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CPI Detailed ,-ieport u s Departm ent of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Data for November 1998 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report (ISSN 0095-926X; USPS 485-030) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes—the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Fax (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $27 domestic, $33.75 foreign. Single copy domestic, $12.00; foreign, $15.00. Prices are subject to change by the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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Data on the CPI can also be accessed through the CPI homepage (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). This material is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, DC and at additional mailing offices. January 1999 Data for November 1998 CPI Detailed Report Data for November 1998 Editors Todd Wilson Monica Gabor Visual Information Specialist Cornita Alston Contents page Price movements, November 1998............................................................................... CPI-U 12-month changes.............................................................................................. Report on quality changes for 1999 model vehicles................................................... Changing the treatment of mandated pollution control measures in the CPI............ Planned change in the CPI formula.............................................................................. Improvements to CPI procedures for handling utility refunds................................... Using a hedonic model to adjust television prices in the CPI for changes in quality................................................................................................ BLS to maintain current reference base of 1982-84=100 for most CPI series.......... Technical note................................................................................................................ 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 109 CPI-U Index tables Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups......................... Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups............................................................. Table CPI-W Page Table Page 1 10 6 30 2 12 7 32 3 4 5 14 21 28 8 9 34 40 24 74 27 90 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.............. 25 76 28 92 26 83 29 98 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...................................................... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 46 47 49 51 55 56 57 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 60 61 63 65 69 70 71 Contents—Continued Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices........................................................................................... ........... PI Residential unit and consumption ranges...................................................... ........... P2 Gasoline...................................................................................................................... P3 Retail food..................................................................................................................... P4 Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month December January 14 March April 13 January February 19 April May 14 February March 18 May June 16 ii Release date 104 105 106 107 Price Movements November 1998 he Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) was unchanged in November, before seasonal ad justment, remaining at a level of 164.0 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI-U has in creased 1.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November 1998 CPI-W level of 160.7 was 1.4 percent higher than the index in No vember 1997. services increased 0.8 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in November, the same as in each of the preceding 4 months. As previously announced, effective with release of data for January 1999, the BLS will introduce a new formula for calculating the basic components of the CPI. See page 6 for more details. See pages 5-9 for announcements of other methodological changes to be introduced with data for January 1999. During the first 11 months of 1998, the CPI-U rose at a 1.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent for all of 1997. Energy costs have continued to act as a moderating influ ence on overall consumer price index movements thus far in 1998, decreasing at an 8.2-percent annual rate after de clining 3.4 percent in all of 1997. Food costs, which rose 1.5 percent in 1997, have risen at a 2.5-percent SAAR in the first 11 months of 1998. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.4-percent rate thus far in 1998, compared with a 2.2 percent rise for all of 1997. The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in November. The index for food at home, which increased 0.7 percent in October, rose 0.2 percent in November; the moderation was a result of downturns in the indexes for T CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October. The indexes for food and energy, which had accelerated in October, moderated in November. The food index increased 0.1 percent in November, after advancing 0.6 percent in October. The index for food at home, which increased 0.7 percent in October, rose 0.2 percent in November; the moderation was a result of downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The energy index, which rose 0.9 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The index for petroleum-based energy declined 1.0 percent, while the index for energy Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All items................................. Food and beverages......... Housing............................. Apparel.............................. Transportation.................... Medical c a re ...................... Recreation......................... Education and communication.............. Other goods and services......................... Special indexes Energy........................... Food............................... All items less food and energy......... 1998 August Compound annual rate, 3 months ended November 1998 Unadjusted 12 months ended November 1998 September October 0.2 •3 .1 1.1 .0 .4 .1 0 0 .2 -.7 -.4 .3 .1 0.2 .5 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.3 0.2 .2 .3 0 0 .2 .2 1.7 2.7 3.0 -2.7 -.6 2.7 0 1.5 2.3 2.3 .2 -1.7 3.5 1.3 0 -.5 0 .2 .2 1.6 1.0 0 .7 .1 .9 .3 -.3 3.9 4.6 .3 .6 -.7 .1 0 .2 -1.0 .2 -1.3 0 .9 .6 0 .1 -1.6 2.8 -9.2 2.3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.1 2.3 May June July 0.3 .5 .3 .4 .1 .3 0 0.1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .4 .1 0.2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .2 0 .3 .1 .7 1 November fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent in November, following a 3.2-percent increase in October. In November, the index for fresh vegetables fell 3.0 percent, more than offsetting a 1.1-percent rise in the index for fresh fruits. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh vegetables increased 0.5 percent, whereas fresh fruit prices fell 0.9 percent.) The index for processed fruits and vegetables declined for the third consecutive month— down 0.6 percent in November. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent, following a 0.2-percent rise in October. A downturn in the indexes for poultry and for eggs was responsible for the November decline. Meat prices rose slightly in November; increases in prices for beef and other meats more than offset another decline in pork prices. The index for dairy products continued to advance, but by less than in recent months— up 0.6 percent in November, following increases of about 1.5 percent in each of the preceding 3 months. The indexes for the other three major grocery store food groups, cereal and bakery products, nonalcoholic beverages, and other food at home, rose 0.2, 0.5, and 0.7 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index—food away from home and alcoholic beverages— each rose 0.2 percent. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in November. Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent, following an increase of 0.2 percent in October. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners’ equivalent rent each rose 0.2 percent; and the cost of lodging away from home increased 1.3 per cent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the cost of lodging while out of town fell 2.9 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.6 percent in November, its first advance since May. The indexes for natural gas and for electricity rose 2.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 0.7-percent decline in the index for fuel oil. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 1.9 percent, reflecting the switch to off-season rates in some areas.) The index for household furnishings and op erations increased 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October. The transportation component, which increased 0.3 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The November moderation reflects a return to the general pattern in 1998 of declining gasoline prices. Following an increase of 2.7 percent in October, the index for gasoline fell 0.9 percent in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustm ent, gasoline prices declined 1.2 percent.) Gasoline prices have fallen 11.9 percent thus far in 1998 and are 24.9 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990. The index for new and used vehicle prices rose 0.2 percent in November. The index for new vehicles was unchanged. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.7 percent. As of November, about 55 percent of the new vehicle sample were represented by 1999 models. The 1999 models will continue to be phased in over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships, with appropriate adjustments for quality change. For a report on quality changes for the 1999 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-98-457, dated November 13, 1998.) The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.7 percent. Public transportation costs declined for the third month in a row, down 0.5 percent in November, reflecting a 2.1-percent drop in airline fares. The index for apparel was unchanged in November, fol lowing a 0.1-percent rise in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined 0.4 percent, largely re- Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1998 May All ite m s................................ Food and beverages........ Housing............................. Apparel.............................. Transportation................... Medical care...................... Recreation......................... Education and communication............. Other goods and services......................... Special indexes Energy........................... Food............................... All items less food and energy 0.3 .6 .3 .3 August September October 0.1 0 .2 0.3 .5 .2 0.1 .2 .1 -.4 .9 -.5 -.4 .3 .4 .4 June July 0.1 .1 .1 0.2 .3 .3 0.1 .2 .3 2.0 2.8 2.8 0 0 2.8 -.8 Unadjusted 12 months ended November 1998 1.4 2.1 2.1 0 -.3 .1 0 .2 .1 -.5 .1 .1 .3 2.0 1.2 .9 .2 1.3 .3 -.5 4.5 5.5 -.6 .1 -.1 -1.1 .3 -1.4 1.0 .5 -.1 .2 -2.0 2.5 -9.5 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.1 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .4 .1 .1 .8 -.1 .6 .3 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .5 -.2 .2 November Compound annual rate, 3 months ended November 1998 .3 .2 2 -.1 .2 .3 -1.7 3.5 .8 2.2 fleeting the discounting of prices for women’s wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in November to a level 3.5 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies— increased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services also rose 0.2 percent, with charges for professional services and hospital and related services each up 0.2 percent.The index for recreation costs, which declined 0.3 percent in October, rose 0.2 per cent in November. Continued declines in prices for video and audio equipment and toys were offset by increases in prices for pets, pet products, and services; sporting goods; club memberships; and admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October. The index for telephone services rose 0.4 percent. The index for in formation and information processing other than telephone services declined 2.2 percent, reflectipg a 2.8-percent drop in the index for personal computers and peripheral equip ment. The latter index has declined 34.4 percent thus far in 1998. The index for other goods and services declined 0.3 percent in November, following an increase of 0.3 percent in October. This downturn largely was attributable to a decrease in the index for tobacco and smoking products, which fell 1.1 percent in November, after increasing 0.3 percent in October. For the 12 months ended in November, however, the index for tobacco and smoking products has risen 12.2 percent. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in November. CPI-U 12-month changes, 1988 to present Percent Percept 3 Report on Quality Changes for 1999 Model Vehicles Passenger cars The retail equivalent of quality changes for domestic light trucks averaged $484.86, representing 98.6 percent of the average $491.63 yearly increase in manufacturers’ suggested list prices. The $484.86 estimated retail level of quality changes breaks down as follows: The value of quality changes for a sample of 16 domestic passenger cars for the 1999 model year included in the Producer Price Index for October averaged $13.49, accord ing to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This change represents 12.3 percent of the average $109.67 yearly increase in producers’ prices. The retail equivalent of these quality changes averaged $15.50, representing lOpercentof the average $155.27 yearly increase in manufacturers’ suggested list prices. These quality-change values represent modifications made to meet 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, changes in levels of standard or optional equipment, and upgrades to powertrains and corrosion protection. • $76.61 for changes in accordance with 1990 Clean Air Act amendments • $408.25 for other quality changes such as powertrain im provements, corrosion protection upgrades, and changes in levels of standard or optional equipment. Estimates of the value of quality change are based on a review by BLS of data supplied by producers for similarly equipped 1998 and 1999 domestic models priced for the Producer Price Index. Most of the estimates of quality changes in this article are derived from information supplied for the Producer Price Index for October. Light trucks The value of quality changes for a sample of 15 domestic light trucks for the 1999 model year included in the Producer Price Index for October averaged $408.52. This change rep resents 95 percent of the average $430.08 yearly increase in producers’ prices. 4 Changing the Treatment of Mandated Pollution Control Measures in the CPI Historically, quality adjustments for anti-pollution measures have been made to the new car (or new vehicle) component of the CPI since 1969 (automobile model year 1970), with their estimated dollar effect published annually. Since 1988, these data have also been utilized to make quality adjustments in the used car component. In addition, since late 1994, quality adjustments were made for the introduction of reformulated gasoline, which was required in selected areas for compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990. Available information is not sufficient to make possible a complete accounting of the impacts of this policy in all years. Estimates presented below should be viewed, therefore, as approximations—rather than as precise values. In adherence with standard policy, official CPI historical data will not be revised to be consistent with the new practice. For the period from December 1968 through December 1997, the new car component of the CPI-U rose 174.2 percent. BLS estimates that not adjusting for anti-pollution measures would have resulted in an increase of 230.2 percent over this period. Quality adjustments for light trucks have been made since they were introduced into the CPI in 1983. For the period from December 1983 through December 1997, this index rose 51.4 percent. However, with the quality adjustments for anti pollution measures factored back into the index, it would have risen by an estimated 55.1 percent. The CPI used car index rose 27.2 percent between December 1987 and December 1997; with the quality adjustments for anti-pollution measures factored back into the index, it would have risen approximately 28.8 percent. The motor fuel component, whose index rose 7.5 percent between December 1993 and December 1997, would have increased by an estimated 15.4 percent, if adjustment for environmental quality change had not been made. BLS estimates that the aggregate effects of these component changes on the CPI-U All Items Index would have increased the percentage change over the period from December 1968 to December 1997 from 354.4 percent to 357.7 percent. Past experience, however, is not necessarily an indicator of the future impact of policy change. eginning in 1999, modifications to goods and services made solely for purposes of meeting air pollution stan dards, and that do not otherwise provide direct value to con sumers, will no longer be treated as quality improvements in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Price increases associated with such modifications will be reflected as increases in the index. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently undertook to explain precisely the relationship between the CPI and a complete measure of changes in consumers’ living costs. As part of this activity, BLS reviewed the treatment of pollution control measures in the CPI. The new policy for treating pol lution control measures is a direct result of that review. BLS has stated that the proper objective of the CPI is to approximate changes in the cost of living of U.S. consumers.1 The CPI is intended to approximate a particular subindex of a complete cost-of-living index. This subindex is limited to prices of market goods and services and is conditional upon the levels of other determinants of changes in living costs, such as the environment, crime level, and numerous government-provided goods and services. The choice of this index definition recognizes that not all important living cost determinants can be reliably measured and provides users of the CPI with a clear specification of its scope and limitations. Given this definition, changes in air quality, as well as in other important environmental factors, are beyond the scope of the CPI and, thus, cannot be included in its construction. A complete explanation of the relationship between the CPI and a comprehensive measure of changes in living costs is contained in “The Treatment of Mandated Pollution Control Measures in the CPI.” 2 The new policy for the treatment of air pollution measures will become effective with CPI data for January 1999. This new practice will have its most significant effect on the motor fuel and new and used motor vehicle components of the in dex. In the vehicle indexes, the policy will apply to all ve hicle models introduced on or after January 1, 1999. Since most of the 1999 model-year vehicles will be introduced be fore that date, the old policy will be used for the 1998-to1999 model-year changeover in most cases. B ' “Measurement Issues in the Consumer Price Index,” paper prepared in response to a letter from Representative Jim Saxton, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, June 1997, available by contacting BLS or on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm. 2 Paper available by contacting BLS or on the Internet at http:// stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm. 5 NOTE: For additional information on these changes, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130 Washington, DC 20212 Alternately, you may send e-mail to jackman_p@bls.gov, telephone Patrick Jackman at (202) 606-6950, or obtain the information on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm. Planned Change in the Consumer Price Index Formula Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. n April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change will become effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer spending represented by the CPI-U. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they are currently. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of this new formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator will be introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W, effective with data for January 1999, in accordance with the past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish “overlap” CPI-U and CPI-W series, using the current calculation method for the first six months of 1999. These indexes will not be published regu larly for months subsequent to June 1999, but will be avail able upon request. Additional information on this change was published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet http://stats.bls.gov/cpihomeJitm. This information may also be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor O Components retaining the arithmetic mean (Laspeyres) formula: Selected shelter services • Rent of primary residence • Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence • Housing at school, excluding board Selected utilities and government charges • Electricity • Utility natural gas service • Residential water and sewerage maintenance • State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax • Telephone services, local charges • Cable television Selected medical care services • Physicians’ services • Dental services • Eyeglasses and eye care • Services by other medical professionals • Hospital services • Nursing homes and adult daycare 6 Improvements to CPI Procedures for Handling Utility Refunds ffective with the calculation of the index for January ample, what new customers pay for electricity). 1999, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will change its Under the new procedure, the CPI will disregard any re fund for past excess charges when this refund appears on treatment of refunds for electricity, utility natural gas ser residential customer bills as a separate refund credit that is vice, and other similar services when the refunds are based subtracted from current-period charges. CPI utility indexes on earlier periods’ utility consumption amounts. (Other ser will be based only on current rates— including temporary vices potentially affected by this change include garbage and rates—that are in effect each month. The movement of utility trash collection, local telephone charges, water and sewer indexes will reflect all changes in rates—usually in the month age maintenance, and cable television.) This change will af they are effective. Rate changes may be permanent, tempo fect both price indexes and average prices computed by the rary, or as a rescission of temporary rate increases. However, CPI. On occasion, utility companies or their regulators (usually the movement of utility indexes will no longer reflect refunds resulting from such rescissions (or similar causes). This called public utility commissions) determine that companies change in procedure should reduce the month-to-month vola have overcharged customers in the past. This may occur, for tility of the utility indexes and enable them to more accu example, when a regulator grants a utility company a rately reflect current prices and price trends. temporary rate increase while an application for a permanent This change will only apply to rebates o f past excess increase is pending. If the regulator subsequently denies the charges that appear as separate refunds on customer bills. increase, it may require the company to repay its customers CPI utility indexes will continue to reflect current period cred for excess payments made during this temporary period. Other its that are based on current period consumption. (The most situations when companies may issue refunds based on earlierperiod usage result from lower-than-anticipated energy costs common credits are purchased gas and fuel adjustments.) The change will have no effect on the long-run movement or from réévaluations of past rates compared to actual costs. of the CPI or its component indexes. It is expected to re To compensate for past excess charges, utility companies usually credit their customers’ current period bills. Under move short-term variability in the CPI utility indexes and, to a lesser degree, in higher CPI aggregates, such as the hous present CPI practice, utility indexes use the total refunded amount that the company credits to its customers’ accounts ing index. However, annual average index levels may be slightly higher as a result of this change, depending on the during the month(s) refunds occur. When the refund is greater than the monthly charge, the CPI shows the remainder of the frequency and size of refunds. refund in subsequent months’ bills. Consequently, the price For additional information on this change, write to the used in the CPI may be as low as zero and remain at zero (or Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and a low level) until the customer recoups the full refund. This Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001 ; telephone Bob Adkins at (202) practice has disadvantages. Utility indexes can be volatile and may not reflect actual current-period charges (for ex 606-6985; or e-mail Mr. Adkins adklns_b@bls.gov. E Using a Hedonic Model to Adjust Television Prices in the Consumer Price Index for Changes in Quality ffective with the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce an improvement in the way in which it calcu lates the television stratum of the CPI. As of December 1997, televisions constituted 0.215 percent in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.256 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Bureau of Labor Statistics researchers developed a regression procedure, called a hedonic model, that decomposes the price of television sets into implicit prices for each important feature and component.1 This model uses television observations collected for the CPI and provides an estimate of the value of each of the significant features and components of the sets for which E lBrent R. Moulton, Timothy J. LaFleur, and Karin E. Moses, “Research on Improved Quality Adjustment in the CPI: The Case of Televisions,” presented to the Conference of the Ottawa Group, April 1998. prices are collected. This yields a mechanism for replacing obsolete televisions in the CPI sample with current ones, allowing the CPI to capture the price change that may occur as new models replace old ones in the market place without counting the value of quality improvements as price increases. The CPI has used similar hedonic methods to adjust apparel prices for many years. In January 1998, the CPI began using a similar approach for personal computers. In the coming years, BLS plans to extend this method to additional CPI items. Starting with the CPI for January 1999, when a television model in the CPI sample improves in some way, the value of that change, as derived from the regression estimates, will be deducted from the observed price change for that product. (Conversely, if a model deteriorates, the value of the differ ence will be added to the price.) For additional information on these changes, write to Timothy LaFleur, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260, Washington, DC 20212; telephone Mr. Lafleur at (202) 606-6982, ext. 253; or e-mail lafleur_t@bls.gov. BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 1982-84=100 for Most CPI Series erence base will continue to be the alternate base for the all items indexes. This decision is based, in part, on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substan tially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases will spare users the inconvenience associated with conver sion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be con fused with plans by BLS to update the market basket of the CPI. Since release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories have been based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. he Bureau of Labor Statistics previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84=100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999, as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, which contains several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the Bureau will maintain the reference base of 198284=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 ref T 9 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. to Oct. Aug. to Sep. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 0.0 0.2 0.2 " " " .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .6 -.4 .1 .0 -.6 -1.1 .4 1.3 .2 .6 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .0 -.7 1.6 -2.0 .0 .3 .3 1.9 -.1 .1 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .7 .2 .2 1.4 3.2 .4 .1 -.1 2.6 -.4 -.1 .1 .0 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .6 -.9 .5 .7 .3 -.3 1.1 1.3 .2 .6 .2 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 -3.5 -5.4 -10.1 -5.1 1.1 -.1 .1 .3 -2.9 .3 .2 -.5 -.5 .5 -.6 .0 .2 .5 .3 2.8 .3 .0 -.6 -.8 -1.7 -.8 -.3 .2 .2 .3 -.3 .3 .5 -.2 -.4 -.8 -.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 1.3 .2 .2 .6 .8 -.9 .8 .2 135.0 134.1 127.5 131.3 130.4 .2 .8 -1.0 4.2 .9 -.4 .0 -1.0 .8 .1 -.7 -1.3 -.5 .4 -.4 .1 1.2 -1.5 4.2 -.2 .0 -.2 -.5 .8 .8 141.3 137.7 100.1 142.5 153.0 90.8 90.3 101.4 169.0 189.9 141.5 138.0 100.7 143.5 154.0 89.7 89.2 101.4 169.5 187.4 -1.7 -1.8 .8 -.3 4.3 -14.2 -14.3 -.2 3.4 .8 .1 .2 .6 .7 .7 -1.2 -1.2 .0 .3 -1.3 -.4 -.3 .1 -.1 .5 -2.0 -2.0 .0 .5 -1.6 .3 .4 -.1 -.3 .7 2.6 2.7 .2 .4 -1.3 .0 .0 .2 .0 .7 -1.0 -.9 -.2 .5 -.5 5.614 1.222 4.392 2.808 1.334 244.3 224.2 249.0 224.2 290.2 244.7 224.5 249.3 224.4 290.8 3.5 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .6 .2 .3 .0 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 6.145 1.763 101.1 101.1 101.3 100.8 1.3 .5 .2 -.3 .1 .2 -.3 -.3 .2 -.3 All items ....................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 164.0 491.3 164.0 491.3 1.5 " Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products * .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 2.629 1.037 1.394 1.077 1.972 .377 .291 1.305 .309 5.680 .172 .983 162.4 162.0 162.5 182.2 148.0 155.0 199.5 132.6 152.7 150.5 156.8 166.0 103.5 162.3 102.7 166.6 162.5 162.1 162.5 182.1 147.9 155.9 198.8 132.7 152.7 149.6 155.1 166.7 104.8 162.6 103.3 166.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 -.9 6.1 4.9 -1.5 3.4 1.5 10.5 3.2 2.5 1.9 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 3.757 4.831 161.4 183.9 173.9 109.5 189.8 99.7 127.1 112.0 86.4 119.6 126.6 161.3 184.0 174.5 106.3 190.3 99.9 126.5 111.4 86.8 118.9 126.6 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.944 1.390 1.990 .268 .895 135.6 134.1 128.8 130.2 130.3 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 2.995 2.976 .560 1.603 1.338 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 10 0.0 " Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 ......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 2.913 2.706 2.357 101.0 104.5 257.0 301.2 97.8 97.6 100.7 101.0 104.6 257.1 301.4 97.8 97.6 101.1 1.0 4.7 6.1 4.5 -2.3 -2.5 - 0.0 .1 .0 .1 .0 .0 .4 0.0 .0 1.2 -.1 .0 .0 .3 0.2 .5 1.4 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 0.2 .4 .3 .4 .0 .0 .4 .350 .234 36.1 67.5 35.3 65.6 -25.8 -2.2 -2.8 -2.4 -3.7 -1.6 -1.5 -2.2 -2.8 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.321 .894 3.427 .737 .963 1.465 241.3 284.9 158.1 149.4 167.5 236.9 240.5 281.3 158.0 148.8 167.6 237.2 4.6 12.2 2.4 1.8 2.5 3.4 -.3 -1.3 -.1 -.4 .1 .1 .9 3.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 -.3 -1.1 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 42.635 16.310 26.326 14.729 4.944 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 142.6 162.4 130.8 133.6 135.6 137.6 126.9 185.5 191.5 188.2 219.0 142.5 162.5 130.6 132.9 135.0 136.8 127.4 185.6 191.5 188.3 219.5 .1 2.3 -1.2 -1.8 .2 -2.7 -.4 2.5 3.5 1.1 3.2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.6 .4 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .0 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.2 -.3 .2 .5 -.3 .2 .4 .5 .2 .6 .1 .6 -.2 .2 .2 -.2 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 -.5 .0 -.4 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 - 164.4 157.9 159.5 132.3 135.6 139.5 148.1 192.6 179.7 101.3 172.2 174.7 143.8 90.5 192.3 $.610 $.204 164.3 157.9 159.5 132.1 135.0 138.8 147.8 192.7 179.7 100.5 172.3 174.8 143.8 89.6 192.4 $.610 $.204 1.4 .7 1.4 -1.0 -1.5 -2.2 .3 1.5 2.5 -9.2 2.4 2.3 .7 -13.8 3.1 - -.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.2 .1 .0 -.8 .1 .1 .0 -1.0 .1 - .1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.3 -.1 .0 .0 .2 -1.3 .1 .2 -.1 -2.1 .3 - .2 .3 .3 .3 .5 .6 .5 .0 .1 .9 .2 .2 .0 2.4 .2 - .1 .1 .2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 .3 .3 .0 .1 .2 -.1 -1.0 .3 - Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ........................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ( 1982-84=$1.00) .... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ( 1967=$1.00) ......... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 11 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 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 163.6 163.6 164.0 164.3 0.5 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products ' .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 161.7 161.4 161.8 182.1 148.1 150.5 201.1 132.1 152.0 150.2 149.9 166.5 103.5 161.5 102.3 165.8 161.7 161.4 161.4 182.1 147.1 152.9 197.0 132.1 152.5 150.7 152.7 166.4 103.6 162.1 102.7 166.5 162.5 162.3 162.6 182.4 147.4 155.0 203.3 132.6 152.7 150.5 156.6 165.8 103.5 162.3 102.7 166.7 162.8 162.5 162.9 182.8 147.1 155.9 201.5 133.3 153.8 151.0 156.2 167.7 104.8 162.6 103.3 167.1 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -3.7 1.9 6.8 -3.5 .8 1.9 -.8 3.2 2.5 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -1.1 .3 1.7 4.0 2.5 .8 -.2 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.6 3.3 6.6 -4.6 -1.2 7.7 3.3 27.4 5.0 8.5 2.3 6.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.5 -2.7 15.1 .8 3.7 4.8 2.1 17.9 2.9 5.1 2.8 4.0 3.2 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.9 -2.3 1.5 12.7 -4.1 .9 .4 -.3 2.5 2.5 .7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.6 .3 10.8 -2.0 1.2 6.3 2.7 22.5 3.9 6.8 2.5 5.4 2.9 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 160.6 182.4 172.8 101.4 188.5 99.2 127.8 112.4 89.7 120.1 126.8 161.0 183.3 173.4 104.2 189.0 99.2 127.0 111.5 88.2 119.1 126.4 161.3 183.7 173.9 103.9 189.6 99.7 126.8 111.1 87.5 118.8 126.6 161.8 184.2 174.3 105.2 189.9 99.9 127.6 Ì 12.0 86.7 119.8 126.8 1.0 3.4 2.6 3.5 -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -18.0 2.3 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 2.7 1.0 1.8 2.4 3.5 -2.7 2.8 -1.6 -3.1 -3.8 -8.4 -3.3 1.3 3.0 4.0 3.5 15.9 3.0 2.9 -.6 -1.4 -12.7 -1.0 .0 2.2 3.7 3.2 3.6 -4.9 -8.1 -9.7 -8.2 1.6 2.4 3.2 3.5 6.2 2.9 .6 -1.9 -2.6 -10.6 -2.1 .6 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 134.2 132.3 128.4 124.4 129.4 133.2 130.6 127.7 124.9 128.9 133.3 132.2 125.8 130.2 128.6 133.3 132.0 125.2 131.3 129.6 -.9 3.4 -2.5 -8.9 -4.3 .6 -1.5 3.9 12.9 -1.9 4.0 2.5 6.1 -7.7 9.5 -2.7 -.9 -9.6 24.1 .6 -.2 .9 .6 1.4 -3.1 .6 .8 -2.0 7.1 5.0 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 141.7 137.9 100.7 143.9 151.1 90.6 89.9 101.3 167.3 194.2 141.1 137.5 100.8 143.7 151.9 88.8 88.1 101.3 168.1 191.0 141.5 138.1 100.7 143.2 153.0 91.1 90.5 101.5 168.7 188.6 141.5 138.1 100.9 143.2 154.0 90.2 89.7 101.3 169.5 187.6 -4.1 -5.3 -.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -1.6 4.0 11.9 -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 4.4 -13.4 -14.2 -1.6 1.0 -2.5 .0 -.6 2.0 2.0 3.0 -9.9 -10.0 2.4 3.4 8.7 -.6 .6 .8 -1.9 7.9 -1.8 -.9 .0 5.4 -12.9 -3.0 -3.7 -.7 3.3 -21.7 -22.3 -1.6 2.5 4.5 -.3 .0 1.4 .0 5.4 -5.9 -5.6 1.2 4.4 -2.7 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. 243.7 223.1 248.2 223.3 289.5 244.4 224.5 248.6 224.0 289.5 244.9 224.7 249.2 224.4 290.5 245.3 225.2 249.6 224.9 291.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.3 6.0 3.7 3.9 2.7 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.7 5.1 2.7 3.8 2.3 2.9 2.2 3.7 4.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.7 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.0 101.1 101.2 100.8 3.6 1.6 .0 .8 .0 .0 -1.6 1.8 .4 -.8 See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -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 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 100.4 103.3 250.1 296.4 97.9 97.7 100.4 100.4 103.3 253.2 296.1 97.9 97.7 100.7 100.6 103.8 256.8 297.4 97.8 97.6 100.7 100.8 104.2 257.6 298.5 97.8 97.6 101.1 37.6 71.1 36.7 68.5 36.1 67.5 35.3 65.6 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 238.7 274.2 157.1 148.5 166.6 235.7 240.9 283.2 157.5 149.1 167.1 236.5 241.7 284.0 158.1 149.4 167.5 237.3 142.2 161.7 130.7 132.6 134.2 137.1 127.8 184.8 190.3 188.6 218.1 142.0 161.7 130.4 132.2 133.2 136.8 127.4 185.2 191.2 188.0 218.6 163.8 157.6 158.9 132.3 134.6 138.9 147.0 192.4 178.9 101.5 171.7 174.2 143.7 90.5 191.4 163.9 157.4 158.9 131.9 134.2 138.7 147.0 192.4 179.3 100.2 171.9 174.5 143.6 88.6 191.9 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category 3.5 4.8 -3.5 -3.9 ■ ■ 5.9 5.6 -1.4 -1.6 ■ 0.0 3.7 6.3 3.4 -3.2 -3.4 .0 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 .8 .8 4.5 -1.6 4.0 .3 4.0 -5.9 -6.3 -2.7 1.6 3.5 12.5 2.9 -.4 -.4 2.8 -25.0 -23.0 -32.7 -32.6 -45.4 -22.3 -27.5 -24.0 -27.6 -37.1 241.0 280.8 158.0 148.8 167.6 237.9 6.8 18.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.6 5.8 11.5 4.2 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 8.9 1.3 -2.1 2.9 4.2 3.9 10.0 2.3 .8 2.4 3.8 6.3 15.0 3.0 4.4 2.3 2.8 3.4 9.5 1.8 -.7 2.7 4.0 142.5 162.5 130.7 133.0 133.3 137.6 127.2 185.5 191.5 187.7 218.8 142.4 162.8 130.5 132.4 133.3 137.0 127.4 186.0 192.1 187.9 219.5 -1.4 1.3 -3.0 -5.2 -.9 -8.3 -.3 2.0 3.3 4.6 3.2 .3 2.3 -.9 -.9 .6 -.6 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 .8 2.8 .0 -.3 4.0 -1.2 1.3 2.0 2.8 1.7 2.4 .6 2.7 -.6 -.6 -2.7 -.3 -1.2 2.6 3.8 -1.5 2.6 -.6 1.8 -2.0 -3.1 -.2 -4.5 -.8 2.8 3.7 2.3 3.9 .7 2.8 -.3 -.5 .6 -.7 .0 2.3 3.3 .1 2.5 164.2 157.8 159.3 132.3 134.9 139.5 147.8 192.4 179.5 101.1 172.3 174.8 143.6 90.7 192.3 164.4 158.0 159.6 132.1 134.6 139.1 147.7 192.9 180.1 101.1 172.5 175.1 143.5 89.8 192.8 .2 -.8 .3 -2.7 -4.3 -7.4 -1.9 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 -28.5 3.5 2.2 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 -.9 .8 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 .3 -.3 -.6 .5 1.5 2.0 -6.4 2.4 2.1 1.4 -9.6 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.8 -.6 .0 .6 1.9 1.0 2.7 -1.6 1.9 2.1 -.6 -3.1 3.0 1.2 .3 1.1 -1.9 -2.6 -4.2 -.5 1.8 2.5 -14.0 2.5 2.7 1.0 -20.8 3.5 1.5 1.1 1.6 -.2 -.1 .0 1.2 1.3 2.4 -4.0 2.1 2.1 .4 -6.4 2.8 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ . Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ........................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ‘ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 13 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 0.2 ■ 100.000 164.0 491.3 164.0 491.3 1.5 ' Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................... Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 3 ............................................................................. White bread 2 3 ................................................................. Bread other than white 2 3 ............................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 3 ........................................ Cookies 2 3 ........................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ......................................... Other bakery products ....................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 3 ................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 .............................................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 3 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 13 .... Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............ Ham ............................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................... Other meats 3 .................................................................... Frankfurters 2 3 ............................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................ Lamb and organ meats 2 3 ............................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... Poultry3 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 3 ........................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 2 3 ................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 ................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 3 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 3 ....................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 3 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 .............................................. E g g s ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products 3 .................................................. Milk 1 3 .................................................................................. Fresh whole milk 2 3 ............................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... Cheese and related products 3 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 .547 .071 .317 .160 .989 .290 .142 .270 .286 * - 162.4 162.0 162.5 182.2 172.5 160.4 191.3 150.7 98.9 186.6 101.5 188.2 190.7 103.4 181.4 182.7 180.0 186.4 178.2 218.9 162.5 162.1 162.5 182.1 171.4 154.5 192.0 148.9 99.1 187.0 102.0 188.2 193.8 103.8 182.9 183.9 183.0 185.1 177.8 216.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.5 2.2 -.8 2.7 .7 5.2 1.5 .1 3.4 3.8 2.4 4.4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.6 -3.7 .4 -1.2 .2 .2 .5 .0 1.6 .4 .8 .7 1.7 -.7 -.2 -1.2 .0 .0 -.2 .0 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.5 -.4 .3 .2 .1 1.1 1.6 -.9 -2.5 .1 .0 1.4 2.0 .5 .6 .7 .2 .4 1.1 .2 .4 .0 .1 -.7 -.6 -.8 -.6 .8 1.0 1.0 1.4 -.4 2.6 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 -1.6 .3 -1.2 .2 .4 .5 .0 1.6 .4 .8 .7 1.7 .7 -.2 2.2 * 2.629 2.499 1.670 .742 .282 .132 .277 .051 .587 .192 .136 .131 .128 .341 * .495 .382 .113 .334 .187 .147 .130 1.037 .403 .305 .176 .152 189.3 148.0 148.4 141.3 136.1 116.2 99.3 99.2 98.5 147.5 97.4 154.7 99.3 150.7 160.6 145.2 93.1 147.4 143.0 99.6 169.8 107.0 161.1 104.5 164.3 162.0 101.6 183.1 103.5 103.1 134.6 188.8 147.9 148.2 141.4 137.0 116.6 99.5 100.3 99.1 146.2 96.6 153.5 98.5 149.6 159.6 141.4 93.9 148.1 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 159.6 103.9 164.8 160.2 99.5 183.1 103.2 103.5 134.4 6.4 -.9 -.9 -2.2 .0 .1 -6.0 -6.1 -4.1 -4.4 -7.9 -.8 1.4 6.9 1.4 2.2 1.2 2.3 3.1 -3.9 6.1 4.1 7.4 9.0 -.3 -.1 -.1 .1 .7 .3 .2 1.1 .6 -.9 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.7 -.6 -2.6 .9 .5 3.1 .2 3.5 -5.1 -.9 -.6 .3 -1.1 -2.1 .0 -.3 .4 -.1 2.4 .6 -.1 .7 -.7 .9 1.0 1.3 -1.3 -.7 -.7 -.7 -.6 -1.5 -.5 -.4 .1 -1.4 .5 .7 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 -2.6 -1.3 .1 1.1 .3 -2.2 .0 .3 .3 1.4 -.1 .2 -1.6 -1.4 -.6 -.3 -1.4 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.4 .9 1.3 1.7 1.0 .2 .1 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.1 -.3 -.1 .2 -.5 -.6 -1.3 .4 -3.1 .8 -.8 .3 4.0 1.2 1.1 1.6 .0 2.2 -.4 .3 1.5 .1 .6 3.3 1.4 .8 .1 1.4 1.8 2.3 .3 -.3 -.2 -.1 .1 .3 .0 .2 1.1 .6 -.3 -.8 1.4 -.8 .1 .5 -2.0 .9 .5 3.1 .2 3.5 -5.1 -.9 -.6 .3 -1.1 -2.1 -.1 -.3 .4 -.1 -2.0 .6 -.1 .7 -.7 .9 1.5 1.3 See footnotes at end of table. 14 NA NA 136.1 155.0 103.6 150.9 103.9 156.8 162.3 103.9 139.4 155.9 103.5 151.9 103.2 158.2 163.9 105.2 ' 0.0 " 0.0 ■ 0.2 All items .......................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... " Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables ............ .................................... Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 3 ................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 ..................................... Other fresh fruits 1 3 ......................................................... Fresh vegetables .............................................................. Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 3 ............................................................................ Tomatoes3 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 3 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 3 ....................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ........................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .................................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 3 ........................................ Frozen vegetables^......................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 3 ....................................... Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 3 .................. Coffee 3 ............................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 3 ........................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ........................ Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 3 .............................................. Other sweets 1 3 ................................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 3 .................................................... Butter2 3 ........................................................................... Margarine 2 3 .................................................................... Salad dressing 1 3 .............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 3 ................... Peanut butter1 2 3 ............................................................ Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ......................... Snacks 3 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. Other condiments 2 ........................................................... Baby food 13 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ........................................... Prepared salads 1 2 3 ....................................................... Food away from home 3 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 3 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 3 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .......... Other food away from home 1 3 ............................................. 1.394 1.068 .547 .097 .101 .110 .240 .521 .093 .066 .101 .261 .327 .176 .103 .048 ■ 1.077 .781 .411 .054 .316 .297 .166 .131 1.972 .377 .074 .228 .076 .291 .091 .082 .119 1.305 .109 .224 .271 .293 ■ * .099 .309 5.680 2.969 1.655 .662 .222 .172 See footnotes at end of table. 15 199.5 232.8 251.8 197.8 153.1 156.6 301.0 84.7 213.9 187.0 221.7 248.2 214.4 102.9 103.1 103.2 103.7 103.7 152.4 100.4 101.1 132.6 100.6 117.1 103.4 99.8 97.1 156.6 159.8 157.3 103.6 152.7 150.5 134.1 101.2 104.7 156.8 132.2 194.2 155.6 102.4 102.5 101.7 166.0 190.4 144.7 157.2 173.2 99.9 102.6 103.1 170.2 103.2 103.5 198.8 232.2 249.6 193.7 157.3 129.3 243.0 94.7 214.9 176.7 222.8 268.7 214.0 102.3 102.9 102.7 104.1 102.5 150.5 100.0 100.0 132.7 100.7 117.1 103.0 100.1 96.9 156.3 NA NA 103.3 152.7 149.6 133.6 101.0 102.7 155.1 128.2 187.0 153.0 102.3 102.7 102.6 166.7 189.1 145.4 157.7 173.4 100.1 101.9 104.3 165.2 102.9 104.8 NA NA 162.3 102.3 101.9 102.1 100.7 102.7 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.8 103.3 4.9 5.7 6.7 1.4 2.1 18.2 ■ 4.7 1.4 -13.6 19.6 6.4 ■ ■ * ■ * 1.6 * * -1.5 ■ -.3 ■ * -10.1 3.4 1.5 .6 ■ ■ 10.5 51.5 6.4 ■ ■ ■ 3.2 .3 -.3 2.0 4.2 " ■ 2.5 * 2.5 • ■ - -0.4 -.3 -.9 -2.1 2.7 -17.4 -19.3 11.8 .5 -5.5 .5 8.3 -.2 -.6 -.2 -.5 .4 -1.2 -1.2 -.4 -1.1 .1 .1 .0 -.4 .3 -.2 -.2 ■ -.3 .0 -.6 -.4 -.2 -1.9 -1.1 -3.0 -3.7 -1.7 -.1 .2 .9 .4 -.7 .5 .3 .1 .2 -.7 1.2 -2.9 -.3 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .6 -2.0 -2.6 -3.6 .8 1.1 1.8 -7.8 -.5 -1.5 5.6 1.1 -5.5 -2.2 -.3 -.3 1.0 -1.0 -.3 .3 -.2 -.8 .0 .3 -.3 .1 .6 .0 -1.7 -2.2 -.7 2.0 .3 .3 .2 .6 .0 1.9 6.5 10.2 1.0 -.4 -.9 .6 -.1 -1.4 -.4 -1.5 .2 .7 1.1 1.0 -1.3 .9 .1 .4 .2 .4 .9 .2 .4 3.2 4.2 2.8 1.9 .4 -3.1 3.2 12.6 5.7 2.3 6.5 20.1 2.5 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 .2 -.8 1.1 .4 .6 -.1 1.8 .8 -.6 -1.6 -2.3 3.8 .7 .1 -.1 -2.2 .1 1.0 2.6 6.6 10.0 .7 1.3 .5 -.7 -.4 .8 -.8 .6 -.1 -.5 .2 .1 -.5 -.1 -.1 * .1 .2 .1 .5 -.1 .0 -0.9 -1.0 1.1 -1.4 1.7 -17.4 -1.0 11.8 -3.0 -1.4 .5 8.3 -3.5 -.6 -.2 -.5 .4 -1.2 -1.0 -.4 -1.1 .5 .1 .7 -.4 .3 -.2 -.2 ■ -.3 .7 .3 1.1 -.2 -1.9 -.3 -3.0 -3.7 -1.7 -.1 .2 .9 1.1 -.5 .5 .3 1.6 .2 -.7 1.2 -1.6 -.3 1.3 ■ .