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Data for October 1997 U.S. Deparimeni of LaDor Bureau of Labor Statistics - y — iv w Xfl ¿ Y* — beverages £ l |t Medical $ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report—(ISSN 0161-7311) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800, Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $25 domestic, $31.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $11.00; foreign, $13.75. 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Alston Contents Price movements, October 1997 1 Chart 3 Upcoming CPI revision user briefings 4 Using a hedonic model in the CPI to adjust personal computer prices for changes in quality 5 The experimental CPI using geometric means, September 1997 Planned CPI publication changes 8 Technical notes 108 6 CPI- CPI--U Index tables Table U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Page Table Page 1 10 6 25 2 3 4 5 12 14 19 24 7 8 9 27 29 34 24 73 27 85 25 75 28 87 26 80 29 92 10 11 12 13 39 40 42 44 17 18 19 20 56 57 59 61 Contents—continued Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices Residential unit and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food PI P2 P3 P4 97 98 99 100 NS1 NS2 X 103 104 105 New series tables Washington-Baltimore CMSA, expenditure categories Selected areas, all items index New consumer price index publication structure Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Index month Release date Release date August September 16 November December 16 September October 16 December January 13 October November 18 i i Price Movements October 1997 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) rose 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in October to a level of 161.6 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in October, the CPI-U increased 2.1 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1997 CPI-W level of 158.5 was 1.9 percent higher than the index in October 1996. sible for the moderation thus far in 1997. The energy index has declined at a 2.1-percent SAAR, while food prices have risen at a 1.8-percent annual rate. Excluding food and en ergy, the CPI-U has risen at a 2.2-percent SAAR in the first 10 months of 1997, following a 2.6-percent increase in all of 1996. The food and beverage index rose 0.2 percent in October. The index for grocery store food prices, which fell 0.1 per cent in September, increased 0.2 percent in October. A sharp increase in the index for dairy products and an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables were largely responsible for the October advance. Prices for dairy products, which rose 0.1 percent in both August and September after registering declines in each of the preceding eight months, increased 1.5 percent in October. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.3 percent in October, following a decline of the same magnitude in September. The index for fresh fruits rose 0.8 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables was unchanged in October. The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.1 percent. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.2 percent, the same as in September. Advances in these grocery store food groups were partially offset by the deceleration in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for other food at home, which declined 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively, in October. Within the former group, prices for beef, pork, and poultry all declined in October. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 per cent in October, the same as in each of the preceding three months. The food index increased 0.2 percent irf October. Grocery store food prices, which declined slightly in Sep tember, also increased 0.2 percent in October, reflecting a sharp increase in prices for dairy products. The energy in dex, which increased 1.3 percent in September, moderated substantially, rising 0.1 percent in October. The index for petroleum-based energy declined 0.4 percent, while the in dex for energy services rose 0.5 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, the same as in Sep tember. For the first 10 months of 1997, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.8-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of 1996. The energy and food components have been largely respon Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1997 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended October 1997 Unadjusted 12 months ended October 1997 April All Items............................ Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes Energy.................................... Food....................................... All Items less food and energy............... May June July August September 0.1 -.2 .2 .9 -.4 .3 .1 0.1 .4 .1 .1 -.8 .3 .2 0.1 .2 .3 -.2 -.3 .2 .5 0.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 0 .1 0.2 .4 .1 -1.0 .6 .2 .2 0.2 .1 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.2 0.2 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 2.5 2.8 2.3 -2.4 4.5 1.9 .7 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.1 .4 2.5 1.9 .8 .2 .2 .3 .6 .3 .7 6.4 4.8 -1.5 -.2 -2.4 .4 0 .2 -.1 .3 1.7 .4 1.3 .1 .1 .2 12.7 2.8 .9 1.8 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 1.9 2.3 1 October The decline in the index for other food at home reflects a drop in coffee prices, which fell 1.8 percent in October, following a 0.5 percent decrease in September. (In the sixmonth period ended in August, coffee prices had registered increases totaling 24.2 percent.) The other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and al coholic beverages—each increased 0.1 percent. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in October, the same as in September. Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent. Within shelter, renters’ costs increased 0.6 percent; homeowners’ costs, 0.2 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 1.5 percent. The increase in renters’ costs reflects a 1.6-per cent rise in the index for lodging while out of town; resi dential rents rose 0.2 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which rose 0.6 percent in September, increased 0.3 percent in October. The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent, as a 2.4-percent increase in the index for natu ral gas more than offset decreases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity—each down 0.4 percent. The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.1 percent. The index for telephone services rose 0.2 percent, as increases in charges for local services and interstate toll calls were partially off set by a 0.6-percent drop in charges for intrastate toll calls. The index for household furnishings and operation increased 0.1 percent in October, the same as in September. The transportation component, which rose 0.4 percent in September, increased 0.1 percent in October. A sharp in crease in public transportation costs—up 2.7 percent in Oc tober—more than offset a downturn in private transporta tion costs. The index for airline fares, which rose 2.1 per cent in September, increased 3.8 percent in October. Other intercity transportation costs also advanced in October, in creasing 1.0 percent. On the other hand, private transpor tation costs declined 0.2 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for new vehicles, used cars, and motor fuel. The index for gasoline, which had increased sharply in each of the two preceding months, declined 0.6 percent in Octo ber. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 2.5 percent.) New vehicle purchase costs declined in October; the index for new vehicle prices decreased 0.3 percent and automobile finance charges dropped 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices increased 0.4 per cent. As of October, about 25 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 1998 models. The 1998 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality change for the 1998 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-97-403, dated November 14, 1997.) The index for used cars declined 0.5 percent. The index for apparel and upkeep increased 0.1 percent in October, following a 0.3-percent rise in September. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel commodity prices rose 1.5 percent, reflecting seasonal price increases for fall-winter wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in October to a level 2.5 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—was virtually unchanged. The in dex for medical care services rose 0.1 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.2 percent. Entertainment costs, which decreased 0.2 percent in Sep tember, rose 0.2 percent in October. Increases in the in dexes for club memberships and for fees for participant sports more than offset declines in all other major enter tainment categories. The index for other goods and services rose 0.7 percent in October, following an increase of 0.3 percent in Septem Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1997 All Item s................................. Food and beverages.......... Housing.............................. Apparel and upkeep.......... Transportation.................... Medical ca re ....................... Entertainment..................... Other goods and services......................... Special Indexes Energy................................ Food................................... All items less....................... food and energy............. 12 months ended October 1997 September 0.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 0.2 .4 0 -1.0 7 .2 .4 0.3 .1 .3 .2 .4 .2 -.2 0.2 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .2 .1 2.6 2.6 2.1 -3.0 4.3 2.2 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.5 1.1 .1 2.5 1.8 0 .3 .5 .5 .8 7.4 5.0 -2.4 .3 0 .3 -.2 .3 2.0 .3 1.2 .1 .1 .2 14.0 2.6 .8 1.8 .2 .1 .2 0 .2 .2 1.4 2.1 May June 0 -.2 .1 1.0 -.6 .3 .1 0 .4 .1 .2 -1.0 .3 .1 0.1 .2 .3 -.3 -.4 .2 .5 1.0 .1 -1.9 -.2 .3 2 October Unadjusted August April July Compound annual rate, 3 months ended October 1997 ber. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 1.4 percent in September, increased 1.5 percent in October. Since January 1997, BLS reports the level of the season ally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items CPI-U and CPIW. Effective with the release of January 1998 data in Feb ruary 1998, the seasonally adjusted All Items indexes will be fully integrated into the monthly reports. Like other seasonally adjusted CPI data, the All Items index levels are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in October. After seasonal adjustment, the level of the CPI-U for All Items was 161.6 in October; the seasonally adjusted CPI-W for All Items was 158.5. CPI-U 12-month changes, 1987 to present Percent Percent 3 Upcoming CPI Revision User Briefings the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review. For more infor mation on this CPI revision, BLS is offering free user confer ences around the country to brief groups or individuals. The Bureau will post dates for these meetings on the CPI Web site. Information on the 1998 CPI revision is also available by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional office tele phone numbers listed inside the back cover of this report. The 1998 CPI Revision will result in several improvements to the index, effective with the release of data for January 1998. A new set of expenditure weights, using 1993-95 Con sumer Expenditure Survey data, will replace the 1982-84 weights now used. The CPI will also employ a new geographic sample, a new item structure, and a new variance-based pub lication system. The Web site at http://stats.bls.gov/ cpihome.htm includes articles on the 1998 CPI revision from 4 Using a Hedonic Model in the Consumer Price Index to Adjust Personal Computer Prices for Changes in Quality puters into implicit prices for each important feature and com ponent of the computer.1 This model provides a way to esti mate the value of changes or improvements. Results from the model have been used in the PPI (since 1991) as well as in the Bureau’s International Price Program (since 1993). The result ing indexes have been used in the National Income and Prod uct Accounts produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. The CPI has used similar he donic methods to adjust apparel prices for many years. An important distinction is that the PPI model uses data from sec ondary sources, rather than from internal pricing samples. Starting with the CPI for January 1998, when a personal computer or selected item of peripheral equipment, such as a modem, in the CPI sample improves in some way, a regressionbased quality adjustment will be made. The value of the im provement, as derived from the PPI regression estimates, will be deducted from the observed price change for the product. Conversely, if a specific model deteriorates in value in some way, the difference in value will be added to the price. Effective with the release of data for January 1998, the Bu reau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce an improved qual ity adjustment technique in the new stratum of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) called personal computers and peripheral equipment. Currently, personal computers are part of the information processing equipment stratum, which had a relative impor tance in December 1996 of0.074 percent in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.057 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). As previously announced, beginning with the CPI for January 1998, information processing equipment will become an expenditure class called “information and infor mation processing other than telephone services.” Personal computers and peripheral equipment will be one of four strata in that expenditure class. At that time, due to the incorpora tion of more recent consumer expenditure weights in the CPI, the sample size and relative importance of personal computers will increase. Analysts in the Producer Price Index (PPI) program have developed and implemented a regression procedure, called a hedonic model, that decomposes the price of personal com- For additional information on these changes, telephone Joseph Chelena at (202) 606-6982 ext. 255, write to Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE., Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 lr rhe PPI analysts have not published results of their recent research in this area. The research builds on earlier work on an experimental PPI computer index; this index is described in James Sinclair and Brian Catron, “New Price Index for the Computer Industry,” Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 113, No. 10, October 1990, pp. 16-24. or send e-mail to chelena_J@ bls.gov 5 The Experimental CPI Using Geometric Means September 1997 The experimental CPI using geometric means for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XG) for September 1997 was 117.3 (on a December 1990=100 base). This is 2.0 percent higher than in August 1997. In comparison, the experimental “Test Laspeyres” CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL) was 119.8 in August 1997, 2.2 percent higher thanlyear ago. On April 10, 1997, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced an experimental Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, which uses a geometric mean formula to combine individual price quotations at the lower level of aggregation while keeping the current Laspeyres arithmetic mean formula for higher level aggregation. This experimental index, called the experimental CPI using geometric means, or CPI-U-XG, is a supplement to the price information available from BLS and does not replace the published CPI-U or CPI-W indexes. BLS currently is evaluating the full or partial adop tion of the geometric mean formula in the CPI-U and CPI-W. These data will be published quarterly in the CPI Detailed Report. Table 1 shows the CPI-U-XG indexes for major CPI categories for the period for the last 13 months. Historical differences between the CPI-U and CPI-U-XG arise not only because of the different formulas used, but also because meth odological changes made in the CPI-U over the years are reflected in the CPI-U-XG for the entire series. For historical comparison to the CPI-U-XG, therefore, BLS also has issued an experimental “ Test Laspeyres "series called the CPI-U-XL, which differs from the CPI-U-XG only in the use of the Laspeyres formula for aggregation of price quotations. Table 2 shows the CPI-U-XL indexes over the same time period. For a full explanation of these series, see “The Experimen tal CPI using Geometric Means (CPI-U-XG)” in the March 1997 CPI Detailed Report Table 1. The experimental CPI using geometric means, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XG), not seasonally adjusted, last 13 months (December 1990=100) Month and year All items Food and Housing beverages Apparel and upkeep Transpor tation Medical care Entertain ment Other goods and services Energy Food All items less food and energy 1996 September October November December 115.0 115.3 115.5 115.5 112.8 113.4 113.6 113.8 115.5 115.4 115.4 115.6 96.9 98.4 98.5 96.2 110.7 111.1 111.8 112.1 132.1 132.5 132.6 132.6 114.7 114.7 115.2 115.1 131.0 131.2 131.5 131.3 100.9 99.8 100.4 101.4 112.0 112.7 112.9 113.1 117.2 117.6 117.7 117.6 1997 January February March April May June July August September 115.9 116.2 116.4 116.5 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.9 117.3 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.2 114.2 114.2 114.4 114.8 115.0 116.2 116.6 116.7 116.7 116.8 117.5 118.0 118.0 118.1 95.3 96.9 98.9 100.1 99.6 97.3 95.4 95.3 97.6 111.9 111.8 111.8 111.8 111.4 111.1 110.8 110.9 111.2 133.2 133.7 133.9 134.1 134.4 134.5 134.7 134.8 134.9 115.3 115.7 116.0 115.9 115.9 116.1 115.9 116.1 116.2 132.1 132.5 132.9 133.7 133.9 133.8 134.1 135.4 136.8 102.4 102.2 100.5 99.3 99.2 101.3 100.5 101.6 102.9 113.4 113.3 113.4 113.4 113.4 113.4 113.6 114.0 114.2 117.8 118.3 118.8 119.1 119.0 119.0 119.1 119.2 119.5 6 Table 2. The experimental “Test Laspeyres” CPI, All Urban Consumers, (CPI-U-XL), not seasonally adjusted, last 13 months (December 1990=100) Month and year Food and All items beverages 1996 September 117.2 October November 117.6 117.8 December 117.8 1997 January February March April May June July August September 115.8 116.4 116.7 117.0 Housing Apparel Transpor Medical and tation care upkeep 112.6 135.5 118.7 132.7 101.6 115.2 119.4 113.1 113.8 114.1 135.9 136.2 136.3 118.8 119.4 119.5 132.9 133.2 133.0 100.5 101.0 102.0 115.8 116.2 116.5 119.8 120.0 119.8 119.9 120.2 133.8 134.2 102.9 102.7 120.5 120.6 120.6 134.6 135.4 135.7 101.1 100.0 121.0 120.9 121.1 135.7 99.9 102.1 135.9 137.3 138.7 117.1 103.5 113.9 137.0 117.6 113.8 118.8 119.0 117.3 117.3 117.4 117.4 117.8 117.7 105.3 107.4 137.5 137.9 All items less food and energy 104.9 117.2 119.8 Food 106.5 106.5 104.0 117.2 117.7 Energy 116.3 118.2 118.1 118.3 Other goods and services 116.3 116.2 116.4 118.6 118.9 119.1 119.2 119.4 Entertain ment 117.8 118.6 108.7 108.0 105.7 119.0 119.1 103.9 103.7 119.1 106.2 113.9 113.8 113.5 113.2 112.9 113.1 113.4 138.1 138.4 138.6 138.8 139.0 139.1 7 121.1 116.7 120.2 116.6 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 120.7 121.2 121.5 101.2 117.0 102.3 103.5 117.5 117.7 121.6 121.7 121.5 121.4 122.0 Planned CPI Publication Changes United States. The current revision uses the 1990 Census of Population. The CPI develops an updated area sample de sign, decides on new local area indexes, and changes the frequency of publication for local area indexes to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, BLS currently publishes indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, the Bureau will continue to publish indexes for all but two of these areas—Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the revised metropolitan area (MA) definitions is sued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), two other areas, Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, which BLS currently publishes separately, constitute a new con solidated metropolitan statistical area. A single index will be published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, to begin with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce a new geographic area sample, a revised item structure and updated expenditure weights into the Con sumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every 10 years BLS undertakes this type of revision in order to keep the index up-to-date. Since World War II, revisions of the CPI have been introduced in 1953, 1964, 1978, and 1987. Because the changes the CPI undergoes during each re vision can have a major impact on our users, special steps are taken to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Be ginning with the release of the January 1997 index, data se ries that will change or be dropped from publication are footnoted in BLS published tables. This provides an early warning to users to reconsider their use of CPI indexes and provides time for users to make changes in index use. The 1998 CPI Revision contains substantial revisions in both the items being presented and the frequency of local area index publication. • Monthly indexes will be published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design consider ations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco ar eas, both currently published monthly, will be published every other month, following the release of the December, 1997 index. Changes to the item structure Effective in 1998, there will be considerable changes to both the items being priced and the manner in which they are being aggregated in the CPI. The most notable modifi cation in presentation is a reconstruction of several major groups with a resulting change from the currently available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Currently the major groups are: Food and beverages, hous ing, apparel and upkeep, transportation, medical care, entertainment and other goods and services. Three of these groups—food and beverages, transportation, and medical care—will remain the same. The apparel group was modi fied to exclude apparel upkeep products and services. The entertainment group has been slightly redefined into a ma jor group called recreation; and a new major group, edu cation and communication, has been formed from past subelements of the housing, entertainment and other goods, and services groups. Other important changes in the item structure at lower levels are an expansion of the food away from home index, a reorientation of the car and truck indexes to a vehicle index, and the expansion of the information processing equipment index. For a complete listing of the new CPI publication struc ture, see table X. • Bimonthly indexes will be published for the next 11 larg est areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which currently have semiannual average indexes. • Semiannual average indexes will be published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which currently have bimonthly indexes. • BLS will continue to publish separate indexes for the four census regions of the United States. However, begin ning in 1998, there will only be two area size classes for metropolitan areas (instead of the current three): size A— areas with a population greater than 1.5 million; and size B/C—areas with less than 1.5 million population. This cut off of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the cur rent cutoff of 1.2 million and is important, because cities in size class A are those for which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old size B and size C metropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, sepa rate size D indexes for urban non-metropolitan areas will continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. (Separate indexes for N ortheast and West urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987.) Changes to the geographic structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics of the 8 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA The following list shows the areas for which in dexes will be published beginning in January, 1998: • Metropolitan areas for which a local index will be published monthly: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA • Metropolitan areas for which a local index will be published semiannually (in January and July): Pittsburgh, PA Kansas City, MO-KS Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Portland-Salem, OR-WA Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Milwaukee-Racine, WI St. Louis, MO-IL Anchorage, AK Honolulu, HI San Diego, CA • Metropolitan areas for which a local index will be published bimonthly: In odd months (i.e., January, March, etc.) Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Cleveland-Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX In even months (i.e., February, April, etc.) Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJDE-MD New tables Beginning with the release of the January 1997 index, a new transitional step has been taken: the publication of underlap indexes. Underlap indexes are indexes that are produced for new index areas using old weights and structures with a specially developed aggregation tree for a period before the introduction of these areas. These indexes will be developed to handle two specific situa tions occurring in the 1998 revision: the combination of Washington and Baltimore into a single MA and the com bination of two separate population size classes for MA’s. These underlap indexes will be published for all of 1997; they will allow the user to prepare for the change to these new geographic indexes, which will be completed with the release of January 1998 data. See table NS1 for the underlap Washington-Baltimore indexes and table NS2 for the underlap B/C city size class All Items indexes. 9 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category All ite m s .................................................................. ................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 - 161.2 483.0 161.6 484.1 2.1 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - Food and beverages.............................................................. F ood...................................................................................... Food at h o m e ............................................ ....................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products 1 .............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared fo o d ..................................................... Food away from home..................... ................................. Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 17.484 15.913 10.040 1.479 3.002 1.245 1.974 2.340 .331 .246 .724 1.039 5.873 1.571 158.4 157.9 158.6 178.1 149.1 143.5 188.1 148.9 148.5 142.0 136.7 161.9 157.8 163.5 158.7 158.2 159.0 178.4 148.9 145.7 188.5 149.0 148.2 141.7 136.6 162.5 158.2 163.7 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 .7 -2.4 1.8 3.5 1.7 .1 7.1 2.5 2.6 2.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 -.1 1.5 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .4 .3 .1 .4 .4 .6 .2 .1 .1 2.8 .1 -.8 .4 .0 .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 .1 -.3 .2 .5 .7 -.1 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.3 1.5 .3 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.2 .1 .1 .1 Housing 2 ................................................................................. S helter.......................................................... ....................... Renters’ costs 3 4............................................................... Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ costs 4 ...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t3 ............................................... Household insurance 3 4 ................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1 4.............................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 4 .............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ....................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ....................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... 41.203 28.194 7.994 5.731 2.263 20.000 19.616 .383 .200 .123 .077 7.102 3.878 .424 157.7 177.2 186.8 167.8 222.8 182.8 183.2 166.8 142.6 150.2 132.1 132.1 119.7 93.7 157.7 177.8 187.7 168.2 225.4 183.3 183.6 166.9 144.7 153.4 132.7 130.8 117.4 95.3 2.4 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.9 2.9 2.9 2.1 3.2 4.1 1.7 1.6 1.0 -7.4 .0 .3 .5 .2 1.2 .3 .2 .1 1.5 2.1 .5 -1.0 -1.9 1.7 .1 .2 .2 .3 .0 .3 .3 .4 .1 .4 -.4 .3 .2 .4 .3 .4 .1 .1 .7 -2.0 -2.7 -.8 .6 1.0 .1 .3 .3 .6 .2 1.7 .2 .2 -.1 1.5 2.1 services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 .................................. Household furnishings and operation 2 ............................... Housefurnishings 4 ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies...................................................... Housekeeping services 4 ................................................... 3.453 3.224 5.908 3.332 1.093 1.482 128.1 162.3 125.4 110.2 143.2 153.2 125.1 162.5 125.4 110.1 143.3 153.3 2.0 2.5 .3 -.9 1.2 2.3 -2.3 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .5 -.6 .4 1.1 .3 .1 -.1 .1 .3 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities 4......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities 4 ............................................ Apparel services 1 4.............................................................. 5.330 4.786 1.280 2.102 .186 .718 .500 .545 133.0 129.2 131.4 126.0 126.7 127.4 145.3 163.7 134.9 131.2 133.1 128:3 126.2 130.6 145.5 163.7 1.1 .9 3.0 .9 -1.8 2.0 -4.3 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.8 -.4 2.5 .1 .0 -1.0 -1.0 .1 -2.0 -3.0 .6 -1.2 .1 .3 .3 .4 1.0 -.5 -.5 -1.0 .1 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New ca rs.......................................................................... Used c a rs ........................................................................... Motor fuel .......................................................................... Gasoline............................................................. ............. Maintenance and repairs.................................................. Other private transportation 4 ........................................... Other private transportation commodities 4................... Other private transportation services4 .......................... Public transportation............................................................ 17.140 15.499 4.955 3.952 1.278 3.171 1.533 4.562 .589 3.973 1.642 144.3 141.0 142.7 140.0 148.2 109.3 109.2 163.5 176.9 104.6 194.0 186.0 144.5 140.9 143.3 140.6 147.9 106.7 106.5 163.9 178.4 104.3 196.0 190.9 .4 .3 -.3 -.6 -5.8 .8 1.2 2.1 1.7 -.7 2.1 2.0 .1 -.1 .4 .4 -.2 -2.4 -2.5 .2 .8 -.3 1.0 2.6 .6 .9 -.1 -.1 -.8 4.9 5.4 .1 -.1 -.6 .0 -1.9 .4 .4 .1 .0 -.1 1.7 1.8 -.1 .1 -.2 .2 1.2 -.5 -.8 -.7 .5 .3 .4 -.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy See footnotes at end of table. 10 -.8 -.2 -.3 -.5 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.5 -.4 1.5 .3 .0 .1 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.6 .2 -.1 -.3 .0 2.7 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category Medical c a re ............................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 7.346 1.273 6.073 3.472 235.4 215.3 240.0 216.4 235.8 215.6 240.5 216.8 2.5 1.5 2.7 3.1 0.2 .1 .2 .2 0.2 -.1 .3 .3 0.2 .1 .2 .1 0.1 .0 .1 .2 Entertainment4 ........................................................................ Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................... Entertainment services 4 ...................................................... 4.352 1.957 2.395 163.0 144.7 184.2 163.1 144.3 184.9 1.9 .5 3.0 .1 -.3 .4 .2 .6 .1 -.2 .1 -.5 .2 -.2 .5 Other goods and services 2 .................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 1 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................. Personal care services 1.................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4 ................................. School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services 4 ................................. 7.145 1.601 1.145 .588 .557 4.398 .264 4.134 228.1 246.5 152.7 143.7 162.8 264.9 241.5 266.9 229.4 250.2 153.3 144.5 163.4 265.6 242.4 267.5 4.8 6.3 1.6 -.1 3.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 .6 1.5 .4 .6 .4 .3 .4 .2 .6 .7 -.1 -.1 .1 .7 .7 .7 .3 1.4 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .7 1.5 .4 .6 .4 .5 .7 .5 100.000 42.873 17.484 25.389 15.147 4.786 161.2 142.1 158.4 132.2 135.5 129.2 161.6 142.4 158.7 132.5 135.8 131.2 2.1 1.0 1.9 .3 1.3 .9 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 1.5 .2 .4 .4 .3 .6 -1.0 .2 .3 .1 .4 .7 .3 .2 .0 .2 .0 .1 .1 10.362 10.242 57.127 27.577 8.698 7.148 6.073 7.631 141.9 127.6 180.6 184.4 147.7 184.7 240.0 212.2 141.3 127.8 181.0 185.0 146.4 186.9 240.5 212.7 1.5 -1.2 3.0 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.7 4.1 -.4 .2 .2 .3 -.9 1.2 .2 .2 1.5 -.3 .1 .3 -.5 -.4 .3 .4 .8 -.1 .2 .2 .6 .3 .2 -.2 -.1 -.1 .3 .3 .4 .6 .1 .4 84.087 71.806 80.000 92.654 26.960 16.718 11.932 32.631 29.550 51.054 7.049 92.951 77.038 23.364 3.596 53.674 161.8 156.6 162.0 157.1 133.5 137.2 143.0 147.1 189.5 175.1 113.9 167.6 170.0 142.0 107.7 186.0 162.2 156.9 162.4 157.4 133.8 137.4 142.5 147.4 189.8 175.5 111.5 168.3 170.8 142.7 105.7 186.7 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.1 .5 1.4 1.6 1.6 2.8 3.0 .9 2.2 2.3 .5 -.1 3.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.3 .2 .2 .2 -2.1 .4 .5 .5 -1.9 .4 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .5 1.6 .5 -.2 .1 1.7 .1 .1 -.3 4.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 .7 .8 .4 .3 .2 1.3 .2 .2 .2 1.5 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 .4 .5 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.4 .3 $.620 .207 $.619 .207 -2.1 - -.2 - -.2 - -.3 - -.2 ” Commodity and service group All ite m s ..................................................................................... Commodities............................................................................ Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities 4 .................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel................................................................ Durables.............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ........................ Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Special indexes All items less fo o d ..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ....................................... All items less medical care ....................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................. Nondurables less fo o d .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel .......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 4 ................................................ Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84-$1.00 1 .................................................................... 1967— $1.00 1.......................................................................... - - 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 11 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 - - - - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Dairy products 1 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at hom e....................................................... Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 157.9 157.6 158.2 177.7 149.3 143.3 186.2 148.6 148.8 141.0 137.1 161.2 157.1 162.9 158.6 158.3 159.2 178.0 149.4 143.4 191.4 148.7 147.6 141.5 137.1 161.5 157.4 163.4 158.7 158.4 159.1 178.3 149.1 143.5 190.8 149.0 148.4 142.5 136.9 162.1 157.8 163.7 Housing 2 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t3 .............................................. Household insurance 3 4 ................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1 4 ............................................ Maintenance and repair services 14............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ..................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 ................................. Household furnishings and operation 2 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services4 .................................................. 156.8 176.2 185.3 166.8 223.7 181.9 182.3 165.1 145.4 153.8 133.7 130.5 116.3 97.4 156.9 176.6 185.7 167.3 223.8 182.4 182.8 165.7 145.5 154.4 133.1 129.9 115.4 96.7 123.8 162.3 125.5 110.6 144.0 152.1 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ....................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 1 4 ............................................................ Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... G asoline........................................................................ Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities4 ................. Other private transportation services4 ......................... Public transportation...,........................................................ 6 months ended— Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 2.8 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.2 2.0 159.0 158.7 159.4 178.7 148.7 145.7 191.4 148.8 147.9 141.7 136.6 162.3 158.0 163.8 .8 .5 -1.3 2.1 2.5 -4.0 -11.0 2.0 4.2 .9 .9 2.5 3.2 3.0 .5 .5 -.5 .0 -2.7 -5.6 -1.5 5.7 1.9 .3 11.7 3.6 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.6 4.4 3.2 4.4 -6.4 10.8 5.9 3.3 -2.8 18.2 1.0 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.3 -1.6 6.9 11.6 .5 -2.4 2.0 -1.5 2.8 2.3 2.2 .6 .5 -.9 1.0 -.1 -4.8 -6.4 3.8 3.0 .6 6.2 3.1 2.7 2.0 3.2 3.2 3.7 2.7 1.4 .0 11.2 3.2 .4 -.4 7.9 1.9 2.3 2.5 157.3 177.0 186.4 167.8 224.8 182.6 183.0 166.8 142.6 150.2 132.1 130.7 116.5 96.8 157.7 177.5 187.6 168.2 228.6 182.9 183.3 166.7 144.7 153.4 132.7 131.1 117.0 96.5 3.4 2.8 3.8 3.0 6.0 2.7 2.7 -1.0 3.8 2.5 6.3 7.0 10.4 15.8 1.8 3.5 3.8 2.7 6.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 1.9 3.4 -3.0 -6.9 -25.9 2.3 3.0 1.7 3.2 -1.6 3.4 3.6 2.2 8.4 13.8 .3 .9 -1.4 -11.4 2.3 3.0 5.1 3.4 9.1 2.2 2.2 3.9 -1.9 -1.0 -3.0 1.9 2.4 -3.6 2.6 3.2 3.8 2.8 6.2 2.9 2.9 1.1 3.3 2.2 4.8 1.9 1.4 -7.3 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 6.1 -1.3 1.4 .5 -7.6 122.8 162.0 125.1 110.1 143.1 152.7 124.1 162.5 125.2 110.0 143.3 153.1 124.7 162.7 125.3 110.1 143.1 153.3 10.2 3.1 .0 -.4 2.3 -.8 -4.4 1.5 1.0 -1.1 2.0 4.1 -.3 4.3 1.0 -.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 1.0 -.6 -1.8 -2.5 3.2 2.6 2.3 .5 -.7 2.1 1.6 1.3 2.6 .2 -1.1 .1 2.9 133.5 129.6 130.4 126.8 131.3 127.3 146.9 163.5 132.2 128.3 130.5 124.3 127.3 128.1 145.2 163.6 132.6 128.7 131.0 125.5 126.7 127.4 143.7 163.7 132.7 128.8 131.2 124.9 126.2 129.3 144.1 163.7 3.1 3.2 6.8 6.6 -1.9 -1.3 -9.5 2.8 3.4 3.5 2.5 3.5 19.4 4.2 -.8 2.2 .3 -.3 .3 .0 -7.0 -1.2 1.1 2.2 -2.4 -2.4 2.5 -5.9 -14.7 6.4 -7.4 .5 3.2 3.3 4.6 5.1 8.3 1.4 -5.2 2.5 -1.0 -1.4 1.4 -3.0 -10.9 2.5 -3.2 1.4 143.3 140.0 144.4 141.8 149.2 101.2 100.5 163.2 178.1 105.6 195.5 188.1 144.2 141.2 144.3 141.7 148.0 106.2 105.9 163.4 178.0 105.0 195.5 184.5 144.8 141.7 144.4 141.7 147.8 108.0 107.8 163.2 178.2 104.8 195.8 186.7 144.9 141.4 144.0 141.4 147.0 107.5 107.2 163.5 178.1 104.5 195.8 191.7 3.1 4.0 -.6 -1.4 -2.5 21.0 21.6 2.8 .2 -1.5 .4 -5.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 .3 .0 -16.7 -17.1 1.5 4.2 -.4 4.9 5.5 -4.1 -4.4 -.6 -.6 -14.4 -19.4 -19.8 3.3 2.5 3.5 2.5 .0 4.5 4.1 -1.1 -1.1 -5.8 27.3 29.5 .7 .0 -4.1 .6 7.9 .7 .9 .0 -.6 -1.3 .4 .4 2.1 2.2 -.9 2.6 .1 .1 -.3 -.8 -.8 -10.2 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.2 -.4 1.5 3.9 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Medical c a re ........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services......................................................... Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment4 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 235.0 215.8 239.2 215.7 163.0 143.9 185.0 235.5 215.5 239.8 216.3 163.4 144.7 185.1 235.9 215.7 240.3 216.6 163.0 144.9 184.2 Other goods and services 2 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 1.................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................ Personal care services 1 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses 4................................ School books and supplies ............................................. Personal and educational services4 ............................... 225.6 241.5 152.6 143.7 162.5 260.9 239.6 262.4 226.9 243.2 152.5 143.5 162.7 262.8 241.2 264.3 227.5 246.5 152.7 143.7 162.8 262.5 241.0 264.0 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 236.1 215.6 240.5 217.0 163.3 144.6 185.1 2.6 .8 2.9 3.7 2.0 .6 3.2 3.3 4.2 3.3 3.8 1.7 -.3 3.6 2.1 1.5 2.2 2.4 3.0 .0 5.1 1.9 -.4 2.2 2.4 .7 2.0 .2 3.0 2.5 3.1 3.7 1.9 .1 3.4 2.0 .6 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.0 2.6 229.1 250.2 153.3 144.5 163.4 263.7 242.6 265.2 3.5 1.4 1.9 -2.7 7.3 4.7 2.8 4.8 7.1 14.3 2.9 2.5 3.3 5.6 5.1 5.6 2.7 -4.3 -.3 -2.2 1.2 6.2 7.9 6.2 6.4 15.2 1.8 2.2 2.2 4.4 5.1 4.3 5.3 7.6 2.4 -.1 5.3 5.2 3.9 5.2 4.5 5.0 .8 .0 1.7 5.3 6.5 5.3 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4 ................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................................. Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter3.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ....................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... _ _ _ _ 141.4 157.9 131.4 133.5 129.6 141.9 158.6 131.8 134.3 128.3 142.3 158.7 132.3 135.2 128.7 142.3 159.0 132.3 135.3 128.8 2.8 2.3 .8 3.4 5.5 3.2 1.5 -.3 .5 -.9 -1.5 3.5 1.5 -.8 3.6 -3.9 -3.8 -.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 5.5 -2.4 2.2 1.0 .6 1.2 2.0 3.3 2.0 .8 3.2 -.6 .7 -1.4 138.2 128.6 179.8 183.6 145.9 185.8 239.2 211.1 140.3 128.2 180.0 184.1 145.2 185.1 239.8 211.9 141.4 128.1 180.4 184.4 146.1 185.7 240.3 211.5 141.3 128.0 181.0 185.0 146.7 186.9 240.5 212.4 8.9 -.3 3.2 3.2 4.8 -.4 2.9 4.4 -3.9 -.6 3.0 3.4 -.3 4.4 3.3 4.5 -7.2 -2.1 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.0 2.2 5.3 9.3 -1.9 2.7 3.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 -.5 3.1 3.3 2.2 2.0 3.1 4.5 .7 -2.0 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.2 3.9 161.0 155.8 161.3 156.2 132.9 135.2 139.8 145.8 188.6 174.2 108.4 167.5 170.0 142.4 100.9 185.5 161.2 156.1 161.6 156.5 133.3 135.9 142.0 146.5 188.3 174.3 110.2 167.7 170.1 142.0 105.2 185.8 161.7 156.5 162.0 156.9 133.8 136.9 143.2 147.1 188.9 174.7 111.6 168.0 170.4 142.3 106.8 186.1 162.0 156.8 162.4 157.2 133.7 137.0 143.0 147.1 189.6 175.5 111.7 168.3 170.8 142.4 106.4 186.7 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.0 5.4 6.1 3.6 3.1 3.3 14.9 1.7 2.2 .8 20.1 2.7 1.8 .8 1.3 1.6 -.6 -1.5 -3.9 -1.1 2.8 2.8 -11.3 2.7 3.1 2.0 -17.7 3.6 1.0 .8 .7 1.3 -3.2 -3.2 -4.7 .3 3.0 3.0 -9.7 2.2 1.9 -.8 -18.5 3.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 5.4 9.5 3.6 2.1 3.0 12.7 1.9 1.9 .0 23.7 2.6 2.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.9 1.0 1.2 2.9 3.1 .9 2.2 2.7 1.4 -.6 3.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 -.4 1.0 2.1 1.9 2.6 3.0 .9 2.1 1.9 -.4 .4 3.0 Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 1998. Data not available. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 13 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category 158.4 157.9 158.6 158.7 158.2 159.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.2 .2 .3 0.4 .4 .6 0.1 .1 -.1 0.2 .2 .2 Cereals and bakery products................................... Cereals and cereal products................................. Flour and prepared flour m ixes.......................... Cereal .................................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal.................................. Bakery products..................................................... White bread 1 ....................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 .............. Other bakery products........................................ 178.1 169.7 157.3 187.0 149.7 181.7 183.5 183.1 177.8 182.9 178.4 170.0 154.1 188.4 150.4 182.0 186.0 184.1 179.2 179.4 1.9 1.9 -.6 1.8 4.4 1.8 3.7 1.7 1.8 .2 .2 .2 -2.0 .7 .5 .2 1.4 .5 .8 -1.9 .2 .7 .3 1.1 .7 -.1 -.1 -.2 .8 -.8 .2 -.4 -.8 -.6 -.1 .4 .3 .6 -1.3 1.7 .2 .3 -.9 .2 1.4 .2 1.4 .5 .8 -1.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................ Meats, poultry, and fis h ........................ M eats.................................................. Beef and veal.................................. Ground beef other than canned ... Chuck roast2................................ Round roast2 ................................ Round steak 2 ............................... Sirloin steak 2 ................................ Other beef and v e a l1 2 ................ P o rk.................................................. Bacon ............................................ Chops ............................................ H am ............................................... Other pork, including sausage 2 ... Other meats 1.................................. Poultry 1 .............................................. Fresh whole chicken 1 .................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .... Other poultry 2.................................. Fish and seafood ............................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ............. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 5 Eggs...................................... 149.1 149.8 145.6 137.2 116.9 141.6 124.7 129.0 140.4 161.4 158.9 168.8 158.5 160.2 153.1 148.6 156.8 157.6 157.4 158.1 176.5 129.1 199.6 136.9 148.9 149.6 145.2 137.1 117.0 141.6 124.8 130.4 139.2 161.0 157.4 167.1 155.3 159.8 152.1 149.3 155.6 156.6 155.9 156.9 178.4 129.7 202.0 135.9 .7 1.0 1.1 .8 1.0 -1.0 -4.0 -.7 2.8 1.8 .9 1.0 .6 -.7 2.1 2.2 -1.0 -1.5 -1.6 1.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 -4.7 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 .1 .0 .1 1.1 -.9 -.2 -.9 -1.0 -2.0 -.2 -.7 .5 -.8 -.6 -1.0 -.8 1.1 .5 1.2 -.7 .1 .2 .2 -.1 -.8 -.2 .1 2.3 2.7 .2 .0 -.2 1.1 -.4 -.1 1.2 -1.5 -1.9 -1.6 -.8 1.9 .7 2.1 -1.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 .3 -2.4 -2.9 -3.5 -.4 1.0 -.4 -.8 .3 -.3 -.3 -.5 .8 1.2 .4 .8 -1.3 .3 -1.7 .1 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.9 -1.5 -1.2 1.0 .4 -.2 -.4 -1.4 -.8 -1.3 .3 .5 -.8 -.6 -1.0 -.7 .8 .5 .8 .3 Dairy products 1 ........................................ Fresh milk and cream 1 2 ....................... Fresh whole milk 1 ............................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 2........... Processed dairy products 2 .................... Cheese 1............................................... Ice cream and related products......... Other dairy products, including butter2 143.5 141.4 139.0 144.4 146.4 147.3 150.5 136.0 145.7 145.3 143.7 147.4 146.8 146.5 151.0 139.7 -2.4 -2.5 -2.4 -2.6 -2.3 -2.7 -.2 -4.0 1.5 2.8 3.4 2.1 .3 -.5 .3 2.7 .1 -.2 -.4 .1 -.4 -.1 .1 .8 .1 -.2 -.1 -.4 .3 .3 .5 .0 1.5 2.8 3.4 2.1 .2 -.5 -.1 2.3 Fruits and vegetables 3 ....................... Fresh fruits and vegetables............. Fresh fru its ..................................... A pples.......................................... Bananas ....................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ... Other fresh fruits 2 ....................... Fresh vegetables............................ Potatoes....................................... Lettuce 1 ...................................... Tomatoes 1 .................................. Other fresh vegetables............... Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .... Processed fruits 1 2 ........................ Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 2 .... Canned and dried fruits 2 ........... Processed vegetables 2 ................. Frozen vegetables 2 .................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2 ................................... 188.1 216.7 243.9 205.8 150.0 298.5 269.3 189.5 191.7 212.8 186.3 186.3 147.6 148.5 147.7 148.9 146.8 148.0 188.5 217.7 242.6 194.0 150.7 259.1 282.0 192.8 181.6 223.4 195.9 190.9 147.2 148.4 147.7 148.4 145.9 147.6 1.8 2.5 -.5 -2.1 .4 -10.7 2.7 6.6 5.3 24.2 8.6 2.8 .5 1.0 .5 2.5 -.1 1.6 .2 .5 -.5 -5.7 .5 -13.2 4.7 1.7 -5.3 5.0 5.2 2.5 -.3 -.1 .0 -.3 -.6 -.3 2.8 4.0 2.8 -.4 -.3 6.8 3.3 5.4 6.8 8.2 .2 3.8 .3 -.7 -.9 .0 .9 .1 -.3 -.4 .2 -.3 1.2 -2.9 .9 -.9 7.5 6.3 -3.7 -2.5 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.7 -1.3 .3 .5 .8 3.1 3.0 -8.6 2.1 .0 -1.2 5.0 5.2 -1.3 .1 -.1 .0 .3 .0 -.2 146.8 145.8 -1.0 -.7 1.3 -.4 -.1 Food and beverages F ood....................... Food at h o m e ..... See footnotes at end of table. 14 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.1 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.2 -.1 1.1 -1.8 .3 .4 -.1 .8 -.1 .1 .7 0.1 -.8 -.2 -.9 .4 .0 -.2 .6 .3 .2 -.4 -.7 .5 1.3 -.2 0.2 .5 .0 .7 .7 -.1 -.3 -.5 .1 .4 -.4 -1.1 .5 .5 .2 -0.1 -.3 -.1 -.5 -.6 -.2 .9 -1.8 .3 .1 1.3 .8 -.1 .5 .5 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.7 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 163.7 149.7 147.2 147.0 152.2 191.2 2.2 1.2 -.5 3.5 2.3 3.4 .1 .1 -.3 .2 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .4 .3 .2 .0 .1 .2 .0 .3 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .3 .2 157.7 177.8 187.7 168.2 225.4 223.8 229.8 160.8 183.3 183.6 166.9 144.7 153.4 132.7 125.7 127.5 130.8 117.4 95.3 92.1 126.5 125.1 132.0 115.4 162.5 127.3 163.7 75.1 93.9 213.2 232.8 252.6 2.4 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.1 3.2 4.1 1.7 2.9 .7 1.6 1.0 -7.4 -9.3 -2.9 2.0 -.4 7.2 2.5 .3 1.1 -4.5 3.2 4.1 6.9 1.7 .0 .3 .5 .2 1.2 1.3 .0 .1 .3 .2 .1 1.5 2.1 .5 .6 .3 -1.0 -1.9 1.7 2.0 1.1 -2.3 -4.4 2.3 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.6 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .0 .0 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .4 -.4 -1.5 .4 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.3 -1.4 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.2 -.9 .0 -5.0 .0 .7 .5 .4 .3 .2 .4 .3 .4 .5 .5 .2 .1 .1 .7 -2.0 -2.7 -.8 -.5 -1.1 .6 1.0 .1 -.1 .8 1.1 .5 2.2 .3 .0 -.1 .0 .4 .4 .6 .2 .3 .3 .6 .2 1.7 1.6 .4 .1 .2 .2 -.1 1.5 2.1 .5 .6 .3 .3 .4 -.3 -.4 1.1 .5 -.4 2.4 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.6 .3 .3 .2 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Other food at hom e.............................................................. Sugar and sweets.............................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................... Sweets, including candy 2 ............................................... Fats and o ils ....................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages..................................................... Carbonated drinks........................................................... Coffee 1................................................................ ............ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ........................................ Other prepared fo o d .......................................................... Canned and packaged soup........................................... Frozen prepared food 1 ................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 .... 148.9 148.5 135.6 153.7 142.0 136.7 117.5 181.1 141.4 161.9 189.8 144.5 156.3 169.5 162.8 149.0 148.2 135.1 153.4 141.7 136.6 118.8 177.8 141.8 162.5 189.7 145.6 156.2 169.7 163.9 3.5 1.7 .3 2.1 .1 7.1 -.5 21.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 .0 3.6 2.9 2.8 Food away from home............................................................ Lunch 2 .................................................................................. Dinner2 ................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ................................................. 157.8 158.6 155.5 161.3 158.2 158.9 155.8 161.8 Alcoholic beverages................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at hom e................................................. Beer and a le .......................................................................... Wine ...................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................. 163.5 149.6 147.6 146.7 151.6 190.8 Housing 3 ....................................................................................... S helter........................................................................................ Renters’ costs 2 4..................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 ........................................................... Lodging while out of town ................................................. Lodging while at school4 ................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 2 ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ........................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t4 ..................................................... Household insurance 2 4 ...................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 2.................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 ................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2............................. Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 5 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............... Fuel and other utilities 3 ............................................................ Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................. Fuel o il................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 5 .............................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ..................... Electricity............................................................................. Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ........................................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Local charges 1 2 .......................................................... ..... Interstate toll calls 1 ........................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ........................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance...................................... Cable television 6 .................................................................. Refuse collection 1 6 ............................................................. 157.7 177.2 186.8 167.8 222.8 221.0 229.7 160.7 182.8 183.2 166.8 142.6 150.2 132.1 124.9 127.1 132.1 119.7 93.7 90.3 125.1 128.1 138.1 112.8 162.3 127.1 163.3 74.8 94.5 212.9 232.4 252.0 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 15 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.0 -.1 -1.1 .1 .0 1.1 .4 -.7 -.3 -.1 .0 -.3 -.2 -.6 -1.1 -.5 .0 .8 .1 -0.3 -.5 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.6 .1 .4 -.3 -.3 -.7 -1.0 -.1 .1 1.1 .2 -1.0 -1.8 -.8 0.1 -.1 -.7 .4 .3 .3 1.2 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.8 .3 -.6 .1 .6 .6 -.8 .6 .0 0.1 .1 -1.1 .1 .0 1.1 .4 -1.2 -.3 -.1 .0 -.3 -.2 -.6 -1.1 -.5 .0 .8 .1 -.8 -.4 1.5 1.0 -.6 .2 .2 -.3 -1.5 -1.2 .5 .0 .4 -1.0 1.3 .4 -.6 .2 .2 -.3 89.9 107.8 143.3 146.5 146.2 136.6 153.3 160.3 161.5 140.0 1.5 -3.6 1.2 1.1 .9 1.7 2.3 .0 2.2 1.5 -.2 1.4 .1 -.8 1.1 .0 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 -1.1 -1.7 -.6 -.6 -1.5 -.1 .4 .0 .2 .1 .8 -1.8 .1 1.0 -.4 -.1 .3 .0 .4 -.1 -.2 1.4 -.1 -.8 1.1 .0 .1 .0 -.1 .1 134.9 131.2 131.4 133.1 136.1 141.1 133.1 138.4 131.0 120.4 128.3 128.8 133.7 112.3 129.6 136.2 157.1 125.8 126.2 145.5 126.2 145.4 125.6 151.0 130.6 132.8 134.3 126.3 163.7 166.8 160.8 1.1 .9 .8 3.0 3.1 3.1 7.1 .9 1.6 2.2 .9 1.3 2.1 -1.6 1.0 1.8 5.6 -.7 -1.8 -4.3 -6.6 -3.7 -4.0 -3.7 2.0 -.9 4.3 2.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 4.4 1.3 -.9 .3 .5 1.8 2.3 3.8 1.2 3.5 .4 .6 -.8 -.4 .1 .3 .1 -2.0 .7 2.5 .8 5.2 2.5 .0 .0 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.3 .1 -.2 -.1 1.0 .6 -1.8 -.5 -2.0 -1.8 2.7 -4.8 -3.0 -.1 .2 -3.0 -3.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.2 -.5 -1.3 .6 -.8 .1 2.2 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .3 .5 .4 .6 -.9 1.7 1.2 .0 -.3 1.0 .7 -.5 2.3 1.2 .4 -2.4 2.4 -.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 .9 -1.4 -.5 -.6 -1.0 -.3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .2 .3 3.4 -1.9 -1.0 .3 -.6 -.5 .1 -.6 -1.1 .3 -.1 .8 -3.2 -.4 .3 .3 .3 -2.0 1.1 1.5 .2 4.2 1.1 .0 .0 .1 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 125.4 110.2 120.4 134.8 142.0 141.1 138.6 121.9 74.5 68.2 60.6 62.1 88.4 102.1 109.2 114.0 90.7 48.5 115.1 125.4 110.1 119.1 134.9 142.0 142.7 139.2 121.0 74.3 68.1 60.6 61.9 88.2 101.5 108.0 113.4 90.7 48.9 115.2 0.3 -.9 -.3 .3 1.7 -.6 1.4 -1.1 -3.8 -3.4 -3.8 -5.2 -2.6 -1.8 -1.3 .0 -3.7 -11.4 -.2 143.0 118.4 125.4 110.8 142.2 118.6 125.7 110.5 90.1 106.3 143.2 147.7 144.6 136.6 153.2 160.3 161.6 140.1 133.0 129.2 129.6 131.4 134.2 135.2 131.4 139.6 130.6 119.8 126.0 125.9 128.8 111.0 125.2 135.6 156.1 126.8 126.7 145.3 125.8 145.2 128.2 150.0 127.4 131.7 127.7 123.2 163.7 166.8 160.7 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation 2 Housefurnishings 2 ............................ Textile housefurnishings 1 2 ........... Furniture and bedding 1 ................ Bedroom furniture 1..................... Sofas 1 2 ...................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 Other furniture 2........................... Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 2 Video and audio products 1 2 ........................ Televisions 1 .................................................. Video products other than televisions 1 2 7 Audio products 1 2 ....................................... Major household appliances 1 2 5 ................. Refrigerators and home freezers 12....... Laundry equipm ent1 ................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air coi Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings 1 2 5 Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ........... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 . Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 ........ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 2 5 ............................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 8 ................................. Housekeeping supplies................................................................ Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2 ................. Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 .......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2 ..................... Housekeeping services 2 ............................................................. Postage 1 ................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1 2 ............................................. Gardening and other household services 2 5 ........................... Apparel and upkeep.......................................... Apparel commodities 2.................................... Apparel commodities less footwear............ Men’s and boys’ ........................................ Men’s ....................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets .. Furnishings and special clothing.......... Shirts 2 ................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers........... Boys’ ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ .................................... Women’s .................................................. Coats and ja cke ts................................ Dresses.................................................. Separates and sportswear2 ................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and ac< Suits 2......................................................... Girls’ .............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ 1................................... Other apparel commodities 2 ......................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 5 . Watches and jewelry 5................................. Watches 1 5 ................................................ Jewelry 5 .................................................... Footwear............................................................ Men’s ............................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ............................................... Women’s ......................................................... Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 2 ......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 16 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.1 -.1 .4 .4 .4 .6 .5 -.1 .5 .6 .7 -.2 -2.4 -2.5 -2.8 -2.5 -2.1 .2 .5 0.6 .9 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.1 .2 .0 -.4 -.8 4.9 5.4 6.0 3.6 4.5 .1 ■1 0.4 .4 .1 .0 -.6 .2 .1 -.3 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 -.1 .2 0.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 -.5 -.2 .2 .4 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.5 -2.5 -.5 .2 .5 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.7 -.7 -.5 -.7 -2.3 1.0 2.1 2.5 -3.7 4.8 .1 .3 .2 .8 -.3 .1 -.3 -.7 .1 1.0 .9 .3 1.9 .1 .6 -.1 -.1 -.6 -.8 -.4 -.7 -.3 .0 .2 -1.0 .8 -.3 .3 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.6 .2 .2 .3 -1.3 -1.2 .1 .3 .1 -.1 -.3 .1 -.2 -.7 .1 .0 -.3 -.1 1.9 187.4 191.5 190.9 205.5 155.5 176.7 1.9 7.9 2.0 2.7 .3 .7 1.0 2.8 2.6 3.8 1.0 .3 .1 1.4 -1.9 -4.7 .5 .1 -.5 -1.7 1.2 2.1 -.6 .1 1.0 2.8 2.7 3.8 1.0 .3 235.4 215.3 249.3 145.5 172.6 235.8 215.6 249.0 146.4 173.9 2.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3 .2 .1 -.1 .6 .8 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.6 .2 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 .1 .0 -.3 .6 .8 172.6 240.0 216.4 223.8 228.2 141.8 152.3 279.4 102.0 101.6 226.1 103.1 173.3 240.5 216.8 223.9 229.1 141.9 152.2 280.2 102.3 101.7 227.2 103.2 2.2 2.7 3.1 2.8 4.3 1.6 3.3 2.9 .4 .2 .2 .0 .4 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .1 .5 .1 .6 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.3 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 .1 .1 .5 .1 .4 .1 .2 .0 .4 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 144.3 141.0 142.7 140.0 120.9 121.1 120.6 123.2 129.8 150.2 162.9 148.2 109.3 109.2 107.5 113.8 109.8 163.5 174.2 144.5 140.9 143.3 140.6 121.4 121.8 121.2 123.1 130.4 151.1 164.0 147.9 106.7 106.5 104.5 111.0 107.5 163.9 175.0 0.4 .3 -.3 -.6 -1.5 -.6 .0 -1.2 -.9 .7 1.2 -5.8 .8 1.2 1.5 1.3 .8 2.1 4.0 170.9 150.7 168.8 176.9 104.6 131.5 101.7 99.5 108.2 194.0 251.6 91.4 185.3 171.0 151.1 169.2 178.4 104.3 131.6 101.4 98.8 108.3 196.0 253.9 91.7 188.8 185.6 186.2 186.0 198.0 154.0 176.1 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category Transportation ............................................................. Private........................................................................ New vehicles.......................................................... New cars.............................................................. Subcompact new cars 2 5 ................................ Compact new cars 2 5....................................... Intermediate new cars 2 5................................. Full-size new cars 2 5 ........................................ Luxury new cars 2 5 ........................................... New trucks 6 ........................................................ New motorcycles 5 ............................................... Used c a rs ............................................................... Motor fu e l............................................................... Gasoline............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 9 ..................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................ Automobile maintenance and repair..................... Body work 1 ......................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 2 ...... Maintenance and servicing 1 ............................... Power plant repair2 ............................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................ Other private transportation commodities 2........ Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .......... Automobile parts and equipment...................... T ire s ................................................................. Other parts and equipment12....................... Other private transportation services2 .............. Automobile insurance....................................... Automobile finance charges2 .......................... Automobile fees 1 2 ........................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 12 .............................. Other automobile-related fees 12................... Public transportation................................................. Airline fares 1.......................................................... Other intercity transportation 1............................... Intracity public transportation 1 .............................. Medical c a re ................................................................ Medical care commodities....................................... Prescription drugs................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5.... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ................................................. Medical care services............................................... Professional medical services................................ Physicians’ services ............................................. Dental services 1.................................................. Eye care 1 5.......................................................... Services by other medical professionals 5 ......... Hospital and related services................................ Hospital services 10.............................................. Inpatient hospital services 10............................ Outpatient hospital services 5........................... Nursing home services 10.................................... See footnotes at end of table. 17 - 4.6 - Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category Entertainment2 ................................................................. Entertainment commodities 2 ........................................ Reading materials 1 ..................................................... Newspapers 1 2......................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 .................... Sporting goods and equipment1................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ......................... Other sporting goods 1............................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 .............. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ................... Photographic supplies and equipment1 ................. Pet supplies and expense 1..................................... Entertainment services 2 ............................................... Club memberships 2 5 ................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 5............................................. Admissions 1................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .............................. Other entertainment services 1 2 5 .............................. Other goods and services 3 ............................................. Tobacco and smoking products................................... Personal care 1 .............................