129.4 145.3 132.8 120.2 96.9 113.0 129.5 137.4 127.3 123.0 134.3 145.3 142.0 126.1 93.6 110.0 131.9 137.2 130.2 127.6 137.2 145.3 145.6 128.4 91.6 114.1 132.9 139.3 130.5 128.3 139.1 145.3 147.1 129.2 88.3 115.6 139.8 141.4 144.3 133.3 145.3 160.3 153.6 131.6 88.7 111.1 141.8 145.4 145.3 134.1 149.6 160.3 158.9 136.8 - - 91.4 100.0 99.5 104.0 100.0 92.3 98.8 100.4 102.7 97.2 See footnotes at end of table. 68 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Nov. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 107.5 105.8 106.3 107.4 107.3 108.0 109.4 108.4 103.4 107.7 106.3 106.6 99.5 105.8 111.1 107.5 103.5 105.2 111.8 102.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.3 108.6 102.8 99.1 116.8 116.5 117.4 112.7 111.0 111.7 110.7 111.6 111.7 110.1 115.3 109.4 107.2 112.6 113.0 104.0 119.9 116.8 108.0 114.1 110.2 114.5 111.3 102.7 109.7 103.4 111.5 107.2 111.4 110.0 102.4 121.4 122.5 120.4 118.0 116.3 116.8 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 122.6 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 119.3 114.3 120.1 117.3 117.3 119.1 109.2 117.6 107.9 120.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 126.7 129.1 124.4 119.2 117.1 117.6 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 122.9 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 118.7 116.3 117.4 116.1 115.3 122.8 111.2 121.5 107.7 125.5 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 131.3 134.1 128.6 125.3 123.0 123.8 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 127.9 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 126.0 121.3 131.2 120.2 125.6 130.8 118.8 129.4 110.4 134.9 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 140.2 141.3 139.5 129.6 127.2 128.2 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 133.1 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 131.2 124.1 144.5 130.8 129.2 135.4 121.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 144.9 145.5 144.5 131.4 128.7 129.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 134.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 129.5 125.0 145.8 133.5 130.7 138.9 122.9 138.2 112.7 145.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 149.7 150.2 149.5 132.6 129.7 130.3 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.8 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 133.3 126.8 152.1 129.1 127.1 140.5 121.3 140.6 118.7 146.8 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 153.8 155.0 152.9 130.5 127.2 127.9 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 127.3 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 128.6 128.2 152.5 128.2 131.3 146.5 121.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 156.4 157.8 155.1 130.6 127.1 127.7 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 132.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 124.9 130.7 144.8 128.7 128.7 148.6 132.3 147.7 130.6 152.6 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 157.7 159.1 156.6 133.4 129.9 130.3 131.2 133.9 138.8 127.0 138.5 130.6 119.6 126.7 126.4 129.8 108.8 129.1 134.2 146.3 128.2 126.7 149.0 131.9 148.2 126.2 154.5 127.7 132.7 131.4 121.7 160.9 163.8 158.1 101.4 100.0 114.3 114.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 112.8 100.0 106.8 69.1 69.0 68.2 107.6 106.5 116.4 116.6 101.9 101.4 100.5 103.2 104.1 114.3 104.1 116.3 82.0 81.8 80.8 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 104.1 102.5 101.9 105.8 109.5 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 105.1 104.7 105.6 109.0 111.7 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 127.2 125.1 124.3 123.5 105.5 106.5 107.3 110.6 114.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6 109.8 109.0 111.2 114.7 117.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 112.8 109.8 113.5 116.6 121.8 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 73.8 112.6 114.4 85.3 116.9 120.7 84.7 121.5 126.3 89.9 126.9 133.9 118.7 132.5 138.5 101.4 138.4 141.9 103.2 143.2 145.8 132.1 128.6 135.6 134.2 116.7 113.3 115.9 120.1 124.0 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 147.7 150.0 137.1 134.9 140.1 138.5 120.6 118.2 119.8 122.4 127.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 151.9 155.7 139.1 136.6 142.8 140.7 122.9 120.1 121.5 123.9 130.2 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 155.7 161.2 144.8 141.5 144.8 142.3 123.8 123.3 121.9 125.4 132.9 151.6 162.1 156.5 107.8 107.1 105.1 111.5 108.3 160.5 167.9 114.7 110.6 112.7 118.2 95.8 102.5 94.7 91.9 101.6 122.6 141.2 85.3 120.2 117.9 123.2 120.0 122.0 125.3 117.0 118.3 115.0 116.8 123.8 97.5 100.5 96.7 93.2 104.3 129.2 149.4 90.3 124.4 119.9 129.6 122.1 123.9 127.8 119.8 123.4 118.8 121.4 132.5 100.3 110.1 98.9 96.9 105.1 139.3 162.0 97.8 131.3 127.2 136.2 126.5 128.0 136.9 123.3 129.6 122.5 127.3 139.0 102.3 109.8 101.1 99.1 107.3 146.9 171.5 102.0 138.8 135.4 143.1 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 136.7 127.0 133.1 146.7 103.8 117.5 102.0 99.0 109.4 156.3 184.4 102.0 152.6 158.7 147.4 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 142.1 133.8 139.5 152.0 105.3 118.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 162.5 199.1 94.8 156.9 165.4 149.5 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 148.3 136.6 145.7 155.5 104.7 118.1 103.0 100.8 109.5 167.1 212.2 81.6 166.7 175.6 158.9 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 154.1 139.4 151.2 159.0 103.3 118.8 101.4 99.4 107.7 171.8 222.8 77.0 170.3 179.8 162.0 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 159.8 141.3 156.2 167.6 104.3 126.0 101.9 101.6 106.3 182.4 230.4 94.7 176.5 180.6 173.7 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 163.0 144.2 161.2 172.4 105.2 130.0 102.4 101.8 107.3 188.3 240.2 96.6 177.6 183.7 172.8 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 168.1 148.3 166.1 176.2 105.1 132.0 102.2 101.5 107.0 193.0 249.4 95.4 179.9 184.0 176.9 187.3 200.1 155.0 175.7 Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep........................................................................... Apparel commodities....................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.............................................. Men’s and boys’ ......................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................................... Furnishings and special clothing........................................... Shirts..................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers............................................. Boys’ ........................................................................................ Women’s and girls’ ..................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................. Coats and jackets.................................................................. Dresses.................................................................................. Separates and sportswear..................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories................... Suits....................................................................................... Girls’ ......................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ .................................................................. Other apparel commodities......................................................... Watches 2 ............................................................................. Footwear....................................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ .......................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................... Apparel services.............................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated...................... Other apparel services.................................................................. Transportation.................................................................................... Private............................................................................................. New vehicles................................................................................. New ca rs.................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2............................................................ Compact new cars 2...................................................... .......... Intermediate new cars 2............................................................ Full-size new cars 2 .................................................................. Luxury new cars 2..................................................................... New trucks 3................................................................................ New motorcycles 2 ...................................................................... Used cars...................................................................................... Motor fuel................................................................ ..................... Gasoline ..................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................................... Automobile maintenance and repair.............................................. Body work .................................................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair.................................... Maintenance and servicing......................................................... Power plant repair....................................................................... Other private transportation........................................................... Other private transportation commodities................................... Motor oil coolant, and other products..................................... Automobile parts and equipment............................................. Tires....................................................................................... Other parts and equipment.................................................. Other private transportation services.......................................... Automobile insurance .............................................................. Automobile finance charges .................................................... Automobile fees....................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fe e s ......... Other automobile-related fe e s............................................... Public transportation........................................................................ Airline fares................................................................................... Other intercity transportation......................................................... Intracity public transportation ............................. ........................... See footnotes at end of table. 69 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Medical care............................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................... Prescription d rugs............................................................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 ................................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................ Medical care services......................................................................... Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services....................................................................... Dental services............................................................................... Eye care 2........................................................................................ Services by other medical professionals 2.................................... Hospital and related services...................................... .................... Hospital roo m s............................................................................... Other inpatient services 2 ............................................................... Outpatient services 2...................................................................... 125.8 126.0 134.9 100.0 119.9 116.5 125.7 124.0 125.5 123.2 100.0 100.0 127.0 126.6 100.0 100.0 133.1 134.9 145.7 105.4 127.2 121.1 132.7 131.8 133.4 132.1 105.3 104.5 135.9 135.0 107.2 107.1 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 149.1 120.8 117.0 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 165.5 134.7 130.7 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 183.0 151.0 145.4 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 *129.2 203.5 198.3 164.2 159.7 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 216.0 177.7 175.4 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 232.1 191.0 189.2 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 244.3 201.9 199.7 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 255.7 210.8 209.2 230.5 211.9 245.1 143.4 170.9 168.8 234.9 210.9 218.6 220.7 139.9 148.3 273.2 264.9 219.7 218.0 Entertainment......................................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................................ Reading materials............................................................................. Newspapers.................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books................................................ Sporting goods and equipment........................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................................. Other sporting goods...................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment.......................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................................ Photographic supplies and equipment.......................................... Pet supplies and expense.............................................................. Entertainment services........................................................................ Club memberships 2.......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 ........... Admissions......................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 2 .................................................... Other entertainment services 2 ........................................................ 112.9 108.5 117.1 115.5 118.9 102.6 103.7 99.2 106.5 103.3 109.4 110.1 119.2 100.0 100.0 120.2 100.0 100.0 117.4 112.6 121.4 120.8 122.1 106.3 106.8 103.4 110.6 108.0 116.3 112.5 124.3 101.7 107.0 128.4 105.0 101.7 122.8 117.5 126.5 126.6 126.6 111.0 111.1 108.3 115.6 112.4 123.0 117.7 130.0 109.1 113.2 133.3 109.8 105.1 129.1 121.6 132.4 131.6 133.3 113.3 113.6 110.4 119.5 115.1 127.2 122.9 138.8 113.5 121.9 146.0 119.6 109.6 134.6 125.2 138.5 137.8 139.4 115.3 115.9 112.0 122.3 116.8 129.0 127.4 146.3 119.1 128.6 153.6 125.4 116.2 139.9 129.6 147.3 151.1 144.0 119.6 117.6 118.3 123.9 118.1 130.1 129.6 152.7 123.2 134.9 161.0 132.4 120.6 143.8 131.9 152.8 157.2 149.0 119.7 120.1 116.5 125.2 121.1 132.9 128.3 158.3 126.0 141.5 167.3 139.2 124.3 147.8 134.4 158.2 164.0 153.1 120.0 120.0 117.1 126.9 122.9 135.2 129.5 163.9 130.1 152.8 170.3 144.7 127.9 151.2 136.8 163.9 172.2 156.4 123.8 124.7 120.0 126.3 121.8 130.9 130.8 168.3 129.3 156.7 177.1 151.8 131.2 156.2 140.7 173.6 185.3 162.8 123.1 124.8 118.7 128.9 123.0 133.4 135.4 174.6 132.3 160.4 186.4 156.3 136.3 160.7 144.0 177.9 190.5 166.4 122.4 123.1 118.8 133.6 127.8 133.1 141.8 180.3 133.8 166.2 193.9 165.1 139.8 Other goods and services................................. ......................... .......... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal c a re ....................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products....................... Personal care services..................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females................................................ Haircuts and other barber shop services for males..................... Personal and educational expenses.................................................. School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services.................................................. Tuition and other school fees .......... ............................................ College tuition.............................................................................. Elementary and high school tuition............................................. Day care and nursery school5 ................................................... Personal expenses......................................................................... Legal service fees 2 ..................................................................... Personal financial services 2 ....................................................... Funeral expenses 2 ..................................................................... 124.5 127.0 112.8 111.9 132.1 137.0 116.5 115.0 141.3 149.9 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 219.2 236.2 151.2 144.7 112.3 115.5 121.6 123.9 131.2 135.1 137.0 143.4 144.8 146.9 150.2 111.8 113.6 113.3 114.1 134.6 132.3 135.0 136.1 135.8 136.9 114.8 117.9 117.7 118.6 143.4 142.4 143.6 146.5 145.3 150.3 121.7 123.1 122.7 124.0 153.0 152.2 153.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 125.4 129.7 129.7 129.2 164.0 164.0 164.2 170.0 169.1 177.4 132.3 138.0 137.9 137.6 191.1 184.7 191.8 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 172.4 131.9 137.5 128.0 138.6 141.3 140.9 142.4 204.2 193.8 205.3 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 179.8 137.2 144.4 133.2 137.9 146.1 146.0 145.9 217.5 200.4 219.0 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 190.3 145.1 153.9 140.4 141.1 149.2 149.0 149.7 229.2 207.4 231.1 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 199.4 147.9 165.9 148.6 142.2 154.3 153.9 155.2 241.8 219.0 243.7 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 210.0 153.5 177.6 156.6 140.8 158.6 157.6 161.6 252.8 230.7 254.7 274.3 288.3 280.4 131.5 218.0 159.3 183.5 163.5 137.2 128.2 98.7 126.7 129.7 139.6 128.4 100.5 130.7 134.5 144.5 133.0 95.2 136.5 136.9 148.1 129.2 100.8 135.1 139.1 151.5 127.6 97.0 137.5 145.3 159.6 130.3 108.3 143.4 149.6 Expenditure category - - - - 130.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 136.2 105.2 104.1 103.9 143.1 109.9 111.3 108.2 151.4 116.8 117.9 113.4 129.1 135.0 135.2 133.7 176.3 174.7 176.6 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 162.0 124.8 127.0 120.9 108.6 101.2 69.7 108.9 109.7 112.7 107.6 82.3 110.1 111.9 119.4 112.0 80.8 113.9 116.2 127.4 119.6 86.2 117.1 118.1 135.4 129.5 117.2 122.9 123.0 Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ................................................. ....... Selected beef c u ts ................................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products.............................. Utilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services................................. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 70 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Nov. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service gro All items.......................................... Commodities................................... Food and beverages......................... Commodities less food and beverages..... Nondurables less food and beverages.... Apparel commodities........... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel.. Durables........................................... Services.............................................. Rent of shelter...................................... Household services less rent of shelter............ Transportation services............................. Medical care services............................... Other services...................................... 1.1 -2.0 3.7 -5.5 -9.4 .4 -12.1 .1 4.5 4.7 .0 5.8 7.9 5.5 4.4 4.6 3.5 5.2 7.5 4.9 9.1 2.1 4.3 4.9 1.4 4.3 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.1 3.7 4.8 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 3.5 6.0 6.9 5.6 4.6 4.1 5.5 3.3 4.8 .7 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 2.4 4.9 8.6 6.5 6.1 6.6 5.3 7.5 12.3 5.0 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 2.7 8.2 9.9 6.5 3.1 1.2 2.5 .3 -1.0 3.4 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 4.6 2.5 8.0 6.2 2.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.8 3.6 7.0 5.3 2.7 1.5 2.7 .6 -.7 .8 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 4.8 5.9 5.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 -1.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 .7 2.5 5.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.0 .5 -.1 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.9 2.9 4.6 2.2 5.7 .5 3.2 3.0 3.1 4.2 3.1 3.8 Special indexes All items less food...................................... All items less shelter................................... All items less homeowners’ costs...................... All items less medical care............................ Commodities less food................................. Nondurables less food.................................. Nondurables less food and apparel.................... Nondurables............................................ Services less rent of shelter........................... Services less medical care services................... Energy.................................................. All items less energy................................... All items less food and energy....................... Commodities less food and energy commodities.. Energy commodities .............................. Services less energy services...................... .5 .2 .5 .7 -5.3 -8.7 -11.1 -2.6 4.2 3.9 -19.7 3.8 3.8 1.4 -30.5 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.1 7.2 8.3 5.4 3.7 4.1 8.2 4.1 4.2 3.5 17.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 5.2 4.6 .5 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 6.2 5.4 18.1 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 5.1 4.2 -7.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 4.4 3.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 4.4 3.5 -1.4 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.3 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 4.4 5.4 4.2 3.5 3.3 7.6 2.9 2.8 1.6 12.5 3.2 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................... Food .................................................. Food at home....................................... Cereals and bakery products ..................... Cereals and cereal products.................... Flour and prepared flour mixes............... Cereal.......................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .................... Bakery products.................................. White bread.................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins . Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.......... Other bakery products......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................... Meats, poultry, and fish......................... Meats........................................... Beef and veal................................ Ground beef other than canned ........... Chuck roast................................ Round roast................................ Round steak................................ Sirloin steak................................ Other beef and veal........................ Pork .......................................... Bacon ....................................... Chops ...................................... Ham ....................................'..... Other pork, including sausage............. Other meats.................................. Poultry.......................................... Fresh whole chicken ......................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts.............. Other poultry................................. Fish and seafood.............................. Canned fish and seafood .................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood.......... Eggs............................................. 3.7 3.8 3.7 2.4 2.2 .1 5.0 -1.0 2.4 .7 2.5 3.7 2.8 6.4 6.7 6.0 .6 -1.3 -.7 -2.8 .8 2.3 2.6 15.5 13.7 15.1 18.7 14.4 7.1 9.8 12.1 13.3 2.0 8.8 1.6 12.1 1.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.9 1.3 6.0 4.7 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 3.6 6.7 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.9 9.5 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.8 -2.6 .1 4.2 -9.3 -11.0 -8.5 -7.6 10.0 10.2 9.9 -17.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 7.0 5.1 3.5 7.0 8.9 -3.1 -10.4 .3 -1.9 -2.6 .9 17.9 21.6 18.7 9.2 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 6.1 6.9 8.0 8.9 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 9.8 6.4 6.2 2.2 6.3 6.9 8.4 7.8 5.2 6.8 5.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 6.9 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 3.8 4.7 5.9 3.1 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 10.3 9.7 9.6 6.6 10.0 16.7 17.0 15.2 18.5 16.4 10.1 1.5 .2 2.3 1.6 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 3.4 4.8 4.1 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -.6 -.2 -3.0 -.9 -6.1 -11.6 -4.5 -4.9 -5.3 .8 .4 -.5 1.2 -.2 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 4.9 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 1.1 1.9 .0 1.3 2.3 -.9 -3.5 2.5 -1.7 -1.5 .2 2.7 4.2 1.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 2.5 .6 2.6 6.6 3.8 4.5 11.7 4.5 1.6 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.2 3.4 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.8 -2.3 -2.0 -4.8 -1.7 -.8 .7 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 6.1 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 1.4 3.0 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 1.0 -2.0 -2.0 -1.8 2.3 7.3 13.4 5.3 7.0 6.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 3.1 .8 3.7 25.0 3.9 4.0 4.6 3.5 -.9 8.0 -4.2 1.8 5.5 8.0 5.6 3.7 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 2.0 1.5 3.6 2.3 1.7 3.4 1.8 11.7 24.1 5.4 11.4 10.3 4.7 7.5 9.3 7.5 4.9 1.3 .6 1.4 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 71 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Dairy products........................................... Fresh milk and cream................................. Fresh whole milk .................................... Other fresh milk and cream........................ Processed dairy products............................. Cheese ............................................... Ice creamand related products................... Other dairy products, including butter.............. Fruits and vegetables................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables.......................... Fresh fruits .......................................... Apples .............................................. Bananas ............................................ Oranges, including tangerines.................... Other fresh fruits................................... Fresh vegetables.................................... Potatoes..... .'..................................... Lettuce ............................................. Tomatoes.......................................... Other fresh vegetables........................... Processed fruits and vegetables..................... Processed fruits..................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit........................ Canned and dried fruits ........................... Processed vegetables............................... Frozen vegetables................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen........................................... Other food at home..................................... Sugar and sweets..................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners..................... Sweets, including candy............................ Fats and oils........................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.............................. Carbonated drinks................................... Coffee................................................. Other noncarbonated drinks........................ Other prepared food.................................. Canned and packaged soup........................ Frozen prepared food............................... Snacks ............................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home................................... Lunch .................................................... Dinner.................................................... Other meals and snacks............................... Alcoholic beverages........................................ Alcoholic beverages at home............................ Beer and ale............................................. Wine...................................................... Distilled spirits........................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home.................. December 1986 1987 1988 1989 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.4 3.1 3.3 1.5 3.6 5.9 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.4 1.3 27.6 -19.5 1.0 1.9 -1.1 -2.4 -4.3 1.4 .2 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 .7 12.8 17.9 10.5 -11.4 17.0 14.4 16.0 25.5 -.1 10.4 14.1 4.6 5.8 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 3.4 2.0 6.2 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 10.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 10.8 10.8 12.6 3.9 10.8 4.3 10.3 11.6 11.7. 11.4 9.2 12.7 7.2 1.2 4.4 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 16.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 2.5 .6 .1 3.2 5.0 7.1 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.8 4.6 4.4 .0 7.2 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 8.9 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 2.4 2.6 3.1 -.2 3.0 2.3 -.5 3.4 -1.4 4.8 -.1 22.8 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.1 2.1 4.3 4.0 3.8 5.6 2.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 .7 3.8 2.9 .9 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.7 -3.5 1.6 -14.3 2.3 4.2 6.1 5.8 3.1 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.8 1.2 4.6 14.2 4.8 5.1 7.8 4.1 10.0 2.9 1.3 5.8 2.8 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.9 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.9 6.0 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.5 2.6 3.0 5.0 -1.0 4.1 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 6.8 4.6 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 2.5 4.2 4.4 2.9 5.0 7.7 1.9 .9 1.5 5.2 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.6 2.6 4.9 4.7 - See footnotes at end of table. 72 1990 1991 Nov. 1992 1993 0.6 -.2 -.4 .0 1.4 1.8 1.2 .3 4.4 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 8.9 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 -1.4 -2.3 -4.1 4.9 -.4 .6 1.3 2.5 1.8 3.4 .2 .2 .4 -.2 2.2 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 1.0 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.7 -.2 .7 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 -.5 -.6 .7 -1.9 6.6 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 15.8 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 1.4 -.8 -1.4 1.7 4.3 4.0 -.9 1.5 3.6 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.5 1.0 -5.2 2.5 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 9.9 11.6 11.8 14.0 9.2 8.2 -.5 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 -.7 -.2 1.6 -5.3 2.0 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.1 .8 .8 2.2 1.7 5.4 -.5 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 .5 .3 .5 .9 2.6 1994 1995 1996 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 1.0 3.5 .4 8.3 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 4.6 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 .5 -.3 -.6 .7 1.4 .8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.3 2.2 2.6 8.5 -1.3 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 1.4 -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.9 1.8 2.9 10.6 11.9 11.4 12.5 9.3 8.6 6.7 15.7 4.7 4.0 7.7 4.3 6.4 11.3 8.0 -.4 -7.6 21.4 -20.8 5.0 6.4 6.8 7.6 4.1 5.8 3.3 1.7 6.0 .9 1.8 .5 3.7 14.7 -.3 55.4 .9 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.6 2.5 -1.7 2.9 -9.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 .9 .6 1.6 .9 3.2 7.1 2.1 4.1 2.6 4.7 2.4 -1.8 .3 -6.9 2.3 4.1 5.2 3.4 6.0 4.3 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.5 5.9 2.4 3.7 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December 1986 1987 Expenditure category Housing.................................................................... 1.7 3.7 4.6 4.8 Shelter.................................................................... 5.0 3.9 Renters’ costs......................................................... 5.0 4.0 Rent, residential ..................................................... 5.0 4.1 Other renters’ costs................................................. 4.4 3.9 Lodging while out of town......................................... 6.4 6.2 Lodging while at school........................................... 5.4 3.6 Tenants’ insurance................................................ 4.6 5.3 Homeowners’ costs................................................... 5.3 4.6 Owners’ equivalent rent............................................ 5.7 3.8 Household insurance................................................ 3.3 1.8 Maintenance and repairs............................................. 1.6 4.3 Maintenance and repair services................................... 1.8 2.0 Maintenance and repair commodities............................. 2.2 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs.......... -.3 1.6 Other maintenance and repair commodities..................... 1.6 Fuel and other utilities .................................................. -5.6 1.4 Fuels.................................................................... -9.5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................... -30.0 12.9 Fuel oil.............................................................. -33.3 17.9 2.6 Other household fuel commodities............................... .2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................... -3.3 1.8 Electricity........................................................... -1.5 Utility (DiDed) aas.................................................. -5.8 -2.9 3.7 1.9 Other utilities and public services.................................... 2.7 -1.3 Telephone services.................................................. 7.1 3.3 Local charges...................................................... Interstate toll calls................................................. -9.4 -12.4 .3 -3.0 Intrastate toll calls................................................. 5.4 5.2 Water and sewerage maintenance................................. 3.8 9.5 Cable television...................................................... 9.4 10.2 Refuse collection.................................................... 1.5 1.1 Household furnishings and operation................................. 1.2 .4 Housefurnishings...................................................... 2.6 .2 Textile housefurnishings............................................ 2.2 2.1 Furniture and bedding .............................................. 3.5 .2 Bedroom furniture.................................................. 7.2 4.5 Sofas................................................................ .5 Living room chairs and tables .................................... 2.2 -.8 2.4 Other furniture...................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment....................... -1.0 -2.7 Video and audio products......................................... -2.2 -3.7 Televisions........................................................ -4.3 -4.4 Video products other than televisions......................... -.9 1.0 Audio products................................................... -1.2 Major household appliances...................................... .9 Refrigerators and home freezers............................... -1.2 -.5 -1.3 Laundry equipment.............................................. -2.8 Stoves, ovens dishwashers, and air conditioners............ Information processing equipment............................... 1.8 Other housefurnishings.............................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, 3.7 5.5 cleaning, and outdoor equipment............................. 1.7 Clocks, lamps, and decor items.................................. -1.7 2.9 1.3 Tableware serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware...... 1.3 Lawn equipment power tools, and other hardware............ -1.6 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, -1.6 and portable heating appliances.............................. Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers.............................. 1.7 2.9 Housekeeping supplies............................................... 1.9 4.6 Laundry and cleaning products, including soap................... .7 1.1 Household paper products and stationery supplies.............. 1.8 3.2 Other household lawn and garden supplies...................... 1.8 1.8 Housekeeping services............................................... .0 .0 Postage............................................................... 2.6 3.1 Appliance and furniture repair...................................... 4.9 Gardening and other household services......................... See footnotes at end of table. Nov. December Group 73 1990 1995 1996 1992 1993 4.5 3.4 5.2 3.9 6.7 4.2 4.1 2.9 14.4 8.1 15.8 8.5 6.3 5.8 1.5 2.1 4.7 3.7 4.8 3.7 1.9 2.6 3.6 3.5 5.5 1.9 .9 5.9 2.1 4.1 -.2 7.4 4.0 2.9 4.3 .9 28.6 -17.0 29.9 -19.9 25.9 -9.6 1.5 3.5 1.4 5.0 1.8 .3 3.5 5.7 -.4 3.5 1.0 5.1 -3.7 1.3 -2.2 -1.5 7.8 6.2 13.1 8.6 9.8 11.5 1.8 2.3 .6 .9 2.5 1.9 1.1 1.0 -1.3 4.1 .4 .6 5.5 -2.2 1.9 -.3 -2.4 -1.7 -3.6 -.8 -3.6 -1.1 -9.5 -5.5 -1.1 1.8 -.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.7 1.2 -1.5 -1.1 -3.0 -2.6 -4.1 2.0 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 4.1 3.8 7.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 .9 2.9 -1.9 1.0 -4.3 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 2.4 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.4 6.6 3.7 8.5 1.6 1.5 -1.9 4.5 6.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 -1.6 -1.8 -1.2 -3.4 -1.5 .5 .7 .7 .2 -6.1 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.7 3.8 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 -1.3 -3.3 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 3.6 1.8 1.0 6.5 .2 4.8 7.0 5.2 1.8 1.5 6.6 3.6 5.3 -1.5 7.7 3.1 -.8 -.8 -1.7 -2.0 .4 1.5 4.4 .8 .1 -7.6 .0 -1.9 4.6 6.9 .0 2.1 2.1 1.4 .1 2.6 -1.7 .8 3.7 .4 -.3 .5 .5 4.7 3.7 -3.4 .7 1.4 -3.6 2.9 1.9 -.4 7.0 1.8 4.2 .3 .7 5.8 16.1 4.3 2.1 1.0 5.6 -.2 -.4 .2 -.6 3.8 .0 6.9 4.9 -3.4 -2.7 1.9 -.1 2.3 3.7 2.2 .0 2.5 1.8 -2.1 3.7 .8 1.5 .2 .5 1.4 .0 1.0 .6 -3.6 1.3 5.2 1.5 10.6 3.9 4.5 10.3 4.4 1.9 .5 -3.9 1.4 2.8 .7 .6 3.0 .0 3.5 4.0 1989 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.8 4.5 6.6 3.3 4.7 4.8 3.5 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 6.1 10.6 7.9 3.1 2.5 5.8 3.5 4.7 .8 3.3 4.0 .7 -1.4 -1.4 2.2 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 5.5 5.4 7.4 2.4 5.1 5.1 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 4.4 2.0 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 -.3 .6 -1.3 -2.6 6.6 3.8 9.7 1.0 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 -.7 -.4 -1.6 -1.8 -.5 -1.3 -4.9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 -1.0 -3.3 -7.3 1.8 -.6 3.0 2.6 -.3 4.5 6.5 1.8 -3.1 7.3 -.2 1.3 1.9 1.6 -2.8 -.9 4.0 4.2 5.8 2.2 4.0 13.5 2.7 4.1 5.6 4.6 5.5 7.0 1.5 .0 1.9 3.7 3.2 4.0 3.8 1.6 4.0 .0 3.4 4.0 -.4 3.6 1.6 4.2 4.8 1994 1991 1988 3.0 2.8 2.2 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.9 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.6 4.3 7.1 4.3 7.5 1.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.9 2.2 4.1 3.7 2.6 3.3 2.6 3.3 3.7 1.9 4.0 4.3 2.9 3.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.9 2.5 2.7 1.8 4.4 1.7 -.4 3.5 3.7 1.0 3.8 .2 1.4 .7 4.3 -.5 .1 1.4 18.2 .0 1.5 20.7 .4 .8 12.8 .8 2.9 -.6 2.7 .9 .6 7.5 -3.2 -3.6 2.2 3.2 1.2 .7 1.2 1.9 -.3 2.6 .7 5.4 3.7 .1 -1.0 -3.8 5.2 4.2 2.9 3.4 -2.6 4.1 7.7 5.0 2.9 2.0 .4 2.5 .8 .0 .7 -.3 -3.6 .5 -.7 1.6 4.2 1.1 3.0 -1.9 2.3 6.6 10.3 1.1 .5 5.9 -.6 2.9 1.6 -.2 -1.2 -3.9 -2.0 -2.1 -3.9 -2.5 -1.4 -4.0 -5.7 -6.6 -6.7 -.1 -1.0 -2.6 -.9 1.1 3.6 -1.8 4.9 -1.9 1.3 3.3 -.7 3.4 2.4 -2.7 -1.1 -9.1 -10.7 -10.8 .4 .8 -.3 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep............................................... Apparel commodities............................................ Apparel commodities less footwear......................... Men’s and boys’ ............................................. Men’s ....................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................. Furnishings and special clothing........................ Shirts...................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers......................... Boys’ .................................. ...................... Women’s and girls’ .......................................... Women’s.................................................... Coats and jackets........................................ Dresses ................................................... Separates and sportswear.............................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories...... Suits....................................................... Girls’ ........................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ ........................................ Other apparel commodities................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage.................. Watches and jewelry....................................... Watches.................................................. Jewelry.................................................... Footwear....................................................... Men’s ......................................................... Boys’ and girls’ .............................................. Women’s ..................................................... Apparel services................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated........ Other apparel services........................................ Transportation..................................................... Private............................................................ Newvehicles................................................... New cars..................................................... Subcompact newcars..................................... Compact new cars......................................... Intermediate newcars..................................... Full-size new cars.......................................... Luxury new cars ........................................... Newtrucks................................................... New motorcycles............................................ Used cars...................................................... Motor fuel...................................................... Gasoline ...................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium............................. Automobile maintenance and repair......................... Body work.................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair.................. Maintenance and servicing................................. Power plant repair........................................... Other private transportation................................... Other private transportation commodities.................. Motor oil, coolant, and other products................... Automobile parts and equipment......................... Tires....................................................... Other parts and equipment............................. Other private transportation services...................... Automobile insurance..................................... Automobile finance charges .............................. Automobile fees............................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees.......................... Public transportation............................................. Airline fares..................................................... Other intercity transportation................................. Intracity public transportation................................. December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 0.9 .4 .3 .2 .1 1.6 .6 -.7 -1.9 .4 -.6 -.7 -7.3 -.9 1.0 .1 .3 1.2 2.9 2.6 .5 2.7 2.0 -2.5 3.8 3.7 4.0 -5.9 -6.9 5.6 5.9 4.3 -5.1 -30.7 -30.7 -31.6 -26.6 3.7 3.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 3.1 4.0 3.4 .6 6.4 5.8 -.5 5.9 6.0 4.5 13.3 5.1 .5 10.2 4.8 2.4 8.4 2.7 9.7 3.4 11.5 3.8 2.6 7.0 3.3 3.9 5.2 2.6 6.1 6.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.4 .5 3.2 4.1 1.3 4.1 8.9 18.7 18.6 18.5 15.6 3.8 5.5 4.7 4.8 4.6 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 2.1 5.8 5.3 6.4 2.4 7.0 6.3 7.2 4.4 7.9 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 4.4 5.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 •2.1 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 5.2 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 3.9 4.6 1.0 .7 .7 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 .2 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 -.5 1.7 -2.2 -1.0 -1.7 3.1 1.8 3.3 -.2 4.3 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 3.6 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 1.0 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.0 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 6.1 4.4 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.1 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.3 11.8 3.5 8.9 6.5 6.8 6.5 2.5 7.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 6.8 5.4 8.5 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 .4 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 32.0 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 4.1 2.3 10.1 8.8 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.6 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 3.3 4.1 2.3 3.6 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 -14.6 4.5 2.5 4.3 3.9 2.8 5.7 -.8 -.8 -.8 -1.6 1.1 6.8 11.8 -7.3 6.2 3.3 10.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 6.8 3.1 4.0 3.6 4.7 1.8 -2.0 2.1 1.4 2.7 5.4 5.8 5.9 3.5 1.7 5.2 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.4 4.3 3.3 3.9 7.0 2.9 9.6 2.3 4.0 .8 7.8 8.4 8.3 5.5 6.1 5.1 3.6 3.3 7.1 2.9 5.0 3.1 4.9 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 5.5 5.9 4.3 5.7 6.4 5.1 4.1 5.3 1.7 2.1 5.5 3.7 4.6 5.5 1.5 7.0 .9 -.1 2.0 6.4 7.5 .0 9.9 17.2 3.0 17.2 22.7 6.6 7.7 See footnotes at end of table. 74 Nov. 1992 1.4 1.2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 -1.3 .7 .9 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.4 2.8 -1.2 3.8 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 .7 2.1 1.7 3.6 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 3.5 2.7 4.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 4.8 4.4 2.3 3.6 -.6 1.4 .8 -.3 1.6 -.6 2.3 -.5 .7 -.6 2.8 4.0 6.6 8.0 -7.1 -13.9 2.8 6.2 4.2 6.2 1.4 6.3 5.6 -3.0 -6.0 6.6 2.4 .1 5.0 3.8 1993 1994 0.9 -1.6 .8 -1.9 .7 -1.8 .3 -1.7 .0 -1.4 3.5 -1.0 -.2 -.5 -2.8 -2.7 -1.1 -1.6 1.8 -3.3 1.2 -3.8 2.0 -4.4 4.4 -9.7 -2.7 -11.1 2.9 -3.5 1.4 1.1 4.3 .3 -3.3 -.7 -2.8 3.3 1.2 4.3 -1.3 .0 1.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 .9 5.1 .6 -1.7 .2 -.8 .5 1.0 .7 -3.6 2.7 1.7 3.2 1.8 2.3 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.5 4.9 3.3 3.3 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.3 3.4 2.1 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.8 3.7 4.6 7.2 7.9 8.0 8.8 -5.4 5.9 -5.9 6.4 -6.7 7.2 5.3 -4.7 5.2 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 3.9 2.0 3.8 2.3 -1.3 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 2.8 5.0 -5.6 2.2 2.4 2.0 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 3.7 1.4 3.3 5.4 1.0 6.1 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.2 3.4 23.0 3.6 .4 7.2 -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.0 1995 1996 0.1 -.1 -.2 .6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 3.7 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 -2.9 2.0 -5.0 .4 -2.0 1.4 9.1 .0 4.8 -1.1 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 .8 .8 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 2.5 3.5 2.1 2.2 2.0 4.1 4.4 3.8 5.8 4.9 2.8 2.9 1.6 1.9 5.1 -5.1 3.4 2.7 1.0 -.4 -1.6 .3 -.3 .3 -3.4 1.2 2.9 .8 5.0 3.3 2.0 3.0 1.0 4.1 3.6 1.4 1.1 .7 2.7 .3 1.2 2.1 2.3 3.6 -1.1 11.8 11.6 12.3 10.8 10.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.9 .9 3.2 .5 .2 .9 3.2 4.3 2.0 .6 1.7 -.5 3.1 1.8 .8 7.6 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.2 -.1 1.5 -.2 -.3 -.3 2.5 3.8 -1.2 1.3 .2 2.4 9.7 12.2 1.6 6.4 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Medical care............................................................... Medical care commodities.............................................. Prescription drugs..................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies........................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies................ Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services........................................ Physicians’ services................................................. Dental services....................................................... Eye care.............................................................. Services by other medical professionals .......................... Hospital and related services......................................... Hospital rooms ...................................................... Other inpatient services............................................. Outpatient services.................................................. Entertainment.............................................................. Entertainment commodities............................................. Reading materials..................................................... Newspapers.......................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books................................. Sporting goods and equipment....................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................. Other sporting goods................................................ Toys hobbies and other entertainment............................. Toys hobbies and music equipment.............................. Photographic supplies and equipment............................. Pet supplies and expense........................................... Entertainment services.................................................. Club memberships.................................................... Pees for participant sports excluding club memberships.......... Admissions............................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions ..................................... Other entertainment services......................................... Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products....................................... Personal care............................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances......................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements........................ Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products................ Personal care services................................................ Beauty parlor services for females................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males.............. Personal and educational expenses................................... School books and supplies ........................................... Personal and educational services................................... Tuition and other school fees ...................................... College tuition.................... ................................. Elementary and high school tuition............................... Day care and nursery school..................................... Personal expenses.................................................. Legal service fees................................................. Personal financial services........................................ Funeral expenses.................................................. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 7.7 6.8 9.0 5.5 5.9 2.5 2.5 5.8 7.1 8.0 5.4 6.1 3.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.3 4.5 7.0 6.6 7.2 7.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.6 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.8 4.5 6.3 2.2 4.3 1.7 7.0 6.8 5.0 1.7 6.1 7.9 3.3 2.8 6.9 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 10.4 12.7 9.2 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 7.3 5.8 3.8 4.6 3.3 7.0 9.4 5.1 5.7 8.5 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 11.0 11.5 11.7 5.1 3.5 4.7 3.9 5.3 2.1 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.8 4.0 7.7 9.5 8.9 4.3 8.2 14.7 3.8 2.5 9.6 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 10.6 12.1 11.2 4.3 3.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 3.7 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 6.0 7.6 10.8 4.2 4.2 7.9 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 8.4 8.7 9.8 3.9 3.5 6.4 9.7 3.3 3.7 1.5 5.6 1.3 1.1 .9 1.7 4.4 3.4 4.9 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 11.1 2.5 2.7 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 8.9 8.2 9.8 2.8 1.8 3.7 4.0 3.5 .1 2.1 -1.5 1.0 2.5 2.2 -1.0 3.7 2.3 4.9 3.9 5.1 3.1 6.5 8.1 2.9 3.3 5.4 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.9 2.8 1.9 3.5 4.3 2.8 .3 -.1 .5 1.4 1.5 1.7 .9 3.5 3.3 8.0 1.8 4.0 2.9 2.7 -5.9 2.5 1.7 4.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.5 2.3 1.8 3.6 5.0 2.2 3.2 3.9 2.5 -.5 -.9 -3.2 1.0 2.7 -.6 2.6 4.0 4.9 2.6 4.2 3.0 1.9 1.8 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.9 7.6 4.1 -.6 .1 -1.1 2.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.3 3.0 3.9 4.3 2.7 2.1 1.1 3.0 2.6 3.1 1.3 2.0 .4 3.1 3.4 3.1 4.9 1.2 2.9 4.0 3.6 4.2 4.2 2.9 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.2 -.6 -1.4 .1 3.6 3.9 -.2 4.7 3.3 1.1 3.6 4.0 5.6 2.6 3.8 3.6 1.5 .4 2.7 2.8 5.3 1.9 5.9 3.0 1.4 4.7 1.0 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.8 8.0 7.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 9.2 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 6.5 7.6 6.4 7.6 7.0 9.8 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.6 7.7 8.4 3.0 5.4 5.7 4.2 7.2 7.8 7.2 7.9 8.1 8.8 3.0 4.1 4.2 3.5 7.5 6.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.7 8.9 4.4 5.2 4.1 3.9 5.1 4.5 6.9 4.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 4.8 7.0 6.8 7.7 6.6 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 8.4 5.7 8.6 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.7 8.3 5.9 4.8 2.4 2.2 3.5 6.9 4.9 7.0 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 -.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 6.5 3.4 6.7 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 5.4 3.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 4.8 1.9 7.8 5.8 .8 3.4 3.3 3.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 5.3 3.8 7.1 5.4 -1.0 2.8 2.4 4.1 4.5 5.3 4.5 4.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.3 4.4 3.8 6.3 18.1 1.1 2.0 5.9 4.1 -1.8 3.5 3.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 2.8 1.6 6.3 1.3 8.3 -1.0 36.0 -15.8 5.0 3.1 4.1 5.4 1.7 .2 1.8 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 -5.3 4.4 1.8 2.5 -2.9 5.9 -1.0 1.6 2.3 -1.2 -3.8 1.8 4.5 5.3 2.1 11.6 4.3 3.0 5.0 4.1 7.9 6.3 7.7 5.5 _ 7.2 7.7 _ 3.4 1.8 4.3 3.7 4.9 -2.7 -3.5 .2 2.9 2.1 5.9 2.3 5.4 5.1 _ Special indexes 3.3 Domestically produced farmfood....................................... .2 Selected beef cuts........................................................ Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products..................... -30.1 .4 Utilities and public transportation........................................ 1.8 Housekeeping and home maintenance services....................... Data not available. Nov. December NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 75 Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, = 100. unless otherwise noted) Percent change Annual from previous avg. 2nd Dec. Annual avg. half Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 1914 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.2 10.5 11.8 14.0 16.6 10.1 10.5 12.0 14.2 16.2 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.4 19.1 17.0 16.9 17.4 19.6 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.3 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 25.5 26.6 26.8 27.1 23.6 25.9 26.5 26.7 27.1 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 76 1st half - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - _ - - - - - _ - - - - _ _ - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 20.1 2.6 15.5 18.0 -10.8 -10.4 16.9 -2.3 -6.1 2.4 17.2 1.8 17.2 .0 .0 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.8 -6.4 -2.3 15.3 -9.3 -8.9 13.7 -10.2 -10.5 13.0 .0 -5.1 13.5 2.3 3.8 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, all items—Continued Percent change Annual from previous avg. nnual Dec. Aavg. 2nd half Semiannual averages Oct. Nov. Dec. 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 Aug. Sep. 1st half - . - - - 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 104.4 103.3 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 - - - - - - _ - _ - 1980 78.3 79.4 80.5 81.4 82.3 83.2 83.3 83.8 84.6 85.3 86.1 86.9 1981 87.5 88.5 89.0 89.6 90.3 91.1 92.2 92.8 93.7 93.9 94.1 94.4 1982 94.7 95.0 94.8 95.2 96.2 97.4 98.0 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.0 1983 98.1 98.1 98.4 99.0 99.5 99.8 100.1 100.5 101.0 101.2 101.2 101.2 1984 101.6 101.8 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.8 103.2 104.2 104.8 104.8 104.7 104.8 102.1 _ - - _ - _ _ - - 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 1995 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.3 149.6 149.9 149.9 150.2 150.6 151.0 150.9 150.9 148.9 150.6 149.8 153.1 1996 151.7 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 155.5 155.9 ” - 2.5 2.9 - Data not available. 77 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service group All items............................................... Commodities......................................... Food and beverages............................... Commodities less food and beverages........... Nondurables less food and beverages.......... Apparel commodities........................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables.......................................... Services............................................. Rent of shelter1.................................... Household services less rent of shelter1......... Transportation services............................ Medical care services.............................. Other services..................................... 109.3 104.0 110.7 99.8 95.2 105.8 92.3 105.3 116.4 111.1 101.8 118.5 125.7 121.6 114.2 108.9 114.5 105.4 102.8 111.1 101.2 108.0 121.3 116.4 103.1 123.6 133.2 127.9 119.2 113.0 120.3 108.6 106.3 116.0 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 106.8 131.2 142.7 135.0 124.6 117.8 126.9 112.1 111.6 116.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 109.3 137.8 154.7 143.8 132.2 125.8 133.6 121.0 126.2 122.3 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 112.2 147.9 169.0 152.8 135.9 127.0 136.9 120.9 124.2 126.1 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 117.6 152.5 182.4 162.0 139.8 129.8 139.1 124.1 127.3 127.8 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 120.8 157.2 195.4 169.9 143.3 131.6 142.9 124.7 125.7 128.5 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 124.2 163.3 206.6 178.5 147.2 134.8 146.6 127.6 127.7 126.1 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 124.9 169.2 217.7 185.9 150.9 136.9 149.8 129.0 128.3 126.2 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 127.2 174.9 227.4 194.0 155.9 141.6 155.7 132.9 134.6 129.1 140.2 129.5 173.2 161.3 131.2 181.3 234.6 201.5 Special indexes All items less food..................................... All items less shelter.................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1................... All items less medical care........................... Commodities less food................................ Nondurables less food................................ Nondurables less food and apparel................... Nondurables........................................... Services less rent of shelter1 ........................ Services less medical care services.................. Energy................................................. All items less energy.................................. All items less food and energy...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities............................. Services less energy services..................... 109.0 107.8 103.4 108.4 100.2 96.1 93.6 103.2 108.3 115.4 80.7 113.4 114.1 108.6 69.6 118.2 114.1 112.5 107.8 113.2 105.6 103.3 101.8 108.8 112.2 120.1 87.8 118.0 119.0 112.6 82.1 123.7 118.8 117.4 112.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 118.1 125.6 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 124.0 122.6 117.4 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 123.9 131.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 131.7 130.6 124.9 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 131.1 138.1 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.7 133.7 128.1 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 137.9 143.9 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 140.0 137.6 131.8 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 143.5 148.4 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 143.4 140.8 134.9 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 149.5 153.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 147.4 144.6 138.4 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 154.0 157.6 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 151.1 147.8 141.5 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 159.2 162.8 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 155.8 152.8 146.4 152.3 134.0 136.0 141.1 145.4 164.7 167.9 110.9 162.2 163.9 141.8 108.2 178.9 Expenditure category Food and beverages.................................. Food................................................. Food at home...................................... Cereals and bakery products .................... Cereals and cereal products................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.............. Cereal......................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ................... Bakery products................................ White bread................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes......... Other bakery products........................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................... Meats, poultry, and fish........................ Meats ......................................... Beef and veal............................... Ground beef other than canned.......... Chuck roast................................ Round roast............................... Round steak .............................. Sirloin steak............................... Other beef and veal....................... Pork ......................................... Bacon ..................................... Chops ..................................... Ham ....................................... Other pork, including sausage............ Other meats................................. Poultry......... ............................... Fresh whole chicken........................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts............ Other poultry................................ Fish and seafood............................. Canned fish and seafood................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood......... Eggs............................................ 110.7 110.7 108.9 112.2 110.4 104.3 119.6 101.6 112.8 108.4 109.5 116.4 116.7 109.0 109.3 106.7 101.8 96.5 100.4 96.0 101.4 103.3 107.2 115.0 112.7 116.3 121.1 111.2 107.5 118.6 121.2 120.8 111.7 121.5 99.8 133.8 103.4 114.5 114.5 112.5 116.9 115.8 105.5 126.7 106.6 117.2 113.1 113.4 121.3 120.7 110.1 111.7 110.4 108.6 102.2 105.5 101.9 108.5 113.4 115.2 112.9 107.9 114.5 117.5 111.3 111.8 107.4 107.4 110.2 103.6 133.6 110.2 147.0 84.9 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 125.7 124.3 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 112.9 108.1 112.0 121.3 125.7 109.6 96.7 114.7 115.7 108.5 112.7 126.9 131.0 131.1 112.5 139.7 124.8 150.0 99.0 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 133.3 132.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 123.9 116.2 118.9 124.6 133.4 117.3 105.0 124.1 121.6 115.8 119.0 127.4 130.0 129.7 120.1 144.8 119.4 159.3 134.3 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 138.2 139.1 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.6 128.0 130.3 131.9 147.0 136.8 123.0 142.6 143.7 135.1 131.3 129.2 130.3 132.7 121.8 148.8 119.1 165.2 128.0 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 140.2 144.1 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 138.5 125.9 130.1 128.5 145.4 128.6 108.5 136.4 136.8 127.8 132.3 129.8 129.8 134.3 122.2 151.2 118.4 168.7 122.7 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 145.9 151.6 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 140.1 129.1 129.8 130.4 148.6 127.7 104.8 140.0 134.9 126.0 132.6 133.4 135.4 136.5 125.7 153.8 119.8 172.0 117.0 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 155.9 155.8 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 143.5 130.1 133.3 138.8 154.5 133.4 117.1 146.5 136.9 130.2 136.1 140.7 141.3 146.4 129.7 158.8 122.8 177.8 114.8 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 160.2 163.2 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 141.2 132.3 131.5 137.2 153.0 130.3 114.8 139.3 134.9 128.8 136.9 140.2 139.7 143.0 138.2 167.1 124.5 189.0 115.3 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 169.4 170.7 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 142.2 128.6 128.9 134.9 156.7 140.0 130.0 146.9 144.6 137.2 141.2 146.0 145.2 150.0 141.8 172.3 125.7 195.9 144.8 155.7 155.4 156.4 175.1 166.2 151.4 185.4 145.6 178.9 182.7 179.8 177.0 176.7 148.6 148.8 144.8 137.3 117.6 147.6 131.3 131.4 140.4 159.7 155.9 161.4 155.0 160.0 151.1 147.9 157.0 158.8 160.6 148.9 174.6 126.4 198.9 144.7 See footnotes at end of table. 78 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Dairy products...................................................... Fresh milk and cream........................................... Fresh whole milk ............................................... Other fresh milk and cream................................... Processed dairy products....................................... Cheese .......................................................... Ice cream and related products.............................. Other dairy products, including butter........................ 104.7 103.2 103.3 103.0 106.8 104.5 109.3 108.7 106.4 104.9 104.7 105.3 108.5 106.7 110.8 109.3 111.2 109.9 110.0 109.7 113.1 112.3 114.9 111.5 122.8 122.5 122.7 122.1 123.5 126.8 123.1 113.0 126.5 125.6 125.8 125.0 128.1 132.7 128.5 112.8 127.2 125.3 125.3 125.1 129.8 134.9 129.9 113.0 128.9 128.2 127.6 129.2 130.1 135.1 130.5 112.8 130.0 131.0 130.3 132.1 129.3 134.0 131.2 111.0 131.4 131.9 130.8 133.5 131.3 135.2 136.0 111.5 134.7 134.3 133.6 135.3 135.8 138.4 139.7 120.9 149.2 150.4 149.0 152.5 148.5 150.5 148.9 140.0 Fruits and vegetables............................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables..................................... Fresh fruits ........ ............................................. Apples ........................................................ Bananas ....................................................... Oranges, including tangerines............................... Other fresh fruits............................................. Fresh vegetables............................................... Potatoes....................................................... Lettuce ........................................................ Tomatoes..................................................... Other fresh vegetables ...................................... Processed fruits and vegetables............................... Processed fruits................................................ Fruit juices and frozen fruit.................................. Canned and dried fruits..................................... Processed vegetables......................................... Frozen vegetables........................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen...................................................... 109.3 112.8 114.2 117.2 91.5 110.2 120.7 111.5 103.0 116.0 125.0 110.4 105.2 106.3 105.5 107.9 104.2 108.5 123.0 132.7 126.0 104.3 107.4 126.4 139.9 139.5 102.7 272.4 137.9 126.1 109.9 112.4 112.5 111.0 107.3 111.7 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 144.2 154.5 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 122.0 124.5 126.6 115.4 119.3 116.6 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 137.8 176.9 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 125.0 125.2 126.4 119.0 125.1 124.9 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 151.9 194.4 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 131.7 134.9 137.9 122.0 128.4 128.6 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 187.0 213.1 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 129.6 131.4 132.0 127.9 127.7 129.6 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 156.8 214.5 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 131.0 134.3 135.0 130.0 127.6 130.7 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 177.0 247.8 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 132.9 133.1 133.1 131.9 132.9 135.5 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 178.1 259.1 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 133.6 132.6 132.1 133.2 135.0 136.6 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 204.2 263.8 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 137.2 137.4 136.8 138.2 137.4 140.6 185.2 213.0 239.6 196.7 155.5 230.0 284.7 187.1 161.7 207.2 189.2 193.3 146.0 146.8 147.1 144.0 145.3 145.1 102.7 105.8 121.1 125.8 129.0 127.4 126.8 132.3 134.9 136.5 146.1 Other food at home............................................... Sugar and sweets............................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ............................... Sweets, including candy....................................... Fats and oils..................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Carbonated drinks............................................. Coffee........................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks.................................. Other prepared food............................................. Canned and packaged soup.................................. Frozen prepared food......................................... Snacks .......................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ......... 108.8 109.1 100.8 112.7 105.7 108.2 101.9 128.9 110.1 110.3 112.1 112.3 112.1 110.1 107.6 109.8 110.9 102.1 114.6 107.6 104.9 103.6 110.3 112.6 114.8 119.0 118.7 115.6 113.1 112.5 115.1 116.7 110.3 119.2 118.3 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.5 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 119.4 120.1 121.1 115.2 123.5 121.5 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 127.7 125.1 126.3 118.4 129.6 130.8 113.3 111.3 117.0 126.5 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.2 127.0 130.6 118.4 135.8 129.1 112.9 112.3 111.0 129.9 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 140.2 128.2 131.9 119.6 137.2 128.3 112.7 114.0 104.9 132.4 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 142.8 130.8 133.1 120.8 138.3 129.3 115.1 116.0 110.5 131.5 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 147.9 138.3 134.4 123.2 139.1 134.1 130.6 115.7 172.3 132.6 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 152.5 140.1 138.4 128.3 142.6 137.3 128.8 119.1 155.6 135.7 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 155.1 143.0 144.0 131.7 149.2 140.5 126.7 119.2 144.6 138.9 158.2 186.1 143.8 151.9 163.7 159.2 Food away from home.............................................. Lunch ............................................................... Dinner.............................................................. Other meals and snacks.......................................... 114.6 114.0 114.7 115.5 118.8 118.3 118.7 119.3 124.0 123.7 123.8 124.4 129.7 129.9 129.1 130.3 135.6 135.7 134.3 137.5 139.4 139.7 137.9 141.6 141.6 141.9 140.0 143.7 144.1 144.6 142.5 146.1 147.0 147.4 145.4 149.1 150.3 150.8 148.7 152.5 154.7 155.0 152.7 157.6 Alcoholic beverages................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home....................................... Beer and ale....................................................... Wine................................................................ Distilled spirits...................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home............................. 111.7 109.4 109.0 102.1 113.3 120.3 115.1 111.8 111.3 105.6 114.6 125.4 119.5 114.4 114.3 107.5 116.7 132.6 125.2 119.4 119.7 110.8 121.9 139.5 130.5 123.9 124.1 114.0 127.9 146.3 143.5 138.2 138.9 129.3 139.3 158.0 147.7 141.3 142.8 131.3 141.3 164.0 150.0 142.0 143.2 131.6 142.8 168.8 151.4 141.7 142.9 130.0 143.8 172.5 154.3 143.0 144.1 131.7 145.0 178.0 159.6 147.4 147.6 139.7 148.4 184.8 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 79 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Housing.................................................................. Shelter......................... ......................................... Renters’ costs 1...................................................... Rent, residential ................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Lodging while out of town....................................... Lodging while at school2....................................... Tenants’ insurance............................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent1......................................... Household insurance 1 ............................................ Maintenance and repairs........................................... Maintenance and repair services................................. Maintenance and repair commodities........................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 3..... Other maintenance and repair commodities.................. Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels.................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................. Fuel oil............................................................ Other household fuel commodities 3 ........................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................... Electricity......................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................. Other utilities and public services.................................. Telephone services................................................ Local charges.................................................... Interstate toll calls............................................... Intrastate toll calls............................................... Water and sewerage maintenance............................... Cable television 4.................................................. Refuse collection 4................................................. 110.2 115.7 111.6 120.8 119.4 117.0 129.3 118.4 110.8 110.8 111.7 109.2 111.2 105.3 100.0 103.8 100.1 93.7 71.5 67.4 100.0 100.5 105.2 94.5 118.5 116.8 133.7 84.5 106.7 121.6 116.6 123.8 114.1 121.2 115.9 125.3 124.5 121.8 136.9 122.6 116.6 116.6 116.1 112.5 115.9 107.1 101.9 105.4 101.7 94.8 80.2 79.5 102.4 100.7 107.0 91.8 120.9 115.6 138.5 74.0 103.5 127.9 127.9 136.1 118.5 126.5 120.0 129.7 129.2 126.2 144.9 126.0 122.2 122.2 119.6 115.2 117.8 110.6 104.0 109.8 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 125.6 117.1 144.8 70.9 99.2 135.1 141.6 146.7 123.1 132.6 125.4 135.0 137.6 134.4 155.5 128.9 128.3 128.5 122.7 119.0 122.4 113.6 109.4 110.8 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 128.4 116.7 145.5 70.0 96.7 144.1 147.1 161.0 128.3 139.3 132.6 140.6 157.2 155.2 165.0 130.4 134.3 134.5 124.9 123.6 129.8 115.2 112.3 111.1 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 133.2 116.4 147.0 67.4 94.6 152.6 166.9 177.1 132.7 144.6 137.7 144.8 170.2 168.6 175.7 133.6 139.5 139.7 128.4 130.6 135.7 123.1 117.1 121.2 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 140.7 120.4 154.7 68.3 93.2 163.8 181.2 197.6 136.1 148.7 141.4 148.2 176.9 174.5 189.7 137.0 143.5 143.8 132.0 129.8 139.0 118.0 116.3 112.9 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 144.2 120.1 155.3 67.4 91.0 174.3 188.4 214.6 139.7 153.1 144.9 151.6 183.3 181.2 193.8 141.2 148.2 148.4 136.4 127.7 134.0 119.0 116.4 114.5 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 149.6 122.3 156.9 71.8 91.1 182.9 201.7 225.7 142.7 157.7 148.5 155.4 187.2 184.4 202.9 147.9 153.1 153.3 142.9 132.4 140.3 121.9 117.5 118.7 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 151.1 123.1 156.3 75.7 90.3 190.5 195.8 236.8 146.7 163.1 152.5 159.3 194.1 191.1 211.8 150.8 158.7 159.0 145.6 135.8 144.7 124.2 118.3 122.1 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 154.3 124.4 159.9 75.8 87.1 195.9 203.5 243.3 150.7 167.7 157.6 163.4 207.4 205.1 219.2 154.9 162.8 163.1 150.0 139.9 149.9 127.1 123.7 122.9 128.1 115.1 105.7 104.7 135.1 121.2 128.4 111.3 159.5 126.8 161.2 78.7 91.7 202.5 219.2 248.1 Household furnishings and operation ............................... Housefurnishings.................................................... Textile housefurnishings........................................... Furniture and bedding ............................................. Bedroom furniture................................................ Sofas.............................................................. Living room chairs and tables .................................. Other furniture.................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment...................... Video and audio products....................................... Televisions...................................................... Video products other than televisions 5...................... Audio products..................................... ............ Major household appliances 3 .................................. Refrigerators and home freezers............................. Laundry equipment............................................ Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 3........ Information processing equipment5 ........................... Other housefurnishings 3.......................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment........................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware.... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware.......... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 3.......................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 6.......................... Housekeeping supplies............................................. Laundry and cleaning products, including soap................. Household paper products and stationery supplies............ Other household, lawn, and garden supplies................... Housekeeping services.................. ........................... Postage............................................................. Appliance and furniture repair.................................... Gardening and other household services 3..................... 105.8 102.5 107.6 109.3 115.2 110.2 107.3 102.9 92.6 87.0 81.3 106.9 102.9 108.6 111.5 115.5 115.7 109.3 105.5 90.1 83.8 77.3 - - 100.0 101.7 110.2 105.4 115.5 115.0 121.6 114.7 112.7 109.1 90.8 82.8 76.4 100.0 91.9 102.2 102.4 106.6 101.5 100.0 103.9 111.1 104.7 114.7 113.0 118.8 113.5 111.4 107.1 89.2 82.1 74.8 94.9 94.0 101.0 103.6 106.0 97.9 92.7 105.3 113.0 105.2 117.6 114.2 117.1 113.7 117.4 109.8 87.1 79.1 72.2 85.8 93.1 101.0 102.7 107.9 96.9 89.7 107.6 115.4 106.0 119.2 115.5 122.0 113.6 115.6 109.2 85.9 78.6 71.4 80.9 94.9 98.9 101.0 105.8 94.6 86.9 110.0 117.2 107.7 117.6 120.5 128.3 117.7 119.9 114.0 84.8 77.5 70.9 79.2 93.5 99.3 101.7 106.3 94.6 80.6 112.7 119.0 109.1 124.8 123.9 134.6 116.3 125.7 115.8 84.4 77.1 69.4 78.1 94.2 101.1 106.5 106.9 95.3 74.2 112.4 119.7 109.1 121.0 125.4 132.2 123.5 126.7 118.3 83.6 75.2 68.2 72.8 93.2 104.4 111.9 109.9 97.3 68.2 113.2 122.4 109.7 121.1 130.7 134.8 136.9 134.6 119.9 80.5 72.3 65.2 67.8 90.8 102.3 109.5 109.5 93.8 61.4 113.9 123.3 109.5 119.8 131.9 138.9 137.9 133.5 118.9 79.1 70.4 61.6 67.6 89.9 103.6 110.9 113.4 93.2 55.4 114.0 107.1 101.1 104.8 102.0 112.6 105.8 109.5 103.0 117.8 112.2 111.9 100.3 126.6 112.3 113.5 102.1 124.1 116.2 120.6 101.5 128.2 119.0 122.5 102.6 129.1 115.0 123.8 106.6 131.7 114.5 124.6 107.2 137.3 118.7 120.7 108.0 138.0 114.8 125.3 110.1 98.3 100.1 97.1 96.3 100.0 127.8 132.3 126.8 123.1 122.7 125.4 126.9 116.4 95.8 107.3 130.4 137.9 127.2 124.0 131.3 145.7 132.3 119.0 97.1 113.2 130.0 137.3 127.1 123.7 135.9 145.7 140.1 124.9 93.5 110.4 131.9 136.9 129.8 127.4 139.1 145.7 143.8 127.0 91.6 114.7 133.3 139.2 130.6 128.4 141.5 145.7 144.6 127.7 88.2 116.3 139.9 141.2 144.3 133.4 148.6 160.8 151.6 130.2 89.0 111.5 142.4 145.1 145.4 135.5 152.4 160.8 156.3 135.3 Expenditure category 91.1 91.9 100.0 98.8 99.5 100.6 104.0 102.9 100.0 97.1 - 100.0 - 113.7 102.5 106.3 102.9 - - - - 109.7 111.8 108.5 108.2 109.9 110.4 114.0 100.0 112.9 116.9 109.5 111.2 111.6 110.4 117.3 104.7 117.4 121.8 115.6 113.6 116.5 125.4 120.0 109.0 123.8 127.3 121.8 121.3 117.8 125.4 122.1 112.1 See footnotes at end of table. 80 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep................................................................ Apparel commodities............................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear................................... Men’s and boys’ .............................................................. Men’s ............................................................................ Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets......................... Furnishings and special clothing................................ Shirts.......................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers.................................. Boys' ............................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .......................................................... Women’s ...... ................................................................. Coats and jackets....................................................... Dresses ....................................................................... Separates and sportswear.......................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories........ Suits............................................................................ Girls’ .............................................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ ....................................................... Other apparel commodities.............................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 3 ...................... Watches and jewelry 3 ................................................... Watches 3 ................................................................... Jewelry 3 ..................................................................... Footwear............................................................................ Men’s ............................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................ Women’s ............................................. ............................ Apparel services................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated........... Other apparel services....................................................... Transportation........ ................................................................. Private.................................................................................. New vehicles...................................................................... New cars............................ ............................................. Subcompact new cars 3.... ............................................ Compact new cars 3...................................................... Intermediate new cars 3................................................. Full-size new cars 3 ....................................................... Luxury new cars 3 .......................................................... New trucks 4 .................................................................... New motorcycles 3 ........................................................... Used cars........................................................................... Motor fuel........................................................................... Gasoline.......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium......................................... Automobile maintenance and repair .................................. Body w o rk....................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair............... .......... Maintenance and servicing.............................................. Power plant repair............................................................ Other private transportation................................................ Other private transportation commodities........................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products.......................... Automobile parts and equipment.................................. Tires............................................................................ Other parts and equipment.................................... . Other private transportation services............................... Automobile insurance.................................................... Automobile finance charges.......................................... Automobile fees............................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fe e s.................................... Public transportation.............................................................. Airline fares........................................................................ Other intercity transportation.............................................. Intracity public transportation............................................. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 107.4 105.8 106.2 107.1 106.9 107.6 109.0 108.9 103.2 107.9 106.1 106.0 100.1 106.2 110.7 107.2 98.5 106.5 113.5 102.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.6 108.7 103.0 99.2 116.6 116.3 117.2 112.6 111.1 111.7 110.4 111.5 111.3 110.0 116.1 109.3 107.1 112.6 112.7 105.0 122.5 116.7 107.6 107.2 112.0 116.4 110.6 102.7 109.0 103.6 110.6 108.0 111.9 110.6 102.6 120.9 122.3 120.2 118.5 116.6. 116.9 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 123.7 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 118.3 115.8 110.3 117.4 119.3 121.5 110.8 120.3 107.5 124.0 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 130.6 133.8 128.4 124.5 122.3 122.9 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 129.0 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 125.3 120.9 122.0 121.6 127.9 128.8 118.2 127.3 110.7 132.0 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 139.6 140.8 139.0 128.4 126.1 126.8 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 133.8 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 129.9 123.7 132.8 131.7 131.8 132.6 120.6 131.3 113.6 136.4 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 144.4 145.2 144.1 130.4 127.8 128.3 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 135.8 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 128.6 124.4 131:1 135.1 133.1 137.3 122.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 149.2 149.9 149.1 131.3 128.5 128.9 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 132.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 131.6 125.8 136.9 130.0 128.1 140.1 120.9 140.1 118.6 146.3 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 153.4 154.8 152.8 129.3 126.1 126.5 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 127.8 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 127.7 128.1 138.6 127.6 132.9 144.1 120.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 155.9 157.6 155.0 129.5 126.2 126.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 133.4 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 124.3 130.2 131.5 128.6 129.8 145.3 130.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 157.1 158.7 156.4 132.4 129.1 129.1 130.9 134.5 141.1 127.9 139.9 130.4 119.5 125.0 124.1 131.5 105.4 128.6 133.5 137.0 129.2 127.7 148.7 130.8 148.2 124.2 155.0 128.9 133.5 132.3 122.4 160.0 163.5 157.8 100.6 99.5 114.1 114.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 112.8 100.0 106.8 69.2 69.0 68.2 107.3 106.4 116.1 116.3 101.8 101.2 100.4 103.1 103.8 114.3 104.0 116.2 82.0 81.9 80.8 110.4 109.5 118.8 118.9 104.2 102.5 101.9 105.6 109.2 116.9 109.4 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 114.8 113.8 122.0 121.7 105.4 104.9 105.9 109.1 111.6 121.0 114.1 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 126.7 125.3 124.4 123.3 105.6 106.6 107.6 110.5 114.6 125.9 117.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 124.5 123.2 128.5 127.2 109.6 109.2 111.3 114.3 117.2 130.3 123.7 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 128.2 126.6 131.7 130.1 112.6 109.8 113.7 116.0 121.7 133.8 128.9 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 130.8 128.5 136.2 133.9 116.5 113.2 116.2 119.7 124.3 140.0 138.3 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 73.8 85.3 84.7 90.0 118.7 101.5 103.0 98.1 112.9 117.0 121.5 126.9 132.8 138.8 143.9 148.3 115.0 121.3 126.5 134.0 139.5 142.9 147.0 150.8 136.7 135.2 140.9 138.1 120.5 117.8 120.1 122.0 128.1 145.1 149.4 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 152.6 155.7 138.9 137.2 143.7 140.4 122.7 119.9 121.7 123.4 130.5 149.3 156.5 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 156.6 161.4 144.5 142.2 146.0 141.9 123.5 123.0 122.0 125.1 133.4 153.3 162.6 157.7 108.1 107.4 105.5 111.5 108.4 161.4 168.4 115.0 110.6 112.9 116.7 95.8 102.7 94.7 91.9 101.4 120.7 140.9 85.3 119.4 117.4 122.6 119.4 121.4 125.4 117.6 118.6 114.7 116.8 122.0 97.4 100.6 96.5 93.3 103.9 127.1 148.8 90.4 123.3 119.3 129.3 121.3 122.7 128.0 120.2 123.8 118.3 121.6 130.4 99.9 109.4 98.4 96.8 104.4 137.1 160.9 98.1 130.5 126.6 136.5 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 129.9 122.0 127.4 136.8 101.9 109.1 100.6 98.8 106.8 144.7 170.6 102.3 137.9 134.5 143.2 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 137.1 126.8 133.3 144.2 103.2 116.7 101.5 98.6 108.6 153.8 183.7 102.5 151.4 156.0 146.2 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 143.0 133.7 139.4 149.2 104.8 117.9 103.0 100.8 109.7 159.8 198.6 95.3 156.8 163.4 149.1 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 149.3 136.5 145.9 151.9 104.0 117.4 102.2 100.4 108.5 163.5 211.5 81.9 166.4 173.0 158.6 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 160.8 141.4 156.3 163.4 103.5 125.0 101.0 101.1 105.3 178.4 229.5 94.4 175.2 178.1 172.3 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 164.2 144.4 161.4 168.4 104.4 129.0 101.6 101.2 106.4 184.5 239.6 96.5 177.0 181.3 172.2 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 169.1 148.6 166.0 171.9 104.2 130.6 101.3 100.8 106.2 189.1 249.0 94.8 178.9 181.6 176.4 184.5 199.3 157.5 175.0 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. December Group 81 117.6 116.0 116.4 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 123.3 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 119.2 113.7 113.4 117.9 120.3 117.8 109.1 116.2 107.8 118.6 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 125.8 128.8 124.0 155.2 139.3 151.2 154.9 102.6 117.7 100.7 98.9 106.8 167.6 221.9 76.7 170.1 177.4 161.4 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Nov. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Medical care............................................................. Medical care commodities............................................ Prescription drugs................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3.................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies.............. Medical care services................................................. Professional medical services...................................... Physicians’ services............................................... Dental services.................................................... Eye care 3.......................................................... Services by other medical professionals 3....................... Hospital and related services....................................... Hospital rooms .................................................... Other inpatient services 3......................................... Outpatient services 3............................................... 125.7 125.3 134.8 100.0 119.7 117.5 125.7 124.0 125.5 123.1 100.0 100.0 126.5 125.5 100.0 100.0 133.4 134.1 145.7 105.3 126.9 120.9 133.2 132.0 133.6 132.0 105.3 105.0 135.4 133.7 107.4 107.2 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 147.1 121.0 117.1 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 162.5 135.0 131.1 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 178.3 150.1 145.9 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 193.8 163.7 160.4 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 210.9 177.2 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 226.2 190.6 189.3 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 238.8 201.7 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 250.2 210.7 209.4 229.9 209.1 244.6 142.3 168.6 172.0 234.6 212.1 219.1 220.5 140.4 151.4 269.9 258.9 219.1 218.3 Entertainment............................................................ Entertainment commodities........................................... Reading materials................................................... Newspapers........................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books............................... Sporting goods and equipment..................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles................................ Other sporting goods.............................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment........................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................ Photographic supplies and equipment........................... Pet supplies and expense......................................... Entertainment services ............................................... Club memberships 3................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 3 ...... Admissions........................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3.................................. Other entertainment services 3 ..................................... 112.5 108.7 117.0 115.6 118.9 104.2 105.8 99.7 106.9 103.9 109.3 110.2 118.9 100.0 100.0 120.4 100.0 100.0 116.9 112.6 121.4 120.9 122.3 107.8 108.9 103.9 110.5 107.8 116.3 112.6 124.0 102.0 106.9 128.1 105.3 101.6 122.2 117.6 126.7 126.8 127.0 112.5 113.2 109.0 115.6 112.3 123.5 117.7 129.7 110.5 113.2 132.8 110.6 105.2 128.4 121.7 132.5 131.8 133.6 115.9 117.7 110.8 119.2 114.8 127.8 122.8 138.7 115.3 121.9 145.8 119.6 109.9 133.3 124.8 138.6 138.2 139.5 116.5 117.8 112.1 122.1 116.6 129.7 127.3 146.1 120.7 128.6 153.1 126.1 116.3 138.4 129.0 147.8 151.4 144.4 120.5 120.4 118.0 123.8 117.9 131.1 129.5 152.5 125.3 134.2 160.5 133.6 120.8 142.2 131.5 153.4 157.9 149.1 121.6 123.5 116.3 125.4 121.3 134.1 128.5 158.1 128.0 140.6 166.6 140.7 124.4 146.1 133.9 159.0 164.8 153.4 122.6 124.9 116.7 126.9 123.2 136.5 129.3 163.8 132.6 152.1 169.9 146.3 127.6 149.2 136.1 164.8 173.2 156.5 126.1 128.8 119.7 126.4 122.2 131.4 130.7 168.3 131.8 155.6 176.2 154.0 130.9 153.8 139.4 174.5 186.5 162.5 124.5 127.3 118.0 129.2 123.5 133.8 135.4 174.6 134.8 159.3 185.7 158.6 135.7 158.3 142.8 179.0 191.6 166.3 124.0 126.1 118.4 134.2 128.8 134.2 141.6 180.4 136.7 165.0 193.5 166.9 139.0 Other goods and services.............................................. Tobacco and smoking products..................................... Personal care.......................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances....................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements...................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products.............. Personal care services.............................................. Beauty parlor services for females............................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males............ Personal and educational expenses................................. School books and supplies......................................... Personal and educational services................................. Tuition and other school fees.................................... College tuition.................................................... Elementary and high school tuition............................. Day care and nursery school6................................. Personal expenses................................................ Legal service fees 3............................................. Personal financial services 3.................................... Funeral expenses 3.............................................. 123.6 127.1 112.8 111.9 131.3 137.2 116.4 115.1 140.6 150.2 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 215.8 235.8 151.3 145.4 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food..................................... Selected beef cuts...................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products................... Utilities and public transportation...................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services..................... 112.8 116.1 122.2 124.8 132.0 136.0 138.5 144.7 146.8 148.9 152.7 111.5 113.7 113.4 114.2 134.2 131.9 134.6 136.1 135.9 136.4 121.3 123.0 122.7 123.8 152.3 151.1 152.7 157.1 156.2 161.9 114.6 117.8 117.5 118.4 143.0 141.9 143.3 146.3 145.4 149.3 - - - - 129.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 136.0 105.2 104.5 104.6 143.0 109.8 111.7 109.6 151.0 116.4 117.9 115.1 128.9 134.9 135.2 133.2 174.7 173.9 175.0 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 160.1 121.7 127.1 122.6 108.5 101.3 69.8 108.3 111.2 112.4 107.8 82.3 109.6 113.1 119.1 112.1 80.9 113.4 117.9 127.0 120.0 86.3 116.3 119.4 135.0 129.9 117.1 121.2 124.6 132.5 137.9 137.9 137.4 188.7 184.4 189.3 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 170.5 129.2 136.8 130.1 138.9 141.3 140.8 142.5 200.5 194.9 201.2 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 177.6 133.6 143.9 135.1 138.3 146.2 146.1 145.6 213.3 202.3 214.5 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 188.9 144.0 153.3 142.1 141.7 149.2 148.9 149.6 224.9 208.5 226.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 198.8 147.2 166.5 150.6 142.3 154.2 153.7 155.3 237.3 220.3 238.9 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 208.9 153.1 177.7 158.1 141.1 158.7 157.7 161.5 248.1 232.6 249.7 267.9 286.1 279.2 132.0 217.5 159.6 183.1 165.4 136.7 128.5 98.8 125.6 133.1 139.0 128.8 100.3 129.4 137.6 143.9 133.3 95.0 134.4 140.1 147.1 129.7 100.6 133.6 142.9 150.7 127.8 96.9 135.9 149.9 158.7 130.8 108.5 141.5 153.8 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 124.9 129.4 129.4 128.7 163.1 162.9 163.4 169.6 169.3 176.2 82 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change fromprevious December Nov. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service group 0.6 All items .............................................................. Commodities.......................................................... -2.2 3.7 Food and beverages ............................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................ -5.9 Nondurables less food and beverages........................... -9.9 .2 Apparel commodities............................................ Nondurables less food beverages,and apparel................ -12.7 -.2 Durables ........................................................... 4.3 Services .............................................................. 4.7 Rent of shelter ...................................................... -.2 Household services less rent of shelter........................... 5.6 Transportation services............................................. 7.7 Medical care services............................................... 5.3 Other services...................................................... 4.5 4.7 3.4 5.6 8.0 5.0 9.6 2.6 4.2 4.8 1.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 3.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 4.5 4.2 5.5 3.2 5.0 .5 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 2.3 5.0 8.4 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.3 7.9 13.1 4.9 17.3 .5 . 5.5 5.0 * 2.7 ’ 7.3 9.2 6.3 2.8 1.0 2.5 -.1 -1.6 3.1 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 4.8 3.1 7.9 6.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.6 2.5 1.3 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 7.1 4.9 2.5 1.4 2.7 .5 -1.3 .5 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.9 5.7 5.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.6 -1.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 .6 3.6 5.4 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 .5 .1 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 1.8 3.4 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.0 4.9 2.3 6.1 .5 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.9 Special indexes .0 All items less food...................................................... -.4 All items less shelter................................................... .2 All items less homeowners’ costs..................................... .3 All items less medical care............................................ Commodities less food................................................. -5.6 Nondurables less food................................................. -9.3 Nondurables less food and apparel................................... -11.7 Nondurables............................................................ -2.8 3.9 Services less rent of shelter........................................... 3.9 Services less medical care services................................... Energy.................................................................. -P0.5 3.6 All items less energy................................................... 3.4 All items less food and energy....................................... 1.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities.................. Energy commodities .............................................. -30.5 5.1 Services less energy services...................................... 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 5.4 3.6 4.1 8.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 18.0 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 .3 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.2 3.0 6.5 2.4 6.4 2.6 5.9 2.5 7.6 .5 12.3 -.6 15.6 -2.1 8.9 .5 5.8 5.2 5.1 4.2 19.2 -8.1 5.0 3.9 4.4 4.9 3.2 4.0 35.5 -16.0 4.6 5.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 4.1 3.1 1.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.5 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.1 4.8 5.8 4.4 3.5 3.1 8.1 2.9 2.6 1.6 12.7 3.2 3.7 3.4 5.1 3.8 3.4 5.2 5.6 3.7 3.3 2.4 4.2 8.4 9.5 2.1 4.9 .1 6.7 1.2 5.0 5.9 9.6 -.9 4.9 11.4 7.8 2.5 3.9 .8 4.3 11.1 9.6 2.5 3.6 3.8 6.1 4.2 5.0 2.8 3.4 6.4 5.2 1.0 4.7 6.7 2.2 2.1 6.1 3.5 .5 6.7 5.5 -1.2 5.9 2.4 -.4 5.1 7.0 -3.0 6.1 6.1 1.4 7.0 3.2 7.0 1.7 9.8 2.4 9.1 7.5 15.6 -1.8 -2.9 13.3 -4.3 -10.4 15.3 -1.5 .2 19.0 -3.0 -1.5 .1 -2.5 14.4 .8 7.0 4.0 9.8 -9.4 18.2 12.5 -11.4 22.0 13.0 -8.8 19.0 8.6 1.5 -7.3 4.6 9.1 10.0 1.5 10.4 13.2 9.9 12.6 2.0 .9 -17.9 16.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 9.7 7.5 6.2 2.7 6.1 7.0 8.6 8.2 5.1 6.7 5.6 .4 -.8 -1.1 6.8 3.7 -4.3 6.2 35.7 2.5 5.3 5.4 1.8 5.8 1.1 3.4 4.6 5.1 3.6 2.2 -.2 4.8 7.2 2.1 2.8 3.4 4.3 3.7 1.4 3.6 4.8 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.3 7.9 -1.6 8.9 -1.4 11.4 -2.2 8.9 -1.1 7.6 -1.4 1.4 10.3 10.2 -1.6 9.6 -.2 5.9 -2.6 10.2 -1.1 16.6 -6.0 17.1 -11.8 14.9 -4.3 18.2 -4.8 16.7 -5.4 .8 10.3 .5 1.4 .2 -.4 2.3 1.2 1.4 .3 2.8 1.6 -.3 -.6 3.7 2.1 -4.7 -4.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 1.2 2.5 -.2 1.5 2.2 -.7 -3.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.4 .2 2.8 4.3 1.6 2.9 1.7 1.2 2.0 -4.6 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.4 .8 2.7 6.4 4.0 4.5 11.7 4.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 -1.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -1.6 1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -4.9 -1.5 -1.1 .6 -.4 -1.1 -2.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.3 .4 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 5.7 4.6 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 .7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 2.4 7.4 13.2 5.5 7.2 6.5 3.1 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.6 3.1 1.0 3.7 25.6 3.9 4.0 4.6 3.5 -1.0 8.1 -4.2 1.7 5.5 7.9 5.3 3.7 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.5 2.2 1.6 3.8 2.1 1.9 4.1 1.9 11.4 24.2 5.5 10.7 10.1 4.7 7.5 9.4 7.1 5.0 1.3 .6 1.5 -.1 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................... Food .................................................................. Food at home....................................................... Cereals and bakery products ..................................... Cereals and cereal products.................