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CPI Detailed Report
October 1979
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Ray Marshall, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Janet L Norwood, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner

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report on consumer price movements,
including statistical tables and technical
notes. The report covers two indexes, the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer
Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data
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CPI Detailed Report
Data for October 1979

Contents
Price movements 1

Charts

4

Technical notes

106

CPI-U
Table

CPI-W

Page

Table

Page

Tables

U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Food expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted food expenditure categories
Nonfood expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted nonfood expenditure categories

1
2
3
4
5
6

8
11
14
17
20
24

7
8
9
10
11
12

29
32
35
38
41
45

13
14

50
52

18
19

64
66

Areas priced monthly
Percent change over the month
Indexes and percent change over 2 months

15
16

56
58

20
21

70
72

Areas priced bimonthly

17

60

22

74

Regions

23

78

26

92

Population classes

24

81

27

95

Regions and population classes cross classified

25

84

28

98

Selected areas
All items indexes
Food at home expenditure categories




Price Movements

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent before seasonal adjustment
in October to 225.4 (1967=100). The Consumer Price
Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent before seasonal adjustment
in October to 225.6 (1967=100). The CPI-U was 12.2
percent higher and the CPI-W was 12.4 percent higher
than in October 1978.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally
adjusted changes
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 1.0 percent in October, the tenth consecutive monthly increase
of about 1.0 percent. The housing component, primarily
reflecting higher mortgage interest rates and house prices,
continued to advance sharply and accounted for about
two-thirds of the increase in the October CPI. The index
for medical care, which continued to edge upwards, increased 1.0 percent in October. The entertainment index
also rose more than in September. Prices for most other
major categories of consumer spending also increased in
October, but by less than in September. The transportation
component rose 0.5 percent in October, following substantially larger increases in each of the preceding 11
months. The October increase in the index for food and
beverages was somewhat less than in September, while
increases in the indexes for apparel and upkeep and other
goods and services were substantially less than in either
August or September.

The housing index rose 1.5 percent in October, the
ninth consecutive month of large increases. Rising shelter
costs accounted for most of the increase. In October, home
financing costs rose 2.9 percent, reflecting an increase of
1.1 percent in mortgage interest rates and 1.9 percent in
house prices. The index for rent increased 1.3 percent.
Prices for household fuels continued to increase in October,
but the rise was the smallest since January. Fuel oil prices
rose 1.3 percent; this compares with an average monthly
increase of about 5.0 percent during the first 9 months of
this year. The index for gas and electricity rose 1.1 percent
as a decline in charges for electricity was more than offset
by increased charges for natural gas. The index for home
maintenance and repairs rose 0.9 percent in October, about
the same as in September.
The October increase of 0,7 percent in the food and
beverage component compares with an increase of 0.9
percent in September and much smaller increases in the
summer months. The increase in grocery store food prices
slowed to 0.7 percent. Most grocery store food categories
showed smaller increases in October. Fresh fruit prices
declined 1.2 percent, following a 2.6 percent rise in
September. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
rose 1.0 percent in October, compared with 0.7 percent
in September and declines in each of the 3 preceding
months. Increases in beef and pork prices, the first increase
in 7 months for the latter, more than offset the continued
decline in poultry prices and a decrease in egg prices. Prices
of the other two components of the food and beverage

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

From preceding month
Expenditure category
1979

All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services




September

October

0
1.4
.7
1.5
.8

1.1
.9
1.2
1.3
1.2
.9

1.0
.7
1.5
.2
.5
1.0

13.2
6.8
17.3
9.2
13.7
11.3

.7
1.0

.3
1.6

.6
.2

7.0
11.7

April

May

June

July

1.1
.9
1.1
.5
2.0
.6

1.1
.7
1.2
0

1.0

1.1

.1
1.2
1

.8

.5
.5

1.0
.2
1.3
-.1
1.7
.7
.1

.5

1.8
.6

.5

1.8
.7
.7
.5

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
October

August

12 months
ended
October

1979

1979

12.2
9.7
13.5
4.7
17.4
9.4
7.1

7.4

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

From preceding month
Expenditure category

All items
Food and beverages . . . .
Housing
Apparel and u p k e e p . . . .
Transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services

1979

April

May

June

July

August

1.1
.8
1.1
.4
2.0
.7
.5
.5

1.0
.4
1.3
-.1
1.8
.6
.8
.5

1.0
.3
1.3
-.2
1.8

1.0
.2
1.2
.2
1.7
.8
.7
.4

1.0
0
1.4
.5
1.5
.8
.3
1.2

.9
.1
.4

index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—rose
0.9 percent in October, compared with 0.6 percent in
September.
The 0.5 percent rise in the transportation component
was the smallest in 12 months. A decline of 1.5 percent
in new car prices, after seasonal adjustment, and a smaller
increase in gasoline prices were primarily responsible for the
deceleration. The 1980 model cars were included in the
CPI for the first time in October and will continue to
be phased into the index over the next several months.
(For a report on quality changes for 1980 cars, see news
release USDL 79-766, dated November 1, 1979). The 1.8
percent increase in gasoline prices in October compares
with an average monthly increase of about 4.0 percent
during the first 9 months and was the smallest increase
since December 1978. Used car prices decreased slightly,
continuing the decline which has taken place for eight
consecutive months. The index for public transportation
rose 1.7 percent, the fourth consecutive large increase.
The index for apparel and upkeep rose 0.2 percent in
October, compared with increases of 0.7 percent in August
and 1.3 percent in September. A decline in the prices for
women's and girls' clothing, reflecting early fall sales, was
primarily responsible for the smaller October increase.
Charges for apparel services rose 1.1 percent in October,
following increases of 1.0 and 1.2 percent in the 2 preceding months.
The medical care index rose 1.0 percent in October, the
largest increase since January. Charges for physicians'
services and hospital rooms rose 0.5 and 1.0 percent,
respectively, following increases of 0.7 and 0.6 percent in
September. The index for medical care commodities in
October continued to increase at about the same rate as
during the first 9 months.
The index for entertainment rose 0.6 percent in
October, compared with 0.3 percent in September, but
about the same as the average monthly increases during
the first 9 months. The index for other goods and services




Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
October
1979

September

October

1.1

0.9
.7
1.4
.5
.4

12.8
6.4
17.1
8.2

1.1
.7
.2

12.4
7.0
10.8

.9
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.0
.7
1.2

13.2

12 months
ended
October
1979

12.4
9.8
13.7
4.4
17.4
9.9
7.3
7.4

rose 0.2 percent in October, following increases of 1.0
percent in August and 1.6 percent in September.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)—seasonally adjusted changes
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.9 percent in October,
the tenth consecutive monthly increase of about 1.0
percent. The housing component, primarily reflecting
higher mortgage interest rates and house prices, continued
to advance sharply and accounted for over three-fifths of
the October increase. The index for medical care continued to edge upwards and the increase of 1.1 percent
was the largest this year. Prices for most other major
categories of consumer spending, however, showed smaller
increases in October than in September. The transportation
component, following substantial increases in each of the
preceding 11 months, rose 0.4 percent. The October increase in the index for food and beverages was somewhat
less than in September, while increases in the indexes for
apparel and upkeep and other goods and services were
notably less than in September. The entertainment index
rose the same as in September.
The housing index rose 1.4 percent in October, the ninth
consecutive month of large increases. Rising shelter costs
accounted for most of the increase. In October, home
financing costs rose 2.9 percent, reflecting an increase of
1.1 percent in mortgage interest rates and 1.9 percent in
house prices. The index for rent increased 1.2 percent.
Prices for household fuels continued to show substantial
increases in October, but the rise was the smallest since
February. Fuel oil prices rose 1.3 percent compared with
average monthly increases of about 5.0 percent during the
first 9 months. The index for gas and electricity rose 1.1
percent as a decline in charges for electricity was more than
offset by increases in charges for natural gas.
The October increase of 0.7 percent in the food and
beverage component compares with an increase of 0.9 per-

cent in September. The index for food at home increased
0.6 percent as most grocery store food items showed
smaller price increases in October than in September.
Prices of the other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—
rose 0.9 and 1.0 percent, respectively, in October, following
increases of 0.5 and 0.7 percent in September.
The increase in the transportation component was the
smallest in 18 months. A decline of 1.5 percent in new car
prices, after seasonal adjustment, and a slower advance in
gasoline prices were primarily responsible for the deceleration. The 1.8 percent increase in gasoline prices in October
compares with an average monthly increase of about 4.0
percent during the first 9 months and was the smallest
increase since December 1978. Used car prices declined
for the eighth consecutive month. The index for public
transportation rose 1.4 percent in October, the fourth
consecutive large monthly increase.




The index for apparel and upkeep rose 0.5 percent in
October compared with an increase of 1.0 percent in
September. A decline in the prices for women's and girls'
clothing, reflecting early fall sales, was primarily responsible
for the smaller October increase. Charges for apparel services rose 1.0 percent in October, following increases of
0.9 and 1.0 percent in the 2 preceding months.
The medical care index rose 1.1 percent in October, the
largest increase this year. Charges for physicians' services
and hospital rooms rose 1.2 and 1.4 percent, respectively,
following increases of 1.1 and 0.6 percent in September.
The index for medical care commodities in October rose
the same as in September.
The index for entertainment rose 0.7 percent in
October, the same as in September. The index for other
goods and services rose 0.2 percent in October, following
increases of 1.2 percent in both August and September.

Chart 1. CPI-W: All items, food and beverages, 1968-79

All Items

Index. 1967=«1OO
(Not seasonally adjusted)

OCT
22S.6

Semilog

240
220

200
180
160
140
120
Percent change
12—month span
1—month span

OCT
12.4
11.3

Food and beverages

OCT
232.9

Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Percent change •
12—month span
-—* 1—month span

- 1 100
Percent

40
30
20
10
0
-10
SemiJog

240
220

**

200
180
160
140
120
-1 100
OCT
9.8
9.2

Percent

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
* Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month percent change. Percent
changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally
adjusted data
** August 1973 = 92 percent.




40
30
20
10
0
-10

Chart 2. CPI-W: Transportation and medical care, 1968-79

Transportation

OCT

222.5

Index, 1967=*1OO
(Seasonally adjusted)

SemT-

log

—
—
—

220
200
180
160
140

*—

120

>^

—

—'
Percent change *
-month span
4
M

-

—

-

1 nn

OCT

17.4
5.0

Percent

vin

1U

—

•

—

Medical care
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

OCT

247.4
^

30
20

10
0

Semi—

log

- j 240

220

— 200
— 180
— 160

HO
— 120

— - - —

i nn

>

Percent change •
n VJ
-month span

iUU

OCT

9.9

Percent
1U

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30

20
10

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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
• Unadjusted data used t o calculate 12—month percent change. Percent
changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally
adjusted data




0

.— -10

Chart 3. CPI-W: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1968-79
Housing

OCT
237.6

Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
—
—

^

—

^

—

--"
Percent change •
1
' 12—month span

1UU

OCT
13.7
17.7

1 if

OCT
169.1

Index, 1967=*100
(Seasonally adjusted)

,^

_

—

-

•

•

— -10
Semilog

—
—

220
200
180
160
140

—

120

^

1 nn
1UU

—

Percent change *
12-month span
—•—* 1—month span

OCT
4.4
5*9

Percent
—

1

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—

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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
• Unadjusted data used t o calculate 12-month percent change* Percent
changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally
adjusted data*




40
30
20
10
0

Apparel and upkeep

.

Percent
—
—
—

.. u

— -

220
200
180
160
140
120

40
30
20

10
0
-10

Chart 4. CPI-W: Entertainment other goods and services, 1969-79

Entertainment

on

Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

191.5

Semilog

240
220
200
180
160
140
120
—' 100

Percent change
12-month span
1—month span

OCT
7.3
8.5

Percent

40
30
20
10
0
-10

tr

Other goods and services
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

OCT
200.9

Semilog

240
220
200
180
160
140
120

Percent change *
— 12—month span
—• 1—month span

-Moo
OCT
7,4
3.0

Percent

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&*
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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
* Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month percent change. Percent
changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally
adjusted data




40
30
20
10
0
-10

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1967=100)

Relative
importance,

Group

December
1978

' Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Expenditure category
100.000
-

223.4
259.8

225.4
262.2

12.2
-

0.9
-

1.1
-

1.1
-

1.0
-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

19.242
18.161
12.616
1.643
4.363
1.683
1.757
.440
.367
1.418
1.045
5.545
1.080

231.0
237.1
234.7
225.6
231.0
211.3
231.8
282.0
231.5
367.7
212.6
247.6
174.2

232.1
238.2
235.4
227.0
230.3
213.3
232.0
283.1
231.9
372.1
213.4
249.6
176.0

9.7
9.9
9.3
10.7
8.8
11.6
7.3
7.9
7.2
9.3
10.5
11.1
7.9

.5
.5
.3
.6
-.3
.9
.1
.4
.2
1.2
.4
.8
1.0

.0
.0
-.3
2.3
-3.6
1.3
1.5
.6
1.0
2.0
.5
.7
.3

.9
.9
1.1
.5
.7
.5
2.7
1.0
.3
1.6
1.0
.6
.6

.7
.8
.7
.5
1.0
.5
.5
.4
-.2
1.2
.0
.9
.9

Housing
Shelter
Rent residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
.
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

44.258
29.827
5.535
.735
23.557
10.166
9.686
3.705
2.846
.859

234.6
247.4
179.0
239.3
271.9
229.8
323.0
262.5
284.4
211.5

237.7
251.5
181.4
241.6
276.7
233.4
330.5
264.7
287.0
212.5

13.5
15.1
8.4
13.0
16.8
14.7
21.3
10.0
10.3
9.0

1.3
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.8
1.6
2.3
.8
.9
.5

1.4
1.5
.9
.7
1.7
1.5
2.1
.7
.6
1.1

1.2
1.3
.8
.8
1.4
1.1
1.8
1.0
.6
2.1

1.5
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.9
1.9
2.3
.9
.9
.7

6.326
4.231
.879
3.352
2.096
8.105
4.457
1.542
2.106

251.2
306.6
461.6
270.1
159.8
192.2
164.1
224.1
253.4

252.9
310.3
470.8
272.5
158.8
193.3
165.2
224.8
254.6

14.9
22.2
56.9
13.5
-.1
6.3
4.8
7.0
8.9

.7
1.2
2.0
.9
-.6
.6
.7
.3
.5

1.8
2.6
6.7
1.4
-.1
.5
.3
.6
1.0

1.7
2.4
5.6
1.3
-.1
.4
.1
.4
.8

.7
1.2
1.5
1.1
-.5
.6
.7
.4
.6

5.486
4.819
1.532
1.891
.118
.698
.580
.666

169.8
164.2
162.7
155.9
223.4
180.1
172.6
210.2

171.0
165.2
164.2
155.5
224.8
182.6
175.5
212.5

4.7
3.7
3.2
1.0
2.2
8.8
8.4
11.8

.7
.6
.9
-.3
.6
1.4
1.7
1.1

.7
.6
-.2
1.6
.4
.1
.9
1.0

1.3
1.2
.9
1.5
.7
1.0
1.8
1.2

.2
.2
.7
-1.2
.6
1.2
1.4
1.1

All items
Allitems(1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear '.
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services 1
See footnotes at end of table.




,

,

,

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1967 = 100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1978

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Expenditure category

17.806
16.782
3.934
3.148
4.183
1.515
4.001
.714
3.288
1.024

221.4
222.0
166.1
202.9
301.0
247.1
201.7
177.7
210.1
205.2

222.7
223.1
167.5
199.9
303.8
249.1
203.7
182.0
211.4
209.1

17.4
17.8
7.7
2.3
50.5
10.0
9.0
12.9
8.1
10.5

0.6
.5
.8
-1.5
.9
.8
1.0
2.4
.6
1.9

1.5
1.5
.4
-.6
4.0
.7
1.4
1.1
1.4
2.0

1.2
1.2
.4
-.9
3.5
.6
.5
.9
.5
1.6

0.5
.4
-1.5
-.1
1.8
,.9
.6
1.9
.3
1.7

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Other medical care services

4.959
.845
4.115
1.982
2.133

243.7
155.8
262.8
230.3
302.0

245.9
156.6
265.3
231.6
306.2

9.4
7.3
9.9
8.4
11.3

.9
.5
1.0
.6
1.4

.8
.7
.8
.6
1.0

.9
.6
1.0
.6
1.3

1.0
.6
1.1
.6
1.6

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

3.963
2.330
1.633

191.1
192.0
190.2

192.0
193.1
190.8

7.1
7.5
6.5

.5
.6
.3

.7
.9
.5

.3
.4
.2

.6
.8
.4

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

4.287
1.152
1.707
.762
.945
1.427
.183
1.245

201.7
190.9
199.0
191.4
206.4
223.3
201.5
228.6

202.3
191.3
199.8
192.5
207.0
224.0
202.3
229.4

7.4
5.7
7.7
6.9
8.4
8.6
7.7
8.7

.3
.2
.4
.6
.3
.3
.4
.3

1.0
1.5
.6
.6
.5
1.0
1.1
1.0

1.6
.6
.8
.9
.7
3.3
4.2
3.2

.2
.1
.4
.6
.3
.2
-3.5
.8

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities .
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

Commodity and service group
All items

100.000

223.4

225.4

12.2

0.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel1
Durables

59.213
19.242
39.972
16.671
4.819

214.1
231.0
203.3
213.2
164.2

215.6
232.1
204.9
214.9
165.2

12.4
9.7
13.7
19.3
3.7

.7
.5
.8
.8
.6

.9
.0
1.4
2.1
.6

1.1
.9
1.2
1.7
1.2

.8
.7
.8
.8
.2

11.852
23.301

242.2
194.5

244.3
196.0

25.8
9.6

.9
.8

2.6
.7

2.1
.7

.9
.7

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

40.787
5.535
20.820
5.828
4.115
4.489

240.7
179.0
276.7
216.6
262.8
204.7

243.6
181.4
280.7
218.5
265.3
205.7

11.9
8.4
14.9
9.0
9.9
8.3

1.2
1.3
1.4
.9
1.0
.5

1.2
.9
1.4
1.3
.8
.7

1.1
.8
1.3
.7
1.0
1.3

1.2
1.3
1.5
.7
1.1
.6

See footnotes at end of table.




Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1978

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 1 .
All items less medical care

81.839
70.173
92.728
95.041

219.6
216.1
216.7
222.1

221.8
217.4
218.3
224.1

12.8
11.0
10.9
12.4

1.0
.6
.7
.9

1.3
.8
.8
1.1

1.2
1.0
.9
1.1

1.0
.6
.7
.9

Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent
Services less medical care 1
Energy 1

41.052
17.751
12.932
35.912
35.252
36.672
8.502

201.8
209.6
232.7
223.1
252.1
236.7
304.3

203.4
211.3
234.8
224.5
255.1
239.6
307.5

13.6
18.6
24.4
14.2
12.5
12.2
35.8

.8
.8
.9
.6
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
1.9
2.5
1.0
1.3
1.3
3.2

1.2
1.8
1.9
1.2
1.1
1.3
2.7

.8
.7
.9
.6
1.2
1.2
1.1

All items less energy 1
All items less food and energy1
Commodities less food and energy...
Energy commodities 1
Services less energy

91.498
73.337
35.902
5.150
37.435

217.3
211.5
188.2
325.3
238.4

219.2
213.6
189.6
329.0
241.3

10.0
10.1
8.3
50.9
11.8

1.0
.7
1.1
1.2

.7
1.0
.6
4.6
1.2

.9
1.0
.6
3.4
1.1

.9
1.0
.6
1.1
1.2

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59=$1.00 1

100.000

$.448
.385

$.444
.381

-10.8

-.9

-1.1

1

Not seasonally adjusted.




-.9

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

10

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Expenditure category
-

All items

-

8.8

13.9

12.8

13.2

11.4

13.0

...

229.0
235.0
233.0
220.5
233.9
208.0
229.6
280.0
227.9
354.6
210.8
244.4
172.7

229.0
235.0
232.3
225.5
225.5
210.7
233.1
281.6
230.1
361.8
211.8
246.0
173.3

231.1
237.1
234.8
226.7
227.1
211.7
239.5
284.3
230.8
367.7
213.9
247.4
174.4

232.8
238.9
236.4
227.9
229.4
212.7
240.7
285.4
230.3
372.1
214.0
249.6
176.0

12.6
12.7
14.0
6.6
28.6
15.1
1.1
5.6
3.6
6.0
12.3
11.1
8.9

15.2
15.4
16.5
8.7
40.7
11.4
-5.9
6.3
14.2
2.7
8.7
13.7
8.7

4.1
4.0
1.0
13.6
-16.4
11.1
15.2
12.3
7.0
8.2
14.7
10.8
6.5

6.8
6.8
6.0
14.1
-7.5
9.3
20.8
7.9
4.3
21.3
6.2
8.8
7.9

13.9
14.0
15.2
7.6
34.5
13.2
-2.5
5.9
8.7
4.3
10.5
12.4
8.8

5.5
5.4
3.5
13.8
-12.0
10.2
18.0
10.1
5.6
14.5
10.4
9.8
7.2

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

228.4
240.0
176.1
234.6
262.9
223.3
309.5
257.2
279.4
205.1

231.6
243.6
Ml.7
236.3
267.3
226.7
316.1
259.1
281.2
207.3

234.3
246.8
179.2
238.3
271.0
229.3
321.7
261.6
283.0
211.7

237.7
251.2
181.6
241.1
276.2
233.6
329.2
263.9
285.6
213.1

6.9
8.3
6.4
17.8
8.4
9.3
5.7
10.7
11.4
8.9

14.0
16.6
4.5
12.8
19.7
14.8
29.9
8.7
10.5
3.0

16.2
16.1
9.9
10.1
17.7
15.1
23.5
9.9
10.4
8.0

17.3
20.0
13.1
11.6
21.8
19.8
28.0
10.8
9.2
16.5

10.4
12.4
5.4
15.3
13.9
12.0
17.2
9.7
10.9
5.9

16.7
18.0
11.5
10.8
19.7
17.4
25.7
10.4
9.8
12.2

243.7
293.6
416.2
263.7
159.9
190.5
163.2
222.3
249.2

248.1
301.3
443.9
267.3
159.8
191.5
163.7
223.6
251.6

252.2
308.5
468.6
270.9
159.6
192.2
163.9
224.5
253.7

254.0
312.3
475.6
273.9
158.8
193.4
165.0
225.3
255.1

-.2
.0
12.6
-3.4
.3
7.5
4.9
10.7
11.0

11.9
18.2
54.4
10.1
.0
6.6
6.7
6.4
6.8

32.4
48.2
104.4
34.6
2.3
4.8
2.7
5.6
8.3

18.0
28.0
70.5
16.4
-2.7
6.2
4.5
5.5
9.8

5.7
8.7
31.8
3.1
.1
7.0
5.8
8.5
8.9

25.0
37.7
86.7
25.2
-.3
5.5
3.6
5.5
9.0

165.6
160.1
161.0
149.4
219.7
177.8
168.1
205.7

166.8
161.1
160.6
151.8
220.5
177.9
169.6
207.7

168.9
163.1
162.1
154.1
222.1
179.7
172.6
210.2

169.3
163.4
163.2
152.3
223.5
181.9
175.1
212.5

1.2
.0
2.8
-4.7
-2.2
6.6
1.5
9.8

9.7
8.9
.3
15.3
5.8
8.7
12.9
15.6

-1.0
-2.0
4.1
-12.3
-1.8
10.3
2.4
8.0

9.2
8.5
5.6
8.0
7.1
9.5
17.7
13.9

5.4
4.4
1.5
4.8
1.7
7.7
7.1
12.7

4.0
3.1
4.8
-2.7
2.6
9.9
9.8
10.9

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

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services 1
See footnotes at end of table.




11

.

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

214.8
215.4
168.4
199.8
276.1
244.2
199.1
174.0
207.7
197.5

218.1
218.7
169.1
198.7
287.1
245.9
201.8
176.0
210.6
201.4

220.7
221.3
169.8
197.0
297.1
247.3
202.8
177.5
211.6
204.6

221.8
222.2
167.2
196.9
302.3
249.6
204.1
180.9
212.2
208.1

14.2
14.7
10.2
23.7
22.6
8.2
7.9
12.8
6.7
2.1

18.3
18.8
13.7
-.2
58.2
11.5
6.7
13.5
5.3
8.3

23.4
24.3
10.4
-6.2
83.9
11.4
11.2
8.7
11.6
9.2

13.7
13.2
-2.8
-5.7
43.7
9.1
10.4
16.8
9.0
23.3

16.3
16.7
11.9
11.1
39.3
9.8
7.3
13.1
6.0
5.2

18.4
18.6
3.6
-5.9
62.6
10.3
10.8
12.7
10.2
16.0

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Other medical care services

239.7
153.9
258.2
227.6
295.2

241.5
155.0
260.2
228.9
298.1

243.7
156.0
262.8
230.3
302.0

246.2
156.9
265.6
231.6
306.8

11.1
8.5
11.9
10.7
12.4

7.3
6.3
7.3
6.9
7.7

8.2
6.8
8.6
8.7
8.4

11.3
8.0
12.0
7.2
16.7

9.2
7.4
9.6
8.8
10.0

9.8
7.4
10.3
8.0
12.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

188.9
189.3
188.6

190.3
191.0
189.6

190.9
191.8
190.0

192.1
193.3
190.8

7.3
7.5
7.1

8.8
9.7
7.4

5.2
4.1
7.1

7.0
8.7
4.7

8.1
8.6
7.3

6.1
6.4
5.9

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

196.2
187.4
196.4
188.6
203.9
212.0
195.1
216.4

198.1
190.3
197.5
189.7
205.0
214.1
197.3
218.5

201.2
191.5
199.0
191.4
206.4
221.2
205.6
225.4

201.7
191.7
199.8
192.5
207.0
221.6
198.5
227.1

4.5
2.0
7.3
5.4
9.1
4.8
9.0
3.9

7.6
9.1
8.3
7.4
8.9
5.3
7.6
4.8

5.7
2.4
7.9
6.2
9.3
5.9
7.1
5.7

11.7
9.5
7.1
8.5
6.2
19.4
7.2
21.3

6.0
5.5
7.8
6.4
9.0
5.1
8.3
4.4

8.7
5.9
7.5
7.3
7.8
12.4
7.1
13.3

Commodity and service group
-

-

-

.-

8.8

13.9

12.8

13.2

11.4

13.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel1
Durables

209.5
229.0
197.6
204.6
160.1

211.4
229.0
200.3
208.8
161.1

213.8
231.1
202.7
212.4
163.1

215.5
232.8
204.4
214.0
163.4

10.8
12.6
10.2
9.5
.0

15.2
15.2
15.1
20.9
8.9

11.7
4.1
15.5
28.1
-2.0

12.0
6.8
14.5
19.7
8.5

13.0
13.9
12.6
15.0
4.4

11.8
5.5
15.0
23.8
3.1

231.2
191.5

237.3
192.8

242.2
194.1

244.3
195.4

10.7
11.7

27.6
9.7

42.3
8.6

24.7
8.4

18.8
10.7

33.2
8.5

Services

235.0
176.1
268.8
213.1
258.2
199.9

237.8
177.7
272.6
215.9
260.2
201.3

240.4
179.2
276.1
217.4
262.8
203.9

243.4
181.6
280.2
218.9
265.6
205.1

5.8
6.4
5.0
6.3
11.9
6.9

12.3
4.5
17.8
7.5
7.3
8.4

14.5
9.9
19.3
11.2
8.6
7.3

15.1
13.1
18.1
11.3
12.0
10.8

9.0
5.4
11.2
6.9
9.6
7.6

14.8
11.5
18.7
11.3
10.3
9.1

All items

Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
See footnotes at end of table.




12

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All Hems less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 1
All items less medical care

214.0
211.9
213.0
217.0

216.7
213.7
214.7
219.3

219.2
215.9
216.7
221.8

221.4
217.2
218.3
223.9

8.4
9.3
7.1
9.1

13.6
12.8
12.7
14.3

14.9
11.3
13.4
12.9

14.6
10.4
10.3
13.3

11.0
11.0
9.9
11.7

14.7
10.8
11.9
13.1

Commodities less food
NonduraWes less food
NonauraDies less TOOO ana apparei
Nondurables 1
Services less rent
Services less medical care 1
Energy 1

196.3
201.5
222.8
218.3
245.9
230.6
287.1

198.9
205.4
228.3
220.4
249.0
233.6
296.3

201.3
209.0
232.7
223.1
251.8
236.7
304.3

202.9
210.5
234.8
224.5
254.8
239.6
307.5

10.2
9.3
10.8
9.3
5.8
6.1
9.1

15.0
20.4
25.9
18.9
13.5
11.3
36.4

15.4
26.5
39.0
17.0
15.1
15.0
73.4

14.1
19.1
23.3
11.9
15.3
16.5
31.6

12.6
14.7
18.1
14.0
9.6
8.7
22.0

14.8
22.7
30.9
14.4
15.2
15.8
51.0

All items less energy 1
All items less food and energy1
Commodities loss food and energy .
Energy commodities 1
Services less energy

213.8
207.3
185.4
300.8
232.7

215.4
209.4
186.6
314.5
235.5

217.3
211.5
187.8
325.3
238.1

219.2
213.6
189.0
329.0
241.0

7.6
6.3
9.2
16.3
6.8

12.1
11.2
9.0
56.4
12.4

9.9
10.3
7.0
99.2
12.6

10.5
12.7
8.0
43.1
15.0

9.9
8.7
9.1
34.9
9.6

10.2
11.5
7.5
68.8
13.8




NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

13

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Group and item

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

231.0

232.1

9.7

0.5

0.0

0.9

0.7

237.1

238.2

9.9

.5

.0

.9

.8

234.7

235.4

9.3

.3

-.3

1.1

.7

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

225.6
120.0
123.4
118.8
118.6
119.2
200.7
119.6
119.0
116.7
115.9
114.8
118.8

227.0
120.8
124.0
119.2
120.4
119.9
202.5
120.5
119.4
117.6
116.6
115.0
118.9

10.7
9.3
10.9
9.2
8.2
11.1
13.8
11.1
9.8
9.5
9.2
7.0
12.2

.6
.7
.5
.3
1.5
.6
.9
.8
.3
.8
.6
.2
.1

2.3
1.6
2.6
.9
1.8
1.6
2.2
2.1
1.7
1.6
.7
1.8
1.3

.5
1.3
.7
.7
2.5
.8
1.2
.8
.8
.1
.3
.1
1.1

.5
.7
.5
.3
1.5
.6
.9
.8
.3
.8
.6
.2
.1

12/77

121.7

122.5

11.5

.7

.8

.7

.7

231.0
236.0
238.1
254.2
261.4
261.0
229.2
239.2
251.0
145.6
206.5
194.0
198.1
95.2
258.4
216.6
117.4
240.2
235.9
133.2
121.6
135.6
174.8
169.9
111.8
119.2
309.7
113.9
120.4
170.7

230.3
235.9
238.6
256.2
263.4
263.3
230.3
242.2
250.4
147.1
204.3
190.5
195.1
94.8
257.6
218.2
115.2
240.7
236.8
134.2
120.3
137.7
170.3
159.7
110.1
120.3
311.5
115.2
120.7
161.3

8.8
9.2
10.8
21.2
25.1
23.6
19.9
19.5
18.1
18.9
-6.6
-13.6
-6.0
-8.1
-2.9
-2.5
-4.2
11.1
12.3
11.3
6.3
17.8
-3.9
-10.1
-2.0
2.6
10.6
8.9
11.6
1.4

-.3
.0
.2
.8
.8
.9
.5
1.3
-.2
1.0
-1.1
-1.8
-1.5
-.4
-.3
.7
-1.9
.2
.4
.8
-1.1
1.5
-2.6
-6.0
-1.5
.9
.6
1.1
.2
-5.5

-3.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.4
-5.2
-8.2
-7.1
-4.0
-5.1
-4.5
-4.6
-7.0
-6.0
-.8
-3.5
-1.5
-4.8
-.7
-.5
-.8
.6
-2.4
-4.9
-7.0
-6.1
-.5
.7
1.2
.5
-10.2

.7
.1
.9
.9
.4
1.4
3.2
.5
1.4
.4
-.3
-1.7
1.4
-1.2
-2.2
-2.0
-.8
-1.4
-2.5
-.8
-.9
-1.5
-1.3
-.8
-.3
-3.1
1.0
1.1
1.0
3.3

1.0
.0
1.4
.8
.8
.9
.5
1.3
-.2
1.0
.9
2.6
-1.5
-.4
.8
.7
-1.9
.2
.4
.8
-1.1
1.5
-2.6
-6.0
-1.5
.9
.6
1.1
.2
-2.2

,

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products 1
Flour and prepared flour mixes 1
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies1
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 ..
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ...
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish1
Meats
Beef and veal1
Ground beef other than canned 1
Chuck roast1
Round roast1
Round steak1
Sirloin steak1
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
Chops f
Ham other than canned 1
Sausage
Canned ham1
Other pork 1
Other meats1
Frankfurters1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood 1
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1
Eggs

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

,

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept.
1979

Food and beverages
Food

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

14

Sept. to
Oct.