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ........... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1.......... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1............................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 .................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males Personal and educational expenses 2 .......................... School books and supplies........................................ Personal and educational services 2 .......................... Tuition and other school fe e s ................................. College tuition........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition ...................... Day care and nursery school8.............................. Personal expenses................................................... Legal service fees 1 5 ............................................ Personal financial services 1 5 .............................. Funeral expenses 5 ................................................ 163.0 144.7 180.2 191.6 169.8 122.6 124.1 118.4 133.6 126.6 134.1 142.9 184.2 130.2 163.1 144.3 179.4 191.0 168.7 121.8 123.6 117.3 133.5 126.2 134.5 143.2 184.9 131.7 1.9 .5 1.0 .7 1.3 -.1 -.6 .3 .2 -1.1 .1 1.8 3.0 -1.6 0.1 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.9 -.1 -.3 .3 .2 .4 1.2 0.2 .6 .9 .3 1.6 .4 .2 .7 .3 .5 .4 -.1 .1 -1.9 -0.2 .1 .3 .2 .4 -.1 -.5 .3 .1 -.3 .4 .5 -.5 -.4 0.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.9 -.1 -.2 .3 .2 .5 .9 170.9 200.5 169.6 144.0 172.0 200.4 170.8 144.1 5.0 3.7 3.8 3.3 .6 .0 .7 .1 -.1 1.3 .4 .0 .3 -1.8 -.7 .3 .5 .0 .3 .1 228.1 246.5 152.7 143.7 229.4 250.2 153.3 144.5 4.8 6.3 1.6 -.1 .6 1.5 .4 .6 .6 .7 -.1 -.1 .3 1.4 .1 .1 .7 1.5 .4 .6 150.3 152.2 1.7 1.3 -.2 .0 1.3 139.0 162.8 162.0 165.3 264.9 241.5 266.9 287.5 301.3 299.1 136.3 228.4 166.5 192.7 171.4 139.0 163.4 162.5 166.2 265.6 242.4 267.5 288.2 301.8 300.5 136.7 228.9 167.2 193.3 171.4 -1.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.7 7.2 4.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.3 .0 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 .2 .4 .3 .0 -.1 .1 .2 -.2 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 1.2 .4 .9 1.6 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.9 1.0 .6 -.1 .0 -.3 .2 .0 .4 .3 .5 .5 .7 .5 .5 .5 .8 .5 .2 .4 .3 -.1 160.1 129.2 160.4 129.3 .8 .4 .2 .1 .5 -.2 -.1 -.5 .1 -.8 109.7 147.5 153.1 107.2 146.9 153.4 .8 2.2 2.3 -2.3 -.4 .2 4.7 -1.0 .3 1.6 .8 .1 -.5 1.0 .2 Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ................................... Selected beef c u ts ........................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 .................................................................... Utilities and public transportation.................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 2 ...... 6 7 8 9 1 0 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 18 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Food and beverages.................................................................................. Food ........................................................................................................ Food at hom e....................................................................................... 158.7 158.4 159.1 159.0 158.7 159.4 0.8 .5 -1.3 0.5 .5 -.5 3.6 3.6 4.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 0.6 .5 -.9 3.2 3.2 3.7 Cereals and bakery products............................................................. Cereals and cereal products........................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes..................................................... Cereal............................................................................................ Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ........................................................... Bakery products............................................................................... White bread 1................................................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1........................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1.......................................... Other bakery products.................................................................. 178.3 170.4 155.8 189.0 149.6 181.7 183.5 183.1 177.8 181.8 178.7 170.9 154.4 189.3 151.7 182.0 186.0 184.1 179.2 179.4 2.1 3.4 6.3 1.1 5.3 2.5 4.5 -.2 7.0 2.7 .0 -2.8 3.6 -5.3 .0 .2 1.6 -1.3 -.2 -3.1 3.2 5.1 -6.1 9.0 4.1 2.7 2.4 4.5 -.7 2.7 2.3 2.4 -5.5 2.8 8.0 2.0 6.3 4.0 1.1 -1.5 1.0 .2 5.0 -2.1 2.6 1.3 3.0 -.8 3.3 -.2 2.7 3.7 -5.8 5.8 6.1 2.3 4.3 4.3 .2 .6 Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................................................... Meats............................................................................................. Beef and v e a l............................................................................. Ground beef other than canned .............................................. Chuck roast2 ........................................................................... Round roast2........................................................................... Round steak 2 .......................................................................... Sirloin steak 2 ........................................................................... Other beef and veal 1 2 ........................................................... Pork............................................................................................. Bacon ....................................................................................... Chops....................................................................................... Ham.......................................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 2 .............................................. Other meats 1 ............................................................................. Poultry 1......................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1................................................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .............................................. Other poultry 2 ............................................................................ Fish and seafood.......................................................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ......................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2.......................................... E g g s....................... ......................................................................... 149.1 149.8 145.2 138.1 118.0 143.3 125.2 129.5 140.7 161.4 156.3 166.6 156.6 156.6 151.4 148.6 156.8 157.6 157.4 156.6 177.4 129.1 201.0 138.5 148.7 149.4 144.7 137.3 116.9 141.1 123.7 130.8 141.3 161.0 155.6 164.3 155.3 154.6 151.8 149.3 155.6 156.6 155.9 155.5 178.8 129.7 202.6 138.9 2.5 3.3 3.1 1.5 1.7 3.7 -11.0 -11.3 9.6 8.1 5.8 -2.4 .8 6.3 11.5 2.5 2.8 4.6 2.0 6.4 4.4 6.2 3.9 -8.5 -2.7 -2.1 -1.4 -3.8 -7.7 -8.3 14.1 -2.2 -9.6 -3.2 -.3 2.2 .3 2.0 -1.8 2.7 -6.9 -5.6 -10.1 2.9 -.2 -1.2 .2 -9.7 4.4 4.1 4.2 8.5 18.0 18.8 -1.5 13.2 1.2 -1.2 1.8 15.0 -.5 -3.0 -.3 -1.1 6.6 .8 11.0 .8 1.6 .0 2.4 3.2 -1.6 -1.1 -1.4 -2.6 -5.9 -15.3 -15.2 -1.2 11.5 3.8 -3.3 -9.4 2.4 -7.4 -.5 4.7 -5.7 -5.4 -8.0 -3.0 5.6 6.1 4.9 -3.4 -.1 .5 .8 -1.2 -3.1 -2.5 .8 -6.9 -.4 2.3 2.7 -.1 .5 4.2 4.6 2.6 -2.2 -.6 -4.2 4.6 2.1 2.4 2.0 -9.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.8 5.3 .3 -8.6 5.7 6.2 1.3 -.8 2.1 .9 -5.2 -.4 1.8 .3 -2.4 1.0 -1.1 3.6 3.0 3.7 -.1 Dairy products 1 .................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 2 ................................................................. Fresh whole milk 1 ........................................................................ Other fresh milk and cream 1 2 ..................................................... 143.5 141.4 139.0 144.4 145.7 145.3 143.7 147.4 -4.0 -.3 -1.4 1.3 -5.6 -10.8 -10.7 -10.9 -6.4 -7.3 -7.9 -6.9 -4.8 -5.7 -6.2 -5.0 Processed dairy products 2 ......................................................................... 145.6 145.9 -6 .5 3.6 -6.1 Cheese 1 ....................................................................................... Ice cream and related products.................................................... Other dairy products, including butter2 ........................................ 147.3 150.6 134.1 146.5 150.4 137.2 -3.2 1.3 -25.4 -2.9 .3 23.2 -3.5 -3.7 -18.3 6.9 9.6 12.0 7.1 .3 -1.1 1.6 13.2 -3.0 .8 -4.2 .0 .8 1.5 -.1 -2.9 -2.3 -1.1 —3.8 Fruits and vegetables 3....................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Fresh fruits..................................................................................... Apples......................................................................................... Bananas ..................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................................. Other fresh fruits 2 ...................................................................... Fresh vegetables.......................................................................... Potatoes..................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ..................................................................................... Tomatoes 1.................................................................................. Other fresh vegetables............................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .................................................. Processed fruits 1 2 ....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 2.................................................... Canned and dried fruits 2 ........................................................... Processed vegetables 2 ................................................................ Frozen vegetables 2 .................................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2................................................................................... 190.8 220.7 240.2 197.1 156.6 237.3 279.9 202.9 190.3 212.8 186.3 203.1 147.3 148.5 147.7 148.4 146.5 147.7 191.4 221.7 242.1 203.2 161.3 217.0 285.7 202.9 188.0 223.4 195.9 200.5 147.5 148.4 147.7 148.9 146.5 147.4 -11.0 -17.5 -15.9 -5.8 14.7 -37.6 -16.9 -19.6 -15.0 40.9 32.6 -19.2 4.4 4.7 3.3 7.4 3.6 6.2 -1.5 -1.0 7.1 -14.1 -7.9 20.7 13.6 -10.6 -16.2 -14.1 92.4 -4.0 -2.4 -.5 -1.1 3.8 -2.4 3.0 10.8 16.3 -5.3 3.3 -17.6 4.7 -7.8 50.9 4.2 -7.6 -48.7 44.7 .0 3.6 3.8 -1.9 -2.2 2.4 11.6 17.4 16.2 10.0 16.7 -19.2 28.0 18.9 65.7 113.1 6.1 -.4 .3 -3.4 -3.7 1.1 .8 -5.2 -6.4 -9.6 -5.1 -10.0 2.8 -13.2 -2.9 -15.2 -15.6 10.0 59.7 -11.9 1.0 2.1 1.1 5.6 .5 4.6 11.2 16.8 4.9 6.6 -2.0 -8.1 8.6 34.0 31.4 40.3 -26.2 20.0 .1 .0 .0 -.4 -.7 -1.5 146.7 146.6 2.5 -5.3 -4.3 3.3 -1.5 -.5 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 19 -1 .6 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Other food at h o m e .............................................................................. Sugar and sweets............................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners....................................................... Sweets, including candy 2 ............................................................... Fats and o ils ...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated drin ks........................................................................... Coffee 1 ............................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ........................................................ Other prepared fo o d .......................................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 .................... 149.0 148.4 134.9 153.9 142.5 136.9 117.9 181.1 141.1 162.1 188.1 144.5 156.3 169.1 163.3 148.8 147.9 134.7 153.2 141.7 136.6 119.0 177.8 141.5 162.3 190.6 145.6 156.2 169.9 164.1 2.0 4.2 .9 4.9 .9 .9 1.3 -.8 .6 2.5 1.3 -4.6 2.9 5.4 1.8 5.7 1.9 .9 2.1 .3 11.7 -7.5 54.6 2.6 3.6 4.1 7.1 8.7 .5 2.8 5.9 3.3 .9 4.3 -2.8 18.2 2.7 53.2 3.8 1.0 3.4 1.9 -1.0 -3.1 5.1 0.5 -2.4 -1.5 -2.6 2.0 -1.5 2.0 -6.9 2.6 2.8 1.9 -4.0 3.9 9.5 2.0 3.8 3.0 .9 3.5 .6 6.2 -3.2 23.8 1.6 3.1 2.7 1.1 5.8 2.9 2.3 3.2 .4 -.3 .8 -.4 7.9 2.4 19.4 3.2 1.9 2.7 -1.1 1.4 3.0 3.5 Food away from hom e............................................................................ Lunch 2.................................................................................................. Dinner2 .................................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ................................................................. 157.8 158.6 155.5 161.3 158.0 158.9 155.8 161.8 3.2 3.4 2.9 3.6 2.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W in e ...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from hom e................................................... 163.7 149.9 148.2 146.9 151.3 190.8 163.8 149.8 147.9 146.7 151.7 191.2 3.0 2.2 1.1 4.3 1.4 3.7 1.0 .3 -2.1 4.5 3.0 1.7 2.7 1.1 -1.6 4.5 1.9 4.6 2.2 1.1 .8 .8 2.7 3.2 2.0 1.2 -.5 4.4 2.2 2.7 2.5 1.1 -.4 2.6 2.3 3.9 Housing 3 ...................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 ........................................................................... Lodging while out of to w n ................................................................. Lodging while at school4 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance 12 ........................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ............................................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t4 ..................................................................... Household insurance 2 4 ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 2 ................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 .................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 12 5.............. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ............................................................................ Fuels........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel o i l ................................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 5 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity................................................................ ........................... Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ....................................................... Telephone services 12.......................................................................... Local charges 1 2 ............................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 .......................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance...................................................... Cable television 6 .................................................................................. Refuse collection 16 ............................................................................ 157.3 177.0 186.4 167.8 224.8 223.9 226.1 160.7 182.6 183.0 166.8 142.6 150.2 132.1 124.9 127.1 130.7 116.5 96.8 93.5 125.1 124.1 132.5 113.8 162.5 127.1 163.3 74.8 94.5 212.6 233.1 252.0 157.7 177.5 187.6 168.2 228.6 227.5 226.9 160.8 182.9 183.3 166.7 144.7 153.4 132.7 125.7 127.5 131.1 117.0 96.5 93.1 126.5 124.7 132.0 116.5 162.7 127.3 163.7 75.1 93.9 213.2 233.7 252.6 3.4 2.8 3.8 3.0 6.0 6.6 3.9 -1.8 2.7 2.7 -1.0 3.8 2.5 6.3 18.5 -2.8 7.0 10.4 15.8 10.5 64.7 10.2 -2.4 42.8 3.1 2.2 -.5 9.5 4.0 3.8 5.2 -.5 1.8 3.5 3.8 2.7 6.5 5.9 7.0 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 1.9 3.4 -4.0 10.2 -3.0 -6.9 -25.9 -24.7 -34.5 -4.4 4.9 -21.9 1.5 1.3 2.5 -7.7 8.5 1.8 5.5 2.3 2.3 3.0 1.7 3.2 -1.6 -2.0 4.0 5.2 3.4 3.6 2.2 8.4 13.8 .3 3.9 -2.5 .9 -1.4 -11.4 -15.7 -19.2 -.3 -1.5 2.5 4.3 .9 1.7 -.5 1.3 5.7 11.1 1.8 2.3 3.0 5.1 3.4 9.1 9.1 4.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 3.9 -1.9 -1.0 -3.0 -5.2 -1.6 1.9 2.4 -3.6 -3.4 1.9 2.9 -2.7 16.2 1.0 -3.1 .7 -17.1 -.8 5.4 5.9 3.4 2.6 3.2 3.8 2.8 6.2 6.3 5.4 .9 2.9 2.9 1.1 3.3 2.2 4.8 6.7 3.5 1.9 1.4 -7.3 -8.8 3.9 2.6 1.2 5.6 2.3 1.7 1.0 .5 6.2 2.8 5.4 .9 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.4 4.4 3.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 6.1 -1.3 -.8 -2.0 1.4 .5 -7.6 -9.8 -9.3 1.3 -2.1 9.2 2.6 -1.1 1.2 -9.2 .2 5.6 8.5 2.6 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 125.2 110.0 120.4 134.8 142.0 141.1 138.6 121.9 74.5 68.2 60.6 62.1 88.4 102.1 109.2 114.0 90.7 48.5 115.1 6 months ended— Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 125.3 110.1 119.1 134.9 142.0 142.7 139.2 120.4 74.3 68.1 60.6 61.9 88.2 101.5 108.0 113.4 90.7 48.9 115.2 0.0 -.4 2.4 -3.5 .3 -7.8 -6.0 -2.3 -1.5 .0 .6 7.6 -3.5 .0 5.6 -1.8 -2.5 -11.8 1.0 1.0 -1.1 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 1.0 -8.1 -9.3 -5.6 -13.7 -10.3 -4.9 -7.7 -2.8 -4.6 -14.8 4.2 1.0 -.4 2.0 .0 2.3 -1.1 1.5 1.3 -2.1 .0 -4.4 -9.6 7.5 -.8 -5.1 3.6 -.9 -16.7 -3.0 -0.6 -1.8 -8.9 1.2 .6 3.1 6.9 -4.5 -3.2 -4.0 -5.7 -3.8 -3.5 -1.6 2.6 1.1 -6.8 -1.6 -2.7 0.5 -.7 3.0 .0 2.0 -2.2 -1.3 -.7 -4.9 -4.8 -2.5 -3.6 -6.9 -2.5 -1.3 -2.3 -3.6 -13.3 2.6 0.2 -1.1 -3.6 .6 1.4 1.0 4.1 -1.6 -2.6 -2.0 -5.1 -6.7 1.8 -1.2 -1.3 2.3 -3.9 -9.5 -2.9 143.0 118.4 125.4 110.8 142.2 118.6 125.7 110.5 1.1 -5.6 .0 4.8 .0 11.0 2.6 -1.4 2.5 1.7 -4.4 .4 -6.7 -7.7 8.4 .4 .6 2.4 1.3 1.7 -2.2 -3.1 1.8 .4 90.1 106.3 143.3 147.7 144.6 136.6 153.1 160.3 161.6 139.7 89.9 107.8 143.1 146.5 146.2 136.6 153.3 160.3 161.5 139.8 7.4 3.3 2.3 3.9 1.7 .3 -.8 .0 1.0 -2.0 .4 12.2 2.0 .5 1.1 8.0 4.1 .0 2.5 5.7 .4 -18.5 2.8 1.6 4.2 -.3 2.7 .0 2.8 2.3 -2.2 -8.4 -2.5 -1.6 -3.2 -.9 3.2 .0 2.3 .3 3.9 7.7 2.1 2.2 1.4 4.1 1.6 .0 1.8 1.8 -.9 -13.6 .1 .0 .4 -.6 2.9 .0 2.5 1.3 132.6 128.7 128.9 131.0 133.7 133.1 131.7 139.3 131.4 118.7 125.5 125.2 126.3 108.5 126.8 132.7 128.8 128.7 131.2 134.1 137.6 129.2 137.9 131.8 118.0 124.9 125.3 125.5 107.3 127.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 6.8 8.6 3.0 16.5 4.5 10.2 3.5 6.6 6.3 -11.2 19.7 14.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.9 6.5 7.1 -7.9 .3 3.5 2.9 3.7 -4.5 -3.9 .3 -.3 .0 .3 -1.8 -4.1 2.5 -9.9 11.5 11.1 .0 .3 10.7 -4.2 .9 -2.4 -2.4 -3.9 2.5 3.0 9.9 3.2 3.0 -5.8 -5.6 -5.9 -4.0 6.3 -14.2 -6.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.6 5.8 3.5 11.4 5.8 .8 1.9 5.1 4.6 -4.0 6.9 4.8 -1.0 -1.4 -2.0 1.4 .6 2.7 2.8 -3.7 2.5 2.4 -3.0 -1.9 8.5 -9.4 -2.6 135.7 147.0 127.6 126.7 143.7 125.8 143.5 128.2 148.2 127.4 131.0 128.5 123.5 163.7 166.8 160.7 135.6 148.2 123.5 126.2 144.1 126.2 143.9 125.6 149.8 129.3 131.3 133.9 124.8 163.7 166.8 160.8 -3.8 -9.3 6.9 -1.9 -9.5 -16.4 -8.8 -11.4 -10.8 -1.3 .0 8.0 -5.2 2.8 3.2 1.8 8.8 46.4 7.1 19.4 -.8 4.7 -1.6 1.3 -1.3 4.2 -1.5 .6 7.6 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.2 -1.1 -.3 -7.0 1.1 -3.9 3.1 1.6 4.3 -1.2 2.8 -4.5 -2.0 2.2 2.7 2.0 1.2 -5.5 -14.7 -14.7 -7.4 -9.5 -7.4 -6.7 -6.4 6.4 -4.7 13.6 12.4 .5 .0 1.3 2.3 15.2 7.0 8.3 -5.2 -6.4 -5.3 -5.3 -6.2 1.4 -.8 4.2 1.0 2.5 2.6 2.2 1.2 -3.3 -7.8 -10.9 -3.2 -6.8 -2.3 -2.7 -1.2 2.5 -1.1 4.2 5.0 1.4 1.3 1.6 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation 3 ................................................... Housefurnishings 2 ................................................................................ Textile housefurnishings 12................................................................ Furniture and bedding 1 ...................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 ......................................................................... Sofas 1 2 ........................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 .................................................... Other furniture 2 ............................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2.................................. Video and audio products 1 2 ........................................................... Televisions 1 .................................................................................. Video products other than televisions 1 2 7................................... Audio products 1 2 ......................................................................... Major household appliances 1 2 5 .................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 ............................................. Laundry equipment1 .................... ........... .................................. Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 2 5 ................ Information processing equipment1 7 ............................................. Other housefurnishings 1 2 5 ............................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 .......................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1.................................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 .......... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 ................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 2 5 ......................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 8 ............................................ Housekeeping supplies........................................................................ Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2............................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ..................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2................................ Housekeeping services 2 ...................................................................... Postage 1 ............................................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair1 2 ....................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 5 ..................................... Apparel and upkeep................................................................................... Apparel commodities 2 ............................................................................ Apparel commodities less footwear..................................................... Men’s and boys’ ................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................ Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets........................................... Furnishings and special clothing.................................................. Shirts 2 ........................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers.................................................... Boys’ ................................................................................................ Women’s and girls’ ............................................................................ Women’s .......................................................................................... Coats and jackets......................................................................... Dresses ......................................................................................... Separates and sportswear2 .......................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2 ..................................................................... Suits 2 ............................................................................................ Girls’ ................................................................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ....................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 ............................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 15..................................... Watches and jewelry 5 ..................................................................... Watches 1 5 .................................................................................... Jewelry 5........................................................................................ Footwear............................................................................................... Men’s ................................................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................................. Apparel services 1 2 ................................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 12 ....................... Other apparel services 1 2 ..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 21 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 144.8 141.7 144.4 141.7 121.6 122.3 122.2 124.4 132.1 151.4 163.3 147.8 108.0 107.8 106.0 113.8 108.6 163.2 174.2 144.9 141.4 144.0 141.4 121.7 122.4 122.0 123.8 131.9 151.7 163.9 147.0 107.5 107.2 105.5 111.0 108.1 163.5 175.0 170.9 150.7 168.7 178.2 104.8 131.5 101.8 99.6 108.2 195.8 253.6 92.6 185.3 Jan. 1997 6 months ended— Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 3.1 4.0 -.6 -1.4 -1.3 -1.0 -2.3 -.6 .6 1.6 3.8 -2.5 21.0 21.6 23.8 11.0 18.7 2.8 2.2 -1.6 -2.2 .6 .3 -.6 1.6 2.0 2.6 -4.4 1.6 -3.6 .0 -16.7 -17.1 -18.6 -8.9 -14.2 1.5 5.1 -4.1 -4.4 -.6 -.6 -1.9 -2.6 1.0 -3.1 -.6 -1.0 5.5 -14.4 -19.4 -19.8 -20.5 -7.1 -19.6 3.3 5.7 4.5 4.1 -1.1 -1.1 -2.6 -.7 -.7 -3.5 .6 .8 -.5 -5.8 27.3 29.5 32.7 12.0 26.7 .7 3.0 0.7 .9 .0 -.6 -1.0 .3 -.2 1.0 -1.9 1.6 .0 -1.3 .4 .4 .4 .5 .9 2.1 3.6 0.1 -.3 -.8 -.8 -2.3 -1.6 .2 -3.3 .0 -.1 2.5 -10.2 1.3 1.9 2.7 2.0 .9 2.0 4.4 171.0 151.1 168.9 178.1 104.5 131.6 101.6 98.9 108.3 195.8 252.9 92.5 188.8 1.9 -.3 3.2 .2 -1.5 -3.3 -1.2 1.6 -.4 .4 2.1 -8.1 -.4 3.4 -.8 3.2 4.2 -.4 1.2 -.8 -3.1 -.4 4.9 4.3 8.8 10.4 2.9 3.6 1.2 2.5 3.5 3.7 2.8 .4 4.9 2.5 2.6 -5.3 3.7 -.9 4.6 1.0 .0 -4.1 -3.3 -3.5 -7.7 .0 .6 1.1 -9.0 5.9 2.6 -.5 3.2 2.2 -.9 -1.1 -1.0 -.8 -.4 2.6 3.2 .0 4.8 .9 4.1 1.1 1.2 -.4 .2 -.4 -3.7 2.4 1.5 1.8 -7.2 4.8 185.6 186.2 186.7 198.0 154.0 176.1 187.4 191.5 191.7 205.5 155.5 176.7 -.4 -.2 -5.0 -3.9 2.9 -2.3 .2 21.6 5.5 12.7 -1.5 2.3 6.0 1.5 .0 -1.0 -3.3 .7 1.9 10.2 7.9 3.8 3.4 2.1 -.1 10.2 .1 4.0 .6 .0 4.0 5.8 3.9 1.4 .0 1.4 235.9 215.7 249.8 145.5 172.6 172.6 240.3 216.6 224.2 228.2 141.8 152.8 279.7 102.0 101.6 226.5 103.1 236.1 215.6 249.0 146.4 173.9 173.3 240.5 217.0 224.3 229.1 141.9 152.7 280.2 102.3 101.7 226.7 103.2 2.6 .8 2.0 -1.4 -1.6 -.7 2.9 3.7 3.7 4.8 1.4 4.1 4.2 8.2 “ 3.3 4.2 3.6 5.1 4.3 6.5 3.3 3.8 2.9 5.5 2.0 5.5 3.2 1.6 1.6 4.4 4.9 2.1 1.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 -1.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.5 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 4.4 1.9 -.4 -1.6 1.1 -.7 4.3 2.2 2.4 2.4 4.1 -.6 1.3 3.1 3.2 1.6 3.1 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.8 1.8 1.3 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.3 5.2 1.7 4.8 3.7 2.0 .6 .1 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 3.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.2 1.4 2.9 3.2 Expenditure category Transportation............................................................................................... Private ........................................................................................................ New vehicles........................................................................................... New c a rs ............................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2 5 .................................................................. Compact new cars 2 5 ........................................................................ Intermediate new cars 2 5 .................................................................. Full-size new cars 25 ........................................................................ Luxury new cars 2 5 ........................................................................... New trucks 6.......................................................................................... New motorcycles 5 ............................................................................... Used ca rs ................................................................................................ Motor fu e l................................................................................................. Gasoline................................................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 9 ....................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium ............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair....................................................... Body work 1........................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 2....................................... Maintenance and servicing 1................................................................ Power plant repair2 ............................................................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................................................. Other private transportation commodities 2 ........................................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1........................................... Automobile parts and equipment...................................................... Tires.................................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1 2 ....................................................... Other private transportation services 2 ................................................ Automobile insurance......................................................................... Automobile finance charges 2 ........................................................... Automobile fees 1 2............................................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .............................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 2 ................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares 1 ........................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1 ............................................................... Intracity public transportation 1............................................................... Medical c a re ................................................................................................. Medical care commodities......................................................................... Prescription drugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1............................ Medical care services ............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services............................................................................. Dental services 1 .................................................................................. Eye care 1 5 ........................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 5 .......................................... Hospital and related services................................................................. Hospital services 10.............................................................................. Inpatient hospital services 10............................................................. Outpatient hospital services 5 ................... ....................................... Nursing home services 10..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 22 - 6.3 - Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 163.0 144.9 180.2 191.6 169.8 122.6 124.1 118.4 133.6 126.5 134.1 142.9 184.2 130.4 163.3 144.6 179.4 191.0 168.7 121.8 123.6 117.3 133.5 126.2 134.5 143.2 185.1 131.6 2.0 .6 1.8 2.8 .7 4.7 1.0 8.1 .3 -4.0 -2.1 7.0 3.2 -5.0 1.7 -.3 -.2 .4 -.7 -1.3 2.3 -4.6 .3 -1.9 1.8 .8 3.6 1.8 3.0 .0 -.4 -1.2 .0 -2.3 -2.5 -2.0 -.9 1.9 -3.5 -2.8 5.1 2.1 0.7 2.0 3.0 .8 5.4 -1.3 -2.9 •0 1.2 -.3 4.6 2.6 .2 -5.3 1.9 .1 .8 1.6 .0 1.6 1.6 1.5 .3 -3.0 -.1 3.9 3.4 -1.6 1.9 1.0 1.2 -.2 2.7 -1.8 -2.7 -1.0 .1 .8 .4 -.1 2.6 -1.7 171.9 200.5 169.3 144.0 172.7 200.4 169.8 144.1 8.5 1.7 4.7 5.9 10.1 5.5 1.9 2.3 -.9 10.1 8.7 3.4 2.6 -2.2 .0 1.7 9.3 3.5 3.3 4.1 .8 3.8 4.3 2.5 227.5 246.5 152.7 143.7 229.1 250.2 153.3 144.5 3.5 1.4 1.9 -2.7 7.1 14.3 2.9 2.5 2.7 -4.3 -.3 -2.2 6.4 15.2 1.8 2.2 5.3 7.6 2.4 -.1 4.5 5.0 .8 .0 150.3 152.2 4.3 2.7 -4.1 4.3 3.5 .0 139.0 162.8 162.0 139.0 163.4 162.5 -8.0 7.3 6.8 2.3 3.3 3.8 -.3 1.2 .7 .3 2.2 2.8 -3.0 5.3 5.3 .0 1.7 1.7 165.5 262.5 241.0 264.0 282.7 295.1 293.5 135.4 228.8 166.5 192.7 171.8 166.4 263.7 242.6 265.2 284.2 296.7 295.8 136.1 229.2 167.2 193.3 171.7 7.7 4.7 2.8 4.8 5.4 6.5 5.6 3.1 3.9 2.8 3.8 4.0 1.0 5.6 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.3 7.3 3.3 12.9 10.6 5.5 6.2 7.9 6.2 5.1 5.9 6.2 2.1 6.2 7.1 5.1 4.6 .0 4.4 5.1 4.3 4.8 1.2 12.7 6.4 4.1 8.6 .4 2.1 4.3 5.2 3.9 5.2 5.2 5.9 5.1 3.7 5.6 3.0 8.2 7.2 2.7 5.3 6.5 5.3 5.0 3.5 9.4 4.2 5.2 7.9 2.7 3.3 160.4 130.5 160.6 129.4 -1.7 .0 -.5 -4.3 3.3 12.5 2.3 -5.7 -1.1 -2.2 2.8 3.0 108.3 145.9 153.1 107.8 147.3 153.4 20.5 3.7 -.5 -17.0 .0 3.8 -18.4 1.7 3.5 25.7 3.3 2.7 .0 1.8 1.6 1.3 2.5 3.1 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment2 ............................................................................................. Entertainment commodities 2 .................................................................... Reading materials 1................................................................................. Newspapers 1 2 ..................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 . __ _ _______ _ Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1...................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ........................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ............................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1.............................................. Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services 2 ........................................................................... Club memberships 2 5 .............................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 5 ......................................................................... Admissions 1 ............................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 1 2 5 ......................................................... Other goods and services 3 ......................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................................... Personal care 1........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ................................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 ......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2 ....................................................... School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services 2 ..................................................... Tuition and other school fe e s.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school8 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 5 ......................................................................... Personal financial services 1 5........................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ............................................................... Selected beef c u ts ....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ................................................................................................. Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 2 .................................. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after 7 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 1998. 1 0 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Data not available. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 23 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Other breads.................................................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 2 .................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes............................................................... Cookies........................................................................................... Crackers, bread, and cracker products............................................. Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts........................................ Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers............................................. Ham other than canned................................................................... Pork sausage 2................................................................................. Other pork 2..................................................................................... Frankfurters..................................................................................... Bologna, liverwurst, and salami2 ...................................................... Other lunchmeats 2 .......................................................................... Lamb and organ meats.................................................................... Butter............................................................................................... Other dairy products 2...................................................................... 183.8 169.5 178.3 178.6 213.2 173.2 183.7 168.5 179.0 180.4 213.8 174.3 184.1 171.2 174.9 179.4 209.8 176.9 184.8 171.6 177.4 181.4 210.5 175.9 1.3 -.3 .9 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -0.1 -.6 .4 1.0 .3 .6 0.2 1.6 -2.3 -.6 -1.9 1.5 0.4 .2 1.4 1.1 .3 -.6 1.3 2.5 1.5 3.0 1.0 .9 180.0 168.2 147.5 156.8 143.9 151.5 138.3 159.5 112.3 156.9 177.1 171.1 146.9 157.2 147.6 150.9 137.9 160.6 115.0 157.4 177.2 171.5 148.3 156.6 147.3 147.7 137.9 163.6 113.9 156.2 176.9 170.8 148.5 154.5 147.0 150.0 138.5 163.6 114.5 161.0 .3 .9 -.2 .5 .1 2.8 -.2 -.5 3.3 .6 -1.6 1.7 -.4 .3 2.6 -.4 -.3 .7 2.4 .3 .1 .2 1.0 -.4 -.2 -2.1 .0 1.9 -1.0 -.8 -.2 -.4 .1 -1.3 -.2 1.6 .4 .0 .5 3.1 .7 -.9 3.2 1.1 2.5 2.1 -.1 3.3 -11.4 3.5 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 2............................................................ Other fruit juices 2............................................................................ Cut corn, canned beans except lima2 .............................................. Other processed vegetables 2 .......................................................... 137.6 151.7 149.8 151.3 136.3 151.6 151.9 151.4 134.2 152.1 147.0 151.4 136.1 151.2 147.2 150.1 1.1 -.7 -1.3 .9 -.9 -.1 1.4 .1 -1.5 .3 -3.2 .0 1.4 -.6 .1 -.9 .4 1.1 -1.8 -.7 Candy and chewing gum 2 ............................................................... Other sweets 2 ................................................................................. Margarine......................................................................................... Other fats, oils, and salad dressing 2 ................................................ Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter2.......................................... Roasted coffee................................................................................ Instant and freeze-dried coffee........................................................ Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 2 .......................................... . Other condiments............................................................................. Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods 2............................... Other canned and packaged prepared foods 2................................. 154.0 155.8 145.4 143.4 138.6 195.0 157.8 171.2 159.8 179.7 143.3 153.1 148.4 144.6 143.9 138.3 196.4 157.4 174.1 160.8 178.1 143.4 152.9 154.0 145.1 144.7 139.0 194.5 157.2 174.3 162.0 179.8 143.6 153.0 153.6 145.2 144.8 138.0 188.7 157.4 174.6 163.4 183.2 143.3 .2 1.6 .6 .3 -.6 3.8 1.3 -2.2 .0 .6 .5 -.6 -4.7 -.6 .3 -.2 .7 -.3 1.7 .6 -.9 .1 -.1 3.8 .3 .6 .5 -1.0 -.1 .1 .7 1.0 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .1 -.7 -3.0 .1 .2 .9 1.9 -.2 1.3 1.9 .3 .2 -.1 29.2 8.4 1.3 4.8 4.3 3.0 Whiskey at home....................................................... ...................... Other alcoholic beverages at home............................ ..................... 151.5 150.4 151.4 151.2 151.6 151.7 152.2 152.2 -.1 .3 -.1 .5 .1 .3 .4 .3 1.9 3.0 111.0 111.0 112.2 110.7 1.6 .0 1.1 -1.3 -1.3 139.4 142.7 149.5 143.0 135.9 141.9 148.4 142.5 134.3 143.8 149.3 141.0 133.6 141.7 149.3 142.5 .9 .4 .7 2.0 -2.5 -.6 -.7 -.3 -1.2 1.3 .6 -1.1 -.5 -1.5 .0 1.1 -.3 -.1 2.1 -.2 157.2 153.5 153.8 155.2 .2 -2.4 .2 .9 3.7 129.9 140.9 114.5 120.8 120.7 111.0 132.7 144.4 116.3 117.9 118.9 109.2 132.9 147.8 119.2 117.5 126.9 113.0 138.5 154.2 120.2 117.6 124.4 112.2 -2.0 -2.2 .1 2.0 -3.8 -4.9 2.2 2.5 1.6 -2.4 -1.5 -1.6 .2 2.4 2.5 -.3 6.7 3.5 4.2 4.3 .8 .1 -2.0 -.7 1.9 6.5 .4 1.4 -3.0 -2.8 208.5 208.5 207.9 210.0 1.4 .0 -.3 1.0 2.3 127.6 127.7 127.3 127.5 -.4 .1 -.3 .2 -4.1 July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Food and beverages Housing Household linens 2 ........................................................................... Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 2 ................................................................................... Soaps and detergents 2.................................................................... Other laundry and cleaning products 2 .............................................. Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins 2 ................... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 2 ......................................................................................... Apparel and upkeep Men’s suits, sport coats, and jackets 2 ............................................. Men’s coats and jackets 2................................................................ Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 2 ...................................... Boys’ trousers, sport coats, and jackets 2 ........................................ Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and suits2 ......................................... Girls’ separates and sportswear2 ..................................................... Transportation State automobile registration 2 ......................................................... Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs 2 ......................................... 1 2 These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 24 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category All ite m s ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 - 158.3 471.5 158.5 472.3 1.9 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.2 - Food and beverages.............................................................. F ood...................................................................................... Food at h o m e .................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products 1 .............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 ................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared fo o d ..................................................... Food away from home...................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 19.436 17.749 11.387 1.688 3.535 1.387 2.086 2.691 .373 .282 .841 1.194 6.362 1.687 157.8 157.4 157.7 177.7 148.7 143.2 187.5 148.2 148.4 141.7 135.2 161.8 157.8 162.6 158.1 157.7 158.0 178.0 148.5 145.5 187.7 148.4 148.0 141.4 135.2 162.3 158.2 162.8 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.9 .7 -2.3 2.0 3.4 1.6 .1 6.4 2.6 2.6 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 1.6 .1 .1 -.3 -.2 .0 .3 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 .1 .0 .0 2.6 .0 -.8 .6 -.1 .2 .2 .4 .1 .1 .0 .2 -.3 .1 -.4 .3 .5 .5 -.1 .4 .3 .0 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 1.6 .5 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.1 .1 .2 .1 Housing 2 ................................................................................. S helter.................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4............................................................... Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ costs 4 ...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t3 ............................................... Household insurance 3 4 ................................................. Maintenance and repairs 14.............................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 4 .............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 14....................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4....................................................................... Household furnishings and operation 2 ............................... Housefurnishings 4 ............................................................. Housekeeping supplies...................................................... Housekeeping services 4 ................................................... 38.747 25.867 8.079 6.580 1.499 17.599 17.277 .322 .189 .105 .084 7.344 3.979 154.4 172.2 163.1 167.5 223.1 166.7 167.0 151.2 141.1 152.2 127.2 131.9 119.3 154.4 172.7 163.6 167.9 224.6 167.1 167.4 151.3 142.6 154.4 127.8 130.6 116.8 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 4.7 2.9 2.9 1.7 3.0 3.3 2.4 1.8 1.0 .0 .3 .3 .2 .7 .2 .2 .1 1.1 1.4 .5 -1.0 -2.1 .0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .4 .1 .4 -.2 -.5 -.8 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .5 -1.9 -2.7 -.6 .7 1.0 .2 .3 .4 .2 1.2 .2 .2 .1 1.1 1.4 .5 .4 .6 .391 93.4 95.0 -7.4 1.7 -.6 .1 -.2 3.588 127.6 124.6 2.0 -2.4 -.7 1.1 .6 3.365 5.536 3.261 1.129 1.145 163.1 123.9 109.1 143.7 156.1 163.3 123.9 109.0 143.9 156.2 2.6 .4 -.6 1.3 2.4 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 r -.3 -.5 -.7 .4 .3 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities 4......