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ............................... Cereal.......................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .................................... Bakery products................................................. White bread.................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins............... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes......................... Other bakery products........................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Meats, poultry, and fish......................................... Meats........................................................... Beef and veal................................................ Ground beef other than canned ........................... Chuck roast................................................. Round roast................................................ Round steak................................................ Sirloin steak................................................ Other beef and veal........................................ Pork .......................................................... Bacon....................................................... Chops ...................................................... Ham ........................................................ Other pork, including sausage............................. Other meats.................................................. Poultry......................................................... Fresh whole chicken ........................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts............................. Other poultry................................................. Fish and seafood.............................................. Canned fish and seafood ................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ......................... Eggs ............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 83 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December 1986 Expenditure category Dairy products........................................... Fresh milk and cream................................. Fresh whole milk.................................... Other fresh milk and cream........................ Processed dairy products............................. Cheese ............................................... Ice creamand related products.................... Other dairy products, including butter.............. Fruits and vegetables................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables.......................... Fresh fruits........................................... Apples.............................................. Bananas ............................................ Oranges, including tangerines.................... Other fresh fruits................................... Fresh vegetables.................................... Potatoes............................................ Lettuce ............................................. Tomatoes........................................... Other fresh vegetables........................... Processed fruits and vegetables..................... Processed fruits..................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit........................ Canned and dried fruits........................... Processed vegetables............................... Frozen vegetables................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen........................................... Other food at home..................................... Sugar and sweets..................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners..................... Sweets, including candy............................ Fats and oils........................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.............................. Carbonated drinks................................... Coffee................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks....................... Other prepared food.................................. Canned and packaged soup....................... Frozen prepared food............................... Snacks ............................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home................................... Lunch .................................................... Dinner.................................................... Other meals and snacks............................... Alcoholic beverages........................................ Alcoholic beverages at home............................ Beer and ale............................................ Wine..................................................... Distilled spirits........................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home.................. 1987 1989 1990 2.0 1.6 4.5 10.4 1.9 4.8 11.5 1.6 2.0 1.4 5.1 11.5 2.2 4.2 11.3 1.7 2.3 1.6 4.2 9.2 1.5 2.1 5.2 12.9 3.0 1.4 3.7 7.1 3.2 1.3 .6 2.0 1.3 12.5 6.3 3.8 4.7 3.1 17.6 3.7 6.4 5.4 10.3 13.6 4.7 -11.0 27.5 -6.3 5.4 17.4 5.9 7.9 5.2 14.7 14.1 -4.4 6.0 15.9 10.4 14.5 1.1 25.1 -5.2 2.7 27.8 -.3 24.3 9.1 -19.2 -36.3 -22.1 .5 10.3 -10.8 13.2 2.5 1.6 14.2 4.5 -.9 4.5 11.0 2.5 5.7 10.8 -2.2 .6 -4.0 6.6 12.5 -.2 1.3 2.9 4.0 3.1 .3 3.0 11.2 4.9 1.3 2.9 4.4 7.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.7 4.7 4.4 -.2 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 10.2 9.9 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 5.4 7.7 9.1 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.0 -.1 2.9 .9 1.6 2.3 -.4 1.3 3.5 1.7 -1.4 1.8 4.4 -3.0 .0 1.7 23.0 -14.4 1.6 2.3 2.7 4.1 2.8 6.2 2.5 5.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.2 4.6 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 5.6 3.3 2.0 3.0 1.4 2.2 1.7 2.1 2.0 3.4 .8 1.1 4.1 4.2 See footnotes at end of table. 84 1988 14.5 4.8 5.2 8.0 4.0 9.9 2.8 1.5 5.7 2.6 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.9 -1.2 4.0 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 7.0 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.1 4.5 5.2 2.5 4.2 4.3 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.9 .8 1.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 4.9 4-9 1991 Nov. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.3 2.2 -.2 -.4 1.8 2.1 .1 3.3 2.2 1.3 .2 -.6 1.7 .1 -.8 1.1 .5 .5 .2 -.2 -1.6 4.4 2.1 6.5 7.9 2.6 9.1 11.0 -4.3 12.6 12.2 -9.5 8.4 -.4 -2.8 2.6 23.1 -16.1 12.9 9.6 .7 15.5 4.3 11.2 5.5 -4.0 6.7 20.5 12.1 6.5 -16.2 -4.0 55.1 1.9 7.7 3.1 7.3 1.5 -1.6 1.1 -.9 -2.6 2.2 2.3 -1.4 -4.3 1.6 1.5 4.8 4.2 -.5 -.1 .8 .8 3.7 1.1 2.5 10.8 .7 1.8 12.0 .4 2.1 11.5 1.1 1.3 12.7 1.5 9.4 3.4 .9 2.4 8.7 3.7 6.6 2.7 .5 8.4 15.8 8.1 -1.0 4.6 11.8 -2.7 3.8 3.6 5.8 7.9 -2.2 15.0 4.6 12.2 2.6 6.2 .6 14.7 12.6 4.6 1.8 7.9 21.1 -10.8 -1.0 -6.5 13.7 -7.7 77.7 -36.4 21.1 18.1 4.0 -20.9 21.2 -15.4 5.0 .5 2.7 6.4 -.4 3.6 6.8 -.8 3.6 7.5 1.0 3.8 4.2 1.6 1.8 5.7 .8 2.9 3.2 -1.2 1.5 3.4 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.4 .9 -5.1 2.7 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 10.0 11.5 11.9 13.4 8.9 8.0 2.0 5.7 1.0 2.0 .6 3.7 13.5 -.3 55.9 .8 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 .9 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .7 2.2 -.5 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 -.6 -.2 1.5 -5.5 1.9 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.0 .8 .8 2.1 1.8 5.3 -.7 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 .5 .3 .2 1.1 2.9 1.2 1.3 3.0 4.1 2.5 2.4 -1.4 2.9 -9.7 2.3 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 .9 .8 1.3 .8 3.2 7.0 2.1 4.0 2.7 4.6 2.3 -1.6 .1 -7.1 2.4 4.1 4.9 3.9 6.0 4.4 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.4 6.1 2.3 3.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—*Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Housing........................................................ Shelter........................................................ Renters’ costs............................................. Rent, residential ......................................... Other renters’ costs..................................... Lodging while out of town............................. Lodging while at school........................... ... Tenants’ insurance..................................... Homeowners’ costs....................................... Owners’ equivalent rent................................. Household insurance.................................... Maintenance and repairs................................. Maintenance and repair services....................... Maintenance and repair commodities.................. Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities......... Fuel and other utilities ...................................... Fuels.......... ............................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities....... Fuel oil.............................. .................... Other household fuel commodities................ . Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......... Electricity............................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................... Other utilities and public services........................ Telephone services....................... ....... ...... Local charges ........................ .................... Interstate toll calls..................................... Intrastate toll calls..... ........... ..................... Water and sewerage maintenance..................... Cable television.......................................... Refuse collection......................................... Household furnishings and operation ...................... Housefurnishings........................................... Textile housefurnishings................................. Furniture and bedding ................................... Bedroom furniture...................................... Sofas.......... ......................................... Living roomchairs and tables ......................... Other furniture..................... ..................... Appliances, including electronic equipment............ Video and audio products............................. Televisions............................................ Video products other than televisions.............. Audio products....................................... Major household appliances.......................... Refrigerators and home freezers....................... Laundry equipment...................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners.... Information processing equipment....................... Other housefurnishings...................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment..................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items.......................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware.... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances...................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers...................... Housekeeping supplies....................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap........... Household paper products and stationery supplies...... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.............. Housekeeping services....................................... Postage....................................................... Appliance and furniture repair.............................. Gardening and other household services.................. December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.2 6.8 5.5 4.6 4.6 5.7 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.5 4.8 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 5.9 3.5 5.2 5.2 3.9 3.0 4.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 12.2 18.0 2.4 .2 1.7 -2.9 2.0 -1.0 3.6 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.7 9.9 1.0 .4 .9 2.0 .3 5.0 1.9 2.5 -2.7 -3.7 -4.9 3.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 5.8 2.8 4.8 4.8 3.0 2.4 1.6 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 5.6 10.7 7.8 3.1 2.4 6.4 3.1 5.3 -.9 3.1 3.4 .8 -1.2 -1.2 - .4 -5.8 -9.5 -29.8 -33.2 - -3.5 -1.5 -6.1 3.5 2.4 6.6 -9.4 .4 5.4 3.9 9.6 1.2 .9 1.9 2.3 3.6 7.2 .4 -1.2 -1.4 -2.2 -4.2 - -.9 - -1.7 -.7 - 3.5 -2.0 2.9 -2.4 _ 1991 1992 1993 3.4 4.2 5.1 3.8 3.8 5.7 4.1 3.0 14.2 8.3 15.5 8.6 6.1 6.5 2.5 1.2 4.7 3.9 4.7 3.9 1.8 2.8 3.9 5.7 6.0 4.5 1.4 6.9 2.7 4.3 .3 9.1 3.8 3.2 1.1 4.0 28.7 -16.8 29.9 -20.0 26.1 -9.8 1.4 3.4 1.2 5.2 -.1 1.7 3.7 5.6 -.3 3.4 5.2 1.0 -3.7 1.3 -2.2 -1.5 5.9 7.3 13.5 8.6 10.0 11.6 1.7 2.1 .5 .8 2.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 4.2 -1.4 .2 -.1 5.4 -1.5 2.5 -.5 -2.4 -1.4 -3.7 -.6 -3.5 -1.1 -9.6 -5.7 1.9 -1.0 .0 -2.1 -.9 -1.7 1.8 -1.9 -1.0 -2.4 -3.2 -3.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.9 3.5 8.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 -.6 2.4 -4.1 -.7 -6.8 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 2.5 -.2 .4 -1.3 -2.4 6.4 4.0 8.6 1.6 1.6 -1.3 4.3 5.2 3.6 3.7 4.4 -1.3 -1.4 -.7 -2.1 -1.5 .4 .7 .5 .0 -7.2 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 3.6 3.8 2.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 .8 .1 1.4 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 3.7 1.8 1.0 6.5 .1 4.9 7.1 5.2 1.5 1.3 6.1 2.8 4.9 -1.2 4.8 1.6 -.5 -.5 -2.1 -1.4 .7 1.8 4.7 .6 .7 -7.9 -.3 1994 1995 1996 2.8 2.1 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 3.7 1.8 3.6 4.7 4.4 4.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.8 1.9 3.7 2.6 4.7 3.1 2.4 1.9 .9 .7 3.7 2.9 1.4 .1 -.6 .6 .1 1.4 .0 1.6 .3 .8 -.8 .6 .7 2.7 -3.5 -3.9 1.0 2.1 .7 1.1 -.4 2.3 5.4 .1 -.9 -3.5 2.8 4.2 -2.9 3.9 2.7 4.9 2.3 .6 .5 .0 .1 -3.0 4.2 1.2 2.0 -1.8 6.2 10.9 6.2 .8 1.4 2.2 -.9 -3.7 -2.5 -3.9 -1.7 -4.4 -6.8 -6.9 -1.1 -2.6 3.3 -2.0 5.1 -2.1 -.4 2.8 2.1 -3.6 -8.1 -10.0 .6 .7 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.6 6.9 7.3 3.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.6 2.3 4.6 .7 3.9 4.4 18.1 20.6 13.3 3.1 .9 8.3 3.4 1.9 .8 3.8 5.3 3.4 7.7 2.0 .7 -.2 -1.1 .9 3.0 .7 -.8 -.8 -1.7 -2.6 -5.5 -.3 -1.0 1.3 1.3 3.6 -.6 -9.8 .1 - - 1.7 2.2 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 6.5 6.5 7.3 2.3 5.0 5.2 2.6 3.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 .9 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.5 6.7 3.9 9.7 .8 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 -.8 -2.1 -5.1 2.3 -1.2 1.2 -.6 -3.5 -7.3 1.3 6.2 1.4 1.4 .9 -1.0 3.2 3.0 .1 4.6 6.0 2.2 -2.6 7.5 .1 1.4 1.8 -2.0 3.5 6.3 -.6 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.1 .7 -3.4 1.1 3.9 2.0 -.4 .6 .6 4.3 3.7 -3.1 .7 .5 -3.3 3.8 1.9 -1.7 1.8 -3.0 -.8 -.5 7.3 2.0 4.2 .3 .7 7.0 16.2 4.3 2.2 1.4 5.5 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 3.5 .0 5.9 5.0 -3.7 -2.5 1.5 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.4 .0 2.6 1.7 -2.0 3.9 1.1 1.7 .6 .8 1.7 .0 .6 .6 -3.7 1.4 5.0 1.4 10.5 3.9 5.0 10.4 4.8 2.0 .9 -4.1 1.8 2.8 .8 1.6 2.6 .0 3.1 3.9 - .9 -1.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.9 - - 1.8 2.1 1.1 2.2 1.7 .0 2.8 - 2.9 4.6 .9 2.8 1.5 .0 2.9 4.7 See footnotes at end of table. 1990 Nov. 85 - .0 3.4 1.8 3.6 4.5 - 4.0 4.2 5.6 2.2 4.4 13.6 2.3 4.1 - - 5.5 4.5 5.4 6.8 1.1 .0 1.8 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.1 1.5 4.2 .0 3.9 3.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep....................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................. Men’s and boys’ ..................................................... Men’s ............................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.......................... Furnishings and special clothing............................... Shirts.............................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................. Boys’ ................................................................ Women’s and girls’ .................................................. Women’s............................................................ Coats and jackets..... .......................................... Dresses ........................................................... Separates and sportswear...................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.............. Suits............................................................... Girls’ ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ ........... ..................................... Other apparel commodities......................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage......................... Watches and jewelry.............................................. Watches.......................................................... Jewelry............................................................ Footwear............................................................... Men’s ................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ ...................................................... Women's ............................................................. Apparel services......................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated................ Other apparel sen/ices................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private.................................................................... Newvehicles.......................................................... Newcars............................................................. Subcompact newcars............................................. Compact newcars................................................. Intermediate new cars............................................. Full-size new cars.................................................. Luxury new cars ................................................... Newtrucks........................................................... New motorcycles..................................................... Used cars.............................................................. Motor fuel.............................................................. Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Automobile maintenance and repair................................. Body work............................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair.......................... Maintenance and servicing......................................... Power plant repair................................................... Other private transportation........................................... Other private transportation commodities......................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products........................... Automobile parts and equipment................................. Tires............................................................... Other parts and equipment..................................... Other private transportation services.............................. Automobile insurance............................................. Automobile finance charges...................................... Automobile fees.................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees...... Other automobile-related fees.................................. Public transportation.................................................... Airline fares............................................................ Other intercity transportation......................................... Intracity public transportation......................................... December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 0.8 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 1.4 .6 -.4 -2.2 .3 -.7 -1.2 -4.5 -1.8 .5 .0 -4.7 1.2 3.8 2.7 .6 2.7 1.8 -2.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 -6.5 -7.3 5.6 5.8 4.3 -5.1 -30.7 -30.8 -31.7 -26.7 3.7 4.0 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.1 4.3 3.4 .9 6.6 5.9 -.7 6.1 6.3 4.9 15.3 5.4 .4 8.8 5.2 2.6 7.9 2.7 9.0 3.6 10.6 4.2 2.9 7.4 3.4 3.7 5.2 2.6 6.7 6.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 .4 3.1 3.8 1.3 4.0 8.8 18.5 18.7 18.5 15.6 3.6 5.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 6.2 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 2.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 3.4 6.5 6.2 6.6 4.1 7.2 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 4.1 5.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.3 1.5 2.4 5.2 2.3 5.2 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 3.8 4.3 0.8 .5 .4 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 .3 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 -.8 1.8 -2.7 -.4 -.8 3.1 1.6 3.5 -.3 4.6 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.4 1.2 2.3 3.9 3.3 2.2 3.5 4.3 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.3 4.4 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 5.9 4.4 10.6 3.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 5.8 3.0 6.5 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 6.9 5.2 8.3 10.4 10.1 2.0 1.3 .2 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.9 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 31.9 4.6 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 3.7 2.3 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.4 3.1 3.7 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 5.4 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 -14.5 4.5 2.