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .6 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ............................................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 .................. Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... .983 .628 .333 .110 .185 .355 ■ 166.6 151.0 148.5 154.1 154.9 153.6 147.7 196.9 101.4 104.6 102.5 166.8 151.3 149.3 154.0 154.5 153.5 147.2 196.9 101.5 104.4 102.9 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 .9 .8 2.7 - 0.1 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.3 .0 .1 -.2 .4 0.4 .1 .1 .5 .6 .5 .4 .6 .4 .1 .5 0.1 .2 .5 .1 1.5 .1 -.4 .3 .1 2.4 .1 0.2 .3 .6 .3 -.3 -.1 .1 .0 .1 -.2 .4 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ...................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ........................................................................................ Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 3 5 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service .................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .................. Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 3 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 .................... Floor coverings 1 3 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................ Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 3 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 3 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ............... Other furniture 1 3 ................................................................... Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Laundry equipment 2 3 ......................................................... Other appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 .................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 3 .......................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................... Household paper products 1 3 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................. Household operations 1 3 ......................................................... Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 3 ................................................ 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 .231 2.096 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 .185 .075 3.757 2.649 1.108 .924 .677 .247 4.831 .354 .087 .112 .155 1.141 .329 .621 .179 .368 .217 * .144 .546 .229 .152 .080 .085 .653 .169 .332 .873 .404 .209 .259 .896 .316 .264 .104 .100 161.4 183.9 173.9 109.5 239.3 235.1 189.8 99.7 127.1 112.0 86.4 80.4 125.2 119.6 125.8 110.4 102.4 218.7 259.2 126.6 102.1 102.8 101.1 102.4 134.7 139.5 101.8 103.6 100.2 99.7 112.3 101.1 100.4 119.1 110.1 101.9 100.0 99.6 96.9 100.8 146.7 101.4 102.6 103.3 102.4 102.7 101.5 103.6 102.5 161.3 184.0 174.5 106.3 239.4 227.5 190.3 99.9 126.5 111.4 86.8 80.9 125.5 118.9 123.4 113.5 102.4 219.0 259.0 126.6 101.5 102.3 100.2 102.0 134.5 140.0 101.4 103.2 99.9 99.3 111.5 100.7 100.6 119.7 110.7 100.7 100.4 99.4 96.9 100.5 146.5 101.1 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.0 101.5 103.4 105.0 2.3 3.5 3.4 4.2 6.3 3.3 • -3.5 -5.4 -10.1 -13.4 -2.0 -5.1 -5.1 -5.3 2.6 2.5 1.1 • .4 -.8 * -1.2 ■ ■ -.3 3.6 * 2.2 * ■ ■ * -.1 .1 .3 -2.9 .0 -3.2 .3 .2 -.5 -.5 .5 .6 .2 -.6 -1.9 2.8 .0 .1 -.1 .0 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.4 -.1 .4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 .5 -1.2 .4 -.2 .0 .2 .5 .3 2.8 .6 2.9 .3 .0 -.6 -.8 -1.7 -1.9 .0 -.8 -.8 -.6 .3 .2 .5 -.3 .1 .4 .1 .0 -.9 -.9 -.5 -2.1 -.1 .1 -.4 -.5 -1.1 .2 -3.5 -3.5 -.3 .0 -.6 .2 .2 .3 -.3 .5 -.3 .3 .5 -.2 -.4 -.8 -1.1 .5 -.3 -.2 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .7 .0 2.3 -.2 -.1 -.6 -.2 1.2 .1 .2 .6 .1 .4 .5 1.0 2.5 .1 -.3 -.7 -.2 -.1 .3 .3 .2 1.3 .4 1.3 .2 .2 .6 .8 -.9 -.7 .2 .8 .4 2.2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.4 -.1 .4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 -.6 -1.2 .4 -.2 .0 See footnotes at end of table. 16 -.3 .3 -.1 .3 -.3 .6 -.1 .5 .2 .2 .0 .5 .2 .4 -.3 .4 .3 .0 -.2 2.4 .3 -1.2 .5 .2 -.3 -.1 -.3 .4 -.3 .4 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .0 -.2 2.4 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) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel ......................................................................... Men’s suits sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters ^ 3 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... Boys’ apparel .................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates ^ 3 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ^ 3 ............................................................... Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel3 .................................................. Jewelry and watches ® ................................................................ Watches ® ................................................................................. Jewelry ® .................................................................................. 4.944 1.390 1.091 .253 .278 .317 .227 .298 1.990 1.687 .128 .214 .886 135.6 134.1 136.3 137.1 134.1 104.4 131.5 124.6 128.8 129.7 126.4 113.8 105.5 135.0 134.1 136.3 135.9 135.3 104.0 132.4 124.4 127.5 128.0 127.4 111.1 103.4 .435 .303 .895 .279 .219 .397 .268 .401 .072 .330 102.2 124.1 130.3 133.5 133.8 125.6 130.2 143.0 124.0 148.4 102.4 124.5 130.4 132.9 133.9 126.2 131.3 142.3 123.3 147.6 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles ^ ............................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................ New trucks 2 ® ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 ® ............................................................. Used cars and trucks 3 ........................................................... Car and truck rental1 3 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... Gasoline unleaded regular2 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 3 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires .................... .................................................................. Vehicle accessories other than tires 3 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ................ Motor oil, coolant and fluids 2 3 ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 3 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 3 ........................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... Motor vehicle fees * 3 .............................................................. State and local registration and license ^ 3 ............................ Parking and other fees ^ 3 ...................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 23 .............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 3 ... .............................................................. Other intercity transportation 3 ................................................. Ship fare ^ * 3 ........................................................................ Intracity transportation 3 ............................................................ 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 141.3 137.7 100.1 142.5 98.9 139.7 150.2 162.9 153.0 103.4 90.8 90.3 87.7 95.0 93.0 90.7 101.4 99.0 99.9 108.5 130.7 169.0 180.0 156.4 102.6 254.0 102.4 100.7 106.6 107.0 100.7 189.9 205.2 161.8 103.7 171.7 141.5 138.0 100.7 143.5 99.6 140.6 151.5 163.8 154.0 102.7 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.0 92.1 89.9 101.4 98.8 100.0 108.5 130.8 169.5 180.9 156.6 102.9 255.1 103.1 101.4 107.1 107.4 100.9 187.4 200.8 162.0 104.5 171.9 - 1.880 .138 2.995 2.976 - .019 .560 .272 .287 - 1.603 .118 .507 .958 2.551 .633 .425 .185 - 1.338 .814 .183 .337 See footnotes at end of table. 17 0.2 .8 .5 -1.9 1.7 1.2 1.7 -1.0 -1.1 -5.8 -.3 . -.7 .9 .1 .0 1.9 4.2 -.8 -1.4 -.7 -1.7 -1.8 .8 -.3 -.5 .1 -.5 4.3 -14.2 -14.3 -15.2 -13.4 -12.6 -.2 -.5 .3 -.6 3.4 3.1 3.6 .0 - .8 1.7 4.4 -2.7 -0.4 .0 .0 -.9 .9 -.4 .7 -.2 -1.0 -1.3 .8 -2.4 -2.0 -0.7 -1.3 -1.8 -2.0 -4.2 2.0 -1.7 .5 -.5 -.2 2.4 -.5 4.8 0.1 1.2 1.4 -.9 .4 3.7 1.4 1.8 -1.5 -1.9 -2.1 .3 -.3 0.0 -.2 -.6 -.8 -.7 -.4 .2 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.1 -1.0 -2.0 .2 .3 .1 -.4 .1 .5 .8 -.5 -.6 -.5 -.5 -2.7 -.4 -.6 1.0 -1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.4 -1.1 1.2 .9 -.2 .2 -1.9 .1 4.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 .2 .2 .8 .0 .1 1.7 .8 .8 1.1 .7 .1 .2 .6 .7 .7 .6 .9 .6 .7 -.7 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 -1.0 -.9 .0 -.2 .1 .0 .1 .3 .5 .1 .3 .4 .7 .7 .5 .4 .2 -1.3 -2.1 .1 .8 .1 -.4 -.3 .1 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.3 -.1 .5 -.7 -2.0 -2.0 -2.3 -1.7 -1.6 -.9 .0 .1 .0 .0 -.4 .5 .6 .8 .5 -.3 .3 .1 .5 .6 .0 -1.6 -.9 .4 -.8 -2.3 .3 .4 -.1 -.3 .2 -.3 -.3 .1 .7 -1.1 2.6 2.7 3.0 1.0 2.1 .8 .2 .1 .4 .8 -.3 .4 -.1 .1 .7 .1 -.2 -.2 .1 .2 -.3 -1.3 -.4 .2 -.4 .1 .0 .0 .2 .0 .7 -.1 .5 .2 .7 -.7 -1.0 -.9 -1.0 -1.1 -.6 -.9 -.2 -.7 .1 .0 .1 .5 .5 .1 .3 .0 .7 .7 .5 .4 .2 -.5 -2.1 .1 .8 .1 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 5 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 ................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 .............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 5 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 39 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 5 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .................................... 5.614 1.222 .818 .404 .270 .134 4.392 2.808 1.444 .812 .281 .270 1.334 1.284 .050 244.3 224.2 262.4 148.2 176.3 174.9 249.0 224.2 231.4 239.2 144.8 155.5 290.2 105.9 104.7 236.0 108.0 244.7 224.5 262.8 148.3 175.5 176.8 249.3 224.4 231.7 239.8 143.7 156.4 290.8 106.2 105.0 236.7 108.1 3.5 4.0 5.2 1.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.4 1.4 2.2 3.4 3.4 2.8 4.0 4.5 Recreation 1 ................................................................................. Video and audio 1 3 ..................................................................... Televisions3 ............................................................................. Cable television 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipment 1 3 ....................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... Audio equipment 3 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 3 ........................................... Pets and pet products 3 ............................................................ Pet food 123 .......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................. Pet services including veterinary 1 3 ........................................ Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ..................................................... Sporting goods 3 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ......................................... Sports equipment 3 ................................................................... Photography 1 3 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 3 .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... Photographic equipment1 2 3 ................................................ Photographers and film processing 1 3 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 * .......................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 ...................................... ........................ Other recreational goods 1 .......................................................... Toys .......................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 13 Admissions 3 ............................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 123 ............... Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 3 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .............................................. Recreational books 1 3 .............................................................. 6.145 1.763 .215 .842 .087 .189 .167 .148 .664 .434 .231 - 101.1 101.1 58.0 248.1 89.3 95.3 99.1 93.4 84.2 99.9 101.7 142.9 101.6 99.5 103.6 103.8 103.7 120.4 124.6 114.2 100.6 133.5 101.0 97.6 101.2 101.7 100.1 95.8 117.7 95.9 101.3 100.8 57.8 248.7 87.9 94.7 97.8 93.2 82.6 100.0 102.3 143.9 102.3 99.5 104.1 103.8 104.3 121.5 126.4 114.7 100.0 132.3 100.6 96.2 100.9 101.2 100.0 95.2 117.2 95.2 1.3 .5 -5.1 6.6 • -7.1 * .493 .213 .269 .265 .108 ■ .155 * .596 .450 ■ ■ .072 .057 1.771 .647 .738 .219 .593 .391 .201 See footnotes at end of table. 18 NA NA 98.7 100.8 102.9 103.2 205.5 102.2 104.3 179.1 185.7 102.8 103.6 97.6 99.7 103.6 104.7 205.8 101.7 104.7 178.9 185.3 103.0 102.5 .6 • -.1 2.7 -2.4 ■ -1.9 ■ * ■ ■ * -6.8 • ■ • ■ ■ 2.8 * 0.2 .1 .2 .1 -.5 1.1 .1 .1 ‘ .1 .3 -.8 .6 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 -.3 -.3 .2 -1.6 -.6 -1.3 -.2 -1.9 .1 .6 .7 .7 .0 .5 .0 .6 .9 1.4 .4 -.6 -.9 -.4 -1.4 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.6 -.4 -.7 ■ -1.1 -1.1 .7 1.5 .1 -.5 0.3 .6 .7 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .0 .3 .0 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 0.2 .1 .1 -.2 -.3 .1 .2 .2 .0 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .3 -.2 0.2 .2 .3 .1 -.5 1.1 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.8 .4 .2 .3 .3 .5 .1 .1 .2 -.8 .8 -1.6 .8 1.4 .1 .2 .8 -.5 -1.2 -1.3 -.8 .9 .1 .9 -.8 -.3 -.3 -.9 .1 -1.1 -.4 -.7 -.7 -.2 .0 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 .0 .2 -.2 -.6 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 ■ -.4 -.3 -.5 .2 -.3 -.3 .3 -1.6 -.6 -1.3 -.2 -1.9 .1 .6 .7 .7 .0 .5 .0 .6 .9 1.4 -.3 -1.2 .5 .5 .7 -.2 .6 .9 .7 -.1 -.5 -.3 * 2.0 .4 .2 .3 -.3 4 .3 -.1 3.1 ■ -.2 .6 -1.1 1.1 .4 .2 .5 .4 -1.1 .4 -.4 -.5 -.5 .4 -.6 -.9 -.4 -1.4 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.6 -.4 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 .7 1.5 .1 -.5 -.3 .4 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .1 .2 -.7 -1.1 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 0.0 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.5 .0 .4 .1 .6 .8 .5 -1.4 0.0 .0 1.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 .4 2.1 .0 .0 .0 -.3 .0 .3 .1 .5 .9 -.2 .2 0.2 .5 1.4 .4 .5 .4 .2 .3 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .0 .0 .2 -.4 0.2 .4 .3 .4 .5 .5 .2 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.5 .0 .4 .1 .6 .8 .5 -1.4 -25.8 ■ ‘ ■ -2.2 -2.8 -2.9 -.1 -.3 -2.4 -3.7 -.7 -.2 .0 -1.6 -1.5 -2.1 .0 -2.2 -2.2 -2.8 -2.9 -.1 -.3 240.5 281.3 112.5 105.2 158.0 148.8 4.6 12.2 ■ ■ 2.4 1.8 -.3 -1.3 -1.4 1.3 -.1 -.4 .9 3.3 3.8 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .0 .4 .2 -.3 -1.1 -1.4 1.3 -.1 -.4 100.9 100.3 ■ -.6 .9 -.4 -.6 .361 .963 .963 1.465 .329 .344 .214 .065 .307 • .262 161.4 167.5 102.2 236.9 173.8 178.1 102.3 101.3 200.7 101.8 105.3 102.1 161.3 161.0 167.6 102.3 237.2 174.0 178.6 102.4 101.3 200.9 101.9 105.3 100.9 160.5 5.0 2.5 3.4 3.9 4.0 ■ 3.6 ■ ■ 3.1 -.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -1.2 -.5 -.2 .3 .3 .3 .6 .2 .3 -.2 .0 -.2 .1 .5 1.0 .9 .2 .3 .3 .5 .2 .5 .0 .1 -.1 .4 1.9 .9 -.2 .1 .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -1.2 -1.0 42.635 26.326 14.729 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 142.6 130.8 133.6 137.6 126.9 185.5 191.5 188.2 219.0 164.4 157.9 159.5 132.3 135.6 139.5 148.1 142.5 130.6 132.9 136.8 127.4 185.6 191.5 188.3 219.5 164.3 157.9 159.5 132.1 135.0 138.8 147.8 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.6 .4 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.3 .2 .5 -.3 .2 .1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.3 -.1 .0 .4 .2 .6 .6 -.2 .2 .2 -.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .5 .6 *5 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.4 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .1 .1 .2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school 7 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 .............. Communication 1 3 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 3 ............................................ Postage 3 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 3 ............................................................... Information and information processing 1 3 ............................. Telephone services 13 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 13 ................... Interstate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 3 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 3 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 3 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 3 .......................... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 1.112 .323 .865 .049 2.913 .207 .203 .004 2.706 2.357 1.083 1.209 ■ .065 101.0 104.5 257.0 301.2 313.3 318.8 143.9 105.0 97.8 100.1 160.3 104.4 97.6 100.7 166.3 100.4 75.2 96.2 93.7 101.0 104.6 257.1 301.4 313.6 318.8 144.0 105.1 97.8 100.1 160.3 103.9 97.6 101.1 166.4 101.0 75.8 96.7 92.4 1.0 4.7 6.1 4.5 3.9 6.1 5.1 ■ -2.3 ■ .0 -2.5 .350 .234 .037 .020 .057 36.1 67.5 92.7 103.4 92.0 35.3 65.6 90.0 103.3 91.7 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 3 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 13 ............................. Personal care 3 ........................................................................... Personal care products 3 .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 3 Personal care services 3 ........................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 13 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 3 5 .................................................................... 4.321 .894 .830 .059 3.427 .737 241.3 284.9 114.1 103.8 158.1 149.4 .372 F u n e r a l e x p e n s e s 5 ................................................................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 .............................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. 1.6 ' .9 1.8 * Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. NonduraWes ................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 19 .1 -1.2 -1.8 -2.7 -.4 2.5 3.5 1.1 3.2 1.4 .7 1.4 -1.0 -1.5 -2.2 .3 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 131.9 192.6 179.7 101.3 172.2 174.7 143.8 90.5 192.3 164.9 145.5 $.610 $.204 131.2 192.7 179.7 100.5 172.3 174.8 143.8 89.6 192.4 164.8 145.0 $.610 $.204 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ......................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4.049 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 8.134 9.217 ■ -0.5 .1 .0 -.8 .1 .1 .0 -1.0 .1 -.1 -.3 " -0.8 .0 .2 -1.3 .1 .2 -.1 -2.1 .3 -.3 -.1 ■ 0.1 .0 .1 .9 .2 .2 .0 2.4 .2 .8 -.3 • 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. -0.2 1.5 2.5 -9.2 2.4 2.3 .7 -13.8 3.1 2.6 -1.0 • 20 -0.2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .2 -.1 -1.0 .3 .1 .3 ■ Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sep. 1998 Aug. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................... 163.6 163.6 164.0 164.3 0.5 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7 Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ........................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................... Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 3 ............................................................................. White bread 2 3 ................................................................. Bread other than white 2 3 ............................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 3 ........................................ Cookies 2 3 ........................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ......................................... Other bakery products ...................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 3 ................ Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 ............................................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 3 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 3 .... Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 123 ............ Ham ............................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................... Other meats 3 .................................................................... Frankfurters 2 3 ............................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................ Lamb and organ meats 2 3 ............................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... Poultry3 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 3 ........................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 2 3 ................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 ................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 3 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 3 ....................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 3 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 .............................................. Eggs ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products 3 .................................................. Milk 1 3 .................................................................................. Fresh whole milk 2 3 ............................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................... ............... Cheese and related products 3 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................... 161.7 161.4 161.8 182.1 172.9 160.0 192.0 151.9 99.3 185.9 102.0 189.2 190.1 102.4 181.6 185.5 178.1 184.1 176.6 209.0 161.7 161.4 161.4 182.1 172.5 159.3 191.9 151.1 98.9 186.5 102.2 189.4 192.2 104.0 179.9 180.9 178.2 184.1 179.0 213.2 162.5 162.3 162.6 182.4 173.2 161.1 192.3 151.7 98.9 186.6 101.5 188.2 190.7 103.4 181.4 182.7 180.0 186.7 178.2 218.7 162.8 162.5 162.9 182.8 172.9 158.5 192.8 149.9 99.1 187.4 102.0 188.2 193.8 103.8 182.9 183.9 183.0 188.1 177.8 223.5 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -.5 3.7 .4 -3.1 2.2 * -1.3 8.0 3.8 -.4 7.9 -2.8 12.0 -16.9 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 .5 13.4 -2.3 -.3 1.2 3.5 2.0 .2 5.9 -2.0 -4.3 -4.9 -5.0 10.1 -17.7 31.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.6 5.5 -2.7 9.3 5.7 .4 2.0 5.3 6.1 -1.0 4.4 3.8 9.8 .0 -.6 16.2 -16.4 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.5 .0 -3.7 1.7 -5.2 -.8 3.3 .0 -2.1 8.0 5.6 2.9 -3.4 11.5 9.0 2.7 30.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.9 .0 8.4 -1.0 -1.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 -3.2 5.4 .1 -.2 2.6 2.6 1.9 3.4 5.0 3.4 3.0 5.6 4.1 9.3 4.5 189.9 148.1 148.8 141.9 137.8 118.3 100.3 100.2 98.5 147.9 97.0 148.8 100.5 148.3 158.2 147.9 97.4 146.1 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 158.9 102.6 162.1 158.7 101.8 185.6 103.5 103.6 134.2 187.5 147.1 147.8 140.9 137.0 116.5 99.8 99.8 98.6 145.8 97.5 149.9 99.8 146.7 156.5 144.0 96.1 146.3 144.2 99.3 163.2 105.7 159.3 102.9 164.3 158.5 102.0 182.6 102.0 103.0 133.8 189.3 147.4 147.9 140.4 136.0 115.9 99.3 99.2 98.5 145.3 97.4 150.2 99.3 145.8 154.5 144.6 93.1 147.4 143.0 99.6 169.8 107.0 161.1 104.5 164.3 162.0 101.6 183.1 103.5 103.1 134.6 188.8 147.1 147.7 140.6 136.4 115.9 99.5 100.3 99.1 144.9 96.6 152.3 98.5 145.9 155.2 141.7 93.9 148.1 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 159.6 103.9 164.8 160.2 99.5 182.9 103.2 103.5 134.4 12.0 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -3.5 -6.1 ■ -3.3 2.9 -.8 -1.3 -2.0 3.6 7.9 -2.4 3.7 -.8 -7.4 -11.0 -16.4 -.4 -8.3 -9.5 -3.2 -8.2 -4.8 -11.9 -2.0 -10.6 .8 3.7 8.8 .8 -7.7 .0 -6.4 9.1 6.9 11.1 7.4 1.1 .4 -1.9 1.2 3.0 2.4 2.0 13.7 3.3 3.6 .3 4.2 7.4 4.1 1.2 -2.4 -5.2 8.2 -4.4 4.1 -8.4 -9.5 -3.7 .4 1.7 -.3 -2.0 25.1 8.8 8.2 8.8 7.1 10.5 11.3 5.6 6.0 5.2 .0 6.6 1.6 5.6 -2.0 9.1 14.5 8.3 -2.3 -2.7 -2.9 -3.6 -4.0 -7.9 -3.2 .4 2.5 -7.9 -1.6 9.7 -7.7 -6.3 -7.4 -15.7 -13.6 5.6 14.1 3.3 23.1 -15.0 1.8 5.2 6.8 3.8 -8.7 -5.7 -1.2 -.4 .6 -.9 15.1 11.6 12.2 13.0 15.2 22.7 13.6 NA NA NA NA 136.1 150.5 100.7 147.6 100.1 152.7 156.1 101.9 134.2 152.9 102.8 150.8 102.5 154.1 158.1 103.6 138.6 155.0 103.6 150.9 103.9 156.8 161.8 103.9 135.8 155.9 103.5 151.9 103.2 158.2 164.3 105.2 See footnotes at end of table. 21 -11.1 ■ 7.3 9.7 -8.5 • -5.3 5.6 -5.0 -5.2 -13.6 -6.4 ■ 4.6 .0 -7.1 -20.3 1.9 • 1.1 2.7 -1.6 2.9 ■ -.5 7.0 -.3 -2.7 1.2 3.4 -4.0 4.3 7.3 -2.3 -2.0 -2.8 .0 .7 ■ ■ ■ -5.4 ■ -13.8 ■ -.8 -.4 -5.9 ■ -5.0 -3.5 -7.9 -2.3 -3.1 -2.9 ■ 2.3 3.4 1.6 -7.5 1.5 ■ -.4 2.9 .4 5.4 .3 .3 -1.7 .0 -.5 .4 .8 .0 -6.6 3.2 2.4 -2.0 -7.4 -8.4 -9.9 -6.9 3.6 6.7 .6 24.1 5.2 6.7 7.8 5.5 .4 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.9 -.4 10.8 6.5 8.8 5.2 12.1 18.5 10.9 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 annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 201.1 232.9 250.2 200.8 160.7 158.7 265.7 75.6 217.3 175.3 205.8 218.6 224.6 103.5 103.6 102.7 105.1 104.2 152.1 101.4 100.8 132.1 99.7 117.4 101.5 98.4 97.7 162.0 167.2 152.6 100.9 152.0 150.2 136.5 100.5 103.7 149.9 116.4 160.1 152.9 101.5 102.9 101.8 166.5 192.1 146.5 158.7 172.9 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.0 102.4 103.5 197.0 226.9 241.3 202.4 162.5 161.6 245.1 75.2 214.0 185.2 208.1 206.6 219.7 103.2 103.3 103.7 104.0 103.9 152.5 101.2 100.0 132.1 100.0 117.0 101.6 99.0 97.7 159.2 163.5 151.6 102.9 152.5 150.7 136.8 101.1 103.7 152.7 124.0 176.5 154.5 101.1 102.0 102.4 166.4 189.5 145.9 156.3 173.3 100.4 102.4 103.0 170.7 103.3 103.6 203.3 236.5 248.1 206.2 163.1 156.6 253.0 84.7 226.1 189.5 221.7 248.2 225.3 102.9 103.1 103.2 103.7 103.7 152.8 100.4 101.1 132.6 100.6 116.9 103.4 99.8 97.1 156.6 159.8 157.3 103.6 152.7 150.5 133.8 101.2 104.7 156.6 132.2 194.2 155.6 102.4 102.5 101.7 165.8 191.0 144.7 157.2 173.2 99.9 102.6 103.1 169.8 103.2 103.5 201.5 234.2 250.8 203.3 165.9 129.3 250.5 94.7 219.3 186.9 222.8 268.7 217.5 102.3 102.9 102.7 104.1 102.5 151.2 100.0 100.0 133.3 100.7 117.7 103.0 100.1 96.9 156.3 6.8 6.9 21.4 3.4 -23.1 46.4 -7.1 4.2 -64.7 2.5 11.8 1.6 -3.5 1.0 -10.4 -12.9 -5.8 .8 1.9 2.1 -.8 9.4 4.8 3.2 4.9 -1.6 2.3 8.6 19.7 2.5 - 18.9 23.1 -1.4 .6 28.1 78.0 15.6 -3.7 54.4 4.1 492.8 21.6 40.8 6.1 6.5 6.5 4.8 6.4 9.1 2.4 -2.8 -4.7 -7.3 -7.2 -1.6 -4.0 -.8 -4.6 -7.7 1.6 4.0 1.1 -1.1 -2.1 -4.3 12.8 .3 8.3 4.2 14.8 -11.0 -.4 -3.1 1.7 1.3 -.8 .5 -1.2 -2.0 -2.7 -5.4 -1.4 3.6 4.0 2.5 3.6 2.0 1.2 1.6 .8 -4.6 -7.1 6.8 -3.3 -2.7 238.5 46.0 -61.1 -19.2 -24.9 -80.6 -28.0 -7.6 4.4 4.8 3.2 7.2 3.9 -1.8 3.6 4.1 -1.2 -.4 4.2 4.9 -.8 -8.5 -11.7 -13.4 -5.3 -4.2 7.7 3.3 6.1 2.8 -2.7 27.4 70.9 148.6 6.3 13.2 6.5 6.5 5.0 -.8 4.5 7.9 2.6 -3.1 -9.6 4.4 7.5 4.0 8.5 2.3 2.4 1.6 1.6 .0 6.9 0.8 2.3 1.0 5.1 13.6 -55.9 -21.0 146.2 3.7 29.2 37.4 128.3 -12.1 -4.6 -2.7 .0 -3.8 -6.4 -2.3 -5.4 -3.1 3.7 4.1 1.0 6.0 7.1 -3.2 -13.3 9.9 4.8 2.1 -3.5 2.0 -3.8 17.9 47.1 86.1 .3 3.2 -.8 3.2 2.9 -4.3 -3.0 -2.5 7.1 1.6 2.4 9.3 -13.2 2.0 5.1 2.8 2.4 2.4 6.5 .8 4.0 12.7 14.7 9.4 2.0 -.7 30.1 19.8 4.2 44.7 11.6 25.5 5.3 -4.1 -3.2 -7.6 -10.3 -2.2 .9 .4 .0 -.3 6.8 9.7 2.5 3.1 -1.2 1.4 3.6 8.6 2.5 - -2.0 -2.5 3.9 .8 5.1 22.1 7.4 -2.1 -8.5 -1.5 -48.4 28.2 -9.9 -.2 1.0 1.6 1.6 -1.4 -2.1 -1.0 .4 1.2 1.8 2.6 5.5 3.1 -5.9 -12.5 2.6 6.3 2.7 1.2 2.4 -3.2 22.5 58.6 115.1 3.2 8.1 2.8 4.8 3.9 -2.6 .7 2.6 4.8 -.8 -3.8 6.9 -3.4 3.0 6.8 2.5 2.4 2.0 4.0 .4 5.4 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 3 .................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 ..................................... Other fresh fruits 1 3 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ......................................................................... Lettuce 3 ............................................................................ Tomatoes3 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 3 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 3 ....................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ............................................................ Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .................................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 3 ........................................ Frozen vegetables 2 .......................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 3 ....................................... Carbonated drinks .............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 3 ................. Coffee 3 ............................................................................. . Roasted coffee 2 3 ............................................................ Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ........................ Other food at home ................................................................ Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 3 .............................................. Other sweets 13 ........ ........................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 3 .................................................... Butter2 3 ........................................................................... Margarine 2 3 .................................................................... Salad dressing 1 3 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 3 .................. Peanut butter1 2 3 ............................................................ Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ......................... Snacks 3 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 .................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... Sauces and gravies 123 ................................................. Other condiments 2 ........................................................... Baby food 13 .......... ........................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ........................................... Prepared salads 1 2 3 ........................................................ Food away from home 3 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 3 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 3 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .......... Other food away from home 1 3 ............................................. NA 103.3 153.8 151.0 135.3 101.0 102.7 156.2 128.2 187.0 153.0 102.3 102.7 102.6 167.7 190.0 145.4 157.7 175.9 100.1 101.9 104.3 167.0 102.9 104.8 NA NA NA NA 161.5 101.9 101.4 100.7 100.6 102.3 162.1 102.1 101.8 101.6 100.8 102.7 162.3 102.3 101.9 102.1 100.7 102.7 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.8 103.3 See footnotes at end of table. NA 22 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ............. ..................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ............................................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 .................. Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... 165.8 150.7 148.5 152.6 151.7 152.7 147.4 195.4 100.9 102.0 101.9 166.5 150.9 148.6 153.4 152.6 153.5 148.0 196.5 101.3 102.1 102.4 166.7 151.2 149.3 153.6 154.9 153.6 147.4 197.1 101.4 104.6 102.5 167.1 151.7 150.2 154.0 154.5 153.5 147.6 197.1 101.5 104.4 102.9 1.7 .0 .0 -.3 -3.4 .5 -.5 4.2 ~ Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ..................................................... .................................. Rent of primary residence ........................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ....................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ................................................................................... . Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 3 5 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service .................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .................. Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 3 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ..................... Floor coverings 1 3 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................. Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 3 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 3 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ............... Other furniture 1 3 ................................................................... Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Laundry equipment 2 3 .......................................................... Other appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................... Household paper products 13 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................. Household operations 1 3 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ..................................... Repair of household item s1 3 ................................................ 160.6 182.4 172.8 101.4 234.0 233.2 188.5 99.2 127.8 112.4 89.7 83.9 124.6 120.1 127.1 112.0 101.7 217.6 257.5 126.8 101.3 102.4 98.7 102.6 136.1 141.7 102.5 104.6 100.2 99.4 112.0 101.5 101.1 118.3 114.4 103.0 100.2 99.9 98.2 100.7 146.4 100.5 103.9 102.3 102.0 102.2 101.6 103.2 101.6 161.0 183.3 173.4 104.2 235.4 239.9 189.0 99.2 127.0 111.5 88.2 82.3 124.6 119.1 126.1 111.3 102.0 218.1 258.7 126.4 101.4 102.8 98.8 102.6 134.9 140.4 102.0 102.4 100.1 99.5 111.6 101.0 100.0 118.5 110.4 99.4 99.9 99.9 97.6 101.0 146.8 101.1 103.8 102.8 102.2 102.4 101.6 103.7 101.8 161.3 183.7 173.9 103.9 236.5 239.2 189.6 99.7 126.8 111.1 87.5 81.4 125.2 118.8 125.8 110.8 102.2 218.5 259.2 126.6 102.1 102.8 101.1 102.4 134.7 139.5 101.8 103.6 100.2 99.7 112.3 101.1 100.4 119.1 111.5 101.9 100.0 99.6 96.9 100.8 146.7 101.4 102.6 103.3 102.4 102.7 101.5 103.6 102.5 161.8 184.2 174.3 105.2 237.5 242.3 189.9 99.9 127.6 112.0 86.7 80.8 125.5 119.8 126.3 113.2 102.3 219.0 259.0 126.8 101.5 102.3 100.2 102.0 134.5 140.0 101.4 103.2 99.9 99.3 111.5 100.7 100.6 119.7 110.8 100.7 100.4 99.4 96.9 100.5 146.5 101.1 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.0 101.5 103.4 105.0 1.0 3.4 2.6 * 3.6 5.0 3.5 ■ -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -21.2 1.9 -18.0 -14.7 -25.3 ■ 3.4 3.0 2.3 See footnotes at end of table. 23 ~ ■ -1.2 -2.5 ■ 5.1 .3 29.8 ■ ■ ■ 4.2 ' ■ * * ■ ■ -0.2 .8 .0 1.6 2.4 .5 1.7 -1.6 2.8 2.4 -2.4 2.7 1.6 2.2 .0 .0 .3 1.4 5.1 .0 3.2 8.3 3.2 2.7 4.7 3.7 7.6 2.1 .5 3.5 2.4 9.7 4.0 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 4.2 7.7 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 -4.9 -3.4 2.7 .6 9.7 3.6 4.3 1.4 1.0 .8 4.1 -5.8 4.3 4.6 6.7 -.8 20.2 -2.0 -7.7 -6.5 7.3 3.2 6.8 -10.1 20.3 -2.8 -3.1 -3.9 -2.7 1.4 -1.6 5.2 4.4 2.8 2.0 4.9 2.4 2.8 1.8 2.4 3.5 -2.7 3.1 -3.0 2.8 -1.6 -3.1 -3.8 -8.4 -12.7 -8.8 -3.3 -2.8 -6.2 .8 .4 3.0 1.3 -3.1 6.1 -7.0 -5.3 3.0 -2.5 6.5 .8 -1.2 .8 -1.1 -4.2 -4.2 -11.9 12.0 -4.2 6.7 -1.6 -2.8 -1.6 2.5 .8 3.1 .0 4.0 5.3 2.0 6.9 2.4 3.0 4.0 3.5 15.9 6.1 16.5 3.0 2.9 -.6 -1.4 -12.7 -14.0 2.9 -1.0 -2.5 4.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 .0 .8 -.4 6.2 -2.3 -4.6 -4.7 -4.2 -5.2 -1.2 -.4 -1.8 -3.1 -2.0 4.8 -12.0 -8.6 .8 -2.0 -5.2 -.8 .3 2.4 -3.4 2.8 3.2 3.2 -.4 .8 14.1 0.7 .4 .0 .7 -.5 .5 .5 1.3 ' 2.2 3.7 3.2 ■ 3.9 6.3 3.6 " -4.9 -8.1 -9.7 -13.4 -.8 -8.2 -7.4 -9.5 3.9 2.2 1.6 ' ■ ■ ■ 1.6 2.0 ■ ■ • ■ -.9 ■ * 3.5 8.0 ■ ■ ' ■ 2.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ - 2.9 2.1 3.4 1.8 3.7 1.2 1.0 4.3 1.2 6.4 6.1 2.4 3.2 3.5 6.2 4.6 6.3 2.9 .6 -1.9 -2.6 -10.6 -13.3 -3.1 -2.1 -2.6 -1.1 1.6 1.5 2.7 .6 -1.2 2.8 -.6 -3.8 -.9 -3.6 1.0 -2.3 -1.2 .2 -1.4 -3.7 -3.1 -3.9 -.7 -6.4 3.7 -1.8 -4.0 -1.2 1.4 1.6 -.2 1.4 3.6 4.2 .8 3.8 8.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Ali Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 3 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 3 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 3 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 3 .................................................. Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................ Watches 5 ................................................................................. Jewelry 5 ................................................................................... 134.2 132.3 135.2 137.9 136.6 98.7 132.7 119.6 128.4 129.1 118.0 110.2 101.0 133.2 130.6 132.8 135.1 130.8 100.7 130.5 120.2 127.7 128.8 120.8 109.6 105.8 133.3 132.2 134.6 133.9 131.3 104.4 132.3 122.4 125.8 126.4 118.3 109.9 105.5 133.3 132.0 133.8 132.8 130.4 104.0 132.6 121.8 125.2 125.7 118.2 108.8 103.4 -0.9 3.4 7.1 16.6 27.8 2.2 -1.0 -2.5 -3.7 -21.1 -1.5 - 0.6 -1.5 .0 -8.3 4.5 15.6 3.4 -8.8 3.9 4.9 -.7 60.8 17.7 4.0 2.5 -.6 .6 -3.4 -8.4 .0 10.7 6.1 7.5 .0 -34.3 -6.5 -2.7 -.9 -4.1 -14.0 -17.0 23.3 -.3 7.6 -9.6 -10.1 .7 -5.0 9.8 -0.2 .9 3.5 3.4 15.5 2.8 -5.0 .6 .5 -11.5 25.9 - 0.6 .8 -2.3 -7.0 -10.5 6.2 -.2 9.1 -2.0 -1.7 .3 -21.0 1.4 101.5 125.2 129.4 132.6 133.8 124.6 124.4 141.9 123.7 146.9 101.0 121.8 128.9 131.8 135.2 123.4 124.9 140.0 120.7 145.3 102.2 122.9 128.6 132.1 132.6 123.5 130.2 141.8 122.3 147.2 102.4 123.1 129.6 132.1 132.7 125.6 131.3 142.9 123.6 148.2 5.3 -4.3 -5.1 -9.6 -1.0 -8.9 8.6 -7.1 12.3 10.4 -2.2 -1.9 2.8 -6.6 -1.9 12.9 -10.5 6.0 -13.3 -16.2 1.0 9.5 4.3 22.4 7.7 -7.7 -2.8 -4.1 -3.5 3.6 -6.5 .6 -1.5 -3.2 3.2 24.1 2.8 -.3 3.6 1.5 -3.1 -1.2 -8.1 -1.5 1.4 -1.4 -.8 -1.3 -6.9 -2.9 5.0 1.4 8.8 5.5 7.1 .0 -2.2 .0 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 23 ..................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................ New trucks 2 6 ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks 3 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 3 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 3 .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ................ Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 3 ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 3 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 3 ........................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... Motor vehicle fees 13 ............................................................... State and local registration and license 1 3 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 3 ...................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 ................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 3 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 3 ................................................. Ship fare 1 * 3 ......................................................................... Intracity transportation 3 ............................................................ 141.7 137.9 100.7 143.9 99.1 141.3 151.6 162.9 151.1 105.3 90.6 89.9 87.4 95.7 92.7 90.8 101.3 99.1 99.5 107.6 131.6 167.3 179.2 155.0 101.4 253.8 102.3 100.8 106.0 106.2 101.0 194.2 207.8 160.7 104.9 175.6 141.1 137.5 100.8 143.7 98.7 141.0 151.2 162.7 151.9 104.6 88.8 88.1 85.4 94.1 91.2 90.0 101.3 99.2 99.5 107.6 131.1 168.1 180.2 156.2 101.9 253.0 102.6 100.9 106.5 106.8 101.0 191.0 206.0 161.4 104.1 171.6 141.5 138.1 100.7 143.2 98.9 140.6 150.7 162.8 153.0 103.4 91.1 90.5 88.0 95.0 93.1 90.7 101.5 99.3 99.9 108.5 130.7 168.7 180.0 156.4 102.6 253.2 102.4 100.7 106.6 107.0 100.7 188.6 205.2 161.8 103.7 171.7 141.5 138.1 100.9 143.2 99.6 140.4 151.4 163.1 154.0 102.7 90.2 89.7 87.1 94.0 92.5 89.9 101.3 98.6 100.0 108.5 130.8 169.5 180.9 156.6 102.9 253.3 103.1 101.4 107.1 107.4 100.9 187.6 200.8 162.0 104.5 171.9 -4.1 -5.3 -.6 -.8 -.5 -4.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -31.0 -33.4 -26.4 -1.6 -1.6 .7 -1.8 4.0 6.3 5.4 1.7 11.9 19.7 11.0 -3.1 -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 -2.8 -1.1 -1.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 -13.4 -14.2 -14.1 2.1 -12.1 -8.5 -1.6 -.4 -3.2 -5.1 .3 1.0 4.8 2.9 -.4 1.4 1.6 .8 3.1 2.7 .8 -2.5 -3.1 2.8 1.5 -.5 .0 -.6 2.0 2.0 -1.6 2.6 2.7 -1.9 3.0 20.0 -9.9 -10.0 -11.5 -11.3 -9.0 -11.8 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.5 3.4 -2.2 1.8 4.9 -2.5 -1.5 -2.7 1.9 2.3 .8 8.7 5.6 1.0 .0 1.1 -.6 .6 .8 -1.9 2.0 -2.5 -.5 .5 7.9 -9.5 -1.8 -.9 -1.4 -6.9 -.9 -3.9 .0 -2.0 2.0 3.4 -2.4 5.4 3.8 4.2 6.0 -.8 3.2 2.4 4.2 4.6 -.4 -12.9 -12.8 3.3 -1.5 -8.2 -3.0 -3.7 -.7 -1.0 -.8 -.4 3.3 -21.7 -22.3 -23.0 -17.6 -19.5 -1.6 -1.0 -2.2 -.8 2.5 5.5 4.1 1.6 4.5 7.7 6.8 -1.8 -.3 .0 1.4 .0 .2 .0 1.1 -.7 5.4 4.2 -5.9 -5.6 -6.5 -9.1 -5.0 -7.9 1.2 .0 1.8 2.8 -.5 4.4 .8 3.0 5.5 -1.6 .8 -.2 3.1 3.4 .2 -2.7 -4.1 2.1 -.8 -3.6 See footnotes at end of table. 24 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 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 5 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 .............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services .............................................................. Dental sen/ices 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 5 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 3 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services239 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 25 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .................................... 243.7 223.1 260.8 148.0 176.3 174.2 248.2 223.3 230.9 237.4 144.4 155.2 289.5 105.7 104.6 234.9 108.1 244.4 224.5 262.6 148.5 176.9 174.7 248.6 224.0 231.8 238.2 144.4 155.7 289.5 105.5 104.5 235.2 108.2 244.9 224.7 262.9 148.2 176.3 174.9 249.2 224.4 231.9 239.2 144.8 156.1 290.5 105.9 104.7 236.0 108.0 245.3 225.2 263.6 148.3 175.5 176.8 249.6 224.9 232.7 239.8 143.7 156.8 291.1 106.2 105.0 237.1 108.1 3.1 3.0 4.5 1.7 -.2 4.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 5.0 3.4 1.8 3.6 5.6 4.8 1.6 10.0 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 3 ..................................................................... Televisions3 ............................................................................. Cable television 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 3 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ...... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... Audio equipment3 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 3 ........................................... Pets and pet products 3 ........................................................... Pet food 123 .......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. Pet services including veterinary 1 3 ........................................ Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ..................................................... Sporting goods 3 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ......................................... Sports equipment3 ................................................................... Photography 1 3 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 3 .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... Photographic equipment1 2 3 ................................................ Photographers and film processing 1 3 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................... Other recreational goods 1 .......................................................... Toys .......................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 ....... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 3 ..... Admissions 3 ............................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ............... Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 3 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .............................................. Recreational books 1 3 .............................................................. 101.2 101.2 59.0 246.8 91.8 94.9 98.4 94.0 84.2 99.1 102.0 144.4 102.5 100.1 102.6 103.7 102.6 121.7 125.7 115.6 100.1 132.9 100.1 97.9 100.7 100.9 99.5 95.7 118.7 96.6 101.3 101.4 58.5 248.7 90.3 95.7 99.8 94.1 84.4 99.9 101.5 142.7 101.2 99.3 103.5 103.8 103.5 120.7 125,3 114.2 100.6 133.6 100.8 97.7 101.3 101.8 100.2 95.6 118.1 96.3 101.0 101.1 58.0 248.9 89.3 95.3 99.1 93.4 84.2 99.9 101.7 142.9 101.6 99.5 103.6 103.8 103.7 120.4 124.6 114.2 100.6 133.5 101.0 97.6 101.2 101.7 100.1 95.2 117.6 95.9 101.2 100.8 57.8 249.7 87.9 94.7 97.8 93.2 82.6 100.0 102.3 143.9 102.3 99.5 104.1 103.8 104.3 121.5 126.4 114.7 100.0 132.3 100.6 96.2 100.9 101.2 100.0 94.6 117.1 95.2 3.6 -3.9 12.1 * ■ -8.7 ■ * -1.1 ■ ~ 6.1 6.3 5.9 ' -6.4 * ■ ■ ' ■ ■ -8.9 * ■ * ■ * 5.5 6.5 5.0 - May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category NA NA NA NA 97.2 100.7 103.1 103.3 207.1 102.1 105.8 176.5 185.2 102.2 103.9 99.1 101.1 103.3 103.6 206.5 102.7 104.6 178.5 186.0 102.7 104.3 98.7 100.8 102.8 103.2 205.5 102.2 104.3 178.3 185.7 102.8 103.6 97.6 99.7 103.5 104.7 205.8 101.7 104.7 178.1 185.3 103.0 102.5 See footnotes at end of table. 25 4.3 6.0 7.3 2.5 5.2 -2.5 3.7 3.9 2.5 4.4 6.9 2.4 2.7 .4 -.4 5.7 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.9 1.4 2.1 .0 4.1 3.7 5.4 4.0 -2.5 .5 5.1 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.0 2.7 3.8 4.4 .8 -1.8 6.1 2.3 2.9 3.2 4.1 -1.9 4.2 2.2 1.9 1.5 3.8 .0 3.7 4.5 5.9 2.1 2.4 1.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 4.7 5.1 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.2 3.6 6.7 3.3 3.6 4.6 1.1 .1 3.0 3.2 3.3 4.3 4.0 -2.2 2.3 3.7 3.9 3.5 4.3 2.4 1.6 .0 -2.6 3.4 -16.1 -4.4 2.0 -13.5 -4.1 2.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 2.8 4.8 2.0 4.8 -6.3 -2.5 -9.4 1.6 4.3 6.2 .4 .0 ' .0 -6.3 -9.7 -10.0 ' 3.3 7.0 5.3 2.8 8.1 7.3 8.9 3.7 4.7 2.8 9.1 .8 .0 -5.9 6.1 -7.9 -7.6 -7.7 -2.1 -8.1 -3.9 1.6 .8 3.6 -1.2 2.0 4.0 1.6 1.0 4.9 -2.4 .4 -3.5 -2.7 -.8 3.2 1.8 -3.3 7.6 ■ ‘ " ■ -6.4 " ■ 1.4 ‘ ■ ' ■ ■ -.3 1.8 -2.0 .4 -.8 -6.9 5.4 -12.0 -4.3 -5.1 -2.7 -7.8 -.2 1.4 -.3 1.4 -1.8 4.0 2.2 4.2 .2 3.6 -2.7 .0 -2.7 -.4 -3.8 2.0 -2.0 -4.5 -3.3 -2.0 .0 -1.6 -7.9 4.8 -15.9 -.8 -2.4 -3.4 -7.4 3.7 1.2 -1.4 -.8 -2.4 6.0 .4 6.8 -.7 2.2 -3.1 -.4 -1.8 2.0 -6.8 .8 1.2 2.0 -4.5 -5.3 -5.7 -11.8 -3.5 4.0 8.1 .6 -2.7 6.3 3.2 2.6 1.2 5.2 1.7 -3.9 1.6 5.5 -2.5 -1.6 -4.1 3.7 .2 3.2 -5.3 -1.2 " ‘ " " -9.3 ■ .0 -4.5 -4.3 -3.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6.8 • ■ 5.1 4.8 ' -5.3 -3.7 2.8 6.8 -1.0 -2.1 1.0 3.5 1.4 2.2 -.2 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Nov. 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school7 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 .............. Communication 1 3 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 3 ............................................ Postage3 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 3 ............................................................... Information and information processing 13 ............................. Telephone services 13 .......................................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 13 .................. Interstate toll calls 2 3 ......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 ......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 3 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 3 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 3 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 3 .......................... 100.4 103.3 250.1 296.4 308.3 312.0 142.5 102.5 97.9 100.1 160.3 104.6 97.7 100.4 166.0 99.9 74.5 96.2 93.9 100.4 103.3 253.2 296.1 307.3 311.5 143.0 104.7 97.9 100.1 160.3 104.3 97.7 100.7 166.1 100.4 75.2 96.0 94.1 100.6 103.8 256.8 297.4 308.7 312.8 143.3 105.0 97.8 100.1 160.3 104.4 97.6 100.7 166.3 100.4 75.2 96.2 93.7 100.8 104.2 257.6 298.5 310.2 314.4 143.6 105.1 97.8 100.1 160.3 103.9 97.6 101.1 166.4 101.0 75.8 96.7 92.4 3.5 4.8 4.8 5.6 3.6 -3.5 .0 -3.9 1.5 1.1 -5.4 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 5.0 6.3 7.5 5.3 .8 .4 .0 10.2 .8 4.5 3.2 6.6 5.4 11.1 -7.5 -1.6 4.0 .3 4.0 3.3 9.2 6.4 5.2 -5.9 .0 .0 2.3 -6.3 -2.7 .7 -5.4 -9.1 .0 -9.2 1.6 3.5 12.5 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.1 10.5 -.4 .0 .0 -2.7 -.4 2.8 1.0 4.5 7.2 2.1 -6.2 5.9 5.6 4.9 6.0 5.5 -1.4 .0 -1.6 2.3 3.2 2.5 - 0.0 3.7 6.3 3.4 2.9 6.1 4.8 7.9 -3.2 .0 .0 -.2 -3.4 .0 .8 -.6 -1.3 1.0 -7.7 37.6 71.1 95.4 103.6 94.1 36.7 68.5 94.7 103.4 94.1 36.1 67.5 92.7 103.4 92.0 35.3 65.6 90.0 103.3 91.7 -25.0 - -32.6 -45.4 -6.8 .8 -6.9 -22.3 -27.5 -20.8 -1.2 -9.8 -24.0 ■ - ' -23.0 -32.7 -.4 13.4 -9.8 ' -27.6 -37.1 -14.1 -.2 -8.4 Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 3 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ............................. Personal care 3 ........................................................................... Personal care products 3 ......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 3 Personal care services 3 ............................................. »............ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 3 5 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 .............................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. 238.7 274.2 109.3 103.7 157.1 148.5 240.9 283.2 113.5 103.8 157.5 149.1 241.7 284.0 114.1 103.8 158.1 149.4 241.0 280.8 112.5 105.2 158.0 148.8 6.8 18.6 1.8 1.7 5.8 11.5 14.6 11.1 4.2 7.3 2.9 8.9 6.1 -2.3 1.3 -2.1 3.9 10.0 12.2 5.9 2.3 .8 6.3 15.0 3.0 4.4 3.4 9.5 9.1 1.7 1.8 -.7 100.4 101.3 100.9 100.3 - 1.2 -1.6 -.4 - -1.0 160.3 166.6 101.6 235.7 171.9 177.9 101.5 101.5 200.4 102.1 104.8 99.7 159.3 160.0 167.1 101.9 236.5 172.9 178.3 101.8 101.3 200.5 101.9 104.9 100.2 160.9 161.4 167.5 102.2 237.3 173.8 178.7 102.3 101.3 200.7 101.8 105.3 102.1 162.3 161.0 167.6 102.3 237.9 174.0 179.1 102.4 101.3 200.9 101.9 105.3 100.9 160.7 7.2 2.0 2.6 6.1 2.6 4.8 5.0 13.