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 ........................................ Footwear........................................................... ................. Other apparel commodities 4 ............................................ Apparel services 14.............................................................. 5.348 4.838 1.286 2.053 .240 .799 .461 .510 132.1 128.6 131.2 124.6 128.3 128.3 144.8 162.8 133.9 130.5 132.4 126.8 127.7 131.8 145.4 162.8 1.1 1.0 2.6 1.1 -.9 2.0 -4.3 1.9 1.4 1.5 .9 1.8 -.5 2.7 .4 .0 -1.0 -1.1 .0 -2.1 -2.7 .7 -1.7 .1 .2 .2 .3 .7 -.1 -.5 -1.2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.6 -.5 1.7 1.0 .0 Transportation......................................................................... Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New ca rs.......................................................................... Used c a rs ........................................................................... Motor fu e l........................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation 4 ........................................... Other private transportation commodities..................... Other private transportation services4 .......................... Public transportation............................................................ 19.190 17.934 4.893 3.533 2.320 3.921 143.6 141.4 144.0 139.7 149.7 109.2 109.2 164.5 172.3 103.8 189.7 183.5 143.6 141.1 144.7 140.2 149.4 106.6 106.3 164.9 173.8 103.6 191.6 187.8 .1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -5.6 .6 .9 2.2 1.5 .0 -.2 .5 .4 -.2 -2.4 -2.7 .2 .9 -.2 1.0 2.3 .7 .9 -.2 -.1 -.7 5.0 .4 .3 .1 .0 -.2 1.4 1.6 .0 .1 -.2 .1 1.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.5 - 1.616 5.185 .742 4.442 1.256 See footnotes at end of table. 25 -.5 1.8 1.9 5.5 .1 .0 -.5 .1 -1.6 -.5 -.6 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 2.2 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1996 Unadjusted indexes Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category Medical c a re ........................................................................... Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 6.251 1.047 5.204 2.973 234.7 212.5 239.7 217.8 235.2 212.9 240.3 218.1 2.5 1.5 2.7 3.2 0.2 .2 .3 .1 0.2 -.2 .3 .3 0.2 .2 .2 .1 0.2 .0 .2 .2 Entertainment4 ........................................................................ Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................... Entertainment services 4 ...................................................... 4.015 2.036 1.979 160.5 143.4 184.8 160.6 143.1 185.3 1.8 .4 3.1 .1 -.2 .3 .4 .6 .1 -.2 .1 -.4 .1 -.3 .4 Other goods and services 2 .................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 1 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................. Personal care services 1 .................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4 ................................. School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services 4 ................................. 7.012 2.117 1.107 .610 .497 3.788 .232 3.556 224.6 246.1 152.6 144.7 163.0 260.2 243.9 261.8 226.1 249.9 153.3 145.4 163.5 260.8 244.7 262.4 5.0 6.4 1.6 .0 3.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 .7 1.5 .5 .5 .3 .2 .3 .2 .5 .6 .0 -.1 .1 .6 .4 .6 .5 1.4 .1 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .8 1.5 .5 .5 .3 .4 .6 .4 100.000 47.057 19.436 27.621 16.215 4.838 11.377 11.407 52.943 25.329 8.553 7.314 5.204 6.542 158.3 142.1 157.8 132.5 135.5 128.6 141.9 127.2 177.7 165.8 135.8 182.3 239.7 209.0 158.5 142.3 158.1 132.7 135.7 130.5 141.2 127.3 178.0 166.2 134.5 184.2 240.3 209.4 1.9 .9 1.9 .3 1.4 1.0 1.6 -1.5 2.9 3.0 2.3 1.9 2.7 4.2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 1.5 -.5 .1 .2 .2 -1.0 1.0 .3 .2 .2 .4 .4 .4 .8 -1.1 1.8 -.3 .1 .2 -.4 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1 .4 .7 .2 .8 .0 .3 .3 .6 .2 .2 .0 .2 .1 .2 .0 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 .4 .4 .2 .4 82.251 74.133 82.401 93.749 29.308 17.901 13.064 35.651 27.613 47.738 7.901 92.099 74.350 24.996 4.312 49.354 158.4 154.6 148.4 154.7 133.7 137.1 142.9 147.0 168.8 172.4 113.5 164.6 166.5 141.5 108.1 183.3 158.6 154.8 148.6 154.9 133.9 137.3 142.4 147.2 169.0 172.7 111.0 165.2 167.1 142.2 105.8 183.9 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.9 .4 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.8 2.9 .8 2.0 2.1 .4 -.2 3.0 .2 -2.2 .4 .4 .5 -2.1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .7 1.8 .6 .0 -.1 2.0 .1 .0 -.4 4.5 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .8 .8 .3 .3 .3 1.2 .1 .2 .2 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .4 .4 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.4 .3 $.632 .212 $.631 .212 -1.9 - -.2 - -.2 - -.3 - -.2 ~ Commodity and service group All ite m s ..................................................................................... Commodities............................................................................ Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities 4 .................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel........... Durables.............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ........................ Transportation services........................................................ Medical care services.......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Special indexes All items less fo o d ..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ....................................... All items less medical c a re ....................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................. Nondurables less fo o d .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 4 ................................................ Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84-$1.00 1 .................................................................... 1967— $1.00 1.......................................................................... - - 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. -.3 26 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 - - - - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s...................................... Dairy products 1 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at hom e....................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 157.5 157.1 157.5 177.4 149.1 143.0 186.0 147.9 148.7 140.5 135.7 161.0 157.1 162.2 158.1 157.6 158.2 177.5 149.1 143.0 190.9 147.9 147.5 141.3 135.6 161.4 157.4 162.8 158.2 157.8 158.2 177.9 148.7 143.2 190.2 148.3 148.2 142.0 135.4 162.1 157.8 162.8 Housing 2 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t3 .............................................. Household insurance 3 4 ................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1 4 ............................................ Maintenance and repair services 14 ............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 4 ..................... Fuel and other utilities 2 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 2 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Housekeeping services 4.................................................. 153.4 171.3 161.9 166.5 223.3 165.9 166.2 149.7 143.6 155.9 128.3 130.1 115.6 97.1 153.4 171.6 162.4 167.0 223.9 166.1 166.5 150.3 143.8 156.5 128.0 129.5 114.7 96.5 123.1 163.0 124.0 109.5 144.4 154.9 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 6 months ended— July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category 2.9 1.0 1.3 2.6 1.9 1.9 158.5 158.1 158.6 178.4 148.4 145.5 191.1 148.2 147.7 141.4 135.2 162.3 158.1 163.0 1.0 .5 -1.0 2.8 2.5 -3.4 -10.9 2.3 3.6 .3 .9 2.8 3.4 3.0 .3 .5 -.5 -.5 -2.4 -5.8 -1.7 5.1 3.0 .9 10.4 3.6 2.1 .5 3.6 3.6 4.4 3.2 4.7 -6.4 11.5 5.6 2.7 -3.3 16.6 .7 2.3 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.3 -1.9 7.2 11.4 .8 -2.7 2.6 -1.5 3.3 2.6 2.0 .6 .5 -.8 1.1 .0 -4.6 -6.4 3.7 3.3 .6 5.6 3.2 2.7 1.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.7 1.4 .1 11.5 3.2 .0 -.4 7.2 2.0 2.4 2.5 153.9 172.0 162.9 167.5 224.7 166.5 166.8 151.1 141.1 152.2 127.2 130.4 115.8 96.6 154.2 172.5 163.6 167.9 227.5 166.8 167.1 151.2 142.6 154.4 127.8 130.9 116.5 96.4 3.5 2.9 3.3 3.0 5.8 2.7 2.7 -1.6 4.7 1.3 8.3 7.4 10.5 17.2 1.6 3.4 3.6 2.7 6.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.9 -3.3 -7.2 -27.0 2.4 3.1 2.3 3.2 -1.1 3.4 3.4 1.9 7.6 13.9 .3 1.2 -1.0 -11.1 2.1 2.8 4.3 3.4 7.7 2.2 2.2 4.1 -2.8 -3.8 -1.5 2.5 3.2 -2.9 2.5 3.1 3.4 2.8 6.1 3.0 3.0 .7 3.6 1.9 5.5 1.9 1.2 -7.5 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.3 4.7 -.6 1.9 1.0 -7.1 122.2 162.8 123.6 109.0 143.4 155.5 123.5 163.3 123.7 108.9 143.8 156.0 124.3 163.5 123.8 109.0 143.8 156.2 10.2 3.0 .3 -.4 2.6 .0 -5.0 1.8 .3 -1.1 2.5 3.2 -.3 4.3 1.3 .4 1.7 3.2 4.0 1.2 -.6 -1.8 -1.7 3.4 2.3 2.4 .3 -.7 2.6 1.6 1.8 2.7 .3 -.7 .0 3.3 Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1....................................... Footwear........................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 1 4 ............................................................ 132.8 129.4 130.4 126.2 132.0 128.1 147.1 162.6 131.5 128.0 130.4 123.6 128.4 129.0 144.6 162.7 131.7 128.2 130.8 124.5 128.3 128.3 142.8 162.8 131.8 128.3 130.7 123.7 127.7 130.5 144.2 162.8 3.1 3.2 6.1 7.4 -1.2 -.9 -11.2 2.8 4.3 4.4 2.8 4.6 21.5 3.2 1.7 2.3 .3 .0 .9 1.0 -8.3 -1.5 .5 2.2 -3.0 -3.4 .9 -7.7 -12.4 7.7 -7.7 .5 3.7 3.8 4.4 6.0 9.5 1.1 -5.0 2.5 -1.4 -1.7 .9 -3.5 -10.4 3.0 -3.6 1.4 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities 4 ................. Other private transportation services 4 ......................... Public transportation........................................................... 142.4 140.0 145.7 141.4 150.6 101.2 100.6 164.3 173.6 104.6 191.1 185.3 143.4 141.3 145.4 141.3 149.5 106.3 106.1 164.4 173.6 104.1 191.2 182.3 144.0 141.7 145.6 141.3 149.2 107.8 107.8 164.4 173.7 103.9 191.4 184.4 143.9 141.5 145.4 141.0 148.5 107.3 107.2 164.6 173.6 103.7 191.4 188.4 4.0 4.3 .0 -.8 -2.5 21.8 21.9 2.8 .0 -1.1 .2 -1.7 -2.7 -3.0 .8 .3 .3 -18.5 -18.3 1.5 3.6 -.8 4.3 2.4 -4.9 -5.2 -.8 -.8 -14.2 -18.5 -19.2 3.7 2.3 3.5 2.1 .4 4.3 4.4 -.8 -1.1 -5.5 26.4 28.9 .7 .0 -3.4 .6 6.9 .6 .6 .4 -.3 -1.1 -.4 -.2 2.1 1.8 -1.0 2.2 .3 -.4 -.6 -.8 -1.0 -10.0 1.5 2.1 2.2 1.2 .0 1.4 3.6 All item s.................................................................................... Apparel commodities 4 ........................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 27 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Medical ca re .......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment4 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 234.3 213.0 238.9 217.0 160.3 142.7 185.4 234.7 212.5 239.5 217.7 161.0 143.6 185.6 235.1 212.9 240.0 218.0 160.6 143.7 184.8 235.6 212.9 240.5 218.4 160.7 143.3 185.5 2.6 .4 3.3 3.6 2.3 .8 3.4 3.2 3.9 2.9 4.2 1.3 -1.1 4.3 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 .6 4.7 2.2 -.2 2.7 2.6 1.0 1.7 .2 2.9 2.1 3.1 3.9 1.8 -.1 3.8 2.2 .8 2.5 2.5 1.8 1.1 2.4 Other goods and services 2 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 1.................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ................ Personal care services 1 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses 4................................ School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services 4 ............................... 221.6 241.2 152.4 144.6 162.6 256.0 242.1 257.3 222.7 242.7 152.4 144.4 162.8 257.5 243.1 258.8 223.9 246.1 152.6 144.7 163.0 257.9 243.1 259.2 225.6 249.9 153.3 145.4 163.5 259.0 244.5 260.3 4.0 2.2 1.9 -2.7 7.3 5.6 3.1 5.8 7.6 13.5 2.7 2.8 3.3 5.6 5.1 5.7 1.5 -4.0 -.5 -2.2 1.2 5.5 9.1 5.1 7.4 15.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 4.8 4.0 4.7 5.8 7.7 2.3 .0 5.3 5.6 4.1 5.7 4.4 5.2 .9 .0 1.7 5.1 6.5 4.9 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter3.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter3 4 ....................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... - _ _ _ 141.3 157.5 131.4 133.3 129.4 137.7 128.1 176.8 165.0 134.0 183.4 238.9 207.6 141.9 158.1 131.9 134.3 128.0 140.2 127.7 176.9 165.3 133.4 183.0 239.5 208.4 142.2 158.2 132.4 135.2 128.2 141.3 127.7 177.4 165.8 134.2 183.4 240.0 208.3 142.3 158.5 132.4 135.3 128.3 141.2 127.6 177.9 166.2 134.8 184.1 240.5 209.1 2.9 2.6 1.0 3.7 6.1 3.2 9.5 -.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 .2 3.3 5.1 1.0 -.6 .3 -1.5 -2.1 4.4 -4.2 -.9 2.8 3.0 -.9 3.6 2.9 4.6 1.3 -1.1 3.6 -4.2 -4.1 .0 -8.3 -2.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 4.6 2.6 2.9 2.6 3.1 6.1 -3.4 10.6 -1.6 2.5 2.9 2.4 1.5 2.7 2.9 1.9 1.0 .6 1.1 2.0 3.8 2.5 -.6 3.0 3.1 2.1 1.9 3.1 4.8 1.9 .8 3.1 -.6 .9 -1.7 .7 -2.2 2.8 3.1 2.4 1.9 2.5 3.7 157.2 153.7 147.6 153.7 132.9 134.9 139.3 145.6 167.8 171.6 107.8 164.4 166.5 142.0 101.1 182.9 157.5 154.1 147.9 154.1 133.4 135.9 141.8 146.5 167.8 171.5 110.0 164.6 166.5 141.5 105.7 183.2 158.0 154.5 148.3 154.5 133.8 137.0 142.9 147.0 168.3 172.0 111.3 164.8 166.8 141.8 107.0 183.6 158.3 154.8 148.6 154.8 133.8 137.0 142.8 147.1 169.0 172.7 111.4 165.2 167.1 141.9 106.6 184.1 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.6 5.7 6.7 3.9 3.2 3.4 16.1 1.7 2.2 .9 21.4 2.7 1.3 .3 .8 1.0 -1.2 -2.6 -4.1 -1.1 2.4 2.4 -12.9 2.5 2.9 2.3 -19.2 3.4 .5 .3 .5 .8 -3.8 -3.2 -5.5 .0 2.7 3.6 -10.1 2.0 1.7 -1.1 -17.9 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.7 6.4 10.4 4.2 2.9 2.6 14.0 2.0 1.4 -.3 23.6 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.8 2.9 .5 2.1 2.6 1.6 -.9 3.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 -.6 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.8 3.1 1.3 2.0 1.6 -.7 .8 2.9 Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 3 4 ..................................... All items less medical ca re ..................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 28 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.2 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .4 0.1 .1 .0 0.2 .2 .3 1.9 2.0 -.8 2.0 4.4 1.8 3.8 1.7 1.6 .2 .2 .2 -2.1 .8 .5 .2 1.5 .5 .7 -2.0 .1 .8 .4 1.0 .7 -.2 -.2 -.2 .7 -.6 .2 -.4 -.9 -.4 -.3 .4 .4 .5 -1.4 1.5 .3 .2 -1.0 .1 1.4 .3 1.5 .5 .7 -1.3 148.5 149.3 145.2 136.9 116.9 141.8 128.5 130.8 141.7 161.1 157.4 167.0 155.9 159.5 152.2 149.0 155.4 157.7 155.1 155.9 178.9 129.9 203.7 134.7 .7 1.0 1.1 .8 1.0 -1.5 -4.5 -.5 3.1 1.7 .9 1.2 .5 -.5 2.1 2.1 -.6 -1.0 -1.5 2.0 2.9 2.7 3.0 -4.9 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 .1 -.4 .9 1.3 -.8 -.2 -1.1 -1.0 -2.3 -.2 -.7 .6 -.8 -.3 -1.3 -.8 1.5 .5 1.9 -.7 .0 .1 .2 -.1 -1.0 -.9 -1.5 2.1 2.8 .1 .1 -.8 1.5 -.1 -.1 1.2 -1.4 -1.8 -1.5 -.8 1.2 .8 1.3 -1.6 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 .3 -2.4 -3.0 -3.5 -.8 .9 -.4 -.2 .3 -.3 -.3 -.7 .8 1.2 .6 .8 -1.4 .3 -1.8 .3 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.8 -1.8 -.3 1.2 .1 -.2 -.6 -1.9 -1.2 -1.2 .1 .6 -.8 -.3 -1.3 -.8 1.1 .5 1.3 .3 143.2 141.1 138.9 144.6 146.1 146.9 150.7 135.3 145.5 145.1 143.6 147.4 146.5 146.2 151.1 139.1 -2.3 -2.5 -2.4 -2.6 -2.1 -2.5 -.3 -3.9 1.6 2.8 3.4 1.9 .3 -.5 .3 2.8 .0 -.2 -.4 .1 -.5 -.2 .0 .8 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .3 .3 .5 .1 1.6 2.8 3.4 1.9 .1 -.5 -.3 2.4 187.5 216.0 243.0 207.4 149.9 296.6 266.4 189.6 192.3 210.5 183.0 187.8 147.3 147.7 147.2 147.9 147.1 148.3 187.7 216.7 240.8 195.4 150.4 256.6 280.1 193.2 182.0 221.9 192.6 193.1 146.7 147.5 147.1 147.3 146.2 147.6 2.0 2.7 -.7 -1.7 .3 -10.2 2.8 7.2 5.6 24.0 8.6 3.8 .3 .9 .5 2.3 -.2 1.6 .1 .3 -.9 -5.8 .3 -13.5 5.1 1.9 -5.4 5.4 5.2 2.8 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.6 -.5 2.6 3.6 2.8 -.5 .1 6.1 3.3 4.6 6.6 8.2 .3 3.5 .3 -.7 -.9 -.1 1.0 .3 -.4 -.4 .1 -.3 1.0 -2.1 .8 -.9 7.6 5.8 -3.8 -2.5 -.3 -.1 .0 .1 -.8 -1.3 .5 .7 .7 3.2 2.9 -9.1 2.4 .7 -1.4 5.4 5.2 -.5 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.3 147.3 146.2 -1.0 -.7 1.3 -.4 -.1 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Food and beverages............................................................................. F ood.................................................................................................... Food at ho m e................................................................................... 157.8 157.4 157.7 158.1 157.7 158.0 1.9 1.8 1.3 Cereals and bakery products......................................................... Cereals and cereal products....................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes................................................ C ereal....................................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal........................................................ Bakery products.......................................................................... White bread 1 ............................................................................ Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ....................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ..................................... Other bakery products.............................................................. 177.7 169.0 156.8 186.6 150.0 181.5 183.5 183.3 176.6 183.2 178.0 169.3 153.5 188.0 150.7 181.8 186.2 184.2 177.9 179.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................................ Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................................... M eats........................................................................................ Beef and veal......................................................................... Ground beef other than canned.......................................... Chuck roast2........................................................................ Round roast2 ....................................................................... Round steak 2 ...................................................................... Sirloin steak 2 ....................................................................... Other beef and veal 1 2 ........................................................ P ork........................................................................................ Bacon ................................................................................... Chops ................................................................................... H am ...................................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 2 .......................................... Other meats 1......................................................................... Poultry 1 ..................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 ........................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1........................................... Other poultry 2......................................................................... Fish and seafood...................................................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 .................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2 ..................................... Eggs............................................................................................. 148.7 149.5 145.5 136.9 116.8 142.3 127.4 129.1 142.9 161.4 159.1 168.7 159.5 159.8 153.3 148.1 156.6 158.1 157.1 157.2 176.2 129.3 200.0 135.7 Dairy products 1 ............................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 2 ............................................................ Fresh whole milk 1 .................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 2................................................. Processed dairy products 2 .......................................................... Cheese 1 .................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................... Other dairy products, including butter2.................................... Fruits and vegetables 3 .................................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables......................................................... Fresh fru its ................................................................................ Apples..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 .............................................. Other fresh fruits 2 .................................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce 1 ................................................................................. Tomatoes 1 ............................................................................. Other fresh vegetables........................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .............................................. Processed fruits 1 2 ................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 2 ............................................... Canned and dried fruits 2 ....................................................... Processed vegetables 2 ............................................................ Frozen vegetables 2 ............................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2 .............................................................................. Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category Other food at home.......................................................................... Sugar and sw eets.......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................. Sweets, including candy 2 ........................................................... Fats and o ils .................................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages................................................................ Carbonated drinks....................................................................... Coffee 1........................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 .................................................... Other prepared fo o d ...................................................................... Canned and packaged soup....................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................. Snacks 1 ...................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices........................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 ............... 