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 1
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas1
Oranges
Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes1
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut com and canned beans except lima 1 ....
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils
Margarine1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 1
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1
Other condiments 1
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




15

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

211.3
119.0
195.4
118.1
120.1
209.9
120.1
120.1
115.5

213.3
120.3
197.6
119.2
120.9
213.3
121.0
120.4
116.4

11.6
11.6
12.0
10.8
11.6
12.7
12.2
11.5
8.8

0.9
1.1
1.1
.9
.7
1.6
.7
.2
.8

1.3
1.4
2.0
.9
.8
1.2
.6
.7
.8

0.5
1.1
.6
.6
1.6
3.4
1.4
2.0.
.1

231.8
234.7
271.6
244.7
210.3
312.3
147.1
200.3
199.3
219.6
178.5
109.5
230.6
120.6
116.3
119.3
125.5
111.2
109.8
114.7
110.1

232.0
235.5
260.4
212.7
206.6
306.7
143.9
212.2
191.1
262.9
194.4
114.0
230.1
120.4
116.3
119.8
124.6
110.9
110.2
113.6
109.9

7.3
6.3
6.5
8.9
13.9
-2.0
8.7
6.0
-3.7
29.8
21.9
-2.1
8.3
11.6
7.7
12.0
14.5
5.1
4.6
5.0
5.4

.1
.3
-4.1
-13.1
-1.8
-1.8
-2.2
5.9
-4.1
19.7
8.9
4.1
-.2
-.2
.0
.4
-.7
-.3
.4
-1.0
-.2

1.5
1.5
1.3
13.9
-8.5
-1.5
4.1
.9
6.1
17.9
.6
-13.9
.9
1.0
1.0
.8
1.0
.3
.1
-.3
.8

2.7
3.1
2.6
-.3
4.0
-2.5
-6.6
3.9
11.6
-6.8
-4.5
-3.8
.3
.8
.7
1.2
.4
.5
.1
.7
.4

.5
.2
-1.2
1.8
-1.8
-4.7
-2.2
5.3
.8
19.7
8.9
4.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.4
-.7
-.3
.4
-1.0
-.2

276.0
282.0
119.7
115.9
115.3
231.5
245.5
114.6
120.6
367.7
242.7
117.9
425.9
359.9
114.0
212.6
113.1
123.1
118.4
117.4
115.9
116.8
116.7

278.0
283.1
119.9
117.0
115.9
231.9
244.4
115.1
121.1
372.1
246.4
118.5
432.4
366.5
114.8
213.4
113.4
123.1
119.6
118.8
115.8
117.2
116.7

9.2
7.9
8.9
5.9
8.4
7.2
5.5
7.2
8.2
9.3
10.3
8.6
16.3
5.7
5.8
10.5
9.1
14.1
14.9
8.9
8.2
8.2
8.1

.7
.4
.2
.9
.5
.2
-.4
.4
.4
1.2
1.5
.5
1.5
1.8
.7
.4
.3
.0
1.0
1.2
-.1
.3
.0

1.2
.6
.8
.2
7
1.0
.0
.3
1.2
2.0
.4
.5
9.3
4.1
1.0
.5
.0
-.6
1.5
.8
.8
.9
.9

1.2
1.0
.3
.3
.6
.3
2.2
.5
.8
1.6
1.5
1.5
3.4
3.0
-.2
1.0
-.1
2,0
2,3
1.3
.6
.4
-.1

.6
.4
.2
.9
.5
-.2
-.4
.4
.4
1.2
1.5
.5
1.5
1.8
.7
.0
.3
.0
1.0
1.2
•«,1
.3
.0

0.5
1.1
.6
.9
.7
1.6
.7
.2
.8

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale 1
Whiskey1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products 1
1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

247.6
120.7
120.3
118.6

249.6
121.3
121.6
119.5

11.1
10.9
11.8
10.0

0.8
.5
1.1
.8

0.7
.6
.8
.4

0.6
.3
.4
.7

0.9
.5

12/77
12/77

174.2
113.3
172.3
129.0
195.2
105.5
115.1

176.0
114.6
175.1
129.4
198.0
105.9
115.9

7.9
8.1
10.8
4.9
9.5
3.1
7.1

1.0
1.1
1.6
.3
1.4
.4
.7

.3
.4
.2
.8
1.0
.2
.1

.6
.5
1.0
.5
-.4
.1
.4

.9
1.1
1.6
.3
1.4
.4
.7

224.1
257.3
114.1

9.3
21.0

12/77

223.7
255.3
113.1

.2
.8
.9

-1.1
-5.5
1.3

.1
.9
1.3

.2
.8
.9

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

16

9.5

1.1
.8

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

amonths ending in—
Oct.
1979

231.1

232.8

12.6

15.2

4.1

6.8

13.9

5.5

237.1

238.9

12.7

15.4

4.0

6.8

14.0

5.4

234.8

236.4

14.0

16.5

1.0

6.0

15.2

3.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

226.7
120.0
123.4
118.8
118.6
119.2
200.7
119.6
119.0
116.7
115.9
114.8
118.8

227.9
120.8
124.0
119.2
120.4
119.9
202.5
120.5
119.4
117.6
116.6
115.0
118.9

6.6
7.8
4.4
11.1
5.9
10.4
15.9
9.5
11.9
5.7
15.0
-3.7
9.0

8.7
5.1
6.5
9.2
-1.4
10.1
8.3
5.9
5.5
11.9
9.4
24.1
14.4

13.6
9.4
17.0
8.6
4.0
11.4
12.9
13.4
10.3
10.4
6.1
1.1
15.1

14.1
15.2
16.3
7.7
26.2
12.6
18.2
15.6
11.9
10.1
6.4
8.4
10.4

7.6
6.4
5.4
10.1
2.2
10.3
12.0
7.7
8.6
8.7
12.1
9.3
11.6

13.8
12.3
16.7
8.2
14.5
12.0
15.5
14.5
11.1
10.3
6.3
4.7
12.7

12/77

121.7

122.5

7.5

11.2

18.2

9.3

9.3

13.7

227.1
236.0
234.4
254.2
261.4
261.0
229.2
239.2
251.0
145.6
198.7
178.1
198.1
95.2
249.7
216.6
117.4
240.2
235.9
133.2
121.6
135.6
174.8
169.9
111.8
119.2
309.7
113.9
120.4
165.7

229.4
235.9
237.6
256.2
263.4
263.3
230.3
242.2
250.4
147.1
200.5
182.8
195.1
94.8
251.8
218.2
115.2
240.7
236.8
134.2
120.3
137.7
170.3
159.7
110.1
120.3
311.5
115.2
120.7
162.1

28.6
21.8
33.4
34.9
57.2
43.9
33.0
24.9
14.9
23.1
33.8
46.0
12.5
30.0
42.7
21.4
17.0
13.6
15.8
7.8
14.1
15.9
9.1
5.0
9.2
14.7
12.9
10.2
14.4
15.0

40.7
35.9
45.6
76.6
81.8
103.1
71.0
79.1
63.7
68.3
4.4
-.7
-1.7
-21.6
5.6
-1.0
9.3
31.2
45.0
35.1
17.4
36.9
20.6
28.7
25.0
5.7
7.4
1.9
10.8
52.5

-16.4
-.2
-17.8
6.1
1.2
2.9.
5.7
.5
21.3
9.5
-36.0
-50.6
-9.2
-22.8
-27.7
-16.0
-10.8
9.9
5.3
9.0
.7
33.4
-7.6
-14.6
-6.7
2.0
12.3
9.5
13.9
-10.8

-7.5
-14.0
-5.5
-14.5
-15.2
-22.4
-13.9
-9.2
-14.9
-11.8
-15.0
-22.3
-22.1
-9.5
-18.2
-10.6
-26.0
-7.0
-10.1
-3.5
-5.5
-9.0
-30.0
-43.4
-27.7
-10.3
9.8
14.4
7.3
-32.3

34.5
28.6
39.4
54.3
69.1
71.0
50.8
49.6
37.2
43.9
18.2
20.4
5.2
1.0
22.8
9.6
13.0
22.0
29.6
20.7
15.8
26.0
14.7
16.3
16.8
10.1
10.1
5.9
12.6
32.4

-12.0
-7.4
-11.9
-4.7
-7.4
-10.6
-4.6
-4.5
1.6
-1.7
-26.2
-38.0
-15.9
-16.4
-23.1
-13.3
-18.7
1.1
-2.7
2.6
-2.4
10.2
-19.6
-30.5
-17.9
-4.3
11.0
11.9
10.5
-22.3

Food
Food at home

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish1
Meats
Beef and veal1
Ground beef other than canned 1
Chuck roast1
Round roast1
Round steak1
Sirloin steak1
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
;
Chops1
1
Ham other than canned
Sausage
Canned ham1
Other pork 1
Other meats1
Frankfurters1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats '
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood 1
Canned fish and seafood *
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1
Eggs

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

:

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

Sept.
1979

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products 1
Flour and prepared flour mixes 1
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread *
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies1
Crackers and bread and cracker products1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts ' ..,
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

17

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Other
index

Group and item

uaoo

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 1
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas1

Oranges

Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce1
Tomatoes1
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
....
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ....
1
Other canned and dried vegetables
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils
Margarine1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 1
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks1

Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
,

Other condiments 1
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

211.7
119.0
196.6
118.1
120.1
209.9
120.1
120.1
115.5

212.7
120.3
197.8
119.2
120.9
213.3
121.0
120.4
116.4

15.1
15.7
13.5
12.8
17.3
14.5
20.3
14.8
12.1

11.4
8.1
7.9
12.1
8.0
1.6
9.5
9.2
6.7

11.1
7.6
13.1
7.9
8.6
8.4
7.8
9.8
9.6

9.3
15.3
13.3
10.4
12.9
27.8
11.7
12.1
6.8

13.2
11.8
10.7
12.4
12.6
7.9
14.8
12.0
9.4

10.2
11.4
13.2
9.1
10.7
17.7
9.8
11.0
8.2

239.5
247.8
270.0
236.4
210.3
298.9
147.1
222.3
215.0
219.6
178.5
109.5
232.0
120.6
116.3
119.3
125.5
111.2
109.8
114.7
110.1

240.7
248.2
266.8
240.6
206.6
285.0
143.9
234.0
216.7
262.9
194.4
114.0
231.7
120.4
116.3
119.8
124.6
110.9
110.2
113.6
109.9

1.1
-6.2
-36.0
8.0
-4.8
-39.2
-61.8
36.1
-16.0
712.0
253.5
29.6
10.1
26.4
20.3
17.9
41.2
7.4
6.2
10.8
5.9

-5.9
-14.2
22.4
2.3
118.6
50.0
88.0
-40.0
-26.0
-89.3
73.2
29.1
5.8
9.4
6.1
13.9
8.0
2.3
-.4
6.3
1.9

15.2
31.8
48.1
-28.9
5.8
44.0
137.3
4.3
-31.9
9.1
-69.9
-1.2
13.0
5.2
-1.7
6.4
9.9
9.2
10.5
5.8
9.7

20.8
20.7
11.2
79.0
-23.6
-29.7
-18.2
48.4
102.8
198.6
19.8
-44.5
4.4
6.6
7.2
9.9
2.6
1.8
2.2
-2.4
4.1

-2.5
-10.3
-11.5
5.1
44.3
-4.5
-15.2
-9.6
-21.1
-6.7
147.4
29.4
7.9
17.6
13.0
15.9
23.5
4.8
2.9
8.5
3.9

18.0
26.1
28.3
12.8
-10.1
.6
39.4
24.4
17.5
80.5
-40.0
-26.0
8.6
5.9
2.6
8.1
6.2
5.4
6.3
1.6
6.9

276.8
284.3
119.7
115.9
115.3
230.8
245.5
114.6
120.6
367.7
242.7
117.9
425.9
359.9
114.0
213.9
113.1
123.1
118.4
117.4
115.9
116.8
116.7

278.4
285.4
119.9
117.0
115.9
230.3
244.4
115.1
121.1
372.1
246.4
118.5
432.4
366.5
114.8
214.0
113.4
123.1
119.6
118.8
115.8
117.2
116.7

7.9
5.6
9.8
10.1
7.3
3.6
3.5
5.7
2.5
6.0
12.5
9.5
-9.1
-7.3
10.3
12.3
17.6
16.9
22.9
13.1
8.5
11.1
14.8

6.1
6.3
12.2
5.8
6.8
14.2
5.4
7.6
10.3
2.7
8.4
10.8
-19.7
-10.6
7.8
8.7
7.6
13.9
11.4
6.2
11.5
5.9
8.5

10.7
12.3
8.9
2.1
12.1
7.0
6.0
10.5
10.4
8.2
6.1
3.9
44.2
5.9
-.7
14.7
11.3
20.4
5.1
2.8
7.7
9.2
6.1

12.5
7.9
4.8
5.7
7.6
4.3
7.2
5.0
9.8
21.3
14.3
10.4
74.0
42.2
6.1
6.2
.7
5.7
21.1
13.9
5.4
6.8
3.1

7.0
5.9
11.0
7.9
7.0
8.7
4.5
6.6
6.4
4.3
10.5
10.1
-14.6
-9.0
9.0
10.5
12.5
15.4
17.0
9.6
10.0
8.5
11.6

11.6
10.1
6.8
3.9
9.8
5.6
6.6
7.7
10.1
14.5
10.1
7.1
58.4
22.7
2.7
10.4
5.9
12.8
12.8
8.2
6.5
8.0
4.6

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

kaca

18

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct
1979

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale 1
Whiskey1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products 1
1

Other
index
base

Oct.
1979

247.4
120.7
120.3
118.6

249.6
121.3
121.6
119.5

11.1
11.0
10.7
8.7

13.7
15.4
13.9
15.6

10.8
11.5
13.1
8.2

12/77
12/77

174.4
113.3
172.3
129.0
195.2
105.5
115.1

176.0
114.6
175.1
129.4
198.0
105.9
115.9

8.9
7.0
7.0
3.3
14.2
6.0
9.2

8.7
10.8
18.3
3.3
8.2
3.1
8.2

12/77

223.7
255.3
113.1

224.1
257.3
114.1

17.0
34.8
7.9

18.2
76.3
6.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

19

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

8.8
5.8
9.4
7.7

12.4
13.2
12.3
12.1

9.8
8.6
11.2
8.0

6.5
5.9
6.3
6.5
7.3
.8
6.2

7.9
8.8
11.8
6.4
8.3
2.7
5.0

8.8
8.9
12.5
3.3
11.1
4.5
8.7

7.2
7.4
9.0
6.5
7.8
1.7
5.6

6.4
5.9
8.8

-3.1
-14.8
14.9

17.6
54.2
7.2

1.5
-5.0
11.8

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeownership
,
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 1
Property taxes '
Contracted mortgage interest cost 1
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
,
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1...
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
,
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 1 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services 1
Local charges *
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens 1
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
,
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas 1
Living room chairs and tables '
Other furniture 1
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television1
Sound equipment*
Household appliances 1
Refrigerators and home freezers '
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

234.6
247.4
179.0
239.3
251.8
113.7
271.9
229.8
323.0
316.7
184.7
396.7
169.7
262.5
284.4
211.5
117.0
115.2
111.9
112.9

237.7
251.5
181.4
241.6
254.2
114.1
276.7
233.4
330.5
319.9
185.1
408.1
172.0
264.7
287.0
212.5
117.4
116.0
112.8
113.3

13.5
15.1
8.4
13.0
15.4
10.2
16.8
14.7
21.3
11.1
-5.3
29.7
13.1
10.0
10.3
9.0
10.0
8.0
9.1
8.0

251.2
306.6
461.6
482.5
114.4
270.1
230.6
317.5
159.8
132.4
100.4
98.4
101.4
245.3

252.9
310.3
470.8
491.2
118.5
272.5
228.7
329.1
158.8
131.2
98.7
98.4
101.7 •245.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

192.2
164.1
175.3
106.7
112.0
178.3
114.8
107.1
105.1
113.9
136.2
104.7
102.9
107.5
155.8
154.1
110.9
109.1
108.6

12/77

109.7

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6/78

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

20

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

1.3
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.0
.4
1.8
1.6
2.3
1.0
.2
2.9
1.4
.8
.9
.5
.3
.7
.8
.4

1.4
1.5
.9
.7
.9
1.0
1.7
1.5
2.1
.6
.7
3.1
.8
.7
.6
1.1
1.6
.0
.6
.7

1.2
1.3
.8
.8
.5
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.8
.7
.9
2.5
1.0
1.0
.6
2.1
2.4
1.3
1.0
1.6

1.5
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.2
.4
1.9
1.9
2.3
1.0
.2
2.9
1.1
.9
.9
.7
.3
.7
.8
.4

14.9
22.2
56.9
63.7
20.3
13.5
10.1
19.2
-.1
-1.4
-2.7
-.7
1.4
4.1

.7
1.2
2.0
1.8
3.6
.9
-.8
3.7
-.6
-.9
-1.7
.0
.3
.1

1.8
2.6
6.7
7.1
2.9
1.4
1.3
1.4
-.1
.3
.4
.1
.2
-.2

1.7
2.4
5.6
5.6
4.7
1.3
.5
2.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-1
.1

.7
1.2
1.5
1.3
3.6
1.1
-.3
3.2
-.5
-.9
-1.7
.0
.3
.0

193.3
165.2
177.8
107.7
114.2
180.0
116.4
107.3
106.2
115.0
136.9
104.9
103.4
107.4
156.9
155.3
112.1
109.8
109.0

6.3
4.8
5.9
4.1
7.9
5.4
7.9
3.2
3.1
6.3
3.2
2.0
1.3
2.7
4.3
3.5
6.3
3.9
1.6

.6
.7
1.4
.9
2.0
1.0
1.4
.2
1.0
1.0
.5
.2
.5
-.1
.7
.8
1.1
.6
.4

.5
.3
.1
-.7
-.4
.2
.7
.1
.4
-.5
.3
.4
.2
.7
.3
1.1
.0
-.1
-.5

.4
.1
-.7
3.0
.0
.7
.7
.8
.2
1.1
.3
.4
.1
.7
.2
-.3
.2
.5
.1

.6
.7
1.4
.9
2.0
.8
1.4
.2
1.0
1.0
.5
.2
.5
-.1
.7
.8
1.1
.6
.4

110.7

6.6

.9

.3

.8

.9

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Coi

iued

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Other
index

Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
...
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1
Boys'1
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
Dresses
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
Suits1
Girls'1
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1
Infants' and toddlers'
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
:
Men's 1
1
Boys' and girls'
Women's 1
Apparel services 1
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1
Other apparel services 1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

12/77

110.9

111.2

5.7

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.3

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

111.1
108.0
114.7
107.6
224.1
215.1
112.3
116.4
109.9
113.3
112.7
253.4
257.3

109.8
108.6
115.4
108.5
224.8
217.9
113.7
117.2
109.5
114.3
110.0
254.6
257.3

4.7
5.5
7.1
4.6
7.0
7.9
6.7
8.0
6.1
6.5
7.1
8.9
.0

-1.2
.6

.4
-.4
.6

1.5
.8
-.3
-.8
.4

-1.2
.6
.6

.9
-2.4
.5
.0

1.0
.0

-1.0
.8
.0

1.2
.7
-.4
.9
-2.4
.6
.0

118.1
111.7

118.8
112.3

10.4
7.8

.6
.5

.9
1.1

.7
.9

.6
.5

169.8
164.2
161.5
162.7
102.7
100.0
96.5
110.6
107.2
99.0
104.8
102.7
109.4
104.5
155.9
103.9
174.1
171.1
99.8
106.2
96.7
102.4
102.8
100.3
105.7
223.4
172.6
102.3
115.6
180.1
115.0
111.6
112.0
210.2
123.6
113.0

171.0
165.2
162.3
164.2
103.5
101.6
97.8
109.9
108.5
99.5
106.3
103.9
110.8
106.5
155.5
103.4
173.9
167.2
99.6
106.6
97.1
103.6
102.8
102.5
106.7
224.8
175.5
102.2
118.3
182.6
116.7
113.0
113.5
212.5
125.2
114.0

4.7
3.7
2.9
3.2
2.6
1.3
-1.9
6.7
7.5

.7
.6
.5
.9

.7
.6
.8
-.2

.8

.6
.3

.2
.2
.0
.7
.8

1.6
1.3
-.6
1.2
.5

1.2
.8
2.3
-.9

1.4

-.9
-.6
-.1

1.3
1.2
1.3
.9
2.1
3.0
1.0
1.2
3.9
.9
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.5
3.2
2.2
3.5
3.6
.0
7.7
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.5
.7
1.8
.0
2.3
1.0
.4
-.4
3.6
1.2
1.2
1.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Sept.
1979

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

„.

Unadjusted indexes

21

-1.1
5.9

7.9
6.4
4.3
1.0
.8
.8

1.2
-1.6
3.9
-2.3
2.1
1.6
.9
4.6
2.2
8.4
2.8
10.6
8.8
10.2
8.9
7.7
11.8

14.7
6.6

.6
.8
.3
1.3
1.2
.7
-.4

1.2
1.3

.8
.6
.8
.6
-.3

.6
.5
.7

1.9
-.3
-.5

-1.6

-.1
-2.3
-.2
.4
.4

5.1
1.7
1.4
.6
2.9
2.4
2.1
4.7
-.5
.4

1.2
.0
2.2
.9
.6
1.7
-.1
2.3
1.4
1.5
1.3

1.3
1.1
1.3

.9

1.6
2.3

.9
1.0
1.2
.1

1.0
.9
-.2
1.0
1.2
.6

1.2
.3
.2
.4
.4

.8
.4
1.3

1.6
1.3
-.6
1.2
.5
1.4
1.2
1.3

1.9
-1.2
-.5

-.1
-2.2
-.2
.4
.4
1.2
.0
2.2

.9
.6
1.4
-.1.
2.3
1.2

1.5
1.3
1.3
1.1

1.3

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Other
index
base

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
'
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Bodywork1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees '
Public transportation
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1

17.4
17.8
7.7
2.3
50.5
10.0
11.9

0.6
.5
.8
-1.5
.9
.8
1.0

1.5
1.5

119.4
117.5
117.8
203.7
182.0
115.9
117.9
160.7
121.8
211.4
233.8
120.4
107.9
144.0
104.5
114.6
116.4
209.1
220.6
276.0
191.3
233.6
221.1

10.1

1.1
.5

12/77
12/77
12/77

243.7
155.8
143.5
113.1
114.9
109.3

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

,

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
,

12/77
12/77
12/77

,

,

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs 1
,
Anti-infective drugs 1
,
1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies 1
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents 1
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies '
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Physicians' services 1
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 1
Hospital room 1
Other hospital and medical care services 1

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

221.4
222.0
166.1
202.9
301.0
247.1
119.4

222.7
223.1
167.5
199.9
303.8
249.1
120.6

118.1
116.9
116.7
201.7
177.7
114.4
114.9
156.4
119.1
210.1
233.5
117.7
107.8
144.0
104.5
114.6
116.1
205.2
214.1
268.0
190.5
228.5
221.0

Oct.
1978

9.3

.4
-.6
4.0
.7
1.0

.6
.3
1.0

10.0

.9

9.0

1.0
2.4
1.3

1.4
1.1

2.6
2.7
2.3
.6

1.0
.7
1.7
1.4

1.4
.3
.6

13.3
3.2

.1
2.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
.3
1.9
3.0
3.0
.4

13.0
13.3

245.9
156.6
144.5
113.5
115.8
109.7

120.9
114.8
110.9
112.0
109.2
173.0
110.8
262.8
230.3
248.4
217.2
112.4
302.0
119.6
376.4
118.8

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

,

,
,

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—
Sept.
1979

,

,

Unadjusted indexes

22

12.9
11.2
13.1
12.4
15.1
8.1

1.5

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. t
Oct.

1.2
1.2
.4
-.9
3.5
.6
.7

0.5
.4
-1.5

.6
.5
.6
.5
.9
2.0

1.1
.5

1.3

1.1

-.1
1.8
.9

1.0

.9
.6
1.9
1.3
2.6
2.7
2.3
.3

2.2
.0

.1
.0
.0
1.3
2.0
3.4
1.7
.4
1.9
2.1

2.1
.5
.5
.4
.3
.2
.0
.0
.5
1.6
4.3
1.8
.0
1.7
.2

9.4
7.3
7.8
7.7
8.7
4.9

.9
.5
.7
.4
.8
.4

.8
.7
.6
.4
.5
.6

.9
.6
.5
.5
.3
.0

1.0
.6
.7
.4
.8
.4

122.5
115.6

10.6
8.7

1.3
.7

1.2
.5

.5
1.0

1.3
.7

111.3
112.5
110.2
173.7
111.0
265.3
231.6
249.7
218.5
112.7
306.2
121.3
380.2
120.8

5.7
6.9
6.5
7.3
6.2
9.9

.4
.4
.9
.4
.2
1.0
.6
.5
.6
.3

.7
.5
.5
.5
.6

.5
.5
.5
.5
.4
1.0
.6
.7
.6
.4

.4
.4
.9
.4
.2

6.9
14.7
4.3
.1
.4
4.7

9.7
10.5
16.4

8.4
9.5

7.7
5.9
11.3
10.9

10.6
11.1

1.4
1.4
1.0
1.7

.8

.6
.8
.4
.4
1.0
1.1
1.2

1.3
.8
.6
1.2

.1
2.3

.1
.3
.0
.0
.3
1.7
3.0
3.0
.4
2.2
.0

1.1
.6
.5
.6
.3
1.6
1.4
1.0
1.7

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books'
Sporting goods and equipment1
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment'
Bicycles 1
Other sporting goods and equipment1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment'
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1
Photographic supplies and equipment1
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products *
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 1
College tuition 1
Elementary and high school tuition 1
Personal expenses 1
Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products1
Insurance and finance 1
Utilities and public transportation '
Housekeeping and home maintenance services '

Other
index

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Unadjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

191.1
192.0
111.9
214.5
115.0
111.3
NA
106.1
165.6
109.3
110.4
110.4
108.9
111.6
190.2
113.0
115.2
109.4

192.0
193.1
113.8
217.7
117.2
111.2
111.5
107.5
167.1
110.0
110.8
110.7
109.4
112.1
190.8
113.2
115.7
110.0

7.1
7.5
9.1
7.7
10.6
7.5
8.1
4.1
8.4
7.1
6.4
5.8
5.3
8.4
6.5
6.8
7.6
4.4

0.5
.6
1.7

0.7
.9

0.3
.4
.7
.2
1.1
.8
NA
.2
1.1
.6
.2
.4
.6
-.2
.2
.6
.4
-.3

201.7
190.9
193.6
112.2
199.0
191.4
111.6
114.3

202.3
191.3
193.8
113.0
199.8
192.5
111.9
114.1

110.4
108.6
206.4
207.7
115.5
223.3
201.5
228.6
117.7
116.9
120.9
115.1

297.1
283.5
219.3
276.6

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes were formerly on a December 1977=100 base.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

1.5
1.9
-.1
NA
1.3

1.0
.7
1.5
.4
.5
-.7

.9
.6
.4
.3
.5
.4
.3
.2
.4
.5

1.0
.7
.7
.6
-.2

7.4
5.7
5.6
6.2
7.7
6.9
7.7
7.4

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

1.0
1.5
1.8
.3
.6
.6

110.7
110.9
207.0
208.3
115.9
224.0
202.3
229.4
118.1
117.3
120.9
115.8

5.7
6.9
8.4
8.2
8.7
8.6
7.7
8.7
8.9
8.0
12.5
7.8

.3
2.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
.0
.6

-.5
1.3
.5
.4
.9
1.0
1.1
1.0
.5
.5
.7
1.6

299.8
288.9
220.7
278.7

49.6
18.0
8.7

.9
1.9
.6

9.7

.8

4.2
2.2
.8
.7

1.4
.5
.4
.3
.5

1.6
.4

Sept. to
Oct.

0.6
.8

1.7
1.5
1.9
-.1
NA
1.3

.9
.6
.4
.3
.5
.4
.4
.2
.4
.5

1.6
.6
.5
1.0
.8
.9
.5
.6

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

1.4

11.6
.3

.3
2.1
.3
.3
.3
.2
-3.5
.8
.3
.3
.0
.6

3.1
1.7
1.1
.8

1.9
.6
.8

.9
.7
.8
.3
3.3
4.2
3.2

7.6
6.6

.9

" Data not adequate for publication.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

23

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance '
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 1
Property taxes 1
Contracted mortgage interest cost 1
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1.,
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1.....
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 1 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services t
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens 1
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas 1
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture 1

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6/78

,

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

234.3
246.8
179.2
238.3
250.8
113.7
271.0
229.3
321.7
316.7
184.7
396.7
168.7
261.6
283.0
211.7
117.0
115.2
111.9
112.9

237.7
251.2
181.6
241.1
253.7
114.1
276.2
233.6
329.2
319.9
185.1
408.1
170.5
263.9
285.6
213.1
117.4
116.0
112.8
113.3

6.9
8.3
6.4
17.8
22.0
3.9
8.4
9.3
5.7
7.3
-28.2
18.4
9.3
10.7
11.4
8.9
9.3
4.9
7.6
9.1

252.2
308.5
468.6
489.8
114.4
270.9
228.5
321.7
159.6
132.4
100.4
98.4
101.4
245.5

254.0
312.3
475.6
496.2
118.5
273.9
227.8
332.1
158.8
131.2
98.7
98.4
101.7
245.4

192.2
163.9
174.3
106.7
112.0
178.5
114.8
107.1
105.1
113.9

193.4
165.0
176.7
107.7
114.2
180.0
116.4
107.3
106.2
115.0

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change t o r -

24

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1979

10.4
12.4
5.4
15.3
19.3
7.1
13.9
12.0
17.2
10.9
-14.1
24.3
15.1
9.7
10.9
5.9
7.2
5.7
6.7
9.0

16.7
18.0
11.5
10.8
11.6
13.5
19.7
17.4
25.7
11.3
4.5
35.3
11.0
10.4
9.8
12.2
12.9
10.4
11.6
7.1

-.5

5.7
8.7
31.8
38.4
2.0
3.1
3.9
4.1
.1 s
-1.3
-2.0
-1.6
.8
3.3

25.0
37.7
86.7
93.5
41.8
25.2
16.8
36.5
-.3
-1.4
-3.4
.2
2.0
5.0

6.2
4.5
2.8
13.7
6.6
7.0
11.8
4.2
6.7
6.1

7.0
5.8
7.2
5.3
7.5
5.9
9.1
5.5
.2
10.6

3.6
4.6
2.8
8.4
5.1
6.7
.9
6.1
2.1

14.0
16.6
4.5
12.8
16.7
10.3
19.7
14.8
29.9
14.7
2.7
30.5
21.2
8.7
10.5
3.0
5.2
6.4
5.8
8.9

16.2
16.1
9.9
10.1
12.4
15.0
17.7
15.1
23.5
13.0
1.6
31.4
10.0
9.9
10.4
8.0
7.4
12.5
12.9
3.0

17.3
20.0
13.1
11.6
10.8
12.1
21.8
19.8
28.0
9.7

-.2
.0
12.6
16.1
5.0
-3.4
-1.3
4.4
.3
-1.5
-3.1
-1.6
2.4
4.5

11.9
18.2
54.4
65.1
-.8
10.1
9.4
3.7
.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.6
-.8
2.0

32.4
48.2
104.4
117.1
29.8
34.6
28.6
41.7
2.3
.0
-1.2
.4
2.4
10.8

18.0
28.0
70.5
72.5
55.0
16.4
6.0
31.4
-2.7
-2.7
-5.5
.0
1.6

7.5
4.9
8.1
-9.0
5.8
4.8
5.3
-3.8
.4
4.9

6.6
6.7
6.3
21.8
9.3
7.1
13.0
15.6
.0
16.7

4.8
2.7
6.4
-7.0
10.2
3.2
1.8
-2.2
5.5
-1.7

1

Apr.
1979

7.5
39.4
12.1
10.8
9.2
16.5
18.6
8.3
10.2
11.3

5.5

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
...
Television and sound equipment1
1
Television
Sound equipment1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 ...
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric krtchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
„
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets '
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1
Boys'1
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
1

Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
Suits 1
Girls'1
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1

Other
index
base

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

12/77
12/77
12/77

136.2
104.7
102.9
107.5
155.8
154.1
110.9
109.1
108.6

136.9
104.9
103.4
107.4
156.9
155.3
112.1
109.8
109.0

4.0
3.9
3.2
3.9
4.6
.3
7.4
5.4
4.5

4.2
1.6
.4
2.7
6.5
3.2
4.9
8.9
6.0

12/77
12/77

109.7
110.9

110.7
111.2

6.3
5.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

111.1
108.0
114.7
107.6
224.5
215.1
112.3
116.4
109.9
113.3
112.7
253.7
257.3

109.8
108.6
115.4
108.5
225.3
217.9
113.7
117.2
109.5
114.3
110.0
255.1
257.3

4.3
.4
6.9
6.7
10.7
14.6
5.4
15.6
10.0
8.5
17.8
11.0
.0

118.1
111.7

118.8
112.3

168.9
163.1
160.3
162.1
102.7
100.0
96.5
110.6
107.2
99.0
104.8
102.7
109.4
104.5
154.1
103.9
174.1
170.2
99.8
106.2
96.7
102.4
102.8
100.3
105.7

169.3
163.4
160.3
163.2
103.5
101.6
97.8
109.9
108.5
99.5
106.3
103.9
110.8
106.5
152.3
103.4
173.9
166.4
99.6
106.6
97.1
103.6
102.8
102.5
106.7

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

25

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

7.6
-2.5
-3.9

4.5
3.9
3.2
5.0
4.7
6.4
5.2
4.1
.0

4.1
2.7
1.8
3.3
5.5
1.7
6.2
7.1
5.3

2.4
1.3
.8
2.1
3.1
5.2
6.4
.7
-2.0

12.7
10.9

-.4
3.7

8.4
3.3

9.5
7.9

3.9
3.5

11.8
10.5

2.6
4.2
3.5
3.4
5.5
14.0

-10.2
9.8
.0

8.0
5.3
9.7
6.9
8.5
9.0
4.7
14.1
8.3
7.4
14.7
8.9
.0

1.5
5.8
4.7
2.4
5.5
6.7
8.6
2.3
3.9
5.7

6.8
.0

.4
7.4
5.8
1.5
5.6
.0
8.3
2.1
5.7
4.0
11.4
8.3
.0

6.9
8.7

12.2
6.2

13.8
5.7

8.9
10.6

9.5
7.4

11.3
8.1

1.2
.0
-.5
2.8
-4.7
-10.0
-16.5
7.2
2.4
-7.7
-2.0
-12.3
6.7
3.2
-4.7
-16.8

9.7
8.9
8.8
.3
4.5
5.4
-3.7
2.3
9.4
5.0
10.8
27.8
2.7
2.7
15.3
16.0
25.4
20.1
12.5

-1.0
-2.0
-4.0
4.1
-3.1
-8.6
.0
11.9
-10.7
-3.2

9.2

5.4
4.4
4.0
1.5
-.2
-2.6
-10.3
4.7
5.8

4.0
3.1
2.0
4.8
5.4
5.3
7.3
8.7
9.3
-.6
7.6
9.9
8.2
5.7
-2.7
3.4
8.2
1.0
-.8
3.9
10.7
7.3
2.6
15.0
2.3

Jan.
1979

-29.6
-14.3
-15.2
.4
-36.0
-19.6
-29.3
-21.6
2.0

Apr.
1979

12.6
7.0
6.4
3.7
4.1
12.6
6.6
6.4
11.7

7.6
16.2
17.2

43.1
.0
12.2

July
1979

0.3
-1.1
-1.5
-.8
1.6
4.0

6.8
10.9
5.8
4.7
-12.3
-12.4
-11.7

-9.3
-18.5

3.9
-20.0
-7.4
-10.6

-6.9
-3.4

8.9
2.4
2.2
7.3

8.5
8.4
5.6
14.8
21.4
15.2
5.7
33.7
2.0
8.3
8.9
10.8

6.6
8.0
21.9
32.5
12.4
20.8
3.8
53.0
24.4
17.7
42.0
8.3

-1.6
4.2
5.9
4.7
3.0
4.8
-1.7
-6.1
1.5
-2.4

3.9
-13.8

-2.9
.6
-11.5
7.0

.0
9.0
.0

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued
Infants and toddlers
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's 1
Boys' and girls'1
Women's1
Apparel services 1
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1
Other apparel services 1
Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1

Other
index
base

Oct.
1979

223.5
175.1
102.2
118.3
181.9
116.7
113.0
113.5
212.5
125.2
114.0

-2.2
1.5

12/77
12/77

222.1
172.6
102.3
115.6
179.7
115.0
111.6
112.0
210.2
123.6
113.0

12/77

220.7
221.3
169.8
197.0
297.1
247.3
119.4
118.1
116.9
116.7
202.8
177.5
114.4
114.9
156.4
119.1
211.6
233.5
117.7
107,8
144.4
104.5
114.6
116.1
204.6
214.1
268.0
190.5
228.5
221.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept
1979

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

26

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

-2.3
9.8
14.3
1.9

5.8
12.9
13.6
12.5
8.7
17.2
11.0
12.8
15.6
17.7
11.7

-1.8
2.4
-2.3
4.8
10.3
9.7
7.9
1.1
8.0

10.6
2.9

7.1
17.7
3.6
25.8
9.5
12.2
7.4
20.6
13.9
16.2
10.5

221.8
222.2
167.2
196.9
302.3
249.6
120.6

14.2
14.7
10.2
23.7
22.6
8.2
10.0

18.3
18.8
13.7
-.2
58.2
11.5
10.9

23.4
24.3
10.4
-6.2
83.9
11.4
15.3

119.4
117.5
117.8
204.1
180.9
115.9
117.9
160.7
121.8
212.2
233.8
120.4
107.9
144.9
104.5
114.6
116.4
208.1
220.6
276.0
191.3
233.6
221.1

9.2
8.8
8.1
7.9
12.8
4.7
12.4
14.4
7.8
6.7
5.8
25.3
4.3
-3.8

11.3
14.2
11.8

10.6
8.7
9.2

6.7

11.2
8.7
4.1
8.2
6.8
11.6
11.6
8.1
9.8
5.0
2.3
.0

-2.8
.7

6.6
2.3
9.2

1.5
2.6
9.8
2.1
.6
.3
2.2
3.7
-4.6

13.5

16.1
10.9

9.2
15.3
5.3
5.3
11.2
3.9
-.3
.0
6.7
8.7
8.3
5.8

9.6
11.7
9.2
13.1

9.0
3.0

16.3
4.3

12.8
27.8

10.8
23.5

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

6.7

2.6
9.8
.6
14.8
9.9
10.9
7.7
10.4
10.9
13.3
6.6

13.7
13.2
-2.8
-5.7
43.7
9.1
11.4

16.3
16.7
11.9
11.1
39.3
9.8
10.5

18.4
18.6
3.6
-5.9
62.6
10.3
13.3

9.6
5.6

10.2
11.5

10.1
7.2

10.9
10.4
16.8

9.9
7.3

10.0
10.8
12.7
12.2

21.0
21.5
19.5

26.7
9.0
8.5
12.9
3.8
2.8
.0
.0
8.7
23.3
52.5

29.4
3.2
25.7
9.6

1.7
7.1

5.1
6.5
7.7
9.5
10.1
5.0
12.7
16.0

13.1
10.2
11.6
11.8.
11.5

6.0
5.6
18.1
4.1
-2.1
.8

4.6
9.3
5.2
3.2
4.6
2.6

14.7
13.0
18.9

10.2
8.3
11.3
4.4
2.5
.0
4.7

10.2
16.0

8.2

31.3
22.7
3.8
18.1

10.4

16.3

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
knep
Udoc

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs 1
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives 1
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies1
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents 1
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Physicians' services 1
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 1
Hospital room 1
Other hospital and medical care services 1
Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment1
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles 1
Other sporting goods and equipment1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1
Photographic supplies and equipment1
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions1
Other entertainment services 1

Oct.
1979

12/77
12/77
12/77

243.7
156.0
143.5
113.1
114.9
109.3

246.2
156.9
144.5
113.5
115.8
109.7

11.1
8.5
10.2
12.7
19.7
2.7

7.3
6.3
8.1
6.0
4.4
8.6

12/77
12/77

120.9
114.8

122.5
115.6

8.9
12.2

12/77
12/77
12/77

110.9
112.0
109.2
173.0
110.8
262.8
230.3
248.4
217.2
112.4
302.0
119.6
376.4
118.8

111.3
112.5
110.2
173.7
111.0
265.6
231.6
249.7
218.5
112.7
306.8
121.3
380.2
120.8

190.9
191.8
111.9
214.5
115.0
111.3
NA
106.1
165.6
109.3
110.4
110.4
108.9
111.6
190.0
113.0
115.2
109.4

192.1
193.3
113.8
217.7
117.2
111.2
111.5
107.5
167.1
110.0
110.8
110.7
109.4
112.1
190.8
113.2
115.7
110.0

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

27

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

8.2
6.8
5.5
6.7
5.1
4.2

11.3
8.0
7.5
5.5
6.5
4.1

9.2
7.4
9.2
9.3
11.8
5.6

9.8
7.4
6.5
6.1
5.8
4.1

15.3
6.7

5.6
7.0

12.7
9.1

12.1
9.4

9.1
8.1

4.2
6.2
4.3
6.6
7.5
11.9
10.7
11.7
10.2
7.3
12.4
13.0
15.0
11.9

8.1
7.7
6.3
9.0
4.6
7.3
6.9
8.1
6.9
4.1
7.7
8.8
7.5
10.0

3.7
7.6
7.7
7.8
8.0
8.6
8.7
9.7
7.4
7.9
8.4
7.5
8.3
6.8

6.7
6.3
7.6
5.7
4.8
12.0
7.2
8.4
6.3
4.4
16.7
14.4
11.9
16.0

6.2
7.0
5.3
7.8
6.0
9.6
8.8
9.9
8.6
5.7
10.0
10.9
11.2
11.0

5.2
6.9
7.7
6.8
6.4
10.3
8.0
9.1
6.8
6.1
12.5
10.9
10.1
11.3

7.3
7.5
10.4
8.4
12.6
3.9
NA
4.7
-.3
4.4
5.9
6.3
4.3
6.7
7.1
3.1
14.1
7.0

8.8
9.7
10.1
10.7
9.5
17.1
NA
3.1
10.8
7.5
7.8
9.4
5.8
6.6
7.4
10.5
6.3
1.5

5.2
4.1
1.8
2.1
1.1
5.3
2.6
5.4
11.1
8.2
6.9
2.6
7.3
13.8
7.1
9.1
5.4
5.7

7.0
8.7
14.6
9.9
19.9
4.4
2.6
3.0
12.6
8.4
5.2
5.2
3.7
6.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
3.3

8.1
8.6
10.2
9.5
11.0
10.3
14.0
3.9
5.1
5.9
6.8
7.8
5.1
6.7
7.3
6.7
10.1
4.2

6.1
6.4
8.0
5.9
10.1
4.8
2.6
4.2
11.9
8.3
6.0
3.9
5.5
10.2
5.9
6.9

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

5.2
4.5

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967-100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances '
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females '
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 1
College tuition 1
Elementary and high school tuition 1
Personal expenses 1
Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products 1
insurance and finance 1
Utilities and public transportation 1
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

201.2
191.5
193.6
112.2
199.0
191.4
111.6
114.3

201.7
191.7
193.8
113.0
199.8
192.5
111.9
114.1

4.5
2.0
4.4
3.4
7.3
5.4
7.5
2.3

7.6
9.1
6.9
8.5
8.3
7.4
2.3
15.0

110.4
108.6
206.4
207.7
115.5
221.2
205.6
225.4
117.7
116.9
120.9
115.1

110.7
110.9
207.0
208.3
115.9
221.6
198.5
227.1
118.1
117.3
120.9
115.8

1.9
10.8
9.1

297.1
283.5
219.3
276.6

299.8
288.9
220.7
278.7

14.7
7.0
-.2
8.9

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes were formerly on a December 1977= 100 base.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Jan.
1979

9.0
9.3
4.8

9.0
3.9
.0
.0
.0
7.3

6 months ending in—
Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

5.7
2.4
1.3
4.8
7.9
6.2
11.8
9.7

11.7
9.5
10.1
8.2
7.1
8.5
9.5
3.2

6.0
5.5
5.6
5.9
7.8
6.4
4.9
8.5

8.7
5.9
5.6
6.5
7.5
7.3
10.6
6.4

9.4
4.2
8.9
9.3
7.9
5.3
7.6
4.8
1.1
1.1
.0
6.4

7.3
-4.8

9.3

4.5
18.9
6.2

5.6
7.5
9.0

8.4
11.2

6.2
6.5

5.9

19.4
7.2

9.1
8.6
5.1
8.3
4.4
.6
.6
.0
6.8

5.8
6.4
7.8
7.3
8.8
12.4
7.1
13.3
18.0
16.0

57.9

100.3
20.3
19.8
11.1

Apr.
1979

19.6
5.8

9.4

July
1979

7.1
5.7
.7
1.1
.0
7.4

21.3
38.3
33.1
60.0
10.3

38.0
25.8
10.4

9.4

34.6
13.1
2.8
9.2

26.5
8.8

66.3
23.0
15.0
10.3

"* Data not adequate for publication.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

28

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1978

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept to
Oct.