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 1.5 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 -1.0 .6 -1.3 2.6 1.0 3.5 1.2 4.0 -1.5 5.3 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.7 .5 2.2 1.5 3.8 2.7 4.2 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.7 2.9 4.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 -.7 -.6 -.7 -1.7 1.2 6.2 11.7 -7.2 5.5 3.2 9.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 7.3 3.1 3.7 3.5 4.5 1.7 -2.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 3.3 1.6 5.5 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.4 3.1 4.1 6.9 2.6 8.7 2.0 3.8 .5 7.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 6.1 5.6 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 4.9 3.1 4.8 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 5.5 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.2 4.9 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 5.5 3.9 4.6 5.4 1.3 7.0 .9 -.2 1.7 6.3 7.7 .2 9.8 16.0 2.1 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 86 4.3 4.4 5.4 2.1 4.6 4.7 3.5 1.8 1.6 -.8 1.0 -.4 1.5 -.8 2.2 -.4 1.0 -1.1 3.9 2.3 8.1 6.5 -7.0 -14.1 6.1 3.6 4.7 5.9 2.0 6.4 -1.7 5.2 -5.8 6.2 3.3 .8 3.7 4.9 1993 1994 0.7 -1.5 .5 -1.9 .5 -1.9 .5 -2.0 .3 -1.6 5.1 -2.2 -.1 .6 -2.7 -3.3 -.8 -1.3 1.1 -3.2 .6 -3.4 1.6 -3.8 5.7 -8.0 -2.7 -11.3 2.3 -3.0 1.1 1.8 4.4 1.2 -3.8 -1.8 -3.8 3.7 2.0 2.9 -1.0 .0 2.6 3.4 6.0 3.6 1.9 3.3 .8 -1.9 1.1 -1.5 1.0 .0 1.0 -3.8 2.8 1.6 3.3 1.8 2.5 1.4 2.0 4.5 1.5 5.2 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.1 4.1 3.4 2.2 3.2 1.9 2.1 3.1 3.6 4.6 8.0 7.3 8.1 8.5 5.9 -5.3 6.4 -5.9 -6.7 7.1 5.3 -4.8 5.2 3.1 2.9 2.6 3.2 4.0 2.1 3.6 2.0 -1.3 .3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 2.5 4.9 -6.3 2.2 2.5 1.8 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 3.6 1.5 3.4 5.5 .9 6.2 .3 2.2 -1.4 6.4 3.4 23.1 3.0 .4 6.8 -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 1995 » 1996 0.2 .1 .0 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 4.4 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 -2.7 1.6 -5.1 .8 -2.3 .8 8.2 -.5 5.2 -1.8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 .8 .7 .9 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.9 4.8 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 2.6 3.7 2.2 2.3 2.1 4.1 4.5 4.1 6.1 4.9 2.6 2.7 1.4 1.6 8.4 -9.7 3.5 2.5 4.2 .5 -1.6 2.3 .0 2.8 -3.9 4.4 3.1 .9 5.2 3.7 1.8 3.0 .9 4.0 3.6 1.6 1.1 .7 2.6 .2 1.4 2.2 2.7 3.9 -.9 12.1 12.0 12.8 10.8 10.3 3.1 4.3 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.1 .9 3.2 .6 .1 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.2 1.0 1.8 -.1 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.1 -.2 1.2 -.3 -.4 -.2 2.5 3.9 -1.8 1.1 .2 2.4 9.2 12.5 1.7 6.1 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Medical care............................................................... Medical care commodities.............................................. Prescription drugs..................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies................ Medical care services.................................................. Professional medical services........................................ Physicians’ services................................................. Dental services...................................................... Eye care.............................................................. Services by other medical professionals................. ......... Hospital and related services......................................... Hospital rooms ...................................................... Other inpatient services ............................................. Outpatient services.................................................. Entertainment.............................................................. Entertainment commodities............................................. Reading materials..................................................... Newspapers.......................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books................................. Sporting goods and equipment....................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................. Other sporting goods........................ ........................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment............................. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment.............................. Photographic supplies and equipment............................. Pet supplies and expense........................................... Entertainment services.................................................. Club memberships.................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships.......... Admissions............................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions ..................................... Other entertainment services......................................... Other goods and services............................................... . Tobacco and smoking products...................................... .. Personal care............................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances......................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements........................ Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products................ Personal care services................................................ Beauty parlor services for females................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males.............. Personal and educational expenses................................... School books and supplies........................................... Personal and educational services................................... Tuition and other school fees ...................................... College tuition...................................................... Elementary and high school tuition............................... Day care and nursery school..................................... Personal expenses.................................................. Legal service fees................................................. Personal financial services........................................ Funeral expenses.................................................. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 7.6 6.6 8.9 5.3 5.9 2.5 2.5 6.1 7.0 8.1 5.3 6.0 2.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.5 7.4 7.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.6 2.9 3.5 2.9 4.2 3.4 3.8 6.4 2.2 4.3 2.0 6.9 6.4 5.3 1.6 6.2 7.9 3.2 2.9 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 10.0 12.7 9.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.2 4.5 4.6 8.3 5.9 3.7 5.0 3.5 7.1 9.5 5.1 5.6 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 10.5 11.6 12.0 5.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 5.2 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.1 2.2 3.5 4.3 6.9 4.3 7.7 9.8 8.1 4.5 8.6 14.4 3.8 2.6 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 9.7 11.2 11.3 3.8 2.5 4.6 4.9 4.4 .5 .1 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.5 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 7.7 10.7 4.2 4.3 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 8.7 9.1 9.9 3.8 3.4 6.6 9.6 3.5 3.4 2.2 5.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.8 5.9 3.9 8.1 11.3 2.6 2.8 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 8.8 8.2 9.7 2.7 1.9 3.8 4.3 3.3 .9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 2.9 2.3 -.8 3.7 2.2 4.8 3.8 5.3 3.0 6.4 8.3 3.1 3.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.6 2.7 1.8 3.7 4.4 2.9 .8 1.1 .3 1.2 1.6 1.8 .6 3.6 3.6 8.2 2.0 4.0 2.6 1.6 -5.9 2.4 1.5 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 2.1 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 -.4 -.8 -3.7 1.1 2.7 -.6 2.3 3.7 5.3 2.6 4.2 3.2 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 3.1 2.4 5.9 7.7 3.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 3.6 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 2.8 1.9 .8 3.0 2.4 2.9 1.4 1.6 .5 3.2 3.5 3.1 5.0 1.4 3.1 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.3 -.4 -.9 .3 3.9 4.3 .3 4.6 3.3 1.4 3.6 4.2 5.2 2.4 3.7 3.2 1.6 .5 2.9 2.9 5.3 2.1 5.8 3.0 1.8 4.5 1.5 1.4 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.0 8.7 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.5 7.0 9.5 5.8 4.4 4.4 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.4 7.4 8.4 3.0 5.2 5.5 4.0 7.1 7.8 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.8 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.5 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.4 8.6 8.8 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.1 4.4 6.9 4.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.0 6.0 4.6 7.8 6.5 2.8 2.2 2.0 3.2 8.0 6.0 8.2 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.1 4.8 2.5 2.1 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 4.2 3.4 5.2 3.8 -.4 3.5 3.8 2.2 6.4 3.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.4 7.8 6.5 5.2 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 5.4 3.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 5.2 2.2 8.6 6.0 .4 3.4 3.2 3.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 5.1 4.0 6.7 5.0 -.8 2.9 2.6 4.0 4.6 5.6 4.5 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.0 4.6 3.6 6.4 17.9 1.2 1.7 6.0 4.0 -1.7 3.5 4.2 6.6 7.0 6.7 2.6 1.3 6.3 1.3 8.3 -1.1 35.7 -15.6 4.2 3.6 4.4 6.8 1.7 .2 1.5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 -5.3 3.9 1.8 2.2 -2.7 5.9 -.6 2.0 2.4 -1.5 -3.7 1.7 4.9 5.3 2.3 12.0 4.1 2.6 5.0 4.5 7.7 6.3 7.6 5.4 _ 7.1 7.2 3.5 2.4 4.2 3.6 4.9 -.9 -1.5 .6 3.2 2.6 6.0 2.2 5.4 _ 5.2 _ _ Special indexes 3.3 Domestically produced farm food....................................... .1 Selected beef cuts........................................................ Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products..................... -30.1 .2 Utilities and public transportation........................................ 1.7 Housekeeping and home maintenance services....................... Data not available. Nov. December Group NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 87 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters) Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 $30,092 $30,676 $64,211 $66,732 $49,913 $49,181 $1,063 $1,097 Northeast urban........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B- 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 500,000 ............................ 37.111 37.666 32.829 35.685 39.718 40.321 36.789 35.634 76.134 76.602 73.079 78.034 83.760 84.781 78.480 78.676 63.849 66.523 56.950 50.596 64.042 66.834 56.595 50.535 1.063 1.122 .966 1.003 1.098 1.160 .998 1.038 North Central urban....................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 360,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................. 27.566 27.486 27.781 28.558 28.599 28.731 28.210 29.746 57.126 56.668 55.657 61.709 59.131 59.110 55.881 64.739 46.529 48.407 48.144 42.584 45.518 47.082 48.144 42.105 1.015 1.022 1.029 1.001 1.044 1.053 1.070 1.020 26.952 26.227 57.057 55.191 38.121 36.982 NA NA South urban............................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B- 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................. 30.852 31.295 34.031 28.642 31.637 31.685 35.417 29.728 63.491 62.522 70.182 61.546 65.759 64.154 73.727 64.293 43.305 45.538 42.695 43.247 42.117 44.041 42.138 41.965 1.077 1.191 1.010 NA 1.116 1.224 1.054 NA 27.706 29.718 64.234 67.835 36.707 35.737 1.077 1.080 1.189 1.199 1.173 U.S. city average.......................................... Region and area size 1 West urban................................................. Size A - More than 1,250,000......................... Size C- 50,000 to 330,000 ............................ 26.827 27.246 21.506 24.133 24.025 21.880 64.400 66.447 48.727 61.228 62.237 51.406 51.057 51.344 37.020 50.516 51.029 37.001 1.209 1.219 1.192 Size classes A .......................................................... B .......................................................... C.......................................................... D.......................................................... 30.548 30.872 27.793 26.872 31.118 31.551 28.669 26.839 64.956 66.461 60.630 57.365 67.780 67.815 63.269 56.864 53.086 48.253 43.464 40.080 52.394 47.552 42.666 39.084 1.121 .980 1.015 1.037 1.157 1.016 1.048 1.052 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA.................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT............. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................. 29.580 30.099 40.823 34.559 24.907 29.919 25.934 41.627 35.033 21.100 58.525 72.642 83.306 76.315 69.460 59.113 67.688 85.977 77.435 62.164 60.464 64.620 71.498 62.600 61.380 57.950 63.957 71.545 62.600 61.080 NA NA 1.168 1.004 NA NA NA 1.204 1.054 NA Baltimore, MD............................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH.............................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................................ St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................. 30.570 28.549 27.831 45.330 31.418 39.349 31.820 44.443 27.812 45.635 34.412 39.245 61.430 53.839 62.373 100.720 58.110 78.479 64.550 97.413 62.274 102.053 65.956 78.224 47.870 62.721 60.556 45.791 37.372 47.296 47.870 63.505 60.556 45.791 37.347 40.708 1.206 1.103 NA NA NA 1.177 1.242 1.140 NA NA NA 1.206 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX..................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml..................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA............................. 25.742 25.847 25.837 40.472 26.350 25.847 25.837 38.293 54.996 52.083 49.674 76.778 58.082 52.083 49.674 78.352 47.225 48.203 39.913 51.150 45.380 46.628 39.913 52.891 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .970 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Data not adequate for publication. Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Area, region and population size class Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for Nov. 1996 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Low High Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Low High $0,647 $0,671 1 2,800 $0,095 $0,092 5 6,301 Northeast urban ........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B- 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 500,000 ............................ .770 .783 .693 .704 .834 .851 .763 .703 1 5 1 19 2,800 862 505 328 .121 .127 .109 .092 .122 .127 .108 .092 110 110 173 227 5,069 3,750 5,069 2,865 North Central urban....................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B- 360,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 360,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................. .550 .542 .570 .592 .575 .569 .578 .622 6 6 20 12 1,124 1,124 380 623 .088 .093 .088 .078 .086 .090 .087 .077 5 5 220 39 4,517 3*785 4,517 3,404 .553 .569 22 668 .068 .066 252 2,397 South urban............................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................. .721 .712 .792 .732 .747 .729 .831 .758 1 7 1 3 1,230 394 1,230 278 .081 .085 .079 .079 .076 .077 .077 .076 32 148 112 94 6,301 6,301 6,229 4,249 .612 .688 5 283 .072 .070 32 5,536 West urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000 ......................... Size C- 50,000 to 330,000 ............................ .637 .656 .478 .600 .607 .507 5 15 24 1,557 1,557 606 .100 .100 .078 .100 .101 .078 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,146 Size classes A ......................................................... B .......................................................... C......................................................... D.......................................................... .652 .687 .628 .563 .676 .705 .653 .589 5 1 3 5 1,557 1,230 623 2,800 .101 .090 .081 .077 .098 .088 .078 .074 5 112 39 32 6,301 6,229 4,249 5,536 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA.................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT............. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................. .510 .738 .856 .760 .669 .517 .662 .870 .775 .598 24 17 5 19 15 1,124 447 579 862 293 .121 .126 .138 .119 .128 .116 .126 .137 .119 .127 100 164 125 110 200 2,700 2,454 3,750 2,451 1,746 Baltimore, MD............................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................. .663 .582 .610 1.825 .532 1.022 .697 1.027 .609 1.745 .601 1.019 34 16 41 7 73 20 125 232 561 13 314 68 .076 .119 .107 .089 .069 .088 .076 .120 .107 .089 .069 .070 541 279 298 380 5 415 4,252 1,533 2,259 2,607 2,608 3,401 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX..................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ..................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA............................. .574 .526 .608 .744 .600 .526 .608 .728 20 10 18 72 394 1,016 209 632 .086 .100 .088 .094 .072 .096 .072 .095 242 27 312 245 6,250 1,534 6,301 2,808 U.S. city average.......................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 89 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon/3.785 liters) Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 $1,287 $1,308 $1,227 $1,250 $1,321 $1,341 $1,408 $1,428 Northeast urban ........................................... Size A - «More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B- 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 ................ ........... 1.325 1.321 1.337 1.329 1.356 1.351 1.372 1.364 1.246 1.242 1.278 1.219 1.283 1.280 1.316 1.256 1.355 1.355 1.393 1.315 1.389 1.389 1.425 1.350 1.437 1.438 1.452 1.414 1.468 1.472 1.482 1.438 North Central urban....................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B- 360,000 to 1,200,000 ......................... Size C- 50,000 to 360,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................. 1.252 1.272 1.244 1.223 1.310 1.338 1.295 1.276 1.209 1.228 1.191 1.184 1.267 1.292 1.243 1.239 1.293 1.326 1.295 1.257 1.347 1.394 1.353 1.295 1.369 1.395 1.375 1.324 1.429 1.464 1.413 1.385 1.220 1.254 1.183 1.219 1.239 1.268 1.323 1.356 South urban............................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B- 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C- 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................. 1.244 1.246 1.275 1.210 1.273 1.269 1.304 1.247 1.180 1.181 1.198 1.159 1.211 1.205 1.228 1.198 1.279 1.295 1.284 1.247 1.306 1.312 1.314 1.287 1.365 1.370 1.370 1.347 1.392 1.391 1.401 1.374 1.243 1.275 1.185 1.218 1.278 1.307 1.379 1.410 West urban................................................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ......................... Size C- 50,000 to 330,000 ............................ 1.357 1.346 1.370 1.314 1.297 1.353 1.303 1.288 1.322 1.263 1.241 1.315 1.405 1.386 1.399 1.348 1.323 1.352 1.491 1.487 1.505 1.444 1.432 1.492 Size classes A .......................................................... B .......................................................... C.......................................................... D.......................................................... 1.299 1.300 1.255 1.260 1.316 1.320 1.288 1.285 1.238 1.236 1.197 1.217 1.257 1.255 1.233 1.243 1.339 1.332 1.284 1.282 1.354 1.356 1.309 1.306 1.426 1.402 1.375 1.385 1.440 1.424 1.404 1.410 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA.................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT............. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................. 1.370 1.273 1.342 1.297 1.413 1.434 1.213 1.391 1.332 1.331 1.311 1.210 1.265 1.172 1.348 1.376 1.149 1.318 1.207 1.263 1.422 1.312 1.393 1.291 1.479 1.480 1.244 1.443 1.323 1.397 1.498 1.409 1.475 1.363 1.564 1.565 1.339 1.517 1.398 1.490 Baltimore, MD............................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................. 1.295 1.285 1.250 1.356 1.204 1.301 1.315 1.304 1.340 1.378 1.276 1.333 1.237 1.236 1.195 1.283 1.155 1.234 1.258 1.254 1.286 1.308 1.226 1.267 1.335 1.331 1.291 1.402 1.244 1.336 1.357 1.349 1.381 1.419 1.322 1.368 1.399 1.418 1.398 1.478 1.344 1.427 1.416 1.436 1.486 1.495 1.412 1.455 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX..................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ..................