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.9 2.0 2.8 2.9 .0 7.2 4.9 2.8 -2.2 2.9 2.8 4.2 1.9 4.9 1.2 2.4 5.6 7.8 1.5 -5.0 1.3 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.8 5.0 2.7 3.6 -.8 1.0 -.8 1.9 4.9 3.6 10.4 2.3 2.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.9 -.2 2.7 2.8 4.0 3.4 3.8 2.4 .8 3.3 3.4 1.7 -.2 2.4 142.2 130.7 132.6 137.1 127.8 184.8 190.3 188.6 218.1 163.8 157.6 158.9 132.3 134.6 142.0 130.4 132.2 136.8 127.4 185.2 191.2 188.0 218.6 163.9 157.4 158.9 131.9 134.2 142.5 130.7 133.0 137.6 127.2 185.5 191.5 187.7 218.8 164.2 157.8 159.3 132.3 134.9 142.4 130.5 132.4 137.0 127.4 186.0 192.1 187.9 219.5 164.4 158.0 159.6 132.1 134.6 -1.4 -3.0 -5.2 -8.3 -.3 2.0 3.3 4.6 3.2 .2 -.8 .3 -2.7 -4.3 .3 -.9 -.9 -.6 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 2.2 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 .8 .0 -.3 -1.2 1.3 2.0 2.8 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 .3 -.3 .6 -.6 -.6 -.3 -1.2 2.6 3.8 -1.5 2.6 1.5 1.0 1.8 -.6 .0 -.6 -2.0 -3.1 -4.5 -.8 2.8 3.7 2.3 3.9 1.2 .3 1.1 -1.9 -2.6 .7 -.3 -.5 -.7 .0 2.3 3.3 .1 2.5 1.5 1.1 1.6 -.2 -.1 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Expenditure category Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 26 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 138.9 147.0 130.5 192.4 178.9 101.5 171.7 174.2 143.7 90.5 191.4 164.3 146.0 138.7 147.0 129.4 192.4 179.3 100.2 171.9 174.5 143.6 88.6 191.9 163.8 145.9 139.5 147.8 129.5 192.4 179.5 101.1 172.3 174.8 143.6 90.7 192.3 165.1 145.5 139.1 147.7 129.3 192.9 180.1 101.1 172.5 175.1 143.5 89.8 192.8 165.2 146.0 -7.4 -1.9 -.3 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 -28.5 3.5 .7 -5.1 -0.9 .8 1.2 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 3.5 3.1 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ....... ..................................... Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. -0.6 .5 3.1 1.5 2.0 -6.4 2.4 2.1 1.4 -9.6 2.5 4.0 -1.6 0.6 1.9 -3.6 1.0 2.7 -1.6 1.9 2.1 -.6 -3.1 3.0 2.2 .0 -4.2 -.5 .5 1.8 2.5 -14.0 2.5 2.7 1.0 -20.8 3.5 2.1 -1.1 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 27 0.0 1.2 -.3 1.3 2.4 -4.0 2.1 2.1 .4 -6.4 2.8 3.1 -.8 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Nov. 1998 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Food and beverages Rice2 .......................................................................................... White bread ................................................................................ Bread other than white ............................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes ......................................................... Cookies ...................................................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................ Crackers, bread, and cracker products ..................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Bacon and related products ....................................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................. Ham, excluding canned .............................................................. Frankfurters ................................................................................ Lunchmeats2 .............................................................................. Lamb and organ meats .............................................................. Lamb and mutton 2 ...................................................................... Fresh whole chicken ................................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts ................................................. Canned fish and seafood ........................................................... Frozen fish and seafood ............................................................. Fresh whole milk ........................................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 2 .................................................... Oranges, including tangerines ................................................... Canned fruits 2 ............................................................................ Canned vegetables 2 ................................................................... Frozen vegetables ...................................................................... Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ................................................. Roasted coffee ........................................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee .................................................. Butter .......................................................................................... Margarine ................................................................................... Peanut butter2 ............................................................................ Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ..................................... Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ........................................................... Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................. Other condiments ....................................................................... Prepared salads 2 ....................................................................... Whiskey at home ........................................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ............................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ........... Wine away from home 2 .............................................................. Distilled spirits away from home 2 .............................................. 154.5 153.5 101.5 104.4 102.9 -0.4 .2 -.6 .7 1.3 1.1 -.2 1.2 1.3 2.2 -.7 -.6 -1.0 .5 .1 2.3 1.7 .1 2.9 1.6 7.9 -.3 .1 1.2 -.2 -.9 -.8 5.3 .9 -1.0 1.0 .0 -.1 .5 .2 .5 -.1 .1 .3 -0.4 .1 1.1 .1 -2.5 1.4 -.1 -1.3 1.3 -.7 -.5 1.1 .3 -2.2 .0 1.4 -.1 -.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 1.0 -1.0 -.7 -.8 -2.2 -.7 10.2 1.0 .6 .7 1.1 1.0 -1.6 .6 .5 .4 .1 .5 0.0 -.6 -.8 1.0 1.0 -.4 1.1 1.0 .3 -.5 -.1 -.8 .3 4.0 1.2 .0 2.2 .6 .1 1.4 -7.0 -.5 -.3 -.1 1.1 -2.3 3.8 10.0 .7 -.7 -.5 .2 .1 -.6 1.5 .1 .1 2.4 .1 0.2 .0 1.6 1.7 .7 -.2 -1.2 -.3 -.8 -.8 -.6 3.1 .2 3.5 -5.1 .3 -1.1 -.1 .7 -.7 -19.3 -.5 .4 -1.2 -1.1 -3.7 -1.7 .9 .2 -.7 1.2 -2.9 -.3 -.1 .1 -.2 .4 0.7 5.2 3.4 .1 2.4 4.4 6.4 -6.1 -4.4 1.4 6.9 2.2 1.2 3.1 4.1 18.2 1.6 51.5 6.4 2.5 1.6 .9 * - 112.3 111.5 -.2 -.4 .6 -.7 -1.2 98.7 139.4 150.2 162.2 86.8 94.1 92.4 107.6 131.1 106.8 101.0 104.1 98.9 139.7 150.2 162.9 87.7 95.0 93.0 108.5 130.7 107.0 100.7 103.7 99.6 140.6 151.5 163.8 86.5 94.0 92.1 108.5 130.8 107.4 100.9 104.5 .1 -.1 .2 .1 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 .0 .7 .5 .2 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.1 -.1 -2.0 -1.7 -1.4 .0 -.4 .6 .0 -.8 .2 .2 .0 .4 1.0 1.0 .6 .8 -.3 .2 -.3 -.4 .7 .6 .9 .6 -1.4 -1.1 -1.0 .0 .1 .4 .2 .8 -.5 .1 -.5 -15.2 -13.4 -12.6 .3 -.6 - 104.5 234.7 104.7 236.0 105.0 236.7 .4 .6 -.1 -.1 .2 .6 .3 .3 2.8 4.0 99.3 189.2 190.1 178.1 185.5 176.6 216.8 189.9 152.2 100.5 161.5 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 162.1 158.7 134.2 98.9 189.4 192.2 178.2 180.9 179.0 216.6 187.5 154.2 99.8 160.7 144.2 99.3 163.2 105.7 164.3 158.5 133.8 98.9 188.2 190.7 180.0 182.7 178.2 218.9 189.3 154.7 99.3 160.6 143.0 99.6 169.8 107.0 164.3 162.0 134.6 99.1 188.2 193.8 183.0 183.9 177.8 216.3 188.8 153.5 98.5 159.6 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 164.8 160.2 134.4 147.6 100.1 318.5 102.7 105.1 153.5 100.8 167.2 152.6 160.1 152.9 101.8 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.9 150.8 102.5 323.7 103.7 104.0 152.5 100.0 163.5 151.6 176.5 154.5 102.4 100.4 102.4 103.0 171.2 150.9 103.9 301.0 103.2 103.7 152.4 101.1 159.8 157.3 194.2 155.6 101.7 99.9 102.6 103.1 170.2 151.9 103.2 243.0 102.7 104.1 150.5 100.0 151.7 152.7 100.9 102.0 101.9 152.6 153.5 101.3 102.1 102.4 154.9 153.6 101.4 104.6 102.5 112.0 111.6 99.1 140.0 150.4 162.3 88.6 95.7 93.7 107.6 131.6 106.2 101.0 104.9 104.6 234.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 187.0 153.0 102.6 100.1 101.9 104.3 165.2 NA Housing Laundry equipment ..................................................................... Transportation New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................. New cars .................................................................................... New trucks 3 ................................................................................ New motorcycles 4 ...................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium .................................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................ Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ...................................................... Parking fees and tolls 2 ............................................................... Automobile service clubs 2 .......................................................... Ship fare 2 ................................................................................... Medical care Inpatient hospital services 6 ....................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 .................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 28 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1 -month percent changes ended— Indexes Percent change to Nov. 1 9 9 8 from— Item Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 Recreation Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ................ Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ............................................... Pet food 2 .................................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ........................... Pet services 2 .............................................................................. Veterinarian services 2 ............................................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................................... Photographic equipment 2 ........................................................... Photographer fees 2 .................................................................... Film processing 2 ........................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ................. Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 .................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .......................... Admission to sporting events 2 ................................................... 98 .4 99.8 9 9.1 97 .8 0 .2 1.4 -0 .7 -1 .3 9 4 .0 94.1 9 3 .4 93 .2 .2 .1 -.7 -.2 102.5 101.2 101 .6 1 0 2.3 .3 -1 .3 .4 .7 100.1 9 9 .3 99 .5 99.5 -.8 -.8 .2 .0 103.7 1 03.8 103 .8 103 .8 .1 .1 .0 .0 102.6 1 0 3.5 103 .7 104.3 .3 .9 .2 .6 100.1 100 .8 101.0 100.6 .6 .7 .2 -.4 9 7.9 9 7.7 97.6 96.2 .2 -.2 -.1 -1 .4 100 .9 1 0 1.8 1 01.7 101.2 .4 .9 -.1 -.5 9 9.5 100.2 100.1 100.0 -.1 .7 -.1 -.1 9 6 .6 NA 9 6 .3 NA 95 .9 NA 95.2 NA -.4 -.3 -.4 -.7 102.1 102.7 102 .2 1 0 1.7 - .1 .6 -.5 -.5 1 0 5 .8 1 0 4.6 1 04 .3 104.7 1.1 -1.1 -.3 .4 Education and communication Interstate toll calls ....................................................................... Intrastate toll calls ....................................................................... 7 4 .5 75.2 7 5.2 7 5.8 -2 .9 .9 .0 .8 0.9 96.2 9 6 .0 96.2 9 6 .7 .3 -.2 .2 .5 1.8 Other goods and services Checking account and other bank services 2 ............................. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 .................. Stationery stationery supplies, gift wrap ................................... 1 2 3 4 5 102.1 1 0 1.9 101.8 10 1.9 .4 -.2 -.1 .1 104.8 1 0 4.9 1 0 5.3 1 0 5.3 -.1 .1 .4 .0 157.2 1 5 8.3 1 61.3 1 6 0.5 -1 .4 .7 1.9 -.5 6 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 29 - 3.1 Table 6. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 100.000 ■ 160.6 478.4 160.7 478.6 1.4 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products ' .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................ Other food away from home 12 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 17.903 16.861 10.786 1.678 3.125 1.135 1.447 1.215 2.185 .420 .332 1.432 .344 6.076 .212 1.042 161.6 161.3 161.3 181.9 147.5 154.6 198.4 131.3 151.9 150.2 156.1 165.7 103.3 162.3 102.8 165.4 161.7 161.4 161.3 181.9 147.6 155.5 197.6 131.4 152.0 149.5 154.4 166.6 104.9 162.6 103.4 165.7 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.3 -.9 5.9 4.9 -1.4 3.4 1.5 10.1 3.3 2.5 1.8 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................... ................................ Rent of primary residence .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 3.914 4.365 157.6 178.4 173.5 109.7 172.9 100.0 126.9 111.6 86.9 119.1 124.9 157.7 178.6 174.1 106.6 173.4 100.3 126.4 110.9 87.4 118.3 124.8 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 5.300 1.503 1.985 .337 1.082 134.3 134.1 126.9 131.0 130.9 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 3.682 3.658 .694 1.664 1.057 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services ............................................... Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 0.1 * 0.3 ■ 0.1 .1 .1 .0 .0 .1 .6 -.4 .1 .1 -.5 -1.1 .5 1.5 .2 .6 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.7 1.7 -2.0 -.1 .2 .1 1.7 -.1 .2 .4 .6 .3 .5 .5 .7 .1 .2 1.3 3.3 .3 .1 -.1 2.6 -.5 -.4 .2 .0 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.2 .6 -.9 .5 .7 .3 -.4 1.1 1.5 .2 .6 .3 2.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 -3.4 -5.5 -9.3 -5.3 .9 .1 .1 .3 -2.8 .3 .3 -.4 -.6 .6 -.7 -.1 .2 .4 .3 2.7 .2 .0 -.6 -.9 -1.8 -.8 -.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .6 -.2 -.2 -.7 -.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 1.2 .2 .3 .7 .7 -.7 .8 .2 134.0 134.0 125.9 132.7 130.9 .3 1.0 -.9 4.4 .4 -.2 -.1 -.8 1.3 .0 -.5 -1.0 -.1 .6 -.3 .4 1.7 -1.2 4.1 -.2 .1 -.3 -.3 1.3 .6 140.4 137.9 100.4 143.6 154.2 90.9 90.4 100.7 170.3 186.3 140.6 138.2 101.1 144.7 155.2 89.7 89.2 100.7 170.8 184.2 -1.7 -1.8 1.2 -.3 4.0 -14.1 -14.2 .0 3.5 .2 .1 .2 .7 .8 .6 -1.3 -1.3 .0 .3 -1.1 -.4 -.3 .0 -.2 .5 -2.1 -2.0 .0 .5 -1.7 .4 .5 .0 -.4 2.6 2.8 .2 .5 -1.2 .0 .0 .4 .1 .6 -1.1 -1.0 -.1 .4 -.4 4.591 .906 3.684 2.372 1.097 243.7 220.8 248.8 225.8 286.4 244.0 221.1 249.1 225.9 286.9 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .0 .2 .3 .7 .2 .4 .0 .2 -.1 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 5.969 1.968 100.8 101.0 100.8 100.8 .8 .5 .0 -.2 .0 .2 -.3 -.3 .1 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 30 0.1 ■ .1 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 5.396 2.402 .192 2.211 2.994 2.841 2.547 101.1 104.5 259.4 295.2 98.4 98.3 100.8 101.2 104.6 259.5 295.4 98.5 98.4 101.2 1.2 4.7 6.0 4.6 -1.6 -1.7 * 0.1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .1 .4 0.1 .2 1.2 .0 .1 .1 .3 0.1 .5 1.5 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 0.3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 .4 .294 .191 37.4 67.5 36.6 65.3 -25.8 -2.1 -3.3 -1.8 -3.1 -2.1 -2.2 -2.1 -3.3 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.544 1.300 3.244 .832 .964 1.226 240.4 285.2 158.3 150.4 167.8 236.6 239.2 281.4 158.1 149.8 168.0 236.9 5.5 12.3 2.5 1.8 2.6 3.8 -.5 -1.3 -.1 -.4 .1 .1 1.3 3.4 .3 .3 .2 .6 .3 .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 -.5 -1.2 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 47.234 17.903 29.331 15.928 5.300 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 142.4 161.6 131.0 133.2 134.3 137.3 126.9 182.3 171.8 185.8 215.7 142.4 161.7 130.9 132.5 134.0 136.3 127.4 182.4 172.0 186.1 216.2 .2 2.1 -1.1 -1.9 .3 -3.0 .1 2.4 3.4 1.1 3.2 .0 .1 -.1 -.5 -.2 -.7 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 .2 .5 -.3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .8 .4 .9 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 .1 .0 .2 -.1 -.5 .1 -.7 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 26.057 49.082 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 - 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.4 135.2 139.0 147.7 171.3 176.6 100.5 168.9 170.9 143.5 90.8 189.3 $.623 $.209 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.2 134.5 138.2 147.4 171.4 176.8 99.6 169.1 171.1 143.6 89.7 189.6 $.622 $.209 1.2 .6 1.2 -1.0 -1.6 -2.5 .3 1.4 2.3 -9.5 2.3 2.3 1.0 -13.8 3.0 - .0 .0 .0 -.2 -.5 -.6 -.2 .1 .1 -.9 .1 .1 .1 -1.2 .2 - .1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -1.4 .2 .2 .1 -2.1 .3 - .2 .3 .3 .3 .7 1.0 .5 .0 .1 1.0 .2 .2 .1 2.4 .2 - .2 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.4 .0 .2 .3 -.1 .2 .2 .0 -1.1 .3 - Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ........................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ......... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 31 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 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items ....................................................................................... 160.0 160.1 160.6 160.8 0.3 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.1 1.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and egos ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 161.1 160.8 160.8 181.9 147.8 150.1 200.4 131.0 151.5 150.3 149.5 166.6 103.5 161.4 102.2 164.7 161.1 160.7 160.4 182.0 146.7 152.6 196.4 130.9 151.8 150.4 152.1 166.5 103.7 162.0 102.8 165.2 161.9 161.5 161.5 182.1 147.0 154.6 202.9 131.3 152.0 150.2 156.1 165.7 103.3 162.3 102.8 165.5 162.2 161.8 161.7 182.6 146.7 155.5 201.1 132.0 153.1 150.7 155.5 167.6 104.9 162.6 103.4 166.0 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -3.7 1.6 7.1 -3.5 1.1 1.9 -.8 3.7 2.5 1.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -.8 .9 1.7 4.0 2.5 1.2 -.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.6 6.4 -5.0 -.6 8.0 3.8 26.0 5.2 8.1 2.0 6.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.3 1.5 -2.9 15.2 1.4 3.1 4.3 1.1 17.0 2.4 5.5 3.0 4.8 3.2 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 -2.3 1.4 12.8 -4.1 1.1 .5 .0 2.7 2.5 .5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 .3 10.7 -1.9 1.2 6.1 2.4 21.5 3.8 6.8 2.5 5.6 3.0 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 156.9 177.2 172.4 101.3 171.8 99.4 127.4 111.7 90.1 119.3 125.2 157.2 177.9 173.0 104.0 172.2 99.4 126.6 110.7 88.5 118.4 124.7 157.5 178.4 173.5 104.3 172.7 100.0 126.4 110.5 87.9 118.1 124.9 158.0 178.9 173.9 105.6 173.0 100.3 127.3 111.3 87.3 119.1 125.1 .5 3.5 2.6 * 3.6 -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -18.3 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.8 3.3 -3.1 2.8 -1.2 -3.1 -3.8 -8.0 -3.9 .6 2.8 3.9 3.5 18.1 2.8 3.7 -.3 -1.4 -11.9 -.7 -.3 1.9 3.6 3.2 • 3.6 • -5.1 -8.3 -8.7 -8.4 1.8 2.2 3.3 3.4 7.0 2.8 1.2 -1.7 -2.6 -10.0 -2.3 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 132.2 131.5 125.7 125.0 130.0 131.6 130.2 125.6 125.8 129.6 132.1 132.4 124.1 131.0 129.4 132.2 132.0 123.7 132.7 130.2 -2.7 1.2 -4.4 -12.0 -4.8 .0 .0 2.0 14.7 -2.8 3.4 1.2 5.6 -7.3 9.4 .0 1.5 -6.2 27.0 .6 -1.4 .6 -1.3 .5 -3.8 1.7 1.4 -.5 8.5 4.9 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 140.5 137.8 100.9 145.1 152.4 90.7 90.0 100.6 168.5 190.6 139.9 137.4 100.9 144.8 153.2 88.8 88.2 100.6 169.3 187.4 140.5 138.1 100.9 144.2 154.2 91.1 90.7 100.8 170.2 185.2 140.5 138.1 101.3 144.4 155.2 90.1 89.8 100.7 170.8 184.4 -4.7 -5.6 ■ -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -.4 3.7 9.0 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 -12.6 -13.8 -2.4 1.2 -2.3 -.3 -.9 2.4 2.0 2.9 -10.3 -10.4 2.4 3.6 7.9 .0 .9 1.6 -1.9 7.6 -2.6 -.9 .4 5.6 -12.4 -3.3 -3.7 ■ -.7 2.8 -20.9 -21.8 -1.4 2.4 3.2 -.1 .0 2.0 .0 5.2 -6.5 -5.8 1.4 4.6 -2.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services .......................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. 242.9 219.9 248.0 224.6 285.6 243.7 221.5 248.5 225.5 285.6 244.1 221.3 249.1 226.2 286.7 244.6 221.8 249.6 226.4 287.2 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.1 6.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 4.1 3.3 4.3 3.5 5.2 2.8 3.5 2.6 3.2 2.3 3.6 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 101.0 101.1 101.0 101.3 100.7 101.0 100.8 100.8 3.6 .8 -.4 .8 .0 -.8 -1.2 1.6 .0 -.6 See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 100.6 103.2 252.3 290.5 98.4 98.3 100.5 100.7 103.4 255.3 290.6 98.5 98.4 100.8 100.8 103.9 259.1 291.7 98.4 98.3 100.8 101.1 104.2 260.0 292.8 98.5 98.4 101.2 38.9 71.2 38.2 69.0 37.4 67.5 36.6 65.3 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 236.7 274.5 157.2 149.6 167.0 234.9 239.7 283.7 157.7 150.1 167.4 236.2 240.4 284.3 158.3 150.4 167.8 236.8 142.0 161.1 130.6 131.8 132.2 136.5 127.5 181.5 170.5 186.0 214.6 141.8 161.1 130.3 131.5 131.6 136.1 127.2 181.9 171.3 185.5 215.3 159.6 155.3 156.1 132.1 133.8 138.2 146.7 171.2 176.0 100.7 168.3 170.4 143.2 90.7 188.6 159.7 155.1 156.1 131.9 133.5 137.9 146.6 171.3 176.3 99.3 168.6 170.7 143.3 88.8 189.1 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Expenditure category - - 0.4 3.7 5.9 3.7 -2.4 -2.6 .0 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 1.6 1.6 4.9 -1.2 3.6 -.5 4.2 -5.1 -5.5 -2.7 2.0 3.9 12.8 3.2 .4 .4 2.8 -25.5 -25.2 -34.7 -30.5 -42.9 -21.6 -29.2 -25.3 -26.2 -36.4 239.3 280.8 158.1 149.8 168.0 237.4 8.2 19.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 3.2 6.6 11.5 4.5 8.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 9.6 1.3 -2.4 3.2 4.6 4.5 9.5 2.3 .5 2.4 4.3 7.4 15.3 3.1 4.7 2.5 3.1 4.0 9.5 1.8 -.9 2.8 4.4 142.4 161.9 130.7 132.6 132.1 137.3 127.1 182.2 171.8 185.4 215.5 142.4 162.2 130.6 132.0 132.2 136.4 127.4 182.7 172.4 185.6 216.2 -1.4 1.3 -3.3 -5.8 -2.7 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 .0 2.3 -.9 -1.2 .0 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 1.1 2.5 .0 -1.2 3.4 -2.0 1.6 2.0 2.9 1.1 1.9 1.1 2.8 .0 .6 .0 -.3 -.3 2.7 4.5 -.9 3.0 -.7 1.8 -2.1 -3.5 -1.4 -4.8 -.5 2.5 3.3 2.2 4.0 1.1 2.6 .0 -.3 1.7 -1.2 .6 2.3 3.7 .1 2.4 160.0 155.5 156.6 132.3 134.5 139.3 147.3 171.3 176.4 100.3 168.9 171.0 143.4 90.9 189.5 160.3 155.7 156.8 132.2 134.1 138.7 147.3 171.6 177.0 100.2 169.2 171.3 143.4 89.9 190.0 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -.7 .9 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 4.1 3.7 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 1.3 1.0 1.3 .0 -.9 -1.1 .8 1.2 2.3 -6.8 2.2 2.1 1.4 -9.9 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.8 .3 .9 1.5 1.6 .9 2.3 -2.0 2.2 2.1 .6 -3.5 3.0 .9 .1 .9 -2.1 -3.2 -5.1 -.5 1.7 2.3 -14.4 2.4 2.5 1.0 -20.3 3.4 1.5 1.0 1.5 .2 .0 .1 1.2 1.1 2.3 -4.4 2.2 2.1 1.0 -6.8 2.7 * 3.8 4.8 -3.2 -3.2 - 6.2 5.5 -.8 -.8 - Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ......................................... ............................................ Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ........................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 33 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 1998 Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 100.000 * 160.6 478.4 160.7 478.6 1.4 Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ........................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 2 ............................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ........................................ Other bakery products ...................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 2 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 12 .... Ham ............................................................................... Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ................... Other meats 2 .................................................................... Poultry2 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ........................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... e g g s ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products 2 .................................................. Milk 1 2 .................................................................................. Cheese and related products 2 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 .................................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 2 ............................................................................ Tomatoes2 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 12 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 .614 .083 .343 .188 1.064 .326 .144 .293 .300 3.125 2.965 2.042 .919 .360 .158 .342 .059 .724 .233 .161 .167 .163 .399 .568 .449 .119 .355 .208 .147 .160 1.135 .473 .323 .181 .159 1.447 1.104 .557 .107 .105 .112 .232 .547 .103 .073 .116 .255 .342 .188 .105 .049 161.6 161.3 161.3 181.9 171.7 160.1 191.1 150.5 186.6 101.3 103.8 180.5 186.9 147.5 148.0 141.2 135.7 116.1 99.2 99.1 98.5 147.8 97.5 151.3 145.9 93.1 147.0 161.4 104.6 102.3 183.7 103.2 103.1 135.3 154.6 103.6 156.4 162.5 104.0 198.4 231.4 249.1 198.3 152.8 157.1 84.5 214.5 186.9 218.7 244.7 217.1 102.9 103.0 103.6 100.7 161.7 161.4 161.3 181.9 170.6 154.2 191.7 149.0 187.1 101.9 104.3 182.1 185.8 147.6 147.9 141.4 136.8 116.7 99.4 100.4 99.3 146.6 96.7 150.1 142.2 93.9 147.6 160.1 104.1 100.1 183.8 103.1 103.4 138.5 155.5 103.6 157.5 164.1 105.2 197.6 230.6 245.7 193.4 157.3 129.3 94.3 215.8 176.8 220.3 265.3 216.7 102.4 102.9 102.5 100.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.4 2.8 2.2 -.9 2.9 1.6 4.0 -.9 -.9 -2.2 .0 .3 -5.8 -3.5 -8.0 -.9 1.8 ■ 2.2 -3.9 5.9 * 7.3 9.1 4.9 5.8 6.3 .8 2.3 5.1 1.4 -13.9 19.8 7.0 • * * See footnotes at end of table. 34 0.1 ~ .1 .1 .0 .0 -.6 -3.7 .3 -1.0 .3 .6 .5 .9 -.6 .1 -.1 .1 .8 .5 .2 1.3 .8 -.8 -.8 -.8 -2.5 .9 .4 -.8 -.5 -2.2 .1 -.1 .3 2.4 .6 .0 .7 1.0 1.2 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -2.5 2.9 -17.7 11.6 .6 -5.4 .7 8.4 -.2 -.5 -.1 -1.1 -.6 0.1 0.3 " ' .0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 -.4 .1 -.5 .3 .2 1.8 -.9 .1 -.7 -.7 -.8 -.7 -1.4 -.7 -.5 .2 -1.4 .6 -1.0 -2.5 -1.1 .2 .4 .4 .4 -1.8 -2.0 -.6 -1.5 1.7 2.1 .9 1.0 1.9 -2.0 -2.5 -3.6 .6 1.1 1.9 -.9 -1.3 6.2 1.1 -5.9 -1.9 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 .5 .5 .7 .1 .3 1.2 .1 .5 .0 -.8 -.8 .8 1.2 .2 .0 -.3 -.7 -.5 -.4 -.6 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.5 .4 -2.9 .7 .9 1.4 -.7 .1 1.5 .1 3.4 1.3 .8 1.7 2.4 .3 3.3 4.4 2.9 2.3 .4 -2.8 12.7 5.9 2.1 6.8 20.2 2.7 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.7 0.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -1.4 .3 -.9 .5 .6 .5 .9 .9 -.2 -.1 .1 .3 .1 .2 1.3 .8 -.3 -.8 .0 -2.2 .9 .4 -.8 -.5 -2.2 -.2 -.1 .3 -2.0 .6 .0 .7 1.6 1.2 -.9 -1.1 .9 -1.6 2.0 -17.7 11.6 -2.9 -1.2 .7 8.4 -3.5 -.5 -.1 -1.1 -.6 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1 9 9 8 from— Unadjusted indexes Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. 1998 1998 1997 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. 0.1 -0 .1 0.3 .1 .2 .6 .1 .0 -.6 .3 .4 -.6 .0 2 .0 -.6 .4 .6 .8 .4 -.3 .2 -.6 -.3 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 ................. Coffee 2 ............................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 .................. Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ......................... Snacks 2 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..... ................... Baby food 12 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... Food away from home 2 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .......... Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ...................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ........................................................................................ Rent of primary residence ........................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ........................................................................................ Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 2 4 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .................. Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 2 5 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 .................... Floor coverings 1 2 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................. Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 2 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 2 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ............... Other furniture 12 .................................................................................................................... 1 .2 1 5 1 3 1 .3 1 3 1 .4 .910 1 0 0 .5 100.6 .5 0 8 11 7 .2 1 1 7 .2 .0 5 3 1 0 3 .4 10 2 .8 .3 4 9 9 9 .7 100.1 .3 0 5 9 7 .3 9 7 .0 .1 6 5 1 5 5 .6 1 55.2 .1 4 0 1 0 3 .7 1 0 3 .4 2 .1 8 5 1 5 1 .9 15 2 .0 .4 2 0 1 5 0 .2 149 .5 .0 9 3 1 3 4 .7 1 3 3 .9 .2 4 9 101.1 1 0 1 .2 .0 7 8 1 0 4 .7 102.7 .3 3 2 1 56.1 1 5 4 .4 .101 1 3 1 .8 127 .6 * -.3 • ~ ■ 0 .5 -.3 -1 .7 -1 .7 -.3 -.3 2 .3 .6 -.3 3.4 .1 .2 .1 .7 1.5 -.5 .1 -.1 .3 .5 -.6 .1 -2 .0 1.0 -1 0 .3 ■ ■ ■ 10.1 ■ ■ .1 .3 .1 .1 -1 .9 .0 1.1 -1 .9 -1.1 1.7 2 .6 -.4 -3 .2 6.5 6 .5 -3 .2 -.3 .3 -.3 1.4 -.3 .3 .090 1 0 2 .8 102.5 .1 4 1 1 0 2 .6 1 0 2 .9 1.432 1 6 5 .7 1 66 .6 3 .3 .5 - .1 -.5 1.1 .1 0 7 190 .7 18 9 .7 .4 -.5 -1 .2 .7 -.4 .251 1 4 3 .8 1 4 4 .8 -.1 .7 -.4 -1 .0 .7 .3 0 1 156 .3 157.1 1.6 .5 -1 .4 .3 .5 4 .3 1.3 .3 0 7 173.5 173 .5 .1 2 3 1 0 2 .8 102 .7 .3 4 4 1 03.3 104 .9 ■ ■ 2 .5 6.076 162.3 162 .6 3 .1 6 2 102 .2 1 02 .5 ■ 1.761 10 1 .9 102 .0 .7 0 5 102.1 1 0 2 .3 - .2 3 7 1 0 0 .7 100 .7 .2 1 2 1 0 2 .8 1 0 3 .4 1 .0 4 2 1 6 5 .4 1 6 5 .7 .6 9 8 1 5 0.1 1 5 0 .5 -.7 .3 .0 .1 .1 - .1 1 .0 -.4 - .1 1.5 .2 -.4 1.5 .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .3 .1 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 .9 .5 .0 .2 -.1 .0 .6 .6 .0 .6 1.8 .2 .3 .2 .3 1.3 .3 .2 .2 .5 • - .4 7 7 148 .5 149 .4 1.7 .6 .1 .3 .7 .0 9 5 15 2 .9 152 .9 1.0 .0 .3 .1 .3 .125 1 4 5 .8 1 4 5 .0 .6 -.5 .5 -.3 -.1 .3 4 4 1 9 5 .7 195.7 2 .3 .0 .6 .2 -.1 .3 .3 3 6 .4 5 0 1 5 7 .6 157.7 2.1 .1 .2 .2 2 7 .0 3 3 17 8 .4 1 7 8 .6 3.4 .1 .4 8 .3 4 7 173 .5 174.1 3.4 1 .3 4 6 10 9 .7 1 0 6 .6 .3 .3 .3 .137 2 4 1 .7 2 4 1 .7 4.5 .0 .6 .7 .5 1 .2 0 9 235 .3 2 2 7 .8 6.9 -3 .2 2 .9 .2 1.3 3.3 ■ .2 .3 .2 .0 .6 .3 ■ .3 -2 .8 .3 .3 .3 2.7 .2 1.2 1 7 .0 1 6 17 2 .9 1 7 3 .4 .324 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .3 5 .0 5 3 12 6 .9 1 2 6 .4 -3 .4 -.4 -.6 -.2 4.1 4 3 1 1 1 .6 11 0 .9 -5 .5 -.6 -.9 -.2 .7 .2 2 9 86.9 8 7.4 -9 .3 .6 -1 .8 -.7 -.7 .7 -1 .9 -1 .0 -.7 -.1 .6 .3 .8 .7 .148 80.5 81.1 -1 3 .4 .081 1 2 4 .8 12 5 .2 -2 .0 3 .9 1 4 119.1 118 .3 -5 .3 -.7 -.8 -.3 2 .8 0 2 125 .2 1 22.9 -5 .2 -1 .8 -.8 -.2 .4 1 .1 1 2 109 .8 11 2 .7 -5 .7 2 .6 -.7 -.4 2.1 .2 ■ .3 .9 1 0 1 0 2 .4 1 0 2 .5 .1 .3 .1 .676 215 .6 2 1 6 .0 2.7 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 3 5 2 5 9 .4 2 5 9 .3 2 .6 .0 .5 .2 .0 4.3 6 5 1 2 4 .9 124.8 .9 -. 1 -.4 .2 .2 .316 1 0 1 .7 1 0 1 .4 -.3 .0 .5 -.3 .075 1 03 .0 1 0 2 .5 -.1 -.5 .0 8 6 100 .6 1 0 0 .6 .155 1 0 1 .7 1 0 1 .2 1 .1 6 9 1 3 1 .5 1 3 1 .4 .355 1 3 8 .6 1 3 9 .3 .6 1 6 101 .3 101 .0 .1 8 0 1 0 3 .8 103 .5 See footnotes at end of table. -1 .4 35 ■ * ■ -.5 .3 .0 -.1 2.5 .0 -.5 - .1 -.4 -.5 .2 - .1 -1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.6 .5 -.8 -.6 .5 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.4 -.3 -.3 - -2 .4 1 .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) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 ..................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. Household operations 1 2 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 12 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ .421 .251 .159 .480 .200 .127 .067 .086 .640 .186 .302 .944 .451 .218 .275 .394 .089 .106 .074 .069 100.0 99.6 100.7 100.7 117.6 110.9 101.5 99.4 99.2 97.0 100.3 147.7 101.6 102.7 103.3 102.6 102.6 101.7 104.0 102.4 99.7 99.3 100.4 100.9 117.8 111.4 100.5 100.1 99.1 96.9 100.2 147.4 101.2 102.9 102.9 103.1 102.9 101.7 103.9 104.5 ■ 0.5 3.9 2.2 ■ - -0.3 -.3 -.3 .2 .2 .5 -1.0 .7 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .2 -.4 .5 .3 .0 -.1 2.1 -0.1 .2 -.6 -.8 .5 -3.7 -3.4 -.2 .0 -.7 .6 .4 .6 -.2 .5 .2 .3 .1 .5 .1 0.1 .1 .1 .3 .4 1.4 2.2 .3 -.3 -.7 -.1 .0 .5 -1.0 .4 .2 .3 -.1 -.3 .7 -0.3 -.3 -.3 .2 .2 -.4 -1.0 .7 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .2 -.4 .5 .3 .0 -.1 2.1 Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and 5.300 1.503 1.145 .218 .311 .343 .252 .358 1.985 1.634 .118 .221 .833 134.3 134.1 137.0 136.9 137.1 105.2 131.4 124.6 126.9 127.0 128.6 113.4 105.6 134.0 134.0 137.0 135.7 137.9 104.6 132.0 124.5 125.9 125.6 129.2 110.7 103.8 .3 1.0 .7 -2.7 2.5 * 1.0 2.1 -.9 -1.0 -7.5 1.7 - -.2 -.1 .0 -.9 .6 -.6 .5 -.1 -.8 -1.1 .5 -2.4 -1.7 -.5 -1.0 -1.8 -.8 -4.2 1.8 -1.4 .9 -.1 .2 .8 .9 5.3 .4 1.7 1.7 -1.8 .8 4.4 1.2 2.1 -1.2 -1.6 -1.9 1.5 -.1 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.8 -.6 .1 -.6 -.3 -.4 -.9 .2 -1.7 a c c e s s o r i e s 1 2 .............................................................................................................. Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ................................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ................................................................ Watches4 ................................................................................. Jewelry 4 ................................................................................... .438 .351 1.082 .374 .265 .443 .337 .393 .076 .317 101.8 126.5 130.9 133.6 134.1 125.9 131.0 140.7 123.1 145.7 102.3 127.2 130.9 132.9 134.0 126.5 132.7 140.1 122.4 145.2 -.2 .4 -.4 -1.0 1.9 4.4 -2.4 -1.6 -2.5 .5 .6 .0 -.5 -.1 .5 1.3 -.4 -.6 -.3 -.4 -1.3 -.3 -.3 1.7 -1.0 .6 -1.0 -2.0 -.8 1.0 .4 -.2 .2 -1.8 -.4 4.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 .5 .3 .6 -.2 .0 1.9 1.3 .8 .4 1.0 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 2 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 27 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ....................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 2 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ........................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 .108 3.682 3.658 .023 .694 .315 .378 1.664 .119 .483 1.039 140.4 137.9 100.4 143.6 154.2 103.6 90.9 90.4 87.8 95.2 93.1 90.6 100.7 98.2 99.9 170.3 180.3 157.0 102.8 140.6 138.2 101.1 144.7 155.2 102.8 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.1 92.1 89.8 100.7 98.1 100.1 170.8 181.2 157.2 103.1 -1.7 -1.8 1.2 -.3 4.0 -14.1 -14.2 -15.1 -13.4 -12.5 .0 -.5 3.5 3.0 3.6 .1 .2 .7 .8 .6 -.8 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.1 -.9 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .5 .1 .3 -.4 -.3 .0 -.2 .5 -.8 -2.1 -2.0 -2.3 -1.7 -1.5 -.9 .0 .1 .0 .5 .7 .7 .6 .4 .5 .0 -.4 .7 -.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 1.0 2.1 .8 .2 .1 .3 .5 -.1 .1 .8 .0 .0 .4 .1 .6 -.8 -1.1 -1.0 -1.5 -1.2 -.8 -.9 -.1 -.6 .2 .4 .5 .1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category 2.881 .584 .419 .143 1.057 .555 .119 .376 254.2 102.3 101.0 106.3 186.3 204.0 165.4 171.2 255.2 103.0 101.8 106.8 184.2 199.6 165.5 171.4 0.0 ■ ■ ■ .2 1.4 4.3 -2.8 0.4 .7 .8 .5 -1.1 -2.2 .1 .1 -0.3 .2 .1 .4 -1.7 -.9 .4 -2.3 0.1 -.2 -.3 .1 -1.2 -.2 .1 .1 0.0 .7 .8 .5 -.4 -2.2 .1 .1 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 ............... Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 2 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 2 9 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 79 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 7 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 .................................... 4.591 .906 .570 .336 .245 .091 3.684 2.372 1.269 .665 .261 .177 1.097 1.084 • ■ .013 243.7 220.8 262.0 146.4 174.0 175.7 248.8 225.8 232.5 238.8 145.3 159.5 286.4 105.8 104.5 236.9 109.9 244.0 221.1 262.4 146.5 173.4 177.8 249.1 225.9 232.8 239.3 144.0 160.3 286.9 106.0 104.8 237.5 109.7 3.5 3.8 5.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.3 1.4 2.2 3.4 3.4 2.8 4.1 6.0 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.3 1.2 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.9 .5 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 .3 .7 .7 .3 .3 .1 .2 .4 .4 .3 .1 .4 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 .2 -.1 .1 -.3 -.5 .2 .2 .3 .1 .5 .3 .2 .4 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.3 1.2 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.9 .6 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ..................................................................... Televisions2 ............................................................................. Cable television 5 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 2 ....................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... Pets and pet products 2 ........................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ Sporting goods 2 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ......................................... Sports equipment 2 ................................................................... Photography 1 2 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 .................................. Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... Other recreational goods 1 ......................................................... Toys .......................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions2 ............................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 2 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. Recreational books 1 2 .............................................................. 5.969 1.968 .256 .927 .101 .217 .194 .158 .678 .474 .204 .525 .249 .269 .282 .105 .174 .668 .536 .064 .048 1.362 .421 .659 .145 .486 .337 .149 100.8 101.0 57.1 249.0 88.9 96.1 84.0 100.1 101.4 142.5 103.7 122.4 128.1 113.3 100.7 133.9 101.4 95.7 118.8 98.7 101.5 102.7 103.1 204.7 180.2 186.8 102.8 103.6 100.8 100.8 56.9 249.7 87.6 95.6 82.4 100.2 101.9 143.3 104.0 123.7 130.3 113.8 100.3 133.0 101.2 95.2 118.1 98.4 100.4 103.2 104.3 204.9 179.9 186.5 103.0 102.7 .8 .5 -5.0 6.5 ■ ■ -7.4 .0 -.2 -.4 .3 -1.5 -.5 -1.9 .1 .5 .6 .3 1.1 1.7 .4 -.4 -.7 -.2 -.5 -.6 -.3 -1.1 .5 1.2 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 -.9 .0 .2 -.9 .9 -1.5 .9 .2 .8 -.5 -1.0 .8 -1.0 -.3 -1.5 .6 .4 .8 -.3 -.6 1.4 .3 .2 .4 .0 .8 .5 .4 .6 -.3 -.3 -.9 .0 -1.3 -.5 -.2 .1 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.4 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.1 -.1 .1 -.3 .1 -.2 -.4 .5 -1.5 -.5 -1.9 .1 .5 .6 .3 1.1 1.7 .4 -.4 -.7 -.2 -.6 -.7 -.3 -1.1 .5 1.2 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 -.9 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ......................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school6 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 .............. 5.396 2.402 .192 2.211 .818 .252 1.029 .049 101.1 104.5 259.4 295.2 312.4 318.1 144.8 105.2 101.2 104.6 259.5 295.4 312.7 318.2 144.9 105.2 1.2 4.7 6.0 4.6 3.9 6.2 5.2 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 .1 .2 1.2 .0 .2 -.2 .2 1.5 .1 .5 1.5 .4 .4 .5 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 .1 .0 Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 2 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 2 ................................................. Intracity transportation 2 ........................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 37 ■ .2 ‘ .5 3.8 -2.7 ' -2.0 ■ -6.8 ■ ■ • " 2.6 3.9 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) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ Postage2 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 2 ............................................................... Information and information processing 12 ............................. Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 2 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 2 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ Computer information processing services 12 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 2 .......................... 2.994 .152 .150 .002 2.841 2.547 1.172 1.314 .062 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.8 165.6 100.5 93.9 98.5 100.1 160.8 103.8 98.4 101.2 165.8 101.1 92.9 -1.6 .0 • -1.7 1.7 • 0.1 .0 .0 -.4 .1 .4 .1 .6 -1.1 0.1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .3 .1 .4 .1 -0.1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .1 -.3 0.1 .0 .0 -.4 .1 .4 .1 .6 -1.1 .294 .191 .028 .016 .058 37.4 67.5 92.4 103.5 91.1 36.6 65.3 90.0 103.5 91.2 -25.8 ■ - -2.1 -3.3 -2.6 .0 .1 -1.8 -3.1 -.7 -.1 -.4 -2.1 -2.2 -1.5 .0 -2.4 -2.1 -3.3 -2.6 .0 .1 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 2 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. Personal care 2 ........................................................................... Personal care products 2 ......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 .......................................................... Haircuts and other personal care sen/ices 1 2 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 2 4 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 ............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 4.544 1.300 1.225 .067 3.244 .832 240.4 285.2 114.2 103.5 158.3 150.4 239.2 281.4 112.5 105.2 158.1 149.8 5.5 12.3 2.5 1.8 -.5 -1.3 -1.5 1.6 -.1 -.4 1.3 3.4 3.8 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 -.2 .4 .2 -.5 -1.2 -1.5 1.6 -.1 -.4 .417 100.8 100.2 • -.6 .9 -.5 -.6 .411 .964 .964 1.226 .302 .262 .216 .051 .265 .223 164.8 167.8 102.3 236.6 174.2 181.1 102.2 101.2 199.7 101.7 164.2 168.0 102.4 236.9 174.3 181.6 102.4 101.3 199.9 100.7 5.2 2.6 3.8 4.7 4.5 ■ 3.5 ~ -.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .2 .1 .1 -1.0 -.2 .2 .3 .6 1.3 .2 .3 -.2 .0 .6 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .5 .3 .5 -.2 .2 1.5 -.4 .1 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 -1.0 47.234 29.331 15.928 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 4.218 26.057 49.082 142.4 131.0 133.2 137.3 126.9 182.3 171.8 185.8 215.7 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.4 135.2 139.0 147.7 130.6 171.3 176.6 142.4 130.9 132.5 136.3 127.4 182.4 172.0 186.1 216.2 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.2 134.5 138.2 147.4 130.1 171.4 176.8 .0 -.1 -.5 -.7 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -.5 -.6 -.2 -.4 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 .2 .5 -.3 .3 .1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.5 .1 .2 .4 .3 .8 .9 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .7 1.0 .5 .5 .0 .1 .0 -.1 -.5 -.7 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.4 .0 .0 .2 .3 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 38 .2 -1.1 -1.9 -3.0 .1 2.4 3.4 1.1 3.2 1.2 .6 1.2 -1.0 -1.6 -2.5 .3 -.1 1.4 2.3 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 100.5 168.9 170.9 143.5 90.8 189.3 163.7 143.6 $.623 $.209 99.6 169.1 171.1 143.6 89.7 189.6 163.7 143.2 $.622 $.209 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Special aggregate indexes Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 9.110 9.355 - Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. -9.5 2.3 2.3 1.0 -13.8 3.0 2.4 -1.1 ■ -0.9 .1 .1 .1 -1.2 .2 .0 -.3 - -1.4 .2 .2 .1 -2.1 .3 -.4 -.1 - 1.0 .2 .2 .1 2.4 .2 .8 -.1 ■ 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 39 -0.1 .2 .2 .0 -1.1 .3 .1 .4 - Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................... 160.0 160.1 160.6 160.8 0.3 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.1 1.6 Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ........................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 2 ............................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ........................................ Other bakery products ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 2 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Ham ............................................................................... Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ................... Other meats 2 .................................................................... Poultry2 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ........................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... Eggs ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products 2 .................................................. Milk 1 2 .................................................................................. Cheese and related products 2 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 .................................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 2 ............................................................................ Tomatoes2 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 161.1 160.8 160.8 181.9 172.3 159.4 191.8 151.6 186.0 101.9 102.8 180.7 184.8 147.8 148.5 141.9 137.7 118.1 100.3 100.2 98.6 148.2 97.1 148.7 148.6 97.0 145.7 159.3 102.8 102.6 186.9 103.8 103.6 135.2 150.1 100.7 152.4 156.5 101.8 200.4 233.8 247.0 200.9 160.4 158.7 75.7 217.4 174.9 202.5 216.3 227.0 103.5 103.6 104.2 101.7 161.1 160.7 160.4 182.0 171.9 158.8 191.9 150.8 186.6 102.1 104.6 179.0 185.0 146.7 147.5 140.8 136.7 116.5 99.6 99.7 98.8 146.1 97.7 147.2 144.9 95.9 146.0 159.9 103.2 103.0 183.5 101.7 103.0 133.2 152.6 102.8 153.8 158.1 103.7 196.4 228.0 238.0 202.1 162.1 161.7 75.0 214.5 185.7 204.8 203.5 222.6 103.1 103.2 103.8 101.4 161.9 161.5 161.5 182.1 172.4 160.7 192.1 151.6 186.6 101.3 103.8 180.5 187.3 147.0 147.5 140.4 135.7 115.9 99.2 99.1 98.5 145.6 97.5 146.5 145.5 93.1 147.0 161.4 104.6 102.3 183.7 103.2 103.1 137.7 154.6 103.6 156.4 161.9 104.0 202.9 238.1 244.9 206.8 162.7 157.1 84.5 227.2 189.6 218.7 244.7 228.5 102.9 103.0 103.6 100.7 162.2 161.8 161.7 182.6 172.2 158.4 192.7 150.2 187.5 101.9 104.3 182.1 188.9 146.7 147.3 140.5 136.1 116.0 99.4 100.4 99.3 145.2 96.7 146.5 142.3 93.9 147.6 160.1 104.1 100.1 183.4 103.1 103.4 135.0 155.5 103.6 157.5 164.5 105.2 201.1 235.5 247.2 203.4 166.0 129.3 94.3 220.5 187.3 220.3 265.3 220.6 102.4 102.9 102.5 100.1 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -.5 4.5 -.2 -3.4 3.1 3.8 -2.4 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -2.9 -5.1 * -3.1 7.3 -8.5 -5.5 -5.0 3.6 -19.2 1.6 2.8 -1.8 7.1 7.2 23.5 3.2 -23.7 -7.8 4.2 -66.0 3.3 13.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 .7 12.9 -1.5 -1.1 3.5 1.6 -1.6 -3.9 10.6 -.8 -1.3 -2.2 3.0 7.6 -2.4 2.4 -1.6 -7.6 -11.0 -6.6 -3.9 -8.6 -4.3 1.6 3.7 -6.5 .7 -6.0 8.7 7.7 1.1 .4 3.3 3.0 1.2 18.9 23.4 -3.4 .0 29.4 76.0 -3.7 57.5 4.6 486.2 23.7 42.0 5.2 5.3 6.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 5.8 -3.2 9.3 5.2 1.7 5.3 4.8 3.6 -.4 3.6 3.9 .6 4.8 6.3 4.1 1.6 -1.6 -5.0 8.7 -8.6 -3.4 -.8 1.4 9.3 8.6 12.6 12.9 8.1 6.0 -1.2 6.4 1.6 9.4 15.1 8.3 -5.0 -7.8 7.1 -4.5 -3.2 240.8 -61.2 -20.3 -26.4 -80.4 -28.7 -9.0 4.8 5.6 4.3 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.3 1.5 -.2 -2.5 1.9 -3.6 3.3 .0 6.0 3.1 9.2 -2.9 -3.2 -3.9 -4.6 -6.9 -3.5 .8 2.9 -7.9 -1.6 -5.8 -15.9 -12.2 5.3 2.0 5.2 -9.4 -7.3 -2.7 -.8 -.6 15.2 12.0 14.1 22.1 14.0 1.4 2.9 .3 5.1 14.7 -55.9 140.8 5.8 31.5 40.1 126.3 -10.8 -4.2 -2.7 -6.4 -6.1 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 .1 8.6 -.8 -2.2 3.3 -.1 3.9 -2.3 -2.0 -2.9 .0 1.0 -5.4 ,1 -6.2 -4.9 -1.8 • 2.1 -6.7 1.4 3.0 .5 12.8 15.0 9.2 1.6 -.6 20.5 4.4 41.2 13.0 27.0 * • 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 -2.8 5.5 .7 2.5 2.6 5.4 3.4 4.3 .3 .3 -1.7 .0 -.5 .2 1.2 .6 -6.4 3.4 -7.2 -9.9 -6.7 3.3 5.6 6.9 1.0 2.3 2.6 2.6 -.9 10.7 6.7 11.7 18.5 11.1 -1.9 -2.6 3.7 .2 5.4 22.5 -3.3 -8.2 -1.6 -47.6 27.0 -9.9 .2 1.4 -1.2 -1.4 See footnotes at end of table. 40 ■ • Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... Carbonated drinks .............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. Coffee 2 ............................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ Other food at home ................................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 2 ..................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 ................... Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ......................... Snacks 2 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Baby food 1 2 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... Food away from home 2 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .......... Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... 