Expenditure category
All items
All items(1957-59=100)

223.7
260.1

225.6
262.4

12.4
-

0.8
-

1.0

1.1
-

0.9

-

231.2
237.3
234.2
226.6
230.5
212.0
229.6
281.2
230.7
365.0
212.4
249.3
174.9

232.3
238.3
234.8
227.9
229.7
214.0
230.2
282.2
231.9
368.2
213.4
251.3
176.9

9.8
10.0
9.2
10.6
8.8
11.6
7.6
7.6
6.8
8.0
10.4
11.9
8.0

.5
.4
.3
.6
-.3
.9
.3
.4
.5
.9
.5
.8
1.1

.0
.0
-.3
2.0
-3.7
1.3
2.0
.6
1.0
1.8
.6
.6
.3

.9
.9
1.1
.8
1.0
.6
2.1
.9
-.3
1.4
.9
.5
.7

.7
.7
.6
.5
.8
.3
.7
.5
.2
.9
.1
.9
1.0

234.5
248.2
178.9
238.6
273.3
230.0
325.6
263.4
287.2
210.8

237.7
252.4
181.2
241.3
278.3
233.6
333.5
265.3
289.4
211.9

13.7
15.5
8.2
13.0
17.4
14.8
22.1
11.2
12.2
8.8

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.6
2.4
.7
.8
.5

1.4
1.5
.9
.8
1.7
1.6
2.2
.8
.5
1.5

1.2
1.4
.9
.8
1.5
1.2
1.9
.8
.8
1.1

1.4
1.8
1.2
1.3
1.9
1.9
2.4
.8
.8
.8

6.221
4.215
.875
3.340
2.006
7.767
4.571
1.601
1.596

251.7
306.6
462.5
269.9
159.8
190.6
163.5
222.6
252.1

253.4
310.1
471.7
272.2
158.9
191.7
164.4
223.9
253.9

15.0
22.1
57.1
13.5
-.1
6.2
5.0
7.0
8.9

.7
1.1
2.0
.9
-.6
.6
.6
.6
.7

1.8
2.6
6.6
1.3
-.1
.6
.5
.5
.9

1.7
2.4
5.7
1.3
-.1
.3
.0
.5
.8

.7
1.2
1.5
1.1

5.524
4.886
1.531
1.927
.131
.735

169.3
163.9
163.2
154.4
226.0
179.4
174.9
208.7

170.8
165.3
164.4
154.8
228.7
181.9
178.7
210.8

4.4
3.6
2.9
.5
4.3
8.9
8.9
10.8

.9
.9
.7
.3
1.2
1.4
2.2
1.0

.5
.4
—3

1.0
1.0
.4
.9
.6
1.1
2.9
1.0

.5
.4
.5
-.4
1.0
1.1
1.9
1.0

100.000

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

20.946

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

40.957
26.969
5.238
.504

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel

Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services 1

19.777
13.899
1.715

4.862
1.856
1.818
.472
.398
1.615
1.164
5.877
1.169

21.227
8.921
8.987
3.320
2.351

.562
.637

See footnotes at end of table.




29

i!s
.4
-.2
.8
.9

-A
.5
.4
.6
.8

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)

Relative
importance,
December
1978

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Oct.
1979

Sept
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Expenditure category

223.4
223.7
167.4
199.9
305.2
249.4
204.0
181.6
211.9
207.3

17.4
17.9
7.9
2.3
51.1
10.0
9.0
11.5
8.4
9.0

0.4
.4
.9
-1.5
1.0
.8
.8
1.6
.6
1.6

1.5
1.5
.3
-.6
4.1
.7
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.6

1.2
1.2
.5
-.9
3.5
.7
.6
.8
.6
1.1

0.4
.4
-1.5

.924

222.4
222.7
165.9
202.9
302.3
247.5
202.3
178.7
210.6
204.1

Medical care
'.
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Other medical care services

4.489
.771
3.717
1.900
1.817

244.7
156.7
263.8
233.1
301.3

247.2
157.4
266.8
234.9
305.9

9.9
7.4
10.4
9.6
11.3

1.0
.4
1.1
.8
1.5

.8
.7
.9
.8
1.0

1.0
.4
1.2
.9
1.4

1.1
.4
1.2
.8
1.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

3.794
2.396
1.398

190.2
189.9
191.8

191.4
190.7
193.5

7.3
6.9
8.2

.6
.4
.9

.3
.3
.4

.7
.8
.5

.7
.5
.9

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

4.245
1.392
1.762
.838

200.6
190.9
198.4
191.0
205.8
223.5
205.0
228.4

201.4
191.2
199.4
191.6
207.3
224.2
205.8
229.0

7.4
5.8
7.8
7.0
8.5
8.6
8.5
8.6

.4
.2
.5
.3
.7
.3
.4
.3

1.2
1.8
.8
1.1
.5
.9
.9
.9

1.2
.5
.4
.4
.4
3.3
4.8
3.0

.2
.1
.5
.3
.7
.0
-3.6
.7

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities ..
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

20.045
19.121
4.154
4.019

4.769
1.665
4.514
.804
3.710

.924
1.091
.163

.929

-.1
1.8
.8
.4
1.1
.2
1.4

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel1
Durables
Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

,

100.000

223.7

225.6

12.4

0.8

1.0

1.1

0.9

62.074
20.946
41.128
17.651
4.886

214.4
231.2
203.5
214.8
163.9

215.8
232.3
205.0
216.6
165.3

12.5
9.8
13.9
20.2

3.6

.7
.5
.7
.8
.9

.9
.0
1.3
2.2
.4

1.0
.9
1.2
1.6
1.0

.7
.7
.7
.8
.4

12.765
23.477

243.8
193.5

245.9
194.8

26.7
9.1

.9
.7

2.8
.6

2.1
.5

.9
.6

37.926
5.238

241.0
178.9
278.2
216.8
263.8
204.9

244.0
181.2
282.3
218.6
266.8
206.4

12.3
8.2

1.2
1.3
1.5
.8
1.1
.7

1.2

1.1
.9
1.4
.7
1.2
1.1

1.2
1.2
1.5
.6
1.2
.8

18.784
6.299
3.717
3.888

See footnotes at end of table.




30

15.6
8.9
10.4
8.7

.9
1.4
1.2

.9
.6

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1978

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—
Oct. 1978

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept. 1979 July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept to
Oct.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 1 .
All items less medical care

80.223
73.031
93.132
95.511

219.8
216.7
217.2
222.3

222.0
217.9
218.7
224.2

13.0
11.3
11.2
12.6

1.0
.6
.7
.9

1.3
.8
.7
1.0

1.2
1.0
.9
1.1

1.0
.6
.7
.9

42.297
18.820
13.934
38.597
32.689
34.209
9.085

202.0
211.0
234.2
223.9
252.6
236.9
307.0

203.5
212.9
236.3
225.3
255.7
239.9
310.2

13.7
19.4
25.1
14.5
12.9
12.5
37.0

.7
.9
.9
.6
1.2
1.3
1.0

1.3
2.0
2.6
1.0
1.3
1.3
3.3

1.2
1.6
2.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
2.7

.7
.8
.9
.6
1.2
1.3

All items less energy
AH items less food and energy1
Commodities less food and energy...
Energy commodities 1
Services less energy

90.915
71.138
36.552
5.745
34.586

217.0
211.0
187.5
326.5
238.7

218.8
213.0
188.7
330.2
241.7

9.9
10.0
7.9
51.3
12.2

.8
.9
.6
1.1
1.3

.7
.9
.5
4.6
1.2

.8
1.0
.5
3.4
1.1

.8
.9
.5

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59=$1.00 1

100.000

$.447
.384

$.443
.381

-11.0
-

-.9
-

-1.1
-

-.9
-

Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent
Services less medical care 1
Energy '
1

1

Not seasonally adjusted.




1.0

1.1
1.2

-.9

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

31

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Expenditure category
All items

-

-

-

9.5

14.4

12.8

12.8

11.9

12.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

229.3
235.3
232.6
221.5
233.4
208.4
227.9
278.9
228.3
353.6
210.5
246.3
173.1

229.2
235.2
231.8
225.9
224.7
211.2
232.4
280.7
230.5
360.0
211.7
247.8
173.6

231.2
237.3
234.3
227.7
226.9
212.4
237.2
283.2
229.8
365.0
213.7
249.1
174.9

232.9
238.9
235.7
228.8
228.8
213.1
238.8
284.5
230.3
368.2
214.0
251.3
176.7

12.8
13.1
14.2
6.9
30.1
14.3
2.2
4.8
4.1
3.9
11.4
12.1
7.3

16.3
16.6
16.3
7.8
38.8
12.1
-5.6
6.7
13.1
4.1
8.7
17.1
9.4

3.7
3.5
.9
14.1
-16.0
10.6
15.2
11.0
6.8
6.8
14.5
10.2
6.5

6.4
6.3
5.4
13.8
-7.7
9.3
20.5
8.3
3.6
17.6
6.8
8.4
8.6

14.5
14.8
15.2
7.4
34.4
13.2
-1.8
5.8
8.5
4.0
10.0
14.6
8.4

5.1
4.9
3.1
14.0
-11.9
10.0
17.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

228.4
240.6
176.0
233.8
264.1
223.3
311.5
258.3
282.2
205.5

231.6
244.3
177.5
235.7
268.6
226.8
318.4
260.3
283.6
208.6

234.4
247.6
179.1
237.6
272.5
229.5
324.3
262.5
285.8
210.8

237.6
252.0
181.2
240.6
277.8
233.8
332.2
264.6
288.0
212.5

7.1
8.5
6.4
18.2
8.9
8.9
6.5
12.9
14.6
8.7

14.5
17.6
4.3
12.4
21.0
15.2
31.0
11.9
14.9
5.3

16.4
16.1
9.9
9.2
18.0
15.1
23.5
10.0
11.1
7.1

17.1
20.3
12.4
12.2
22.4
20.2
29.3
10.1
8.5
14.3

10.7
13.0
5.3
15.3
14.8
12.0
18.1
12.4
14.8
7.0

16.7
18.2
11.1
10.7
20.2
17.6
26.4
10.1
9.8
10.7

244.2
293.8
416.8
263.8
159.9
189.0
162.7
220.7
248.1

248.6
301.4
444.3
267.3
159.8
190.1
163.5
221.8
250.4

252.8
308.5
469.5
270.7
159.6
190.7
163.5
223.0
252.4

254.5
312.1
476.5
273.6
158.9
191.7
164.2
224.3
254.4

.0
.0
12.7
-3.3
.3
8.2
6.8
10.3
9.9

11.7
17.7
54.8
9.3
.0
6.0
6.4
5.3
6.3

33.2
49.3
104.4
35.7
2.0
4.6
2.8
5.6
8.8

18.0
27.3
70.8
15.7
-2.5
5.8
3.7
6.7
10.6

5.7
8.5
32.1
2.8
.1
7.1
6.6
7.8
8.1

25.4
37.9

165.8
160.5
162.4
149.1
222.6
177.7
168.6
204.9

166.6
161.2
161.9
151.0
223.5
177.3
170.0
206.7

168.3
162.8
162.5
152.4
224.9
179.2
174.9
208.7

169.1
163.5
163.3
151.8
227.1
181.2
178.3
210.8

1.7
.8
3.3
-3.9
-1.8
6.4
3.2
8.5

8.4
7.5
-.2
12.3
9.8
11.6
7.7
15.2

-.2
-1.2
6.4
-11.7
1.5
9.5
1.2
7.8

8.2
7.7
2.2
7.4
8.3
8.1
25.1
12.0

5.0
4.1
1.5
3.9
3.8
9.0
5.4
11.8

3.9
3.1
4.3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services 1
See footnotes at end of table.




32

9.6
5.1
12.1
10.6

9.3
7.5

86.8
25.3
-.3
5.2
3.2
6.2

9.7

-2.6
4.8
8.8

12.5
9.9

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Sept.
1979

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

16.8

6.6
5.4

18.1
18.5
3.9
-5.9
63.1
10.1
10.4
10.9
10.3
12.8

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

215.7
216.0
168.3
199.8
277.1
244.4
199.7
175.1
208.2
198.0

218.9
219.3
168.8
198.7
288.4
246.2
202.3
177.0
211.1
201.2

221.6
221.9
169.6
197.0
298.4
248.0
203.6
178.5
212.3
203.5

222.5
222.8
167.1
196.9
303.7
249.9
204.4
180.5
212.8
206.3

15.2
15.7
10.2
23.7
22.8
8.0
8.6

14.6
7.1
2.3

9.4
6.1

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Other medical care services

240.3
155.1
258.6
229.3
294.3

242.3
156.2
260.8
231.1
297.2

244.8
156.9
263.8
233.1
301.3

247.4
157.6
267.0
234.9
306.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

188.3
187.8
190.1

188.9
188.4
190.9

190.2
189.9
191.8

191.5
190.9
193.5

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

195.8
187.1
196.0
188.1
204.0
212.5
198.0
216.6

198.1
190.5
197.6
190.2
205.0
214.5
199.8
218.6

200.4
191.5
198.4
191.0
205.8
221.6
209.4
225.2

200.9
191.6
199.4
191.6
207.3
221.7
201.8
226.7

13.2
13.2
-2.8
-5.7
44.3

8.5

23.3
24.0
11.2
-6.2
84.4
10.8
11.1
8.9
11.5
8.1

9.8
8.7
10.1
9.7
10.3

8.2
6.3
8.7
9.2
8.0

9.3
7.8
9.7
9.4
9.8

12.4
6.6
13.6
10.1
17.6

9.0
7.5
9.4
9.5
9.1

10.8
7.2
11.6
9.8
13.7

9.3
8.8
10.0

6.5
7.0
6.0

6.6
5.1
9.3

7.0
6.8
7.3

7.9
7.9
8.0

6.8
5.9
8.3

5.7
3.1
8.5
7.8
8.9
5.4
9.8
4.5

7.4
8.4
7.6
8.6
6.9
5.3
8.7
4.4

5.3
1.7
7.9
4.1
11.6
6.1
7.6
6.1

10.8
10.0
7.1
7.7
6.6
18.5
7.9
20.0

6.5
5.7
8.0
8.2
7.9
5.4
9.2
4.5

8.0
5.8
7.5
5.9
9.1
12.1
7.8
12.9

18.5
19.0
13.8
-.2

59.5
11.7
6.6

9.3
9.8
12.9
9.1
17.9

17.3

12.0
11.1
40.0
9.8
7.6
11.9

Commodity and service group
All items

-

-

-

9.5

14.4

12.8

12.8

11.9

12.8

Commodities
Food and beverages '.
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel1
Durables

209.8
229.3
197.9
206.0
160.5

211.7
229.2
200.5
210.5
161.2

213.9
231.2
202.9
213.9
162.8

215.5
232.9
204.4
215.7
163.5

11.8
12.8
11.1
9.9
.8

15.4
16.3
15.1
22.1
7.5

11.6
3.7
16.0
29.5
-1.2

11.3
6.4
13.8
20.2
7.7

13.6
14.5
13.1
15.9
4.1

11.5
5.1
14.9
24.8

232.4
190.9

238.9
192.1

243.8
193.1

245.9
194.2

11.6
11.7

28.2
9.5

43.6
8.1

25.3
7.1

19.6
10.6

34.2
7.6

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

235.3
176.0
270.0
213.8
258.6
200.7

238.2
177.5
273.9
216.4
260.8
201.9

240.8
179.1
277.6
217.9
263.8
204.2

243.8
181.2
281.8
219.1
267.0
205.9

6.0
6.4
5.4
6.9
10.1
8.3

12.7
4.3
18.7
7.9
8.7
7.5

14.8
9.9
20.1
11.0
9.7
8.8

15.3
12.4
18.7
10.3
13.6
10.8

9.3
5.3
11.8
7.4
9.4
7.9

15.0
11.1
19.4
10.6
11.6
9.8

See footnotes at end of table.




33

3.1

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
July
1979

Sept
1979

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
. 1979

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 1
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent
Services less medical care '
Energy1
All items less energy 1
All Herns less food and energy1
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities 1
Services less energy
1

•

,

214.2
212.6
213.7
217.3

216.9
214.3
215.3
219.5

219.4
216.4
217.2
222.0

221.6
217.7
218.7
224.0

9.1
10.2
7.7
10.0

13.9
13.2
13.4
14.7

15.3
11.7
14.0
12.9

14.6
9.9
9.7
12.9

11.4
11.7
10.5
12.3

14.9
10.8
11.8
12.9

196.5
202.9
223.9
219.2
246.4
231.0
289.2

199.1
207.0
229.7
221.3
249.5
233.9
298.8

201.4
210.4
234.2
223.9
252.4
236.9
307.0

202.9
212.1
236.3
225.3
255.5
239.9
310.2

11.0
9.6
11.0
9.9
6.0
6.9
9.9

15.0
21.1
26.9
19.6
14.1
11.7
37.9

15.6
28.4
40.1
17.4
15.9
15.3
75.7

13.7
19.4
24.1
11.6
15.6
16.3
32.4

13.0
15.2
18.7
14.6
9.9
9.3
23.1

14.6
23.8
31.8
14.4
15.7
15.8
52.5

213.9
207.2
185.2
301.9
233.1

215.3
209.0
186.2
315.8
235.8

217.0
211.0
187.1
326.5
238.5

218.8
213.0
188.1
330.2
241.4

8.1
6.6
9.5
16.7
7.0

12.6
11.2
9.0
56.8
13.0

9.7
10.5
6.8
99.9
13.2

9.5
11.7
6.4
43.1
15.0

10.3
8.9
9.3
35.3
10.0

9.6
11.1
6.6
69.1
14.1

Not seasonally adjusted.




NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

34

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

231.2

232.3

9.8

0.5

0.0

237.3

238.3

10.0

.4

.0

234.2

234.8

9.2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

226.6
120.6
125.1
118.7
119.1
119.7
200.5
122.5
118.6
116.8
117.8
114.9
121.6

227.9
121.4
125.0
119.3
120.8
120.3
202.3
123.8
118.7
118.1
118.3
115.0
120.7

10.6
9.8
11.5
8.9
9.1
10.9
13.1
12.5

12.3

.6
.7
-.1
.5
1.4
.5
.9
1.1
.1
1.1
.4
.1
-.7

12/77

118.6

118.8

9.3

.2

230.5
235.4
237.7
256.4
263.5
267.9
231.0
235.7
253.9
146.6
206.1
195.6
196.1
94.3
258.4
215.3
117.5
236.6
236.1
129.5
119.0
136.9
172.8
165.8
110.9
119.8
304.4
113.5
117.5
170.5

229.7
235.3
238.1
257.5
265.8
268.3
233.0
239.4
249.6
147.0
204.7
194.4
194.9
94.0
258.1
215.8
115.1
238.0
237.7
130.7
118.8
138.8
168.3
157.7
108.4
119.8
306.5
114.5
118.1
160.3

8.8

-.3
.0
.2
.4
.9

-3.7
-3.6
-3.7
-5.3
-4.7

1.0
.0
1.0

.1

-8.6

.9

-6.9
-4.5
-5.1
-4.5
-4.4
-6.5
-6.2
-1.2
-3.5

1.5
2.3

Food
Food at home

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish1
Meats
Beef and veal1
Ground beef other than canned 1
Chuck roast1
Round roast1
Round steak1
Sirloin steak1
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
Chops1
Ham other than canned 1
Sausage
Canned ham1
Other pork '
Other meats1
Frankfurters1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood 1
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1
Eggs

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept
1979

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products 1
Flour and prepared flour mixes 1
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and commeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread '
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies 1
Crackers and bread and cracker products1 ..
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts1 ...
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

35

9.3
9.1

9.6
6.9

9.2
10.8
21.5
25.8
23.8
20.9

19.6
17.3
18.6

-6.1
-12.7
-5.8

-9.5
-1.8
-1.9
-2.7
10.9
13.2

9.5
6.5
19.1
-3.8
-9.3
-3.0
3.5
9.6
8.3
10.4
.8

1.6
-1.7
.3
-.7
-.6
-.6
-.3
-.1
.2
-2.0
.6
.7
.9
-.2
1.4
-2.6

-4.9
-2.3
.0
.7
.9
.5
-6.0

Aug. to
Sept.

0.9

Sept. to
Oct.
0.7
.7

-.3

1.1

.6

2.0
1.7
2.5

.8
1.3
1.5
.2
2.8
1.0
1.3
1.4
.8
.4
.5
.0
1.9

.5
.7
-.1
.5
1.4
.5
.9
1.1
.1
1.1
.4
.1
-.7

.9
2.1
1.3
1.9
1.9
1.6
.3
.0
1.8
1.3

1.3

-1.5

-3.9
-.5
-.2
-2.0
1.2
-2.3
-5.3
-7.2

-6.7
-.9
1.0
1.2
1.0
-10.5

.9
.6
.1
2.7
.4
-.5
-1.5
-.1
-.6
-2.2
-1.6
-.8
-1.4
-2.7
-.2
-1.5
-.7
-.9
-.5
-.2
-1.9
1.0
1.8
.5
4.0

.8
.0
1.3
.4

.9
.1

.9
1.6
-1.7
.3

1.3
2.6
-.6
-.3
1.0
.2
-2.0

.6
.7
.9
-.2
1.4
-2.6
-4.9
-2.3
.0
.7

.9
.5
-2.7

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 1
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas1
Oranges
Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes1
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ....
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils
Margarine1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup '
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1
Other condiments 1
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Unadjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

214.0
120.4
197.4
119.8
121.7
216.6
121.1
121.9
116.9

11.6
11.6
11.7
11.1
11.7
14.1
12.0
10.9
9.2

0.9
.8
.9
.4
1.0
2.0
.7
1.0
1.1

1.3
1.4
1.8
1.0
.7
1.5
.9
-.3
1.0

0.6
1.4
.5
1.4
1.8
3.2
1.5
2.2
.2

0.3
.8
.4
.4
1.0
2.0
.7
1.0
1.1

229.6
232.9
271.2
243.1
208.4
291.8
152.3
198.4
193.4
222.9
179.2
108.0
227.9
119.8
114.9
119.7
123.9
109.9
109.4
112.6
108.7

230.2
233.6
260.6
212.9
199.7
290.3
149.7
209.4
183.8
264.2
194.1
112.5
228.3
120.3
115.2
120.7
124.0
109.8
110.2
111.9
108.5

7.6
7.2
8.0
7.7
10.0
-2.1
12.6
6.4
-6.3
35.1
18.7
-1.4
7.9
11.3
7.1
11.9
14.0
5.1
5.2
4.5
5.2

.3
.3
-3.9
-12.4
-4.2
-.5
-1.7
5.5
-5.0
18.5
8.3
4.2
.2
.4
.3
.8
.1
-.1
.7
-.6
-.2

2.0
2.4
2.0
13.6
-7.3
-6.3
6.0
2.4
6.5
22.7
-2.0
-13.0
.8
.8
.7
.7
.9
.2
.2
-.4
.6

2.1
2.2
1.6
-.8
2.9
-1.9
-6.9
2.9
8.2
-7.2
-3.4
-4.7
.1
.7
.4
1.3
.1
.4
-.5
.5
.6

.7
.1
-1.0
3.5
-4.2
-3.3
-1.7
4.6
-.3
18.5
8.3
4.2
.3
.4
.3
.8
.1
-.1
.7
-.6
-.2

274.7
281.2
119.3
116.4
114.0
230.7
242.8
114.5
120.4
365.0
240.1
115.7
418.2
358.9
112.7
212.4
113.3
121.1
119.0
116.3
117.5
116.3
116.7

276.5
282.2
119.6
116.9
114.8
231.9
244.9
114.6
121.0
368.2
242.0
116.1
424.4
365.3
113.5
213.4
113.3
122.0
120.6
117.6
117.0
116.7
116.9

8.6
7.6
8.3
5.8
8.4
6.8
5.5
6.5
7.6
8.0
8.5
7.3
14.1
5.5
4.8
10.4
9.6
13.5
15.3
8.0
8.5
7.7
8.4

.7
.4
.3
.4
.7
.5
.9
.1
.5
.9
.8
.3
1.5
1.8
.7
.5
.0
.7
1.3
1.1
-.4
.3
.2

1.2
.6
.8
.1
.9
1.0
.0
.4
.9
1.8
.2
1.1
8.3
3.9
.7
.6
.2
-.7
1.4
1.1
.9
1.0
1.2

1.0
.9
.3
.8
.4
-.3
1.3
.4
.7
1.4
1.4
1.3
3.0
2.7
-.3
.9
.0
2.0
2.2
.8
1.1
.0
.0

.5
.5
.3
.4
.7
.2
.9
.1
.5
.9
.8
.3
1.5
1.8
.7
.1
.0
.7
1.3
1.1
-.4
.3
.2

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

212.0
119.5
195.6
119.3
120.5
212.3
120.2
120.7
115.6

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

36

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale 1
Whiskey1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts '
Imported food and fishery products 1
1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Sept. to
Oct.

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

249.3
121.7
120.9
119.9

251.3
122.2
122.4
120.5

11.9
12.0
12.5
10.8

0.8
.4
1.2
.5

0.6
.7
.7
.8

0.5
.3
.3
.7

0.9
.4
1.2
.5

12/77
12/77

174.9
114.3
171.8
130.4
202.7
105.3
113.4

176.9
115.7
175.2
131.0
202.5
105.9
114.2

8.0
8.1
10.1
5.4
8.9
3.5
7.1

1.1
1.2
2.0
.5
-.1
.6
.7

.3
.1
-.1
.5
.8
.1
.4

.7
.8
.9
.4
1.7
.2
.5

1.0
1.2
2.0
.5
-.1
.6
.7

12/77

223.6
258.0
112.1

224.0
259.1
112.8

9.3
21.4
8.3

.2
.4
.6

-1.1
-5.4
1.2

.1
1.0
1.3

.2
.4
.6

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

37

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

231.2

232.9

12.8

16.3

3.7

237.3

238.9

13.1

16.6

234.3

235.7

14.2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

227.7
120.6
125.1
118.7
119.1
119.7
200.5
122.5
118.6
116.8
117.8
114.9
121.6

228.8
121.4
125.0
119.3
120.8
120.3
202.3
123.8
118.7
118.1
118.3
115.0
120.7

12/77

118.6
226.9
235.4
234.2
256.4
263.5
267.9
231.0
235.7
253.9
146.6
198.4
180.6
196.1
94.3
249.2
215.3
117.5
236.6
236.1
129.5
119.0
136.9
172.8
165.8
110.9
119.8
304.4
113.5
117.5
165.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish1
Meats
Beef and veal1
Ground beef other than canned 1
Chuck roast1
Round roast1
Round steak1
Sirloin steak1
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
Chops1
Ham other than canned 1
Sausage
Canned ham1
Other pork 1
Other meats1
Frankfurters1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats'
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood 1
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1
Eggs

Mm

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in-

KflCA

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products 1
Flour and prepared flour mixes 1
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread '
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies1
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ..
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change t o r -

38

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

6,4

14.5

5.1

3.5

6.3

14.8

4.9

16.3

.9

5.4

15.2

3.1

6.9
8.2
7.3
10.2
5.9
10.3
15.1
10.2
11.1
4.9
14.8
-2.6
10.0

7.8
4.7
5.0
8.8
-.4
9.7
6.0
5.4
6.2
13.4
10.4
25.3
14.9

14.1
10.6
17.7
10.1
4.3
11.7
14.1
15.9
9.5
10.7
9.8
-.7
14.0

13.8
15.9
16.6
6.6
28.8
11.8
17.5
19.1
10.4
7.8
3.8
7.7
10.2

7.4
6.4
6.2
9.5
2.7
10.0
10.4
7.8
8.7
9.1
12.6
10.5
12.5

14.0
13.2
17.1
8.4
15.9
11.7
15.8
17.5
10.0
9.2
6.7
3.4
12.1

118.8

8.7

7.0

13.4

8.1

7.9

10.7

228.8
235.3
237.2
257.5
265.8
268.3
233.0
239.4
249.6
147.0
200.9
185.3
194.9
94.0
251.8
215.8
115.1
238.0
237.7
130.7
118.8
138.8
168.3
157.7
108.4
119.8
306.5
114.5
118.1
161.1

30.1
22.9
34.1
38.1
59.6
53.0
36.5
31.0
12.4
24.6
34.9
48.8
11.5
22.5
44.2
31.8
19.9
12.1
13.2
4.8
13.1
18.7
10.9
6.1
14.3
14.5
13.4
8.2
16.6
17.0

38.8
34.6
43.6
73.9
75.1
100.6
67.8
71.4
63.1
68.3
5.1
-.2
2.7
-25.6
7.5
r-2.2
11.8
30.7
48.0
37.9
14.3
35.5
18.3
28.5
20.5
2.7
6.2
.4
10.1
51.5

-16.0
-.3
-16.9
7.0
2.2
2.7
9.6
2.1
23.1
10.3
-36.1
-51.1
-8.8
-19.6
-27.7
-19.0
-12.3
8.6
7.0
4.3
1.4
33.8
-6.7
-16.4
-6.1
8.9
7.6
8.8
6.5
-13.6

-7.7
-13.8
-5.7
-15.3
-12.3
-25.4
-15.1
-10.9
-16.0
-14.3
-14.0
-20.3
-24.7
-8.5
-17.2
-11.2
-23.8
-4.9
-8.4
-4.8
-2.0
-6.4
-30.0
-40.6
-31.4
-10.6
11.5
16.5
8.6
-32.6

34.4
28.6
38.8
55.0
67.2
75.2
51.4
49.9
35.4
44.8
19.1
21.9
7.0
-4.6
24.5
13.5
15.8
21.0
29.4
20.2
13.7
26.8
14.6
16.8
17.3
8.5
9.7
4.2
13,3
33.2

-11.9
-7.3
-11.5
-4.8
-5.3
-12.5
-3.5
-4.6
1.7
-2.8
-25.8
-37.6
-17.1
-14.2
-22.6
-15.2
-18.2
1.6
-1.0
-.3
-.3
11.9
-19.2
-29.5
-19.7
-1.3
9.5
12.6
7.5
-23.7

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Dairy products
,
Fresh milk and cream t
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas1
Oranges
Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
,
Potatoes
1
Lettuce
Tomatoes1
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
,
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
1
Canned and dried fruits
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ....
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils
Margarine1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 1
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1
Other condiments 1
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

amonths ending in—

6 months ending in—

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

212.4
119.5
196.6
119.3
120.5
212.3
120.2
120.7
115.6

213.1
120.4
197.4
119.8
121.7
216.6
121.1
121.9
116.9

14.3
14.8
12.0
12.8
16.3
15.8
19.0
12.2
14.6

12.1
9.6
11.0
11.2
7.6
4.3
9.2
8.0
4.4

10.6
7.2
12.1
8.7
8.2
7.2
7.1
11.2
8.5

9.3
14.9
11.3
11.8
14.7
30.6
13.2
12.4
9.4

13.2
12.2
11.5
12.0
11.9
9.9
14.0
10,1
9.4

10.0
11.0
11.7
10.2
11.4
18.4
10.1
11.8
8.9

237.2
246.2
269.3
234.0
208.4
280.0
152.3
220.7
209.3
222.9
179.2
108.0
229.3
119.8
114.9
119.7
123.9
109.9
109.4
112.6
108.7

238.8
246.4
266.7
242.2
199.7
270.8
149.7
230.9
208.6
264.2
194.1
112.5
229.9
120.3
115.2
120.7
124.0
109.8
110.2
111.9
108.5

2.2
-3.8
-35.8
-5.6
-8.9
-31.0
-64.0
41.8
-9.2
767.6
209.1
33.7
9.3
25.0
19.9
16.5
38.8
7.9
7.9
10.9
5.9

-5.6
-15.2
22.0
4.2
111.0
40.8
95.5
-39.2
-28.9
-88.2
78.0
29.9
5.2
9.0
6.9
11.9
7.3
2.3
,0
5.6
1.5

15.2
34.3
55.6
-26.1
9.3
51.2
156.9
.2
-31.5
-2.0
-67.3
-2.4
12.5
4.5
-3.1
7.5
8.6
8.5
11.3
3.6
9.9

20.5
20.5
11.1
85.6
-30.2
-37.5
-11.2
48.1
73.7
230.8
10.3
»44.3
4.8
7.7
5.8
11.7
4.3
1.8
1.8
-1.8
3.8

-1.8
-9.7
-11.5
-.8
38.6
-1.4
-16.1
-7.1
-19.7
1.3
134.5
31.8
7.3
16.7
13.2
14,2
22.1
5.0
3.9
8.2
3.7

17.8
27.2
31.5
17.1
-127
-2.8
51.1
21.8
9.1
80.0
-39,9
-26.2
8.6
6.1
12
9.6
6.4
5.1
6,5
.9
6.8

275.4
283.2
119.3
116.4
114.0
229.8
242.8
114.5
120.4
365.0
240.1
115.7
418.2
358.9
112.7
213.7
113.3
121.1
119.0
116.3
117.5
116.3
116.7

276.8
284.5
119.6
116.9
114.8
230.3
244.9
114.6
121.0
368.2
242.0
116.1
424.4
365.3
113.5
214.0
113.3
122.0
120.6
117.6
117.0
116.7
116.9

6.6
4.8
8.2
9.7
7.8
4.1
3.3
5.3
2.9
3.9
9.8
4.9
-9.7
-7.0
6.0
11.4
18.6
15.3
24.5
11.9
7.2
11.1
12.0

6.8
6.7
11.9
7.3
5.7
13.1
3.1
8.3
9.5
4.1
10.4
10.2
-18.7
-12.1
10.6
8.7
9.2
13.6
9.4
5.1
12.6
5.1
10.1

9.8
11.0
8,2
1.0
12.2
6.8
6.6
8.9
9.3
6.8
4.2
2.9
40.9
8.5
-18
14.5
10.5
16.6
6.5
2.9
8.0
9.2
6.1

11.3
8,3
5.2
5,3
8.0
3.6
9.0
3.6
8.7
17.6
9.6
11.4
63.9
39.4
4.7
6.8
,7
3.6
21.8
12.5

6J
5.8
10.0
8.5
6.7
8.5
3.2
6.6
6.1
4.0
10.1
7.5
-14.3
-9.6
8.3
10,0
13.8
14.4
16.7
8.4
9.9
8.1
11.1

10.5
9.6
6.7
3.2
10.1
5,1
7.8
8.2
9.0
12.1
6.9
7.1
51.9
23.0
1.4
10.6
5,5
12.5
13,9

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

6.4
5.3
5.7

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

75
7.2
7.2
5.9
J

See footnotes at end of table.