148.2 148.4 136.0 153.6 141.7 135.2 117.8 180.3 141.2 161.8 190.5 143.5 156.1 169.7 162.4 148.4 148.0 135.6 153.2 141.4 135.2 119.1 177.1 141.6 162.3 190.1 144.9 155.9 169.8 163.6 3.4 1.6 .3 2.2 .1 6.4 -.5 21.8 2.3 2.6 2.6 .3 3.4 3.0 2.9 0.1 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 .0 1.1 -1.8 .3 .3 -.2 1.0 -.1 .1 .7 0.0 -.8 -.2 -1.0 .6 -.1 -.1 .4 .1 .2 -.4 -.8 .6 1.3 -.3 0.3 .5 .0 .5 .5 -.1 -.3 -.6 .1 .4 -.2 -1.2 .6 .4 .4 -0.1 -.3 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.1 1.1 -1.8 .4 .1 1.0 1.0 -.1 .5 .3 Food away from home........................................................................ Lunch 2 .............................................................................................. Dinner2 ............................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................................ 157.8 158.3 155.6 161.0 158.2 158.7 156.0 161.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.7 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 Alcoholic beverages.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e............................................................ Beer and a le ..................................................................................... Wine ................................................................................................. Distilled spirits.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e .............................................. 162.6 148.9 147.5 144.8 151.0 190.1 162.8 148.9 147.2 144.9 151.6 190.6 2.1 .9 -.3 3.1 2.2 3.4 .1 .0 -.2 .1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .5 .3 .0 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 .3 .3 Housing 3 ................................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 ................................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................... Lodging while out of town ............................................................ Lodging while at school5.............................................................. Tenants’ insurance 1 2 ................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t4 .......................................... ..................... Household insurance 2 5 .................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1 2............................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2........................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 6 .......... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ........................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ........................................................................ Fuels.................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................. Fuel o il............................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 6 ......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ................................ Electricity........................................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s ........................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 .................................................... Telephone services 1 2 ..................................................................... Local charges 12............................................................................ Interstate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................................. Cable television 7 ............................................................................. Refuse collection 1 7 ......................................................................... 154.4 172.2 163.1 167.5 223.1 221.4 231.6 155.8 166.7 167.0 151.2 141.1 152.2 127.2 124.0 122.8 131.9 119.3 93.4 90.5 124.5 127.6 137.8 112.4 163.1 127.0 162.6 74.9 95.0 209.7 233.5 252.0 154.4 172.7 163.6 167.9 224.6 223.0 231.6 155.9 167.1 167.4 151.3 142.6 154.4 127.8 125.4 122.7 130.6 116.8 95.0 92.2 126.1 124.6 131.5 115.1 163.3 127.2 163.0 75.1 94.4 210.1 233.8 252.6 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 4.7 4.6 5.7 1.0 2.9 2.9 1.7 3.0 3.3 2.4 5.0 .3 1.8 1.0 -7.4 -9.5 -3.4 2.0 -.4 7.2 2.6 .4 1.2 -4.5 3.3 4.1 7.0 1.7 .0 .3 .3 .2 .7 .7 .0 .1 .2 .2 .1 1.1 1.4 .5 1.1 -.1 -1.0 -2.1 1.7 1.9 1.3 -2.4 -4.6 2.4 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.6 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 .1 .2 .4 .1 .4 -.2 -1.0 .4 -.5 -.8 -.6 -.2 -1.7 -.7 -.8 -.8 -.1 -.9 .0 -4.9 .0 .7 .5 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .4 .9 .1 .2 .2 .5 -1.9 -2.7 -.6 -.6 -.6 .7 1.0 .1 -.2 .8 1.1 .5 2.3 .3 .0 .0 .0 .4 .4 .6 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 1.2 1.3 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 1.1 1.4 .5 1.1 -.1 .4 .6 -.2 -.4 1.3 .6 -.2 2.5 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.6 .2 .2 .2 See footnotes at end of table. 30 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.0 -.1 -1.2 .1 .0 1.6 .4 -1.0 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.8 -1.1 -.6 -.7 1.2 .2 -0.3 -.5 -.7 .1 -.1 -.4 .5 .4 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.6 -.2 -.1 .9 .1 -1.1 -1.6 -.6 0.1 -.1 -.2 .2 .4 .0 .9 -.6 -.1 -.6 -1.0 .2 -.6 .3 1.1 .5 -.7 .4 .0 0.1 .1 -1.2 .1 .0 1.6 .4 -1.8 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.8 -1.1 -.6 -.7 1.2 .2 -.1 .0 1.4 1.2 -.4 .1 .5 -.1 -1.3 -1.1 .5 .1 .6 -1.0 1.4 .5 -.4 .1 .5 -.1 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 123.9 109.1 121.6 132.1 140.6 136.8 134.7 117.6 76.9 68.3 59.8 62.9 88.4 102.3 109.9 113.8 90.1 49.5 114.6 123.9 109.0 120.2 132.2 140.6 139.0 135.3 116.4 76.6 68.2 59.6 62.8 88.3 101.5 108.7 113.1 89.5 50.1 114.8 0.4 -.6 .1 .5 2.4 -.1 1.3 -2.3 -3.4 -3.4 -4.2 -4.3 -2.4 -2.0 -1.1 -.3 -4.8 -10.5 .1 141.2 115.7 127.5 111.1 140.6 115.8 128.1 111.0 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation 3 ................................................ Housefurnishings 2 ............................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 2 ............................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ................................................................... Bedroom furniture 1............................................. .......................... Sofas 1 2 ......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 2 .................................................. Other furniture 2.............................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2 ............................... Video and audio products 1 2........................................................ Televisions 1................................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1 2 8 ................................ Audio products 1 2 ....................................................................... Major household appliances 1 2 6 .................................................. Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 .......................................... Laundry equipment1 ................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 2 6 ............. Information processing equipment18 .......................................... Other housefurnishings 1 2 6 ........................................ .................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ...................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 ....... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 .............. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 2 6 ..................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 9 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies....................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2 ........................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ................................................................. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2 ............................ Housekeeping services 2 .................................................................... Postage 1 .......................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1 2 .................................................... Gardening and other household services 2 6 .................................. 90.5 107.0 143.7 147.4 90.1 108.3 143.9 146.3 1.5 -3.6 1.3 1.1 -.4 1.2 .1 -.7 -1.0 -1.7 -.7 -.5 .8 -1.9 .3 1.0 -.4 1.2 .0 -.7 144.7 137.7 156.1 160.8 158.9 138.4 146.4 138.1 156.2 160.8 158.8 138.3 1.0 1.9 2.4 .0 2.1 1.4 1.2 .3 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 -1.6 .1 .4 .0 .1 .2 -.3 -.1 .3 .0 .5 -.1 1.2 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 Apparel and upkeep................................................................................ Apparel commodities 2 ........................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................................... Men’s and boys’ .............................................................................. Men’s .............................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets....................................... Furnishings and special clothing................................................ Shirts 2 ......................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................. Boys’ ............................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ........................................................................... Women’s ........................................................................................ Coats and ja cke ts....................................................................... Dresses ........................................................................................ Separates and sportswear2 ....................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2 ................... Suits 2........................................................................................... Girls’ ................................................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ 1..................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 .......................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 6 .................................. Watches and jewelry 6................................................................... Watches 1 6 ................................................................................. Jewelry 6 ...................................................................................... Footwear.............................................................................................. Men’s ................................................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................................ Women’s ........................................................................................... Apparel services 12............................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 2 ................... Other apparel services 1 2 .................................................................. 132.1 128.6 128.6 131.2 134.7 136.2 132.7 140.9 130.3 119.9 124.6 123.9 131.8 109.7 125.1 135.2 143.9 127.9 128.3 144.8 125.5 144.7 126.9 149.9 128.3 132.4 129.0 123.6 162.8 166.4 160.5 133.9 130.5 130.2 132.4 136.3 141.3 134.5 139.7 131.1 120.0 126.8 126.7 136.2 111.2 129.7 135.5 141.8 127.2 127.7 145.4 125.9 145.3 125.1 151.1 131.8 133.5 135.8 126.9 162.8 166.4 160.6 1.1 1.0 .9 2.6 2.8 1.7 7.3 .6 1.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 3.3 -.3 1.2 1.9 2.2 -.1 -.9 -4.3 -5.9 -4.0 -3.2 -4.1 2.0 -1.0 4.7 2.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 .9 1.2 3.7 1.4 -.9 .6 .1 1.8 2.3 3.3 1.4 3.7 .2 -1.5 -.5 -.5 .4 .3 .4 -1.4 .8 2.7 .8 5.3 2.7 .0 .0 .1 -1.0 -1.1 -1.4 .0 -.1 .6 .9 .2 -2.2 -.6 -2.1 -1.9 2.7 -5.3 -3.0 .2 1.7 -2.6 -2.7 -1.7 -1.3 -2.0 -.8 -1.8 .7 -.8 .5 2.3 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 -1.9 1.8 1.1 .0 .1 .7 .7 .2 .9 1.3 .1 -3.3 .9 -.1 -1.2 -.9 -1.2 .6 -1.9 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 .0 2.7 -1.6 -.8 .4 -.9 -.6 -.1 -1.1 -1.4 .6 -.1 -2.1 -2.9 -.5 1.0 .3 1.2 -1.4 1.9 1.7 .4 4.0 1.2 .0 .0 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. Expenditure category Transportation .......................................................................................... Private.................................................................................................... New vehicles....................................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2 6 ............................................................. Compact new cars 2 8.................................................................... Intermediate new cars 26.............................................................. Full-size new cars 2 6 ..................................................................... Luxury new cars 2 6 ........................................................................ New trucks 7 ..................................................................................... New motorcycles 6............................................................................ Used c a rs ............................................................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................................ Gasoline................ ........................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium........................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair.................................................. Body work 1 ...................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 2 .................................. Maintenance and servicing 1 ........................................................... Power plant repair2 .......................................................................... Other private transportation 2 ...................................... ..................... Other private transportation commodities 2 .................................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ...................................... Automobile parts and equipment.................................................. T ire s ............................................................................................. Other parts and equipment12.................................................... Other private transportation services 2 ........................................... Automobile insurance.................................................................... Automobile finance charges 2 ....................................................... Automobile fees 1 2 ........................................................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .......................................................... Other automobile-related fees 12............................................... Public transportation............................................................................. Airline fares 1....................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1........................................................... Intracity public transportation 1 .......................................................... Medical c a re ............................................................................................. Medical care commodities.................................................................... Prescription drugs............................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 16................................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1........................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ....................... Medical care services........................................................................... Professional medical services............................................................ Physicians’ services......................................................................... Dental services 1.............................................................................. Eye care 16....................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 6 ..................................... Hospital and related services............................................................ Hospital services 11........................................................................... Inpatient hospital services 1 ........................................................ 1 Outpatient hospital services 6....................................................... Nursing home services 11........................................ ........................ 143.6 141.4 144.0 139.7 120.7 120.9 120.7 122.8 130.2 152.0 163.2 149.7 109.2 109.2 107.4 113.8 109.7 164.5 174.7 143.6 141.1 144.7 140.2 121.0 121.8 121.3 122.8 130.8 152.9 164.2 149.4 106.6 106.3 104.3 111.0 107.3 164.9 175.5 0.1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -1.6 -.3 -.1 -1.2 -1.1 1.0 .9 -5.6 .6 .9 1.1 1.3 .8 2.2 4.0 0.0 -.2 .5 .4 .2 .7 .5 .0 .5 .6 .6 -.2 -2.4 -2.7 -2.9 -2.5 -2.2 .2 .5 0.7 .9 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .0 .0 .2 -.1 -.5 -.7 5.0 5.5 6.0 3.6 4.7 .1 .1 0.4 .3 .1 .0 -.5 .2 .1 -.3 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 .0 .3 -0.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 .2 -.2 -.4 -.2 .2 .4 -.5 -.5 -.6 -.7 -2.5 -.6 .1 .5 172.3 151.0 168.8 172.3 103.8 130.3 100.8 98.8 107.2 189.7 251.2 90.5 184.6 172.3 151.5 169.3 173.8 103.6 130.6 100.6 98.1 107.4 191.6 253.7 91.0 187.6 1.9 1.8 2.2 1.5 -.5 .0 -.6 -2.3 .9 1.8 2.6 -3.9 4.6 .0 .3 .3 .9 -.2 .2 -.2 -.7 .2 1.0 1.0 .6 1.6 .1 .6 .1 .0 -.5 -.2 -.5 -.7 -.4 .1 .3 -.9 .6 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.6 .0 .1 .3 -1.4 -.8 .0 .3 .2 -.1 -.2 .2 -.2 -.7 .2 .0 -.2 .1 1.6 183.2 187.6 183.5 196.9 157.5 175.6 185.0 192.4 187.8 204.6 159.0 176.2 1.9 8.3 1.9 2.9 1.1 .7 1.0 2.6 2.3 3.9 1.0 .3 .0 1.5 -1.6 -4.5 1.0 .1 -.6 -1.0 1.2 1.9 -.4 .1 1.0 2.6 2.2 3.9 1.0 .3 234.7 212.5 248.9 144.1 170.6 174.9 239.7 217.8 224.5 227.9 142.1 155.9 275.6 101.8 101.4 226.3 103.2 235.2 212.9 248.7 145.3 172.0 176.1 240.3 218.1 224.7 228.8 142.1 155.9 276.4 102.1 101.5 227.4 103.4 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.7 3.2 2.9 4.2 1.4 3.4 2.7 .2 .2 -.1 .8 .8 .7 .3 .1 .1 .4 .0 .0 .3 .3 .1 .5 .2 .2 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.8 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.3 .0 .2 .1 .2 .2 .0 .1 .3 .1 .1 .4 .1 .2 .0 -.3 .8 .8 .7 .2 .2 .0 .4 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .2 See footnotes at end of table. 32 _ 4.6 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Sept. to Oct. 0.1 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.7 .0 -.2 .4 .2 .3 1.4 0.4 .6 .9 .3 1.6 .5 .4 .7 .3 .5 .3 .0 .1 -1.8 -0.2 .1 .2 .3 .2 -.6 -.9 -.2 .0 -.3 .3 .6 -.4 -.2 0.1 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.7 .0 -.2 .4 .2 .4 1.1 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.0 .4 -.1 .8 .1 -.2 1.4 .3 .0 .3 -1.8 -.6 .4 .4 -.1 .2 .1 226.1 249.9 153.3 145.4 5.0 6.4 1.6 .0 .7 1.5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .0 -.1 .5 1.4 .1 .2 .8 1.5 .5 .5 153.1 154.9 2.0 1.2 -.1 .1 1.2 139.6 163.0 162.2 139.7 163.5 162.6 -1.3 3.5 3.5 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 165.3 260.2 243.9 261.8 281.5 300.7 298.1 136.9 227.3 165.6 192.1 173.5 166.1 260.8 244.7 262.4 282.1 300.9 299.3 137.4 227.7 166.1 192.7 173.4 3.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.2 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.7 5.4 5.3 .5 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 -.1 -.2 .6 ,4 .6 .3 .2 1.3 .3 .8 1.5 .1 .6 -.1 .2 .0 .2 .2 -.4 1.0 .6 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .5 .4 .6 .4 .6 .5 .7 .6 .2 .3 .3 -.1 159.3 129.4 159.6 129.6 .9 .4 .2 .2 .5 -.2 -.1 -.6 .2 -.8 109.6 145.9 157.4 107.0 144.9 157.7 .5 2.2 2.5 -2.4 -.7 .2 4.8 -.8 .3 1.5 .9 .3 -.6 .8 .2 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 160.5 143.4 181.3 192.9 169.7 124.3 127.2 117.6 134.1 127.3 135.1 142.9 184.8 132.6 160.6 143.1 180.7 192.4 169.0 123.8 126.9 116.8 134.1 127.0 135.6 143.2 185.3 134.5 1.8 .4 1.2 .9 1.6 -.3 -.8 .3 .3 -1.1 .2 2.0 3.1 -1.6 169.6 200.7 171.0 142.8 170.3 200.5 172.4 142.9 224.6 246.1 152.6 144.7 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment2 ......................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ................................................................ Reading materials 1 ............................................................................. Newspapers 12................................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 2 ............................................ Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ................................................. Other sporting goods 1..................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ...................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ........................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1 ......................................... Pet supplies and expense 1............................................................. Entertainment services2 ....................................................................... Club memberships 2 6 ......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships2 6 ..................................................................... Admissions 1............................................................................... ........ Fees for lessons or instructions6 ...................................................... Other entertainment services 12 8 ...................................................... Other goods and services 3 ..................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1................... ............... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ...................... Personal care services 1..................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ............................................ Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 .................................................................... Personal and educational expenses2 .................................................. School books and supplies................................................................ Personal and educational services 2 .................................................. Tuition and other school fe e s ......................................................... College tuition................................