131.0 99.7 117.7 101.4 98.3 97.7 161.1 100.8 151.5 150.3 137.0 100.7 103.6 149.5 116.2 101.7 103.0 166.6 192.3 145.9 158.0 173.3 102.2 103.5 161.4 101.9 101.3 100.7 100.6 102.2 164.7 149.6 148.5 151.9 145.0 194.4 130.9 99.9 117.0 101.4 98.9 97.9 158.3 103.1 151.8 150.4 137.2 101.0 103.6 152.1 123.7 101.4 102.3 166.5 190.0 145.3 155.8 173.5 103.2 103.7 162.0 102.1 101.7 101.6 100.8 102.8 165.2 149.9 148.6 152.3 145.7 195.6 131.3 100.5 117.3 103.4 99.7 97.3 155.6 103.7 152.0 150.2 134.4 101.1 104.7 156.1 131.8 102.8 102.6 165.7 191.3 143.8 156.3 173.6 102.8 103.3 162.3 102.2 101.9 102.1 100.7 102.8 165.5 150.2 149.1 152.4 145.3 195.9 132.0 100.6 117.8 102.8 100.1 97.0 155.2 103.4 153.1 150.7 135.7 101.2 102.7 155.5 127.6 102.5 102.9 167.6 190.6 144.8 157.1 175.8 102.7 104.9 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.7 103.4 166.0 151.0 150.1 152.9 145.2 195.7 -3.5 * 2.4 ■ • ■ -10.4 1.1 1.9 2.1 ■ ■ -.8 • ■ 3.7 5.6 -1.9 1.6 9.3 ■ ■ 2.5 ■ ■ ■ 1.5 .3 -.3 1.1 -.8 3.0 -4.7 -7.6 -7.2 -2.0 -3.6 -.8 -4.9 4.0 1.1 -.8 -1.8 -4.3 13.3 .9 8.3 -10.2 -1.2 1.7 .8 .0 .5 -1.8 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.2 -.5 .0 .0 .8 2.0 -1.6 -0.6 -.4 3.8 4.9 -1.2 -8.5 -11.7 -4.6 8.0 3.8 6.1 3.2 -3.0 26.0 70.4 12.3 6.9 5.2 -1.2 4.5 6.9 3.8 3.2 8.1 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.6 .0 6.5 2.7 1.6 2.7 -.3 .8 5.1 3.1 3.7 .3 5.6 7.5 -2.8 -13.9 10.7 4.3 1.1 -3.7 2.0 -3.4 17.0 45.4 3.2 -.4 2.4 -3.5 -3.0 -2.3 5.9 2.0 5.5 3.0 2.4 2.8 6.5 .4 4.8 3.2 3.8 4.4 2.7 .6 2.7 Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ........................................................................................ R e n t of p r i m a r y r e s i d e n c e ................................................................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ....................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ........................................................................................ Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 2 4 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................... Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 2 5 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... Floor coverings 1 2 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................. Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 2 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 2 ................................................................. L / w n g room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ................................................................... 156.9 177.2 172.4 101.3 235.8 232.1 171.8 99.4 127.4 111.7 90.1 83.9 124.1 119.3 126.5 111.3 101.8 214.6 257.6 125.2 101.2 102.8 98.2 102.2 133.1 140.6 102.4 105.1 157.2 177.9 173.0 104.0 237.2 238.8 172.2 99.4 126.6 110.7 88.5 82.3 124.0 118.4 125.5 110.5 102.1 215.1 258.9 124.7 101.2 103.1 98.1 102.1 131.8 139.5 101.7 102.6 157.5 178.4 173.5 104.3 238.8 239.3 172.7 100.0 126.4 110.5 87.9 81.5 124.8 118.1 125.3 110.1 102.2 215.4 259.4 124.9 101.7 103.0 100.6 101.7 131.5 138.6 101.3 103.8 158.0 178.9 173.9 105.6 240.1 242.5 173.0 100.3 127.3 111.3 87.3 80.9 125.2 119.1 125.8 112.4 102.4 216.0 259.3 125.1 101.4 102.5 100.6 101.2 131.4 139.3 101.0 103.5 .5 3.5 2.6 3.4 4.7 3.6 * -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -20.8 1.3 -18.3 -15.0 -25.6 • 3.1 3.5 2.6 ■ ■ ■ • -1.5 -2.8 - 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 4.2 8.6 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 -5.8 -2.8 2.7 .6 8.6 3.6 4.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 7.0 -7.3 4.0 4.7 7.7 -2.0 23.0 1.5 2.8 3.3 -3.1 3.3 -3.5 2.8 -1.2 -3.1 -3.8 -8.0 -13.1 -9.7 -3.9 -3.4 -5.5 1.6 1.1 2.5 .6 -2.3 4.8 -3.2 -4.9 3.1 -3.1 7.4 .8 2.8 3.9 3.5 18.1 7.5 19.2 2.8 3.7 -.3 -1.4 -11.9 -13.6 3.6 -.7 -2.2 4.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 -.3 .8 -1.2 10.1 -3.9 -5.0 -3.6 -5.4 -6.0 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 41 -4.1 * -2.5 ■ ■ -7.7 * 1.1 .5 .1 ■ ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ 2.7 3.2 -1.0 1.0 3.6 ■ ■ 2.5 ■ * ■ ■ ■ .5 .1 -.1 .9 .6 .6 1.9 3.6 3.2 ■ 3.8 6.6 3.6 ■ -5.1 -8.3 -8.7 -13.6 -.8 -8.4 -7.5 -10.1 ■ 3.6 2.6 1.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.5 2.3 - 1.2 1.6 2.1 5.3 3.1 -5.7 -12.8 2.8 6.1 2.4 1.0 2.6 -3.2 21.5 57.4 7.6 3.2 3.8 -2.4 .7 2.2 4.8 2.6 6.8 2.5 2.6 2.2 4.0 .2 5.6 3.0 2.7 3.6 1.2 .7 3.9 2.2 3.3 3.4 7.0 5.4 7.2 2.8 1.2 -1.7 -2.6 -10.0 -13.3 -3.3 -2.3 -2.8 -.9 2.0 1.9 2.6 .2 -.8 1.8 3.3 -4.4 -1.1 -3.4 .8 -2.7 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 -2.4 -8.0 6.5 2.8 6.6 -9.7 18.4 -2.8 -4.3 -3.9 -4.6 1.9 -1.2 6.0 5.2 3.2 1.6 5.7 2.0 2.8 -1.6 .8 -5.0 -4.2 -10.9 10.8 -4.5 3.7 -3.2 -2.4 -5.4 1.6 .4 2.3 .4 3.6 4.4 1.6 7.2 2.0 -1.2 .0 -3.1 -1.2 4.5 -10.7 -8.7 3.3 -1.6 -6.0 1.6 .8 2.8 -3.8 2.0 3.6 3.6 .0 .4 11.9 May 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................... Major appliances 12 ............................................................... Other appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 ..................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... Household paper products 12 ................................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. Household operations 1 2 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ 100.0 99.3 101.2 101.2 116.5 114.9 102.8 99.3 99.5 98.4 99.8 147.1 100.5 103.9 102.4 102.2 102.0 101.7 103.8 101.6 99.9 99.5 100.6 100.4 117.1 110.7 99.3 99.1 99.5 97.7 100.4 147.7 101.1 103.7 102.9 102.4 102.3 101.8 104.3 101.7 100.0 99.6 100.7 100.7 117.6 112.2 101.5 99.4 99.2 97.0 100.3 147.7 101.6 102.7 103.3 102.6 102.6 101.7 104.0 102.4 99.7 99.3 100.4 100.9 117.8 111.7 100.5 100.1 99.1 96.9 100.2 147.4 101.2 102.9 102.9 103.1 102.9 101.7 103.9 104.5 * 2.8 31.0 - Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................. Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear ..................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ................................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ................................................................ Watches4 ................................................................................. Jewelry 4 ................................................................................... 132.2 131.5 135.5 136.8 138.8 99.0 132.3 119.0 125.7 125.5 121.1 106.3 100.4 131.6 130.2 133.1 135.7 133.0 100.8 130.4 120.1 125.6 125.7 122.1 107.3 105.7 132.1 132.4 135.4 133.3 134.1 105.2 131.9 122.6 124.1 123.7 119.8 108.9 105.6 132.2 132.0 134.8 132.6 133.0 104.6 132.0 121.9 123.7 123.2 118.7 109.1 103.8 -2.7 1.2 3.3 8.2 28.5 3.4 .7 -4.4 -6.0 -27.7 1.9 - .0 .0 2.7 -5.9 9.0 17.1 1.8 -9.4 2.0 3.0 10.5 32.3 20.1 3.4 1.2 -1.2 -.3 -6.6 -7.7 -.3 8.9 5.6 7.0 -1.0 -28.3 -9.4 .0 1.5 -2.1 -11.7 -15.7 24.6 -.9 10.1 -6.2 -7.1 -7.7 11.0 14.2 -1.4 .6 3.0 .9 18.3 2.6 -4.5 -1.3 -1.6 -10.6 16.1 - 1.7 1.4 -1.6 -6.2 -11.3 7.3 -.6 9.5 -.5 -.3 -4.4 -10.8 1.8 101.2 126.7 130.0 132.6 132.7 125.3 125.0 138.9 122.6 143.7 100.8 125.1 129.6 132.2 134.9 124.1 125.8 137.5 120.1 142.5 101.8 125.6 129.4 132.5 132.5 123.6 131.0 139.8 122.0 144.6 102.3 126.0 130.2 132.2 132.5 125.9 132.7 140.9 122.5 146.1 ■ 3.5 -4.8 -7.3 -11.4 .3 -12.0 6.0 -6.9 9.4 10.4 -.9 -2.8 3.4 -7.2 -4.5 14.7 -13.2 9.8 -17.5 -17.5 -1.3 9.4 3.7 17.3 10.2 -7.3 -6.4 -8.3 -5.9 4.4 -2.2 .6 -1.2 -.6 1.9 27.0 5.9 -.3 6.8 ■ 1.3 -3.8 -2.1 -9.3 -2.1 .5 -4.1 1.1 -5.0 -7.2 -1.7 4.9 1.2 8.0 6.0 8.5 -.4 -4.4 .3 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 2 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ................................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 2 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ........................................................... 140.5 137.8 100.9 145.1 152.4 105.3 90.7 90.0 87.5 95.9 92.7 90.7 100.6 98.3 99.6 168.5 179.1 155.7 101.4 139.9 137.4 100.9 144.8 153.2 104.5 88.8 88.2 85.5 94.3 91.3 89.9 100.6 98.4 99.6 169.3 180.4 156.8 102.0 140.5 138.1 100.9 144.2 154.2 103.6 91.1 90.7 88.2 95.2 93.2 90.6 100.8 98.5 99.9 170.2 180.3 157.0 102.8 140.5 138.1 101.3 144.4 155.2 102.8 90.1 89.8 86.9 94.1 92.5 89.8 100.7 97.9 100.1 170.8 181.2 157.2 103.1 -4.7 -5.6 ■ -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -29.6 -33.1 -25.5 -.4 -1.6 3.7 5.1 5.4 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 5.3 -12.6 -13.8 -13.7 3.3 -11.7 -8.5 -2.4 -.8 -3.5 1.2 4.6 2.9 .0 -.3 -.9 2.4 2.0 2.9 18.6 -10.3 -10.4 -11.8 -11.9 -9.7 -12.2 2.4 2.1 1.6 3.6 -2.2 2.3 4.5 .0 .9 1.6 -1.9 7.6 -9.2 -2.6 -.9 -2.7 -7.3 -.9 -3.9 .4 -1.6 2.0 5.6 4.8 3.9 6.9 -3.3 -3.7 ■ -.7 2.8 -20.9 -21.8 -22.1 -16.9 -18.9 -1.4 -1.2 2.4 4.8 4.1 -.1 .0 2.0 .0 5.2 3.8 -6.5 -5.8 -7.4 -9.7 -5.4 -8.2 1.4 .2 1.8 4.6 1.2 3.1 5.7 See footnotes at end of table. 42 4.5 - ■ 4.7 8.7 3.2 - -1.4 .4 -4.1 -2.7 -3.5 -.5 -6.6 3.5 -2.4 -4.2 -2.0 1.2 1.6 -.8 1.2 3.6 4.0 .8 3.8 6.8 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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 12 .............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... Public transportation ................................................................. Airline fare 2 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 2 ................... ............................. Intracity transportation 2 ........................................................... 253.9 102.3 101.2 105.8 190.6 206.3 164.7 175.2 253.2 102.5 101.3 106.2 187.4 204.4 165.3 171.1 253.5 102.3 101.0 106.3 185.2 204.0 165.4 171.2 253.4 103.0 101.8 106.8 184.4 199.6 165.5 171.4 2.1 ■ ■ 9.0 18.0 10.7 -3.4 1.6 1.6 .8 3.1 -2.3 -2.5 3.2 .0 -2.6 -.8 -1.6 1.9 7.9 4.8 1.5 .9 -0.8 2.8 2.4 3.8 -12.4 -12.4 2.0 -8.4 1.8 ■ ■ * 3.2 7.2 6.9 -1.7 -1.7 1.0 .4 2.9 -2.8 -4.2 1.7 -3.9 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 .............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 2 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 2 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 7 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 .................................... 242.9 219.9 260.5 146.5 174.4 175.2 248.0 224.6 231.9 236.9 144.8 159.1 285.6 105.5 104.4 235.4 109.5 243.7 221.5 262.3 146.9 174.9 175.4 248.5 225.5 232.9 237.7 144.9 159.7 285.6 105.4 104.3 236.0 109.7 244.1 221.3 262.6 146.4 174.0 175.7 249.1 226.2 233.2 238.8 145.3 160.0 286.7 105.8 104.5 236.9 109.9 244.6 221.8 263.2 146.5 173.4 177.8 249.6 226.4 233.7 239.3 144.0 160.9 287.2 106.0 104.8 237.7 109.7 3.1 2.3 4.6 .0 -.2 1.1 3.4 3.3 2.9 5.0 2.8 2.3 3.8 6.0 5.2 2.3 7.1 4.1 6.1 7.3 2.5 4.3 -2.5 3.7 3.5 2.7 4.2 7.5 1.8 2.4 .4 -.4 5.3 3.9 4.1 3.3 5.1 1.7 2.6 -.2 4.3 3.5 5.5 4.0 -2.2 .3 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.7 12.6 2.8 3.5 4.2 .0 -2.3 6.1 2.6 3.2 3.1 4.1 -2.2 4.6 2.3 1.9 1.5 4.0 .7 3.6 4.2 5.9 1.2 2.0 -.7 3.5 3.4 2.8 4.6 5.1 2.0 3.1 3.1 2.4 3.8 5.5 3.4 3.4 4.6 .8 .1 2.9 3.5 3.4 4.3 4.0 -2.2 2.4 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 6.5 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ..................................................................... Televisions2 ............................................................................. Cable television 5 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 2 ....................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... Pets and pet products 2 ............................................................ Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ Sporting goods 2 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ......................................... Sports equipment 2 ................................................................... Photography 1 2 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 .................................. Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... Other recreational goods 1 .......................................................... Toys .......................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 2 ............................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 2 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. Recreational books 1 2 .............................................................. 101.0 101.1 58.1 247.4 91.5 95.7 84.0 99.2 101.9 144.1 102.8 123.8 129.0 115.0 100.2 133.4 100.8 95.8 119.9 97.7 101.5 103.0 103.2 206.0 178.5 186.0 102.3 103.3 101.0 101.3 57.6 249.6 90.1 96.6 84.2 100.0 101.4 142.6 103.6 122.6 128.6 113.3 100.8 134.0 101.6 95.5 119.2 99.1 101.8 103.2 103.6 206.0 179.9 186.9 102.7 103.9 100.7 101.0 57.1 249.5 88.9 96.1 84.0 100.1 101.4 142.5 103.7 122.4 128.1 113.3 100.7 133.9 101.4 95.2 118.8 98.7 101.5 102.7 103.1 204.7 179.7 186.8 102.8 103.6 100.8 100.8 56.9 250.7 87.6 95.6 82.4 100.2 101.9 143.3 104.0 123.7 130.3 113.8 100.3 133.0 101.2 94.6 118.0 98.4 100.4 103.2 104.3 204.9 179.4 186.5 103.0 102.7 3.6 -3.3 11.7 ■ ■ -9.1 ■ * -1.1 ■ 8.7 11.6 5.2 ■ -6.9 ■ ■ -8.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.9 5.9 4.3 * .8 -.4 -3.3 3.0 -15.4 -5.2 -5.9 3.3 4.0 3.4 4.4 -6.8 -4.9 -8.8 1.2 3.3 .0 -6.7 -9.0 .4 10.8 6.1 3.6 8.6 4.2 4.7 2.8 8.2 .8 .0 -5.3 6.0 -9.1 -6.8 -7.3 -3.9 1.2 .8 2.8 1.0 5.1 -2.7 1.2 -2.9 3.7 -4.1 -3.3 -9.3 -4.2 2.4 6.9 -.8 3.4 2.4 1.6 5.2 -.8 -1.2 -8.0 5.4 -16.0 -.4 -7.4 4.1 .0 -2.2 4.8 -.3 4.1 -4.1 .4 -1.2 1.6 -4.9 -6.2 2.9 -4.3 .8 4.3 -2.1 2.0 1.1 2.8 -2.3 1.6 -3.3 7.3 ■ ' -7.5 ' ' 1.1 .0 -.6 -6.7 5.7 -12.6 -3.7 -7.3 .0 .6 -.7 3.8 .3 4.6 -3.4 .8 -2.1 2.6 -4.5 -4.7 -3.4 -4.2 1.6 5.6 -1.4 2.7 1.7 2.2 1.4 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school 6 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 .............. 100.6 103.2 252.3 290.5 306.2 311.0 143.6 103.3 100.7 103.4 255.3 290.6 306.7 310.5 143.9 104.9 100.8 103.9 259.1 291.7 307.8 312.2 144.2 105.2 101.1 104.2 260.0 292.8 309.6 313.8 144.3 105.2 3.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 4.7 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 4.9 6.4 6.8 4.9 -1.2 3.6 -.5 4.2 1.7 9.4 7.3 8.6 2.0 3.9 12.8 3.2 4.5 3.7 2.0 7.6 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 43 .7 3.1 -2.0 -1.9 " -8.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6.7 5.0 4.5 ■ ■ 6.2 5.5 4.8 6.0 5.8 .4 3.7 5.9 3.7 3.1 6.5 4.6 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ Postage 2 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 2 ............................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. Telephone services 12 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 2 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 .................. Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 2 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ Computer information processing services 12 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 2 .......................... Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 2 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. Personal care 2 ........................................................................... Personal care products 2 ......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 .......................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 2 4 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 .............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.5 165.3 100.0 94.1 98.5 100.1 160.8 104.1 98.4 100.8 165.4 100.4 94.2 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.8 165.6 100.5 93.9 98.5 100.1 160.8 103.8 98.4 101.2 165.8 101.1 92.9 -3.2 .0 -3.2 1.5 ■ ■ 1.6 .4 .0 10.2 1.6 4.9 3.2 7.0 -7.9 -5.1 .0 .0 1.2 -5.5 -2.7 .7 -5.4 -8.8 0.4 .0 .0 -1.5 .4 2.8 1.2 4.5 -5.0 -0.8 .0 -.8 2.3 • -2.4 .0 .0 -.2 -2.6 .0 1.0 -.6 -6.9 38.9 71.2 94.5 103.6 93.7 38.2 69.0 93.8 103.5 93.3 37.4 67.5 92.4 103.5 91.1 36.6 65.3 90.0 103.5 91.2 -25.5 ■ - -25.2 -34.7 -.8 13.4 -10.5 -30.5 -42.9 -9.9 .8 -7.7 -21.6 -29.2 -17.7 -.4 -10.3 -25.3 - -26.2 -36.4 -13.9 .2 -9.0 236.7 274.5 109.4 103.5 157.2 149.6 239.7 283.7 113.6 103.7 157.7 150.1 240.4 284.3 114.2 103.5 158.3 150.4 239.3 280.8 112.5 105.2 158.1 149.8 8.2 19.2 - 6.6 11.5 15.0 11.5 4.5 8.1 3.6 9.6 5.7 -2.7 1.3 -2.4 4.5 9.5 11.8 6.7 2.3 .5 7.4 15.3 ■ 3.1 4.7 4.0 9.5 8.7 1.9 1.8 -.9 100.4 101.3 100.8 100.2 2.0 -2.4 -.8 ■ -1.6 163.4 167.0 101.8 234.9 171.1 180.8 101.4 101.6 199.4 99.6 163.1 167.4 102.1 236.2 173.3 181.2 101.7 101.4 199.4 100.2 164.8 167.8 102.3 236.8 174.2 181.7 102.2 101.2 199.7 101.7 164.2 168.0 102.4 237.4 174.3 182.1 102.4 101.3 199.9 100.7 7.6 2.0 3.2 6.4 3.5 - 14.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.3 2.4 2.0 3.3 4.5 -2.9 3.2 3.2 4.6 2.1 6.2 .4 2.8 5.0 -4.7 2.0 2.4 2.4 4.3 7.7 2.9 4.0 -1.2 1.0 4.5 11.2 2.5 3.1 4.6 4.4 • 4.1 -.5 2.8 2.8 4.4 4.9 4.5 2.2 .8 3.0 -.2 142.0 130.6 131.8 136.5 127.5 181.5 170.5 186.0 214.6 159.6 155.3 156.1 132.1 133.8 138.2 146.7 128.4 171.2 176.0 141.8 130.3 131.5 136.1 127.2 181.9 171.3 185.5 215.3 159.7 155.1 156.1 131.9 133.5 137.9 146.6 127.8 171.3 176.3 142.4 130.7 132.6 137.3 127.1 182.2 171.8 185.4 215.5 160.0 155.5 156.6 132.3 134.5 139.3 147.3 128.4 171.3 176.4 142.4 130.6 132.0 136.4 127.4 182.7 172.4 185.6 216.2 160.3 155.7 156.8 132.2 134.1 138.7 147.3 128.4 171.6 177.0 -1.4 -3.3 -5.8 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -2.2 -.7 .9 .0 -.9 -1.2 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 .6 4.1 3.7 1.1 .0 -1.2 -2.0 1.6 2.0 2.9 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.3 .0 -.9 -1.1 .8 1.9 1.2 2.3 1.1 .0 .6 -.3 -.3 2.7 4.5 -.9 3.0 1.8 1.0 1.8 .3 .9 1.5 1.6 .0 .9 2.3 -.7 -2.1 -3.5 -4.8 -.5 2.5 3.3 2.2 4.0 .9 .1 .9 -2.1 -3.2 -5.1 -.5 -.8 1.7 2.3 1.1 .0 -.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 3.7 .1 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.5 .2 .0 .1 1.2 .9 1.1 2.3 ' 1.8 1.4 4.9 ' Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................... Durables ...................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 44 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1998 Oct. 1998 Sep. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1998 May 1998 100.2 169.2 171.3 143.4 89.9 190.0 164.1 144.5 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 .8 -6.9 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 3.3 4.0 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 May 1998 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6 100.7 168.3 170.4 143.2 90.7 188.6 163.2 144.1 99.3 168.6 170.7 143.3 88.8 189.1 162.6 144.0 -6.8 2.2 2.1 1.4 -9.9 2.4 4.0 -2.2 -2.0 2.2 2.1 .6 -3.5 3.0 2.2 1.1 -14.4 2.4 2.5 1.0 -20.3 3.4 2.0 -1.6 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 100.3 168.9 171.0 143.4 90.9 189.5 163.9 143.9 45 -4.4 2.2 2.1 1.0 -6.8 2.7 3.1 -.6 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area U.S. city average ........................................... Pricing schedule 1 Oct. 1998 Sep. 1998 Aug. 1998 Percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Percent change to Oct. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1997 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 M 163.4 163.6 164.0 164.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 170.5 171.4 102.2 170.6 171.7 102.2 171.3 172.3 102.6 171.2 172.2 102.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 .4 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 1.5 1.7 1.2 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 159.5 161.0 102.0 159.9 161.4 102.2 160.1 161.4 102.4 160.1 161.3 102.4 1.5 1.8 1.1 .1 -.1 .2 .0 -.1 .0 1.5 1.9 1.1 .4 .2 .4 .1 .0 .2 M 153.3 154.0 154.3 154.7 .7 .5 .3 .7 .7 .2 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 159.5 158.9 102.5 159.5 158.8 102.5 159.8 159.0 102.8 159.6 158.6 102.8 1.1 1.4 .9 .1 -.1 .3 -.1 -.3 .0 1.3 1.5 1.0 .2 .1 .3 .2 .1 .3 M 160.2 160.1 159.8 160.0 1.8 -.1 .1 1.8 -.2 -.2 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 164.8 165.6 102.5 165.1 165.9 102.7 165.5 166.3 103.0 165.8 166.5 103.5 1.8 2.3 1.1 .4 .4 .8 .2 .1 .5 1.7 2.0 .9 .4 .4 .5 .2 .2 .3 M M M 148.1 102.4 159.4 148.2 102.4 159.7 148.5 102.7 159.7 148.5 102.8 159.9 1.9 1.1 1.3 .2 .4 .1 .0 .1 .1 1.7 1.0 1.3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .0 M M 165.4 162.6 165.3 162.6 165.7 163.2 165.4 163.4 1.5 1.7 .1 .5 -.2 .1 2.0 1.3 .2 .4 .2 .4 M 174.2 174.4 174.8 174.7 1.6 .2 -.1 1.5 .3 .2 172.1 161.5 154.5 102.9 - 173.3 160.8 154.0 102.4 2.3 2.4 1.9 .7 -.4 -.3 -.5 - ■ ■ 162.0 161.0 148.5 161.1 - - - - 2.0 .8 - .1 .3 .7 .2 170.3 167.2 169.3 ■ - • - - * - 1.6 2.9 1.0 .4 .5 Region and area size2 Size classes A5 B/C 3 ............................................................ D ................................................................. Selected local areas6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 ..... Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 1 1 1 1 ■ 2 2 2 2 161.9 160.5 147.4 160.8 - 2 2 2 168.6 166.6 168.5 * - Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; - NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 46 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 West South Midwest2 Northeast Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category All items ......................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................... 171.2 269.6 1.6 ■ -0.1 ■ 160.1 260.4 1.5 0.0 159.6 259.0 1.1 -0.1 165.8 268.1 1.8 0.2 Food and beverages .................................... Food .......................................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 165.2 164.6 165.5 165.4 171.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .0 159.2 158.5 157.9 160.1 166.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.9 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 160.4 160.5 158.7 165.1 159.9 1.9 2.0 1.5 2.7 2.0 .0 .1 .0 .1 .3 165.5 165.0 169.1 159.0 169.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 .0 .0 -.1 .1 -.4 Housing ....................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... Electricity ............................................. Utility natural gas service ..................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 172.9 204.3 187.6 2.4 3.4 3.5 .0 -.2 .5 155.8 179.8 170.4 1.8 3.0 2.8 -.1 -.1 .2 151.3 166.9 161.4 1.6 3.3 3.1 -.4 .0 .2 166.4 184.1 176.0 3.2 4.1 4.0 .3 .3 .5 213.3 121.9 111.9 129.3 132.2 125.6 128.3 3.1 -2.7 -3.4 -1.8 -2.8 -.2 2.2 .2 1.7 2.0 2.3 .2 6.2 .2 184.9 122.3 105.7 111.2 120.2 102.9 124.3 2.9 -3.5 -5.0 -5.0 -1.9 -8.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.8 1.5 -.2 169.0 129.6 110.3 112.7 111.9 118.0 127.2 3.3 -4.8 -7.9 -8.2 -8.8 -6.0 .6 .2 -2.6 -3.3 -3.4 -4.5 2.2 -.3 194.6 137.9 125.5 128.5 141.3 114.0 126.8 3.8 -2.5 -4.0 -3.9 -3.0 -6.2 14 .4 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .3 Apparel ........................................................ 132.9 -.2 -1.1 133.1 -.6 -.3 145.9 .1 .2 124.9 1.8 -.6 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ New and used motor vehicles 4 ............... New vehicles ......................................... New cars and trucks 4 5 ........................ New cars 5 .......... ................................. Used cars and trucks ............................. Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............ 143.3 138.4 100.0 142.5 99.2 140.7 157.4 88.1 87.6 85.7 91.3 89.7 -2.6 -2.8 -1.0 -1.2 4.2 -15.2 -15.4 -16.4 -14.8 -13.4 .1 .1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .7 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 -.1 140.2 136.6 101.0 141.1 99.9 136.3 153.8 90.2 89.8 87.7 100.5 94.7 -.8 -.8 .3 .0 4.3 -11.9 -12.1 -12.9 -10.9 -10.4 .0 .2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 .7 -2.5 -2.5 -2.7 -2.8 -2.3 139.1 137.7 100.9 146.7 99.7 145.3 155.6 87.7 87.2 83.7 93.6 92.0 -1.8 -2.1 ■ -.1 -.3 4.9 -13.8 -13.9 -14.9 -13.2 -12.1 .1 .2 .4 .5 .4 .3 .6 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 143.9 139.5 100.8 142.7 99.3 138.8 150.3 93.5 92.6 89.2 91.5 95.5 -1.6 -2.0 -.6 ■ -.6 3.4 -16.1 -16.2 -17.3 -14.9 -14.3 .2 .4 .9 .9 .9 .9 .4 -.8 -.9 -1.0 -.4 -.7 Medical care ................................................ Medical care commodities ......................... Medical care services ................................ Professional services ............................... 256.8 230.4 262.4 236.9 4.2 5.5 3.9 4.3 .1 -.3 .2 -.1 238.3 221.6 242.3 223.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 .1 .3 .0 .1 242.3 218.4 248.3 228.2 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.7 .0 .2 .0 .0 242.8 232.6 245.1 208.8 2.6 3.3 2.4 1.9 .5 .3 .5 .7 Recreation 4 ................................................. 102.9 - .3 100.9 - -.1 101.4 - .0 99.9 - .6 Education and communication 4 ................... 100.7 - .0 101.9 - .0 100.9 - .3 100.7 - .1 Other goods and services ............................ 248.7 4.2 -.5 235.4 4.9 -.4 233.8 5.3 -.4 243.9 3.6 .0 171.2 143.2 129.0 130.6 1.6 .1 -1.4 -2.0 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.7 160.1 141.5 131.5 134.4 1.5 .3 -1.0 -1.4 .0 .0 -.2 -.8 159.6 142.5 132.4 135.3 1.1 .0 -1.1 -1.6 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 165.8 142.7 129.1 131.1 1.8 .1 -1.5 -2.1 .2 .0 .0 -.4 135.3 126.6 199.1 213.2 187.9 233.5 -2.8 -.6 2.6 3.4 -.2 3.5 -.4 .2 .1 -.2 .0 .3 138.4 126.8 179.7 184.7 186.8 211.0 -1.8 -.2 2.5 3.0 2.0 3.7 -1.1 .6 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 135.5 128.8 177.4 171.6 189.7 216.7 -2.4 -.5 2.1 3.4 .6 3.2 -.5 .1 -.2 .1 .4 .2 138.8 126.7 186.8 195.4 191.0 215.8 -3.9 -.4 3.0 4.2 2.5 2.2 -.3 .6 .3 .3 .1 .5 Commodity and service group All items .......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Rent of shelter3 ......................................... Transportation services ............................. Other services ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 47 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Midwest2 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 South Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 West Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .............. AH items less food ............................. All items less shelter ......................... Commodities less food ..................... Nondurables ..................................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel .. Services less rent of shelter * ........... Services less medical care services . Energy ............................................... All items less energy ......................... All items less food and energy ....... Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................... Energy commodities .................... Services less energy services ..... 167.0 172.6 160.5 130.7 148.2 133.0 137.7 200.7 194.0 102.1 180.4 184.5 1.5 1.5 .8 -1.3 .4 -1.6 -2.3 1.7 2.5 -7.7 2.3 2.3 -0.1 .0 .1 -.4 -.3 -.7 -.4 .5 .1 1.2 -.1 -.2 155.8 160.3 154.4 132.8 146.7 136.2 140.2 184.4 174.0 98.0 168.9 171.4 1.3 1.4 .9 -.9 .5 -1.2 -1.5 2.0 2.4 -8.1 2.3 2.3 -0.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.9 .1 .0 -1.0 .1 .1 154.4 159.4 157.6 133.4 147.8 136.5 136.8 190.5 169.7 97.6 167.8 169.7 1.0 1.0 .4 -1.0 .3 -1.4 -1.9 .9 1.9 -10.8 2.1 2.2 -0.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.2 -2.4 .1 .1 161.6 166.1 159.7 131.1 148.6 134.0 141.2 196.4 181.7 106.8 172.4 174.2 1.8 1.8 .8 -1.2 .4 -1.7 -3.3 1.6 3.1 -10.1 2.7 2.7 0.1 .2 .1 .0 -.2 -.4 -.3 .3 .3 -.4 .2 .2 144.5 86.4 205.9 .7 -14.3 2.9 -.4 .0 .0 144.1 90.0 188.4 .6 -11.9 3.1 .1 -2.4 -.1 145.3 88.5 184.5 .6 -13.4 2.9 .0 -1.0 .1 140.7 94.6 191.1 .8 -15.8 3.4 .1 -.7 .3 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 48 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from—- Index Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 102.8 1.1 0.1 159.9 257.9 1.3 0.1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 158.3 158.1 156.1 162,6 159.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.1 -.9 .0 .0 ,0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .4 .3 .1 .0 .0 -.9 3.1 -.1 152.7 174.0 163.0 181.5 130.2 108.4 117.1 123.6 108.7 123.2 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.1 1.7 .4 .4 2.7 -5.0 -1.4 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .6 -.3 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 148.5 148.5 1.9 0.0 ' ' Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 147.0 146.6 150.5 140.8 150.6 2.4 2.4 2,4 2.6 2.2 .1 .1 .0 .2 .1 101.8 101.9 101.7 102.2 101.3 * Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 145.4 155.5 146.2 155.8 126.6 123.4 123.0 123.6 121.8 119.5 2.8 3.9 4.1 3.8 -3.4 -4.9 -4.5 -3.1 -5.9 1.6 -.1 -.1 .3 .3 -.9 -1.0 -1.2 -3.1 2.9 .0 101.8 102.9 102.2 102.4 97.2 96.0 96.5 96.8 95.6 100.9 ■ ~ ■ ■ - Apparel ..................................................................................... 124.4 .7 -t7 102.6 - -.1 139.0 1.2 1.4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 5 ................................................... New cars 5 ......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 139.8 138.9 100.7 125.9 99.3 124.3 146.5 131.9 131.1 129.9 92.5 125.0 -1.5 -1.8 ■ -.6 -.5 4.6 -14.0 -14.3 -15.1 -13.3 -12.5 .1 .3 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.5 -.6 98.7 98.4 100.9 99.9 99.9 99.5 103.6 87.9 87.9 87.3 88.3 89.3 ' " ■ ■ ■ • * ■ ■ .1 .2 .9 .9 .9 .9 .7 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.7 -1.3 138.0 134.1 100.8 143.9 99.6 140.0 147.6 86.1 85.4 81.5 95.2 90.5 -2.3 -2.3 * -.1 .1 3.8 -15.4 -15.5 -16.2 -15.1 -13.1 .0 ,0 ,1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .6 -1.4 -1.5 -1,3 -1.3 -1.7 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... 193.9 181.9 196.4 177.9 3.7 4.7 3.4 3.6 .2 .0 .3 .2 102.8 102.4 103.0 102.9 * ■ .0 .2 .1 .0 239.4 225.1 243.1 231.8 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 .1 .4 .0 -.1 Recreation 3 .............................................................................. 101.1 - .3 101.1 - -.1 103.9 - .3 Education and communication 3 .............................................. 101.3 - .0 100.6 * .2 100.7 - .1 Other goods and services ....................................................... 192.5 4.1 -.2 105.1 - -.4 240.7 7.6 -.8 148.5 136.6 129.8 138.0 147.5 118.8 157.9 155.9 154.7 178.6 1.9 .3 -1.1 -1.5 -2.6 -.3 2.9 4.0 1.2 3.2 .0 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.4 .3 .0 -.1 .1 .3 102.8 100.3 99.4 99.3 97.8 99.5 102.3 102.9 101.6 102.9 1.1 ■ * ■ ■ ■ * ■ .1 .0 -.1 -.6 159.9 140.4 130.8 133.9 134.9 127.1 181.1 180,0 186.9 218.5 1.3 .2 -.9 -.7 -1.5 -1.1 2.3 1.4 .6 4.8 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 * ■ ■ Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............. Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ...................................................................... Transportation services .......................................................... Other services ........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 49 -.8 .5 .1 .0 .1 .1 -.8 .0 .2 .2 .7 .3 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ............................................... 146.0 148.9 145.5 131.0 142.8 139.2 147.7 159.8 154.7 127.0 150.1 150.8 130.8 131.2 160.4 1.7 1.8 .9 -.9 .6 -1.2 -2.1 1.7 2.9 -8.9 2.6 2.7 .8 -13.7 3.4 101.3 101.3 100.8 99.5 100.6 99.4 98.1 101.6 102.2 92.5 102.1 102.2 101.1 88.0 102.7 * - 0.1 .0 .0 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.7 .1 .1 -.6 .1 .1 .1 -1.5 .1 154.3 160.2 156.5 131.7 145.9 135.1 136.3 192.0 173.5 97.3 168.8 171.4 144.2 85.9 188.7 1.1 1.1 1.3 -.9 .8 -.7 -1.4 3.1 2.1 -6.2 2.0 1.9 .9 -14.8 2.4 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 tor information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. -0.1 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 .1 .0 -1.0 .1 .1 -.2 -.7 .1 50 0.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.7 .3 .2 -.5 .1 .2 .1 -1.5 .3 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B/C :2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................ 172.2 266.1 1.7 - -0.1 102.6 - 1.3 - 0.0 - Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ............................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 164.9 164.2 165.4 164.7 173.0 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.0 .1 .1 .0 .4 .1 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.5 100.0 - -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 173.5 203.4 189.4 209.5 121.7 115.7 129.6 130.6 129.0 128.7 2.6 3.5 3.9 3.4 -2.3 -2.8 -1.4 -2.5 .5 2.1 .0 -.2 .5 .2 1.8 2.1 2.3 .2 6.0 .2 101.6 102.6 101.6 102.1 96.5 95.2 97.4 96.7 99.3 102.5 _ - .0 -.3 .2 .2 1.6 1.7 2.1 .3 6.8 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 128.6 -1.2 -1.4 103.7 - -.4 - .2 .2 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.3 .0 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline unleaded regular ® ........................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade ®® ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium ®......................................... 146.1 141.2 87.6 87.1 85.1 89.7 88.7 -2.3 -2.5 -15.0 -15.0 -16.1 -14.3 -13.1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -.1 97.4 97.1 86.1 86.1 85.3 86.7 87.8 Medical care ............................................................................. 261.9 4.7 .1 102.7 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Education and communication 2 .............................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... .5 103.3 100.7 . -.1 102.0 100.4 .1 . _ . -.1 -.1 -.2 246.0 4.3 -.6 104.1 172.2 144.2 129.8 131.1 128.4 198.4 1.7 .1 -1.4 -1.9 -.6 2.7 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.8 .1 .1 102.6 100.5 99.2 98.8 99.7 101.9 1.3 - .0 .0 -.1 -.3 .2 .0 167.9 161.5 131.6 148.8 133.7 200.3 193.0 104.6 180.5 184.7 1.6 .9 -1.3 .3 -1.5 1.9 2.7 -7.1 2.4 2.4 -.1 .1 -.5 -.3 -.7 .5 .1 1.5 -.1 -.2 101.2 100.8 99.2 100.8 98.9 101.2 101.8 91.8 102.1 102.0 - .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 .4 .0 1.0 -.1 -.1 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables .............................................................................. Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy .............................................................................. All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 51 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Size class A Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category 102.4 1.1 154.7 248.1 0.7 .0 .0 -.3 .4 1.0 152.2 151.2 147.9 157.9 166.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.8 ■ ■ .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .0 .0 -1.3 2.1 .0 146.7 164.1 153.7 172.2 129.9 101.1 109.3 106.9 114.8 119.1 .1 1.7 2.0 2.1 -2.4 -4.4 -4.2 -1.6 -7.1 -4.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 .0 .0 -.1 -.7 .6 .1 102.1 - -1.1 152.2 2.6 3.3 .1 .3 -2.2 -2.2 -2.4 -2.1 -1.9 99.3 99.1 90.1 90.1 89.5 90.8 91.9 ■ • ' .1 .1 -3.4 -3.4 -3.3 -3.8 -3.2 132.8 126.8 83.9 83.0 79.9 97.5 87.8 -3.0 -2.2 -15.9 -15.9 -16.4 -15.9 -13.8 .2 .3 -.7 -.7 -.9 -.3 -.6 5.0 .2 102.5 - .0 232.4 5.0 .0 100.4 - -.2 101.3 - .0 103.1 - .5 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 102.9 - -.1 101.0 - .0 98.8 - .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 241.2 4.8 -.2 105.3 - -.4 224.2 5.8 -1.2 161.3 143.1 131.5 135.5 124.5 180.1 1.8 .8 -.5 -.6 -.1 2.6 -.1 .0 -.2 -.7 .5 -.1 102.4 100.1 99.3 99.7 98.8 102.5 1.1 - .0 -.1 -.2 -1.2 1.0 .1 154.7 140.2 133.5 139.3 126.0 170.5 .7 -.1 -1.0 -.6 -1.6 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .6 .1 .3 157.5 155.3 133.1 149.2 137.5 184.6 174.9 99.3 169.7 171.7 1.7 1.3 -.3 1.3 -.4 1.9 2.5 -8.3 2.7 2.6 -.1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.7 .0 -.2 -.7 -.1 -.1 101.3 100.9 99.4 100.6 99.8 102.3 102.5 93.6 102.0 102.2 - .0 .0 -.2 -.6 -1.1 .1 .2 -1.6 .1 .2 149.2 152.4 134.6 146.3 140.8 180.0 162.5 92.3 163.7 166.5 .3 .4 -1.0 .5 -.5 1.4 1.1 -9.3 1.7 1.6 .3 .3 .4 .3 .6 .4 .4 -.3 .4 .4 All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 161.3 266.4 1.8 -0.1 ' ' Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 162.4 162.0 162.9 160.8 166.8 2.9 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.7 .3 .4 .4 .1 -.1 101.5 101.5 101.0 102.2 102.7 - Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 156.4 181.7 175.0 187.1 119.3 105.1 108.3 117.0 100.0 119.9 1.9 3.3 3.5 3.3 -4.6 -6.4 -6.4 -3.1 -10.2 .0 -.2 -.2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.4 1.4 -.3 101.7 102.9 101.8 102.0 97.6 96.6 97.0 99.9 92.7 100.0 Apparel ..................................................................................... 129.7 .9 -.5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 142.1 139.4 92.4 91.8 90.2 100.4 95.0 -.4 -.4 -10.7 -11.0 -11.7 -10.3 -9.4 Medical care ............................................................................. 237.1 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. 0.0 ' 0.3 ' Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 52 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category 0.0 160.0 259.8 1.8 0.1 ■ - .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 156.8 157.3 154.9 163.9 144.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.7 -1.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.6 101.9 103.2 102.7 103.0 96.3 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.8 100.8 • ■ ■ * ■ -.2 -.1 .2 .2 -1.0 -1.4 -1.5 -1.9 1.3 -.2 151.9 173.6 164.6 177.0 130.6 111.4 116.1 120.0 109.7 122.2 1.4 1.3 2.2 2.3 3.3 2.9 3.0 4.9 -6.6 -.7 .2 .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .0 .5 -.7 .7 102.2 - -.2 132.4 -1.1 1.4 -2.1 -2.5 -13.0 -13.1 -14.1 -12.2 -11.2 .3 .3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.1 98.9 98.5 87.6 87.6 87.0 87.9 89.1 ■ ■ .2 .1 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7 -1.4 138.0 136.3 80.5 79.5 74.8 95.2 88.1 -1.5 -1.9 -14.8 -14.9 -16.0 -14.0 -12.6 .0 -.1 -1.6 -1.5 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 239.0 1.8 .1 103.1 - .0 245.9 4.8 .1 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. 100.4 - .0 101.2 - -.2 106.7 - .3 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 101.6 - .1 100.2 - .4 101.8 - .1 Other goods and services ....................................................... 223.3 3.8 -.2 105.6 - -.5 234.2 9.1 -.5 158.6 142.5 132.2 134.0 130.3 174.8 1.4 .0 -1.0 -1.3 -.8 2.5 -.3 -.1 .0 .2 -.3 -.3 102.8 100.4 99.7 99.4 100.0 102.3 .9 ■ - .0 .0 -.1 -.6 .4 -.1 160.0 139.4 130.1 131.9 127.7 181.9 1.8 -.5 -.6 -.4 3.0 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 .3 154.2 156.3 133.4 147.2 135.6 188.7 168.4 97.2 166.8 168.4 1.4 .4 -.9 .3 -.9 1.1 2.5 -7.4 2.1 2.2 -.3 -.4 .1 -.1 .3 -.8 -.4 -4.6 .1 .2 101.3 100.8 99.7 100.6 99.5 101.3 102.2 91.6 102.2 102.4 * • - -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.6 -.1 -.1 -1.4 .0 .0 153.1 156.6 130.4 144.0 132.3 193.3 172.3 95.3 169.2 172.0 1.5 2.0 -.5 .8 -.6 4.3 2.8 -4.2 2.4 2.4 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .3 -.5 .2 .2 All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 158.6 256.1 1.4 -0.3 ‘ ' 102.8 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 160.6 160.7 158.0 166.1 159.7 1.8 1.7 .8 2.9 2.3 -.2 -.3 -.5 .0 .6 101.7 101.7 101.3 102.3 101.3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 150.4 166.0 162.7 168.8 119.4 105.4 108.9 105.9 114.2 131.8 2.7 3.8 3.4 3.6 -1.6 -2.7 -2.5 -1.2 -6.1 2.2 -.7 .1 .2 .3 -6.1 -7.7 -7.9 -10.2 3.9 -.7 Apparel ..................................................................................... 152.2 1.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 138.4 137.9 90.7 89.9 86.8 92.6 93.5 Medical care ............................................................................. 0.9 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... .4 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C *1 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Index Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 166.5 271.5 2.3 0.1 103.5 ' 1.1 ' 0.5 ' Food and beverages ............................................................ Food .................................................................................. Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home ...................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................................................... 166.3 165.8 170.3 159.5 170.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.6 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.3 102.0 102.0 102.3 101.3 101.4 • • .2 .2 .1 .1 -.3 Housing ............................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 169.5 186.3 181.4 198.0 139.4 127.7 130.0 144.1 117.1 128.7 3.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 -4.7 -7.0 -6.9 -6.0 -9.2 2.1 .2 .2 .4 .4 -.7 -.9 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 .5 102.0 102.4 101.8 101.7 100.8 100.6 100.8 101.1 99.5 100.8 ■ * • .7 .7 .9 .6 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.5 4.3 -.2 Apparel ................................................................................ 122.9 2.1 -1.2 103.2 - 2.2 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 143.0 138.9 92.7 91.7 88.2 89.7 95.5 -1.4 -1.8 -16.6 -16.7 -17.9 -15.1 -14.8 .2 .4 -.7 -.9 -1.0 -.4 -.7 98.9 98.3 87.4 87.4 86.6 88.3 88.9 ■ .1 .5 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.5 -.3 Medical care ........................................................................ 238.8 2.7 .4 102.9 - .7 Recreation 2 ......................................................................... 100.2 .9 99.2 - -.1 .2 ’ - Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.5 - .1 101.2 - Other goods and services .................................................... 249.5 3.2 .2 104.0 - -.6 166.5 142.9 128.4 129.3 126.7 187.2 2.3 .4 -1.2 -2.0 .2 3.5 .1 -.1 .0 -.5 .6 .2 103.5 100.2 99.1 99.2 99.0 102.3 1.1 - .5 .3 .4 .2 .5 .6 162.8 159.6 130.5 148.4 132.6 196.4 183.0 105.3 172.9 174.7 2.3 .8 -1.1 .5 -1.7 1.4 3.6 -12.0 3.1 3.2 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.5 .3 .2 -.9 .2 .2 101.3 101.0 99.2 100.7 99.3 102.0 102.2 94.7 101.9 101.9 ~ - Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................. C om m od ities ............................................................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables .......................................................................... Sen/ices ............................................................................... - ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ..................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables ........................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy ................................................................................... All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. • - * ■ 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. * Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 54 .4 .3 .4 .2 .2 .4 .5 1.0 .4 .4 Table 14. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Percent change to Oct. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 M 161.4 161.2 162.5 162.5 2.1 0.8 0.0 2.2 0.7 0.8 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 163.8 163.9 101.4 163.5 163.3 101.6 165.6 165.4 102.9 165.5 165.4 102.7 2.3 2.2 ■ 1.2 1.3 1.1 -.1 .0 -.2 2.8 2.7 - 1.1 .9 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 157.2 161.2 101.5 156.8 160.9 100.9 157.7 162.2 101.3 157.9 162.9 101.0 2.5 3.4 - .7 1.2 .1 .1 .4 -.3 2.1 2.7 - .3 .6 -.2 .6 .8 .4 M 146.8 147.9 147.8 147.9 1.9 .0 .1 2.4 .7 -.1 U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 158.0 158.3 100.6 157.7 157.4 100.5 158.7 158.8 101.0 158.7 158.0 101.3 1.5 .8 - .6 .4 .8 .0 -.5 .3 1.7 1.4 - .4 .3 .4 .6 .9 .5 M 153.5 154.7 155.1 154.9 2.4 .1 -.1 3.4 1.0 .3 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 167.9 169.6 101.2 167.9 169.5 101.3 169.2 170.6 102.2 169.1 170.3 102.3 2.5 2.8 * .7 .5 1.0 -.1 -.2 .1 2.5 2.8 * .8 .6 1.0 .8 .6 .9 M M M 149.6 101.0 154.3 149.1 100.9 155.5 150.5 101.6 156.1 150.5 101.7 156.1 2.4 2.6 .9 .8 .4 .0 .1 .0 2.5 ’ 2.8 .6 .6 1.2 .9 .7 .4 Size classes AS .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 174.3 174.0 172.9 173.8 176.2 175.4 174.7 175.1 3.8 2.8 1.0 .7 -.9 -.2 4.6 3.1 1.1 .8 1.9 .9 M 165.9 165.4 166.5 166.6 1.2 .7 .1 1.8 .4 .7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 1 1 1 1 163.6 159.9 150.2 99.7 162.2 161.2 148.5 98.8 167.9 162.1 150.0 99.9 166.4 162.6 148.3 100.3 5.7 4.4 -.7 ■ 2.6 .9 -.1 1.5 -.9 .3 -1.1 .4 5.5 5.0 1.1 ■ 2.6 1.4 -.1 .2 3.5 .6 1.0 1.1 Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 166.5 153.4 157.7 167.2 166.4 153.9 156.8 167.5 166.3 153.0 157.7 169.2 164.3 157.2 155.1 167.7 4.2 -.8 1.5 -1.3 2.1 -1.1 .1 -1.2 2.7 -1.6 -.9 1.6 .5 3.8 -.1 -.3 .0 1.2 -.1 -.6 .6 1.0 2 2 2 162.7 171.3 166.1 162.9 171.7 166.8 165.7 172.6 168.7 166.4 171.7 168.0 3.4 2.7 2.1 .0 .7 .4 -.5 -.4 3.4 2.9 1.8 .8 1.6 1.7 .5 1.1 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 55 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for Ail Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................... 164.0 491.3 1.5 ■ 0.0 ■ 165.4 494.3 1.5 -0.2 163.4 482.9 1.7 " 0.1 * 174.7 505.2 1.6 -0.1 Food and beverages .................................. Food ....................................................... Food at home ........................................ Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ................................ 162.5 162.1 162.5 162.6 166.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 1.9 .1 .1 .0 .2 .1 166.1 165.6 174.7 150.1 171.1 2.7 2.9 3.8 1.1 .3 -.5 -.5 -.9 .1 -1.3 168.4 166.7 175.1 154.7 182.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.1 .8 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 167.8 167.0 166.6 171.8 176.2 2.1 2.0 1.2 3.4 2.7 .2 .2 .1 .6 .0 Housing .................................................... Shelter .................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................... Fuels ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity ........................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations 161.3 184.0 174.5 2.3 3.5 3.4 -.1 .1 .3 163.9 196.7 192.9 .4 3.0 3.6 -.2 -.4 .2 161.4 173.8 166.1 2.3 3.6 3.2 .1 .2 .3 177.2 208.5 193.7 2.6 3.4 3.7 .1 .0 .6 190.3 126.5 111.4 118.9 123.4 113.5 126.6 3.3 -3.5 -5.4 -5.1 -5.1 -5.3 1.1 .3 -.5 -.5 -.6 -1.9 2.8 .0 202.6 112.9 100.3 103.0 107.7 98.2 111.4 2.7 -11.9 -14.2 -14.2 -11.3 -17.4 -4.1 -.1 .9 1.0 1.1 .1 2.2 -.2 182.6 143.6 136.4 136.7 154.2 120.4 124.1 3.0 -9.0 -11.9 -11.9 -8.3 -19.1 2.7 .3 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.1 -1.7 .6 216.2 115.1 112.8 123.7 123.1 124.9 131.4 3.3 -2.4 -2.3 -.5 -1.6 1.5 1.3 .2 .3 .6 .7 .2 1.4 .2 Apparel ..................................................... 135.0 .2 -.4 122.7 2.5 .2 120.6 1.5 -2.3 128.0 -3.8 -2.6 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation .............................. Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 . Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............ 141.5 138.0 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.0 92.1 -1.7 -1.8 -14.2 -14.3 -15.2 -13.4 -12.6 .1 .2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 -1.0 138.7 136.0 93.4 92.6 90.1 99.6 95.3 .1 .0 -8.3 -8.6 -9.3 -7.6 -7.4 .0 .4 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 143.9 138.6 91.3 89.2 86.5 87.4 91.7 -.9 -1.4 -15.5 -15.7 -16.7 -15.6 -13.7 .3 .6 .0 .0 -.2 .5 .1 150.6 143.4 86.1 85.7 84.2 88.6 88.3 -1.8 -1.5 -14.3 -14.6 -15.5 -13.9 -12.9 .0 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .0 Medical care ............................................. 244.7 3.5 .2 246.7 4.2 .0 239.8 3.0 .7 257.5 4.5 -.2 - -.6 103.1 - 1.9 103.4 .0 99.2 - -.1 100.7 - -.1 1.1 Recreation 4 ............................................... 101.3 1.3 .2 100.1 Education and communication 4 ................. 101.0 1.0 .0 105.9 Other goods and services .......................... 240.5 4.6 -.3 247.7 3.9 .2 250.4 3.0 .1 245.6 4.4 -.2 164.0 142.5 130.6 132.9 127.4 185.6 1.5 .1 -1.2 -1.8 -.4 2.5 .0 -.1 -.2 -.5 .4 .1 165.4 143.7 129.3 134.1 121.3 186.6 1.5 .8 -.5 .2 -1.3 2.0 -.2 -.1 .1 -.1 .4 -.2 163.4 142.7 126.5 128.4 123.5 181.7 1.7 .8 -.4 -1.7 1.6 2.3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.6 .5 .3 174.7 146.6 130.6 131.6 128.8 199.4 1.6 -.3 -2.2 -3.0 -.6 2.8 -.1 -.3 -.7 -1.3 .4 .1 159.5 157.9 132.1 147.8 135.0 192.7 179.7 100.5 172.3 174.8 1.4 .7 -1.0 .3 -1.5 1.5 2.5 -9.2 2.4 2.3 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.4 .1 .0 -.3 .1 .1 161.4 155.5 131.4 150.5 136.8 184.7 181.7 96.1 174.3 176.5 1.4 .8 -.4 1.6 .2 .9 1.9 -11.9 2.5 2.4 -.2 -.1 .1 -.3 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 159.4 160.0 129.5 149.3 133.0 199.4 176.9 106.9 169.3 170.2 1.7 .8 -.3 .6 -1.5 .7 2.4 -13.9 2.7 2.7 .1 .1 -.2 -.3 -.6 .5 .3 -.3 .1 .2 170.8 162.1 132.6 151.1 134.3 197.2 194.6 102.7 182.8 186.8 1.4 .7 -1.9 -.2 -2.6 2.0 2.7 -6.3 2.1 2.1 -.1 -.1 -.7 -.4 -1.2 .2 .1 .4 -.1 -.2 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................... Commodities .............................................. Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ............................................... Services .................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less shelter .................................... Commodities less food ................................ Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................. Services less rent of shelter1 ....................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................ All items less energy .................................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 56 Table 16. Consumer Price index for Aii Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 .................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 164.0 491.3 1.5 - 0.2 ■ 173.3 503.7 2.3 ■ 0.7 ■ 165.4 494.3 1.5 ■ 0.1 ■ Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. Food3 ..................