39

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner'
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale 1
Whiskey1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products '
1

Other
index
base

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in*—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

249.1
121.7
120.9
119.9

251.3
122.2
122.4
120.5

12.1
12.7
11.1
9.1

17.1
19.8
15.9
19.2

10.2
9.9
13.8
7.1

8.4
6.1
9.3
8.0

14.6
16.2
13.5
14.1

9.3
8.0
11.5
7.5

12/77
12/77

174.9
114.3
171.8
130.4
202.7
105.3
113.4

176.7
115.7
175.2
131.0
202.5
105.9
114.2

7.3
5.7
6.2
2.9
11.7
4.0
4.6

9.4
11.9
17.1
5.2
6.4
5.1
9.2

6.5
6.2
6.1
7.8
7.8
1.5
7.8

8.6
8.7
11.5
5.7
9.8
3.5
6.9

8.4
8.8
11.5
4.1
9.0
4.5
6.9

7.5
7.5
8.8
6.7
8.8
2.5
7.4

12/77

223.6
258.0
112.1

224.0
259.1
112.8

17.4
38.3
5.9

18.0
73.6
7.0

6.4
7.0
7.3

-3.2
-15.3
13.0

17.7
54.9
6.4

1.5
-4.8
10.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

40

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 1
Property taxes 1
Contracted mortgage interest cost1
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 1 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens 1
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
-.
Bedroom furniture 1
1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture 1
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Household appliances 1
,
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
1
Laundry equipment
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

234.5
248.2
178.9
238.6
249.9
114.1
273.3
230.0
325.6
318.5
186.1
397.1
169.7
263.4
287.2
210.8
116.1
115.7
112.6
111.2

237.7
252.4
181.2
241.3
253.0
114.7
278.3
233.6
333.5
321.9
186.5
408.8
172.0
265.3
289.4
211.9
116.6
116.2
113.8
111.9

13.7
15.5
8.2
13.0
15.2
10.8
17.4
14.8
22.1
11.9
-4.8
29.9
13.0
11.2
12.2
8.8
9.9
7.2
9.4
7.8

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.2
.5
1.8
1.6
2.4
1.1
.2
2.9
1.4
.7
.8
.5
.4
.4
1.1
.6

1.4
1.5
.9
.8
1.1
1.0
1.7
1.6
2.2
.7
.7
3.1
.8
.8
.5
1.5
2.0
.3
1.2
.7

1.2
1.4
.9
.8
.4
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.9
1.4
.8
2.5
1.0
.8
.8
1.1
1.0
.8
1.0
.8

1.4
1.8
1.2
1.3
1.4
.5
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.1
.2
2.9
1.1
.8
.8
.8
.4
.4
1.1
.6

251.7
306.6
462.5
483.3
114.6
269.9
231.1
315.8
159.8
132.4
100.5
98.4
101.3
245.5

253.4
310.1
471.7
491.9
118.8
272.2
228.8
327.4
158.9
131.3
98.8
98.4
101.5
245.8

15.0
22.1
57.1
63.9
20.2
13.5
9.9
19.1
-.1
-1.3
-2.7
-.8
1.3
4.2

.7
1.1
2.0
1.8
3.7
.9
-1.0
3.7
-.6
-.8
-1.7
.0
.2
.1

1.8
2.6
6.6
7.1
2.7
1.3
1.2
1.4
-.1
.2
.4
.0
.2
-.2

1.7
2.4
5.7
5.7
4.8
1.3
.5
2.0

.7
1.2
1.5
1.3
3.7
1.1
-.5
3.4
-.4
-.8
-1.7
.0
.2
.0

191.7
164.4
177.2
107.4
114.1
180.3
114.8
109.6
107.5
114.7
135.7
104.1
102.0
106.9
155.6
157.9
111.3
107.2
106.9

6.2
5.0
5.5
4.2
7.2
6.7
8.4

12/77
12/77
12/77

190.6
163.5
174.9
106.3
112.2
178.5
113.0
108.6
106.7
114.2
135.7
104.4
101.9
107.4
155.2
156.5
111.2
107.2
107.7

4.6
7.5
2.7
2.4
.8
3.6
3.3
3.0
5.8
2.0
.9

.6
.6
1.3
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.6
.9
.7
.4
.0
-.3
.1
-.5
.3
.9
.1
.0
-.7

.6
.5
1.1
.6
1.2
.2
.5
-.5
-.1
.0
.4
.7
.3
.9
.1
.4
.1
.0
.1

.3
.0
-1.2
2.5
-.4
.8
.3
.4
.6
1.5
.1
.4
.0
.7
.1
-.9
.9
.1
.0

.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
.8
1.6
.9
.7
.4
.0
-.3
.1
-.5
.3
.9
.1
.0
-.7

12/77

106.8

107.6

3.4

.7

-.1

.4

.7

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6/78

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

41

5.5

-.
-.
...
.2

.5

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Other
index
base

Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage 1
,
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
1
services
,
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1
Boys' 1 .:
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
Dresses
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
,
Suits 1
1
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1
Infants' and toddlers'
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's 1
Boys' and girls'1
Women's1
Apparel services 1
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1
Other apparel services 1

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

12/77

110.3

110.8

6.6

0.5

0.2

-0.3

0.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

105.8
107.0
114.5
109.5
222.6
214.5
112.4
117.1
108.3
111.6
109.9
252.1
257.2

105.5
107.1
114.7
111.0
223.9
216.3
113.5
117.9
108.6
112.7
108.8
253.9
257.2

5.2
3.5
8.9
6.2
7.0
7.5
7.2
7.5
5.2
6.5
7.6
8.9
.0

-.3
.1
.2

1.2
-.5
-.2
.5
.5
.2
.5
-.5

-.3
.1
.2
1.4
.6
.8

-1.0
.7
.0

.8

.9
.0

-.1
.3
.5
-1.8
.5
1.7
.4
.7
-.2
.3
-1.3
.8
.0

-1.0
.8
.0

118.6
111.1

119.7
112.1

11.0
7.9

.9
.9

1.0
.8

.8
.7

.9
.9

169.3
163.9
161.2
163.2
103.2
98.3
99.1
108.6
107.1
102.5
103.9
102.0
108.8
103.5
154.4
103.0
175.7
158.5
100.4
107.4
98.1
101.1
98.5
102.1
103.5
226.0
174.9
100.4
118.9
179.4
116.3
111.6
109.6
208.7
123.2
112.3

170.8
165.3
162.4
164.4
103.8
99.1
99.5
109.1
108.3
102.8
105.3
103.8
110.1
104.7
154.8
103.3
174.1
159.1
100.4
107.9
99.9
101.5
97.9
103.5
103.9
228.7
178.7
100.8
122.3
181.9
118.0
113.0
111.1
210.8
124.7
112.9

4.4
3.6
2.7
2.9
2.1
-.7
-2.3

.9
.9
.7
.7
.6

.5
.4
.6
-.3
.6
.4

1.0
1.0
1.0
.4
1.3
2.2
-.1
1.5
2.1
.6
1.2
1.7
1.7

.5
.4
.3
.5
.6
.8
.4
.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Oct.
1979

12/77
,
,
,
,

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Sept.
1979

,

,

Unadjusted indexes

42

5.8
5.6
1.1
5.4
8.6
6.8
2.7
.5
.6
.8
-4.1
.2
4.7
.2
.3
-1.3
.5
2.4
4.3
8.9
1.8
11.8
8.9
11.7
8.0
6.9
10.8
13.6
6.3

1.4
.6
.8

1.0
.7
.3
1.0

.8
.4
.5
1.1
.3
1.3
1.8

1.2
1.2
.3
.3

-.9
.4
.0
.5
1.8
.4
-.6
1.4
.4
1.2
2.2
.4

2.9
1.4

1.5
1.3
1.4

1.0
1.2
.5

.9
.7

1.6
.4
.8
.4
-.8

-1.0
-.1
-1.0
1.3
1.7
3.8
-1.5
2.1
.8
3.5
3.5
1.4
7.8
-.2
.4
.8

1.3
1.0
-.2
.6
.2
-.4

.9
1.2
.3

Aug. to
Sept.

.6
.9
2.0
1.5
2.1
2.8

.4
7.8
2.3
2.7
2.4
1.7
.6
2.9
3.7
2.4
1.1
1.0
.2
2.9
1.0
1.1
.7

Sept. to
Oct.

1.0
.7
.3

1.0

1.1
.3
1.3

1.8
1.2
1.2
-.4
.3

-.9
.4
.0
.5
1.8
.4

-.6
1.4
.4
1.0

1.9
.4
2.9
1.1
1.5
1.3

1.4
1.0

1.2
.5

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Bodywork1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare '
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs1
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives 1
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies1
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents1
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
,
Medical care services
1
Probessional services
Physicians' services 1
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 1
Hospital room 1
Other hospital and medical care services 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

222.4
222.7
165.9
202.9
302.3
247.5
119.2

223.4
223.7
167.4
199.9
305.2
249.4
120.4

17.4
17.9
7.9
2.3
51.1
10.0
11.2

0.4
.4
.9
-1.5
1.0
.8
1.0

1.5
1.5
.3
-.6
4.1
.7
.9

1.2
1.2
.5
-.9
3.5
.7
•5

0.4
.4
-1.5
-.1
1.8
.8
1.0

119.0
116.8
117.0
202.3
178.7
114.5
115.7
158.1
118.6
210.6
233.5
117.0
108.4
143.9
104.3
115.5
120.3
204.1
214.2
268.0
190.2
233.9
221.3

120.2
117.3
118.0
204.0
181.6
115.9
117.6
161.1
120.0
211.9
233.7
119.4
108.6
143.9
104.2
115.5
120.8
207.3
220.7
275.5
191.0
238.7
221.4

10.2
9.5
10.0
9.0
11.5
10.6
11.6
11.3
12.1
8.4
6.8
14.1
4.9
.3
.3
4.2
13.0
9.0
16.7
12.9
3.1
13.2
13.6

1.0
.4
.9
.8
1.6
1.2
1.6
1.9
1.2
.6
.1
2.1
.2
.0
-.1
.0
.4
1.6
3.0
2.8
.4
2.1
.0

.6
.6
1.0
1.3
1.1
1.9
.8
.3
2.2
1.4
1.4
.0
.7
.1
.0
.0
2.1
1.6
3.4
1.7
.3
1.7
1.7

.7
.7
.6
.6
.8
2.2
1.4
1.3
1.5
.6
.5
.5
.3
.2
.0
.0
.8
1.1
4.4
1.9
.0
1.6
.2

1.0
.4
.9
.4
1.1
1.2
1.6
1.9
1.2
.2
.1
2.1
.2
.3
-.1
.0
.4
1.4
3.0
2.8
.4
2.1
.0

12/77
12/77
12/77

244.7
156.7
144.4
114.1
115.0
110.0

247.2
157.4
145.2
114.8
115.6
110.6

9.9
7.4
7.8
7.9
8.4
4.7

1.0
.4
.6
.6
.5
.5

.8
.7
.5
.2
.3
.5

1.0
.4
.5
.8
.2
.3

1.1
.4
.6
.6
.5
.5

12/77
12/77

120.8
116.0

122.2
116.3

9.4
9.2

1.2
.3

.9
.4

.3
.7

1.2
.3

12/77
12/77
12/77

112.2
112.8
109.3
174.7
111.2
263.8
233.1
251.5
220.7
111.7
301.3
118.9
374.1
118.0

112.6
113.2
110.0
175.2
111.8
266.8
234.9
254.4
221.2
112.1
305.9
120.5
379.4
119.5

6.4
7.1
6.3
7.9
5.8
10.4
9.6
11.4
8.2
6.0
11.3
10.2
10.4
10.1

.4
.4
.6
.3
.5
1.1
.8
1.2
.2
.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.3

.6
.5
.4
.6
.5
.9
.8
.8
.9
.5
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0

.4
.3
.4
.2
-.1
1.2
.9
1.1
.8
.2
1.4
.9
.6
1.1

.4
.4
.6
.3
.5
1.2
.8
1.2
.2
.4
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.3

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

43

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment1
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles1
Other sporting goods and equipment1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1
Photographic supplies and equipment1
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 1
College tuition 1
Elementary and high school tuition '
Personal expenses 1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products 1
Insurance and finance 1
Utilities and public transportation 1
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes were formerly on a December 1977=100 base.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sept. to
Oct.

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.6
.4
1.7
1.5
2.1
-.7
NA
1.2
1.3
1.2
.5
.5
.5
.9
.9
1.3
.4
.5

0.3
.3
1.1
.7
1.6
-1.5
-2.8
.0
.7
.7
.5
.6
-.1
.9
.4
.2
.5
.4

0.7
.8
.6
.2
1.1
2.0
NA
.0
1.1
1.2
.2
-.2
1.1
.3
.5
1.0
.3
.0

0.7
.5
1.7
1.5
2.1
-.7
NA
1.2
1.3
1.2
.5
.5
.5
.9
.9
1.3
.4
.5

7.4
5.8
5.7
6.6
7.8
7.0
8.9
6.4

.4
.2
.1
1.2
.5
.3
.5
.2

1.2
1.8
2.0
-.3
.8
1.1
1.8
1.0

1.2
.5
.3
.9
.4
.4
.1
.4

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

110.1
111.7
207.3
209.1
115.4
224.2
205.8
229.0
118.2
117.3
120.7
114.9

6.2
6.5
8.5
8.2
8.9
8.6
8.5
8.6
9.1
8.0
12.4
6.9

-.5
1.3
.7
.8
.6
.3
.4
.3
.3
.4
.0
.4

.9
.8
.5
.4
.5
.9
.9
.9
.6
.5
.9
1.2

.5
.5
.4
.3
.4
3.3
4.8
3.0
7.8
6.5
11.3
.0

-.5
1.3
.7
.8
.6
.0
-3.6
.7
.3
.4
.0
.4

301.2
288.5
220.7
279.9

50.2
18.1
8.6
10.9

1.0
1.9
.5
.8

4.3
2.1
.7
.6

3.0
1.7
1.0
.9

1.0
1.9
.5
.8

Oct.
1978

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

190.2
189.9
111.4
214.2
114.8
107.5
NA
104.7
164.7
108.5
110.4
109.6
108.8
112.9
191.8
113.4
116.3
110.9

191.4
190.7
113.3
217.4
117.2
106.7
104.6
106.0
166.9
109.8
111.0
110.1
109.3
113.9
193.5
114.9
116.8
111.4

7.3
6.9
8.9
7.8
10.6
5.5
4.3
4.4
9.3
8.4
6.6
6.7
4.7
8.1
8.2
8.0
8.2
8.3

200.6
190.9
193.7
111.0
198.4
191.0
110.6
112.5

201.4
191.2
193.9
112.3
199.4
191.6
111.1
112.7

110.6
110.3
205.8
207.4
114.7
223.5
205.0
228.4
117.9
116.8
120.7
114.4
298.3
283.1
219.5
277.8

Sept.
1979

"* Data not adequate for publication.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

44

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 1
Property taxes 1
Contracted mortgage interest cost 1
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment'
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies ' . .
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 1 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Household linens'
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas 1
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture 1

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6/78

12/77
12/77
12/77

,
12/77
12/77
,

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

234.4
247.6
179.1
237.6
248.9
114.1
272.5
229.5
324.3
318.5
186.1
397.1
168.7
262.5
285.8
210.8
116.1
115.7
112.6
111.2

237.6
252.0
181.2
240.6
252.5
114.7
277.8
233.8
332.2
321.9
186.5
408.8
170.5
264.6
288.0
212.5
116.6
116.2
113.8
111.9

7.1
8.5
6.4
18.2
22.3
4.3
8.9
8.9
6.5
7.0
-26.8
18.2
9.6
12.9
14.6
8.7
11.8
3.7
6.7
4.3

14.5
17.6
4.3
12.4
15.4
9.9
21.0
15.2
31.0
15.3
2.9
31.3
21.2
11.9
14.9
5.3
8.3
7.1
9.0
11.5

252.8
308.5
469.5
490.7
114.6
270.7
229.0
319.6
159.6
132.4
100.5
98.4
101.3
245.7

254.5
312.1
476.5
496.9
118.8
273.6
227.9
330.4
158.9
131.3
98.8
98.4
101.5
245.6

.0
.0
12.7
16.2
3.7
-3.3
-1.5
4.7
.3
-1.5
-3.1
-1.6
2.8
5.4

190.7
163.5
173.9
106.3
112.2
178.9
113.0
108.6
106.7
114.2

191.7
164.2
176.1
107.4
114.1
180.3
114.8
109.6
107.5
114.7

8.2
6.8
11.5
-2.7
6.5
7.5
7.4
.8
3.9
7.3

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

45

Jan.
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

16.4
16.1
9.9
9.2
11.0
17.5
18.0
15.1
23.5
12.3
1.5
31.3
9.7
10.0
11.1
7.1
5.5
11.6
8.4
6.5

17.1
20.3
12.4
12.2
12.5
12.0
22.4
20.2
29.3
13.2
7.2
40.0
12.1
10.1
8.5
14.3
14.2
6.4
13.7
9.1

10.7
13.0
5.3
15.3
18.8
7.1
14.8
12.0
18.1
11.1
-13.2
24.6
15.3
12.4
14.8
7.0
10.0
5.4
7.8
7.9

16.7
18.2
11.1
10.7
11.7
14.7
20.2
17.6
26.4
12.7
4.3
35.6
10.9
10.1
9.8
10.7
9.8
9.0
11.0
7.8

11.7
17.7
54.8
65.7
-1.2
9.3
9.4
2.7
.0
-1.2
-.8
-2.0
-1.2
1.9

33.2
49.3
104.4
116.7
31.8
35.7
29.3
43.1
2.0
.3
-1.2
.8
2.4
9.8

18.0
27.3
70.8
72.6
54.8
15.7
5.1
30.7
-2.5
-2.7
-5.5
-.4
1.2
-.2

5.7
8.5
32.1
38.8
1.2
2.8
3.8
3.7
.1
-1.3
-2.0
-1.8
.8
3.6

25.4
37.9
86.8
93.4
42.8
25.3
16.5
36.8
-.3
-1.2
-3.4
.2
1.8
4.7

6.0
6.4
4.7
16.1
11.6
7.4
13.2
11.6
3.9
16.0

4.6
2.8
.9
-11,5
1.1
4.9
3.3
6.5
5.5
-.7

5.8
3.7
4.9
17.8
10.1
7.2
10.0
3.4
5.0
8.1

7.1
6.6
8.1
6.3
9.0
7.5
10.3
6.1
3.9
11.6

5.2
3.2
2.9
2.1
5.5
6.0
6.6
4.9
5.2
3.6

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 ..
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage t
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1
Boys'1
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
Dresses
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
Suits 1
Girls'1
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1

Oct.
1979

12/77
12/77
12/77

135.7
104.4
101.9
107.4
155.2
156.5
111.2
107.2
107.7

135.7
104.1
102.0
106.9
155.6
157.9
111.3
107.2
106.9

3.7
4.8
2.8
6.3
3.2
-1.6
7.0
3.5
5.0

5.8
3.9
1.6
5.5
7.6
6.7
5.7
9.4
8.9

12/77
12/77

106.8
110.3

107.6
110.8

1.9
9.2

12/77
12/77
12/77

105.8
107.0
114.5
109.5
223.0
214.5
112.4
117.1
108.3
111.6
109.9
252.4
257.2

105.5
107.1
114.7
111.0
224.3
216.3
113.5
117.9
108.6
112.7
108.8
254.4
257.2

118.6
111.1
168.3
162.8
160.0
162.5
103.2
98.3
99.1
108.6
107.1
102.5
103.9
102.0
108.8
103.5
152.4
103.0
175.7
157.6
100.4
107.4
98.1
101.1
98.5
102.1
103.5

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

,
,

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




46

6 months €tnrlino in
snaing in—

3 momns Bnumy m—

Sept.
1979

,
,
,
,

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

-0.6
-2.3
-2.7
-1.5
.5
5.5
6.0
-4.7
-6.8

2.1
3.1
1.6
4.2
1.8
1.5
4.4
.4
-2.6

4.7
4.4
2.2
5.9
5.4
2.5
6.4
6.4
6.9

0.7
.4
-.6
1.3
1.2
3.5
5.2
-2.2
-4.7

10.3
8.9

-2.6
7.2

4.2
1.5

6.0
9.1

.7
4.3

9.1
1.2
13.6
8.7
10.3
13.3
5.8
10.2
5.9
8.6
26.4
9.9
.0

5.6
11.2
8.0
10.5
5.3
3.9
5.7
14.2
6.7
7.2
-1.5
6.3
.0

2.7
2.3
12.5
6.0
5.6
1.7
9.1
2.4
4.2
2.2
14.2
8.8
.0

3.5
-.4
2.1
.0
6.7
11.5
8.1
3.5
4.2
8.2
-5.7
10.6
.0

7.3
6.1
10.7
9.6
7.8
8.5
5.7
12.2
6.3
7.9
11.6
8.1
.0

3.1
.9
7.2
2.9
6.2
6.5
8.6
2.9
4.2
5.2
3.8
9.7
.0

119.7
112.1

8.0
6.3

10.2
6.2

14.6
8.9

11.4
10.2

9.1
6.3

13.0
9.6

169.1
163.5
160.4
163.3
103.8
99.1
99.5
109.1
108.3
102.8
105.3
103.8
110.1
104.7
151.8
103.3
174.1
158.3
100.4
107.9
99.9
101.5
97.9
103.5
103.9

1.7
.8
.0
3.3
-5.4
-12.2
-12.7
3.9
-4.2
-3.9
-1.6
-10.8
10.1
1.6
-3.9
-15.4
-28.0
-13.5
-15.7
1.2
-30.6
-21.7
-25.7
-28.5
-2.0

8.4
7.5
7.1
-.2
4.5
.4
-1.2
2.3
14.5
4.9
8.3
23.3
-.4
2.0
12.3
15.4
47.0
3.3
12.6
8.4
21.8
9.6
31.9
-7.8
9.4

-.2
-1.2
-3.2
6.4
-.4
-3.7
-2.0
7.5
-3.4
-1.6
8.1
14.6
6.2
4.3
-11.7
-12.7
-18.0
-9.4
-12.3
2.3
-28.5
-7.6
-15.6
-1.3
-4.9

8.2
7.7
7.6
2.2
10.2
14.5
8.0
9.7
17.1
5.2
7.1
10.2
11.7
3.1
7.4
20.0
18.7
4.4
21.1
7.0
66.8
27.6
14.7
56.7
7.7

5.0
4.1
3.5
1.5
-.6
-6.1
-7.1
3.1
4.7
.4
3.2
4.9
4.7
1.8
3.9
-1.2
2.9
-5.5
-2.6
4.7
-8.1
-7.4
-1.0
-18.8
3.6

3.9
3.1
2.0
4.3
4.8
5.0
2.9
8.6
6.4
1.8
7.6
12.4
8.9
3.7
-2.6
2.4
-1.4
-2.7
3.1
4.6
9.2
8.6
-1.6
24.4
1.2

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index

Group and item

Kaea
Uaoe

Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued
Infants and toddlers
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelrv and luaoaae 1
Footwear
Men's 1
Boys' and girls'1
Women's f
Apparel services 1
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1
Other apparel services 1

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

12/77
12/77

224.9
174.9
100.4
118.9
179.2
116.3
111.6
109.6
208.7
123.2
112.3

227.1
178.3
100.8
122.3
181.2
118.0
113.0
111.1
210.8
124.7
112.9

-1.8
3.2
-1.2
3.7
6.4
4.2
5.1
-1.5
8.5
9.8
6.2

9.8
7.7
1.2
9.0
11.6
17.5
13.5
15.5
15.2
19.4
8.8

1.5
1.2
-13.0
7.7
9.5
12.8
7.1
-1.5
7.8
9.9
4.1

8.3
25.1
23.6
28.4
8.1
12.8
6.6
16.7
12.0
15.5
6.3

3.8
5.4
.0
6.3
9.0
10.7
9.2
6.7
11.8
14.5
7.5

4.8
12.5
3.7
17.6
8.8
12.8
6.9
7.2
9.9
12.6
5.2

12/77

221.6
221.9
169.6
197.0
298.4
248.0
119.2

222.5
222.8
167.1
196.9
303.7
249.9
120.4

15.2
15.7
10.2
23.7
22.8
8.0
11.1

18.5
19.0
13.8
-.2
59.5
11.7
12.0

23.3
24.0
11.2
-6.2
84.4
10.8
11.7

13.2
13.2
-2.8
-5.7
44.3
9.3
9.9

16.8
17.3
12.0
11.1
40.0
9.8
11.6

18.1
18.5
3.9
-5.9
63.1
10.1
10.8

119.0
116.8
117.0
203.6
178.5
114.5
115.7
158.1
118.6
212.3
233.5
117.0
108.4
144.3
104.3
115.5
120.3
203.5
214.2
268.0
190.2
233.9
221.3

120.2
117.3
118.0
204.4
180.5
115.9
117.6
161.1
120.0
212.8
233.7
119.4
108.6
144.8
104.2
115.5
120.8
206.3
220.7
275.5
191.0
238.7
221.4

9.5
8.1
9.3
8.6
14.6
3.9
14.8
17.6
8.1
7.1
5.8
22.8
5.9
-3.8
1.5
2.2
17.1
2.3
.6
.0
2.2
4.0
-4.2

12.0
14.7
11.0
6.6
9.4
5.8
8.3
6.5
13.5
6.1
5.1
12.9
5.4
.0
.0
5.1
13.6
8.5
5.8
7.4

9.7
8.4
9.6
11.1
8.9
10.1
7.0
7.0
6.2
11.5
7.9
10.6
3.4
2.3
.0
9.9
7.5
8.1
13.8
17.1
3.9
10.9
25.8

9.5
7.1
10.1
9.8
12.9
23.7
16.5
14.6
21.5
9.1
8.5
10.7
4.9
2.8
-.4
.0
14.0
17.9
53.1
29.0
2.8
23.3
8.2

10.7
11.3
10.1
7.6
11.9
4.8
11.5
11.9
10.7
6.6
5.5
17.7
5.7
-1.9
.8
3.6
15.3
5.4
3.2
3.6

9.6
7.8
9.8
10.4
10.9
16.7
11.6
10.7
13.6
10.3
8.2
10.7
4.2
2.5
-.2
4.8
10.7
12.8
32.0
22.9
3.3
17.0
16.6

12/77
12/77
....

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
:...
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment'
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

47

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

3.5
15.3
27.8

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

2.8
9.5
10.6

Oct.
1979

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

ariii ictoH
aUJUSloU

Other
index
base

Group and item

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs 1
Anti-infective drugs1
Tranquilizers and sedatives 1
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies 1
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents 1
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1

Medical care services

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment1
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1

Oct.
1979

12/77
12/77
12/77

244.8
156.9
144.4
114.1
115.0
110.0

247.4
157.6
145.2
114.8
115.6
110.6

9.8
8.7
10.5
13.4
18.4
2.3

8.2
6.3
8.1
4.4
7.0
8.9

9.3
7.8
6.4
7.4
4.7
2.2

12.4
6.6
6.3
6.5
4.3
5.6

9.0
7.5
9.3
8.8
12.6
5.6

10.8
7.2
6.3
7.0
4.5
3.9

12/77
12/77

120.8
116.0

122.2
116.3

7.0
13.0

13.7
8.3

7.0
10.0

10.1
5.7

10.3
10.6

8.5
7.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

112.2
112.8
109.3
174.7
111.2
263.8
233.1
251.5
220.7
111.7
301.3
118.9
374.1
118.0

112.6
113.2
110.0
175.2
111.8
267.0
234.9
254.4
221.2
112.1
306.5
120.5
379.4
119.5

6.6
7.0
5.9
8.4
4.2
10.1
9.7
9.6
10.6
7.0
10.3
11.0
12.5
9.9

8.0
8.0
5.8
9.2
7.3
8.7
9.2
11.2
7.9
5.7
8.0
7.7
7.2
8.5

5.2
8.7
7.7
9.3
7.6
9.7
9.4
11.8
6.5
7.2
9.8
8.3
8.4
8.0

5.9
4.7
5.6
4.7
4.0
13.6
10.1
12.9
7.8
4.0
17.6
14.1
13.6
14.2

7.3
7.5
5.9
8.8
5.8
9.4
9.5
10.4
9.2
6.3
9.1
9.4
9.8
9.2

5.5
6.7
6.7
7.0
5.8
11.6
9.8
12.4
7.1
5.6
13.7
11.1
10.9
11.0

190.2
189.9
111.4
214.2
114.8
107.5
NA
104.7
164.7
108.5
110.4
109.6
108.8
112.9
191.8
113.4
116.3
110.9

191.5
190.9
113.3
217.4
117.2
106.7
104.6
106.0
166.9
109.8
111.0
110.1
109.3
113.9
193.5
114.9
116.8
111.4

9.3
8.8
10.4
8.4
13.0
8.6
NA
.4
2.1
5.6
6.3
9.2
1.9
4.2
10.0
6.2
11.6
16.0

6.5
7.0
10.1
10.7
8.7
8.8
NA
5.2
10.0
5.6
7.8
11.5
5.1
3.8
6.0
5.3
7.0
6.1

6.6
5.1
1.1
2.1
.4
6.2
4.6
7.2
12.2
9.5
7.2
2.6
5.8
16.2
9.3
10.2
9.2
8.0

7.0
6.8
14.6
10.2
21.2
-1.1
-8.3
5.1
13.2
13.0
5.2
3.7
6.1
8.5
7.3
10.4
5.3
3.3

7.9
7.9
10.3
9.5
10.8
8.7
11.1
2.8
6.0
5.6
7.0
10.3
3.5
4.0
8.0
5.7
9.3
11.0

6.8
5.9
7.7
6.1
10.3
2.5
-2.1
6.1
12.7
11.3
6.2
3.2
5.9
12.3
8.3
10.3
7.2
5.6

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
,
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Bicycles *

Other sporting goods and equipment1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1
Photographic supplies and equipment1
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions1
Other entertainment services 1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

1

Professional services
Physicians' services 1
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 1
Hospital room 1
Other hospital and medical care services 1

indexes

48

Jan.
1979

Apr.
1979

July
1979

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct.
1979

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure <
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes

Bonalry adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Other
Group and item
base

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 1
College tuition 1
Elementary and high school tuition 1
Personal expenses 1
Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products1
Insurance and finance 1
Utilities and public transportation 1
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Oct
1979

200.4
191.5
193.7
111.0
198.4
191.0
110.6
112.5

200.9
191.6
193.9
112.3
199.4
191.6
111.1
112.7

5.7
3.1
5.1
4.6
8.5
7.8
9.7
4.2

7.4
8.4
6.6
8.9
7.6
8.6
3.5
10.5

110.6
110.3
205.8
207.4
114.7
221.6
209.4
225.2
117.9
116.8
120.7
114.4

110.1
111.7
207.3
209.1
115.4
221.7
201.8
226.7
118.2
117.3
120.7
114.9

3.9
14.5
8.9

298.3
283.1
219.5
277.8

301.2
288.5
220.7
279.9

15.4

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes were formerly on a December 1977=100 base.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1979

Jan.
1979

9.2
8.2
5.4
9.8
4.5
.0
.0
.0

6.9

7.9
.0
10.5

Oct.
1979

Apr.
1979

Oct
1979

5.3
1.7
1.3
5.6
7.9
4.1
12.7
4.8

10.8
10.0
9.8
7.5
7.1
7.7
9.9
6.3

6.5
5.7
5.9
6.8
8.0
8.2
6.6
7.3

8.0
5.8
5.5
6.5
7.5
5.9
11.3
5.5

15.3
4.5
6.9
6.9
7.2
5.3
8.7
4.4
1.1
1.1
.0
6.8

1.9
-3.2
11.6
10.6
13.7
6.1

4.1
11.1

9.5
9.4

6.6
6.4
6.5

7.9
8.0
7.7
5.4

3.0
3.7
9.1
8.4
10.1
12.1
7.8
12.9
18.5
16.0

58.1
19.8
5.8
11.4

101.2
19.7
20.2
12.1

Apr.
1979

July
1979

7.6
6.1
.7
1.1
.0
7.0

18.5
7.9
20.0
33.1
59.5

9.2
4.5
.6
.6
.0

6.9

6.8

38.8
25.6

35.0
13.7

9.2
9.4

11.0

39.3

2.9

26.3
7.0
67.1
22.7
14.6
10.7

"* Data not adequate for publication.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

49

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items Index
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

rncing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Indexes

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Percent change to
Sept. 1979 from—

July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Sept
1979

Sept.
1978

July
1979

Aug.
1979

218.9

221.1

223.4

225.4

12.2

1.9

0.9

12.1

2.1

1.0

217.4
219.5
214.7
214.0
216.1

218.6
222.2
217.5
215.4
217.7

221.3
223.7
220.7
218.1
219.5

221.8
227.2
221.8
219.9
220.1

13.5
13.1
12.1
9.8
10.9

1.5
2.3
2.0
2.1
1.1

.2
1.6
.5
.8
.3

14.2
13.2
11.9
9.7
11.0

1.8
1.9
2.8
1.9
1.6

1.2
.7
1.5
1.3
.8

10.4
10.5
11.4
12.4
16.3
10.1
13.9
10.5
14.3
13.3
16.4
10.7
11.0

2.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.5
1.7
2.1
2.4
1.8
2.3
1.1

Area 2
U.S. city average
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

11/77

213.2
224.9
218.1
229.0
240.8
117.4
226.0
215.4
232.2
222.2
240.4
222.6
222.9

207.4
221.0
214.2
224.8
236.5
115.7
222.7
211.7
227.4
216.9
236.1
217.5
220.4
216.9
214.6
221.4
222.9
207.2
240.6
224.6
227.0
219.1
218.3

220.8
218.7
224.7
228.2
210.5
244.2
229.9
231.2
226.0
221.5

11.2
10.4
12.4
14.2
11.5
13.6
16.7
12.1
11.5
9.0

1.8
1.9
1.5
2.4
1.6
1.5
2.4
1.9
3.1
1.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

116.2
120.3
119.4
119.4

118.7
122.6
121.6
121.9

11.1
13.1
12.2
12.6

2.2
1.9
1.8
2.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

117.2
119.1
119.8
119.6
118.7

119.4
121.3
122.3
122.2
121.2

11.5
12.0
12.9
12.6
12.5

1.9
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




50

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Indexes
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Percent change to
Sept. 1979 from—
Sept.
1978

July
1979

Aug.
1979

Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

115.0
121.0
118.7
118.7
117.3
120.5
120.1
120.9
120.2
119.0
119.9
119.5
116.9
119.5
118.5
118.8

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




117.3
123.2
120.7
120.8
120.2
122.3
122.4
123.6
123.0
121.9
122.1
122.2
119.2
122.0
120.6
122.8

10.3
13.3
12.0
11.5
12.3
13.0
12.6
13.7
13.3
13.0
12.0
12.7
11.4
12.8
12.1
14.3

2.0
1.8
1.7
1.8
2.5
1.5
1.9
2.2
2.3
2.4
1.8
2.3
2.0
2.1
1.8
3.4

The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price
Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family
Budgets.

51

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected ; reas, food at home expenditure
categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Total
food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, October 1979
Area 2
235.4

227.0

230.3

213.3

232.0

278.0

231.9
238.9
235.1
230.9
233.6
236.7
252.9
240.7
229.8
224.3
227.4
250.1
238.2
233.7
233.1
124.8
232.0
236.8
239.6
233.3
235.8
236.8
231.8
237.0
224.6
241.9
221.5
247.6

211.3
236.2
218.0
232.6
220.3
230.5
265.4
224.5
217.8
208.4
235.9
223.9
221.3
232.0
231.5
121.9
236.0
243.3
225.7
211.0
237.9
227.6
228.5
239.2
221.3
232.9
214.3
238.7

252.4
219.1
230.4
232.7
233.5
232.7
233.9
237.8
219.5
211.9
222.6
254.8
234.5
221.8
233.3
130.0
233.6
229.1
226.5
237.9
229.5
231.0
249.4
221.7
225.6
238.1
229.8
231.1

201.8
238.7
204.6
207.6
211.5
210.2
222.0
227.0
219.4
217.9
229.9
230.6
235.0
219.3
200.4
119.6
226.9
237.1
215.1
206.2
206.5
204.2
194.0
228.6
198.7
202.4
190.2
205.0

208.7
250.2
234.3
218.6
218.9
236.1
248.5
227.2
224.9
215.6
196.2
264.5
242.5
235.5
223.3
128.6
214.0
226.0
251.2
243.5
221.9
228.8
205.5
236.2
221.1
243.3
191.3
269.3

261.5
272.1
286.4
269.1
272.8
283.8
310.8
285.1
266.8
277.5
264.9
270.2
257.5
270.4
272.4
119.7
254.0
256.7
293.5
271.7
293.2
289.8
274.6
278.8
259.8
297.1
270.9
304.4

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

120.6
121.2
122.1
122.5

118.0
120.6
120.5
122.8

127.6
128.9
128.4
128.8

118.4
121.2
122.5
120.2

120.3
117.0
122.8
122.1

113.9
115.0
115.1
116.6

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

120.8
122.3
121.0
121.9
121.9

118.6
121.3
119.3
120.9
121.9

126.9
128.3
128.7
128.7
130.8

120.7
121.7
120.5
120.0
119.0

118.5
122.5
119.8
122.9
119.2

115.1
116.1
114.0
114.8
115.0

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif....
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
.
Minneapolis-St Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
S t Louis, MO.-III
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




52

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selectee
categories—Continued

reas, food at home expenditure

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Total
food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, October 1979
Region/population size e l m
cross classification9
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

,
,

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

120.4
121.6
122.5
122.4
120.7
118.1
121.9
122.2
121.2
121.6
122.6
121.9
120.2
122.5
121.2
124.3

117.7
120.6
120.2
122.8
116.5
118.7
119.8
122.0
119.9
120.4
121.6
121.8
120.7
122.7
120.0
126.3

See footnotes at end of table.