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA............................. 1.207 1.235 1.226 1.350 1.219 1.321 1.238 1.286 1.150 1.194 1.168 1.241 1.163 1.279 1.179 1.241 1.265 1.289 1.275 1.334 1.269 1.380 1.287 1.320 1.325 1.382 1.329 1.419 1.339 1.468 1.345 1.401 U.S. city average.......................................... Region and area size 2 Selected local areas Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 90 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 U.S. average Food and unit Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Northeast Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 North Central Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................... $0,293 $0,295 $0,308 $0,326 $0,297 $0,290 $0,290 $0,286 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, .533 per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................. .555 .552 .566 NA NA NA .543 .767 .802 .848 .856 .785 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... .850 .793 .840 .930 .826 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. .873 .880 .927 .867 .876 .819 1.515 Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................ 1.493 1.490 NA NA NA NA NA 1.206 1.190 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... 1.295 1.301 NA NA NA NA NA Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................... 2.504 2.554 NA NA 2.366 2.334 NA Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................... 1.534 1.525 NA NA NA NA 1.426 1.454 Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100%beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............. Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................ Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm).................. Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm).............. Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm)................. Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm)............... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)............... Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 NA NA 0.597 1.024 .918 1.590 NA NA NA 0.614 1.010 .921 1.570 NA NA NA 1.844 1.371 1.867 1.403 1.783 NA 1.801 NA 1.773 1.338 1.838 1.399 1.908 1.398 1.941 1.433 NA NA NA NA 2.070 2.063 2.157 2.210 1.852 1.899 2.107 2.108 2.097 1.969 NA NA 2.186 2.249 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.177 2.235 NA NA 2.251 2.333 2.093 2.166 2.470 2.489 2.626 2.668 2.382 2.373 2.407 2.430 NA 2.465 2.915 2.864 2.929 2.815 2.775 2.847 3.016 2.893 2.995 2.999 2.739 2.598 NA NA 2.844 2.371 2.605 2.686 2.828 2.624 5.095 5.222 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.650 5.743 NA NA 5.504 5.464 5.587 5.579 NA NA 5.572 5.773 NA NA 6.079 6.210 6.030 6.052 NA NA 3.137 3.126 3.318 3.333 2.986 2.969 3.115 3.091 3.040 3.027 3.053 3.009 NA NA 2.842 2.861 2.985 2.853 3.119 3.156 NA NA 3.272 3.218 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.645 3.541 NA NA 3.056 3.308 3.823 3.546 3.636 3.532 4.087 4.219 3.944 4.302 4.170 4.130 3.990 4.063 4.531 4.741 NA 2.496 NA 2.560 NA NA NA NA NA 2.499 NA 2.608 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.721 3.474 4.161 2.656 3.421 4.138 2.894 3.320 4.135 2.855 3.190 3.990 2.699 3.263 4.218 2.595 3.242 4.243 2.587 3.539 4.286 2.557 3.451 4.247 2.682 3.845 3.995 2.595 3.922 4.069 2.022 1.978 NA NA NA NA 1.916 1.866 NA NA 2.919 NA 2.863 NA NA NA NA NA 2.673 NA 2.738 NA 3.152 NA 2.880 NA 2.954 NA 2.785 NA 1.264 2.068 1.314 2.157 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.267 2.034 1.298 2.212 NA NA NA NA 2.197 2.414 NA 2.237 2.355 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.244 NA NA 2.283 NA 2.011 2.385 NA 2.047 2.350 NA NA 2.439 NA NA NA NA See footnotes at end of table. West South 91 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions —Continued U.S. average Food and unit Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz........................................... Grade AA, large, per doz......................................... Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)............................................. Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit).................................................. Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit).......................... Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit)............................... Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm).............. American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm)................ Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)............................................. Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm)......................................... Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................... Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................... Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................... Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm).............. Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................ Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm).................. Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm).............................. Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................ Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................... Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................... Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................ Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................ Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................. Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................... Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)........................... Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm)............ Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)................. Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................ North Central South West Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 1 021 2014 1285 1.074 1.003 2.049 1.235 .981 1.080 2.194 1.239 1.057 1.110 2.075 1.235 NA 0.999 1.784 1.192 1.081 0.949 1.838 1.162 1.030 0.933 1.856 1.194 1.080 0.937 1.901 1.188 .953 1.121 2.387 1.604 NA 1.073 2.519 1.420 NA 1.990 2.016 2.100 2.070 2.064 2.120 1.823 1.875 2.102 2.096 1129 1 258 1.139 1.278 1.274 NA 1.270 NA 1.007 NA 1.012 NA 1.151 NA 1.166 NA NA 1.388 NA 1.437 1647 1.660 1.507 1.527 NA NA NA NA 1.760 NA ?730 NA 2494 2528 3499 3068 2.746 NA 2.494 2.354 3.651 3.584 2.701 NA NA NA NA NA 2.742 NA NA NA NA NA 2.603 NA 2.437 NA NA NA 2.658 NA 2.517 NA NA NA 2.691 NA 2.685 2.530 NA 3.713 2.704 NA 2.670 2.440 NA 3.721 2.973 NA NA NA NA NA 2.921 NA NA NA NA NA 3077 2.978 3.145 3.100 2.775 2.659 2.882 2.833 3.592 3.410 674 .663 NA NA NA NA .648 .684 NA NA .949 .465 NA .799 NA .716 1.690 1.274 NA NA 1.409 .359 .634 1.084 .801 .394 .907 .477 .707 NA NA .587 2.252 1.140 NA NA NA .343 .746 1.182 .924 .378 .918 .503 NA .865 NA .698 1.815 1.416 NA NA 1.382 .393 .696 1.217 .788 NA .959 .525 .675 NA NA .574 2.493 1.145 NA NA NA .377 .766 1.355 .949 .375 .939 .441 NA .861 NA .713 1.708 1.139 NA NA 1.362 .311 .598 1.028 .732 .366 .908 .449 .761 NA NA .600 2.134 1.000 NA NA NA .286 .703 1.183 .978 .351 .983 .444 NA .732 NA .711 1.595 1.299 NA NA 1.482 .352 .641 1.125 .989 .419 .900 .439 .614 NA NA .547 2.141 1.233 NA NA NA .345 .798 1.138 .973 .391 .947 .485 NA .764 NA .740 1.681 1.229 NA NA 1.405 .385 .589 .916 .700 NA .868 .516 .767 NA NA .637 2.321 1.137 NA NA NA .369 .701 1.041 NA NA .489 .495 NA .750 .456 1.138 .503 .492 NA .756 .453 1.424 .576 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .446 NA NA NA NA NA .442 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .747 NA 1.121 NA NA NA .631 NA 1.206 .423 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .775 .801 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.761 1.747 1.945 2.060 1.610 1.575 1.670 1.643 1.935 1.872 .911 .929 NA NA .890 .881 .928 .915 NA NA .717 .708 NA NA .697 .706 .651 .655 NA NA .709 .908 NA .712 .912 NA NA NA NA .748 NA NA NA .795 NA NA .857 NA .659 .932 NA .694 .934 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .675 .689 .662 .673 NA NA .711 .698 .684 .748 See footnotes at end of table. Northeast 92 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions —Continued U.S. average Food and unit Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb (453.6 gm)...................... Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg K- lb. (453.6 gm) ............... Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Margarine, soft, tubs, per id. (4&3.6 gm)........................ Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................ Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................ Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2....................................... Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz)............................. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....... ................................... Coffee, instant, plain, regular, ali sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm)............................ Alcoholic Beverages at Home: Malt Beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)............ ........................... Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)......................................... Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)......................................... North Central South West Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 0.432 .420 0.426 .415 0.457 .435 0.452 .427 0.434 .420 0.427 .410 0.424 .411 0.423 .412 0.419 NA 0.411 NA .830 NA .790 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .869 .856 1.036 1.044 .780 .761 .841 .826 .856 .846 1.799 1.797 1.817 1.828 1.694 1.692 NA NA NA NA NA .998 NA .982 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .955 NA .939 NA NA NA NA 3.344 3.283 3.715 3.580 3.168 3.077 NA NA 3.254 3.240 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.693 9.696 NA NA 9.588 9.534 9.074 9.118 NA NA 3.155 3.102 2.976 2.771 3.261 3.298 3.236 3.263 3.068 2.952 .835 .844 .870 .918 .787 .800 .828 .811 .862 .864 8.862 9.452 10.676 11.862 NA 9.489 NA NA 8.271 NA 4.870 5.226 4.980 5.052 5.999 4.928 4.375 5.120 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. Northeast 93 4.449 5.829 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI’s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for A ll Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 per cent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as profes sional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, medicine, and the other goods that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, gasoline stations and other types of stores and services establishments. A ll taxes direct ly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by either personal visits or telephone calls from the Bureau’s trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary sources. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the ap propriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also pub lished by size of city, by region of country, for cross-classifi cations of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. 94 The indexes measure price change from a designated ref erence date, usually 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An in crease of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period “ market basket” of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $100 in 1982-84 to $107. For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS Bulletin 2414, September 1992. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while per cent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data in dicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 112.5 108.5 4.0 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.0 108.5 0.037 0..037x100 3.7 Energy Prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 15 large metropolitan areas, the four census regions, four size classifications, and 13 areas reflecting the four Census re gions cross-classified by the four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no average prices are available, the desig nation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area w ill be published. A ll prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility ser vices, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Con sumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be cal culated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-condi tioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these con sumption amounts represent those used by a typical residen Census Regions 95 change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its inten tion to begin making such adjustments, assuming that fur ther research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS re search, in which alternative adjustment methods were ex plored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is opera tionally feasible.1The adjustment affect CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Ex isting BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for de terioration in the condition of housing unit.2 The aging adjustment method was specifically designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deteriora tion. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statisti cal functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit’s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit’s rent and age while oth er housing unit characteristics were held constant. The esti mated relationship was then used to construct the aging ad justment. Estimates w ill be recomputed annually by using the previous year’s BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. tial consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electric ity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. Fuel o il Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas stations. Approximate British Termal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU’s (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU’S (Edison Electric Institute). 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU’S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are cal culated each month at the national level and for the four Cen sus geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped however, that regional average prices w ill help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, qual ity, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices w ill not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, as estimated price w ill be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the pro portion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from the BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 1A complete technical presentation of BLS researchonthis subject is available in William C. Randolph, “Housing Depreciation andAging Bias in the Consumer Price Index,” BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp. 359-71 andin William C. Randolph, “Estimationof HousingDe preciation: Short TermQuality Change and Long TermVintage Effects,” BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, andJournal of Urban Econom ics, Vol. 23, March 1988,162-78. Thesepapers areavailable fromtheBLS on request. 2 For detail onexisting quality adjustment methods, seeBLSHandbook of Methods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2414). Adjustment of Shelter Indexes for Aging Effects Beginning with January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusts the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the 96 The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consum er Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. In most cases, seasonal factors used in computing the sea sonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X - ll- ARJMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subse quent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, for example, data from 1987 through 1991 were replaced at the end of 1991. The seasonal movement of all items and 47 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 60 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statis tical criteria. Occasionally, a component changes its seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted. When this occurs, not seasonally adjusted data are used for the last 5 years, but before that period the seasonally adjusted indexes remain in calculations of higher-level sea sonally adjusted indexes. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis in conjunction with X-11-ARIMA for some CPI series. In tervention analysis allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors in X-11-ARIMA. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally ad justed data for those series. For some women’s apparel in dexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology; and for new cars, new trucks, and new vehicles, this procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in marketing strate gies and the introduction of new models. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. An alternative to the intervention-adjusted X -llARIMA procedure is the state space model-based seasonal adjustment method. This method adjusts simultaneously for interventions and seasonal effects, rather than sequentially as in the X-11-ARIMA methodology, using structural statis tical models with explanatory variables. The state space structural model-based method of seasonal adjustment was introduced in 1992 for the adjustment of January 1991December 1991 indexes for three women’s apparel series: Dresses, separates and sportswear, and suits. A description of intervention analysis, including a list of events treated as interventions and the seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001 or by calling Claire McAnaw at (202) 606-6968. Metropolitan Areas BLS publishes five major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Data for additional 10 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence—Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron—Lorain, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Houston, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-EL Washington, DC-MD-VA -odd -odd -odd -even -even -even -odd -even -odd -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks in to the following month.) 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For help using any of these systems, send e-mail toLABSTAT.HELPDESK@BLS.GOV Other sources of CPI data Technical information is available between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. World Wide Web. BLS maintains a website at http:// stats.bls.gov The BLS home page provides easy access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program specific home pages. The CPI home page provides other CPI information, includ ing a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explanations of how the CPI handles special items, like medical care and housing. FAXSTAT. A wide variety of BLS information and data, in cluding the CPI, are available on this fax-on-demand ser vice. It provides the monthly CPI press release, selected re gional and metropolitan historical data, and some technical information. It is available 24-hours a day. The latest CPI information is posted during the morning of release day. Call (202) 606-6325. Then, follow the instructions to have the latest catalog sent to you. This catalog w ill show you the BLS information that is available on FAXSTAT. Each re gional office also has the system in place and includes addi tional regional CPI information. Historical tables. These tables include all of the published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. They are available via the internet, or by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. FTP and Gopher. These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Using FTP or Go pher, connect to stats.bls.gov Logon as ANONYMOUS and use your complete internet e-mail address as the password. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary Data. Free, monthly, two-page publication con taining 1-month and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for A ll Urban Con sumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The all items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications and Special Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massa chusetts Ave., NE., Room 2860, Washington, DC, 202120001 or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. Descriptive and special publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, nontechnical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a quite technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. The publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000. Special publications. Various special publications such as the Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data are available. For more infor mation call (202) 606-7000. Further information may be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC, 20212-0001, or by calling (202) 606-7000. CPI Detailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Con sumer Price Index. See inside front cover for details. Monthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected CPI data included in a monthly summary of BLS data and occasional articles and methodological descriptions too ex 98 *U.S. G.P.O.¡1997-418-558:40113
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