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home 4 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 162.5 162.1 162.5 162.6 166.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 1.9 .6 .6 .8 .3 .3 168.9 169.2 166.4 175.1 168.7 4.8 4.6 5.7 3.1 6.6 1.4 1.6 2.6 .2 .4 166.1 165.6 174.7 150.1 171.1 2.7 2.9 3.8 1.1 .3 .7 .7 1.0 .2 -.7 Housing 3 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 161.3 184.0 174.5 190.3 126.5 111.4 118.9 123.4 113.5 126.6 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 -3.5 -5.4 -5.1 -5.1 -5.3 1.1 -.1 .3 .6 .6 -2.7 -3.3 -3.6 -6.2 3.4 .1 167.6 197.2 188.7 202.8 121.2 104.4 129.8 125.5 133.4 119.6 2.6 4.0 5.7 4.2 -6.2 -7.2 -6.3 -10.6 -.1 2.4 1.0 .3 .7 1.2 7.4 8.8 10.6 -.5 29.5 .5 163.9 196.7 192.9 202.6 112.9 100.3 103.0 107.7 98.2 111.4 .4 3.0 3.6 2.7 -11.9 -14.2 -14.2 -11.3 -17.4 -4.1 -.1 .0 .6 .2 -2.8 -3.3 -3.3 -7.5 2.2 2.3 Apparel 3 ................................................................................... 135.0 .2 1.0 147.6 .0 1.0 122.7 2.5 -2.0 Transportation 3 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 141.5 138.0 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.0 92.1 -1.7 -1.8 -14.2 -14.3 -15.2 -13.4 -12.6 .6 .7 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.3 139.5 138.8 90.4 89.3 86.0 93.2 93.0 -2.3 -3.5 -16.0 -16.1 -17.4 -14.7 -13.6 .6 .7 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.2 .6 138.7 136.0 93.4 92.6 90.1 99.6 95.3 .1 .0 -8.3 -8.6 -9.3 -7.6 -7.4 .9 1.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 -1.2 -.8 Medical care 3 ........................................................................... 244.7 3.5 .3 320.0 7.3 1.1 246.7 4.2 .1 Recreation 8 .............................................................................. 101.3 1.3 .0 104.2 - -.4 100.1 - -.7 Education and communication 8 .............................................. 101.0 1.0 .1 100.9 - .0 105.9 - .7 Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 240.5 4.6 .0 239.7 2.9 -2.0 247.7 3.9 -.3 164.0 142.5 130.6 132.9 127.4 185.6 1.5 .1 -1.2 -1.8 -.4 2.5 .2 .5 .3 .2 .5 .1 173.3 142.9 127.9 132.2 126.0 201.9 2.3 .8 -1.4 -1.8 -.8 3.2 .7 .3 -.5 -.5 -.4 1.0 165.4 143.7 129.3 134.1 121.3 186.6 1.5 .8 -.5 .2 -1.3 2.0 .1 .3 .0 -1.3 1.5 .0 159.5 157.9 132.1 147.8 135.0 192.7 179.7 100.5 172.3 174.8 1.4 .7 -1.0 .3 -1.5 1.5 2.5 -9.2 2.4 2.3 .2 .2 .4 .5 .3 -.2 .1 -2.1 .4 .3 166.6 166.0 129.6 149.8 134.1 215.3 192.1 98.7 184.0 187.6 2.0 1.5 -1.1 1.4 -1.3 2.1 2.9 -10.4 3.3 3.0 .7 1.0 -.4 .5 -.4 1.9 1.0 6.1 .4 .2 161.4 155.5 131.4 150.5 136.8 184.7 181.7 96.1 174.3 176.5 1.4 .8 -.4 1.6 .2 .9 1.9 -11.9 2.5 2.4 .1 .1 .0 -.3 -1.2 .0 .0 -2.3 .3 .2 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy3 ...................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 57 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) M onthly citie s a n d pricing s c h e d u l e 1 1 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 .................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 160.8 515.2 2.4 * -0.4 - 154.0 483.0 ■ Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. Food3 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 4 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 165.4 167.2 162.6 177.1 147.9 3.8 3.9 4.4 3.0 1.4 .7 .7 .9 .5 1.3 161.2 158.6 148.3 175.5 191.7 Housing3 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 159.2 180.1 171.6 180.2 131.7 127.7 130.2 133.6 129.1 129.1 3.1 3.6 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 1.6 9.8 -2.3 -1.4 -.2 .1 .5 -7.5 -8.9 -9.1 -15.2 -1.1 -.5 Apparel3 ................................................................................... 134.3 3.8 Transportation 3 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 142.0 143.1 97.6 96.7 94.9 99.8 100.8 Medical care 3 ........................................................................... -0.3 ■ 163.4 482.9 1.7 * 0.5 * -0.7 ■ .2 .0 -.1 .3 2.0 168.4 166.7 175.1 154.7 182.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.1 .8 .3 .4 .7 -.2 -1.1 143.6 154.0 151.8 163.1 123.7 114.0 113.6 111.8 112.0 133.8 3.7 3.6 -4.9 -4.8 -2.4 -14.1 -1.6 .0 .3 .2 -10.1 -13.1 -13.3 -16.2 2.4 .1 161.4 173.8 166.1 182.6 143.6 136.4 136.7 154.2 120.4 124.1 2.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 -9.0 -11.9 -11.9 -8.3 -19.1 2.7 .1 .3 .5 .7 -1.8 -2.4 -2.4 .3 -8.0 -.2 .2 130.6 - -.4 120.6 1.5 .9 .6 1.0 -9.5 -9.8 -10.6 -9.0 -7.7 .6 .8 -.9 -.9 -.8 -1.3 -1.1 138.8 138.7 89.4 88.9 85.0 91.7 92.7 -13.5 -13.6 -14.5 -13.1 -11.7 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.3 143.9 138.6 91.3 89.2 86.5 87.4 91.7 -.9 -1.4 -15.5 -15.7 -16.7 -15.6 -13.7 .8 1.2 .3 .3 .1 .6 .5 217.1 2.2 .2 228.8 - -1.0 239.8 3.0 1.0 Recreation 8 .............................................................................. 100.2 - .0 100.7 - .6 103.1 - 2.7 Education and communication 8 .............................................. 99.5 - -.3 101.7 - .5 99.2 - .2 Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 216.5 3.3 -1.7 224.0 - .4 250.4 3.0 1.0 160.8 146.4 134.4 137.1 125.2 176.6 2.4 1.6 .3 -.8 2.0 2.9 -.4 .1 -.2 -1.3 1.0 -.8 154.0 139.4 128.1 125.1 133.0 168.0 • * -.3 .4 .6 .6 .7 -.9 163.4 142.7 126.5 128.4 123.5 181.7 1.7 .8 -.4 -1.7 1.6 2.3 .5 .6 .9 1.0 .7 .4 158.0 154.7 135.0 151.7 137.3 176.6 173.7 115.3 167.3 167.2 2.3 1.8 .4 1.7 -.6 2.2 3.1 -.9 2.6 2.4 -.4 -.5 -.1 -.2 -1.2 -1.5 -.9 -6.5 .1 .0 149.8 154.7 130.2 142.6 128.8 190.1 161.9 101.0 162.4 163.5 -8.8 - -.3 -.4 .7 .4 .7 -1.8 -.9 -7.5 .2 .3 159.4 160.0 129.5 149.3 133.0 199.4 176.9 106.9 169.3 170.2 1.7 .8 -.3 .6 -1.5 .7 2.4 -13.9 2.7 2.7 .4 .6 .8 .7 .8 .5 .4 -1.1 .6 .6 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy3 ...................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 58 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 2 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and group Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Sep. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ............................................................................... All items (1967=100) ............................................................. 174.7 505.2 1.6 0.2 ' 102.4 ' 1.9 ' -0.5 Food and beverages 3 ........................................................... Food 3 ................................................................................ Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home 4 .................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ......................................................... 167.8 167.0 166.6 171.8 176.2 2.1 2.0 1.2 3.4 2.7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .1 102.1 102.0 100.3 102.5 100.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 .4 .8 .8 1.5 -.1 .6 Housing 3 ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ............................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................ Fuels and utilities ............................................................... Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 177.2 208.5 193.7 216.2 115.1 112.8 123.7 123.1 124.9 131.4 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.3 -2.4 -2.3 -.5 -1.6 1.5 1.3 .2 .4 1.0 .6 -1.8 -1.7 -2.1 -4.3 2.3 .8 103.1 104.5 104.1 104.3 98.3 97.4 98.1 98.8 95.7 102.1 3.2 • 3.5 • ■ - -2.3 .1 .7 .6 -17.2 -19.7 -20.8 -25.4 2.8 -1.9 Apparel 3 .............................................................................. 128.0 -3.8 -1.4 99.5 4.4 1.5 Transportation 3 ................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 150.6 143.4 86.1 85.7 84.2 88.6 88.3 -1.8 -1.5 -14.3 -14.6 -15.5 -13.9 -12.9 .4 .8 .0 .0 .2 .0 -.5 98.3 98.0 86.5 86.4 84.8 87.6 88.5 -1.9 * • - ' .5 .6 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.6 -1.2 Medical care 3 ...................................................................... 257.5 4.5 -.1 105.5 2.6 .8 Recreation 8 ......................................................................... 103.4 - .7 101.2 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 100.7 - .0 Other goods and services 3 ................................................... 245.6 4.4 .2 174.7 146.6 130.6 131.6 128.8 199.4 1.6 -.3 -2.2 -3.0 -.6 2.8 170.8 162.1 132.6 151.1 134.3 197.2 194.6 102.7 182.8 186.8 1.4 .7 -1.9 -.2 -2.6 2.0 2.7 -6.3 2.1 2.1 ■ -.7 102.9 - .3 107.3 3.1 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 -.5 .9 .2 102.4 100.2 99.5 100.2 98.6 103.4 1.9 - -.5 .1 -.4 .1 -.9 -1.1 .2 .1 -.1 .1 -.5 -.1 .3 -1.3 .3 .2 102.1 101.0 99.6 100.7 100.2 102.3 103.4 90.1 102.7 103.5 1.8 - -.7 -.9 -.3 .4 .1 -2.2 -1.2 -12.7 .3 .2 Commodity and service group All items 3 ............................................................................... Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables .......................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ S e r v i c e s l e s s r e n t of s h e l t e r 5 ..................................................................................... Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy3 ................................................................................. All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................ -10.0 • 3.0 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. ® Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, otherwise noted. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. ‘ Data not available. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 59 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Aug. 1998 Oct. 1998 Sep. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Percent change to Oct. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1997 Sep. 1998 Aug. 1998 M 160.0 160.2 160.6 160.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 167.1 167.1 101.7 167.4 167.5 101.8 168.1 168.1 102.2 168.2 168.2 102.2 1.5 1.6 1.1 .5 .4 .4 .1 .1 .0 1.4 1.6 1.0 .6 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 155.6 156.4 101.7 156.0 156.7 101.9 156.2 156.7 102.1 156.2 156.7 102.1 1.4 1.9 .9 .1 .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 1.4 1.8 .9 .4 .2 .4 .1 .0 .2 M 151.4 152.2 152.4 152.9 .9 .5 .3 .9 .7 .1 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 157.5 156.3 102.1 157.5 156.3 102.1 157.8 156.6 102.4 157.7 156.2 102.4 1.0 1.1 .7 .1 -.1 .3 -.1 -.3 .0 1.1 1.2 .9 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 M 160.6 160.6 160.4 160.6 2.0 .0 .1 2.0 -.1 -.1 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 160.7 159.7 102.3 160.9 160.0 102.5 161.5 160.5 102.8 161.8 160.7 103.3 1.6 1.9 1.0 .6 .4 .8 .2 .1 .5 1.4 1.6 .7 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 M M M 146.4 101.9 158.3 146.6 102.0 158.7 147.0 102.4 158.9 147.0 102.4 159.1 1.7 .9 1.4 .3 .4 .3 .0 .0 .1 1.6 .9 1.4 .4 .5 .4 .3 .4 .1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 159.6 156.1 159.6 156.1 160.0 156.8 159.9 157.0 1.7 1.4 .2 .6 -.1 .1 2.0 .9 .3 .4 .3 .4 M 169.7 169.9 170.5 170.5 1.5 .4 .0 1.4 .5 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 .... 1 1 1 1 - 169.9 153.3 154.3 102.7 ' 171.5 152.8 153.8 102.2 2.2 2.5 1.8 .9 -.3 -.3 -.5 * Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................. 2 2 2 2 159.1 155.1 146.1 158.0 - 159.2 155.7 146.9 158.6 * - - 2 2 2 167.9 162.7 163.8 169.3 163.4 164.9 ■ - ■ - ■ - U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 Size classes AS ........................................... B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas6 • 2.2 .4 1.5 2.4 ■ .1 .4 .5 .4 .8 .4 .7 Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; - - NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 60 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 South Midwest2 Northeast Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 West Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category All items ......................................................... All items (December 1977= 100) ................... 168.2 262.7 1.5 0.1 156.2 252.6 1.4 0.0 157.7 255.4 1.0 -0.1 161.8 260.3 1.6 0.2 Food and beverages .................................... Food .................. ....................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 164.5 164.1 164.6 165.5 169.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.6 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.1 159.0 158.4 157.7 160.1 167.0 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 159.3 159.5 157.2 164.7 156.8 1.9 1.9 1.2 2.7 2.0 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .4 164.9 164.4 167.9 159.3 169.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.4 Housing ....................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... Electricity ...... ...................................... Utility natural gas service ..................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 169.6 199.9 186.8 2.4 3.3 3.4 .2 -.1 .5 150.9 171.6 170.7 1.6 2.9 2.8 .0 .0 .2 150.1 165.6 161.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 -.3 .1 .2 162.6 178.0 176.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 .4 .4 .5 188.1 122.1 112.1 129.0 132.2 125.1 125.5 3.1 -2.6 -3.3 -2.1 -2.9 -.5 2.4 .3 1.7 1.9 2.1 .2 5.8 .0 172.2 122.6 105.8 111.2 119.9 102.8 122.7 2.8 -3.6 -5.1 -5.0 -2.0 -8.9 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.7 1.6 -.2 158.0 130.2 110.0 112.4 111.3 118.5 125.2 3.3 -4.8 -8.0 -8.3 -9.1 -5.7 .2 .2 -2.5 -3.3 -3.4 -4.4 2.3 -.3 173.7 137.8 126.2 128.8 142.1 114.0 126.4 3.8 -2.1 -3.4 -3.4 -2.5 -5.7 1.2 .4 .1 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 Apparel ........................................................ 130.7 -.2 -1.0 131.8 -.2 -.2 145.0 -.1 .3 126.0 1.9 -.3 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ New and used motor vehicles 4 ............... New vehicles ......................................... Used cars and trucks ............................. Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............ 142.9 139.2 100.4 143.6 157.8 88.0 87.5 85.5 91.3 89.4 -2.9 -2.9 • -1.1 4.1 -15.2 -15.5 -16.4 -14.8 -13.5 .1 .1 .4 .2 .7 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 139.6 137.3 101.5 144.0 156.1 90.3 89.8 87.7 100.4 94.5 -.8 -.8 ' .3 4.3 -12.0 -12.2 -13.0 -11.0 -10.5 .1 .2 1.1 1.3 .8 -2.6 -2.6 -2.7 -2.8 -2.4 138.8 137.8 101.6 146.3 156.9 87.7 87.2 83.7 93.6 91.9 -1.8 -1.9 ■ -.2 4.7 -13.8 -13.9 -14.9 -13.2 -12.1 .1 .2 .5 .4 .6 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 141.5 138.8 100.5 144.6 150.0 93.3 92.5 89.0 91.5 95.6 -1.9 -2.2 ' -.7 2.5 -16.0 -16.2 -17.2 -14.9 -14.3 .2 .4 .8 .9 .4 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -.4 -.7 Medical care ................................................ Medical care commodities ......................... Medical care services ................................ Professional services ............................... 254.6 226.5 260.6 238.1 4.1 5.1 3.9 4.3 .1 -.2 .2 -.1 238.6 219.1 243.0 223.9 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.9 .0 .2 .0 .0 242.8 217.2 248.8 229.0 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.6 .0 .2 -.1 -.1 241.4 227.0 244.7 211.4 2.5 3.0 2.3 1.8 .5 .4 .5 .7 Recreation 4 ................................................. 102.4 - .3 100.8 - -.1 101.1 - -.1 99.2 - .3 .2 .0 101.0 - .3 101.1 - 5.8 -.6 232.1 6.0 -.6 239.3 4.1 -.1 156.2 140.5 130.3 133.4 1.4 .4 -.8 -1.6 .0 .0 -.1 -.9 157.7 142.4 132.9 134.7 1.0 .1 -1.0 -1.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 161.8 142.7 129.5 130.7 1.6 .1 -1.4 -2.5 .2 .1 .2 -.3 137.6 124.8 175.6 170.5 183.0 203.9 -2.3 .4 2.5 3.0 2.2 3.8 -1.2 .7 .1 .0 .1 .1 134.7 129.3 176.5 157.6 189.9 214.5 -2.7 .2 1.8 3.3 .6 3.1 -.7 .2 -.1 .1 .4 .2 137.4 127.8 182.4 171.6 187.0 209.2 -4.7 -.2 2.9 4.1 2.3 2.2 -.4 .6 .3 .4 .3 .3 Education and communication 4 ................... 100.6 - -.1 102.2 Other goods and services ............................ 251.3 5.8 -.6 234.6 168.2 144.2 130.4 130.6 1.5 .1 -1.3 -1.7 .1 -.2 -.3 -.6 135.7 127.5 196.3 186.8 186.5 235.7 -2.7 -.5 2.5 3.4 -.4 3.5 -.4 .2 .2 .0 .0 .2 Commodity and service group All items .......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Rent of shelter3 ......................................... Transportation services ............................. Other services ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 61 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest2 Northeast Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 South Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 West Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .............. All items less food ............................. All items less shelter ......................... Commodities less food .................... Nondurables ..................................... Nondurables less food ..................... Nondurables less food and apparel .. Services less rent of shelter * ........... Services less medical care services . Energy .............................................. All items less energy ......................... All items less food and energy ....... Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ..... 164.7 169.1 158.8 132.0 148.2 132.9 137.9 176.7 191.6 1.4 1.4 .8 - 1.2 .5 -1.5 -2.3 1.6 177.5 181.5 2.4 - 8.0 2.2 2.3 145.5 86.7 203.5 -14.4 2.9 101.2 1.0 -.1 -.1 152.5 155.7 152.5 131.6 146.3 135.4 139.5 165.3 170.0 97.5 164.9 166.5 -.3 -.1 .0 142.4 90.2 184.2 0.1 .1 .1 -.4 -.2 -.6 -.4 .5 .2 1.1 0.0 .0 .1 -.2 -.3 -.9 - 1. 2.0 2.3 -8.5 2.4 2.3 1.0 -11.9 3.2 -1. .2 -2.5 .1 152.9 157.2 155.7 133.6 147.0 135.7 135.8 171.6 169.0 96.9 166.3 168.1 145.3 88.5 184.4 0.8 .8 .3 -.9 - -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.5 -.3 .1 - 1.6 - 2.2 .6 1.7 - 0.1 -.1 -.1 2.1 -2.3 .1 2.1 .1 11.1 1.0 -13.4 2.8 - .1 1.0 .2 158.2 161.3 156.6 131.4 148.5 133.6 139.6 174.1 177.6 106.5 168.2 169.2 141.0 94.4 186.6 1.5 1.4 .6 -1.4 .2 0.2 .2 2.2 -4.0 1.5 3.0 -10.3 2.5 2.4 -.3 -.4 .3 .3 -.3 .2 .3 .8 -15.9 3.3 .2 -.8 .3 - 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 1.3 1.3 .9 -.7 .5 -1.4 - 2.0 62 .1 .1 -.1 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( 1 9 8 2 - 8 4 = 1 0 0 , u n less otherw ise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 147.0 147.0 1.7 0.0 102.4 0.9 0.0 159.1 257.1 1.4 0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 146.7 146.3 149.8 140.8 149.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 .2 101.7 101.8 101.5 102.2 101.2 • * .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 157.2 157.0 154.7 162.1 158.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.0 -1.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ...................................................................... . Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 143.8 154.1 146.0 155.9 126.0 122.7 122.3 123.2 120.6 117.9 2.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 -3.6 -5.0 -4.8 -3.1 -6.3 1.6 .0 .1 .3 .3 -.9 -1.1 -1.2 -3.0 2.7 .1 101.6 102.7 102.1 102.4 97.4 96.2 96.6 96.9 95.4 100.6 ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ * .1 .1 .3 .3 .1 .0 .0 -1.0 3.1 -.1 154.1 177.1 163.3 168.8 131.6 108.3 116.7 122.8 108.7 122.3 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.8 .6 .5 2.6 -5.0 -2.0 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .6 -.2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 122.5 .4 -.6 102.7 - .0 140.2 2.3 1.4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 140.2 139.7 101.0 126.9 147.3 131.8 131.1 129.9 92.7 124.9 -1.6 -1.7 ■ -.4 4.3 -13.9 -14.0 -14.9 -13.1 -12.3 .1 .3 .6 .7 .5 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -.6 -.6 98.6 98.4 101.2 99.8 103.6 88.1 88.1 87.5 88.5 89.4 ' ■ ■ * ■ ■ .2 .2 1.0 1.0 .7 -1.8 -1.8 -1.9 -1.8 -1.5 138.5 136.2 101.4 146.0 147.8 86.2 85.5 81.5 95.2 90.1 -2.1 -1.9 ' -.7 3.9 -15.5 -15.6 -16.3 -15.1 -13.0 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .5 -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -1.3 -1.6 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... 193.3 179.7 196.3 179.4 3.6 4.1 3.5 3.8 .2 .1 .2 .2 102.8 102.3 102.9 102.8 ■ .0 .2 .0 -.1 237.3 223.7 240.7 231.3 3.9 4.9 3.7 3.0 .0 .4 -.1 -.1 Recreation 3 .............................................................................. 100.6 - .2 100.7 - -.1 103.4 - .1 101.5 - 100.8 - .2 101.3 - .0 -.7 243.2 8.4 -.9 .0 .0 -.1 -.7 -1.0 .6 .2 .2 .1 159.1 141.7 132.9 134.4 134.4 128.7 181.8 165.5 181.7 216.7 1.4 .4 -.6 -.7 -2.0 -.4 2.4 1.7 .8 4.8 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .0 .3 .2 .7 Education and communication 3 .............................................. Other goods and services ........................................................ .0 192.0 4.9 -.3 106.0 - 147.0 137.2 130.8 138.4 148.4 121.0 156.1 154.5 155.1 177.2 1.7 .4 -1.1 -1.8 -2.9 .2 2.8 4.0 1.1 3.3 .0 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.4 .4 .0 .1 .1 .2 102.4 100.4 99.6 99.3 97.7 99.9 102.1 102.8 101.4 102.9 .9 ■ * ■ ■ ■ Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............. Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ...................................................................... Transportation services .......................................................... Other services ........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 63 .2 .4 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... AH items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ............................................... 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 144.9 147.2 144.3 131.9 142.9 139.4 148.3 157.7 153.1 127.1 148.6 149.2 131.8 131.3 158.8 1.6 1.6 .8 -.8 .5 -1.5 -2.4 1.5 2.7 -9.1 2.6 2.6 1.1 -13.6 3.3 0.0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.4 .0 .0 -.9 .1 .1 .0 -.8 .1 101.1 101.1 100.7 99.6 100.5 99.4 98.0 101.4 102.0 92.3 102.1 102.1 101.4 88.2 102.6 - 0.0 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.8 .1 .1 -.9 .2 .1 .1 -1.7 .2 154.4 159.4 154.8 133.8 146.0 135.6 135.8 171.3 175.0 97.0 168.1 171.0 145.6 85.8 190.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 -.6 .8 -.7 -1.9 2.9 2.2 -6.7 2.2 2.1 1.4 -15.0 2.5 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ’ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a wiole, not to any specific date. 64 0.1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.9 .2 .3 -.5 .2 .2 .1 -1.4 .3 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................ 168.2 257.0 1.6 0.1 102.2 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 164.0 163.5 164.2 164.1 170.8 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 .2 .2 .1 .4 .1 102.5 102.6 102.6 102.5 100.0 ■ • -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 167.8 195.3 189.3 184.8 120.8 115.2 129.4 130.7 128.4 125.9 2.6 3.5 3.8 3.4 -2.3 -2.8 -1.7 -2.6 .0 2.4 .2 .1 .5 .2 1.6 1.9 2.1 .1 5.5 -.1 101.5 102.3 101.6 102.1 96.9 95.7 97.4 96.7 99.3 102.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .2 -.1 .2 .2 1.5 1.7 2.0 .3 6.8 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 125.1 -1.4 -1.3 103.9 - -.4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 146.3 142.2 87.6 87.0 85.0 89.7 88.6 -2.6 -2.5 -14.9 -15.1 -16.1 -14.3 -13.1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 97.2 97.0 86.1 86.1 85.3 86.7 87.8 * ■ ■ " .2 .3 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.3 .0 102.9 - .1 101.8 - .0 99.9 - -.2 -.4 Medical care ............................................................................. Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Education and communication 2 .............................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... 259.2 4.6 102.7 - 100.9 - .0 .5 .0 1.1 0.0 250.6 6.0 -.6 105.3 - 168.2 144.1 129.8 129.5 128.1 194.6 1.6 .2 -1.3 -1.9 -.2 2.7 .1 -.2 -.8 .1 .2 102.2 100.4 99.2 99.1 99.3 101.7 1.1 ■ ■ .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 .2 .1 164.5 159.5 131.5 147.7 132.0 176.0 189.6 103.2 176.8 180.6 1.5 .8 -1.2 .3 -1.6 1.7 2.7 -7.4 2.4 2.4 .0 .0 -.5 -.3 -.8 .4 .2 1.3 -.1 -.1 101.0 100.7 99.3 100.9 99.2 101.1 101.6 91.7 102.0 101.9 ■ .0 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 .4 .2 .9 .0 .0 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... -.5 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 65 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Size class A Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977= 100) ................................................ 156.7 256.3 1.9 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 162.3 161.9 162.8 160.7 167.4 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. Apparel ..................................................................................... 0.0 ' 102.1 - 0.9 ■ 2.9 3.1 3.5 2.4 1.8 .4 .4 .5 .2 .1 101.6 101.5 101.0 102.2 102.7 149.8 170.6 175.1 171.3 119.4 104.8 108.0 116.1 100.1 117.5 1.8 3.3 3.5 3.3 -4.9 -6.6 -6.7 -3.4 -10.5 .0 -.1 -.2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .3 -.3 1.4 -.3 128.9 1.2 -.5 0.0 ■ 152.9 247.8 0.9 ~ 0.3 ■ ■ .1 .0 -.2 .4 1.1 151.3 150.2 146.6 157.7 166.0 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 1.9 101.3 102.6 101.8 102.0 97.5 96.6 97.0 99.9 92.7 99.7 - .2 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 .0 -1.3 2.1 -.1 146.6 164.9 153.7 163.9 131.4 101.6 109.3 106.9 114.8 119.9 .2 1.9 2.0 2.1 -2.3 -4.3 -4.2 -1.6 -7.1 -3.9 .2 .2 .3 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 -.7 .7 .1 102.2 - -1.0 148.3 3.1 3.8 .0 .1 -3.4 -3.4 -3.3 -3.8 -3.2 134.9 131.2 83.9 83.0 79.9 97.5 87.8 -2.1 -1.6 -15.9 -15.9 -16.4 -15.9 -13.8 .3 .4 -.7 -.7 -.9 -.3 -.6 -.1 229.8 4.8 .0 103.1 - .4 .2 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 140.6 138.7 92.4 91.9 90.3 100.3 94.7 -.2 -.1 -10.8 -11.0 -11.6 -10.4 -9.5 .1 .3 -2.1 -2.1 -2.3 -2.1 -1.8 99.0 98.9 90.1 90.1 89.5 90.8 91.9 ■ - Medical care ............................................................................. 238.7 5.0 .2 102.4 - 100.4 - 100.8 - 103.2 - Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Education and communication 2 .............................................. Other goods and services ........................................................ -.3 .0 - 101.1 239.3 5.5 -.4 106.4 - 156.7 141.3 129.2 134.5 122.0 175.3 1.9 1.1 -.2 -.7 .6 2.6 .0 .1 -.2 -.8 .6 -.1 102.1 100.0 99.3 99.3 99.3 102.3 .9 - 153.2 153.3 130.8 148.7 136.7 166.7 169.8 98.4 165.1 165.8 1.7 1.3 -.1 1.2 -.4 2.0 2.4 -8.6 2.8 2.7 .0 .1 -.2 -.2 -.7 .1 -.1 -.8 .1 -.1 101.1 100.7 99.4 100.4 99.5 102.1 102.3 93.2 102.0 102.1 .0 .0 100.8 - -.6 225.0 6.6 -1.3 .0 -.2 -.3 -1.4 1.0 .2 152.9 140.9 135.3 137.9 127.5 168.7 .9 .3 -.4 -.6 .2 1.6 .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .4 .1 -.1 -.2 -.7 -1.3 .0 .2 -1.8 .2 .3 148.8 150.5 136.3 145.1 139.6 158.2 162.1 93.0 161.5 164.4 .7 .7 -.3 .4 -.6 1.5 1.2 -9.7 2.0 2.1 .3 .3 .4 .3 .5 .5 .4 -.3 .4 .5 Commodity and service group All items ....................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... ■ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... AH items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 66 - Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Expenditure category 0.0 160.6 259.9 2.0 - 0.1 - .2 .3 .4 .2 .1 156.0 156.6 154.2 163.7 143.6 2.0 2.2 2.6 1.7 -2.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.6 -.2 .0 .2 .2 -1.0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.9 1.3 -.2 155.6 182.2 164.6 167.3 133.0 111.6 116.6 120.1 109.7 118.9 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.3 3.6 3.3 3.5 4.9 -6.6 -1.7 .2 .4 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .0 .5 -.5 102.1 -.1 131.5 -.6 1.5 .3 .4 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.1 .0 98.8 98.5 87.6 87.6 87.0 87.9 89.1 .1 .1 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7 -1.4 138.6 137.5 80.5 79.5 74.8 95.2 88.1 -1.4 -1.6 -14.8 -14.9 -16.0 -14.0 -12.6 .0 .0 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .0 103.0 -.1 244.2 4.7 .1 100.0 .0 100.9 -.1 106.4 .1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 101.5 .3 100.6 .5 101.9 .0 Other goods and services ....................................................... 217.1 4.2 -.4 106.5 -.7 240.9 9.7 -.6 156.2 142.4 132.7 134.6 129.7 172.6 1.1 .0 -1.0 -1.9 -.1 2.1 -.3 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.5 102.4 100.5 99.9 99.3 100.6 102.0 .7 .0 .0 -.2 -.7 .4 -.1 160.6 139.7 130.6 130.5 128.6 187.6 2.0 .6 -.2 -.8 .5 3.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3 152.0 154.5 133.7 147.1 135.9 167.3 166.1 97.4 164.6 165.9 1.1 .3 -.8 .1 -1.5 .8 2.2 -7.6 1.9 2.0 -.3 -.4 .1 -.1 .2 -.9 -.4 -4.3 .1 .2 101.2 100.7 99.9 100.5 99.4 101.1 102.0 91.3 102.2 102.4 - .0 .0 -.2 -.1 -.6 -.1 .0 -1.4 .1 .1 154.6 155.6 130.9 143.1 130.8 177.6 179.0 94.0 170.4 174.1 1.7 2.0 -.3 .6 -.8 4.2 3.1 -5.0 2.6 2.7 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 .2 .3 -.5 .2 .2 All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................ 156.2 253.0 1.1 -0.3 102.4 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 159.4 159.6 156.9 165.5 157.8 1.7 1.6 .7 3.1 3.0 -.3 -.4 -.6 .1 1.0 101.5 101.6 101.2 102.3 101.0 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 147.8 163.1 161.9 157.2 119.1 105.6 109.1 106.2 114.9 129.7 2.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 -1.5 -2.5 -2.4 -1.1 -5.2 2.6 -.8 .2 .3 .3 -6.1 -7.6 -7.8 -9.8 4.5 -.5 101.6 103.1 102.7 103.0 96.4 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.8 100.5 Apparel ..................................................................................... 149.6 .1 .4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular ® ........................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade ®® ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 139.6 138.9 90.9 90.1 87.1 92.8 93.5 -1.9 -2.2 -12.8 -12.9 -13.9 -12.0 -11.0 Medical care ............................................................................. 239.4 1.7 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. 0.7 . - - - . Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... - Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 67 - Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C:2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Index Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 160.7 260.2 1.9 ‘ 0.1 ■ 103.3 " 1.0 ■ 0.5 Food and beverages ............................................................ Food .................................................................................. Food at home ................................................................... Food away from home ...................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................................................... 166.0 165.4 169.3 159.5 170.4 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.8 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 -.4 101.7 101.8 102.0 101.3 100.8 * .1 .2 .1 .1 -.2 Housing ............................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ...................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 162.3 175.3 182.0 172.8 138.7 128.8 130.7 145.1 116.6 128.7 3.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 -4.6 -6.7 -6.7 -5.7 -8.9 1.7 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.6 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.9 .7 102.0 102.4 101.8 101.7 100.9 100.7 100.8 101.1 99.5 100.7 * Apparel ................................................................................ 123.6 1.6 -1.0 104.2 - 2.5 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ......................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................................... 140.6 137.8 92.5 91.5 88.0 89.7 95.5 -1.9 -2.1 -16.5 -16.7 -17.8 -15.1 -14.8 .3 * .4 -.8 -.9 -1.0 -.6 98.7 98.4 87.5 87.5 86.7 88.5 89.1 Medical care ........................................................................ 237.6 2.6 .6 102.8 .6 Recreation 2 ......................................................................... 99.3 - .6 99.2 -.2 Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.8 - .1 101.7 Other goods and services .................................................... .4 -.3 - ■ .7 .7 .9 .6 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.5 4.4 -.4 .3 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.4 -.3 .2 240.0 3.5 .3 104.6 - 160.7 141.9 127.4 127.9 127.1 180.3 1.9 .2 -1.5 -3.0 103.3 100.3 99.4 99.4 99.4 102.2 1.0 - 3.3 .1 .0 .1 -.5 .7 .3 157.5 156.2 129.5 147.8 131.2 172.6 176.2 104.7 167.0 167.5 1.9 .6 -1.3 .3 -2.5 1.2 3.4 -12.4 2.9 3.0 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.5 .2 .2 -.8 .2 .2 101.3 100.9 99.5 100.6 99.5 101.9 102.2 94.5 101.9 101.9 - -.9 .5 Commodity and service group items ................................................................................. Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ........................................................................... Sen/ices ............................................................................... All .4 ■ .4 .4 .3 .6 .5 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ..................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ........................................ Energy ................................................................................... All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 tor information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. - 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 68 .5 .4 .5 .2 .3 .5 .6 1.0 .4 .5 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Percent change to Nov. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Percent change to Oct. 1998 from— Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 M 160.4 160.2 161.3 161.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 2.1 0.6 0.7 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 163.0 162.8 101.4 162.7 162.2 101.6 164.6 164.1 102.8 164.6 164.2 102.6 2.2 2.1 ■ 1.2 1.2 1.0 .0 .1 -.2 2.6 2.6 • 1.0 .8 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 156.9 161.2 101.5 156.6 160.9 100.9 157.3 162.0 101.2 157.7 162.8 101.0 2.5 3.5 - .7 1.2 .1 .3 .5 -.2 1.9 2.5 - .3 .5 -.3 .4 .7 .3 M 145.5 146.7 146.4 146.6 1.5 -.1 .1 2.1 .6 -.2 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 156.8 157.5 100.6 156.5 156.6 100.4 157.3 157.9 100.8 157.2 156.9 101.2 1.2 .7 - .4 .2 .8 -.1 -.6 .4 1.5 1.4 - .3 .3 .2 .5 .8 .4 M 152.4 154.0 154.3 154.2 2.6 .1 -.1 3.4 1.2 .2 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ........... . M M M 166.8 168.6 101.1 166.7 168.4 101.1 167.9 169.5 101.9 167.9 169.3 102.0 2.5 2.8 ■ .7 .5 .9 .0 -.1 .1 2.4 2.7 ■ .7 .5 .8 .7 .7 .8 M M M 149.0 101.0 152.8 148.6 100.8 154.3 149.8 101.4 154.6 149.8 101.5 154.7 2.3 2.5 .8 .7 .3 .0 .1 .1 2.3 2.7 .5 .4 1.2 .8 .6 .2 U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 Size classes A 5 ............................................................... B/C 3 ............................................................ D ................................................................. Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 173.7 173.1 172.3 172.8 175.5 174.4 174.2 174.3 3.8 2.8 1.1 .9 -.7 -.1 4.5 3.1 1.0 .8 1.9 .9 M 165.0 164.5 165.5 165.6 1.2 .7 .1 1.8 .3 .6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 .... 1 1 1 1 161.4 158.7 149.8 99.9 160.2 159.9 147.9 99.0 165.8 160.5 149.4 100.1 164.4 161.2 147.7 100.4 6.0 4.1 -.8 ' 2.6 .8 -.1 1.4 -.8 .4 -1.1 .3 5.7 4.5 .9 ■ 2.7 1.1 -.3 .2 3.5 .4 1.0 1.1 Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 162.3 154.0 157.8 165.4 162.2 154.5 157.2 165.8 161.7 153.4 157.8 167.6 159.9 157.4 155.2 165.6 4.3 -.9 1.4 -1.4 1.9 -1.3 -.1 -1.1 2.6 -1.6 -1.2 1.8 .6 3.9 -.4 -.4 .0 1.3 -.3 -.7 .4 1.1 2 2 2 161.8 170.2 164.2 161.6 170.5 165.1 164.0 171.5 166.6 165.2 170.5 165.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 .0 .5 .7 -.6 -.4 2.9 2.7 1.4 .8 1.5 1.5 .6 .9 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 69 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Percent change from— Index Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Oct. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Oct. 1998 Nov. 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................ All items (1967=100) ............................. 160.7 478.6 1.4 0.1 159.9 469.5 1.7 ■ -0.1 157.0 464.1 1.4 0.1 170.5 485.4 1.5 0.0 ■ Food and beverages ............................ Food ................................................. Food at home .................................. Food away from home ..................... Alcoholic beverages .......................... 161.7 161.4 161.3 162.6 165.7 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.8 .1 .1 0 .2 .2 166.3 165.7 174.2 150.2 173.4 2.7 2.8 3.8 1.1 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.7 .1 -.9 168.6 166.6 174.3 155.0 183.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 166.6 166.2 165.6 170.9 171.8 1.9 1.8 1.2 3.2 2.2 .2 .2 .1 .6 .0 Housing .............................................. Shelter .............................................. Rent of primary residence ............... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ............................... Fuels and utilities ............................... Fuels ............................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Electricity .................................... Utility natural gas service ............. Household furnishings and operations 157.7 178.6 174.1 2.1 3.4 3.4 1 .1 .3 153.8 180.9 192.9 .3 3.0 3.6 -.2 -.3 .2 155.1 163.8 166.3 2.2 3.4 3.3 .3 .2 .4 171.2 201.2 193.4 2.6 3.4 3.7 .2 .2 .7 173.4 126.4 110.9 118.3 122.9 112.7 124.8 3.3 -3.4 -5.5 -5.3 -5.2 -5.7 .9 .3 -.4 -.6 -.7 -1.8 2.6 -.1 181.3 112.6 99.8 103.0 107.7 98.2 107.6 2.7 -12.0 -14.2 -14.2 -11.3 -17.4 -4.0 -.1 .9 1.0 1.0 .1 2.2 -.1 162.6 142.6 136.7 137.1 154.3 120.3 126.1 3.0 -9.2 -12.0 -12.0 -8.3 -19.2 2.8 .4 -.4 -.5 -.6 -.1 -1.7 .7 192.2 112.9 111.9 123.3 122.7 124.4 127.9 3.4 -2.5 -2.4 -.7 -1.8 1.0 1.8 .3 .4 .4 .6 .1 1.5 -.2 Apparel ............................................... 134.0 .3 -.2 120.0 2.9 .2 119.4 .3 -1.6 123.2 -4.7 -2.4 Transportation ...................... .............. Private transportation ........................ Motor fuel ........................................ Gasoline (all types) ........................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ......... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 ... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...... 140.6 138.2 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.1 92.1 -1.7 -1.8 -14.1 -14.2 -15.1 -13.4 -12.5 .1 .2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.1 136.4 133.8 93.4 92.6 90.1 99.6 95.3 .4 .5 -8.3 -8.6 -9.3 -7.6 -7.4 .3 .5 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 138.9 135.4 91.2 89.1 86.4 87.4 91.7 -1.4 -1.7 -15.5 -15.8 -16.8 -15.6 -13.7 .4 .6 -.1 -.1 -.3 .5 .1 150.9 144.8 86.0 85.7 84.2 88.6 88.2 -1.9 -1.5 -14.3 -14.5 -15.5 -13.9 -12.8 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .0 Medical care ....................................... 244.0 3.5 .1 251.8 4.3 .0 237.3 3.0 .8 257.9 4.4 -.2 Recreation 4 ......................................... 100.8 .8 .0 100.1 - -.4 101.5 1.1 102.7 * 1.0 .0 Education and communication 4 ............ 101.2 1.2 .1 106.9 - .1 99.1 .0 101.2 - Other goods and services .................... 239.2 5.5 -.5 249.0 4.9 .2 235.8 3.1 .1 251.5 6.0 -.4 160.7 142.4 130.9 132.5 127.4 182.4 1.4 .2 -1.1 -1.9 .1 2.4 .1 .0 -.1 -.5 .4 .1 159.9 141.8 126.8 134.2 117.9 180.1 1.7 1.3 .4 .4 .3 2.0 -.1 .1 .3 -.2 .8 -.2 157.0 140.9 124.5 125.7 124.1 174.0 1.4 .6 -.7 -2.9 1.6 2.1 .1 .0 .1 -.4 .5 .3 170.5 145.8 129.9 129.3 128.1 196.3 1.5 -.3 -2.1 -3.1 .2 2.7 .0 -.3 -.7 -1.1 .3 .2 156.8 155.7 132.2 147.4 134.5 171.4 176.8 99.6 169.1 171.1 1.2 .6 -1.0 .3 -1.6 1.4 2.3 -9.5 2.3 2.3 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 .1 -.9 .1 .1 155.5 153.7 128.9 150.7 137.0 167.4 173.8 95.3 168.7 169.3 1.6 1.1 .4 1.5 .3 .8 1.8 -11.8 2.7 2.7 -.1 .0 .2 -.3 -.3 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 .0 153.8 155.4 127.6 148.2 130.8 173.2 169.7 105.4 162.8 162.2 1.3 .5 -.6 .2 -2.5 .2 2.0 -14.0 2.5 2.4 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.4 .3 .3 -.3 .2 .2 167.0 159.9 131.6 149.3 131.8 173.6 191.7 101.4 178.9 182.7 1.3 .6 -1.9 -.3 -2.8 1.8 2.6 -6.7 2.1 2.2 .0 -.1 -.7 -.4 -1.1 .1 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 Commodity and service group All items ............................ .................... Commodities ............................ ........... Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables ......................................... Services .............................................. Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .................... All items less shelter .............................. Commodities less food .......................... Nondurables ......................................... Nondurables less food ........................... Services less rent of shelter1 ................. Services less medical care services ....... Energy .................................................. All items less energy .............................. All items less food and energy ............. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 70 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category 171.5 495.8 2.2 - 0.9 - 159.9 469.5 1.7 - 0.2 - .6 .6 .7 .4 .4 167.2 167.6 164.4 175.6 166.1 4.9 4.8 6.0 3.1 6.3 1.5 1.6 2.6 .2 -.1 166.3 165.7 174.2 150.2 173.4 2.7 2.8 3.8 1.1 -.1 .7 .7 1.1 .1 -.2 2.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 -3.4 -5.5 -5.3 -5.2 -5.7 .9 -.1 .4 .6 .6 -2.8 -3.5 -3.7 -6.2 3.3 -.1 166.0 195.9 188.7 178.2 123.0 104.5 129.3 125.5 133.4 114.3 2.7 4.3 5.7 4.2 -6.0 -7.0 -6.5 -10.6 -.1 1.9 1.4 .6 .7 1.3 7.6 8.9 10.1 -.5 29.5 .4 153.8 180.9 192.9 181.3 112.6 99.8 103.0 107.7 98.2 107.6 .3 3.0 3.6 2.7 -12.0 -14.2 -14.2 -11.3 -17.4 -4.0 -.1 .0 .6 .3 -2.9 -3.4 -3.4 -7.5 2.2 2.2 134.0 .3 1.5 149.6 -.9 1.1 120.0 2.9 -1.6 Transportation 3 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ........................................................................... Gasoline (all types) . ................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline unleaded premium ®......................................... 140.6 138.2 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.1 92.1 -1.7 -1.8 -14.1 -14.2 -15.1 -13.4 -12.5 .7 .8 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.3 141.4 140.3 90.4 89.3 86.0 93.2 93.0 -2.8 -3.9 -16.0 -16.1 -17.4 -14.7 -13.6 .6 .9 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.2 .6 136.4 133.8 93.4 92.6 90.1 99.6 95.3 .4 .5 -8.3 -8.6 -9.3 -7.6 -7.4 1.1 1.3 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 -1.2 -.8 Medical care 3 ........................................................................... 244.0 3.5 .3 309.9 6.9 1.0 251.8 4.3 .1 Recreation 3 .............................................................................. 100.8 .8 -.2 103.9 -.1 100.1 All items 3 ................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................................................. 160.7 478.6 1.4 Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. Food 3 ..................................................................................... Food at home ................................................................. Food away from home 4 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 161.7 161.4 161.3 162.6 165.7 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.8 Housing 3 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ® ................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................. Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 157.7 178.6 174.1 173.4 126.4 110.9 118.3 122.9 112.7 124.8 Apparel 3 ................................................................................... 0.3 Education and communication ® .............................................. 101.2 1.2 .1 100.6 Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 239.2 5.5 -.1 245.4 160.7 142.4 130.9 132.5 127.4 182.4 1.4 .2 -1.1 -1.9 .1 2.4 .3 .5 .5 .3 .6 .1 156.8 155.7 132.2 147.4 134.5 171.4 176.8 99.6 169.1 171.1 1.2 .6 -1.0 .3 -1.6 1.4 2.3 -9.5 2.3 2.3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 -.2 .1 -2.2 .5 .5 -.7 . .8 .0 106.9 4.6 -2.1 249.0 4.9 -.4 171.5 144.7 131.8 134.6 126.9 201.1 2.2 .7 -1.6 -2.3 -.9 3.2 .9 .3 -.3 -.2 -.5 1.3 159.9 141.8 126.8 134.2 117.9 180.1 1.7 1.3 .4 .4 .3 2.0 .2 .4 .3 -1.1 1.6 .0 165.5 164.8 132.9 149.8 135.5 193.4 191.8 98.5 182.7 186.8 2.0 1.2 -1.3 1.3 -1.7 1.8 3.0 -10.6 3.3 3.0 .9 1.0 -.2 .7 -.2 2.1 1.3 6.0 .6 .4 155.5 153.7 128.9 150.7 137.0 167.4 173.8 95.3 168.7 169.3 1.6 1.1 .4 1.5 .3 .8 1.8 -11.8 2.7 2.7 .2 .3 .3 -.2 -1.1 -.1 -.1 -2.4 .4 .3 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................................................. Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter ® .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy 3 ..................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 71 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 .................................................................................... All items (1967-100) .................................................................. 152.8 477.5 2.5 -0.3 157.0 464.1 1.4 0.6 Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. Food3 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 4 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 164.7 166.1 161.2 176.4 148.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.0 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .5 1.4 160.0 157.5 147.7 175.3 187.7 .3 .0 -.1 .3 2.5 168.6 166.6 174.3 155.0 183.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.2 .4 .5 .9 -.1 -1.2 Housing 3 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 147.0 160.2 171.6 167.4 132.8 127.6 130.0 133.6 129.1 124.5 3.1 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 1.6 9.8 -2.7 -1.5 -.1 .1 .4 -7.5 -9.0 -9.2 -15.2 -1.1 -.6 142.7 153.9 151.8 148.1 122.6 114.1 113.3 111.8 112.0 128.1 -1.7 .1 .3 .2 -10.4 -13.6 -13.7 -16.2 2.4 .6 155.1 163.8 166.3 162.6 142.6 136.7 137.1 154.3 120.3 126.1 2.2 3.4 3.3 3.0 -9.2 -12.0 -12.0 -8.3 -19.2 2.8 .3 .5 .6 .7 -1.9 -2.5 -2.6 .2 -8.0 -.3 Apparel 3 ................................................................................... 132.1 4.8 .4 126.9 -1.5 119.4 .3 1.8 Transportation 3 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 138.9 139.2 97.6 96.7 94.9 99.8 100.8 1.5 1.6 -9.5 -9.8 -10.6 -9.0 -7.7 .9 .9 -.9 -1.0 -.8 -1.3 -1.1 143.6 143.7 89.4 88.9 85.0 91.7 92.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.3 138.9 135.4 91.2 89.1 86.4 87.4 91.7 -1.4 -1.7 -15.5 -15.8 -16.8 -15.6 -13.7 .9 1.1 .3 .3 .1 .6 .7 Medical care 3 ........................................................................... 213.3 1.6 Recreation 8 .............................................................................. 100.3 - .3 233.2 -.9 237.3 3.0 1.0 - 1.8 Education and communication 8 .............................................. 99.0 Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 219.1 -0.3 153.8 474.4 - -0.8 - 3.7 3.6 -4.7 -4.5 -2.4 -14.1 -13.5 -13.6 -14.5 -13.1 -11.7 -.1 100.8 .7 101.5 -.3 100.8 .8 99.1 3.7 -2.1 220.8 .4 235.8 3.1 .6 152.8 140.9 127.8 135.3 118.6 167.2 2.5 2.0 .9 -.7 2.8 3.1 -.3 .2 -.1 -1.2 .9 -.8 153.8 141.8 131.2 125.8 137.8 167.7 -.3 .4 .5 .2 .9 -1.1 157.0 140.9 124.5 125.7 124.1 174.0 1.4 .6 -.7 -2.9 1.6 2.1 .6 .7 1.0 1.1 .7 .5 150.2 152.5 128.6 150.6 135.9 163.1 163.7 114.1 158.6 157.0 2.5 2.1 .9 1.6 -.7 2.5 3.3 -1.8 3.0 2.7 -.3 -.4 .0 -.1 -1.0 -1.5 -.9 -5.9 .3 .1 149.7 154.5 133.3 143.0 129.8 170.2 161.1 100.5 162.7 164.0 -.3 -.4 .7 .2 .5 -2.1 -1.0 -7.4 .3 .4 153.8 155.4 127.6 148.2 130.8 173.2 169.7 105.4 162.8 162.2 1.3 .5 -.6 .2 -2.5 .2 2.0 -14.0 2.5 2.4 .5 .6 .9 .7 .9 .3 .5 -.9 .7 .7 .3 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ................................................................... Services ................................................................................... - Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... All items less shelter .............................................................. Commodities less food .................................................... Nondurables .............................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy 3 ...................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... S ee footnotes at end of table. 72 - - -8.8 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 2 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and group Percent change from— Index Nov. 1997 Nov. 1998 Index Nov. 1998 Sep. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1997 Sep. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ............................................................................... All items (1967=100) ............................................................. 170.5 485.4 1.5 0.4 102.2 1.8 -0.5 Food and beverages 3 ........................................................... Food3 ................................................................................ Food at home .................................................................. Food away from home 4 .................