53

126.8
127.6
128.6
128.1
130.2
126.9
128.8
128.6
128.8
129.3
128.7
127.8
127.3
134.6
127.1
135.3

114.3
116.0
116.3
116.7
112.7
111.4
114.4
117.0
112.7
115.0
115.0
116.2
115.5
115.4
114.4
115.4

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from September 1979 to October 1979

Area2
U.S. city average

0.3

0.6

-0.3

0.9

0.1

0.7

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
S t Louis, Ma-Ill
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.6
.0
.1
-.7
.7
.6

.3
.1
2.0
-.3
.4
1.1
1.8
.0
-1.3
.1
1.3
.4
1.5
.1
1.6

1.4
-1.2
-.9
-1.5
1.0
-.3
.0
-1.4
-.8
-.8

.5
.6
-.1

-.1
.8
-.5

.9
3.4

-1.4
-.8
-1.7
.5
.8
.3
-1.2
.6
-1.5
-.2
-.5
.6
.0

.0
.5
1.2
-.7
.0
.6
1.9
.4
1.5
1.1
.9
2.2
.4
.6
.0
.7

Northeast
North Central
South
West

1.1
-.3
.5
.5
.5

.6
1.0
.3
1.1
-.1
.7
-.8
.4
1.2
1.4
.3
.5
.0
.7
.2
1.1
-.4

,

.5
-.7
-.2
1.3
.4
-.3
1.0
1.6
3.7
2.1
.4

.5
.5
.0
.1
.6

.4
.2
.1
.7

1.2

.0
-.5
-.6
-.1

.8
.2
.3
.2
-.4

.4
1.0
.6
.8
.2

.3
-.8
.0
-.8
-1.0

.0
.9
.8

1.7
2.2
1.0
.5

1.6
1.8
1.0
.7
1.1
2.0

-.1
1.7
.5
.4
.7
1.5
1.6
-.6
1.7
1.9
2.1
1.0

.6
-.2
2.1

.9
.6
1.0
1.1

-1.5
.1
2.5
2.3
-.9
1.8
1.8
-1.9
-1.2
3.0
1.0
3.2
.3
2.3
-1.1
-.2
4.1
-.2
-.2
-1.2
-1.4
1.8
-2.8
2.2
-4.4

.9
-1.0
.5
.7
4.6
1.7

.9
1.2
.4
1.2
1.4

.1

.1
.5
-1.0
1.1

.9
.4
.8
.7

.8
-.5
-.3
1.6
-2.3

1.0
.7
.6
.7
.3

Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




54

1.1
1.2

.9
.2
1.2

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Total
food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from September 1979 to October 1979
Regfon/popuiatiofi size class
cross classification3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/6
„
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/O
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

0.4
.3
.2
.8
.4
.1
.2
.5
.3
.2
.2
.4
-.7
-.2
-.5
-.2

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N J . and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




-0.3
1.1
.6
2.1
.1
1.0
.8
.5
1.2
.8
1.0
-.2
-.5
.3
.4
.4
3

0.2
-.5
-.6
.2
.5
.8
-.1
-.8
-.5
-1.5
-.8
.1
-2.3
-.4

-1.2
-.5

1.2
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
.1

.9
1.6

.1
-.6
.5
.7
.6
1.7
1.5
-.2

-0.2
.6
-.4
1.4
.0

-1.1
-.9
.9
2.1
3.2
.2
1.6
-.3
-1.8
-4.4

-.9

1.2
.6
.7
.4
.5
-.4
.7
1.5
.1
1.1
.9
.3
.6
-.2
1.1
.0

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

55

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for AN Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from September 1979 to October 1979

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Expenditure category

0.9

0.2

1.6

0.5

0.8

0.3

Food and beverages
Food
~
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.5
.5
.3
.6
-.3
.0
.9
.1
.7
.8
1.0

.9

.8
.7
1.1
1.6
.6
1.0

1.7
3.2
.0
.1
.7

.8
.8
.4
-.7
.5
.8
1.5
-.2
.5
2.0
1.3

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
.3
.4
-.6
-.2
4.6

1.1
1.8

.7
.7
.5
1.3
.5
.9
.7
-1.9
.9
1.3
.1

Housing
Shelter

1.3
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.8

-.5
.2
.7
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.3
4.5
3.2

.6
.9

.9
.9

1.2
6.0
.7

1.0
-.1
1.0

.1
-.2
.4
-1.0
-.2

.7
1.2
2.0
.9
.6

-4.6
-6.0

1.3
1.6
1.8
1.6
.9

-.5
2.3
4.9
2.3
-.3

.7
.9
1.1
.8
.9

1.1
1.4
1.1
1.6
.3

-.3
-.3
-1.0
.0
.0

-.1
-.1
-3.4
-.6
2.0

.6
.7
-.1
-.1
2.3

-2.3
-3.3
.8
-11.2
3.3

1.3
1.3

.2
.0
4.4

.7
.7
.9

.0
-.1
1.3

.6

1.5

.2

.0

.3

.9

.3
.9

.4
.9

.0
.0

All items

DAM*

rAAUAM4ial

i iQrfii rOjIOfjfmfli

•••••••••••••••••••*•*••••••••••

Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

.7
.6
.9
-.3
1.4
.6
.5

.8
.6
1.1
-.3

.1
1.0
2.5

.6

.8
-7.2
-.1

-.1
-.7
1.8
-2.5
.2
1.3
1.4
1.1

1.9
Medical care

.9
.5

Other goods and services
Personal care




.8
.1

Entertainment
.3
.4

.9
2.5

.6
.9
-.3
-1.1

56

1.3
.1
.3

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from September 1979 to October 1979—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care




0.9

0.2

1.6

0.5

0.8

0.3

.7
.5
.8
.8
.8

.5
.9
.3
.2
.3

.9
.7
1.0
.9
1.1

.4
.8
.2
-.2
.4

.8
.8
.8
.7
.9

.1
1.3
-.6
-.3
-1.0

1.2
1.0

-.1
.1

2.6
.5

.7
.7

.8
1.5

.6
.2

.6
.9
.9

.8
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.0

1.2

-.1

.2
.5
.5
.5
.2
-.2
.3
.6
.7

.7
.8
.8
.9
.8
.7
.8
.8
.7

.4
.3
.3
.9
-.5

1.2

.2
.2
.5
-1.9
.3
.3
.5
-.2

1.1
.8
.8
.6

57

.9
.8
2.6
2.7

-.1
.5
.6

.6

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category
1.1

225.4
262.2

1.9

221.8
252.0

1.5

227.2
261.0

2.3

221.8
260.8

2.0

219.9
261.7

2.1

220.1
257.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

232.1
238.2
235.4
227.0
230.3
235.9
213.3
232.0
278.0
249.6
176.0

.8
.8
.6
1.5
.0
.0
2.3
-2.4
1.9
1.3
1.6

234.1
240.2
236.7
230.5
232.7
239.5
210.2
236.1
283.8
250.2
172.5

1.1
1.1
1.4
2.7
-.8
-.7
2.4
-.6
4.4

1.3
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.0
1.0
4.4
-4.1
1.8
1.7
.1

225.4
232.8
233.1
231.5
233.3
238.7
200.4
223.3
272.4
233.6
168.0

1.5
1.6
2.3
1.7
3.2
3.5
2.5
1.5
1.6

1.8

225.6
228.5
227.4
235.9
222.6
224.8
229.9
196.2
264.9
240.6
209.2

229.3
237.1
239.6
225.7
226.5
229.7
215.1
251.2
293.5
231.2
167.0

1.6
1.6
1.0
.8
2.0
2.2
2.6
-3.9
2.2
3.2
1.5

235.6
243.7
235.8
237.9
229.5
235.0
206.5
221.9
293.2
271.1
176.0

.8
.3
1.3
-1.5
-1.6
.0
-3.3
4.1
1.9
3.1

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

237.7
251.5
181.4
241.6
276.7

2.7
3.1
2.2
1.4
3.4

226.7
243.0
165.2
244.2
277.8

1.6
2.0
-1.6
1.6

241.6
260.0
182.8
214.3
275.6

3.2
3.9
2.4
4.6
4.1

233.8
254.6
196.9
209.4
273.4

2.4
3.0
2.8
7.9
2.9

224.1
221.4
191.7
267.5
239.1

2.4
2.5
1.2
.5
3.3

222.9
231.2
186.2
258.4
242.8

1.5
.7
1.7
-2.0
.5

252.9
310.3
470.8
272.5
193.3

2.3
3.5
7.3
2.3
1.1

217.8
269.9
464.9
238.1
185.3

-1.8
-2.4
7.9
-4.1
.1

264.5
315.7
497.3
294.0
177.5

1.8
2.3
7.6
1.4
1.6

191.6
255.4
114.3
255.9
186.1

-.3
2.6
9.6
2.6
.9

288.9
373.8
499.4
319.7
196.7

3.4
4.3
8.3
2.2
1.3

253.2
309.7
479.2
243.6
191.5

4.0
5.2
6.8
4.0
1.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

171.0
165.2
164.2
155.5
182.6

2.8
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9

151.7
142.8
127.2
135.4
167.6

2.8
2.0
4.8
.2

151.6
143.5
149.6
134.5
159.7

.3
.1
1.7
-2.5
.9

155.9
152.5
147.1
139.9
167.8

2.9
3.3
2.9
2.4
4.2

163.2
154.7
139.5
147.5
177.2

3.2
3.4
.7
3.7
5.0

156.5
149.0
153.8
123.4
173.9

-.6
-1.3
3.8
-9.2
2.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

222.7
223.1
209.1

1.4
1.2
4.1

225.6
228.0
198.0

2.5
2.6
2.2

220.6
220.9
214.4

2.1
2.1
2.5

230.2
233.2
176.2

1.3
1.0
8.2

237.7
231.7
251.7

1.6
1.4
2.5

227.1
229.9
201.8

.5
1.8

Medical care

245.9

1.7

245.5

.2

278.3

252.4

2.2

254.1

2.3

262.1

.2

Entertainment

192.0

203.8

1.4

180.6

-.6

170.8

.7

194.5

194.3

1.0

Other goods and services
Personal care

202.3
199.8

200.5
187.3

4.1
4.5

201.5
195.2

2.0
-.4

194.8
186.1

2.0

206.1
196.8

202.6
189.0

3.7
-.4

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

2.7
1.2

See footnotes at end of table.




58

2.9
1.0

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

225.4

1.9

221.8

1.5

227.2

2.3

221.8

2.0

219.9

2.1

220.1

1.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurabies less food and beverages
Durables

215.6
232.1
204.9
214.9
196.0

1.6
.8
2.0
2.9
1.2

214.3
234.1
200.4
203.7
195.8

1.3 207.4
1.1 225.6
1.4 195.6
2.8 203.8
188.1

1.9
1.3
2.2
1.9
2.4

208.4
225.4
198.9
204.0
196.1

1.7
1.5
1.7
2.4
1.3

209.9
229.3
195.1
208.9
176.5

2.1
1.6
2.4
3.1
1.7

212.8
235.6
196.9
208.6
186.2

.8

1.5
-.3

Services
Medical care services

243.6
265.3

2.5
1.8

235.1
271.1

1.7

255.0
293.0

2.7

245.0
269.3

2.4
2.7

238.2
273.3

2.0
2.2

236.5
288.8

1.7
.3

217.4
224.1
219.2
307.5
203.4
211.3
224.5
255.1
239.6

1.5
2.0
1.8
3.8
2.0
2.9
1.9
2.5
2.6

213.2
219.9
121.3
138.4
199.2
201.0
220.4
251.2
228.5

1.4
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.4
2.8
1.9
1.6
1.9

215.5
222.7
120.9
132.4
196.5
204.5
216.0
262.9
243.8

1.5
2.3
2.0
3.8
2.2
1.8
1.6
2.7
2.9

209.8
219.6
118.2
144.3
197.3
200.2
215.6
254.0
240.6

1.4
1.9
1.9
3.3
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.3
2.4

219.7
217.7
113.7
141.4
193.0
204.1
220.4
251.6
233.1

1.9
2.1
1.9
4.0
2.4
3.0
2.2
2.2
2.0

218.4
217.3
114.9
142.7
195.3
205.3
224.5
242.8
227.1

1.3
1.1
.8
4.3
.7
1.6
1.2
1.7
1.8

All items

:

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy2
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurabies less food
Nondurabies
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1
Indexes on a June 1978-100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base.
2
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.




.9
.6

3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December
1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base.

59

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.
Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category

220.8
253.9

1.8

218.7
240.4

1.9
-

224.7
253.6

1.5
-

228.2
246.7

2.4
-

210.5
227.0

1.6

-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
....

234.8
241.8
238.9
236.2
219.1
226.8
238.7
250.2
272.1
248.9
150.1

-.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.7
-.8
.8
-2.1
.8
-.1
-.2

226.1
229.7
233.6
220.3
233.5
237.7
211.5
218.9
272.8
225.6
190.1

1.2
1.1
1.7
1.2
1.6
1.9
3.3
.8
1.8
-.4
1.6

233.3
239.0
240.7
224.5
237.8
244.2
227.0
227.2
285.1
235.9
184.9

.5
.4
.5
.0
-.7
-.4
1.4
.8
1.7
.3
1.5

235.9
240.3
229.8
217.8
219.5
226.7
219.4
224.9
266.8
272.7
177.0

1.8
1.8
1.7
-.5
-.3
-.1
5.2
1.4
3.2
2.1
1.0

236.6
245.6
250.1
223.9
254.8
260.9
230.6
264.5
270.2
239.4
159.9

1.4
1.4
2.0
2.1
2.7
3.2
1.9
-.8
2.6
.1
2.3

Housing
Shelter
nent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

229.9
238.5
155.5
235.0
264.1

2.9
3.4
2.0
-8.1
4.0

224.9
212.1
171.2
250.0
219.6

2.6
2.8
.5
.0
3.3

226.3
233.3
162.1
233.0
248.2

1.0
.5
1.4
.9
.3

241.8
264.0
177.1
235.5
302.8

3.6
4.9
2.0
2.0
5.7

198.5
201.5
189.9
221.2
202.4

1.5
1.4
2.0
-5.8
1.4

238.2
271.1
138.7
270.0
205.6

.4
.7
7.8
.4
2.3

325.8
378.5
497.3
355.0
189.5

2.9
3.9
6.9
3.0
2.0

258.6
298.5
155.9
293.1
187.6

1.2
1.7
10.2
1.0
2.9

227.9
297.5
124.2
297.5
193.0

-.1
-.3
11.2
-.7
1.4

211.1
249.8
127.3
249.5
177.1

.9
1.4
3.4
1.4
2.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

172.3
163.6
188.8
154.1
144.6

.2
-.3
2.7
-2.8
.9

199.3
197.3
240.2
171.0
209.4

1.8
2.0
1.3
1.2
2.4

170.7
166.1
165.6
166.1
168.9

2.4
2.3
4.5
.3
.7

175.0
162.4
175.4
139.8
187.0

.7
.2
-.5
.1
-.7

173.3
170.2
165.7
164.0
174.4

.2
.1
-1.5
1.0
1.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

209.4
214.9
135.6

2.1
3.3

219.0
220.7
192.1

1.5
.9
15.4

214.5
226.3
124.2

2.3
2.3
2.4

226.5
227.3
204.3

1.3
1.0
8.3

197.7
207.3
144.1

2.5
1.9
7.4

Medical care

244.7

.9

216.0

.5

265.4

.7

225.1

.1

242.0

.3

Entertainment

176.4

-1.8

181.2

3.6

194.7

4.0

187.8

1.7

192.2

1.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

202.7
210.3

2.9
.7

189.2
180.7

1.1
-.9

224.8
231.6

4.5
3.3

203.2
207.3

2.1
.9

205.8
209.4

3.8
1.6

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

2

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

2.0

See footnotes at end of table.




60

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21
Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

Group

Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
220.8

1.8

218.7

1.9

224.7

1.5

228.2

2.4

210.5

1.6

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

209.6
234.8
196.3
205.6
190.2

1.7
-.2
2.5
2.5
2.5

213.8
226.1
205.3
228.1
182.4

1.5
1.2
1.7
1.6
1.7

210.0
233.3
194.3
208.5
180.6

1.2
.5
1.5
3.4
.3

219.8
235.9
209.6
211.3
208.6

2.0
1.8
2.0
1.5
2.5

208.5
236.6
186.8
202.6
167.4

2.0
1.4
2.3
2.6
2.1

Services
Medical care services

240.5
266.4

1.9
1.0

229.3
224.8

2.6
.4

252.2
284.3

1.9
.6

242.3
239.4

3.0
.1

215.5
251.2

1.1
.4

215.3
218.8
117.5
137.2
194.7
201.5
221.2
254.8
234.8

1.0
1.9
1.6
3.5
2.5
2.4
1.2
1.9
2.0

220.7
218.8
113.0
145.7
204.6
224.8
227.5
235.6
229.6

1.7
2.0
1.8
2.8
1.7
1.7
1.4
2.8
2.9

220.1
221.6
118.6
138.3
194.2
206.6
222.5
264.5
244.2

1.9
1.5
1.1
4.4
1.5
3.3
1.8
1.9
1.9

215.9
227.5
120.0
132.4
208.4
209.1
223.8
254.6
240.1

1.2
2.5
2.5
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.6
3.1
3.3

210.8
208.2
119.4
127.8
185.0
197.1
222.6
221.8
208.1

1.7
1.7
1.4
4.2
2.3
2.5
1.9
1.0
1.2

All items

All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy4
Energy5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

,

See footnotes at end of table.




61

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Minneapolis"
St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
244.2
279.3

1.5

229.9
272.9

2.4
-

231.2
268.0

1.9
-

226.0
259.9

3.1
-

221.5
263.6

1.5

-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

246.8
252.0
238.2
221.3
234.5
242.1
235.0
242.5
257.5
297.1
192.8

.2
.2
.1
3.7
-1.0
-1.2
2.1
-4.2
1.5
.4
1.6

235.7
241.1
233.7
232.0
221.8
228.7
219.3
235.5
270.4
262.7
185.5

.2
.1
.4
2.4
.1
-.3
.2
-.8
.5
-.3
1.2

239.8
249.2
236.8
243.3
229.1
235.1
237.1
226.0
256.7
293.7
172.5

.3
.2
-1.0
.6
-.8
-.8
3.0
-7.9
-.3
2.2
2.0

234.1
238.2
236.8
227.6
231.0
237.2
204.2
228.8
289.8
253.7
206.4

1.6
1.4
1.3
2.6
.4
.5
4.0
-4.5
3.5
1.8
4.2

232.1
239.0
241.9
232.9
238.1
243.2
202.4
243.3
297.1
231.1
168.9

1.9
1.8
1.0
4.5
-.6
-.4
2.1
-2.1
2.9
3.5
3.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential

272.0
304.9
175.8
233.6
356.6

1.8
2.7
2.4
-7.9
3.0

246.3
273.6
153.1
219.9
317.3

4.0
6.5
2.2
-4.7
7.4

253.7
279.4
183.8
239.8
297.6

3.5
4.8
3.7
9.7
4.9

240.6
265.0
179.0
251.3
290.9

5.4
5.8
2.1
2.4
6.6

229.9
243.4
198.0
246.3
265.5

1.0
1.3
1.6
-2.4
1.3

269.8
328.1
121.5
329.0
207.9

-1.7
-2.4
11.2
-2.8
1.0

226.7
288.6
141.8
287.3
186.2

-6.4
-9.0
10.3
-9.8
2.3

251.7
289.6
510.5
260.9
187.5

-.2
-.6
8.7
-2.8
1.0

241.3
307.3
NA
301.6
189.1

7.8
10.9
NA
11.3
2.4

214.7
236.0
154.1
233.6
199.9

-1.0
3.7
5.8
3.6
.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

201.6
190.1
181.7
196.7
205.6

2.3
2.0
3.2
2.5
1.4

182.9
178.9
196.1
168.1
199.2

.2
-.1
-.2
-1.5
2.1

162.9
159.8
168.1
142.0
199.8

-.5
-.3
-1.7
-1.3
4.4

167.0
162.4
152.9
155.9
171.0

2.7
2.7
3.5
.9
-1.4

173.9
166.4
162.0
163.7
181.2

3.5
3.3
-.7
7.9
3.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

210.8
212.0
174.2

.9

218.7
221.0
170.6

1.0
.9
3.1

212.4
214.2
186.3

1.1
.8
6.8

229.2
233.3
185.1

1.5

.8
4.2

1.4
3.3

226.1
229.1
181.1

1.9
1.8
3.8

Medical care

271.8

3.5

240.4

2.3

223.6

2.0

248.5

1.6

249.2

4.1

Entertainment

184.9

1.8

175.9

2.8

200.8

-5.0

182.1

—3

178.4

-3.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

211.7
233.7

2.2
1.4

204.3
205.4

2.2
.9

209.6
209.7

3.4
3.7

198.0
189.7

2.3
1.1

202.4
207.4

2.8
3.4

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 6 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




62

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, October 1979, and percent changes, August 1979 to October 1979—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Percent
change

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
244.2

1.5

229.9

2.4

231.2

1.9

226.0

3.1

221.5

15

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

228.2
246.8
217.0
222.7
214.5

1.2
.2
1.6
2.8
.7

221.5
235.7
212.7
219.6
205.2

2.3
.2
3.1
1.0
4.3

220.2
239.8
208.5
213.9
205.8

1.2
.3
1.7
2.0
1.4

211.6
234.1
193.5
197.8
189.3

2.6
1.6
3.1
2.5
3.7

210.2
232.1
199.0
210.9
192.9

1.2
1.9
.9
3.0

Services
Medical care services

272.8
296.3

1.9
3.7

245.1
260.1

2.6
2.5

251.2
237.0

2.9
1.5

253.3
270.6

4.0
1.5

240.5
268.3

1.8
4.2

228.9
241.9
117.7
143.6
216.1
220.7
235.8
290.8
268.0

.9
1.3
1.6
1.1
1.6
2.7
1.5
1.8
1.7

214.6
229.2
124.1
135.8
211.7
216.7
228.2
261.4
242.2

.4
2.4
3.1
-3.1
3.0
1.0
.6
2.6
2.6

215.2
231.5
116.8
134.5
206.8
210.1
227.6
258.4
252.9

.5
1.8
1.9
1.2
1.7
2.0
1.1
2.8
3.0

216.4
224.7
116.9
138.2
195.2
200.0
218.7
263.0
250.4

2.3
3.3
2.7
7.3
3.2
2.5
2.0
4.3
4.4

216.0
219.7
116.3
141.7
197.5
206.6
222.8
251.0
236.4

1.6
1.4
1.2
4.4
1.0
3.0
2.4
1.9
1.6

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy4
Energy5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
1

Areas on pricing schedule 1 (See table 13) will appear next month.
For the following areas the 1957-59=100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963=100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963=100.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
footnote 4, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where 1967=100.
4
Indexes are on the bases listed:
Atlanta, Ga
.December 1977=100.
Buffalo, N. Y......
February 1978=100.
Cleveland, Ohio.........
February 1978=100.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977=100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978=100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978=100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
5
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
Footnote 4.
6
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
footnote 4, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. where 1967=100.
"* Data not adequate for publication.

2




63

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items index
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Sept. 1979 from—

Percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Indexes
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

219.4

221.5

223.7

225.6

12.4

1.9

0.8

12.4

2.0

1.0

216.8
219.8
216.8
214.1
216.9

218.2
222.6
219.6
215.3
218.1

220.6
223.5
223.0
217.8
220.3

221.7
226.9
224.0
219.3
221.3

13.6
13.1
13.6
10.1
11.3

1.6
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.5

.5
1.5
.4
.7
.5

14.3
12.8
13.3
10.2
11.2

1.8
1.7
2.9
1.7
1.6

1.1
.4
1.5
1.2
1.0

9.4
10.6
11.5
13.4
17.2
10.9
14.2
11.1
13.9
14.3
15.7
10.7
10.7

2.2
1.6
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.6
1.7
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.4
1.1

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Sept.
1978

July
1979

Aug.
1979

ATM2
U.S. city average
Chicago, IIL-Northwestem Ind
Detroit, Mich
LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
S i Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
MinneapoKs-StPaul, Minn.-Wis
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

11/77

210.9
224.9
217.9
230.8
243.6
118.7
228.7
217.1
232.6
222.5
237.7
221.0
224.4

206.4
221.4
213.7
226.5
239.3
116.9
225.0
213.4
227.9
217.4
233.1
215.9
221.9
219.0
215.3
222.6
223.0
207.2
239.0
223.1
228.5
220.0
218.6

223.5
218.6
225.5
228.0
211.1
241.8
227.9
233.0
226.1
220.8

12.7
10.5
12.5
13.9
11.9
13.1
15.6
13.1
12.2
9.0

2.1
1.5
1.3
2.2
1.9
1.2
2.2
2.0
2.8
1.0

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West

2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

116.4
120.6
119.6
119.8

118.7
122.8
121.6
122.3

11.4
13.2
12.3
13.0

2.0
1.8
1.7
2.1

2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

117.5
119.4
120.1
119.8
119.1

119.6
121.5
122.5
122.1
121.4

12.0
12.3
13.1
12.6
12.4

1.8
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.9

Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B „....
C
,
D
.,

,

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items index—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

rncing
schedule1

Other
index
base

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Percent change to
Oct. 1979 from—

Indexes
July
1979

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Sept.
1979

Percent change to
Sept. 1979 from—
Sept.
1978

July
1979

Aug.
1979

cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

115.1
121.2
119.3
119.0
117.2
121.5
120.1
121.2
120.7
118.7
120.1
119.9
117.6
120.1
118.4
119.5

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




117.3
123.3
121.2
121.1
119.9
123.3
122.2
124.2
123.0
121.2
122.2
122.6
120.1
122.2
120.4
123.4

10.7
13.5
12.1
12.3
12.3
13.3
12.6
14.0
13.3
12.5
12.5
12.6
12.0
12.5
11.5
14.6

1.9
1.7
1.6
1.8
2.3
1.5
1.7
2.5
1.9
2.1
1.7
2.3
2.1
1.7
1.7
3.3

The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price
Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family
Budgets.

65

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Cereals

Total
food
at
home

and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and

vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, October 1979

Area2
234.8

227.9

229.7

214.0

230.2

276.5

233.9
238.1
235.1
230.1
233.4
235.8
252.6
240.9
231.6
224.6
230.3
249.0
237.8
229.4
231.8
125.0
236.2
240.7
235.1
232.4
237.8
239.7
236.2
240.5
225.3
236.3
221.8
242.4

211.6
232.3
218.9
235.6
220.6
236.1
267.2
235.2
218.0
209.4
237.6
222.5
221.3
232.5
229.7
123.2
246.7
246.0
223.0
208.7
240.1
229.2
227.1
251.9
221.2
231.7
215.4
232.9

253.7
217.8
232.7
231.0
230.8
230.6
235.7
241.6
224.4
208.1
225.3
256.4
237.3
221.7
231.3
130.2
241.4
227.5
225.0
228.2
228.3
234.5
255.6
225.6
223.5
233.5
229.1
223.0

203.1
235.0
207.3
202.9
209.4
210.7
218.8
212.7
223.5
220.5
228.8
229.6
224.0
218.7
203.2
120.0
227.1
238.2
216.3
205.4
206.4
207.4
196.5
223.8
205.4
201.1
189.6
204.2

222.8
246.6
235.5
220.4
228.6
236.8
247.0
227.6
226.7
222.7
206.6
258.5
240.1
1219.3
219.2
131.0
212.6
253.2
240.7
259.3
237.4
238.2
203.1
251.6
215.9
227.1
193.2
261.7

257.0
276.7
279.1
267.6
270.3
278.9
308.3
282.1
263.7
277.0
265.7
269.4
259.8
263.2
271.6
117.5
254.7
259.8
281.9
271.7
293.4
288.2
284.0
276.5
264.9
292.8
272.5
304.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

119.7
122.0
121.6
122.1

118.2
123.1
119.8
122.5

126.9
129.4
127.6
128.5

118.9
121.5
122.8
121.3

118.8
118.1
122.3
119.5

112.2
115.0
114.8
116.7

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

119.8
122.1
121.5
121.7
121.9

118.5
122.1
120.9
120.5
122.8

126.2
128.4
129.5
128.5
129.0

121.3
120.5
121.1
120.8
120.6

117.0
122.2
119.2
121.7
119.2

112.9
115.5
114.2
114.6
115.7

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska

10/67

Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif....
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

11/77

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

118.1
119.3
122.1
118.9
120.8
114.7
121.2
118.1
119.8
120.9
123.3
121.9
119.4
113.6
122.7
123.4

111.8
115.0
115.7
116.4
112.7
113.2
114.0
117.2
112.2
115.2
114.8
"H6.8
115.5
116.9
114.3
117.0

Indexes, October 1979
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A .
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

119.2
122.0
122.1
121.4
120.9
121.7
121.0
122.8
120.4
121.9
121.9
122.7
121.1
122.5
121.3
123.4

See footnotes at end of table.




67

117.3
123.4
118.6
122.2
119.1
125.5
119.0
121.9
119.7
119.7
121.6
121.1
122.2
123.7
120.2
128.1

126.0
128.0
128.8
127.0
129.2
131.8
127.7
130.2
129.0
129.7
126.7
129.8
127.2
131.8
126.9
130.4

118.9
123.2
122.4
121.0
119.7
120.1
121.7
122.9
117.8
118.8
124.0
121.8
118.3
120.6
123.1
117.6

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from September 1979 to October 1979
Area 2
U.S. city average

0.3

0.6

-0.3

0.9

0.3

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-L.ong Beach, Anaheim, Calif....
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.7
.2
1.4
.1
-.1
1.2
.8
.4
.7
.2
.7
1.3
.6
.1

.8
.0
2.8

.2
-.8
.4
-.9
-.8
.1
-.3
.8
.2
-1.0

1.7
,3

.8
1.4
3.4
1.5
-.6
3.1
2.6

1.1
.2
.8
.4
-.5
1.2
.4
.5
1.0
-.5
.7
-.2
.5
-.5

-.9
.4
2.3
1.0
-.4

-1.2
-.7
.9
.5
1.1

1.0
.9
.7
3.7
.4
-1.2
.0
1.7
.4
.7
-.3
1.2
3.4
.8
1.1

1.5
1.1
.0

-.6
.3
-.5
-1.0
-1.5

-.9
-1.0

-1.6
.5
2.0
-1.7
.1

1.2
2.6
2.1
1.5
.0
2.0
1.1
1.7
.0
1.1
.6
-.1
1.2
.8
.6
.3
1.3
1.3
.4
2.4
2.4

.1
.7

-1.6
-.9
.0

1.0
-.7
2.3

1.3
.5
.8

0.7

.9

-1.7
3.8
1.1
-2.4
2.1
.8
-.4
3.9
-.2
1.9
4.2
-.5
7.2
-.5
-1.2
-.6
-.9
1.9
-4.0
2.7
-5.5

.8
1.2
.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
.4
.7
.6
1.1
2.0
1.2
.9
.4
1.2
1.4
1.0
-.3
.5
2.8
.5
.0
1.1
.6
1.5
1.3
-.2

.1
.5
-1.0
1.8

.3
.8
.7
1.0

.7
.0
-.2
1.7

.6
.8
.5
.4
.7

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




-.1
.5
.2
.7

-.2
1.0
.8

.9

-.8
.1
-.2
-.4

.3
.3
.4
.2
.0

.3
.7
.5
.8
.5

-.4
-.5
.2
-.8
-.3

1.2

3

1.1
1.1

1.3
.0
.8

-1.9

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from September 1979 to October 1979
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C.
.
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D .
West/D

.'.

..

-0.2
.7
.4
.7
.5
.4
.1
.7
-.2
.1
.2
.8
-.1
.3
-.2
.1

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




-0.5
1.2
.8
1.5
.8
.4
.4
.3
.5
.6
1.2
.6
-.6
.7
.7
.6
3

-0.9
.0
.0
-.2
.0
1.1
.2
-.5
-.7
-.8
-.9
-.3
-1.4
.3
-.2
-.8

1.5
.7
1.2
1.0
2.4
.2
.8
1.7
-.7
-.5
.4
1.2
.4
1.3
.8
.3

-0.3
1.0
.2
1.8
.5
-.3
-1.9
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.1
2.9
1.4
-1.8
-4.9
.9

0.4
1.1
.7
.8
.3
.3
.4
1.6
-.7
.6
.9
1.0
.9
.6
.8
.3

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 . 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

69

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from September 1979 to October 1979

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.-

Detroit,
Mich.

Ind.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
0.8

0.5

1.5

0.4

0.7

0.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
,
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.5
.4
.3
.6
-.3
.0
.9
.3
.7
.8
1.1

1.3
1.4
1.2
2.3
.1
.2
1.5
3.1
1.2
1.6
1.7

.8
.7
.7

.7
.8
1.1

1.3

.9
1.5
1.9
.0
-2.4
1.1
1.0
.3

.9
.3
.7
3.9
.4
.2
.2

.4
.3
-.5
-1.2
-.9
-.7
1.3
-.5
-.3
2.2
2.5

1.7
-1.6
-1.5
.4
-.5
2.8
3.3
2.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.8

-.3
.2
.7
2.3
.1

2.1
2.8
2.3
5.2
2.8

.5
.7
1.2
7.4
.6

1.1
1.2
1.0
.0
1.3

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

.7
1.1
2.0

-4.5
-5.9
.8

.9
.8

-7.2
1.3

1.2
1.5
1.6
1.5
-.1

-.5
2.3
4.9
2.3
.1

.7
.9
1.1
.8
1.1

1.1
1.4
1.1
1.6
-.1

.9
.9
.7
.3
1.4

.1
-.4
.8
-1.5
-.7

-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.2
1.2

.7
.7
-1.0
1.5
1.1

.7
.8
.1

.1
-.5

-.5
1.2

-.9
-2.0
.0

.4
.4

.9
.9
.9

2.0
2.0

-.1
-.2
4.2

.3
.2
.7

-.3
-.3
1.1

.1

.4

1.1

.0

.7

1.7

.3
.8

.6
1.6

-.1
-.2

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

1.8
Medical care

1.0
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care




.8
.4
.5

1.2

.6

1.2

1.2
.4

.7
1.1

.1
.0

70

.4
.2
.3

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from September 1979 to October 1979—Continued

U.S.
city
average

Group

Chicago,
III.-

Detroit,
Mich.

Ind.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
NXNortheastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care




0.8

0.5

1.5

0.4

0.7

0.5

.7
.5
.7
.8
.7

.8
1.3
.4
.5
.4

1.0
.8
1.2
.8
1.4

.3
.7
.1
.1
.2

.5
.4
.7
.8
.5

.3
1.3
-.3
.7
-1.4

1.2
1.1

.0
1.4

2.4
.6

.6
.3

.9
.3

.7
1.1

.8

.6
.4
.8
-1.3
.5
.8
1.0
-.1
-.1

1.0
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.1
.7
.8
2.4
2.5

.9
,
,

.8
1.0
.7

.9
.8
1.2
1.3

71

.7
.7
.7
.8
.5
.8
1.0

.6
.4
.4
1.0
-.2

.9
1.1
.7

.6

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago.
III.Northwestem
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Index

change

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

225.6
262.4

1.9

221.7
251.8

1.6

226.9
260.8

1.9

224.0
263.4

2.0

219.3
260.9

1.9

221.3
258.5

1.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

232.3
238.3
234.8
227.9
229.7
235.3
214.0
230.2
276.5
251.3
176.9

.8
.8

1.7
1.7
1.8
4.1
.0
-.3
4.3
-3.0
4.2
1.4
2.4

228.1
231.3
230.3
237.6
225.3
228.0
228.8
206.6
265.7
243.5
206.0

1.2
1.2
1.1
1.7
2.1
2.2
3.4
-6.1
1.5
1.7
.1

227.3
235.1
231.8
229.7
231.3
236.7
203.2
219.2
271.6
242.6
166.2

1.6 227.2
1.6 234.8
2.3 235.1

2.1
6.6
.7
.4
.5

223.0
225.0
228.2
216.3
240.7
281.9
234.1
169.5

.8
.7
-.2
.4
1.0
1.1
2.5
-6.6
.8
3.0
4.0

242.3
251.2
237.8
240.1
228.3
233.6
206.4
237.4
293.4
296.1
172.7

1.8
1.7
.7

1.7
1.2
1.9

233.0
238.7
235.8
236.1
230.6
237.8
210.7
236.8
278.9
247.5
176.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

237.7
252.4
181.2
241.3
278.3

2.7
3.2
2.2
1.6
3.5

224.6
242.1
165.2
252.0
277.3

1.0
1.3
2.0
-2.1
1.2

240.2
259.8
182.8
213.3
274.6

2.9
3.8
2.4
5.2
3.9

236.8
259.4
196.9
209.4
279.6

2.5
3.1
2.8
9.6
3.1

222.6
220.0
191.7
265.2
237.8

2.6
2.9
1.2
.7
3.8

221.6
231.5
186.2
255.6
243.4

-1.5
.6

253.4
310.1
471.7
272.2
191.7

2.3
3.4
7.4
2.1
1.0

219.5
271.7
473.2
237.8
181.5

-1.7 263.9
-2.2 315.0
8.2
-4.2
2.0

493.9
294.0
172.5

1.7
2.2
7.1
1.4
.3

190.8
253.8
114.3
254.4
184.5

-.3
2.6
9.6
2.5
.8

290.6
375.4
498.2
319.7
192.1

3.5
4.4
8.3
2.1
1.4

252.7
310.3
480.5
243.6
186.3

3.9
5.2
6.8
4.0
.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
;
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

170.8
165.3
164.4
154.8
181.9

2.8
2.9
2.0
2.9
2.8

156.5
148.2
143.7
138.4
156.2

3.6
3.5
2.8
1.2
-.6

155.4
147.4
151.2
139.4
162.9

.0
-.6
2.3
-3.4
.4

161.0
158.1
142.4
144.5
182.1

2.9
3.3
3.1
4.2
-.5

165.0
157.8
141.6
151.1
180.8

2.9
3.1
1.9
1.5
4.1

139.6
131.3
139.4
91.7
175.2

1.4
1.1
-1.3
1.1
.6

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

223.4
223.7
207.3

1.2
1.1
3.3

227.7
229.9
195.1

2.1
2.1
1.9

219.4
219.4
217.4

1.8
1.7
2.3

231.5
234.4
176.1

.6
7.6

238.7
232.7
250.3

1.3
1.2
2.0

231.6
234.5
201.4

.9
.9

Medical care

247.2

1.9

251.4

1.9

282.1

1.0

253.2

1.5 248.4

1.0

273.7

Entertainment

191.4

1.3

206.7

1.1

177.3

-1.6

165.1

3.8

194.0

1.8

200.0

Other goods and services
Personal care

201.4
199.4

2.1
.9

198.6
185.5

2.0
.5

200.9
194.3

2.1 192.8
.3 184.3

1.3
.5

206.0
203.2

1.9
1.1

197.6
183.7

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

.6
1.7
.0
.0
2.4
-2.9

2.1
1.9
2.2

2.9
-1.3
-1.3
1.3
-.4
2.5
4.3
3.8
1.3
.8
1.7

1.5
1.8

See footnotes at end of table.