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ......................................................... 166.6 166.2 165.6 170.9 171.8 1.9 1.8 1.2 3.2 2.2 .7 .7 .7 .7 .2 102.0 102.0 100.4 102.6 100.3 1.4 1.5 2.6 .3 .9 .9 1.4 -.1 .5 Housing 3 ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ............................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................ Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 171.2 201.2 193.4 192.2 112.9 111.9 123.3 122.7 124.4 127.9 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.4 -2.5 -2.4 -.7 -1.8 1.0 1.8 .3 .7 1.0 .6 -2.0 -2.0 -2.2 -4.7 2.3 .3 103.2 104.3 104.2 104.4 98.6 97.9 98.5 98.8 96.9 103.2 3.2 -2.4 .3 .7 .6 -18.6 -20.8 -21.6 -25.4 4.1 -2.3 Apparel 3 .............................................................................. 123.2 -4.7 -.6 99.9 4.0 1.5 Transportation 3 .................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................... 150.9 144.8 86.0 85.7 84.2 88.6 88.2 -1.9 -1.5 -14.3 -14.5 -15.5 -13.9 -12.8 .5 .7 .0 .0 .2 .0 -.5 98.3 98.4 86.6 86.5 84.9 87.8 88.7 -1.7 .5 .6 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 Medical care 3 ...................................................................... 257.9 4.4 .0 104.6 2.4 .4 Recreation 8 ......................................................................... 102.7 - .7 101.1 - -.7 Education and communication 8 ........................................... 101.2 - .1 102.9 - .1 Other goods and services 3 ................................................... 251.5 6.0 .0 109.2 4.8 -.1 170.5 145.8 129.9 129.3 128.1 196.3 1.5 -.3 -2.1 -3.1 .2 2.7 .4 .3 .1 -.3 .8 .3 102.2 100.5 100.1 100.5 99.6 103.3 1.8 ■ -.5 .2 -.1 .3 -.6 -1.2 167.0 159.9 131.6 149.3 131.8 173.6 191.7 101.4 178.9 182.7 1.3 .6 -1.9 -.3 -2.8 1.8 2.6 -6.7 2.1 2.2 .3 .1 .0 .2 -.3 -.1 .4 -1.4 .4 .4 102.0 101.1 100.1 100.9 100.5 102.2 103.3 89.9 102.6 103.4 1.7 -10.3 3.0 -.6 -.8 -.1 .6 .3 -2.9 -1.4 -12.5 .3 .3 3.5 * * * * Commodity and service group All items 3 ............................................................................... Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables .......................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 ................................................. Services less medical care services ....................................... Energy3 ................................................................................. All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................................ 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, otherwise noted. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 73 U. S. city average, aii items Semiannual averages Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 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 ■ * 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 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 ■ ■ 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 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 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 - ■ 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 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 ■ * 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 - - ■ 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 - ■ 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 ■ - 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 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 ■ ■ 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 - ■ 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 - - 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 - - " ' 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 - - 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 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 74 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 ' - ' 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 2nd half 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 ■ 102.9 ■ • ■ 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.6 158.6 161.5 164.0 153.5 158.6 161.3 151.5 155.8 159.9 162.3 153.2 157.9 161.2 152.4 156.9 160.5 2.5 3.3 1.7 2.8 3.0 2.3 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 ■ * ■ 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 - 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 150.3 154.4 159.1 161.6 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8 152.5 156.7 160.3 163.0 152.5 157.0 160.5 163.2 152.9 157.3 160.8 163.4 153.2 157.8 161.2 163.6 153.7 158.3 161.6 164.0 75 Annual avg. 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 Percent change from previous Dec. . 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Annual avg. ■ ■ ■ * ■ - Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 120.5 360.9 126.1 377.6 133.8 400.9 137.9 413.0 141.9 425.2 145.8 436.8 149.7 448.4 153.5 459.9 158.6 475.0 161.3 483.2 164.0 491.3 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread 1 ........................................................................... White bread 2 .............................................................. Bread other than white 2 ............................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Cookies2 ...................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 .............. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ............................................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................ Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 ................................ Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 12 .......... Ham ............................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ......................................... Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................. Other meats .................................................................. Frankfurters 2 ............................................................. Lunchmeats 1 2 .......................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ...................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .............................. Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ Frozen fish and seafood 2 .......................................... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................ M ilk1 ................................................................................ Fresh whole milk 2 ......................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 * 133.2 132.2 139.0 140.2 132.9 137.5 132.2 147.5 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 137.5 147.2 148.0 139.4 141.8 137.1 159.3 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.8 154.2 155.4 144.8 147.6 142.0 168.1 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.6 157.7 157.5 151.0 154.9 146.8 181.4 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 157.0 163.2 163.9 156.3 158.0 155.1 176.9 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 162.4 169.2 170.1 165.2 163.1 159.5 178.7 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 171.6 171.6 174.2 169.8 168.0 168.9 183.8 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 180.7 178.8 180.5 175.6 178.1 173.8 206.9 159.1 158.7 159.2 178.4 169.6 150.6 189.0 149.8 100.0 182.3 100.0 186.2 186.9 100.0 180.1 182.3 178.6 178.8 177.2 206.4 162.5 162.1 162.5 182.1 171.4 154.5 192.0 148.9 99.1 187.0 102.0 188.2 193.8 103.8 182.9 183.9 183.0 185.1 177.8 216.3 137.0 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 - 139.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 - 117.2 105.0 121.9 129.5 123.7 119.5 119.3 119.8 127.8 130.4 130.2 ■ 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 122.9 123.0 126.9 123.1 136.8 145.2 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 128.5 108.6 ■ 137.3 143.6 136.1 132.7 134.7 130.2 130.2 129.9 134.8 * 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 127.4 125.5 135.1 130.1 150.4 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 127.4 104.8 ■ 134.9 141.2 139.5 133.0 133.9 134.1 133.7 135.4 136.9 ■ 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 129.1 127.8 135.4 130.6 157.4 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 133.1 117.1 ■ 137.1 144.5 145.8 136.4 138.2 140.1 141.1 141.3 146.8 ■ 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 130.2 130.6 134.6 131.5 161.7 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.1 114.8 ■ 134.8 142.1 138.8 137.3 134.3 145.1 140.4 139.4 143.2 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 131.6 131.1 136.0 136.1 170.8 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 139.6 130.2 • 144.2 151.9 146.2 141.4 139.3 151.8 146.3 144.8 150.2 * 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 135.0 133.7 139.0 139.7 174.9 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 155.4 161.5 ■ 157.4 168.3 156.0 146.2 143.8 160.7 157.8 158.2 161.5 • 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 148.6 148.3 150.1 150.5 181.7 148.4 148.1 143.4 136.9 116.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 154.3 164.7 150.2 100.0 147.0 144.9 100.0 160.8 100.0 155.2 100.0 158.9 154.4 100.0 177.2 100.0 100.0 129.4 200.5 151.1 147.8 100.0 145.8 100.0 148.3 151.8 100.0 188.8 147.9 148.2 141.4 137.0 116.6 99.5 100.3 99.1 146.2 96.6 153.5 98.5 149.6 159.6 141.4 93.9 148.1 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 159.6 103.9 164.8 160.2 99.5 183.1 103.2 103.5 134.4 NA 139.4 155.9 103.5 151.9 103.2 158.2 163.9 105.2 Expenditure category 126.1 125.5 123.5 128.7 129.8 125.4 126.3 122.8 130.8 126.5 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 109.6 96.9 • 115.9 122.2 114.7 113.1 113.2 116.6 127.1 131.0 131.5 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 111.4 110.1 * 112.6 114.8 See footnotes at end of table. 76 122.9 ■ 144.4 154.5 142.5 131.6 132.9 128.2 129.7 130.6 133.2 ■ 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 126.7 ■ 126.0 132.7 128.5 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 - 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 152.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 • ■ 128.5 113.1 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 ■ 135.4 - 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 ■ - 109.8 110.8 117.4 116.7 118.1 125.2 126.4 118.1 114.8 115.6 111.1 109.2 115.8 130.9 133.3 120.6 - 131.7 115.2 - 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 * * ■ 140.4 • 129.5 118.5 - 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 * * 124.6 • 111.0 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 ■ - 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits .................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ...................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ............................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. Other fresh fruits 1 ....................................................... Fresh vegetables ........................................................... Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes .................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Canned fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................ Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ............... Coffee ............................................................................. Roasted coffee 2 ......................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ..................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ......................... .................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ Other sweets 1 .............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. Butter2 ......................................................................... Margarine 2 .................................................................. Salad dressing 1 ............................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................ Peanut butter1 2 ......................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ............................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... Sauces and gravies 12 ............................................... Other condiments 2 ...................................................... Baby food 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ........ Other food away from home 1 ........................................... 116.3 107.8 104.6 116.9 116.1 116.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 118.5 104.8 124.1 - 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 114.7 124.1 - 115.7 115.3 115.5 120.1 121.1 114.8 121.6 103.0 126.7 • 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 • 120.6 129.8 - 131.0 94.9 134.0 ■ 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 * 127.8 135.7 - 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 109.0 115.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 129.3 94.4 131.8 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 133.7 139.6 - ■ 130.2 • 112.3 113.7 105.4 102.4 111.7 128.3 132.1 119.3 * 128.4 88.0 128.9 ■ 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 140.1 141.6 - 129.4 82.0 130.3 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 140.1 144.3 - 136.5 - 172.7 179.0 157.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 134.2 81.6 139.4 - 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 143.1 147.1 - 156.1 159.5 148.9 140.5 138.5 127.9 137.5 93.4 141.6 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 148.2 150.4 ' See footnotes at end of table. 77 191.3 222.3 239.4 193.9 151.5 100.0 189.3 100.0 205.2 175.0 218.5 253.4 201.5 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 - 100.0 • 100.0 143.7 147.8 - 100.0 100.0 126.9 133.1 100.0 118.0 116.1 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 145.6 170.2 145.7 178.0 145.3 155.2 - 100.0 143.6 147.7 144.7 147.9 132.2 133.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 140.7 140.3 - 100.0 113.9 128.2 145.5 144.2 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 158.9 162.8 184.9 189.1 146.2 144.9 151.7 155.6 163.9 168.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 154.5 162.1 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 155.0 159.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 198.8 232.2 249.6 193.7 157.3 129.3 243.0 94.7 214.9 176.7 222.8 268.7 214.0 102.3 102.9 102.7 104.1 102.5 150.5 100.0 100.0 132.7 100.7 117.1 103.0 100.1 96.9 156.3 NA NA 103.3 152.7 149.6 133.6 101.0 102.7 155.1 128.2 187.0 153.0 102.3 102.7 102.6 166.7 189.1 145.4 157.7 173.4 100.1 101.9 104.3 165.2 102.9 104.8 NA 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.8 103.3 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 119.9 114.6 114.6 117.0 114.8 119.2 107.8 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 122.1 121.2 123.8 111.6 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 128.1 127.5 129.2 114.5 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 139.9 137.8 142.3 130.5 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 141.8 139.0 144.0 132.4 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 143.1 141.3 144.6 133.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 144.2 142.4 144.5 131.3 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 145.5 145.2 145.1 133.4 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 148.5 147.9 147.9 141.7 185.6 164.0 149.3 147.5 151.9 151.5 152.1 145.1 192.5 166.8 151.3 149.3 154.0 154.5 153.5 147.2 196.9 - - - - - - - - ' ' ' ' 100.0 100.0 100.0 101.5 104.4 102.9 142.3 157.1 151.9 193.8 145.4 161.8 155.7 201.9 149.7 167.4 159.6 210.6 154.0 172.3 164.0 219.0 157.7 178.1 169.1 100.0 229.7 161.3 184.0 174.5 106.3 239.4 191.2 201.0 213.5 174.3 179.1 184.7 - 100.0 123.7 129.4 130.0 110.9 117.1 115.8 89.6 110.3 97.2 86.4 106.5 94.0 119.4 146.8 128.8 118.3 122.8 123.0 127.8 128.7 127.0 103.6 115.0 118.8 - 100.0 198.6 205.5 213.7 243.3 247.8 252.8 123.8 125.0 125.1 * 100.0 • • 100.0 ■ 100.0 " ■ ■ 100.0 133.2 134.5 133.5 136.8 141.5 142.7 100.0 - 100.0 • - 100.0 ■ ■ 100.0 109.8 113.2 113.4 - 100.0 • - 100.0 122.1 117.0 121.0 115.6 116.4 107.1 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 ■ • 100.0 ■ ■ 100.0 139.8 141.4 143.4 ■ ■ 100.0 ■ • 100.0 ■ ■ 100.0 • ■ 100.0 * ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ • 100.0 100.0 227.5 190.3 99.9 126.5 111.4 86.8 80.9 125.5 118.9 123.4 113.5 102.4 219.0 259.0 126.6 101.5 102.3 100.2 102.0 134.5 140.0 101.4 103.2 99.9 99.3 111.5 100.7 100.6 119.7 110.7 100.7 100.4 99.4 96.9 100.5 146.5 101.1 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.0 101.5 103.4 105.0 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Whiskey at home 2 ........................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 .............. Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 4 .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................. Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ Window coverings 1 .......................................................... Other linens 1 ..................................................................... Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............. Other furniture 1 ................................................................. Appliances 1 ......................................................................... Major appliances 1 ............................................................. Laundry equipment2 ....................................................... Other appliances 1 ............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... Household paper products 1 ............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................ Household operations 1 ....................................................... Domestic services 1 .......................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... Repair of household items 1 .............................................. ' 120.2 129.3 130.1 145.5 124.9 135.6 135.5 156.3 130.5 '142.7 141.1 166.1 135.0 148.2 145.2 175.8 138.5 152.5 148.6 188.6 127.0 134.1 133.8 141.0 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 135.8 146.9 110.6 ■ 115.4 121.3 ■ 107.0 ■ 105.9 ■ ■ 117.0 • ■ * ■ ■ - 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 144.7 161.1 111.7 - 154.9 147.7 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 153.7 176.9 113.7 ■ 168.0 153.2 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 165.7 197.3 116.3 * ■ * * 116.2 122.0 ■ ■ 105.6 174.3 181.0 183.3 157.8 162.8 168.1 118.7 121.7 122.0 108.9 110.7 110.1 88.4 91.8 88.3 89.2 85.1 85.1 120.4 118.0 118.5 117.4 115.6 118.1 122.9 123.6 124.4 107.5 105.0 111.1 176.7 185.2 193.0 214.0 225.2 236.4 118.2 120.3 120.8 ■ • ■ ■ ' • • ■ 121.4 125.8 127.8 129.5 136.3 133.7 • ■ ■ ■ 106.3 107.1 110.6 * 120.3 118.2 117.8 113.0 110.0 114.1 * ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ 129.5 131.9 132.9 ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 113.8 118.8 - 105.9 ■ 112.8 * 123.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • See footnotes at end of table. 78 115.1 117.2 ■ ■ 107.2 ■ 112.6 100.0 ■ ■ 127.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ 117.8 107.0 ■ ■ 129.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 118.0 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 119.2 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 - 125.3 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 129.6 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 132.6 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.5 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 - 130.6 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 - 130.3 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 131.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 - 131.6 131.2 133.7 135.8 134.1 100.0 129.0 120.7 123.6 123.7 126.7 102.7 100.0 135.0 134.1 136.3 135.9 135.3 104.0 132.4 124.4 127.5 128.0 127.4 111.1 103.4 116.1 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 115.3 121.5 107.7 125.5 120.2 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 125.6 129.4 110.4 134.9 130.8 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 129.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 • 133.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 130.7 138.2 112.7 145.5 129.1 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 127.1 140.6 118.7 146.8 128.2 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 131.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 128.7 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 128.7 147.7 130.6 152.6 125.0 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 126.9 140.3 122.6 145.4 100.0 123.6 128.2 131.4 133.5 122.7 125.8 138.9 122.2 143.6 102.4 124.5 130.4 132.9 133.9 126.2 131.3 142.3 123.3 147.6 115.2 113.9 121.9 127.2 125.1 125.3 123.4 124.3 132.1 128.6 94.1 135.6 137.1 134.9 98.3 140.1 123.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 130.5 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 134.2 139.0 138.0 139.3 138.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 101.4 99.4 107.7 118.8 147.7 150.0 139.4 222.8 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 101.9 101.6 106.3 126.0 151.9 155.7 141.3 230.4 - 139.1 136.6 100.7 142.8 140.7 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 102.4 101.8 107.3 130.0 155.7 161.2 144.2 145.2 141.7 101.7 145.4 121.8 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 128.3 127.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 101.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 118.4 138.4 141.9 133.8 199.1 - 129.0 126.7 131.3 143.2 140.0 100.0 144.1 100.0 141.5 151.4 163.7 147.9 100.0 101.9 101.3 99.1 105.9 103.0 100.0 101.4 99.0 100.0 108.2 131.8 164.7 176.2 152.1 100.0 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 184.3 194.8 156.3 100.0 176.6 141.5 138.0 100.7 143.5 99.6 140.6 151.5 163.8 154.0 102.7 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.0 92.1 89.9 101.4 98.8 100.0 108.5 130.8 169.5 180.9 156.6 102.9 255.1 103.1 101.4 107.1 107.4 100.9 187.4 200.8 162.0 104.5 171.9 Expenditure category Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ...................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings .............................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................ Women’s outerwear .......................................................... Women’s dresses .............................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ............................................................. Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................................... Watches 4 .............................................................................. Jewelry 4 ............................................................................... Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. New cars 2 ......................................................................... New trucks 2 5 ................................................................... New motorcycles 2 4 ......................................................... Used cars and trucks ..................................................... . Car and truck rental 1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 .................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 ........................................................ Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 ................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... Public transportation ............................................................... Airline fare .......................................................................... Other intercity transportation ............................................... Ship fare 1 * ........................................................................ Intracity transportation ......................................................... 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 117.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 117.3 117.6 107.9 120.3 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 84.7 98.9 96.9 105.1 110.1 121.5 126.3 118.8 162.0 126.5 128.0 136.9 123.3 89.9 101.1 99.1 107.3 109.8 126.9 133.9 122.5 171.5 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 See footnotes at end of table. 79 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 102.0 99.0 109.4 117.5 132.5 138.5 127.0 184.4 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 103.2 103.0 100.8 109.5 118.1 143.2 145.8 136.6 212.2 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 240.2 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 143.0 151.5 162.4 155.6 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 102.3 101.8 107.0 132.0 160.6 168.6 148.2 249.3 189.9 204.7 155.2 174.7 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Physicians’ services ........................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 ............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 8 .......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 .................................. 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 117.0 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 130.7 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 145.4 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 159.7 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 175.4 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 189.2 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 199.7 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 209.2 ' ' ' ' 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 237.1 216.8 251.5 145.8 173.1 172.8 241.8 217.5 224.5 230.0 142.5 153.0 282.5 103.2 102.5 228.3 103.9 244.7 224.5 262.8 148.3 175.5 176.8 249.3 224.4 231.7 239.8 143.7 156.4 290.8 106.2 105.0 236.7 108.1 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 ................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television 5 .................................................................. Other video equipment1 ..................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 ......................................... Pets and pet products .......................................................... Pet food 12 ......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ............... Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography 1 ........................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... Photographic equipment1 2 .............................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................ Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ...................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 12 ___ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ........................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 12 ............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ Recreational books 1 ............................................................ 76.8 141.4 91.9 117.7 100.0 100.0 60.2 233.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 88.4 90.2 - 100.0 ■ 100.0 142.6 142.1 - 100.0 - 100.0 ■ 100.0 • 100.0 - 100.0 123.0 122.5 124.9 124.3 118.4 118.1 • 100.0 132.9 134.0 • 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 • 100.0 - 100.0 126.4 124.4 - 100.0 ■ 100.0 - 1 0 0 .0 • 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 193.8 200.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 165.5 174.1 178.2 180.2 - 1 0 0 .0 100.0 101.3 100.8 57.8 248.7 87.9 94.7 97.8 93.2 82.6 100.0 102.3 143.9 102.3 99.5 104.1 103.8 104.3 121.5 126.4 114.7 100.0 132.3 100.6 96.2 100.9 101.2 100.0 95.2 117.2 95.2 Expenditure category ■ 111.0 1 11.1 108.3 • 123.0 ■ * ■ ■ • 112.4 - * ■ 133.3 109.8 126.5 ■ 75.8 146.8 94.3 122.9 ■ 113.3 113.6 110.4 ■ 127.2 ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.1 ■ ■ 146.0 119.6 132.4 ■ See footnotes at end of table. 80 73.1 166.1 93.3 • 127.4 ■ 115.3 115.9 112.0 • 129.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 116.8 * * ■ 153.6 125.4 138.5 ■ 72.3 180.4 • 95.0 * 129.6 ■ ■ 119.6 117.6 118.3 • 130.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * 118.1 ■ ■ ■ 161.0 132.4 147.3 * " 71.4 187.0 * 93.6 * * 128.3 ■ • 119.7 120.1 116.5 ■ 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ • 121.1 ■ • * 167.3 139.2 152.8 ■ 91.7 96.6 70.2 200.1 94.0 ■ 129.5 • ■ 120.0 120.0 117.1 ■ 135.2 * ■ ■ ■ • * 122.9 * * • 170.3 144.7 158.2 • ' 93.0 95.6 94.2 94.6 69.2 66.4 194.9 202.8 • * 90.7 93.1 ■ ■ 130.8 135.4 ■ ■ ■ • * 123.8 123.1 124.7 124.8 120.0 118.7 ■ ■ 130.9 133.4 ■ * ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ ■ * ■ * 121.8 123.0 ~ * • ~ ■ 177.1 186.4 151.8 156.3 163.9 173.6 * " 98.5 97.7 62.9 218.6 - NA 97.6 99.7 103.6 104.7 205.8 101.7 104.7 178.9 185.3 103.0 102.5 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 - 87.4 81.2 200.4 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 97.3 145.3 98.3 157.2 90.3 85.9 207.4 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 97.3 145.3 98.3 156.7 75.7 90.2 - 93.9 90.7 219.0 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 99.0 160.3 97.1 95.1 231.1 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 100.0 100.0 242.8 288.5 301.7 300.6 137.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.8 100.0 75.2 94.7 100.0 101.0 104.6 257.1 301.4 313.6 318.8 144.0 105.1 97.8 100.1 160.3 103.9 97.6 101.1 166.4 101.0 75.8 96.7 92.4 68.3 • - 61.0 ■ - 53.9 ■ - 47.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 35.3 65.6 90.0 103.3 91.7 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 ■ 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 * ■ 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 • ■ 150.5 142.8 230.1 251.2 100.0 100.0 154.0 145.3 240.5 281.3 112.5 105.2 158.0 148.8 - - - * - 100.0 100.3 135.1 138.0 172.4 131.9 128.0 * 137.5 127.5 137.0 141.3 179.8 137.2 133.2 144.4 131.3 143.4 146.1 190.3 145.1 140.4 153.9 136.1 144.8 149.2 199.4 147.9 148.6 165.9 138.2 146.9 154.3 210.0 153.5 156.6 177.6 ■ 147.2 150.6 159.2 218.3 159.3 164.0 183.6 ■ 151.8 153.9 163.9 100.0 230.0 167.5 172.3 100.0 100.0 194.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 158.1 161.0 167.6 102.3 237.2 174.0 178.6 102.4 101.3 200.9 101.9 105.3 100.9 160.5 127.5 121.5 124.5 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 153.7 164.1 138.1 135.0 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 130.1 124.3 127.4 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 159.2 172.8 142.5 139.1 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 132.0 125.1 126.5 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 166.9 181.6 146.4 142.7 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 135.1 127.6 128.1 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 171.1 188.9 150.2 146.3 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 137.0 128.9 128.8 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 176.3 197.3 154.2 149.6 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 141.4 132.1 133.7 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 184.1 205.0 159.0 154.7 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 141.7 131.2 133.5 139.5 128.0 181.0 185.3 186.0 213.1 161.8 156.4 157.0 132.6 135.3 141.0 146.5 142.5 130.6 132.9 136.8 127.4 185.6 191.5 188.3 219.5 164.3 157.9 159.5 132.1 135.0 138.8 147.8 1988 1989 1990 1991 152.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 125.1 ■ 145.2 164.0 170.0 169.1 177.4 125.1 ■ 146.0 70.0 96.6 - 174.7 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 125.1 ■ 147.5 67.4 94.5 - 184.7 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 145.3 ■ • 155.0 68.3 93.1 - 193.8 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 145.3 * ■ * 155.7 67.4 90.9 - 92.7 * - 90.3 • - 86.6 ■ - 81.3 ■ - 75.1 164.5 190.5 ■ 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 ■ 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 * ■ 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 • ■ 127.1 124.7 - ■ - * 121.6 123.1 143.1 109.9 108.2 * 111.3 113.2 123.9 129.7 151.4 116.8 113.4 117.9 116.6 131.2 135.0 162.0 124.8 120.9 127.0 121.7 113.5 109.0 106.9 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 132.1 136.2 120.4 118.1 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 118.2 112.6 112.0 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 138.6 145.1 125.8 123.5 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 126.0 121.1 125.8 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 150.0 154.5 133.7 131.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 .............................................. Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees .................... Child care and nursery school 6 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............ Communication 1 .................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services 1 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 ........................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................ Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................ Interstate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 .................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 ................... Other information processing equipment1 ....................... Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 .......................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 4 .................................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ............................................................ Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... 70.9 99.2 100.0 - 141.3 149.9 • 71.8 91.1 - ■ - 98.9 • 160.7 75.8 86.8 - 100.3 * 160.3 100.3 ■ 162.1 ■ 78.6 92.1 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 81 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 116.8 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80,1 130.6 119.4 113.9 117.6 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 127.4 117.1 123.8 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 135.4 122.9 128.2 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 137.2 126.7 129.4 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 139.6 130.7 130.3 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 144.5 136.5 127.9 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 148.1 135.1 127.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 151.5 137.5 126.6 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.1 144.4 127.6 189.5 175.4 108.4 168.3 170.7 142.1 101.6 186.9 161.1 145.0 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 82 131.2 192.7 179.7 100.5 172.3 174.8 143.8 89.6 192.4 164.8 145.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ...................................................................................... 4.4 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.7 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... Bakery products .............................................................. Bread 1 ........................................................................... White bread 2 .............................................................. Bread other than white 2 ............................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Cookies2 ...................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 .............. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ..................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ............................................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ....... ...................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................ Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 ................................ Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......... Ham ............................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ......................................... Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................. Other meats .................................................................. Frankfurters 2 ............................................................. Lunch meats 12 ......................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ...................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .............................. Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ Frozen fish and seafood 2 ................................ .......... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................. M ilk1 ................................................................................ Fresh whole milk 2 .......................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 * 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 ■ 6.1 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 8.9 7.7 12.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 ■ 3.8 4.0 5.9 5.6 4.9 3.1 3.7 8.0 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 • 3.5 * 1.5 4.6 • 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.1 3.6 5.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 ■ 4.2 * 4.1 5.4 • 2.3 1.4 4.3 4.9 3.4 7.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 ■ 3.7 ‘ 6.9 3.6 ■ 3.5 4.1 3.5 2.0 5.7 -2.5 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 * 3.5 ' 2.7 3.4 " 3.7 3.8 5.7 3.2 2.8 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 ■ 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 ■ 6.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 -.4 1.6 4.0 ■ 1.4 5.5 5.7 ■ 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.0 5.9 2.9 8.3 5.3 ■ 4.2 3.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 12.6 1.5 3.4 ■ .7 1.0 1.7 .4 2.0 -.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.1 2.6 1.6 -.6 -.9 2.6 2.0 1.1 3.7 3.8 1.6 .9 2.5 3.5 .3 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 • ■ -3.1 -10.4 -1.9 -1.9 .3 ■ .9 1.4 3.6 17.9 21.6 18.7 8.3 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 ■ 6.9 8.4 5.2 6.0 7.8 ■ 5.7 5.4 2.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 • 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 10.3 ■ 11.7 12.7 7.2 ■ 4.4 2.0 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 ■ ■ 16.7 17.0 ■ 18.5 19.3 15.2 10.1 11.4 7.0 1.5 .2 2.3 • 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 3.1 ■ 2.4 4.6 4.4 ■ 7.2 3.9 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 ■ * ■ -6.1 • -11.6 ■ -4.9 -7.1 -4.5 ■ .8 1.4 1.6 .4 -.5 1.2 ■ 1.3 ■ -.5 1.8 -4.0 .6 ■ -.4 1.8 1.2 ■ 4.4 3.6 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 ■ ■ ~ -.9 * -3.5 -1.7 -1.7 2.5 ■ .2 -.6 3.0 2.7 4.2 1.6 ■ 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 1.3 ■ 1.8 .2 .4 ■ 2.2 4.7 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 ■ • ■ 4.5 * 11.7 ■ 1.6 2.3 4.5 * 2.6 3.2 4.5 5.5 4.4 7.2 ■ 4.4 • 2.4 4.9 -1.4 .9 * 2.2 -.6 .7 ■ 6.6 2.7 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 ■ ■ ■ -2.3 ■ -2.0 ■ -1.7 -1.7 -4.8 ■ .7 -2.8 3.6 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 * 5.2 • 1.4 6.2 .3 1.1 • .4 1.0 3.5 ■ 8.3 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 ■ ■ ■ 7.3 * 13.4 ■ 7.0 6.9 5.3 * 3.0 3.7 4.6 * 4.2 ■ 3.9 4.9 ■ 3.1 ■ .8 3.7 25.0 2.6 ■ 2.0 2.2 2.6 ■ -1.3 2.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 3.9 -1.1 -.6 -.7 -.7 -1.0 ■ ~ 11.3 ■ 24.0 ■ 9.2 10.8 6.7 ■ 3.4 3.2 5.9 7.9 ■ 9.3 7.5 ■ 1.7 ■ .8 2.0 12.0 10.1 ■ 10.9 8.0 7.7 5.2 ■ ■ -1.5 ■ -.7 ■ -2.0 -2.1 -3.7 * .5 .8 • .1 • -1.6 * .4 -4.4 ■ 1.2 * ■ 2.3 1.0 -7.2 -.5 ■ -1.7 -1.2 .9 2.2 Expenditure category 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 4.4 ■ 5.1 5.2 3.4 ■ 6.2 See footnotes at end of table. 83 3.9 -.3 .1 -1.4 .1 .2 -.5 .3 -.9 -4.4 -3.4 -4.2 -1.5 -3.0 -3.1 -5.9 -6.1 .7 1.8 -.2 9.3 1.5 2.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 -.5 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.9 -7.7 5.5 3.5 4.2 3.2 6.7 8.0 5.2 3.9 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 4.3 • ■ 2.9 1.3 5.8 9.0 -.8 4.8 5.1 7.8 * 10.0 .1 16.7 ■ ■ 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 ■ ■ 2.8 • 4.4 • • ■ 3.9 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 ■ 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 • ■ ■ 7.1 ' ■ 3.0 • 5.0 * -1.0 -.7 -1.2 • 4.2 3.8 4.4 • ■ 2.6 * -1.7 2.1 ■ * ■ 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 ■ ■ * 5.1 ■ • 4.6 * • ■ 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 • 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 ■ • .7 • * -.2 • 1.6 - 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 • 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 * • 4.0 • ■ 2.2 ■ 1.7 5.4 6.6 3.7 ■ 2.0 .9 1.1 ■ ■ .8 ■ -6.8 1.1 ■ ■ • 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 ■ ■ • .0 * • 1.9 ■ • ■ ■ 1.5 1994 1995 1996 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 ■ -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 * ■ • • ■ 2.9 ■ ■ -1.7 • 2.9 • -9.6 -10.9 -5.7 • 1.2 3.0 4.2 • 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 * -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 • * * • 2.4 ■ • -2.0 ■ -.4 - 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits ..................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ....................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................ Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. Other fresh fruits 1 ........................................................ Fresh vegetables ............................................................ Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes ..................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Canned fruits 1 2 ........................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ...................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... Carbonated drinks .......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ............... Coffee ............................................................................. Roasted coffee 2 .......................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...................... Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ Other sweets 1 ............................................................... Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. Butter2 ......................................................................... Margarine 2 .................................................................. Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................. Peanut butter1 2 .......................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ............................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................... Other condiments 2 ....................................................... Baby food 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ........ Other food away from home 1 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 84 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 • 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 * • * ■ 3.1 ■ ■ 1.9 ■ .9 1.5 1.2 2.3 ■ 4.2 4.4 2.9 ■ ■ 7.7 ■ -7.9 5.8 ■ ■ • 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 ■ * ■ 6.0 ■ ■ 4.5 ■ • ■ * 4.2 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 * 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 * * * .6 ■ ■ -.5 • 1.0 * -5.2 -6.6 -2.1 • 1.5 3.6 .0 ■ * -1.3 ■ -.5 -1.6 ■ ■ * 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 * ■ ■ 4.6 ■ • 2.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9.9 -5.3 -6.1 -3.4 • .9 .9 1.0 • ■ -.7 ■ -6.8 -2.2 ■ ■ • 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ • 1.4 ■ ’ • ■ ■ 2.9 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 * 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 • ■ • .8 * ■ 14.7 • -.3 55.4 63.9 36.4 • 6.0 .9 1.8 • ■ 3.7 -.5 7.0 ■ * • 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 ■ ■ * 2.1 ■ • 1.9 * ■ ■ ■ 1.0 2.5 ■ 14.5 1.6 ■ * • 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 ■ * * 3.6 ■ • 2.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ * 2.0 -6.7 -8.7 -2.4 • 2.2 4.5 3.4 * ■ 2.3 * 21.9 2.8 ■ ' ■ 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 ■ ■ * 4.3 ■ ■ 3.1 ■ ■ • ■ ■ 3.6 2.8 -4.7 -.1 -3.8 -5.2 ■ 13.2 9.2 18.4 31.0 8.4 * • • ■ 2.9 ■ • 4.9 • -1.6 ■ 16.9 22.2 6.8 ■ 2.9 2.2 .8 • ■ -.3 • 12.6 -.9 ■ ■ • 2.5 2.3 -.9 2.6 2.7 ■ ■ ■ 4.9 * • 2.6 ■ • ■ ■ ■ 2.2 4.5 4.3 -.1 3.8 29.3 28.4 -5.3 4.7 1.0 2.0 6.0 6.2 2.3 2.9 2.7 4.1 2.5 1.8 .0 .0 -.3 .7 .9 3.0 .1 -3.1 -8.2 3.3 3.4 1.1 .2 1.0 2.7 10.5 28.2 45.9 6.1 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.4 .0 .3 1.3 3.0 .1 1.9 4.3 1.9 2.9 4.8 ■ 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.3 .8 3.3 1.7 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPMJ): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1997 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11.6 11.8 9.2 8.1 10.1 14.0 8.2 2.1 2.8 1.4 .9 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.5 .3 .9 1.7 .4 .5 2.6 -0.1 -.1 .8 .8 -.1 -1.4 2.4 0.9 .6 .9 2.0 .4 1.6 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 6.2 3.8 . _ - - - - - - - - 3.9 4.9 4.2 ■ 7.4 4.5 5.2 4.1 ■ 6.3 3.4 3.9 2.9 ■ 5.8 2.6 2.9 2.3 ■ 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.2 * 2.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 ' 4.2 3.0 3.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.1 4.3 4.0 4.9 15.8 4.8 ■ 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 * 6.2 9.8 1.8 ■ 8.5 3.7 ■ 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 ■ 7.8 11.5 2.3 * ■ 3.8 3.0 * 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 ■ 6.6 8.5 1.6 ■ - 3.8 3.2 ■ 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 4.8 5.2 1.8 ' 1.3 3.3 * .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 ■ 4.2 5.0 .4 ' ‘ 4.3 3.7 ■ 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 " 2.9 2.9 2.5 ' 5.1 2.8 ’ 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 ■ 3.5 1.8 1.0 6.2 3.1 " .5 -1.1 -11.9 -11.7 -12.3 .2 -1.3 3.3 ' 4.0 2.0 .1 * 1.6 -1.9 ■ ' 4.2 2.3 ■ ■ * ' 1.0 3.4 ■ ' -.7 .8 ■ -.7 3.1 4.0 " * ■ * ■ ' " 5.4 5.1 * 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 ■ 6.6 9.7 1.0 ■ ■ ' ■ -1.4 -2.1 ■ * ' -1.0 " ' 6.5 * ■ * " ■ 5.6 ' ■ ■ ■ ' ' ' 3.7 1.3 * ■ ■ ■ 5.2 -4.2 .7 * ■ * “ ■ 1.1 3.4 -8.0 * ■ ' 1.4 ' * ' “ " 4.7 1.0 5.1 1988 1989 1990 Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Whiskey at home 2 ........................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 .............. Wine at home .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 2.3 2.8 1.9 .7 2.7 1.6 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 3.9 3.5 5.3 3.8 3.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 2.6 4.7 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ - - Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........... ....................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 4 .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................... Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ Window coverings 1 .......................................................... Other linens 1 ..................................................................... Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture .............................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............. Other furniture 1 ................................................................ Appliances 1 ......................................................................... Major appliances 1 ............................................................ Laundry equipment2 ....................................................... Other appliances 1 ............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... Household paper products 1 ............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 .............................. Household operations 1 ....................................................... Domestic services 1 .......................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... Repair of household items 1 .............................................. 4.0 4.5 3.6 ■ 6.6 4.5 4.8 • 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 ■ 6.1 7.9 3.1 * * ' * 3.5 4.7 • ■ ' 4.2 ■ ' 3.0 • ■ * ■ ■ 1991 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Apparel ..................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 85 ■ 1.1 -1.3 * ■ ' 1.2 " ' -.2 * 1.0 4.1 ■ ■ * -1.5 ' ■ 3.2 4.6 7.0 ■ * * ■ * 1.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ * * ■ ' ■ ■ ~ 3.4 ■ 4.5 6.1 ■ * ’ .7 ’ ■ 2.1 5.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.2 ■ ■ ■ * 1.4 3.6 5.3 ■ * * .8 ' 3.3 -17 -2.7 -.3 3.7 ■ ■ ■ * 1.9 ' ■ ’ ■ ' ” .9 " ■ ■ .8 ■ * ■ ■ -1.6 ■ * ■ ■ ’ .1 0.9 -.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.7 ' .2 * ' -.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.4 2.0 .9 1.4 2.3 1.5 4.4 2.9 2.3 3.3 3.2 6.3 4.2 6.6 3.0 -.1 -2.7 -3.8 -10.7 -13.9 -2.6 -3.3 -2.8 -4.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.3 .2 2.0 .7 -1.9 1.4 3.2 -.1 -.7 -1.7 .7 .6 -1.1 3.4 .7 .4 -.6 -3.1 .5 2.2 1.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.6 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ...................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ........................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .............................................................. Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 4 ............................................................ Watches 4 .............................................................................. Jewelry4 ............................................................................... Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. New cars 2 ......................................................................... New trucks 2 5 ................................................................... New motorcycles 2 4 .......................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Car and truck rental1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 .................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ........................ Motor vehicle repair1 ........................................................ Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 ......................... Parking and other fees 1 ................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... Public transportation ............................................................... Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Ship fare 1 * ........................................................................ Intracity transportation ......................................................... Medical care ............................................................................. 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 • 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 - 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 - 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 - 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 ■ 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 - 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 0.3 .0 3.5 -.5 ■ -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 - -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 ■ -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 0.6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 - 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 - 2.7 2.5 1.9 7.6 -.2 3.3 .2 .6 .5 -5.0 - 2.2 1.9 .1 .9 4.0 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.5 .6 8.2 3.4 ■ 6.4 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 2.4 7.2 4.4 7.9 ■ -1.0 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 -1.7 3.3 -.2 4.3 ■ 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 8.9 6.5 2.5 7.5 ■ 8.8 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.9 ■ 2.1 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 1.2 2.8 -1.2 3.8 ■ -3.3 .6 .2 .5 .7 -2.8 1.7 5.3 .9 ■ -.7 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 ■ .4 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 -2.0 .0 4.8 -1.1 ■ -2.9 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 -1.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 ■ -1.1 1.8 .2 2.4 2.6 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -1.2 2.4 .7 1.7 1.1 .3 2.9 4.4 2.4 .9 2.8 3.0 2.9 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 6.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 3.1 5.9 • 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 32.0 .9 -.1 2.0 7.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 7.5 • * ■ -1.5 -1.4 • 3.2 3.3 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 -14.6 1.6 2.3 .7 .8 4.5 2.5 5.4 8.0 - 3.0 2.7 2.4 1.5 ■ 3.3 2.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 -4.7 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .6 3.1 2.9 2.0 5.0 ■ • ■ 11.6 17.0 -2.8 * 2.8 3.8 4.9 4.5 3.3 3.2 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.1 2.8 3.8 1.4 3.4 ■ ■ ■ -6.2 -9.5 2.3 ■ 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 .5 .2 .9 3.2 2.5 3.5 2.1 4.3 * ■ ■ ■ 3.1 1.8 .8 ■ 7.6 4.4 3.7 1.0 1.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 -.1 .0 -.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 2.8 3.8 ■ ■ ■ 11.2 14.7 1.7 ■ 5.8 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .8 -4.9 -6.2 -6.1 -6.6 -5.8 -5.6 * -.9 -2.8 1.1 -.2 2.6 4.5 2.6 -1.2 -1.4 .7 -.4 -.4 -.6 .1 .1 4.1 2.7 -12.0 -11.9 -12.7 -11.2 -10.6 -10.1 .0 -.2 .0 .3 -.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.9 -.1 3.1 1.4 7.1 7.4 .9 1.7 3.1 3.6 4.5 -2.7 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.1 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 2.3 4.0 .8 9.6 3.9 4.6 3.3 8.4 • ■ ■ * 3.6 3.3 7.1 * 2.9 6.9 ■ ■ 4.1 5.3 1.7 ■ 2.1 8.5 See footnotes at end of table. 86 2.3 - 2.3 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.3 3.5 2.7 2.1 6.6 17.2 22.7 6.6 ■ 7.7 * -3.0 -6.0 2.4 * 3.8 ■ ■ * 5.6 6.6 .1 ■ 5.0 9.6 7.9 6.6 2.4 ■ ■ ■ -2.9 -4.8 .7 ■ 1.1 3.2 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 1994 1995 Nov. 1998 1996 1997 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 4.0 1.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.5 1.7 1.4 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 4.3 .8 2.2 2.9 2.9 2.4 3.7 4.0 1.5 2.4 -4.3 6.9 1.3 .8 -4.0 6.5 -12.1 -5.3 -2.2 -6.8 -6.6 .0 2.3 1.3 2.3 -.5 4.1 3.8 4.3 -.8 1.7 -2.9 .0 -1.3 .6 -3.8 .9 1.2 .0 -4.8 -5.8 -4.8 ' -2.4 -.3 3.6 4.7 2.7 1.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.5 Expenditure category Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental sen/ices ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 ............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 8 .......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 .................................. 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 ■ * 9.2 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 ■ ■ 11.7 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 ■ ' 11.2 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 ■ ' 9.8 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 ■ ' 9.8 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 ■ 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 " 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 ' 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 7.9 5.5 4.8 4.8 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 ................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television 5 .................................................................. Other video equipment1 ...................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 ......................................... Pets and pet products .......................................................... Pet food 12 ......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ............... Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography 1 ........................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... Photographic equipment1 2 .............................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................ Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ......................................................................... ............. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 12 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ........................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ Recreational books 1 ............................................................ -1.4 10.6 ■ ■ * ■ -.4 ■ • 4.6 • ■ ■ ■ * 4.4 4.0 4.7 ■ 5.8 ■ ■ ' ■ ' ■ 4.1 ■ • ■ * • ■ 3.8 4.6 4.2 ■ -1.3 3.8 • ■ ■ ■ 2.6 ■ ■ 4.4 • ■ ' ■ ■ 2.1 2.3 1.9 * 3.4 ' ■ * ■ ' ■ 2.4 ■ * ■ ■ * ■ 9.5 ■ * 8.9 4.7 ■ - ■ -1.1 8.6 ■ * ■ ■ 1.8 * ■ 1.7 ■ ■ ' ■ * 3.7 1.5 5.6 ' .9 ' ■ -1.2 3.7 ■ ■ ■ * -1.5 " * -1.0 ■ ■ " ■ ■ .1 2.1 -1.5 ‘ 2.2 * ' -1.7 7.0 ■ ' * ■ .4 1.4 -2.5 -1.4 -2.6 * ' ■ ' -1.0 2.8 .4 -4.0 4.1 * 3.0 3.3 -5.3 7.8 ■ .9 ■ ~ ■ 1.0 ■ ■ ■ 3.2 3.9 2.5 Education and communication 1 .............................................. - - See footnotes at end of table. 87 -3.6 13.1 * ■ ■ -1.1 * 3.7 ■ ■ ■ 1.8 2.0 1.4 ' 1.4 ' ■ ■ 5.2 ■ 4.8 4.6 - ' ' * 1.1 ' ' ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ' 5.6 6.4 * * 2.5 ■ * * • ■ 3.9 5.1 3.7 - - - - ■ ' ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ' ■ .3 -.1 .5 1.7 -3.2 ‘ ' -2.6 ' ' -.6 -2.0 * 3.5 " " ’ 5.3 " -.4 ' " ■ -.6 .1 -1.1 ' " -.1 .1 -.3 ' -.4 -.5 -.3 1.9 -.4 .8 ' ' ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.8 ■ 4.0 3.5 ' ~ * -.9 * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 4.9 3.6 ■ " 1.0 ■ ■ ■ ' ■ ■ 5.3 ■ ■ 3.0 5.9 ' - 3.3 4.0 2.8 ‘ ' ■ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 5.9 2.6 3.4 ' -1.6 ■ ' ' ' ' ■ 3.4 * ■ 5.2 1.1 ' 3.0 1.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ...................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery school6 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............ Communication 1 .................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services 1 ............................................................. Information and information processing 1 ........................... Telephone services 1 ......................................................... Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................ Interstate toll calls 2 ........................................................ Intrastate toll calls 2 ........................................................ Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ..................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 .................... Other information processing equipment1 ........................ 6.9 7.6 7.7 8.4 13.5 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 - 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.8 .0 .6 -1.3 -2.6 - 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 - -7.3 -2.6 - - - - Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ........................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ........................................................ Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ......................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 4 .................................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ............................................................ Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... 7.0 9.4 • 5.1 5.7 8.2 14.7 ■ 3.8 2.5 7.6 10.8 5.3 4.4 .0 - 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 - 5.7 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 16.1 5.1 1.3 -1.5 - 4.9 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 .0 .5 -1.3 -2.4 - 3.4 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 .0 1.0 6.5 .2 - .0 .0 .0 -.3 5.4 -1.0 -9.1 - -4.1 - -6.1 - -7.6 - 6.5 8.1 4.2 4.2 8.0 11.1 • 2.5 2.7 * • 5.1 4.5 4.1 ■ 6.9 ■ 3.8 1.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.8 * 5.9 ■ 3.0 5.9 4.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 * * 7.7 ■ 4.4 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 6.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.6 .5 4.1 3.3 4.8 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 .7 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.8 3.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 1.7 10.3 .6 2.6 .1 -3.8 - 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 1.3 .0 1.4 .9 3.7 6.1 - 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 7.2 4.6 -.3 .0 -.3 1.0 -4.3 2.8 - 4.6 5.9 4.5 3.9 6.1 4.7 5.1 -2.2 .1 .0 3.9 -2.4 1.1 1.6 1.0 .8 2.1 -7.6 -10.7 -12.1 - -25.5 -34.4 -10.0 3.3 -8.3 - - -11.6 - ■ 2.9 3.3 2.7 -5.9 • 2.5 1.7 4.2 3.0 ■ 1.9 1.8 4.3 2.7 ■ 2.1 1.1 3.6 2.7 ■ 1.1 -.9 5.2 7.2 ■ 2.3 1.8 4.5 12.0 12.5 5.2 2.6 2.4 ■ * • * • ■ ■ .3 3.0 2.2 6.4 5.7 5.9 ■ * 8.3 ■ 4.8 1.4 2.4 4.3 4.0 4.1 • * 5.0 ■ 3.0 4.7 3.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 ■ 6.6 ■ 3.7 1.0 2.1 4.8 1.9 5.8 • ■ 7.8 * 1.5 1.5 3.4 5.3 3.8 5.4 ■ ■ 7.1 ■ 6.5 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.8 4.7 ■ ■ 3.4 ■ 3.1 2.2 3.0 5.4 5.1 5.1 ■ ■ 6.0 ~ 4.2 4.6 2.3 2.3 3.1 3.9 3.7 2.4 1.3 3.2 1.9 5.3 .9 1.5 1.2 .3 -1.0 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 2.5 6.2 3.3 2.7 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 3.6 5.1 4.2 -7.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.6 5.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 .9 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.5 .6 -.7 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 4.8 5.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 .7 4.4 3.5 -1.4 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 4.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 -1.8 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.4 1.0 .5 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 -.2 3.4 3.3 -1.3 3.2 2.5 3.8 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 -.9 3.8 3.4 8.6 .2 -.7 -.1 -.7 -1.5 2.8 3.3 1.0 4.0 1.8 1.1 1.6 -.5 .0 -.4 .8 .8 2.3 2.8 -3.4 .6 -.5 -.4 -1.9 -.5 2.5 3.3 1.2 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.6 -.4 -.2 -1.6 .9 2.8 1.7 2.5 -7.3 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 88 6.6 7.5 12.3 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 5.3 6.2 5.4 18.1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 5.9 3.5 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.7 2.8 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 1.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 3.5 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.5 -1.0 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 5.7 5.0 2.1 2.2 .4 -6.9 3.0 .6 .4 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ................................................ Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 89 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 1.3 3.1 2.4 2.4 1.2 -11.8 2.9 2.3 .0 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 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 Annual avg. 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 10.1 10.2 ■ ■ 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 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 ■ * 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 ■ ■ 17.6 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 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 ■ ■ 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 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 ■ ■ 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 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 ■ ■ 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 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 ■ * 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 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 ■ ■ 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 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 * ■ 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 ■ ■ 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 - - 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 See footnotes at end of table. 90 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Dec. 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 ■ ■ ■ 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 102.1 * ■ ■ 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 150.9 155.9 158.5 160.7 150.9 155.9 158.2 148.9 153.1 157.0 159.0 150.6 155.2 158.1 149.8 154.1 157.6 2.5 3.3 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 147.8 151.7 156.3 158.4 148.3 152.2 156.8 158.5 148.7 152.9 157.0 158.7 149.3 153.6 157.2 159.1 149.6 154.0 157.2 159.5 149.9 154.1 157.4 159.7 149.9 154.3 157.5 159.8 150.2 154.5 157.8 160.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 * • - 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 • ■ 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 150.6 155.1 158.3 160.2 151.0 155.5 158.5 160.6 91 Annual avg. 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 ‘ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Percent change from previous 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Annual avg. Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 119.2 355.0 124.6 371.1 132.2 393.8 135.9 404.7 139.8 416.3 143.3 426.8 147.2 438.6 150.9 449.5 155.9 464.3 158.2 471.3 160.7 478.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread 1 ............................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................................ Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef ............................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 .............................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 ................................. Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... Ham ............................................................................ Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................. Other meats .................................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ....................................................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 .................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................................... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................ M ilk1 ................................................................................. Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 ................................... Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits ..................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ....................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 ........................................................ Fresh vegetables ............................................................ Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes ..................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 - 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 - 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.3 134.9 139.3 136.9 140.2 167.1 115.3 131.4 135.2 136.0 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 - 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 140.0 144.6 146.9 141.2 146.0 172.3 144.8 134.7 138.4 139.7 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 - 156.1 155.8 156.9 175.4 165.7 150.6 185.4 144.2 179.7 177.8 178.4 149.8 148.9 144.5 137.8 117.6 - 117.3 121.6 124.1 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 127.7 134.9 140.0 132.6 133.4 153.8 117.0 128.9 135.1 130.5 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 - 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 - 109.6 115.7 114.7 112.7 126.9 139.7 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 128.6 158.5 158.1 158.2 178.1 168.8 150.0 188.6 150.1 182.2 100.0 100.0 179.1 179.0 148.0 147.8 143.3 136.6 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.1 100.0 153.9 150.9 100.0 146.6 155.0 100.0 100.0 178.0 100.0 100.0 150.1 147.5 100.0 147.7 151.9 100.0 190.0 220.7 236.0 194.9 151.3 100.0 100.0 205.8 175.0 215.4 249.5 203.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 161.7 161.4 161.3 181.9 170.6 154.2 191.7 149.0 187.1 101.9 104.3 182.1 185.8 147.6 147.9 141.4 136.8 116.7 99.4 100.4 99.3 146.6 96.7 150.1 142.2 93.9 147.6 160.1 104.1 100.1 183.8 103.1 103.4 138.5 155.5 103.6 157.5 164.1 105.2 197.6 230.6 245.7 193.4 157.3 129.3 94.3 215.8 176.8 220.3 265.3 216.7 102.4 102.9 102.5 100.1 Expenditure category 99.0 111.2 112.3 114.9 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 * - 119.0 127.4 144.8 134.3 122.8 126.8 123.1 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 - See footnotes at end of table. 92 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.8 143.7 142.6 131.3 129.2 148.8 128.0 126.5 132.7 128.5 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 ■ 136.8 136.4 132.3 129.8 151.2 122.7 127.2 134.9 129.9 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 - 133.4 136.9 146.5 136.1 140.7 158.8 114.8 130.0 134.0 1315 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 - 155.5 156.9 156.9 146.0 157.5 176.5 162.3 148.5 149.8 150.4 186.0 214.3 248.1 195.2 157.2 181.2 160.2 183.1 190.5 187.5 - Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.1 116.7 110.3 ■ • 118.3 • 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 124.0 - 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 121.1 115.2 * 121.5 ■ 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 113.3 111.3 117.0 125.1 126.3 118.4 130.8 • 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 - 112.9 112.3 111.0 127.0 130.6 118.4 - 112.7 114.0 - 115.1 116.0 110.5 130.8 133.1 120.8 129.3 • 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 128.8 119.1 155.6 140.1 138.4 128.3 ■ 137.3 • 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 150.3 154.3 143.0 144.1 145.0 131.7 178.0 126.5 ■ 118.5 ■ 144.9 143.2 144.5 132.7 • ■ 140.4 • * • 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 155.0 * 159.9 147.7 148.1 147.9 139.9 185.2 131.7 100.0 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 169.3 100.0 147.1 147.7 133.7 100.0 100.0 140.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.7 189.6 144.1 155.1 168.4 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.1 148.4 147.2 151.2 143.0 192.1 131.4 100.6 117.2 102.8 100.1 97.0 155.2 103.4 152.0 149.5 133.9 101.2 102.7 154.4 127.6 102.5 102.9 166.6 189.7 144.8 157.1 173.5 102.7 104.9 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.7 103.4 165.7 150.5 149.4 152.9 145.0 195.7 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ...................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................ Coffee ............................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................. Other sweets 1 ................................................................ Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 ................................................... Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................. Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ............................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ...................... Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..................... Baby food 1 ..................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 .......................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from home 1 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 2 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 3 ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 4 ......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................... Floor coverings 1 ................................................................. Window coverings 1 ............................................................ Other linens 1 ...................................................................... Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. Other furniture 1 .................................................................. 129.7 - 143.5 138.2 138.9 139.3 129.3 158.0 147.7 141.3 142.8 141.3 131.3 164.0 150.0 142.0 143.2 142.8 131.6 168.8 129.1 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 139.4 - 104.9 128.2 131.9 119.6 128.3 • 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 - 141.6 * 144.1 - 119.5 114.4 114.3 116.7 107.5 132.6 125.2 119.4 119.7 121.9 110.8 139.5 130.5 123.9 124.1 127.9 114.0 146.3 118.5 126.5 129.7 144.9 123.1 132.6 135.0 155.5 128.3 139.3 140.6 165.0 132.7 144.6 144.8 * 175.7 136.1 148.7 148.2 189.7 139.7 153.1 151.6 193.8 142.7 157.7 155.4 202.9 146.7 163.1 159.3 211.8 151.0 167.7 163.7 219.2 154.4 173.1 168.8 100.0 231.2 157.7 178.6 174.1 106.6 241.7 126.2 122.2 134.4 128.5 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 144.1 161.0 111.1 • ■ ■ ■ 113.0 118.8 - 155.2 134.5 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 152.6 177.1 113.0 ■ * ■ 114.2 117.1 - 168.6 139.7 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 163.8 197.6 115.4 * ■ ■ 115.5 122.0 - 174.5 143.8 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 174.3 214.6 117.2 * ■ • 120.5 128.3 - 181.2 148.4 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 182.9 225.7 119.0 ■ ■ ■ 123.9 134.6 - 184.4 153.3 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 190.5 236.8 119.7 ■ ■ ■ 125.4 132.2 - 191.1 159.0 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 195.9 243.3 122.4 ■ ■ • 130.7 134.8 - 201.1 163.4 129.0 116.5 110.6 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 202.6 247.9 123.5 • ■ • 131.9 139.6 - 213.2 168.3 100.0 129.7 115.2 97.0 94.2 128.5 122.4 126.4 118.3 100.0 210.6 252.8 123.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 130.6 141.5 100.0 100.0 227.8 173.4 100.3 126.4 110.9 87.4 81.1 125.2 118.3 122.9 112.7 102.5 216.0 259.3 124.8 101.4 102.5 100.6 101.2 131.4 139.3 101.0 103.5 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 135.1 146.7 110.2 ■ ~ ■ 115.0 121.6 - See footnotes at end of table. 135.6 130.6 115.7 172.3 138.3 134.4 123.2 ■ 134.1 ■ 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 147.0 151.4 141.7 142.9 143.8 130.0 172.5 93 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December 1988 1989 Appliances 1 .......................................................................... Major appliances 1 .............................................................. Other appliances 1 .............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 5 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 .......................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ..................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ Household cleaning products 1 .......................................... Household paper products 1 .............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................. Household operations 1 ......................................................... Domestic services 1 .................................................... ....... Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................................... Repair of household items 1 ............................................... 105.8 117.4 - 112.2 123.8 - ‘ ' Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ............................................... Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ........................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ............................................................... Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 3 ............................................................ Watches 3 .............................................................................. Jewelry 3 ............................................................................... 117.6 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 - 1990 1991 1992 Nov. 1998 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 115.0 110.4 131.9 ■ 114.5 114.7 133.3 ■ 118.7 116.3 139.9 ■ 114.1 117.0 142.0 ■ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 118.4 107.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 144.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.7 99.3 100.4 100.9 117.8 111.4 100.5 100.1 99.1 96.9 100.2 147.4 101.2 102.9 102.9 103.1 102.9 101.7 103.9 104.5 Expenditure category Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Car and truck rental1 .......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 .......................................................... 127.8 - * 116.2 107.3 130.4 - - - 118.5 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 - 124.5 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 - 128.4 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 - 130.4 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 - 131.3 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 - 129.3 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 - 129.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 - 129.3 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 - 130.3 130.7 133.9 135.9 136.1 100.0 128.9 120.5 121.5 120.8 129.2 100.5 100.0 134.0 134.0 137.0 135.7 137.9 104.6 132.0 124.5 125.9 125.6 129.2 110.7 103.8 * 117.9 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 120.3 116.2 107.8 118.6 • 117.4 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 119.3 120.3 107.5 124.0 • 131.7 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 131.8 131.3 113.6 136.4 135.1 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 133.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 * 130.0 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 128.1 140.1 118.6 146.3 - 121.6 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 127.9 127.3 110.7 132.0 127.6 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 132.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 128.6 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 129.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 126.2 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 128.1 138.4 120.9 143.4 100.0 125.0 129.2 131.4 135.0 123.1 126.5 137.7 121.1 142.4 102.3 127.2 130.9 132.9 134.0 126.5 132.7 140.1 122.4 145.2 110.4 109.5 118.8 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 84.7 98.4 96.8 121.5 126.5 118.3 114.8 113.8 122.0 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 90.0 100.6 98.8 126.9 134.0 122.0 126.7 125.3 124.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 101.5 98.6 132.8 139.5 126.8 124.5 123.2 128.5 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 128.2 126.6 131.7 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 103.0 102.2 100.4 143.9 147.0 136.5 130.8 128.5 93.7 136.2 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 100.7 98.9 148.3 150.8 139.3 136.7 135.2 98.5 140.9 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 101.0 101.1 152.6 155.7 141.4 138.9 137.2 101.3 143.7 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 101.6 101.2 156.6 161.4 144.4 144.8 142.4 102.1 146.5 156.8 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 101.4 101.2 161.4 168.6 148.6 142.4 140.1 100.0 145.3 149.5 100.0 101.7 101.2 98.9 105.9 102.8 100.0 100.8 98.2 100.0 165.7 176.5 152.7 100.0 140.6 138.2 101.1 144.7 155.2 102.8 89.7 89.2 86.5 94.1 92.1 89.8 100.7 98.1 100.1 170.8 181.2 157.2 103.1 - See footnotes at end of table. 94 112.3 100.0 - 101.5 103.0 100.8 ■ 138.8 142.9 133.7 119.0 113.2 - 130.0 - 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 Item and group Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 ........................... Parking and other fees 1 .................................................... Public transportation .............................................................. Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Intracity transportation ......................................................... 160.9 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 170.6 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 183.7 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 198.6 - 211.5 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 221.9 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 229.5 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 239.6 ■ 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 249.0 * 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 182.5 193.9 160.3 176.2 255.2 103.0 101.8 106.8 184.2 199.6 165.5 171.4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services ........................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 ................................................ Services by other medical professionals 3 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 6 8 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 6 3 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ................................... 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 117.1 ■ 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 131.1 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 - 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 145.9 160.4 ■ 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 189.3 ■ 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 209.4 ' 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 236.5 214.1 251.0 144.8 171.6 175.0 241.6 218.9 225.3 229.6 142.8 156.8 278.7 103.0 102.3 228.6 104.0 244.0 221.1 262.4 146.5 173.4 177.8 249.1 225.9 232.8 239.3 144.0 160.3 286.9 106.0 104.8 237.5 109.7 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 .................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television 4 ................................................................. Other video equipment1 ...................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 .. Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................................... Pets and pet products ......................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 ....................................... Sporting goods ....................................................... ............... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography 1 ......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Photographers and film processing 1 ................................... Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ...................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................... Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ........................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................. Recreational books 1 ............................................................. 76.4 141.6 ■ 91.9 117.7 112.5 113.2 109.0 ■ 123.5 • • 112.3 * * 132.8 110.6 126.7 - 74.8 147.1 • 94.0 - 122.8 115.9 117.7 110.8 ■ 127.8 ■ • 114.8 • 145.8 119.6 132.5 • ■ 116.6 ■ 153.1 126.1 138.6 * 71.4 181.2 * 94.9 129.5 120.5 120.4 118.0 • 131.1 ■ • 117.9 • 160.5 133.6 147.8 - 70.9 188.4 ■ 93.5 128.5 121.6 123.5 116.3 ■ 134.1 ■ * 121.3 ■ 166.6 140.7 153.4 • 92.2 96.5 69.4 201.7 ■ 94.2 129.3 122.6 124.9 116.7 ■ 136.5 • • 123.2 169.9 146.3 159.0 - 93.2 93.9 68.2 195.8 ■ 93.2 130.7 126.1 128.8 119.7 • 131.4 • * 122.2 176.2 154.0 164.8 - 95.6 94.3 65.2 203.5 ■ 90.8 135.4 124.5 127.3 118.0 * 133.8 ■ 123.5 185.7 158.6 174.5 - 98.5 97.5 61.7 219.5 * 90.2 * 142.4 124.6 127.4 118.0 * 133.9 • • 127.4 193.3 167.3 179.3 - 100.0 100.0 59.3 234.6 100.0 100.0 88.4 100.0 100.0 141.9 100.0 124.5 127.7 117.3 100.0 134.6 100.0 100.0 125.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 199.8 175.8 181.3 100.0 100.0 100.8 100.8 56.9 249.7 87.6 95.6 82.4 100.2 101.9 143.3 104.0 123.7 130.3 113.8 100.3 133.0 101.2 95.2 118.1 98.4 100.4 103.2 104.3 204.9 179.9 186.5 103.0 102.7 Education and communication 1 .............................................. Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery school5 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees ............... 151.1 157.1 156.2 161.9 - 162.9 169.6 169.3 176.2 - 173.9 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 184.4 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 194.9 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 87.8 81.1 202.3 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 90.4 85.6 208.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 94.0 90.4 220.3 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 97.1 94.8 232.9 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 100.0 100.0 245.2 282.7 300.9 299.4 138.7 100.0 101.2 104.6 259.5 295.4 312.7 318.2 144.9 105.2 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 95 72.2 166.9 ■ 93.1 127.3 116.5 117.8 112.1 • 129.7 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 ' ' Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Nov. 1998 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 155.3 * * 96.8 145.7 97.6 156.9 ■ 96.9 145.7 97.9 156.3 ■ ■ 98.7 160.8 98.5 159.9 • 100.1 160.8 100.1 161.3 100.0 100.0 160.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.0 100.0 100.0 98.5 100.1 160.8 103.8 98.4 101.2 165.8 101.1 92.9 80.6 ■ - 74.2 ■ - 68.2 • - 61.4 - 54.9 - " ' 48.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 36.6 65.3 90.0 103.5 91.2 192.0 215.4 • 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 ■ 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 • 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 • 150.4 143.5 226.9 250.9 100.0 100.0 153.9 146.1 239.2 281.4 112.5 105.2 158.1 149.8 - - - - - 100.0 100.2 138.5 141.3 177.6 133.6 135.1 ■ 143.9 144.7 146.2 188.9 144.0 142.1 • 153.3 146.8 149.2 198.8 147.2 150.6 ■ 166.5 148.9 154.2 208.9 153.1 158.1 ■ 177.7 153.1 159.4 217.8 159.7 165.9 • 183.2 ' 156.7 164.1 100.0 228.9 166.5 174.7 100.0 100.0 193.9 100.0 164.2 168.0 102.4 236.9 174.3 181.6 102.4 101.3 199.9 100.7 141.4 132.4 133.6 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 181.5 201.7 155.8 152.8 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 125.5 165.0 168.1 141.6 131.3 133.1 139.3 127.5 178.2 166.6 183.9 209.9 158.1 154.2 154.5 132.5 135.0 140.7 146.2 126.1 168.8 172.7 142.4 130.9 132.5 136.3 127.4 182.4 172.0 186.1 216.2 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.2 134.5 138.2 147.4 130.1 171.4 176.8 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 125.4 144.8 * • 125.4 ■ 145.5 * ■ 125.4 • * 147.0 - 145.7 154.7 ■ 100.0 • ' 92.7 • * 89.7 ' - ■ * 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 - - - - 122.2 123.0 143.0 109.8 109.6 * 111.7 ■ 124.8 129.4 151.0 116.4 115.1 * 117.9 132.0 134.9 160.1 121.7 122.6 • 127.1 136.0 137.9 170.5 129.2 130.1 ■ 136.8 ' ‘ ' ' ' ' ' 113.0 108.6 106.3 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 131.2 135.0 118.8 117.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 116.4 118.1 125.6 117.8 112.1 111.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 137.8 143.8 124.0 122.6 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 116.9 123.9 131.4 125.8 121.0 126.2 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 147.9 152.8 131.7 130.6 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 122.9 131.1 138.1 127.0 120.9 124.2 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 152.5 162.0 135.7 133.7 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 126.8 137.9 143.9 129.8 124.1 127.3 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 157.2 169.9 140.0 137.6 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 128.3 143.5 148.4 131.6 124.7 125.7 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 163.3 178.5 143.4 140.8 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 128.9 149.5 153.4 134.8 127.6 127.7 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 169.2 185.9 147.4 144.6 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 126.5 154.0 157.6 136.9 129.0 128.3 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 174.9 194.0 151.1 147.8 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 126.5 159.2 162.8 Expenditure category Communication 1 ..................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ........................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services 1 .............................................................. Information and information processing 1 ............................ Telephone services 1 ......................................................... Telephone services, local charges ....................... ........... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 .................. Cellular telephone services1 ........................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ..................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... Computer information processing services 1 ..................... Other information processing equipment1 ......................... Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 ........................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 .................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ........................................................ ........ Personal care services ......................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 3 ................................................................... Funeral expenses 3 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 3 ............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................................... 86.9 • - - 145.7 - " - ■ Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ............................................................................ .......... Rent of shelter2 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ..... ......................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 96 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 119.1 113.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 127.0 116.3 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.0 121.2 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 136.7 125.6 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 139.0 129.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 143.9 134.4 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 147.1 133.6 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 150.7 135.9 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 159.3 142.4 107.7 165.2 167.1 141.5 101.6 184.3 160.2 143.3 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 97 99.6 169.1 171.1 143.6 89.7 189.6 163.7 143.2 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 1988 1989 1990 4.4 4.5 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 - 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 7.0 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -2.3 -1.5 -4.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 -.7 -1.4 2.6 .2 2.8 1.7 -4.6 1.3 .1 .5 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 1.5 4.6 2.6 5.5 3.3 -1.9 .9 -.8 .5 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 11.1 .4 1.1 .9 3.7 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 3.1 25.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 8.5 6.8 3.4 7.9 2.4 12.1 10.2 8.2 7.7 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 * -4.1 -8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 .8 1.5 1.9 -.4 1.7 4.1 1.4 .7 .3 -1.2 -.7 -.8 -.9 -1.1 -1.5 -1.9 -3.8 .4 -1.6 .8 -7.5 -.7 -1.4 1.0 2.2 3.0 -4.9 -.2 -3.8 13.6 9.2 17.6 31.0 8.6 -.2 • 2.1 13.5 * -1.4 -1.8 4.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.1 2.8 1.6 -.7 2.7 1.9 4.3 1.7 3.8 -.3 .1 -1.3 .1 .3 -.6 .4 -.7 -4.2 -3.3 -2.5 -5.8 -6.1 .7 3.3 4.1 .1 3.3 3.1 3.4 -7.7 5.4 3.6 6.6 8.0 5.2 4.0 4.5 4.1 -.8 4.0 29.3 -5.7 4.9 1.0 2.3 6.3 6.4 2.4 2.9 2.5 .1 -.2 1991 Expenditure category All items ............................................................... Food and beverages ........................................ ...................... Food ................................................................ Food at home ............................................... ............... Cereals and bakery products ..................... ...................... Cereals and cereal products .................... ...................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ............. ...................... Breakfast cereal ..................................... ............... Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................. .............. Bakery products ....................................... ............... Bread ...................................................... ............... . . Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .............. ...................... Other bakery products ............................ ..................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... ...................... Meats, poultry, and fish ............................ ...................... Meats ...................................................... ..................... Beef and veal ....................................... ............. Uncooked ground beef ....................... ............... ........ Uncooked beef roasts ......................... Uncooked beef steaks ......................... ........... Uncooked other beef and veal ........... ........... Pork ....................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ..... Ham ..................................................... Pork chops .......................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics ................... Other meats ........................................... ............... Poultry ..................................................... Chicken ................................................. ............... Other poultry including turkey ............... ...................... ............... Fish and seafood ..................................... Fresh fish and seafood ......................... Processed fish and seafood ................. ............... Eggs ........................................................... Dairy and related products ......................................... Milk ............................................................. Cheese and related products ................... Ice cream and related products ................ Other dairy and related products .............. Fruits and vegetables .................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ...................... Fresh fruits .............................................. Apples ................................................... Bananas ................................................ .............. Citrus fruits ............................................ ............. Other fresh fruits .................................... ............... ........... Fresh vegetables ..................................... Potatoes ................................................ Lettuce ................................................... ............... Tomatoes .............................................. ............... Other fresh vegetables ......................... Processed fruits and vegetables .............. Canned fruits and vegetables ................. Frozen fruits and vegetables .................. ............... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ -2.9 -1.5 .2 .8 18.2 4.6 16.6 4.5 5.2 3.7 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 - 5.6 .4 3.7 35.7 10.4 12.9 7.1 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 - -4.7 3.0 4.7 4.4 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 - -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 -6.0 -4.8 -4.3 .8 .5 1.6 -4.1 .6 1.7 1.1 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 • * 1.9 -.4 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 - 5.1 8.2 18.2 14.9 10.3 1.4 2.8 • 2.8 * ■ 3.2 See footnotes at end of table. 16.6 98 .6 -.4 5.2 7.4 7.2 5.5 3.1 4.1 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ........................................ Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea ................. Coffee ............................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea ......................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum ............................................... Other sweets ................................................................. Fats and oils .................................................................... Butter and margarine ..................................................... Salad dressing ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter ................... Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ...................................... ...................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .............. ........ Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..................... Baby food ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods ............................................ Food away from home ......................................................... Full service meals and snacks .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks ..................................... Food at employee sites and schools ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ........... Other food away from home .............................................. Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home .................................................... Housing at school, excluding board .................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence .................... Tenants’ and household insurance ..................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services ................ Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection .......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens ..................... Floor coverings ................................................................... Window coverings .............................................................. Other linens ........................................................................ Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture .............................