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1.9

3.0
.6

Table 21. Corn
category and <
Continue

r Pric Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
KKflty and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979—

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items

Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
NonduraWes less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy*
Energy3
uommocnties less TOOQ
Nondurabtes less food
Nondurable*
Services less rent
Services less medical care

225.6

1.9

221.7

1.6

226.9

1.9

224.0

2.0

219.3

1.9

221.3

1.5

215.8
232.3
205.0
216.6
194.8

1.5
.8
1.8
2.9
1.0

214.4
233.0
201.1
207.7
193.8

1.7
1.7
1.7
3.4
.2

207.9
228.1
195.4
206.2
186.4

1.5
1.2
1.7
1.7
1.6

209.0
227.3
199.0
207.8
193.7

1.7
1.6
1.7
2.3
1.4

209.6
227.2
195.8
212.2
174.2

1.6
.8
2.2
3.0
1.2

213.2
242.3
194.1
203.4
184.6

1.2
1.8

-1.0

244.0
266.8

2.6
2.1

234.7
276.4

1.5
2.3

254.0
297.9

2.7
.9

249.9
271.4

2.4
2.0

236.5
265.4

2.1
.9

238.7
303.1

1.9
2.0

217.9
224.2
218.8
310.2
203.5
212.9
225.3
255.7
239.9

1.4
1.9
1.6
3.8
1.8
2.9
1.8
2.6
2.6

214.6
219.5
120.7
141.5
200.0
205.0
221.9
250.8
227.6

1.7
1.6
1.5
2.4
1.7
3.3
2.5
1.4
1.4

216.1
222.2
120.5
134.6
196.1
206.4
216.5
261.7
242.2

1.2
2.0
1.7
3.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
2.7
2.8

211.0
221.8
119.1
145.4
197.4
203.6
218.5
260.0
245.6

1.4
2.0
1.9
2.6
1.7
2.2
1.9
2.3
2.4

219.2
217.2
113.1
143.2
193.6
207.3
220.9
249.5
231.9

1.5
1.9
1.6
4.1
2.2
3.0
1.8
2.4
2.3

219.7
218.1
115.2
144.8
192.6
200.2
225.2
245.3
228.3

1.7
1.5
1.1
4.5
1.0
2.6
2.1
1.9
1.9

1
Indexes on a June 1978-100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base.
2
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.




.9
2.5

3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December
1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Index

Cleveland,
Ohio

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.
Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.
Index

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
225.5
254.6

1.3

211.1
227.6

1.9

-

228.0
246.5

2.2

-

226.2
230.1
233.4
220.6
230.8
234.9
209.4
228.6
270.3
226.2
186.9

.3
.2
.4
1.2
.7
.8
3.4
-3.2
.2
-.4
1.2

238.0
244.2
240.9
235.2
241.6
247.4
212.7
227.6
282.1
253.7
184.4

.4
.4
.6
1.1
.8
.8
.9
-4.0
2.0
-.2
1.5

237.2
241.8
231.6
218.0
224.4
232.3
223.5
226.7
263.7
274.3
175.6

1.9
1.9
2.0
-.7
.5
.7
5.2
3.0
3.1
1.5
1.6

236.3
245.6
249.0
222.5
256.4
262.5
229.6
258.5
269.4
239.3
157.0

1.8
1.8
2.4
2.8
2.7
3.1
1.6
1.7
2.6
.3
2.2

2.6
3.4
2.0
-8.6
4.0

224.5
211.2
171.2
247.2
218.5

2.7
2.9
.5
.1
3.4

225.1
232.6
162.1
240.0
247.5

.7
.5
1.4
.7
.3

241.3
265.0
177.1
232.8
305.9

3.5
4.9
2.0
2.1
5.8

197.7
199.3
189.9
223.3
200.1

1.5
1.5
2.0
-6.9
1.5

238.8
270.5
139.3
269.8
209.2

.3
.5
7.7
.3
2.0

325.0
378.3
493.2
354.1
190.5

2.9
3.9
7.0
2.9
2.1

258.2
298.0
158.1
292.6
186.5

1.2
1.7
11.0
.9
1.2

228.2
298.2
124.3
298.3
191.0

.0
-.1
11.3
-.7
1.1

211.5
250.3
129.2
250.1
184.1

1.0
1.5
4.8
1.5
2.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

177.9
169.7
193.4
164.3
154.9

.5
-.1
3.4
-4.4
.6

192.9
191.5
242.9
160.1
196.4

1.6
1.7
.2
1.0
3.6

171.5
166.1
171.1
164.3
158.0

2.4
1.9
3.4
.3
-1.6

173.6
160.5
175.3
135.8
187.2

.7
-.2
.1
-1.9
2.1

174.5
171.2
168.7
145.6
161.8

3.3
3.7
-1.0
1.6
3.9

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

216.6
221.7
144.9

3.8
3.9
2.1

220.1
221.5
194.8

.8
.3
17.8

216.6
228.4
123.1

2.3
2.3
2.0

227.4
227.8
213.0

.9
.7

198.1
207.5
143.9

2.3
1.9
7.2

Medical care

255.0

.5

216.8

.5

274.0

1.0

229.7

244.5

2.0

205.1

.4

204.1
204.2

3.3
1.3

223.5
257.0

2.1
-

„ 218.6
240.2

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

237.4
244.2
238.1
232.3
217.8
225.7
235.0
246.6
276.7
258.1
154.7

.2
.0
.2
.3
-.6
-.5
1.6
-2.5
1.8
-.1
1.9

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

229.9
238.0
155.5
236.3
264.8

All items
All items (1957-59=100) 2

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

1.5

8.6
-.1
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

174.8
196.3
206.2

.1
2.3
1.7

171.3
190.6
186.1

See footnotes at end of table.




74

4.6
1.2
-.1

195.1
224.2
228.0

3.8
3.7
2.7

184.7
203.0
211.5

3.8
2.8
3.0

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii
Index

change

Commodity and service group
223.5

2.1

218.6

1.5

225.5

1.3

228.0

2.2

211.1

1.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

213.3
237.4
200.4
210.0
192.1

2.1
.2
3.0
2.3
3.6

213.9
226.2
205.6
229.0
182.2

1.0
.3
1.4
1.6
1.3

212.2
238.0
195.7
210.9
181.2

1.0
.4
1.2
3.3
-.3

218.6
237.2
207.6
210.7
205.2

1.7
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.8

209.5
236.3
188.2
206.9
166.9

2.2
1.8
2.5
3.2
2.0

Services
Medical care services

241.5
277.8

2.1
.9

227.2
226.2

2.5
.0

250.6
295.4

1.8
1.0

243.6
241.9

3.0
-.1

214.7
255.7

1.3
2.4

219.5
221.1
118.5
138.1
198.7
205.8
224.7
256.2
234.8

1.6
2.1
1.8
3.7
3.0
2.3
1.3
2.1
2.2

220.5
218.5
112.5
147.3
204.6
224.9
227.6
233.2
227.2

1.2
1.6
1.4
2.6
1.4
1.6
.9
2.8
2.9

222.8
222.2
118.8
139.3
195.5
208.6
226.0
262.7
241.9

1.6
1.3
.9
4.3
1.2
3.2
1.7
1.9
1.9

216.8
227.2
119.7
133.0
206.5
208.4
224.1
256.3
241.6

1.3
2.4
2.3
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.6
3.3
3.4

213.3
208.7
119.4
129.4
186.3
200.7
224.5
220.9
206.9

2.1
1.9
1.7
4.3
2.5
3.1
2.4
1.2
1.2

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy *
Energy8
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




75

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.
Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
241.8
276.6

1.2
-

227.9
270.6

2.2
-

233.0
270.1

2.0
-

226.1
260.0

2.8
-

220.8
262.8

1.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

244.0
249.3
237.8
221.3
237.3
245.0
224.0
240.1
259.8
287.5
187.8

.7
.5
.5
2.5
-.3
-.3
-.1
-1.9
2.4
.6
3.7

230.4
235.8
229.4
232.5
221.7
227.9
218.7
219.3
263.2
255.2
179.8

.3
.2
.4
4.8
-.8
-1.3
.0
-.7
.9
-.3
1.5

239.5
249.1
240.7
246.0
227.5
233.3
238.2
253.2
259.8
285.5
173.1

.5
.4
.4
-.2
-1.8
-1.8
1.7
1.2
2.2
.4
.8

236.3
240.4
239.7
229.2
234.5
241.5
207.4
238.2
288.2
254.0
207.9

1.2
1.0
1.3
1.6
.5
.7
4.9
-3.2
2.8
.4
4.2

229.6
236.2
236.3
231.7
233.5
239.1
201.1
227.1
292.8
233.6
165.8

1.3
1.1
1.2
4.4
.2
.4
2.5
-3.0
2.8
.9
4.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
HomeownersNp

267.5
299.4
175.8
231.9
353.1

1.5
2.3
2.4
-6.5
2.5

243.9
271.4
153.1
222.6
314.3

3.6
6.5
2.2
-5.6
7.3

254.7
280.3
183.8
241.2
298.2

3.1
4.7
3.7
10.2
4.8

240.4
265.8
179.0
252.3
291.1

5.2
6.0
2.1
2.4
6.9

228.6
242.7
198.0
244.0
264.7

1.0
1.4
1.6
-2.1
1.4

270.1
328.2
121.5
328.9
205.4

-1.7
-2.5
11.1
-2.9
1.4

227.9
290.0
147.2
287.3
183.2

-6.3
-8.6
9.6
-9.9
.8

251.5
289.2
513.7
260.2
190.5

-.2
-.7
8.7
-2.8
-.8

243.3
309.4
NA
298.5
186.6

7.3
10.0
NA
10.6
1.0

213.8
231.8
141.0
230.6
197.5

-.7
3.8
6.3
3.7
.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

202.1
191.8
181.8
199.6
208.0

2.0
1.3
.8
3.6
.1

174.3
171.6
194.7
150.0
195.0

-.1
-.3
.4
-4.3
7.4

162.0
159.3
165.6
143.8
195.9

.7
1.2
4.9
-1.9
3.0

164.9
159.3
152.5
158.8
156.0

4.0
4.3
5.4
3.3
2.1

166.2
159.2
161.1
151.4
176.0

1.2
1.1
1.4
-.9
4.6

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

210.1
211.4
170.9

.5
.5
2.8

220.0
222.3
169.4

.9
.9
2.7

215.3
216.8
190.9

1.2
1.0
6.3

230.1
233.5
182.4

1.3
1.3
2.6

228.3
231.6
175.7

1.6
1.6
2.8

Medical care

280.4

2.3

241.8

2.5

222.1

3.7

246.5

1.7

248.0

3.4

Entertainment

182.3

1.6

183.2

6.2

222.5

1.9

180.2

-2.1

171.7

-7.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

207.8
225.1

.7
-.2

208.4
213.6

1.8
.7

207.9
208.9

2.0
2.1

196.9
188.7

2.1
1.7

202.0
203.1

2.4
2.1

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 6 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




76

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, October 1979 and percent changes August 1979 to October 1979—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.
Index

Percent
change

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
241.8

1.2

227.9

2.2

233.0

2.0

226.1

2.8

220.8

1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
.
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

226.6
244.0
216.0
222.6
212.5

1.1
.7
1.2

2.2
.5

220.4
230.4
213.4
223.1
204.3

2.2
.3
2.9
1.0
4.3

221.6
239.5
210.6
217.6
206.5

1.1
.5
1.3
1.9
1.0

212.0
236.3
193.3
197.4
188.9

2.1
1.2
2.7
2.5
2.7

210.0
229.6
199.6
213.5
191.7

.5
1.3
.2
2.2
-1.2

Services
Medical care services

269.1
306.3

1.4
2.2

242.1
262.6

2.2
2.7

253.6
238.0

3.7
4.2

253.0
269.7

3.9
2.0

238.8
265.7

1.7
3.5

228.2
239.1
116.3
143.9
215.0
220.2
234.1
286.6
262.9

.8
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.3
1.4
1.1
1.3

214.3
227.0
122.4
138.5
212.2
219.4
227.2
258.0
238.7

.4
2.2
2.9
-2.6
3.0
1.1
.7
2.1
2.1

218.1
233.4
117.3
137.0
208.7
213.2
229.2
261.0
255.4

.9
1.9
2.1
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.1
3.7
3.6

217.3
224.8
116.5
140.2
195.0
199.8
219.6
262.3
250.1

1.9
2.8
2.3
6.7
2.7
2.6
1.8
4.1
4.1

214.8
219.0
115.4
142.2
197.9
209.1
222.8
248.9
234.8

.8
.9
.7
3.9
.3
2.3

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy4
Energy5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
1

Areas on pricing schedule 1 (See table 18) will appear next month.
For the following areas the 1957-59=100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963=100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963=100.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
footnote 4, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where 1967=100.
4
Indexes are on the bases listed:
Atlanta, Ga.
December 1977=100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978=100.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978=100.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977=100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978=100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-Si Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978=100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
5
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
Footnote 4.
6
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in
footnote 4, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. where 1967=100.
"* Data not adequate for publication.

2




1.7
1.7
1.5

77

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(December 1977=100)

Index

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978

Index

Percent
change
from—

Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1979 1978 1979

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

,

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
,
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
,
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

2.2 122.6

13.1

121.2
121.6
121.2
120.6
128.9
121.2
117.0
119.4
117.3
110.8
.8 118.0
1.5 122.3
2.2 115.9

9.6
9.7
8.7

3.1
3.4
1.5
.7
4.2
4.6
5.0
1.8
1.5
2.8

23.3
31.2
61.1
15.4
.6
6.0
4.4
6.3
9.4

4.3
5.5
7.2
4.3

4.1
3.2
1.4
.7
1.3
7.5
11.9
10.5

118.7

11.1

119.6
119.9
120.6
118.0
127.6
118.4
120.3
115.8
117.8
110.3
117.5
118.5
113.9

9.3
9.3
9.0
9.6
9.2
11.0
6.9
6.5
7.7
8.8
10.3
10.1
8.2

119.9
119.5
111.4
127.9
122.1
118.5
128.1
117.0
118.2
112.4

12.0
10.6
6.4
12.7
12.0
9.4
16.1
8.4
8.7
7.3

129.7
134.3
165.6
117.9
103.0
112.5
109.1
113.0
119.8
108.0
106.0
103.4
102.2
104.0
114.0
118.1
122.7

2.1

9.9
10.1

1.6

121.7
122.3
122.5
122.8
128.8
120.2
122.1
118.7
117.8
113.5
119.8
122.0
114.6

1.2
1.2
1.2
17
1.3
1.9
-.8
.8
.5
2.5
1.0
1.4
1.3

13.2
15.8
8.2
12.4
17.5
14.4
24.2
10.4
10.1
11.8

2.3
2.7
1.7
.2
3.0
2.3
4.4
1.6
1.5
2.0

123.3
126.8
120.2
121.2
128.4
124.5
135.1
117.5
118.6
114.9

13.2
15.4
11.8
11.6

11.3
17.6

2.2
3.1
7.7
2.5

113.1
121.2
141.6
118.4
96.8
113.6
111.2
1.5 114.4
1.2 118.4

7.0
14.3
41.0
10.9
-3.7

108.7
107.7
105.3
104.6
107.7
115.6
113.4
117.1

5.1
4.4

12.2

121.7
122.1
122.1
120.5
128.4
122.5
122.8
118.6
120.0
111.4
117.4
121.9
115.1

10.2
10.3

11.0
7.9
10.7
6.5
8.9
6.4
8.5
10.3
12.0
7.5

.7
.8
.5
2.1
-.8
2.0
-1.8
.8
1.6
2.6
2.0
1.3
1.2

126.7
131.8
113.9
126.5
135.5
130.2
146.5
122.1
124.8
115.3

15.3
18.0
7.1
14.7
20.1
17.7
25.5
12.0
13.5
8.2

2.5
3.1
1.8
2.9
3.4
2.4
4.6
2.7
3.1
1.6

124.1
128.8
114.9
124.7
131.9
125.8
143.9
122.3
122.9
119.8

.7
1.2

122.1
119.6
161.2
112.1
102.2
113.2
110.3
114.5
119.5

13.9
20.0
60.4
12.6
-.1
6.6
5.0
8.0
9.1

1.3
7.1
-.2
.0
1.3
1.7
-.2
1.4

118.2
118.1
143.2
115.0
103.7
113.0
109.5
111.8
120.3

3.0
3.0
2.3
2.5
1.5
3.7
6.2
2.4

107.0
105.3
101.2
104.1
103.2
113.4
112.4
121.0

5.0
4.1
3.3
1.8
2.5
10.1
7.0
12.8

3.2
3.1
4.1
2.5
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.2

108.6
106.8
106.7
103.2
100.9
114.9
110.6
122.0

.7
.4
.9
.3
2.2
-3.7
.3
2.0
3.3

.0
1.3
1.5

See footnotes at end of table.




12.6

1.9 121.6

78

9.9
11.2

9.6
11.9
8.3
7.8
7.3
10.1
10.8
11.3
8.1

43.9
14.4
1.6
5.7
3.6
6.7

9.0
4.6
3.5
4.0
.7
-.1
8.1
6.8
12.4

1.8 121.9

.7
.7
.6
1.5
-.2
2.7
-2.6
1.2

.9
2.9
1.6

.9

2.5
2.7
3.0
3.3
.5
2.0
1.0
2.0

9.6
11.3
8.3
13.4
7.3
8.6
7.3
10.1
10.4
11.2

7.9

16.2
15.4
18.6
9.1
9.1
9.1

6.9
6.2
7.2
8.2

4.9
.6
5.8
9.9
8.0
11.3

2.8
3.3
4.1
2.2
3.2
2.8
4.0
1.5
1.4
2.0
1.1
4.1

9.4
3.3
-3.9
.9
1.1
.4
.9
2.5
2.7
2.1
2.9
1.3
2.6
3.4
1.2

TaWe 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
iftd iervtce group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Index

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Wist

South

North Central
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978

Index

Percent
change
from—

Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1979 1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category

.6
.1
1.4

7.8
6.5
8.1
8.8

2.7
1.2
1.3
6.0

115.0
110.9
116.6
116.0

7.5
5.1
8.2
8.3

2.3
.5
1.3
5.6

2.8 114.7
.5 111.7
1.4 114.0
6.5 118.5

117.1
112.7
118.0
115.3
120.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

111.7
111.8
111.5

7.6
8.3
6.5

.8 112.4
.8 110.9
.7 114.6

Other goods and services
Tobacco products

112.5
109.4
111.3
116.0

7.2
5.4
7.7
8.2

Personal and educational expenses

6.7
6.3
7.3

7.2
5.3
7.0
9.0

10.0
7.4
12.4

1.8
1.4
1.8
.6
3.2

113.7
110.5
112.5
118.0

1.3 112.4
1.6 110.9
.8 114.8

1.1 112.7
1.7 113.2
111.9

9.6
7.6

2.8
.6
.6
6.7

7.1
8.6
5.0

6.8
6.4
7.3

116.2
112.5
116.9
112.8
121.1

Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

1.9
1.0
2.1
1.7
2.6

9.2
7.0
9.5
8.5
10.3

17.8
18.1
8.2
2.4
51.8
11.0

,

10.1
7.5
10.6
9.8
11.6

117.9
114.0
118.7
116.2
1.1 120.7

125.1
125.8
112.7
117.1
158.2
120.0
112.3
118.7
.3 111.1
3.1 110.8

Medical care

119.1
115.4
119.8
118.0
121.9

9.1
7.3
9.5
8.0
10.9

1.2
1.1
.8
-3.5
3.5
1.2
1.1
5.4

Other private transportation
Other private transportation commoditie
Other private transportation services.....
Public transportation

1.4
1.1
-.1
-3.5
3.9
1.8
1.5
4.3
1.0
6.6

16.9
17.0
7.1
2.4
48.4
9.4
7.2
11.3
6.1

16.5
17.5
7.7
2.4
53.7
8.3
7.6
14.6
6.4
7.6

9.0
12.5
8.3

9.5

1.7
1.6
1.2
-3.5
4.6
1.3
2.1
4.1
1.7
3.8

1.2 126.7
1.1 127.2
.1 111.2
-3.5 116.9
4.1 153.7
1.3 120.9
1.6 116.2
2.4 117.1
1.4 116.0
4.2 117.6

18.4
18.5
7.8
2.0
48.1
11.5
12.6
14.0
12.3
15.5

124.1
124.4
109.6
117.1
153.9
117.9
111.5
116.6
110.0
117.1

122.6
124.1
111.6
117.1
159.1
114.9
110.2
118.5
108.7
109.3

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline a

13.0

2.1
.9
2.2
1.7
2.7

Commodity and service group
118.7

11.1

2.2 122.6

13.1

1.9 121.6

12.2

1.8 121.9

12.6

2.1

uommo
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurable* less food and beverages ....
Apparel comnKxfties
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

119.9
119.6
120.0
125.3
106.0

12.2
9.3
13.7
20.5
3.2

1.9
.8
2.5
3.0
3.0

121.9
121.2
122.1
124.7
105.3

13.1

120.7
121.7
120.3
123.4
106.8

12.0
10.2
12.9
18.0
3.5

1.3
.7
1.7
2.9
2.7

121.4
121.7
121.2
125.3
107.7

12.5

14.5
20.1
4.1

1.7
.7
2.0
3.1
3.1

13.6
18.4
4.4

1.8
1.2
1.8
2.7
2.7

133.3
114.8

27.6
7.3

3.0 132.7
2.0 120.3

26.5
10.9

3.0 130.8
1.3 118.1

24.3
9.3

3.1 133.0
.7 118.7

24.3
10.8

2.8
1.3

Services
Rent residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

117.0
111.4
122.1
110.2
116.9
114.8

9.9
6.4
12.3

2.5
1.5
3.2
1.3
1.8
3.0

13.3
7.1
17.3
9.2
9.5
8.5

2.4
1.8
2.9
1.9
.9
2.6

12.4
8.2
15.7
8.1
9.5
8.3

2.4
1.7
2.8
1.8
2.2
2.5

122.7
120.2
126.7
117.6
119.8
116.0

12.6
11.8
13.8
12.5
10.6
8.5

2.8
4.1
2.8
2.0
2.1
2.1

All items

7.1
10.0
8.1

See footnotes at end of table.




79

123.8
113.9
131.9
113.3
118.0
116.5

9.6

122.8
114.9
129.2
113.4
118.7
116.3

9.9

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Index

West

South

North Central
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel....
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 2
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

118.4
118.4
117.6
118.8
119.8
124.6
131.7
122.3
118.1
117.0
144.0
115.7
114.5
112.4
163.3
116.4

2.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.5
2.9
2.9
1.8
2.7
2.5
4.7
1.8
2.0
1.9
4.7
2.3

11.7
11.4
10.5
11.2
13.6
19.8
26.0
14.4

10.5
9.8

39.9
8.2

7.9
6.4
55.5
9.3

1

13.9
11.1
11.6
13.3
14.4
19.4
24.9
14.5
14.0
13.7
34.9
10.9
11.2
9.2
52.3
13.3

2.2
1.4
1.6
2.0
2.0
3.0
2.9
1.9
2.5
2.6
3.0
1.8
2.0
1.4
5.0
2.7

121.5
118.6
119.3
121.8
120.2
123.0
129.6
122.5
123.9
123.3
136.2
119.5
119.0
115.5
154.1
122.5

12.6
10.6
10.9
12.4
12.8
17.5
23.1
13.8
12.9
12.7
33.4
10.1
10.2
8.0
47.3
12.2

2.1
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.7
2.9
2.9
1.7
2.6
2.5
3.7
1.5
1.9
1.1
4.4
2.4

121.8
119.2
118.6
122.1
121.0
124.5
131.0
123.4
123.1
123.0
140.7
120.0
119.6
116.3
159.4
122.6

13.0
10.9
10.4
12.7
13.5
17.6
22.5
13.8
12.6
12.7
34.4
10.8
11.0
9.3
46.9
12.6

2.3
1.4
1.8
2.2
1.9
2.6
2.6
1.9
2.5
2.8
4.0
2.0
2.1
1.4
4.3
2.7

C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a
December 1977=100 base.

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.




122.9
119.0
120.0
122.9
122.0
124.2
131.3
122.9
125.1
124.5
137.3
120.3
120.0
116.6
160.2
123.7

80

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and

service group
(December 1977=100)

index

Group

B

A-2

A-1
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Expenditure category
All items

119.4

11.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

120.0
120.4
120.8
118.6
126.9
120.7
118.5
116.8
117.2
112.6
117.6
119.5
113.6

9.3
9.5
8.9
9.4
8.3
12.4
6.5
6.9
7.0
10.8
8.6
10.4
7.3

1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.3
2.4
-2.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

121.2
122.7
113.3
128.2
125.7
121.8
131.4
121.5
123.2
114.7
124.7
125.9
162.5
116.0
99.6
113.5
110.5
113.7
119.9

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

,

105.6
103.2
99.2
99.2
105.1
111.3
118.0
121.7

1.9 121.3

10.2
10.3

1.8 122.3

12.9

2.1 122.2

9.9
10.1
9.3

1.8

121.0
121.3
121.0
119.3
128.7
120.5
119.8
117.3
118.3
109.6
117.7
121.8
116.2

12.6

2.2 121.2

12.5

2.1

.9 121.8

9.9

122.1
121.9
120.9
128.7
120.0
122.9
119.0
118.7
110.0
118.0
122.6
115.3

10.0
10.9
8.6
11.1
9.1
8.5
7.0
8.4
12.5
11.1
8.1

.6 121.5
121.7
121.9
1.4 121.9
-1.1 130.8
1.5 119.0
-2.1 119.2
.6 119.3
.6 119.6
2.2 111.3
2.3 116.7
1.2 121.3
1.8 116.2

9.7
9.6
8.8
13.3
8.1
9.0
5.8
10.2
6.7
10.2
9.4
11.6
9.0

.4
.2
-.1
1.0
-.7
1.6
-4.0
1.0
.5
2.3
1.2
1.1
1.8

125.7
130.6
116.5
124.3
133.4
128.9
143.2
122.8
125.1
1.1 115.6

14.3
16.6
8.8
13.3
18.1
16.1
23.4
10.3
10.4
10.4

3.4
4.0
1.9
2.2
4.4
4.3
5.5
1.7
1.8
1.4

122.8
126.5
118.4
126.8
128.2
122.6
140.6
114.1
112.1
119.3

13.7
15.9
11.3
14.6
17.0
13.8
24.1
7.7
6.7
10.6

3.2
4.0
7.6
2.6
3.4
2.9
4.6
1.5
1.0
2.9

3.3
4.8
6.5
4.4

120.0
119.2
155.2
109.1
104.4
113.0
109.5
1.2 113.1
.9 119.7

13.2
19.6
54.9
9.6
.7
6.5
4.7
6.6
9.8

1.9
2.8
8.2
.6
.0
1.2
1.0
1.6
1.1

1.9
1.9
2.3
1.9
.9
1.6
1.4
2.0

6.4
6.1
5.6
5.2
-2.2
8.7
8.4
9.0

3.5
4.0
6.7
3.3
.2
1.8
3.1
.7

.8
1.7
1.2

121.4
121.9
122.3
121.3
128.3
121.7
122.5
118.7
118.4
112.4
119.5
121.0
114.3

10.8
8.8
12.2
8.7
8.2
8.8
9.1
11.3
11.3
7.7

12.5
13.2
7.2
13.3
15.1
14.3
17.7
10.9
11.2
9.3

2.1
2.5
1.9
1.1
2.7
1.8
3.6
2.6
2.4
3.3

123.5
126.7
115.2
124.1
129.7
125.2
137.1
121.6
124.2
113.7

12.6
14.0
8.9
12.5
15.3
12.8
18.8
12.2
13.7
7.3

2.3
2.7
1.9
-.2
2.9
2.0
3.9
2.9
3.1
2.2

125.1
129.3
114.5
123.7
132.4
127.5
144.4
116.3
116.5
115.8

17.6
25.4
58.8
16.2
-1.3
6.9
5.5
6.5
9.8

1.9
2.9
7.9
1.1
-1.0
1.0
1.6
-1.0
1.4

120.7
122.3
161.7
114.8
100.7
113.4
110.6
113.3
120.4

13.2
19.7

1.9
3.1
7.7
2.0
-.9
1.3
1.6
.6
1.0

121.6
125.2
162.2
115.9
101.8
112.7
109.5
114.2
118.8

15.2
23.1
58.4
14.2
.1
5.7
3.7
8.2
8.3

2.4
4.0
6.6
3.1
-.9
1.3
1.2
1.7
1.2

121.1
125.9
154.1
118.7
103.6
112.2
109.3
112.3
119.0

14.0
21.5
52.7
13.7
.6
5.6
4.4

2.8
1.5
.7
-2.5
2.8
5.9
10.8
11.2

2.4
2.3
2.3
.7
4.5
3.2
5.4
3.0

110.3
108.6
107.1
106.0
104.6
114.9
115.1
123.0

3.4
3.4
2.5
4.7
.4
2.9
3.3
2.5

110.4
109.1
106.6
107.3
104.0
115.9
115.0
120.0

5.4
4.4
3.9
1.6
2.0
8.9
10.0
12.9

3.3
3.4
2.9
3.8
-.4
4.3
3.0
2.1

106.6
104.9
105.4
100.4
103.7
115.5
106.6
122.4

3.7
2.9
3.3

.6
2.0
4.7

See footnotes at end of table.




12.0

81

9.7

58.4
12.2

-.1
6.4
4.9
7.9
8.6

6.4
5.3
4.5
3.9
3.0
10.0
7.5
13.3

.7
.7
.6
1.8
-.3
2.4
-2.1

.9
1.8
2.3

1.7
.7

10.5

9.9
11.9
6.0
6.9
6.3
7.8
10.5
11.6
8.4
14.6
16.8
8.1
11.8
18.5
16.4

24.9
7.7
7.6
8.1

.6
1.4
.0
2.8
-2.4
.8
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.4
1.4
2.9
3.3
1.0
2.1
3.7
3.6
5.0

9.5

6.0
8.3

-1.0
2.9
11.7
4.4
11.1

108.0
107.2
103.1
106.6
98.6
116.7
109.8
115.2

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
A-1

Group

Index

B

A-2

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Expenditure category

17.4
17.7
7.3
2.4

9.3
7.3

1.6
1.5
1.5
-3.5
4.0
1.0
1.5
6.0
.8
3.0

124.4
125.0
111.8
117.1
156.6
118.2
109.3
116.8
107.7
114.6

115.7
113.1
116.2
112.3
120.5

9.2
7.5
9.4
6.9
12.2

1.6
1.2
1.6
.6
2.6

117.7
113.0
118.6
115.2
121.8

10.3
8.2
12.4

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

111.5
110.6
112.5

7.7
7.3
8.1

.7 110.4
.8 110.4
.5 110.2

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

111.6
109.3
108.8
115.9

6.4
5.0
5.3
8.2

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline2
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

123.8
125.5
112.2
117.1
158.1
118.8
112.8
119.3
111.7
109.4

17.2
18.3
7.5
2.4
52.2
10.4
10.3
15.8

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

3.0
.3
1.2
6.5

114.6
110.2
114.9
118.1

17.8
17.9

7.9
2.2
50.3
9.9
10.0
11.7
9.6
13.1

1.4
1.2
-.1
-3.5
4.2
2.0
1.9
3.4
1.5
5.2

124.8
125.2
110.4
117.1
155.4
119.2
112.4
119.7
110.6
114.6

17.2
17.3
7.6
2.3
49.6
10.2
8.1
14.0

117.7
114.2
118.5
116.7
120.2

9.1
7.3
9.5
8.9
10.0

1.4
.6
1.5
1.2
1.9

5.0
5.6
4.1

.5 113.5
.3 112.4
.6 115.2

7.6
5.4
8.1
9.0

2.9 115.1
.6 111.3

50.7
9.7
7.2
11.2
6.3
13.4

9.9
7.3

125.3
125.8
110.9
117.0
155.6
117.5
114.9
115.8
.9 114.7
5.0 113.8

1.3
1.1
.3
-3.5
3.9
1.5
1.2
2.6

1.9
1.3
2.1
1.2
2.8

1.7 116.3
6.5 116.8

1.3 124.4

6.6
12.2

1.1
.2
-3.4
4.3
1.2
1.8
4.1
1.3
4.7

124.6
111.1
117.1
154.5
118.3
113.1
116.4
112.2
120.4

117.6
114.0
118.4
117.1
119.6

9.3
7.6
9.6
9.1
10.0

1.6
1.0
1.7
1.7
1.6

7.5
8.5
5.9

1.4 112.7
1.4 113.0
1.3 112.3

8.0
6.3
9.2
7.7

2.7 113.8
.8 110.6
1.5 113.5
5.9 117.4

17.4
17.5
8.8
2.4

1.3
1.1

.9

13.6

-3.4
3.7
1.3
1.7
3.6
1.2
5.2

120.4
113.4
121.8
119.0
124.1

10.1
6.4
10.8
9.9
11.6

2.2
1.0
2.4
1.4
3.2

8.1
8.7
7.3

1.3 115.1
1.6 112.9
.6 118.9

7.3
7.1
7.5

1.2

7.3
5.5
7.3
8.9

2.3
.9
.6
6.2

115.9
112.9
115.5
119.1

9.1
7.0
10.2

2.6
1.5
.7
6.1

48.4
9.7
9.3
11.6
8.6

1.6
.5

Commodity and service group
119.4

11.5

1.9 121.3

12.0

1.8 122.3

12.9

2.1 122.2

12.6

2.2 121.2

12.5

2.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

119.7
120.0
119.5
122.6
103.2

12.0

121.3
121.4
121.2
125.3
108.6

12.3
10.2
13.3
19.8
5.3

1.4
.7
1.8
3.0
3.4

12.9

1.6
.6
2.1
2.6
1.9

12.5

14.3
20.3
4.4

1.8
.9
2.2
3.3
3.4

12.6
9.9

13.4
17.9
1.5

1.7
1.4
1.8
2.6
2.3

6.1

1.6
.4
2.2
3.5
4.0

131.1
116.9

24.9
9.7

2.6 132.4
1.1 118.3

25.7
8.7

2.9 133.7

26.9
10.2

3.2 132.6
1.4 119.4

25.8
10.2

3.0 132.5
1.8 116.8

26.1
9.3

3.3
1.3

Services

118.9
113.3
125.1
112.5
116.2
114.3

10.8
7.2
13.8
9.0
9.4
8.1

2.1
1.9
2.3
1.4
1.6
2.8

121.4
115.2
127.8
111.5
118.6
115.9

11.7
8.9
14.2
8.4

2.4
1.9
2.7
1.7
2.1
2.7

12.9
8.1
16.4

2.5
1.0
3.1
2.1
1.5
2.6

12.5
8.8
15.6
8.5
9.6
8.4

2.9
1.9
3.7
1.8
1.7
2.4

12.5
11.3
14.7
9.6
10.8
8.9

2.9
7.6
2.5
1.8
2.4
2.0

All items

Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

9.3

See footnotes at end of table.




82

10.3
7.9

121.7
121.0
122.1
126.6
109.1
118.9
123.1
114.5
129.4
115.4
118.5
117.3

9.9

10.1
9.5
8.6

121.5
121.8
121.4
124.3
104.9

123.3
116.5
129.6
113.7
118.4
116.0

13.9
19.1

2.9

120.6
121.5
120.2
125.1
107.2

122.2
118.4
125.9
115.1
121.8
117.5

9.7
13.8
20.4

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

B

A-2

A-1
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel....
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy2
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

119.1
118.0
117.5
119.5
119.3
122.0
129.5
121.2
120.1
119.2
140.5
116.9
116.0
113.4
162.4
118.3

1
The population size classes are aggregations of
urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




11.9
10.8
10.2
11.6
13.2
17.2
23.2
13.2
11.6
11.0
37.7
9.3
9.1
7.7
52.9
10.5

2.0
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.8
2.4
2.5
1.9
2.2
2.1
3.5
1.7
1.8
1.3
4.8
2.2

121.2
118.9
118.9
121.5
121.0
124.5
130.7
123.2
122.4
121.6
139.3
119.1
118.4
115.6
159.5
121.1

which have

12.3
11.0
10.7
12.1
13.1
18.9
24.1
14.5
12.1
11.7
35.1
9.9
9.7
7.8
50.9
11.6

2.1
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.8
2.9
2.8
1.8
2.5
2.4
3.6
1.7
1.9
1.2
4.4
2.5

122.5
119.3
119.5
122.5
121.9
126.0
132.4
123.7
124.3
123.7
140.2
120.0
119.7
116.5
159.5
123.0

13.5
11.2
11.3
13.1
14.1
19.7
25.4
14.9
13.6
13.4
36.6
10.7
10.8
8.9
51.0
12.8

2.3
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.1
3.2
3.1
2.1
2.7
2.7
4.1
1.9
2.0
1.7
4.6
2.5

122.2
118.9
119.7
122.5
121.3
123.8
131.3
123.0
124.1
123.8
140.1
119.9
119.4
116.0
157.9
123.1

13.1
10.9
11.1
12.8
13.8
18.5
24.5
14.2
12.9
12.9
35.0
10.3
10.5
8.6
49.4
12.4

2.5
1.4
1.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
2.8
1.6
3.0
3.0
4.6
1.9
2.2
1.7
4.6
2.8

121.1
119.2
119.2
121.3
120.2
124.6
131.4
123.2
122.7
122.2
135.2
119.2
118.5
114.9
155.0
122.4

13.2
11.2
11.2
12.7
13.8
19.8
24.9
14.7
12.7
12.7
32.9
10.5
10.6
8.5
48.9
12.8

2.5
1.4
1.8
2.2
2.2
3.3
3.2
1.8
2.3
2.9
3.2
2.1
2.4
1.8
4.6
3.1

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December
1977=100 base.