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............... Other furniture .................................................................... Appliances ............................................................................ 1.5 ■ 5.7 4.8 5.2 8.0 ■ 9.9 ■ * ■ 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 ■ 4.9 ■ * -1.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 ■ * 2.7 ■ * ■ 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 0.9 * * * -5.1 1.5 3.4 .0 ■ -1.3 • ■ ■ 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 1.5 ■ ■ ■ -5.5 * .9 1.0 1.0 ' ' -0.3 • ■ ■ 55.9 * 5.7 1.0 2.0 ‘ ' 3.7 ■ * 2.9 ■ ■ -0.5 * ‘ ' -6.9 -1.9 * ■ ' 16.8 ■ 2.7 2.2 .8 2.4 ■ ' 2.3 ■ -.3 ■ 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 ' ■ 2.2 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 2.5 2.2 -.8 2.4 2.7 * * 1.6 .5 .3 1.1 .2 2.9 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 ' ■ 2.0 * ■ * * ■ .9 -.2 -.2 .7 -1.2 2.2 1.9 .9 .8 .8 1.3 3.2 " 3.1 * ■ ■ ' ■ 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0 6.2 4.0 * 2.6 ■ ■ ■ * ■ 2.0 .5 -.6 2.2 2.2 3.7 0.6 .8 2.8 .1 -3.0 -8.3 3.4 3.3 1.2 .1 1.2 2.7 10.3 27.6 2.5 2.9 2.4 .1 .5 1.3 3.0 2.7 4.9 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.3 .7 3.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.9 1.8 ■ * 5.3 ■ 2.0 .9 1.0 ' ' .8 * -9.7 ■ 1.3 3.0 4.1 ~ 2.2 4.4 3.4 4.6 * 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 ■ ■ 4.5 ■ 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 • * ■ 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 5.2 ■ ■ ■ 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.9 2.9 4.9 ■ * ■ 10.0 11.5 11.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 -.6 ■ " ' 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 * * 1.6 * ■ ■ * ■ 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.5 3.8 3.9 4.4 3.5 • 5.8 3.9 4.8 4.1 ■ 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.1 ■ 6.1 3.4 3.8 3.0 ■ 6.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 ■ 8.0 2.6 3.0 2.3 * 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 ■ 4.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 “ 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.1 ‘ 5.5 2.1 3.2 3.1 6.6 4.5 3.6 4.8 ■ 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 * 5.6 7.8 3.1 ■ ■ 6.5 5.2 ■ 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 ■ 6.7 9.7 .8 ■ ■ 15.5 4.7 ■ 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 ■ 5.9 10.0 1.7 ■ ■ 8.6 3.9 ■ 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 ■ 7.3 11.6 2.1 ■ * 3.5 2.9 ■ 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 3.8 3.2 ■ 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 ■ 4.9 5.2 1.5 " ' 1.8 3.3 ■ .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 ■ 4.2 4.9 .6 ■ ‘ 3.6 3.7 ■ 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 * 2.8 2.7 2.3 ' ~ 5.2 2.8 ’ 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 ■ 3.4 1.9 .9 ' ’ 6.0 3.0 ‘ .5 -1.1 -12.3 -11.9 -13.1 .1 -1.3 3.0 ■ 3.9 2.0 .1 ' ‘ ■ 3.1 5.3 ■ ■ ■ -1.7 -2.3 ■ ■ 1.1 -1.4 ■ 1.1 4.2 ■ ■ ■ 4.3 5.2 * ■ ~ 2.8 4.9 ■ ■ 1.2 -1.8 ■ ■ ■ 4.2 2.0 ■ ■ * .9 3.6 ■ ■ ■ -1.0 1.4 ■ * 6.8 3.0 .3 -2.5 -3.7 -9.9 -13.9 -2.6 -3.3 -2.8 -4.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 1.0 1.4 2.5 .6 1.2 .6 -1.6 1.0 3.5 -.3 4.4 ■ * ■ 7.7 ■ * ■ See footnotes at end of table. 0.8 ■ ■ 1.6 4.2 4.3 2.8 ■ 99 ■ 2.8 ~ 6.4 8.6 1.6 ‘ 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 ' * 1.8 ■ ■ ■ 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 Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Major appliances ................................................................ Other appliances ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers .................................................. Dishes and flatware ............................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ............ Tools, hardware and supplies ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ Household cleaning products ............................................ Household paper products ................................................ Miscellaneous household products ................................... Household operations .......................................................... Domestic services .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services ..................................... Moving, storage, freight expense ...................................... Repair of household items ................................................. ■ * 3.2 - ■ * 6.0 - ■ ■ 0.1 * • 3.2 ■ ■ ■ 3.5 7.3 ■ ■ 2.0 * ■ • * ■ ■ * 2.4 5.5 * ■ • -.3 ■ ■ ■ • • ■ * ■ -3.4 -2.5 - ■ ■ -0.4 3.9 ■ • 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 ■ 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 • 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 - .7 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 - -1.5 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 - ■ ■ -3.9 .6 ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ * * ■ ■ ■ 3.8 -8.3 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ * ■ - .2 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 * 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 - -.2 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 - .8 2.5 2.3 .9 8.3 * -.1 3.3 -.2 .0 2.5 -5.1 - 2.8 2.5 2.3 -.1 1.3 4.6 2.4 3.3 3.6 4.0 .0 10.1 3.8 ■ • 3.7 1.4 ■ • 5.0 * ■ ■ • ■ -0.7 .4 .9 -.5 3.8 .5 .1 -.9 -3.1 .2 2.1 1.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 1.7 3.9 4.5 ■ ■ 5.5 ■ * • • • • Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ........................... Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters ................................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ........................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates ........................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches .............................................................. Watches ............................................................................... Jewelry ................................................................................. 4.4 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 - .8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 - ■ 5.3 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 3.4 6.6 4.1 7.2 -.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 -.8 3.5 -.3 4.6 ■ 3.6 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 7.2 5.8 3.0 6.5 ■ 8.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 ■ 2.6 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 1.0 4.0 -1.5 5.3 * -3.8 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 -3.8 2.6 6.0 1.9 ■ -1.8 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 ■ .8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 -2.3 -.5 5.2 -1.8 ■ -1.9 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 ■ -1.0 1.7 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.2 -.5 .2 -.7 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.1 -.7 2.8 4.9 1.7 1.1 2.0 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles ............................................. New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Car and truck rental ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular1 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ......................................... Other motor fuels ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires .................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ........................ Motor vehicle repair ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 2.9 2.9 • 2.3 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 2.0 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.1 8.1 4.0 3.9 • 2.7 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.3 2.2 2.1 * 4.4 5.9 3.1 6.0 10.4 10.1 * 2.0 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 31.9 .9 -.2 ■ 4.6 4.1 3.9 7.7 -1.7 -1.7 ■ 3.3 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 -14.5 • 1.5 2.2 • 4.5 2.4 5.4 8.1 3.0 2.8 • 2.5 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 -.8 -.4 3.7 2.9 2.1 6.5 2.0 1.5 ■ 3.4 8.1 * -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 -4.8 -1.5 -1.5 4.5 5.2 5.1 3.5 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 .3 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.5 ■ 3.4 1.6 1.5 2.8 2.0 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 .6 .1 2.6 3.7 2.1 • 4.4 4.2 3.8 .8 1.9 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 -.2 .0 3.1 4.5 2.9 * 3.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 -.8 -4.7 -6.6 -6.6 -7.1 -5.8 -5.9 -.6 -3.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 * 2.5 -1.3 -1.4 1.1 -.4 3.8 2.8 -11.8 -11.9 -12.5 -11.1 -10.4 -10.2 -.1 -.1 .1 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.1 .0 4.0 ■ * - See footnotes at end of table. 100 ■ ■ * 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 ■ • 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ • 3.1 2.6 2.1 4.9 ■ Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Motor vehicle fees ................................................................ State and local registration and license ............................. Parking and other fees ...................................................... Public transportation ............................................................... Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Intracity transportation ......................................................... * ' -2.4 -5.2 1.5 1.2 3.0 1.8 6.8 .9 2.9 3.2 -2.7 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 * ■ 5.8 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 ■ ‘ 4.6 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 ■ ■ 4.8 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.9 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.3 4.5 1.2 1.0 1.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.2 .8 2.2 2.9 2.9 2.4 3.9 5.5 1.1 -2.7 -1.7 -2.9 ■ 2.6 .4 -4.4 3.9 ■ ■ -2.6 3.0 3.4 -5.4 7.9 ■ ■ -.7 1.5 2.6 -3.9 6.9 ■ ‘ -2.0 • ■ -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 * ■ 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 * ■ 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 ■ ■ -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 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 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 ■ 11.3 ■ 9.9 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 * ■ 9.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 ■ ■ 7.6 -2.1 3.9 ■ * 2.3 * ■ 4.3 ■ 3.0 4.0 1.7 ' 3.5 ■ ■ 2.2 * ■ * 9.8 8.1 4.6 ■ -3.5 13.5 * * -1.0 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ .5 .1 1.2 ‘ 1.5 ‘ ■ 1.6 ■ ■ * 5.0 5.4 4.6 ■ -1.1 8.6 * * 1.9 ■ ■ 1.7 3.4 2.2 5.3 -.7 4.0 ■ ■ -1.5 ' ■ -.8 ‘ .9 2.6 -1.4 -2.1 7.1 ■ ■ .7 ■ * .6 * .8 1.1 .3 1.1 ' * 1.1 ■ ~ ■ ■ 4.8 5.9 6.6 - 2.3 1.8 ‘ 2.9 * ■ ■ ■ 3.8 5.3 3.8 ■ * 1.6 ■ 2.0 4.0 3.7 ■ 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 • • 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 ■ 6.0 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 ■ 5.7 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 ■ 3.8 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 ■ 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services ........................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care ................................................... Services by other medical professionals ........................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 1 ............................................. Outpatient hospital services 1 .......................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare ..................................... 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 * • 9.2 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 • * 12.0 Recreation ................................................................................ Video and audio ......................................................... ........... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television .................................................................... Other video equipment ......................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental .... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media .................................... Pets, pet products and services ............................................ Pets and pet products ......................................................... Pet services including veterinary ......................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography ........................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Photographers and film processing ..................................... Other recreational goods ........................................................ Toys ...................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ................................ Music instruments and accessories .................................... Recreation services ............................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ...... Admissions ........................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions ........................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines ............................................... Recreational books ............................................................... -1.2 10.7 • ■ .0 ■ ■ 4.5 ■ 4.4 3.9 4.9 ' 6.2 ‘ ■ 4.2 ■ * ■ 3.7 5.0 4.4 ■ Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Educational books and supplies .............. ........................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ...................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery school ........................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees ............... Communication ...................................................................... 6.5 7.4 7.4 8.4 ■ * See footnotes at end of table. 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 ■ ■ 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 • ■ 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 ■ 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 101 * -1.1 ■ ' 1.1 ‘ 2.9 3.1 2.6 ' 3.6 ' 5.2 ' -.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .2 -.6 -3.7 1.8 .1 .5 ' -.8 ■ * * ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 ■ 1.1 * " ■ ■ 5.4 3.0 5.9 -1.7 ‘ " ■ * 3.4 5.1 1.1 ~ ' 3.2 ■ ‘ ■ ■ 4.1 5.5 2.8 - 3.0 5.5 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 ■ .1 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 ■ 1.9 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 ■ 1.4 3.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 7.2 5.0 ■ -.1 .8 .8 -4.0 6.4 -12.4 -4.4 -6.8 .2 1.9 1.0 4.0 -.6 2.0 -3.0 .3 -1.2 1.2 -4.8 -5.7 -1.6 .4 3.2 4.3 2.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.7 1.2 4.6 5.8 4.5 3.9 6.3 4.5 5.2 -1.5 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category Postage and delivery services ............................................. Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services ................................................................ Information and information processing .............................. Telephone services ............................................................ Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges ................... Cellular telephone services ............................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services ...................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment ................ Computer software and accessories ................................. Computer information processing services ....................... Other information processing equipment .......................... 13.6 0.0 * ■ 1.0 * 16.2 ■ ■ 5.2 ■ ■ 0.0 - -3.2 ■ * * -3.1 -7.2 ■ * -7.9 ■ ■ * Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes ............................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes .............................. Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ...................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services .................................................................... Funeral expenses ............................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services .................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..... Financial services ............................................................... Miscellaneous personal goods ............................................ 7.1 9.5 8.6 14.4 - 8.1 11.3 • ■ 2.6 2.8 6.4 8.3 3.8 2.6 7.7 10.7 ■ 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.6 - • 5.8 4.3 6.0 4.6 6.5 ■ 6.9 2.1 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.0 ■ 5.6 3.8 3.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.6 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 4.2 5.3 4.6 .3 4.2 3.2 5.0 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 .4 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.5 ■ - 0.0 ■ .5 -7.3 • * 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.8 ■ 10.4 .6 ■ 2.3 ■ ■ 0.0 1.6 * .9 ■ ■ -8.1 -10.0 ■ ■ ■ 1.6 -5.9 - 4.2 3.2 • ■ 3.1 3.7 2.4 1.5 2.0 2.0 • ■ • 3.0 2.2 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 ■ 4.5 3.5 1.5 2.1 5.2 2.2 6.0 5.2 6.4 7.8 5.2 • * 6.5 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.1 4.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 1.2 4.1 3.1 1.9 1.4 .5 -1.3 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.9 5.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 .5 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.4 2.3 1.6 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 -1.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 ■ 7.8 6.5 6.2 6.1 ■ * 7.6 6.8 7.9 13.1 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.1 5.8 5.1 19.2 1.0 -.1 -1.6 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 3.1 6.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 3.2 5.2 4.2 -8.1 .4 ■ 0.0 • ■ 1.0 " ■ 0.0 .3 ■ -.4 ■ ■ 8.6 0.0 -.1 * 1.1 ■ * 0.1 .0 3.8 -1.6 1.2 1.7 1.1 -7.1 -10.6 ■ ■ ■ -8.8 -10.9 * ■ ■ -25.2 -34.7 -10.0 3.5 4.1 2.8 ■ 1.9 .8 3.4 2.4 * 1.0 -.8 5.4 7.3 ■ 2.3 1.8 5.4 12.2 12.5 5.2 2.7 2.5 • - ■ .2 1.4 3.4 5.1 4.0 5.0 ■ * 6.7 2.8 3.4 2.4 2.9 5.1 4.3 5.3 ■ ■ 5.8 4.8 2.4 2.4 3.5 4.7 3.9 2.4 1.3 3.1 .7 4.3 4.3 4.9 ■ ~ 3.1 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter ............................................................................ Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter ...................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 102 1.6 1.1 .5 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 .0 3.4 3.3 -1.5 3.3 2.6 4.1 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 -.8 3.6 3.3 9.2 .1 -.8 -.4 -.8 -1.6 2.8 3.2 1.3 4.1 1.5 .9 1.4 -.7 -.1 -.4 .7 .5 2.3 2.7 -3.8 .6 -.3 -.5 -2.2 -.1 2.4 3.2 1.2 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 -.2 -.4 -1.8 .8 3.2 1.5 2.4 -7.5 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 6.0 3.5 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.6 2.6 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 6.3 4.2 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 1.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.2 -.6 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 5.7 4.8 1.9 2.1 .4 -7.1 3.0 .6 .6 Nov. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 103 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 1.3 3.6 2.4 2.4 1.5 -11.7 2.9 2.2 -.1 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility natural gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility natural gas per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters) Area, region and population size class Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 $30.091 $30.653 $64.574 $66.351 $45.458 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 38.886 39.223 37.906 41.134 41.401 40.356 82.130 84.033 76.543 87.174 88.547 83.143 Midwest urban2 ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 26.889 27.575 25.896 27.240 27.933 26.303 54.713 55.528 53.386 26.357 26.531 South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 30.999 31.940 30.490 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 $45.259 $0.834 $0.841 60.337 63.966 54.473 60.436 64.067 54.568 .829 .879 .731 .837 .891 .734 55.458 55.933 54.752 43.662 46.198 42.952 43.335 45.819 42.640 .762 .818 .739 .764 .815 .743 54.686 55.253 37.941 37.726 NA NA 31.502 32.717 30.810 64.702 63.411 65.775 66.284 65.975 66.685 42.138 45.147 41.123 41.513 43.695 40.711 .938 .988 .871 .935 .989 .865 29.121 29.351 64.461 65.035 41.034 41.038 NA NA West urban ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. 26.880 27.418 26.682 26.386 26.464 27.342 64.926 68.522 60.621 65.433 67.738 64.254 42.665 48.129 39.158 43.156 48.615 39.855 .867 .952 .767 .888 .964 .786 Size classes A ................................................................................. B/C .............................................................................. D ................................................................................. 31.018 29.336 25.980 31.533 30.069 26.155 67.227 62.063 55.540 68.812 64.441 56.020 50.742 42.861 36.774 50.462 42.698 36.723 .885 .754 .959 .895 .756 .983 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 27.917 26.759 41.290 28.523 26.386 41.741 53.460 68.268 87.259 54.185 67.146 88.487 52.380 58.099 68.763 52.198 58.099 68.960 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................ 34.675 31.170 23.938 38.640 44.056 30.795 23.479 38.872 74.509 69.371 50.538 77.068 96.362 68.305 50.766 77.665 55.558 60.675 45.885 46.816 55.558 60.675 44.105 42.382 Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......................... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... 35.630 23.882 26.108 46.144 38.979 26.662 25.697 39.340 23.886 26.108 46.817 38.959 24.720 25.697 67.370 48.155 50.337 102.840 85.880 72.809 56.934 77.787 48.177 50.337 104.080 86.211 72.119 56.934 42.000 46.446 40.403 43.910 63.081 51.482 29.862 41.433 46.446 40.403 43.910 63.081 54.980 29.862 U.S. city average ............................................................ Region and area size 1 Selected local areas - - - - _ - - - - - - - - 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 104 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility natural gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Area, region and population size class Average price per therm of utility natural gas Range of therm consumption for Nov. 1998 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 2,260 $0,086 $0,084 5 9,920 5 5 6 1,176 862 1,176 .116 .124 .105 .117 .124 .105 8 110 8 5,069 3,750 5,069 .560 .533 .571 1 6 5 1,124 1,124 498 .083 .087 .081 .082 .087 .080 5 5 35 4,517 3,785 4,517 .668 .672 1 739 .075 .075 72 3,113 .759 .727 .781 .775 .752 .791 1 7 1 2,260 394 2,260 .077 .084 .074 .074 .076 .073 76 242 94 9,920 6,301 9,920 .799 .803 6 146 .072 .072 76 8,120 West urban ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. .644 .675 .611 .647 .669 .638 8 12 8 1,557 1,557 606 .084 .095 .077 .084 .095 .078 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,321 Size classes A ................................................................................. B/C .............................................................................. D ................................................................................. .674 .670 .653 .692 .691 .657 5 1 1 1,557 2,260 739 .097 .080 .068 .094 .079 .068 5 8 72 6,301 9,920 8,120 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... .458 .669 .908 .468 .658 .921 24 17 5 1,124 447 549 .103 .116 .136 .103 .116 .136 100 164 125 2,700 2,454 3,750 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................ .789 .685 .530 .941 1.023 .677 .531 .948 16 41 20 20 232 561 394 125 .108 .107 .084 .082 .108 .107 .070 .071 279 298 242 415 1,533 2,259 6,250 4,252 Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......................... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... .765 .481 .615 1.789 .873 .711 .567 .864 .481 .615 1.810 .876 .700 .567 31 10 18 7 19 15 45 132 1,016 209 13 862 293 186 .073 .096 .089 .086 .119 .108 .057 .073 .095 .073 .086 .119 .115 .057 450 27 312 380 110 200 751 3,034 2,033 6,301 2,607 2,451 1,746 5,033 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 $0,671 $0,689 1 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... .837 .852 .796 .890 .904 .850 Midwest urban2 ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .552 .528 .560 South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. U.S. city average ............................................................ Low High Low High Region and area size 1 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 105 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas Gasoline All types1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Area, region and population size class Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Automotive Diesel fuel Gasoline Unleaded premium Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 $1.099 $1.086 $1.042 $1.028 $1.145 $1.132 $1.236 $1.225 $1.148 $1.142 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 1.099 1.101 1.095 1.097 1.102 1.089 1.038 1.036 1.041 1.036 1.038 1.032 1.144 1.148 1.136 1.143 1.149 1.133 1.226 1.226 1.226 1.226 1.226 1.226 1.151 1.158 1.142 1.146 1.152 1.139 Midwest urban3 ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 1.074 1.101 1.048 1.047 1.075 1.012 1.029 1.052 1.006 1.003 1.027 .973 1.124 1.154 1.102 1.088 1.118 1.059 1.200 1.221 1.184 1.176 1.200 1.147 1.099 1.086 1.130 1.099 1.086 1.129 1.021 1.016 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 1.039 1.053 1.030 1.029 1.050 1.015 .976 .981 .973 .966 .977 .960 1.087 1.104 1.074 1.075 1.102 1.057 1.178 1.187 1.165 1.167 1.186 1.148 1.110 1.214 1.054 1.096 1.205 1.036 1.041 1.025 .977 .961 1.091 1.075 1.212 1.193 NA NA West urban .................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. 1.208 1.214 1.201 1.197 1.204 1.193 1.147 1.149 1.148 1.134 1.136 1.138 1.255 1.258 1.256 1.248 1.254 1.249 1.354 1.361 1.336 1.344 1.353 1.332 1.286 1.359 1.171 1.283 1.355 1.171 Size classes A ................................................................................. B/C .............................................................................. D ................................................................................. 1.125 1.070 1.068 1.116 1.054 1.051 1.064 1.018 1.020 1.053 1.002 1.006 1.173 1.117 1.109 1.163 1.098 1.093 1.258 1.205 1.212 1.250 1.189 1.189 1.188 1.105 1.086 1.184 1.096 1.079 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 1.201 1.224 1.133 1.163 1.222 1.134 1.131 1.165 1.064 1.103 1.159 1.065 1.268 1.242 1.182 1.205 1.248 1.181 1.345 1.354 1.252 1.301 1.355 1.255 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................ 1.080 1.076 1.023 1.096 1.085 1.046 1.025 1.084 1.024 1.023 .957 1.027 1.030 .996 .956 1.014 1.135 1.119 1.074 1.140 1.140 1.087 1.082 1.128 1.214 1.217 1.159 1.211 1.213 1.181 1.162 1.201 Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......................... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... .930 1.085 1.053 1.137 1.059 1.249 1.172 .933 1.059 1.042 1.143 1.055 1.226 1.155 .864 1.035 .988 1.056 .989 1.180 1.109 .866 1.008 .978 1.061 .985 1.159 1.092 .975 1.138 1.112 1.194 1.100 1.322 1.234 .978 1.112 1.101 1.199 1.100 1.298 1.215 1.076 1.235 1.166 1.266 1.174 1.407 1.331 1.082 1.215 1.154 1.273 1.170 1.381 1.315 U.S. city average ............................................................ Region and area size 2 Selected local areas - _ _ - - - - - - _ - _ - - - - - - 1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 106 _ - - Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions U.S. city average Northeast Midwest1 West South Food and unit Oct. 1998 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. $0,301 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................. .542 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. .895 .849 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................... NA Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. 1.268 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................ 2.517 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ 1.643 Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................ Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................. Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................ Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................. Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................... Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................. Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................................... Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz............................................................................... Grade AA, large, per doz............................................................................ Oct. 1998 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 $0,287 .539 .870 .855 $0,313 $0,299 $0,287 $0,272 NA NA .856 .992 .834 1.005 .895 .834 .887 .844 $0,540 1.100 .869 $0,521 1.017 .892 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $0,299 .564 .770 .758 1.485 NA NA $0,309 .551 .762 .771 1.438 NA NA NA NA 2.330 2.485 NA NA 2.437 1.518 2.379 1.536 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.844 1.836 1.728 1.355 1.799 1.689 1.803 1.414 2.102 1.797 1.799 1.515 2.104 1.833 NA NA NA NA 2.173 1.941 2.074 1.884 1.295 2.519 1.678 NOV. 1.809 1.393 2.093 1.845 1.809 1.442 2.074 1.855 NA NA 2.250 2.066 2.269 2.064 1.677 1.319 1.791 1.652 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.151 2.364 2.699 2.101 2.419 2.758 NA NA 1.933 2.353 2.804 2.043 2.321 2.824 2.091 2.333 2.866 2.154 2.538 2.615 2.160 2.358 2.607 2.281 2.453 2.677 NA NA 2.679 2.792 2.487 2.516 NA NA 2.763 2.516 2.409 2.400 2.471 NA NA NA 2.637 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.641 6.041 6.241 3.001 2.666 6.024 6.338 3.087 2.671 2.671 2.645 2.706 2.580 2.602 2.703 2.721 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.998 3.113 2.830 2.884 3.038 3.162 3.302 3.259 2.873 2.881 NA NA 2.782 2.781 2.732 2.958 3.029 NA NA NA 2.864 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.553 4.157 3.489 4.182 NA NA 4.103 4.097 3.459 4.097 3.329 4.278 3.381 3.943 3.152 3.942 3.594 4.872 3.703 4.689 NA NA 2.708 3.767 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.704 2.698 3.680 3.464 3.484 3.849 3.842 2.468 2.486 2.260 2.248 1.985 2.003 2.234 2.263 2.619 3.095 3.655 2.970 2.767 2.876 3.662 2.847 2.782 2.818 3.493 2.788 2.603 2.944 3.758 3.046 2.786 2.988 3.455 2.927 2.393 3.233 4.100 2.993 2.395 3.132 4.035 2.923 2.674 3.703 3.673 3.442 2.721 3.494 3.556 3.292 2.132 2.794 2.046 2.809 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.592 2.487 2.817 3.056 2.750 2.728 2.075 2.060 2.140 2.038 2.230 2.190 1.953 1.963 2.099 2.130 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.139 1.125 NA NA NA NA 1.669 2.453 1.685 2.426 1.583 1.682 1.717 1.729 NA NA 1.480 2.303 2.002 NA 1.484 2.308 2.017 NA NA NA NA NA 2.476 3.641 2.546 3.674 NA NA NA NA 3.651 2.179 2.194 2.567 3.177 3.814 3.062 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.478 2.389 NA NA 2.381 2.497 2.301 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.076 2.132 1.300 1.025 1.084 2.102 1.301 .934 1.115 2.014 1.301 1.155 1.925 1.293 1.116 1.062 NA NA 1.185 2.513 1.199 1.028 1.182 .933 NA NA NA .990 1.957 1.297 .905 1.194 2.457 NA .955 1.963 1.297 .992 NA NA 2.132 2.160 NA NA 2.144 2.247 2.060 2.075 NA NA 1.048 1.077 1.163 1.199 1.019 1.021 1.001 1.037 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.368 1.377 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 1998 Nov. 1998 107 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued U.S. city average Northeast Midwest1 South West Food and unit Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dairy products: NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ....................................... Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................ $2,785 $2,800 $2,720 $2,739 $2,488 $2,549 $2,767 $2,744 $3,010 $3,035 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ................................................... NA NA 2.905 2.405 2.639 2.841 2.379 2.695 Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ......................................................... 2.658 2.651 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.494 Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. 3.802 3.623 3.783 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.778 3.854 American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... 3.630 3.803 NA NA NA NA 3.431 3.671 3.657 3.719 3.762 3.392 Cheddar cheese natural per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 3.403 3.340 3.272 3.615 3.011 3.548 3.304 Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .................... 3.373 3.083 3.611 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ................................. Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Bananas, per lb (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Grapefruit, per lb (453 6 gm) .............................................................. Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................. Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................................. Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Pears, Anjou per lb (453.6 gm) .......................................................... Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ....................................... Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Tomatoes, field grown per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................. Cabbage, per lb (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... Celery, per lb (453 6 gm) ................................................................... Corn on the cob per lb (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Peppers sweet per lb (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce, any variety all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .................................................................... Peaches, any variety all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Corn canned any style all sizes per lb (453.6 gm) .......................... Potatoes, frozen French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. .902 .470 .878 .487 .946 .506 .934 .520 .941 .462 .918 .473 .911 .419 NA NA NA NA NA NA .643 .621 .740 .645 .624 .655 NA .808 .526 NA .588 .607 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .767 1.564 1.462 .618 1.941 1.453 .758 1.729 1.326 .540 2.188 1.202 .722 1.358 1.435 .564 1.813 1.507 .795 1.442 1.424 .619 1.699 1.382 .798 1.658 1.548 .733 2.040 1.567 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.530 .402 .811 1.648 .387 .890 1.711 1.553 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.655 1.654 NA NA .691 .679 NA NA 1.007 NA NA 1.779 .379 .757 1.573 1.040 .421 .526 .642 .370 .765 1.689 1.016 .427 .544 .597 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.425 NA 1.895 .321 .755 1.601 1.098 .306 .726 1.668 1.055 1.697 .411 .762 1.574 1.258 .408 .536 .401 .768 1.698 1.075 .395 .583 1.915 .384 .699 1.487 1.000 .387 .683 1.675 .977 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.571 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.755 1.813 1.655 1.665 1.548 1.599 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .761 .764 .642 .645 .641 .649 .754 .702 NA NA NA 1.212 1.146 .916 .938 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .994 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .460 .434 .458 .431 .423 .412 .420 .409 .411 .391 .421 .404 .417 .416 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.706 1.724 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.671 3.692 3.287 3.213 3.565 3.590 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.973 2.962 3.363 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.021 3.485 .964 3.385 NA NA 9.558 9.776 NA NA 3.307 3.212 3.215 3.293 3.300 .816 .903 .837 9.041 .884 9.117 .827 .922 .828 .846 .871 .873 NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.823 5 274 5.934 5.906 5.216 4.881 4.696 5.339 1 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 2 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. .836 .520 NA NA Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: .425 .423 Sugar, white, all sizes per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................ .409 .405 Sugar, white, 33-80 oz pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... Fats and oils: NA NA Margarine stick per lb (453 6 gm) ... .......................................... NA NA Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................. 1.041 1.048 Shortening vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................ 1.820 1.813 Peanut butter creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Nonalcoholic beverages: NA NA Cola nondiet cans 72 oz 6 pk , per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 2 ....................... .997 1.028 Cola, nondiet per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 2 ..................................................... 3.503 3.482 Coffee 100% ground roast all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) .................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, NA NA per lb (453 6 gm) ...................................................................... Coffee instant plain regular all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... 10.547 10.530 Other prepared foods: Potato chips per 16 oz (453.6 gm) ...................................................... $3,219 $3,207 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) ....................................................................... .883 .452 .676 NA NA NA 108 NA 4.346 NA 5.032 Technical Note Brief Explanation of the CPI Calculating index changes Movements of indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are ex pressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data in dicate what the percent change would be, if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPFs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the to tal population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earn ers and clerical workers, groups such as professional, mana gerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for physicians’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest metropolitan areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating this index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that rep resent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed refer ence date— 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details, see BLS Handbook o f Methods, Chap ter 17, the Consumer Price Index, Bulletin 2490, April 1997. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Energy prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifica tions, and 10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-clas sified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy com modities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears, if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be pub lished. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and 109 Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table PI.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gal lon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include ap plicable 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 services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of bills priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consump tion amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price per therm and per kilowatt hour are notf therefore, generally suitable fo r use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500-kilowatt hours of electricity (shown in table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. These average prices are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be in ferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of con sumption and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity, formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI. Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-service gas sta tions. Approximate British thermal unit (Btu) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 Btu’s (U.S. Department of Energy) 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu’s (Edison Electric Institute) 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 Btu’s (U.S. Department of Energy). Food and beverage prices Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be pro duced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted 110 that average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available, due to tem porary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in com puting the average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. Seasonally adjusted data and unadjusted data Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally adjusted, as well as unadjusted changes, each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, sea sonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many col lective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing seasonally adjusted in dexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 re placed data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual up dates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated, based on certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years; but the season ally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis sea sonal adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements, which might distort the seasonal pattern, are estimated and removed from the data, prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Begin ning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for intervention analysis seasonal adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure is used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel indexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure is used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure is used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention analy sis seasonal adjustment is used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the pro cedure is used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices, due to adverse weather. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure is used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items, may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212, by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher at (202) 606-6968, or e-mailing her gaUagher_c@bls.gov. Since the release of seasonal adjustment factors for 1997, in February 1998, seasonal adjustment is performed using X-12-ARIMA. X-12-ARIMA is a new seasonal adjustment software package developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The X-12-ARIMA sea sonal adjustment program is an enhanced version of the X11 Variant of the Census Method II seasonal adjustment program. The enhancements include a variety of new diag nostics and modeling tools to help the user detect and rem edy any inadequacies in the seasonal adjustments obtained under the program options selected. Metropolitan areas BLS publishes three major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Data for additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April, etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Atlanta, GA Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT -even -odd Cleveland-Akron, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL PA-NJ-DE-MD Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http:// stats.bls.goy. This BLS homepage provides access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm pro vides other CPI information, as well as indexes. This in cludes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explanations of how the CPI handles special items, like medi cal care and housing. In addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by link ing to regional office homepages from the main BLS Web site listed above. -odd -odd -even -even -even -even -even -even -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month dur ing which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released two to three weeks into the following month.) Data are published for an additional group of 12 metropoli tan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from Janu ary through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for: FTP and Gopher. These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Connect to stats.bls.gov using FTP or Gopher. Log on as ’’anonymous,” and use your complete Internet e-mail address as the pass word. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary data. Free, monthly, 2-page publication containing 1- and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The all items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the BLS regional offices listed below. Anchorage, AK Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Pittsburgh, PA Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CPI Detailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Consumer Price Index. This publication may be ordered by writing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Subscriptions cost $27 per year. How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information Consumer Price Index (CPI) information is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated recordings. Information specialists are also avail able in the national and regional offices, to provide help and to respond to questions. 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 tensive for inclusion in the CPI Detailed Report. The MLR costs $27 per year. This publication may be ordered by writ ing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 5121800. Electronic access to CPI data BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press re leases. The most recent month’s CPI is made available im mediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current and historical data for the CPI is accessible. Data and press releases from other BLS surveys are also available. The BLS site is accessible via the World Wide Web (WWW), Gopher, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP), as described below. Send e-mail to labstaUielpdesk@bl&gov for help using any of these systems. Recorded CPI data Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded mes sages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-STAT. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data. Recorded summaries of CPI are also available by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hot lines listed below. 112 ing of release day. Call (202) 606-6325 and follow instruc tions to have the latest Ready Facts catalog sent to you. Each regional office also has a fax system in place; their systems include all information available from the national catalog, in addition to region-specific information on the CPI. Phone and fax-on-demand numbers for the eight regional offices are: These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as the specified area. These recordings are approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touchtone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables are available via the Internet, by calling (202) 606-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the regional offices listed above. Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000, and many are included on the CPI homepage on the Internet. Other sources of CPI data Technical information is available during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed below. Specialpublications. Also available are various special pub lications, such as Relative Importance o f Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more infor mation, call (202) 606-7000. Fax-on-Demand. A wide variety of BLS information and data, including the CPI, are available from the BLS Ready Facts catalog, via fax-on-demand. CPI documents from Ready Facts that are available around the clock include the monthly CPI press release, selected national, regional and metropoli tan area historical summaries, and some technical informa tion. The latest CPI information is posted during the morn- Further information may be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC, 20212-0001, telephone (202) 606-7000 or by calling any of the regional offices listed above. 113 *U.S. Government Printing Office: 1999 — 454-831/00501
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