83

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)
Northeast
Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

2.3 119.2

11.4

2.0

119.4
119.8
120.2
120.7
127.3
115.9
-1.5 117.5
1.3 115.5
118.6
2.5 111.8

8.5
8.6
7.9
10.0
7.5
8.4
6.0
8.3
10.5
6.7

-.8
-1.0
-1.5

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
12.3

2.5 123.0

13.3

9.3
9.5

.6 121.9
122.2
121.2
119.9
.5 128.8
3.6 116.9
-4.3 125.1
1.3 112.7
1.2 124.9
1.8 115.6

10.2
10.3
9.9
10.2
9.8
10.6
10.4
9.0
11.4
9.1

3.9 127.7
4.7 131.8

4.2
5.0
2.5
1.8
5.6

119.9
118.5
115.9
124.0
119.0

11.6
9.4

121.1
125.6
5.9 134.4

15.9
15.8
10.6
11.6
17.1

9.0

3.3
3.1
3.9
2.6
2.9

25.9
34.1
60.7
14.0
5.6

4.3
5.6
7.0
4.1
1.3

132.5
136.9
166.5
116.3
110.3

27.6
35.4
62.1
16.4
5.6

5.3
6.6
5.0
8.3

131.1
139.2
169.7
119.4
113.1

23.2
31.4
65.2
10.6
7.0

4.9
6.3
8.0
4.8
1.7

109.2
107.7
105.3
106.3
116.2

6.3
5.2
3.5
4.6
10.1

2.9
2.7
1.2
3.1
8.2

107.8
106.6
110.2
101.9
114.4

3.5
4.0
6.4
-1.7
6.4

3.4
3.6
1.8
4.8

108.3
107.4
108.2
102.2
118.2

7.3
6.9
4.7
7.4
11.6

4.7
5.2
10.1
4.5

1.3 125.0
1.1 125.5
2.7 112.8

17.0
17.2
11,7

1.3 124.9
1.2 125.1
4.6 119.2

17.5
17.5
16.9

1.1 124.5

17.9

125.0
5.7 112.7

18.3

1.6
1.5
3.2

1.6 118.5

9.9

2.8 117.0

8.4

1.9 116.3

113.6

9.3

2.4 110.0

5.7

-.4 114.1

3.1 114.1
115.9

8.4
11.1

2.4 115.6
.9 118.5

8.6
11.5

2.3 112.5
-.4 114.8

2.0 120.2

117.3

10.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

119.2
119.5
120.4
117.7
126.8
118.8
119.8
114.3
117.3
113.9

9.2
9.2
9.0
9.1
8.9
11.2
6.9
9.3
9.6
8.2

1.1
1.1
.8
1.1
1.0
2.2
-3.7
2.3
1.8
2.1

119.6
120.0
120.7
116.5
130.2
119.5
119.9
112.7
118.2
112.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

117.9
116.5
109.7
130.4
118.7

10.6
9.1
5.5

121.3
121.4
112.0
119.0
124.0

13.6

10.4

2.7
2.7
1.4
.5
3.4

129.0
132.4
164.4
118.6
112.9

21.6
29.2
60.2
15.9
6.2

4.0
5.2
7.7
3.6
1.4

129.5
137.1
166.3
115.5
112.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

107.7
105.3
101.1
101.3
113.1

3.5
2.1
-.4
-.3
6.9

2.7
2.7
2.1
1.6
3.9

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

121.1
123.2
108.0

16.1

Medical care

115.4

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Household furnishings and operation

13.5

17.6
6.3
9.8

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

111.4

,

111.7
108.5

7.4
6.9
6.1

See footnotes at end of table.




84

8.8
10.3
10.7
11.7
4.5
7.0
11.0
7.5

12.2
7.0
8.4
13.7

.0
-.2
1.3
-1.9
1.6

10.6
15.1

8.6
8.2
9.1

7.3
9.2

-.1
-2.5
1.5
-6.9
1.0
.3
1.9

.9

1.3
.4
3.0
2.1

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
All items

117.3

10.3

2.0 120.2

12.3

2.5 123.0

13.3

2.3 119.2

11.4

2.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
,
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

118.6
119.2
118.3
123.1
113.1

11.3
9.2
12.7
18.5
6.5

1.7
1.1
2.2
2.8
1.5

121.8
119.6
122.8
130.4
116.2

13.6
9.3
15.7
25.3
7.7

2.4
.6
3.2
3.7
2.7

122.8
121.9
123.2
127.0
120.0

13.7
10.2
15.4
22.0
9.9

1.7
.2
2.3
2.4
2.3

120.0
119.4
120.4
129.2
112.2

12.5
8.5
14.6
24.1
5.7

2.0
-.8
3.3
4.1
2.5

Services
Medical care services

115.6
116.1

9.2
10.4

2.3 117.8
1.6 120.1

10.5
10.7

2.8 123.3
3.3 117.9

12.5
8.3

3.5 117.9
2.2 116.3

9.9
8.1

1.9
1.4

117.6
117.4
114.5
142.9
118.1
122.6
121.0
116.8
115.5

10.7
10.3
7.7
38.9
12.5
17.9
13.3
9.9
9.0

1.7
2.0
1.7
4.3
2.2
2.8
1.9
2.5
2.3

119.8
120.3
116.9
146.1
122.5
129.4
124.9
118.7
117.5

12.5
12.5
8.9
42.4
15.5
24.3
16.9
11.0
10.4

1.8
2.5
2.1
5.1
3.1
3.6
2.2
3.1
2.7

119.9
123.3
120.4
144.3
123.1
126.4
124.4
123.6
123.9

12.3
13.5
10.4
41.9
15.3
21.3
15.9
12.8
13.0

1.4
2.4
2.0
4.9
2.4
2.4
1.3
3.6
3.6

12.2
11.7
8.1
39.6
14.3
23.1
16.1
9.8
10.1

1.6
2.1
1.5
5.2
3.3
4.1
1.7
1.7
2.0

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




85

119.5
119.4
115.7
146.6
120.1
128.3
124.3
118.3
118.1

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central

Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Size class D

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category

123.2

13.3

1.8 122.3

13.0

1.5 121.9

13.0

2.4 122.0

12.8

2.1

121.2
121.6
121.6
120.6
127.6
124.1
117.5
116.0
121.6
115.2

9.7
9.8
9.0
10.5
7.7

.8
.8
.8
2.1
-.5

2.6
-1.7
2.5
.7
1.3

9.3
9.3
8.0
10.9
9.8
9.7
3.8
6.0
12.0
9.2

121.6
122.0
121.6
120.4
129.3
118.8
120.9
115.0
123.1
113.8

9.5
9.6
8.8
11.6
7.0
10.3
8.2
9.3
11.7
6.4

1.0 122.8

12.1
7.4
9.1
11.8
7.4

119.2
119.1
118.1
118.7
126.9
118.1
113.0
111.4
121.3
120.1

123.1
122.5
122.7
134.6
118.2
114.0
115.4
124.3
118.1

9.7
9.8
8.5
12.6
7.5
7.8
3.6
11.0
12.7
8.4

.7
.6
.0
.8
-.1
.4
-2.5
.9
1.7
1.7

16.2
19.1
8.3
14.2
21.5

2.3
3.0
2.0
.4
3.3

125.7
130.6
113.9
126.6
133.5

14.4
16.9
6.7
13.2
18.7

1.3
1.0
2.2
7.8

,

128.7
134.8
114.6
126.2
139.7

124.5
128.6
110.9
125.5
131.7

14.7
17.4
5.9
16.2
19.3

3.5
4.8
2.1
4.3
5.3

124.0
127.1
114.5
128.6
129.4

13.7
16.1
4.6
15.4
18.2

2.9
3.8
-.3
5.1
4.5

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ..,
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Household furnishings and operation

121.0
118.5
160.0
113.0
113.7

13.9
19.6
58.4
14.4
7.3

.4 122.8
115.3
7.9 163.7
-.7 105.9
1.1 111.8

14.4
20.1
62.6
11.4
5.2

1.5 122.3
2.0 124.8
6.0 158.2
116.2
2.0 112.9

14.1
20.2
57.9
11.0
6.3

1.2
1.5
6.2
.0
1.2

124.4
120.6
165.9
110.7
113.0

12.9
19.6
65.7
9.7
6.0

1.4
2.2
7.8
.5
1.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

105.3
103.1
99.0
101.4
111.0

3.7
2.5
2.0
.4
7.7

2.4
2.2
2.7
1.3
2.1

109.9
108.4
105.3
107.8
114.2

5.4
4.1
4.3
1.3
11.1

5.1
5.7
6.1
5.9
8.1

107.4
106.1
103.0
103.3
118.4

5.1
4.3
3.8
.5

15.7

2.0
1.9
3.3
.8
2.5

110.0
109.3
102.5
111.6
114.6

9.5
9.3
6.2
9.3
10.5

5.8
6.0
8.6
5.8
2.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

125.0
125.9
110.0

17.4
17.9

1.8 125.2
1.8 125.8
3.1 108.1

18.8
19.0
11.6

1.9 126.0
1.8 126.5
6.4 112.4

18.2
18.4
11.1

1.9 124.3
1.8 124.6
4.2 116.2

17.7
17.9
13.1

.9
.7
5.8

Medical care

115.9

118.6

10.2

1.2 117.5

9.7

119.1

9.7

1.4

.6 110.7

6.6

1.4 112.7

7.4

2.0 112.7

5.7

1.3

3.2 117.8
2.3 119.9

8.3
9.4

2.5 112.3
1.0 110.0

5.8
5.0

2.1 115.7

9.4
11.2

2.7
.8

All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

,

,

Housing
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

-.3
3.5
-2.6
2.5
-2.9
1.0
1.8
1.4

2.0
-1.2
1.5
-1.0
2.5

1.9

8.2

Entertainment

112.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

112.5
110.5

See footnotes at end of table.




8.3
6.9
6.7
5.9

115.6

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
123.2

13.3

1.8 122.3

13.0

1.5 121.9

13.0

2.4 122.0

12.8

2.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

122.5
121.2
123.0
123.5
122.7

13.1
9.7
14.7
19.2
11.7

1.5
.8
1.7
2.6
1.2

120.8
119.2
121.5
127.2
117.6

12.7
9.3
14.2
21.5
9.4

1.2
.5
1.5
4.1
-.3

121.7
121.6
121.7
125.7
118.8

13.2
9.5
14.8
20.7
10.6

2.2
1.0
2.7
3.1
2.4

121.1
122.8
120.4
125.0
117.6

12.9
9.7
14.3
21.2
10.2

1.9
.7
2.4
3.6
1.6

Services
Medical care services

124.3
116.5

13.6
8.5

2.3 124.7
.7 119.7

13.6
10.8

1.9 122.2
1.4 118.3

12.5
10.0

2.9 123.3
.9 120.8

12.3
10.4

2.4
1.5

118.7
123.6
121.1
136.8
122.8
122.9
122.3
125.7
125.2

10.9
13.6
11.2
34.9
14.6
18.3
14.0
14.4
14.2

1.4
1.9
1.7
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.7
2.4
2.5

119.1
122.5
119.7
134.8
121.5
126.9
123.2
125.9
125.2

11.5
13.2
10.6
35.5
14.2
21.0
15.2
14.4
13.8

1.7
1.5
1.2
3.8
1.5
3.9
2.3
1.9
2.0

11.2
13.1
10.5
35.3
14.7
19.9
15.0
13.3
12.8

1.4
2.5
2.2
3.7
2.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
3.0

119.9
122.1
119.8
137.1
120.4
124.6
123.8
124.5
123.6

11.3
12.8
10.7
33.4
14.2
20.5
14.9
13.4
12.6

1.4
2.1
2.0
2.6
2.4
3.6
2.1
2.8
2.5

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




87

119.3
122.1
119.2
140.6
121.6
125.1
123.7
123.5
122.6

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South

Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
120.7

12.0

1.7 122.4

12.6

1.9 122.1

12.0

1.8 120.6

12.1

1.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

122.2
122.7
122.5
120.2
128.6
123.2
122.7
116.3
123.1
114.3

10.6
10.7
9.8
9.8
9.4
12.6
8.8
9.6
12.8
6.9

.9 121.3
.8
.8
1.7
.2
2.7
-2.2
2.0
1.0

10.0
10.1
9.9
10.7
10.4
12.3
7.3

1.2

121.5
121.9
119.8
128.8
122.1
122.9
114.4
120.8
115.6

8.0

1.1
.6
3.0
-1.9
1.4
.7
1.3

122.1
122.4
122.6
121.6
128.7
122.5
122.9
115.0
121.9
115.4

10.4
10.5
10.6
11.3
9.9
11.4
10.8
10.4
10.2
8.6

1.8
-3.2
2.0
1.0
2.0

121.0
121.2
121.2
120.0
127.1
122.0
122.8
114.4
121.3
116.2

9.7
9.6
8.9
14.0
7.8
10.7
4.8
9.3
11.7
11.5

.8
.7
.7
1.8
-.7
3.7
-3.8
3.1
.8
2.7

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

122.0
124.6
114.8
124.3
127.6

12.3
14.2
8.3
13.8
15.9

1.8
2.1
2.0
-1.7
2.3

125.8
130.8
113.0
125.6
134.0

14.4
17.2
7.9
11.1
18.8

2.8
3.5
.8
1.2
4.0

125.9
132.4
118.3
124.1
135.0

13.0
15.9
9.4
13.9
17.1

2.6
2.8
2.0
1.4
2.9

121.6
127.3
112.8
124.5
130.0

13.1
16.4
6.2
10.1
18.3

1.9
2.5
1.5
.2
2.7

120.5
114.3
151.1
109.0
113.6

11.1
15.1
48.0
10.1
6.4

.8
1.2
7.2
.0
1.2

120.1
124.0
159.0
121.4
112.9

13.5
21.8
57.3
19.3
5.3

1.7
2.6
4.0
2.4
1.2

117.1
120.4
124.2
119.9
112.3

10.1
17.1
27.9
15.7
5.1

4.6
7.1
10.9
6.7

113.6
112.3
141.7
106.3
113.3

10.4
16.1
44.7
10.2
6.7

.8
1.2
8.1
-.6
1.1

111.2
109.3
110.1
104.9
115.2

6.2
5.1
4.8
3.2
7.3

3.4
3.5
2.7
5.4
2.2

110.8
109.4
109.1
107.4
114.6

5.3
4.2
4.4
2.1
6.6

3.3
3.4
2.9
5.2
2.4

106.4
103.8
103.1
99.9
113.4

3.3
1.7

1.8
1.7
2.3
1.9
1.2

103.9
102.8
102.3
98.5
117.7

2.7
2.3
7.0
-2.5
6.8

1.1
1.3
5.1
-1.1
2.3

124.2
124.5
118.6

17.2
17.3
15.1

1.3 124.5
1.1 124.9
4.8 115.7

17.2
17.4
14.4

.8 123.2
.7 123.7
4.3 112.7

1.1 124.4
1.1 124.4
3.6 125.0

16.4
16.5
11.8

1.6
1.6
3.7

Medical care

116.0

10.0

2.4 116.9

7.2

1.0 117.6

1.8 122.5

10.9

3.4

Entertainment

109.4

5.7

1.2 113.2

5.9

1.2 113.6

1.6 117.1

8.3

1.0

114.4
113.8

7.5
8.2

2.6 114.0
1.4 113.8

7.1
7.0

2.9 114.2
1.9 113.7

2.5 117.3
1.0 114.9

10.1
10.8

2.6
.9

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

Other goods and services
Personal care

,
,
,

,

See footnotes at end of table.




88

9.3
10.3

1.1
-1.7
11.2
16.2
16.6

9.2
9.0
9.5
7.6
7.2

1.5

-1.2

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South

Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
120.7

12.0

1.7 122.4

12.6

1.9 122.1

12.0

1.8 120.6

12.1

1.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

120.5
122.2
119.8
124.4
116.3

12.2
10.6
12.9
18.7
8.6

1.3
.9
1.5
3.2
.2

121.2
121.3
121.2
124.2
119.3

12.0
10.0
13.0
17.9
10.0

1.6
.8
1.9
3.0
1.3

120.7
122.1
120.1
121.9
118.8

11.8
10.4
12.5
16.9
9.4

1.2
.4
1.5
2.6
.7

120.2
121.0
119.9
122.7
117.7

12.0
9.7
13.1
18.6
9.0

1.3
.8
1.6
3.0
.4

Services
Medical care services

121.0
116.6

11.7
10.5

2.2 124.3
2.6 117.3

13.4
7.1

2.6 124.2
1.1 118.6

12.2
9.7

2.8 121.1
2.0 124.2

11.9
11.9

2.2
3.8

119.0
120.9
118.4
134.9
119.6
123.8
123.3
122.2
121.4

11.0
12.0
9.9
32.8
12.7
18.0
14.5
12.3
11.8

1.4
1.6
1.5
2.8
1.4
3.1
2.0
2.2
2.1

118.9
122.8
120.4
139.8
121.1
123.8
122.7
125.7
125.1

10.6
13.0
10.6
36.1
12.9
17.5
13.7
14.1
14.0

1.3
2.1
1.9
3.1
1.9
2.9
1.8
2.8
2.6

10.4
12.1
10.0
32.6
12.4
16.5
13.4
12.5
12.5

1.4
1.7
1.4
5.5
1.5
2.6
1.5
2.9
2.9

118.4
120.4
118.9
131.2
119.8
122.5
121.9
121.9
120.6

10.6
12.0
10.0
31.5
13.0
18.4
14.0
12.5
12.0

1.5
1.6
1.5
3.1
1.6
3.0
1.9
2.3
1.9

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




89

118.2
122.3
120.1
137.1
120.0
121.6
122.0
124.8
124.9

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
120.8

11.5

1.8 123.6

13.7

2.2 122.2

12.7

2.3 122.8

14.3

3.4

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

121.2
122.0
122.4
122.8
128.1
120.2
122.6
116.7
121.2
112.5

9.7
9.9
9.8
11.4
8.1
14.6
7.5
10.0
10.3
6.9

1.5
1.6
1.7
2.1
1.7
2.2
.4
2.1
1.2
1.3

123.1
123.5
122.2
122.0
128.6
121.3
120.0
117.0
126.2
117.3

10.8
10.9
9.6
10.0
8.4
13.6
7.1
10.2
13.5
9.1

1.4
1.4
1.0
1.6
.9
2.3
-.8
1.4
2.3
1.2

121.1
121.5
121.9
121.8
127.8
120.2
122.9
116.2
120.6
116.8

8.9
9.1
8.1
10.2
6.8
12.8
4.2
8.6
11.0
8.3

.8
1.2
1.1
-2.2
.9
1.4
2.0

121.5
121.9
124.3
126.3
135.3
117.5
124.4
115.4
117.6
116.2

10.5
10.6
10:9
16.9
11.2
8.2
12.1
8.6
10.0
8.9

-.1
-.2
-.6
.6
-.3
.3
-4.4
.3
.6
.7

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

121.2
123.7
120.3
118.9
124.5

11.2
12.6
10.9
8.7
12.9

1.8
2.3
2.3
3.5
2.2

126.2
131.2
118.1
123.2
134.3

15.5
18.8
9.9
16.1
20.8

3.1
3.6
1.0
1.1
4.3

124.8
129.1
115.6
120.3
132.0

14.5
17.5
9.2
8.0
19.2

3.6
4.4
1.0
.0
5.1

124.8
130.1
131.8
130.3
129.6

16.5
20.2
27.2
22.2
18.2

5.9
7.9
30.1
1.7
2.9

112.5
123.8
164.9
120.9
114.2

7.7
17.1
63.8
13.9
7.0

.0
3.4
10.0
2.8
.8

112.9
121.6
141.6
118.6
113.3

5.4
12.2
40.2
8.4
7.1

2.3
6.1
7.5
5.9
1.0

113.7
124.5
NA
123.5
113.0

5.9
12.7
NA
10.2
6.4

.9
3.8
NA
2.7
1.4

114.8
109.2
T30.5
103.1
112.2

10.0
12.3
31.3
6.8
7.0

2.2
2.7
10.1
.4
1.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

107.9
106.7
105.0
103.2
113.3

5.4
4.5
6.8
-.5
9.7

3.0
3.2
2.0
3.8
3.8

111.0
110.2
105.0
107.8
118.6

4.6
4.1
2.9
-1.2
9.9

2.0
2.1
2.2
.5
1.6

104.4
103.1
109.0
93.9
117.1

3.1
1.9
3.7
-1.1
12.8

.5
.4
1.7
.3
2.4

114.0
113.5
101.5
122.8
117.1

8.6
8.1
1.7
14.1
6.3

4.1
4.6
3.3
7.5
-.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

127.2
127.7
117.9

19.1
19.2
16.2

1.5 126.7
1.2 127.4
6.8 115.1

18.2
18.4
13.4

1.5 126.3
1.4 126.9
5.8 115.1

17.2
17.3
13.6

1.0 124.6
.9 124.6
6.2 124.8

18.3
18.2
19.4

1.2
.7

Medical care

119.8

9.9

2.6 117.8

10.5

1.0 118.4

10.1

1.6 120.7

10.1

Entertainment

109.3

4.8

115.6

8.5

1.0 113.8

9.0

1.1 117.8

7.4

Other goods and services
Personal care

115.2
116.7

6.9
7.1

2.5 115.3
1.7 117.6

8.7
10.8

2.5 113.0
1.6 113.9

6.8
7.0

2.1 116.0
1.1 117.6

7.8
7.9

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ..,
Gas (piped) and electricity 2
Household furnishings and operation

7.9

See footnotes at end of table.




90

1.4
1.8
1.4
-1.1

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
West

Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
120.8

11.5

1.8 123.6

13.7

2.2 122.2

12.7

2.3 122.8

14.3

3.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

120.5
121.2
120.2
125.0
117.3

11.9

1.5
1.5
1.6
2.7
.8

123.1
123.1
123.1
126.1
121.2

13.8
10.8
15.0
18.5
13.0

1.9
1.4
2.1
2.7
1.8

121.7
121.1
121.9
124.0
120.7

12.5
8.9
13.9
17.6
11.9

1.9
.8
2.4
2.1
2.5

120.7
121.5
120.4
126.4
116.4

12.7
10.5
13.8
18.9
10.3

1.3
-.1
2.0
3.3
1.1

Services
Medical care services

121.3
120.7

11.2
10.4

2.1 124.4
3.0 118.2

13.7
11.1

2.8 122.8
1.0 118.7

13.0
10.3

2.7 125.9
1.7 122.1

16.6
11.0

6.2
1.4

119.2
120.9
118.8
143.9
119.9
124.0
123.0
121.5
121.4

11.1
11.7
9.8
37.8
12.6
17.5
13.7
11.3
11.4

1.5
1.8
1.6
3.9
1.5
2.6
2.1
2.1
2.1

119.8
124.0
122.0
139.8
123.0
125.5
124.5
125.5
125.1

11.1
14.0
12.2
32.4
15.0
17.8
14.3
14.4
13.9

1.5
2.4
2.1
4.7
2.2
2.6
2.0
3.1
3.0

10.1
12.9
11.2
31.7
13.8
17.0
13.0
13.7
13.4

1.1
2.3
2.1
3.6
2.4
2.2
1.5
3.0
2.9

119.4
122.9
121.5
128.7
120.3
125.7
123.9
124.7
126.3

11.5
14.5
13.0
28.4
13.7
18.3
14.5
14.5
17.2

1.2
3.5
3.4
2.9
2.0
3.0
1.6
2.3
6.9

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

9.7
12.9
18.4

9.5

1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




118.5
122.4
120.3
141.1
121.8
123.5
122.5
124.0
123.4

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a
December 1977=100 base.
"* Data not adequate for publication.

91

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Index

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

South

North Central
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct.
1979 1978

Aug.
1979

1.7 122.3

13.0

2.1

122.4
122.9
122.1
122.5
128.5
121.3
119.5
119.5
119.0
113.4
119.5
124.6
114.8

10.7
10.8
9.5
11.3

10.2
13.7
7.7

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.9
.8
2.0
.8
.9
1.5
2.1
.9
1.1
1.7

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

,
,

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
,
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
,
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas *
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

2.0 122.8

13.2

1.8 121.6

12.3

.6
.3
-.1
1.0
-.1
2.6
-4.5
.5
1.1
1.4
.7
1.5
2.8

121.7
122.0
122.0
123.1
129.4
121.5
118.1
118.7
120.3
109.7
119.1
122.0
116.9

9.8
9.9
9.2
12.1
8.4
10.7
7.3
8.3
6.7
8.0
11.4
11.5
8.1

2.3
-.2
2.4
-3.2
.8
1.9
2.4
2.3
1.1
1.2

121.6
121.9
121.6
119.8
127.6
122.8
122.3
118.6
117.6
111.6
117.3
122.6
115.3

10.1
10.2
9.5
10.2
9.1
11.6
8.9
8.2

12.2
11.1
6.3
12.0
12.8
9.4
17.0
10.5
11.8
6.7

3.2
3.6
1.4
.9
4.5
4.6
5.3
2.8
3.2
1.6

126.5
132.2
113.8
128.3
135.8
130.4
147.8
119.6
122.3
114.8

15.2
18.2
7.2
15.7
20.2
17.8
26.1
10.3
11.9
7.6

2.3
3.0
1.7
3.0
3.3
2.4
4.7
1.4
1.7
.9

129.6
133.9
165.0
117.8
103.1
111.3
109.1
111.1
118.6

23.1

4.3
5.4
7.1
4.2
.0

121.7
119.0
161.4
111.6
102.3
.9 111.6
108.7
113.4
1.2 119.5

13.7
19.5
60.1
12.2
.1

107.4
105.8
102.1
102.8
105.5
112.8
119.5
120.6

4.6
3.9
.4

107.8
106.4
103.9
104.6
106.8
113.1
111.4
120.3

4.2
3.3
3.6
.4
5.1
8.9
5.0
12.0

118.7

11.4

119.4
119.6
119.7
118.2
126.9
118.9
118.8
115.1
116.5
107.6
116.7
119.4
114.5

9.2
9.3
8.5
9.4
8.9
11.3
7.8
6.4
6.1
5.6
9.4
11.3
8.0

119.7
119.7
111.3
126.5
122.5
118.3
129.5
117.0
117.8
114.5

30.8
60.5
15.4
.7
6.0
5.0
5.8

9.4

2.8
3.2
8.3

13.3
9.9

3.1
3.4
1.7
3.8
4.8
3.1
6.5
1.5

See footnotes at end of table.




92

5.8
4.4
6.7
9.4

.7
.7
1.5
-.2

8.8
13.8

6.9
9.6

2.6
-2.7
1.3
.7
3.3

10.5
11.8
8.1

1.7
1.0
1.7

124.1
129.4
114.8
123.8
133.3
126.3
145.3
124.5
127.2
116.3

13.4
16.3
8.2
11.8
18.4
14.7
24.9
12.3
12.6
11.2

2.3
2.7
1.7
-.1
3.0
2.4
4.6

123.6
127.4
120.1
121.0
129.3
124.1
136.0
120.8
.2 123.9
2.4 115.7

13.6
15.9
11.8
11.7
17.0
15.3
19.4
12.5
13.3
11.1

2.8
3.5
3.9
2.5
3.4
2.9
4.1
1.8
2.1
1.0

118.7
118.0
144.1
114.8
103.8
112.5
109.7
112.7
2.0 119.8

11.6
17.6
44.5
14.5

2.1
3.1
8.1
2.3
.4
1.1

113.1
121.5
141.3
118.9
96.3
113.6
110.8
1.9 116.0
1.2 119.0

6.9
14.3
40.7

1.3
4.7
10.0
3.8
-4.0
1.1
.8
1.7
1.0

107.8
106.0
107.4
100.6
102.6
113.3
112.0
121.4

3.8
2.7
4.0
-1.9
3.2
7.7
8.8

109.1
108.3
103.5
104.0
107.8
118.1
120.3
116.9

5.2
4.7
4.4
.8
6.0
11.5
8.5
10.3

.8
1.1
7.4
-.4
.0
1.0

2.9
2.9
2.6
1.9
.5
3.4
6.9
2.9

1.5
6.1
4.9
7.3
8.5

11.0

2.2
2.1
2.0
2.2
1.1
2.6
1.9
2.3

5.6
8.2
8.0

9.7

11.1
-4.0
7.2
6.0

9.1
8.1

2.7
3.0
2.2
3.7
.7
1.7
4.9

.9

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Index

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Percent
change
from—

Index

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug.
1978 1979 1979 1978 1979

Expenditure category
124.6
124.8
109.5
117.1
154.3
117.5
111.8
116.3
110.6
118.8

16.9
17.0
7.8
2.4
48.7
8.9
7.5
10.3
6.8
13.4

1,1
1.1
.4
-3.5
4.1
1.3
1.5
2.5
1.3
3.0

127.2
127.6
110.7
116.9
154.5
121.9
116.8
114.9
117.2
117.5

9.8
7.4
10.3
9.3
11.5

1.8 119.0
.8 115.5
.9 119.7
118.7
2.2 120.5

10.0
7.3
10.4
10.4
10.4

2.6
.9
2.9
2.7
3.2

1.6 113.0
1.5 110.9
1.9 116.3

7.3
6.9
7.9

.3 113.0
.4 112.8
.0 113.4

2.4
.4
1.1
6.3

7.0
5.8
6.8
9.1

125.3
125.8
112.5
117.1
159.5
119.1
111.9
117.6
110.9
110.0

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline2
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

123.3
124.8
111.6
117.1
159.2
116.1
110.7
120.5
108.9
108.2

17.7
7.3
2.4
53.4
8.7
7.7
14.4
6.5
6.0

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

115.7
112.9
116.3
113.6
119.6

8.9
8.1
9.1
7.5
11.0

1.4 118.3
1.0 113.8
1.5 119.2
117.4
2.5 121.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

111.2
109.6
113.7

7.9
7.3
8.7

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

111.9
109.2
111.4
115.7

7.0
5.3
7.7
7.9

,

,

16.7

1.1
1.0
.5
-3.5
3.8
1.0
1.0
4.5
.4
2.4

113.1
111.1.
111.6
118.4

17.9
18.1

8.6
2.4
52.9
10.5
8.9
11.5
8.4
8.5

1.5
1.5
1.2
-3.5
4.6
1.6
1.8
2.9
1.6
3.4

2.1
.6
.5
6.5

114.7
111.0
115.3
119.0

18.5
18.7

15.0

1.2
.9
.1
-3.5
3.6
1.6
1.5
2.6
1.2
6.3

119.8
114.4
120.9
119.4
122.8

11.1
6.4
12.2
11.5
12.9

1.7
.5
2.0
1.7
2.4

7.9
8.4
7.2

1.1 110.3
.9 107.9
1.5 115.0

6.1
4.8
8.6

1.2
1.0
1.6

7.7
6.2
8.1
9.1

2.1 114.3
.7 111.8
1.1 115.2
6.0 116.0

7.9
6.0
9.0
8.4

1.8
.8
1.0
5.2

7.9
2.0
49.0
11.9
12.4

9.3
13.1

Commodity and service group
118.7

11.4

2.0 122.8

13.2

1.8 121.6

12.3

1.7 122.3

13.0

2.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

119.7
119.4
119.9
125.4
105.8

12.1
9.2

1.6
.6
2.2
3.0
3.4

122.1
121.7
122.3
126.4
106.4

13.1
9.8
14.6
20.8
3.3

1.5
.8
1.7
2.9
2.9

120.8
121.6
120.4
124.4
106.0

12.2
10.1
13.1
18.8
2.7

1.3
.8
1.5
2.8
2.1

121.4
122.4
121.0
126.4
108.3

12.7
10.7
13.7
19.5
4.7

1.6
1.2
1.8
2.8
3.0

132.9
114.4

27.4

2.9 134.3
1.4 119.4

27.7
10.4

3.1 132.1
117.4

25.5
8.8

3.0 133.9
.5 117.6

25.4
10.0

2.7
1.1

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

116.9
111.3
122.3
110.3
116.3
115.1

10.1
6.3
13.2
6.9
9.1
8.6

2.6
1.4
3.7
1.0
1.5
3.1

13.4
7.2

2.4
1.7
2.7
1.8
1.9
2.6

12.6
8.2

2.4
1.7
2.7
1.5
2.9
2.4

13.3
11.8
14.8
13.0
12.2
8.9

2.7
3.9
3.1
1.9
2.0
1.8

All items

13.9
21.0
3.9

See footnotes at end of table.




93

123.9
113.8
132.3
112.8
119.2
117.0

17.6
8.9
10.3
8.8

123.1
114.8
130.2
113.6
119.7
117.2

16.3
8.2
10.4
8.9

123.5
120.1
128.0
118.5
120.9
116.0

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central

Northeast

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Index

South

change
from—

Index

West

change
from—

change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct Oct Aug. Oct Oct Aug. Oct Oct Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel....
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 2
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

118.4
118.3
117.6
118.8
119.8
124.7
131.4
122.1
118.0
117.0
144.9
115.5
114.2
112.1
162.7
116.2

11.9
11.4
10.7
11.4
13.8
20.3

25.9
14.5
10.8
10.2
40.7
8.3

7.9
6.4
55.0
9.5

2.4
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.3
3.0
2.9
1.7
2.9
2.7
4.6
1.6
2.1
1.6
4.8
2.4

1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.




123.0
119.5
120.2
123.0
122.2
125.8
132.8
123.9
125.2
124.4
139.1
120.2
119.7
116.3
161.2
123.9

14.0
11.4
11.7
13.4
14.4
20.0
26.0
14.8
14.1
13.7
36.2
10.7
10.9
8.7
52.9
13.6

2.1
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.7
2.9
2.9
1.9
2.5
2.5
3.0
1.6
1.8
1.1
4.9
2.7

121.6
119.0
119.6
121.8
120.3
123.9
131.0
122.9
124.3
123.5
137.5
119.3
118.6
114.9
154.6
122.7

12.8
10.9
11.2
12.5
13.0
18.2
24.3
14.2
13.2
12.9
34.4
10.1
9.9
7.7
47.2
12.4

1.9
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.5
2.7
2.9
1.7
2.5
2.3
3.7
1.4
1.6
1.0
4.4
2.4

122.1
119.7
119.0
122.4
120.6
125.6
132.1
124.3
124.1
123.8
142.1
120.2
119.5
115.5
160.4
123,5

13.4
11.5
10.9
13.0
13.5
18.7
23.8
14.8
13.5
13.5
35.7
11,2
11.2
8.8
47.7
13.4

2.3
1.4
1.7
2.1
1.8
2.7
2.6
2.0
2.6
2.9
3.9
2.0
2.0
1.3
3.8
2.7

C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978-100 base; formerly on a
December 1977=100 base.

94

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)

A-2

A-1

Index

Group

from-—

from—

change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct Aug. Oct Oct Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
All items

1.8 121.5

12.3

1.8 122.5

13.1

10.2
10.2

.7 121.1
.6 121.4
.7 121.5

10.0

.6
1.9
2.9
.4
2.2
2.4

121.3
121.7
122.1
122.1
128.4
120.5
122.2
118.8
118.0
111.4
119.4
120.9
114.5

13.1
14.0
7.0
13.1
16.3
14.2
19.4
12.7
14.2
8.4

2.2
2.6
1.8
1.4
2.8
1.8
3.8
2.7
3.4
.4

123.8
127.6
115.1
123.9
131.1
126.5
138.9
121.6
124.4
115.2

12.5
14.1
8.8
12.3
15.4
13.2
19.5

18.1

2.0 120.9
2.9 122.1
7.9 161.4

119.6

12.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

120.1
120.5
119.8
118.5
126.2
121.3
117.0
115.9
117.7
108.9
116.5
122.2
114.3

9.6
9.7
8.3
9.3
8.1
12.2
6.0
6.8
6.1
7.7
8.1
13.0
6.8

1.3
1.2
.8
1.8
.8
2.7
-3.1

Housing
Shelter
M
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance....
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commod

121.1
123.2
113.0
127.9
126.5
121.7
133.9
119.5
121.7
113.3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas * ....
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Other utilities and public services ....
Household furnishings and operation.
HousefurnisWngs
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

125.2
126.1
162.4
115.6
99.7
111.2
108.2
112.0
119.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

106.2
104.3
100.1
98.6
109.5
113.2
124.2
119.8

25.6
58.4

9.9

.9
-.9
1.1
1.2
.4
1.4

114.5
101.0
113.4
111.4
112.3
120.3

3.1
2.0
1.3
-3.0
7.0
7.9
11.5
10.9

2.5
2.7
2.0
1.3
4.4
1.6
8.9
2.2

108.8
107.1
106.1
104.4
108.1
112.9
111.8
122.6

15.9
-1.2
6.3
5.3
6.0

See footnotes at end of table.




95

9.7

9.8
9.6

1.6
-.2
2.3
-2.0
1.3
1.4
2.3
2.3
.2
2.0

120.9
129.5
121.1
119.2
117.2
119.6
109.7
118.1
121.2
116.1

10.8
10.0
12.5
7.4
6.0
7.5

9.8
7.6

2.3
2.8
1.9
-.3
3.1
2.3
4.3
1.9
1.7
2.5

125.3
129.9
114.5
123.5
133.4
127.2
145.1
120.3
122.1
115.7

14.8
17.5
8.1
12.0
19.4
16.3
25.2
12.2
13.4

13.3
19.6
58.2
12.0
.1

1.9
3.0
7.7
1.9
-.7

121.6
124.8
160.1
116.5
102.0
.9 112.5
.8 109.4
.7 115.2
1.2 119.2

14.9
22.8

3.4
3.6
2.2
4.8
.6
3.3
4.1
2.7

11.1

9.3
10.9

9.2
7.9
7.7
8.2
11.7
11.5
8.0

9.2

6.6
5.6
7.4
8.5
5.9
4.9
3.8
3.4
5.5
9.1
7.2
13.7

110.6
109.5
106.4
107.6
101.9
114.6
120.0
119.4

6.7
10.7
10.8

7.9

2.0 122.1
.7
.7
.5
1.5
.2
2.8
-3.9
.4
1.9
1.9

121.6
121.9
121.7
120.5
128.5
120.8
121.7
118.6
116.7
110.1
.9 118.5
1.0 122.5
1.5 116.6

12.6

1.9 121.4

12.4

1.9

10.0
10.1
.2
1.8
-1.2
1.8
-1.8
.8
.0
1.6
2.4
1.1
1.4

122.1
122.3
121.9
122.8
129.0
120.6
119.2
119.2
120.1
111.7
118.5
123.1
118.4

9.9
9.9
8.8

.7
.6
.3

12.4
7.6
9.3
7.0
10.8
6.3
9.0
9.9
12.3
10.8

1.6
-.4
2.2
-4.0
1.2
.8
2.3
1.8
1.1
2.0

3.4
4.1
1.9
2.5
4.5
4.5
5.7
1.3
1.4
1.0

123.1
127.2
118.1
127.2
129.2
122.9
141.6
113.7
112.5
116.0

13.9
16.4
11.0
14.9
17.7
14.0
24.8
7.4

3.1
4.1
7.3
2.4
3.5
2.9
4.7
1.8
1.4
2.6

3.1 120.3
4.6 119.2
6.6 157.2
3.9 109.3
.0 104.1
.5 113.0
.1 110.8
1.0 112.8
1.6 119.0

13.3
19.4

9.6
11.0
8.5
11.7

9.0
8.3

6.5
8.9
12.4
11.3
8.9

2.9
3.3
1.0
2.5
3.7
3.3
5.0
.8
.5
1.3

125.3
130.8
116.5
124.6
133.7
128.9
143.6
122.6
125.6
116.4

14.4
17.0
8.8
13.5
18.5
16.2
23.7
11.8
12.4

120.9
125.2
155.5
117.2
103.7
111.0
108.4
112.9
117.6

14.1
21.1

14.8
.0
5.8
4.1
8.5
8.2

2.5
4.2
6.7
3.4
-.9
1.4
1.1
2.0
1.6

5.6
5.1
2.7
3.6
4.1
8.9
12.1
10.0

3.7
3.8
1.9
5.5
.7
4.4
3.9
1.8

107.6
106.3
105.3
105.5
102.7
113.4
103.8
120.9

3.8
3.3
2.6
1.6
1.3
10.0
3.5
8.3

9.0

56.8

9.9

54.1
12.7

.6
5.9
4.7
6.8
8.2

1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
-1.1
2.5
2.6
1.9

106.2
105.1
104.8
99.1
100.4
117.5
112.0
116.0

6.6
8.7

56.7
9.7
.5
6.6
5.4
6.6
9.6
3.2
2.5
5.2
-3.1
-1.3
8.9
7.4

9.2

1.9
2.7
8.5
.6
-.2
1.1
1.0
1.5

.9
2.1
2.3
3.3
1.2
5.2
2.7
2.5
.2

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Index

Group

B

A-2

A-1
Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978

Index

Percent
change
from—

Aug. Oct. Oct.
1979 1979 1978

Aug.
1979

Index

Oct.
1979

Percent
change
from—
Oct.
1978

Index

Aug.
1979

Percent
change
from—

Oct. Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979

Expenditure category

10.7
7.4
11.4
11.0
11.6

1.9
1.0
2.1
1.8
2.4

1.8 111.6
2.4 110.7
1.0 113.0
114.3
110.5
115.3
117.7

1.4
.6
1.6
.6
2.7

111.0
107.0
116.7

8.5
6.0
11.9

110.9
109.2
109.4
114.9

6.0
4.9
5.5
7.7

116.0
114.2
116.4
113.8
119.8

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

118.7
114.2
119.6
119.1
120.0

9.4
8.1
9.7
8.1
11.9

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

...

125.7
126.0
111.1
117.0
156.7
118.0
115.4
116.5
115.2
113.9

17.7
17.8

11.6
6.6
12.6

1.2
1.1
.9
-3.5
3.7
1.6
1.3
2.5
1.0
4.1

17.8
18.0
8.3
2.4

51.2
9.9
7.6

124.5
126.1
112.2
117.1
159.1
118.8
112.7
119.5
111.7
108.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

17.5

124.7
125.2
110.8
117.1
157.2
118.2
109.5
117.0
.9 107.8
2.5 114.0

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline2
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

18.6
7.5
2.4

53.1
9.8
9.7
12.8
9.3
5.8

T

1.4
1.3
1.2
-3.5
4.0
.8
1.3
3.8

2.0
.0
.7
6.0

1.3 125.5

17.2
17.4
7.8
2.3
50.2
10.3
7.4

10.4
12.6
9.9
13.1

1.2
.0
-3.5
4.4
2.3
1.9
4.1
1.5
4.7

125.8
110.9
117.1
156.4
120.3
112.5
118.1
111.2
114.7

117.5
115.6
117.9
115.9
119.9

9.1
7.3
9.5
9.0
9.8

1.6
.5
1.8
1.4
2.1

119.3
112.8
120.6
119.8
121.5

11.0

6.4
4.9
8.8

.7 113.4
-.4 112.7
2.4 114.9

7.2
8.6
4.5

2.3 110.1
2.2 110.5
2.7 109.4

6.9
7.8
5,2

7.7
5.6
8.8
9.0

2.4 114.8
.5 112.0
1.5 115.1
6.3 118.1

8.0
6.5
9.0
8.4

2.1 112.7
110.0
111.9
6.0 118.2

7.1
5.8
7.2
9.0

7.9
2.2
51.1
10.5

9.6
7.0
12.0
9.9
6.9
10.3
9.9

1.4
2.8
1.2
4.3

124.3
124.4
111.0
117.0
154.1
117.0
113.2
114.6
112.8
120.3

2.3
1.3
2.5
2.7
2.4

1.1
1.0
.4
-3.5
4.3

1.8
.7
.4
6.0

16.6

12.6

1.1
.9
.9
-3.5
3.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
1.4
4.5

121.2
113.4
122.8
120.0
125.2

11.0
6.6
11.8
11.1
12.6

3.1
1.0
3.5
2.7
4.1

115.2
112.7
120.1

7.4
7.6
6.7

.9
.9
.8

116.0
112.1
116.6
120.0

9.0
6.6
10.3
10.1

2.4
1.0
1.0
6.5

16.7
8.8
2.3

47.9
9.0
9.2
9.6
9.1

Commodity and service group
119.6

12.0

1.8 121.5

12.3

1.8 122.5

13.1

2.0 122.1

12.6

1.9 121.4

12.4

1.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

119.8
120.1
119.6
124.0
104.3

12.3

121.5
121.3
121.7
126.1
107.1

12.6
10.2
13.8
20.6
4.9

1.3
.7
1.7
2.9
3.6

12.9;
9.8 i
14.3
21.3

1.7
.7
2.1
3.5
3.8

121.5
121.6
121.5
125.6
106.3

12.7
10.0
14.1
20.1
3.3

1.4
.5
1.9
2.6
1.5

120.8
122.1
120.1
124.8
105.1

12.2

13.8
19.3
2.0

1.6
1.3
1.8
2.6
2.7

13.2
19.5
2.5

1.4
.7
1.7
3.0
2.3

131.9
115.7

26.1
8.9

2.7 133.8
.9 118.1

26.7
8.6

2.7 134.9
118.1

27.6
9.6

3.3 133.3
1.0 118.4

26.7
9.6

3.0 132.8
1.3 116.7

26.2
8.8

3.2

Services
R€fnt, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

119.3
113.0
126.1
112.3
116.4
115.9

11.5
7.0
15.3
8.5
9.7
9.4

2.1
1.8
2.6
1.2
1.6
2.5

121.4
115.1
128.2
111.4
119.6
117.1

11.7
8.8
14.0
8.3
11.4
9.8

2.4
1.9
2.7
1.5
2.1
3.4

123.6
114.5
130.8
115.9
117.9
116.6

13.4
8.1

2.6
1.0
3.3
2.0
1.8
2.7

12.6
8.8
16.1
8.5
10.3
7.3

2.9
1.9
3.8
1.3
2.5
2.0

12.9
11.0
15.3
9.4
11.8
8.8

3.1
7.3
2.7
1.7
3.5
2.0

All items

9.6

See footnotes at end of table.




96

121.8
121.1
122.1
127.7
109.5

5.1 •

17.4
10.4
9.5

7.6

123.2
116.5
129.8
114.2
120.6
114.2

122.7
118.1
127.0
114.8
122.8
118.4

9.9

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

B

A-2

A-1
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Oct Oct. Aug. Oct Oct Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct. Oct. Aug. Oct Oct. Aug.
1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1979
Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs...
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy2
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy ..
Energy commodities
Services less energy

119.4
118.3
117.8
119.8
119.4
123.4
130.3
121.9
120.6
119.6
142.3
116.8
115.8
112.7
162.5
118.7

12.5
11.2
10.8
12.1
13.5
18.5
24.3
13.9
12.4
11.7
39.4
9.4
9.2
7.2
53.4
11.1

2.0
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.8
2.7
2.7
1.9
2.2
2.2
3.4
1.6
1.8
1.2
4.6
2.2

121.4
119.3
119.3
121.6
121.4
125.4
132.1
123.6
122.5
121.6
140.5
118.9
118.1
115.3
160.3
121.1

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




12.7
11.5
11.1
12.3
13.6
19.8
25.1
15.0
12.1
11.7
36.1
9.8
9.7
7.8
51.4
11.6

2.0
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.7
2.9
2.6
1.7
2.5
2.4
3.5
1.5
1.8
1.1
4.2
2.5

122.7
119.7
119.9
122.7
121.9
127.0
133.4
124.3
125.0
124.3
141.4
120.0
119.6
116.2
159.9
123.4

13.8
11.5
11.5
13.3
14.1
20.5
26.0
15.2
14.3
13.9
37.5
10.7
10.8
8.6
51.1
13.3

2.3
1.5
1.6
2.0
2.0
3.3
3.2
2.1
2.9
2.7
4.3
1.8
2.0
1.6
4.7
2.5

122.2
119.1
119.8
122.3
121.4
125.1
132.0
123.5
124.1
123.5
141.4
119.6
119.0
115.4
158.7
123.2

13.4
11.1
11.3
12.8
14.0
19.5
25.2
14.7
13.1
12.9
36.2
10.2
10.3
8.2
50.0
12.6

2.3
1.2
1.6
2.0
1.9
2.5
2.8
1.5
3.1
3.0
4.4
1.7
2.1
1.2
4.6
2.8

121.2
119.5
119.5
121.5
120.1
124.4
131.7
123.4
123.3
122.6
136.1
119.2
118.4
114.6
155.2
122.9

13.1
11.1
11.2
12.5
13.2
18.9
25.1
14.4
13.1
13.0
33.6
10.2
10.2
7.8
48.5
13.2

2.3
1.3
1.7
2.0
1.8
2.9
3.1
1.7
2.6
3.0
3.3
1.8
2.2
1.2
4.6
3.4

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December
1977=100 base.

97

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Group

Index

Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change Jrom—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

12.0

2.1

9.9
9.9
8.9

Expenditure category
2.3 123.0

13.3

1.9 120.1

120.3
120.5
120.4
119.7
129.0
117.8
119.8
.9 112.2
-.2 121.0
1.4 116.0

9.6
9.7
9.9
9.0
10.6

-.3
-.5
-.5
1.2

13.8
13.0

3.9 128.6
4.5 133.4

6.9
8.4
14.9

127.3
134.5
164.3
115.9
111.9

23.8
31.6
59.1
14.1
6.2

110.8
109.5
102.2
114.0
113.8

6.6
5.8
1.2
8.7
7.8

16.5
18.0
5.0

1.2 124.5
1.1 124.8
2.2 111.3

114.5

8.9

111.4
111.1
110.0

117.3

10.7

1.9 119.9

12.3

119.1
119.4
119.2
117.3
126.0
118.9
118.1
111.8
119.8
114.6

9.1
9.1
8.1
8.8
8.2
11.2
6.8
6.7
12.0
8.4

9.3

.3
2.4
-5.0
1.2
2.3
3.4

118.8
119.1
120.9
119.1
129.2
119.7
120.8
112.7
114.3
112.6

117.4
116.1
109.7
128.8
118.4

10.9
9.4
5.5
12.7
10.9

2.8
3.0
1.4
.7
3.8

121.2
122.2
111.9
118.0
125.2

129.4
132.8
164.2
118.5
110.9

22.0
29.7
60.0
15.9
5.8

4.0
5.1
7.7
3.6
1.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

106.2
104.0
100.3
98.7
112.9

4.2
3.0
-.5
.5
8.6

3.4
3.6
1.9
4.0
3.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

122.3
124.5
107.4

All items
Food and beverages
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

,

,

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 2
Household furnishings and operation

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

,

9.7
6.6

-2.1
1.8
-2.5
.6
-.2
1.1

121.4
121.8
121.1
122.2
127.2
118.3
119.4
115.5
124.0
114.2

10.5
7.7
9.2
12.4
7.3
13.0
8.8

-.3
-.5
-.7
1.3
-1.5
1.8
-6.1
1.4
.3
3.0

121.1
124.9
5.7 136.4

16.5
16.7
10.6
11.2
18.2

4.1
5.0
2.5
1.6
5.7

120.5
119.5
115.9
123.1
120.4

12.2
10.2
10.6
14.6
10.0

3.7
4.2
3.9
3.1
4.2

4.2
5.6
7.0
4.2
1.1

132.2
136.5
166.4
116.1
111.4

27.4
35.1
62.2
16.2
6.4

5.1
6.3
4.7
8.0
-.1

131.3
138.5
170.6
119.2
113.4

23.3
30.7
66.1
10.4
7.3

5.0
6.3
8.2
4.7
1.3

3.6
3.9
.8
6.2
8.0

110.4
109.9
108.6
112.5
110.2

4.7
5.8
2.0
7.8
6.6

1.4
1.3
-.4
1.0
.5

106.3
105.4
106.8
99.8
115.8

4.5
4.0
4.3
1.5
10.3

3.6
3.9
6.7
4.4
-.3

16.5
16.5
10.4

1.2 125.0
1.1 125.2
4.1 119.0

17.0
17.0
16.8

.6 125.6
126.1
4.3 105.8

18.8
19.2

1.6
1.6
1.4

1.1 116.9

7.8

2.2 119.9

9.8

1.7 116.2

8.2

1.5 113.3

11.6

4.3 107.6

3.2

-.4 112.2

6.5
6.8

2.2 113.9
114.7

7.4
8.5

2.1 112.2

8.0
10.2

2.0 114.6
117.1

.0
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




98

9.4
9.7
11.5
11.0

12.4
8.6
6.4
8.5
6.5

•3
.3
.4
.8
.2
4.0
-3.1

112.1

11.1
10.1
8.4

4.1
8.5
7.5
8.6
11.6

1.6
1.0
3.8
3.6

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Group

Index
Oct
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
117.3

10.7

1.9 119.9

12.3

2.3 123.0

13.3

1.9 120.1

12.0

2.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

118.6
119.1
118.3
123.6
112.4

11.5
9.1
13.0
19.7
5.8

1.5
.8
2.1
2.9
1.0

121.1
118.8
122.3
129.2
116.4

13.2
9.3
15.3
24.4
7.8

2.0
.3
2.9
3.9
2.1

122.3
120.3
123.3
127.3
119.9

13.3
9.6
15.2
22.1
9.7

1.1
-.3
1.8
1.9
1.7

121.2
121.4
121.1
128.9
112.8

13.2
9.9
15.1
23.3
6,4

1.8
-.3
3.1
3.7
2.4

Services
Medical care services

115.2
114.9

9.3
9.2

2.4 117.9
1.1 118.1

10.8
8.2

2.9 124.2
2.6 121.3

13.0
9.9

3.3 118.0
1.8 116.8

10.0
9.1

2.6
1.6

117.6
117.4
114.1
144.6
118.2
123.1
121.2
116.4
115.2

10.9
10.7
7.6
40.3
12.9
19.1
13.8
10.1
9.3

119.3
120.1
116.8
145.0
122.0
128.2
123.7
118.8
117.8

12.1
12.6
9.1
41.3
15.0
23.3
16.2
11.4
11.0

12.2
13.4
10.3
42.0
14.9
21.0
15.5
13.4
13.4

.8
1.9
1.6
4.5
1.7
1.9
.8
3.4
3.5

12.5
12.2
8.4
40.7
14.9
22.6
16.2
9.8
10.1

1.6
2.1
1.7
5.0
3.1
3.6
1.6
2.3
2.7

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

i

1.6
1.9
1.6
4.4
2.2
3.0
1.8
2.6
2.5

See footnotes at end of table.




99

1.7
2.4
1.9
5.2
2.9
3.7
2.1
3.2
2.8

119.8
123.1
120.3
144.8
123.1
126.6
123.7
124.6
124.5

120.3
120.3
116.3
147.9
120.9
128.1
125.0
118.3
118.1

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central
Size class A
Group

Index
Oct
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct
1978

Aug. Oct
1979 1979

Oct
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
1.5 121.2

12.5

2.1 122.2

12.5

1.7

.2
-.2
3.4
-1.0
2.6
-6.7
1.0
1.2
1.2

121.6
122.0
121.9
119.7
129.7
118.8
120.9
115.2
122.3
114.5

9.5
9.6
8.8
11.3
7.1
10.8
7.4
9.7
11.4
8.1

.7 123.0
123.1
122.5
1.8 123.7
-.9 131.8
1.4 120.6
-1.3 113.6
2.0 116.9
1.4 124.4
.7 122.0

9.7
9.6
8.7
11.0
7.6
8.5
4.2
11.0
11.8
11.4

.8
.8
.5
1.0
.8
1.0
-2.7
1.1
1.4
1.8

14.6
17.4
6.7
14.0
19.0

1.3
1.2
2.2
8.2
.9

123.2
128.5
110.9
128.0
131.3

14.3
17.6
5.9
17.6
19.3

3.4
4.8
2.1
4.9
5.2

124.5
127.7
114.5
129.1
129.9

14.0
16.4
4.6
15.6
18.4

2.7
3.7
-.3
5.2
4.3

122.9
115.4
162.9
106.2
111.1

14.4
20.0
62.3
11.3
4.8

1.6
2.2
6.5
1.0
1.5

119.6
122.1
157.8
113.1
109.7

12.6
18.2
58.0
8.6
5.3

.6
.8
6.5
-1.1
.6

124.5
120.0
165.3
110.7
113.6

12.7
19.2
65.0
9.7
6.6

1.3
2.1
7.5
.6
.8

2.8
2.7
2.6
1.3
2.3

114.8
114.2
107.7
119.5
114.3

10.3
9.9
3.7
15.8
9.6

5.5
5.9
2.8
8.2
9.4

105.1
103.7
99.7
101.8
114.6

3.3
2.5
3.2
-1.2
10.7

.8
.6
1.0

108.3
107.5
106.9
-.8 102.3
2.0 120.6

4.8
4.5
7.5
-.5
11.0

2.9
3.1
5.1
1.4
3.3

1.6
1.6
2.6

126.3
126.7
106.3

19.3
19.4
11.5

1.8 126.2
1.7 126.4
6.1 112.5

17.4
17.5
10.9

1.7 123.5
1.6 123.7
3.9 116.3

16.5
16.7
12.9

.5
.4
5.8

9.6

1.6 117.3

9.0

120.2

10.7

3.0 119.9

10.1

1.5

113.9

9.6

1.2 112.7

1,9

3.5 109.2

5.7

.6 115.6

7.2

.7

112.4
110.6

6.5
5.7

2.2 116.4
.9 115.6

8.4
9.3

2.2 111.2
108.3

6.0
4.5

9.4
11.3

2.5
1.0

123.3

13.5

1.7 123.3

13.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

121.5
121.8
122.0
123.4
128.0
123.2
119.3
115.0
121.5
116.1

10.2
10.2
9.4
12.4
8.2
10.9
8.5
9.2
12.2
7.4

1.1 121^4
121.6
1.2 121.7
2.5 125.5
.2 131.8
2.9 120.1
-3.0 114.7
2.8 113.2
121.3
1.4 118.8

9.4
9.5
9.4
13.0
11.5
11.9
5.6
6.1
9.3
8.9

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

128.3
135.0
114.5
128.3
139.7

15.9
19.0
8.3
15.4
21.4

2.1
2.8
2.0
.0
3.0

126.1
131.2
113.9
127.8
134.1

121.4
118.9
161.3
113.0
111.9

14.3
19.9
58.8
14.3
6.1

.6
.7
8.0
-.8
1.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

106.7
104.9
103.7
102.1
110.2

2.6
1.4
2.9
-3.0
7.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

125.1
125.9
109.3

17.9
18.4
7.2

Medical care

117.4

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

All items

Fuel and other utilities
.....
Fuels2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ..,
Gas (piped) and electricity2
Household furnishings and operation

1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




100

1.6
-.2

115.3
116.1

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued

(December 1977=100)
North Central
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Percent

change from—
Oct.
1978

Index

Oct.
Aug.
1979 1979

Percent
Index
change from—
Oct
1978

Size class D

Size class C

Oct.
Aug.
1979 1979

Percent

change from—
Oct.
1978

Index

Percent
change from—

Oct.
Aug.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
123.3

13.5

1.7 123.3

13.3

1.5 121.2

12.5

2.1

122.2

12.5

1.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

122.7
121.5
123.3
125.6
121.7

13.3
10.2
14.9
20.1
11.3

1.5
1.1
1.6
2.7
.9

122.4
121.4
122.8
131.5
116.8

13.3
9.4
15.1
24.6
8.7

1.3
.2
1.7
4.4
-.3

121.0
121.6
120.7
125.4
117.4

12.7
9.5
14.1
20.5
9.8

1.7
.7
2.1
2.9
1.6

121.2
123.0
120.4
125.5
117.4

12.4
9.7
13.6
20.4
9.7

1.3
.8
1.6
2.7

Services
Medical care services

124.3
118.2

13.8
10.2

2.3 125.1
1.8 117.6

13.4
9.3

1.9 121.7
121.7

12.3
11.0

3.0 124.1
3.3 121.3

12.9
10.9

2.5
1.7

119.2
123.6
120.9
139.3
123.1
124.9
123.4
125.7
124.9

11.4
13.7
11.1
37.0
14.7
19.1
14.6
14.7
14.2

1.4
1.8
1.7
2.7
1.7
2.6
1.9
2.4
2.3

11.9
13.6
10.6
37.4
15.0
23.7
16.6
14.2
13.8

1.6
1.6
1.1
4.0
1.7
4.2
2.4
1.9
2.0

118.7
121.3
118.5
141.0
120.6
124.8
123.4
122.9
121.7

10.7
12.6
10.0
35.6
14.0
19.8
14.6
13.0
12.5

1.1
2.1
1.9
3.6
2.1
2.8
1.7
3.0
3.0

120.2
122.3
119.9
137.9
120.5
125.2
124.2
125.3
124.4

11.1
12.6
10.5
33.9
13.7
19.8
14.6
13.9
13.1

1.0
1.7
1.7
2.5
1.6
2.5
1.7
2.8
2.6

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




101

120.5
123.6
120.4
137.4
122.7
130.8
126.3
126.4
125.8

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Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Oct.
1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

,

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 2
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

,

1.6 122.2

12.6

1.7 122.2

12.5

1.7 120.4

11.5

1.7

1.0
1.0
1.2
1.1
.5
2.8
-1.2
2.7
.6
1.7

121.2
121.5
121.0
119.0
127.7
121.7
121.2
114.0
122.6
114.9

9.6
9.8
9.3
8.9
9.3
11.9
8.8
8.4
10.6
7.6

.7 121.9
.7 122.1
121.9
121.6
.6 126.7
2.3 124.0
-3.9 123.3
1.7 114.8
1.1 122.7
1.3 116.5

10.9
11.0
10.5
12.0
8.4
12.6
12.1
10.8
12.3
9.6

2.2
-1.7
1.6
-2.5
1.8
1.2
1.7

120.9
121.1
121.3
120.2
126.9
123.1
122.7
114.3
120.5
116.5

9.3
9.2
8.3
12.4
7.2
10.2
4.6
8.4
11.7
11.9

1.2
1.2
1.2
2.2
-.2
4.3
-3.8
3.2
1.3
2.3

12.5
14.3
8.3
12.7
16.7

1.8
2.2
2.0
-2.3
2.3

125.8
131.3
113.0
124.6
135.2

14.9
18.0
7.9
10.3
20.0

2.8
3.5
.8
1.1
4.0

125.5
132.6
118.3
122.3
135.8

13.3
16.5
9.4
13.0
18.1

2.7
2.6
2.0
1.4
2.8

121.5
127.5
112.8
126.0
130.4

13.1
16.5
6.2
10.8
18.5

2.0
2.5
1.5
-.5
2.8

120.8
113.6
149.2
108.5
114.1

11.1
14.7
46.0
10.0
7.5

.8
1.0
7.2
-.2
1.2

120.8
124.9
156.6
122.7
111.7

13.9
22.7
55.4
20.4
5.4

1.7
2.6
4.5
2.5
1.1

117.7
120.1
126.9
119.4
111.6

10.2
16.9
30.6
15.6
5.5

4.8
7.3
12.8
6.8
.7

113.8
112.6
144.0
106.6
112.4

10.8
16.4
47.2
10.4
6.1

.8
1.2
8.4
-.6
1.4

110.0
108.0
107.7
104.8
112.2

6.3
5.1
4.8
2.2
7.6

2.6
2.4
1.2
3.4
2.5

107.5
106.2
109.6
97.2
113.0

3.0
2.4
3.9
-3.4
5.8

2.7
2.8
3.1
3.6

109.1
107.0
108.1
106.1
113.7

4.2
3.1
3.0
.9
11.0

2.6
2.6
2.7
3.2
4.4

102.5
100.9
102.3
91.6
115.2

-.1
-1.2
3.8
-10.5
6.6

-.4
-.3
.3
-3.7
4.4

124.2
124.4
120.2

17.3
17.4
16.2

1.3 125.1
1.2 125.2
3.4 117.2

17.1
17.1
14.8

.7 125.0
.6 125.4
2.8 111.9

17.4
17.7

1.1 124.0
1.1 123.9
2.9 127.3

15.0
15.1
11.0

1.2
1.1
2.7

118.6

10.6

2.1 117.1

7.8

1.1 117.9

2.9 123.7

12.4

5.2

1.5 111.9

6.8

1.0 111.6

1.2 117.4

8.2

2.0 114.2
1.7 114.2

7.2
6.8

2.3 114.0
1.4 114.1

1.8 117.6
.6 117.9

9.5
10.5

121.2

12.1

122.0
122.5
122.1
118.6
128.8
122.4
122.1
115.7
123.5
114.4

10.3
10.6
9.8
8.6
10.5
11.3
8.5
9.6
12.4
6.1

122.8
126.0
114.9
123.2
130.6

7.7
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

,

113.2
113.9
116.0

7.2
7.3
8.4

See footnotes at end of table.




102

9.6
10.5
7.4
7.5

2.1
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Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South

Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
121.2

12.1

1.6 122.2

12.6

1.7 122.2

12.5

1.7 120.4

11.5

1.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

120.9
122.0
120.4
125.2
116.5

12.6
10.3
13.7
19.7
9.0

1.3
1.0
1.5
2.8
.4

120.8
121.2
120.6
124.5
117.9

11.9
9.6
12.9
18.5
9.2

1.4
.7
1.7
2.7
.9

121.3
121.9
121.0
124.9
117.9

12.5
10.9
13.4
19.2
8.9

1.3
.4
1.6
3.0
.5

119.8
120.9
119.3
121.9
117.3

11.1
9.3
12.0
17.2
8.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
2.5
.2

Services
Medical care services

121.7
119.0

11.5
11.1

1.9 124.7
2.4 117.2

14.1
7.9

2.5 123.8
1.3 118.8

12.4
10.4

2.7 121.5
3.1 125.5

12.2
13.3

2.4
5.9

119.6
121.4
118.7
135.5
120.2
124.5
123.6
123.3
122.0

11.5
12.3
9.9
33.1
13.5
18.8
14.8
12.4
11.6

1.4
1.6
1.4
2.9
1.5
2.7
1.9
2.0
1.9

10.7
12.9
10.3
37.8
12.8
18.0
13.8
14.8
14.8

1.1
1.8
1.6
3.4
1.7
2.6
1.7
2.7
2.5

119.0
122.4
119.7
139.1
120.9
124.5
123.3
124.5
124.5

11.2
12.6
10.0
34.3
13.3
18.8
14.8
12.8
12.7

1.5
1.7
1.3
5.4
1.6
2.9
1.6
2.9
2.7

118.4
120.2
118.7
131.6
119.3
121.7
121.4
122.5
120.8

10.1
11.5
9.4
31.3
12.0
17.0
13.0
12.9
12.0

1.5
1.4
1.5
3.2
1.3
2.5
1.8
2.6
1.9

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

.....

See footnotes at end of table.




103

118.9
122.5
119.8
141.9
120.5
124.0
122.8
126.3
125.6

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=*100)
West
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

12.6

2.3 123.4

14.6

3.3

Oct.
1978

Expenditure category
2.5 122.6

121.1

12.3

1.8 124.2

14.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

121.6
122.4
121.4
122.2
127.0
121.0
118.9
116.4
124.3
111.2

10.5
10.9
9.4
10.4
8.8
14.4
5.6
9.2
13.9
6.0

1.4
1.4
1.8
2.2
1.1
2.1
3.3
1.6
.6
1.5

123.2
123.6
122.8
121.9
130.2
122.9
118.1
117.2
125.2
118.3

11.1
11.4
9.7
11.0
8.7
14.5
5.3
10.5
14.4
8.5

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.8
.9
2.2
-2.3
1.7
1.8
2.0

123.3
123.3
122.7
121.1
129.8
121.8
121.9
116.8
124.6
122.3

9.7
9.5
8.8
11.4
9.0
12.6
2.6
9.2
11.1
12.7

1.6
1.5
1.5
2.0
1.3
2.2
.4
1.8
1.5
2.5

123.4
123.8
123.4
128.1
130.4
117.6
123.4
117.0
124.7
117.2

11.7
11.8
10.7
17.1
9.0
9.8
11.9
9.1
14.1
9.5

-.2
-.2
-.7
1.5
-2.2
.9
-4.0
.5
.8
.8

Housing '.
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

121.4
124.3
120.3
118.5
125.4

11.8
13.3
11.0
8.9
14.0

1.9
2.5
2.3
4.5
2.5

127.1
132.0
118.1
123.1
135.7

15.9
19.3
9.9
16.2
21.8

3.4
3.7
1.0
.8
4.4

124.5
129.0
115.8
120.8
132.1

14.2
17.1
9.3
8.5
18.8

3.4
4.4
.9
.1
5.1

125.7
131.6
131.8
129.7
131.5

17.0
21.2
27.2
21.0
19.3

6.2
8.3
30.1
-.5
3.0

112.0
122.6
160.9
120.2
113.4

7.3
16.1
59.9
13.5
7.3

3.5
10.2
2.9
.7

113.9
123.6
139.4
120.9
115.3

6.0
13.3
38.0
9.4
7.0

3.1
7.5
7.4
7.5
1.9

114.0
124.8
NA
123.8
111.5

5.9
12.5
NA
10.0
6.9

1.1
4.0
NA
2.9
.9

114.5
109.5
133.8
103.3
112.5

9.7
12.5
34.5
6.8
6.7

2.4
3.2
12.8
.3
.5

108.5
107.6
102.4
102.1
118.6

5.9
5.3
6.7
1.4
10.4

2.5
2.7
2.5
2.9
.9

111.6
110.6
104.4
107.1
118.2

5.0
4.4
1.5
-1.9
14.4

3.3
3.6
.4
4.3
3.7

105.1
104.3
104.7
100.3
114.8

2.3
1.6
1.3
-.3
11.0

1.3
1.4
2.9
1.3
1.7

112.2
111.8
105.4
114.5
119.4

7.7
7.2
5.9
7.7
9.4

5.6
6.5
4.3
11.9
.7

1.1 127.1
.9 127.5
116.8
6.2
118.5
2.0
115.8
1.0
2.0 115.1
1.3 116.4

17.9
18.1
14.3

1.6 126.2
1.4 126.6
6.3 116.1

16.6
16.8
14.4

18.5
18.4
19.5

1.3
1.0
7.3

11.7

2.2 120.3

9.1

11.0

1.1

8.3

1.7 112.6

8.2

6.0

1.8

9.9
12.7

1.7 113.6
.8 114.2

7.5
7.9

.8 125.9
.6 126.0
124.3
6.4
120.8
.5
113.6
.9
2.1 114.8
1.0 113.8

7.4
6.3

.9
-1.4

All Items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas * ...
Gas (piped) and electricity *
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

,

127.7
128.2
116.8

19.3
19.6
14.4

Medical care

,

120.4

11.6

106.2

4.2

114.1
115.0

7.2
7.8

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

,

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Oct.
1979

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug. Oct.
1979 1979

Oct.
1978

Aug.
1979

Commodity and service group
121.1

12.3

1.8 124.2

14.0

2.5 122.6

12.6

2.3 123.4

14.6

3.3

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

120.3
121.6
119.8
126.6
115.6

12.3
10.5
13.1
20.3
8.9

1.3
1.4
1.4
2.5

123.3
123.2
123.4
127.3
120.8

13.6
11.1
14.9
19.1
12.2

2.0
1.3
2.3
3.2
1.7

122.0
123.3
121.4
125.0
119.4

12.3
9.7
13.5
18.4
10.7

1.8
1.6
1.9
2.3
1.8

121.4
123.4
120.4
125.4
116.7

12.9
11.7
13.5
18.3
9.9

1.3
-.2
2.2
4.0
.8

Services
Medical care services

122.1
121.4

12.2
12.5

2.1 125.5
2.4 118.7

14.6
12.5

3.1 123.5
2.4 122.3

13.1
9.9

2.7 126.5
122.8

17.2
12.2

6.3
1.2

119.4
121.1
118.7
144.8
119.6
125.4
123.9
122.5
122.2

11.8
12.3
10.2
39.1
13.0
19.2
15.0
12.5
12.2

1.3
1.7
1.5
3.4
1.4
2.5
1.9
2.2
2.1

120.6
124.5
122.4
141.5
123.2
126.7
125.1
126.9
126.3

11.6
14.1
12.5
33.5
14.7
18.3
14.8
15.5
14.8

1.9
2.5
2.3
5.1
2.2
3.2
2.2
3.6
3.2

119.4
122.7
120.5
142.7
121.5!
124.8
124.T
124.9!
123J|

10.4
12.8
10.9
33.1
13.4
18.0
13.6
13.8
13.5

1.1
2.3
2.0
3.8
2.0
2.3
2.0
3.1
3.0

120.0
123.5
122.0
129.0
120.3
124.8
124.3
125.3
126.9

11.8
14.8
13.2
28.9
13.4
17.7
14.7
15.2
17.7

1.2
3.4
3.2
3.4
2.1
3.7
1.7
2.0
6.9

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a
December 1977=100 base.
"* Data not adequate for publication.

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Technical Notes

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket
of goods and services. Effective with the January 1978
index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPFs
for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent
of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a
revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered
by the CPI-U. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage
earners and clerical workers, groups which historically have
been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional,
managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, shortterm workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people
buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban
areas across the country from over 18,000 tenants, 18,000
housing units for property taxes, and about 24,000 establishments-grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and
use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels,
and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85
locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are
collected every month in the five largest geographic areas
and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods
and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's
trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other
items.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with weights
which represent their importance in the spending of the
appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are
also published for 28 local areas. Area indexes do not
measure differences in the level of prices among cities;
they only measure the average change in prices for each
area since the base period.
The index measures price changes from a designated




reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase of 22 percent, for example, is shown as 122.0.
This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:
The price of a base period "market basket" of goods
and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to
$12.20,
For further details see the following: The Consumer
Price Index: Concepts and Content Over the Years, Report
517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May
1978); The Revision of the Consumer Price Index, by
W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical Reporter,
February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce),
and Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component
of the Consumer Price Index, by Daniel H. Ginsburg,
Monthly Labor Review, August 1978.

A Note About Calculating
Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in the
accompanying box illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods
are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would be
if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:

189.8
189.2
0.6

Percent Change

Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals:
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:

106

0.6

189.2
0.003
0.003x100
0.3

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted
and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year—such as price movements resulting from changing
climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.




The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements
and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes
to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal
variation.
Seasonal factors used to compute the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-ll Variant of the
Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program. Annual
updates replace 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from
1975 through 1979 will be replaced at the end of 1979.
The seasonal movement of all items and 35 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of
45 selected components.

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