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.............................................. Day care and nursery school9...................................................... Personal expenses........................................................................... Legal service fees 1 8 .................................................................... Personal financial services 1 6 ....................................................... Funeral expenses 8 ........................................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ........................................................... Selected beef cu ts................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ............................................................................................ Utilities and public transportation............................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 12 ............................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 8 9 Indexes on a December 1983= 100 base. Indexes on a December 1988= 100 base. Indexes on a December 1990= 100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 1 1 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 33 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Food at hom e....................................................................................... 158.2 157.8 158.2 158.5 158.1 158.6 1.0 .5 -1.0 0.3 .5 -.5 3.6 3.6 4.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 0.6 .5 -.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 Cereals and bakery products............................................................. Cereals and cereal products............................................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes..................................................... Cereal............................................................................................ Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................................................ Bakery products............................................................................... White bread 1................................................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1........................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1.......................................... Other bakery products.................................................................. 177.9 169.7 155.2 188.7 149.8 181.5 183.5 183.3 176.6 181.9 178.4 170.0 153.7 188.9 151.9 182.0 186.2 184.2 177.9 179.6 2.8 3.6 6.3 1.5 5.0 2.5 5.0 .0 7.3 2.2 -.5 -2.8 3.1 -5.3 .3 .2 1.1 -.9 -.4 -2.0 3.2 5.1 -6.2 9.2 4.4 2.7 2.7 4.3 -.4 1.6 2.3 2.1 -5.8 2.8 7.7 2.2 6.7 3.6 .2 -1.3 1.1 .4 4.7 -1.9 2.6 1.3 3.0 -.4 3.3 .1 2.7 3.6 -6.0 6.0 6.1 2.5 4.7 3.9 -.1 .1 Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................ Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................................................... Meats............................................................................................. Beef and v e a l............................................................................. Ground beef other than canned .............................................. Chuck roast2 ........................................................................... Round roast2 ........................................................................... Round steak 2 .......................................................................... Sirloin steak 2........................................................................... Other beef and vea l1 2 ............................................................ Pork............................................................................................. Bacon ....................................................................................... Chops....................................................................................... Ham.......................................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 2 .............................................. Other meats 1 ............................................................................. Poultry 1......................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1................................................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .............................................. Other poultry 2 ............................................................................ Fish and seafood.......................................................................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ......................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2.......................................... E ggs................................................................................................. 148.7 149.3 145.2 137.8 117.9 144.0 127.5 129.6 143.1 161.4 156.6 166.9 157.8 156.3 151.8 148.1 156.6 158.1 157.1 155.7 177.3 129.3 201.7 137.4 148.4 149.0 144.6 137.0 116.9 141.4 127.1 131.1 143.2 161.1 155.6 163.7 155.9 154.4 151.9 149.0 155.4 157.7 155.1 154.5 179.3 129.9 204.3 137.8 2.5 3.3 2.8 1.8 1.0 3.1 -11.8 -12.1 11.7 8.6 5.3 -.5 2.6 4.2 12.1 1.9 4.4 5.1 4.1 6.2 5.1 5.8 5.4 -8.8 -2.4 -2.1 -1.4 -4.0 -7.0 -8.3 17.1 -1.9 -7.1 -3.9 .3 2.0 -1.5 3.9 -2.8 3.0 -7.4 -6.3 -10.4 2.4 .5 -1.5 1.0 -9.5 4.7 4.7 4.8 9.2 18.4 22.6 -2.1 14.6 .6 -1.0 1.8 15.9 -1.0 -3.2 1.1 -1.1 6.3 1.3 9.6 2.6 2.5 .3 2.8 3.2 -1.9 -1.6 -1.9 -3.4 -6.2 -18.9 -17.8 -1.2 8.2 3.6 -3.5 -11.1 2.3 -6.5 -1.3 4.7 -5.2 -3.7 -8.1 -3.0 3.7 6.4 3.2 -4.0 .0 .5 .7 -1.2 -3.1 -2.8 1.7 -7.1 1.9 2.2 2.7 .7 .5 4.0 4.3 2.5 -1.7 -.8 -3.4 4.3 2.8 2.1 3.2 -9.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.7 5.3 -.3 -10.3 6.4 4.3 1.3 -.9 1.5 .6 -4.9 -.1 1.8 .4 -1.3 .4 -.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 -.4 Dairy products 1 ................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 12 ................................................................. Fresh whole milk 1 ........................................................................ Other fresh milk and cream 1 2 ..................................................... Processed dairy products 2 ............................................................. Cheese 1 ....................................................................................... Ice cream and related products.................................................... Other dairy products, including butter2 ........................................ 143.2 141.1 138.9 144.6 145.3 146.9 150.7 133.7 145.5 145.1 143.6 147.4 145.5 146.2 150.3 136.9 -3.4 -.3 -1.4 2.1 -6.0 -2.9 1.3 -26.6 -5.8 -10.8 -11.0 -11.3 4.2 -2.4 -.3 22.6 -6.4 -7.8 -7.9 -7.4 -6.1 -3.2 -3.4 -16.9 7.2 10.3 12.3 7.4 -.3 -1.4 1.1 13.6 -4.6 -5.7 -6.3 -4.8 -1.1 -2.7 .5 -5.1 .1 .8 1.7 -.3 -3.2 -2.3 -1.2 -2.9 Fruits and vegetables 3....................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Fresh fruits.................................................................................... Apples......................................................................................... Bananas ..................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................................. Other fresh fruits 2 ...................................................................... Fresh vegetables.......................................................................... Potatoes...................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ..................................................................................... Tomatoes 1.................................................................................. Other fresh vegetables............................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .................................................. Processed fruits 1 2 ....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 2.................................................... Canned and dried fruits 2 ........................................................... Processed vegetables 2 ................................................................ Frozen vegetables 2.................................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen 2................................................................................... 190.2 221.7 237.5 198.4 156.4 237.3 277.5 202.8 190.6 210.5 183.0 204.6 147.0 147.7 147.2 147.6 146.8 148.0 191.1 223.2 239.1 204.8 160.9 215.6 284.1 204.2 188.0 221.9 192.6 203.5 147.2 147.5 147.1 147.8 146.8 147.6 -10.9 -17.2 -14.8 -6.0 14.2 -36.0 -15.0 -20.1 -13.6 40.0 35.2 -17.5 4.2 4.4 3.3 7.1 2.7 5.6 -1.7 -1.7 5.7 -13.5 -8.2 19.3 11.5 -10.6 -16.0 -14.0 85.4 -5.2 -2.1 -.3 -.5 3.0 -2.1 3.6 11.5 18.2 -5.2 4.1 -17.5 7.5 -8.9 55.7 4.5 -7.5 -47.6 46.6 -.8 3.3 3.3 -1.3 -1.9 2.4 11.4 16.8 15.4 10.4 17.0 -20.7 29.2 18.5 63.7 112.4 6.0 1.6 .5 -3.7 -3.7 .5 .5 -5.0 -6.4 -9.8 -5.1 -9.8 2.4 -12.6 -2.7 -15.5 -14.8 9.7 58.3 -11.6 1.0 2.1 1.4 5.0 .3 4.6 11.5 17.5 4.6 7.2 -1.7 -7.7 8.5 35.8 30.8 40.2 -25.5 22.1 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.7 -1.3 147.1 146.9 2.2 -5.5 -3.8 3.1 -1.7 -.4 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category Food and beverages.................................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 34 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Other food at h o m e .............................................................................. Sugar and sweets............................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners....................................................... Sweets, including candy 2 ............................................................... Fats and oils ...................................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... Carbonated drinks ........................................................................... Coffee 1 ............................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks 2 ........................................................ Other prepared food .......................................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .......................................................... Frozen prepared food 1................................................................... Snacks 1 ........................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 2 .................... 148.3 148.2 135.3 153.7 142.0 135.4 118.1 180.3 140.8 162.1 189.0 143.5 156.1 169.1 163.1 148.2 147.7 135.2 153.1 141.4 135.2 119.4 177.1 141.3 162.3 190.9 144.9 155.9 170.0 163.6 2.3 3.6 .9 4.9 .3 .9 1.3 -.5 .3 2.8 1.5 -3.0 2.4 5.4 1.8 5.1 3.0 .9 3.2 .9 10.4 -6.8 55.3 2.6 3.6 3.9 6.0 9.0 .7 3.3 5.6 2.7 .6 4.5 -3.3 16.6 1.4 53.7 4.1 .7 3.4 2.8 -1.8 -3.3 4.5 0.8 -2.7 -1.2 -3.6 2.6 -1.5 2.7 -7.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 -4.0 4.2 9.5 1.7 3.7 3.3 .9 4.0 .6 5.6 -2.8 24.3 1.5 3.2 2.7 1.4 5.6 3.1 2.5 3.2 .0 -.3 .4 -.4 7.2 2.0 19.4 3.0 2.0 2.5 -.7 1.2 2.9 3.1 Food away from h om e............................................................................ Lunch 2................................................................................................... Dinner2 .................................................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 2 ................................................................. 157.8 158.3 155.6 161.0 158.1 158.7 155.8 161.5 3.4 3.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 2.6 2.1 1.5 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.1 2.1 3.5 2.7 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.9 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e................................................................. Beer and a le ......................................................................................... W in e ...................................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from hom e................................................... 162.8 149.2 148.1 144.9 150.7 190.1 163.0 149.0 147.9 144.5 151.1 190.6 3.0 1.9 1.4 3.2 1.4 4.0 .5 .3 -1.9 5.8 2.4 1.9 3.0 .3 -1.9 4.0 2.2 5.7 2.0 .8 1.1 -.3 2.7 2.1 1.8 1.1 -.3 4.5 1.9 3.0 2.5 .5 -.4 1.8 2.4 3.9 Housing 3 ...................................................................................................... Shelter........................................................................................................ Renters’ costs 4 ..................................................................................... Rent, residential.................................................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 .......................................................................... Lodging while out of to w n ................................................................. Lodging while at school5 .................................................................. Tenants’ insurance 12 ........................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 4 ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent re n t4 ................................................................... Household insurance 2 5 ....................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 2 ................................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 2 .................................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 2 6 .............. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 2 ............................... Fuel and other utilities 3 ............................................................................. F uels........................................................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities................................. Fuel oil ................................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 1 6 .............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................... Electricity ............................................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ....................................................... Telephone services 12.......................................................................... Local charges 1 2 ............................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ........................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ........................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance...................................................... Cable television 7.................................................................................. Refuse collection 1 7 ............................................................................ 153.9 172.0 162.9 167.5 224.7 223.6 228.2 155.8 166.5 166.8 151.1 141.1 152.2 127.2 124.0 122.8 130.4 115.8 96.6 93.7 124.5 123.5 132.0 113.5 163.3 127.0 162.6 74.9 95.0 209.5 234.2 252.0 154.2 172.5 163.6 167.9 227.5 226.6 228.8 155.9 166.8 167.1 151.2 142.6 154.4 127.8 125.4 122.7 130.9 116.5 96.4 93.3 126.1 124.3 131.7 116.3 163.5 127.2 163.0 75.1 94.4 209.9 234.7 252.6 3.5 2.9 3.3 3.0 5.8 6.2 4.3 -6.1 2.7 2.7 -1.6 4.7 1.3 8.3 21.7 -1.3 7.4 10.5 17.2 10.9 66.8 10.2 -2.7 41.8 3.0 2.2 -.2 10.0 4.0 3.8 5.2 -.3 1.6 3.4 3.6 2.7 6.3 5.8 9.3 4.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.9 -1.6 6.7 -3.3 -7.2 -27.0 -25.8 -36.7 -5.0 5.3 -23.3 1.8 1.3 2.5 -8.2 9.4 1.4 5.9 2.1 2.4 3.1 2.3 3.2 -1.1 -1.2 4.0 4.2 3.4 3.4 1.9 7.6 13.9 .3 3.9 -2.9 1.2 -1.0 -11.1 -15.3 -18.8 -.3 -1.5 3.3 4.3 .9 1.5 .0 .9 5.8 11.1 1.6 2.1 2.8 4.3 3.4 7.7 8.0 5.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 4.1 -2.8 -3.8 -1.5 -2.2 -1.0 2.5 3.2 -2.9 -3.4 1.6 4.0 -2.1 17.1 1.2 -2.8 1.0 -17.5 -.8 5.1 5.6 3.6 2.5 3.1 3.4 2.8 6.1 6.0 6.8 -1.0 3.0 3.0 .7 3.6 1.9 5.5 9.4 2.6 1.9 1.2 -7.5 -9.3 2.8 2.3 1.2 4.3 2.4 1.7 1.1 .5 6.7 2.6 5.5 .9 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.3 4.7 -.6 .8 -1.9 1.9 1.0 -7.1 -9.5 -9.2 1.8 -1.8 10.0 2.7 -.9 1.2 -9.2 .0 5.5 8.3 2.6 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Household furnishings and operation 3 ..................................................... Housefurnishings 2 .................................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 12 .................................................................. Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................................ Bedroom furniture 1 ............................................................................ Sofas 1 2 .............................................................................................. Living room chairs and tables 1 2 ...................................................... Other furniture 2 ................................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 2................................... Video and audio products 1 2 ............................................................ Televisions 1 .................................................................................... Video products other than televisions 12 8.................................... Audio products 1 2 ............................................................................ Major household appliances 12 6 ...................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 2 .............................................. Laundry equipment1 ....................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 12 6 ................ Information processing equipment1 8 ............................................... Other housefurnishings 12 6 ................................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 2 ........................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1...................................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 2 ........... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 2 ................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 12 6 .......................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 9 ............................................. Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 2............................. Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 2 ...................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 2 ................................ Housekeeping services 2 ......................................................................... Postage 1 ............................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1 2 ........................................................ Gardening and other household services 2 6 ...................................... 123.7 108.9 121.6 132.1 140.6 136.8 134.7 117.8 76.9 68.3 59.8 62.9 88.4 102.3 109.9 113.8 90.1 49.5 114.6 Apparel and upkeep..................................................................................... Apparel commodities 2 .............................................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear...................................................... Men’s and boys’ ................................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................................. Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets............................................ Furnishings and special clothing.................................................... Shirts 2 .............................................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers...................................................... Boys’ .................................................................................................. Women’s and girls’ .............................................................................. Women’s ............................................................................................. Coats and jackets........................................................................... Dresses ............................................................................................ Separates and sportswear2 ........................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 2 ....................... Suits 2 ............................................................................................... Girls’ ................................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 ............................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 16...................................... Watches and jewelry6 ....................................................................... Watches 1 6 ...................................................................................... Jewelry 6........................................................................................... Footwear................................................................................................. Men’s .................................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ..................................................................................... Women’s ................................................................................................ Apparel services 1 2 ................................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 12........................ Other apparel services 1 2 ....................................................................... 6 months ended— Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 123.8 109.0 120.2 132.2 140.6 139.0 135.3 115.7 76.6 68.2 59.6 62.8 88.3 101.5 108.7 113.1 89.5 50.1 114.8 0.3 -.4 .3 -3.0 1.2 -7.8 -5.6 -2.3 -1.5 -1.1 -1.3 8.8 -3.5 .4 5.6 -1.8 -2.5 -11.6 1.4 0.3 -1.1 6.5 3.4 5.0 3.3 2.5 .0 -7.9 -8.8 -4.4 -14.1 -10.7 -6.4 -9.7 -3.5 -6.3 -13.3 3.5 1.3 .4 2.3 .0 2.6 -.3 1.2 1.4 -.5 1.2 -3.9 -7.8 9.0 .4 -3.3 4.4 -.9 -16.4 -2.7 -0.6 -1.8 -8.2 1.5 .9 4.7 7.7 -7.6 -3.6 -4.6 -7.1 -2.5 -3.5 -2.3 3.8 .0 -9.3 .0 -1.7 0.3 -.7 3.4 .2 3.1 -2.4 -1.6 -1.2 -4.7 -5.0 -2.9 -3.3 -7.2 -3.1 -2.4 -2.6 -4.4 -12.4 2.5 0.3 -.7 -3.1 .8 1.7 2.2 4.4 -3.2 -2.1 -1.7 -5.5 -5.2 2.5 -1.0 .2 2.2 -5.2 —8.6 -2.2 141.2 115.7 127.5 111.1 140.6 115.8 128.1 111.0 -.3 -4.1 -1.3 4.8 .9 9.8 2.2 -1.4 3.4 3.1 -4.4 -.4 -4.4 -7.9 9.6 1.8 .3 2.6 .5 1.6 -.6 -2.5 2.4 .7 90.5 107.0 143.8 147.4 144.7 137.7 156.0 160.8 158.9 138.2 90.1 108.3 143.8 146.3 146.4 138.1 156.2 160.8 158.8 138.2 8.4 3.6 2.6 3.9 1.9 -.6 .0 .0 1.3 -2.3 -.4 11.8 2.5 .5 .8 9.8 3.2 .0 2.3 5.4 .9 -17.9 1.7 1.4 4.2 -2.0 3.2 .0 2.8 2.4 -2.6 -9.4 -1.7 -1.4 -2.9 .9 3.4 .0 2.0 .3 3.9 7.6 2.6 2.2 1.4 4.5 1.6 .0 1.8 1.5 -.9 -13.7 .0 .0 .5 -.6 3.3 .0 2.4 1.3 131.7 128.2 128.0 130.8 134.3 134.3 132.7 140.2 131.1 118.9 124.5 123.5 127.9 106.8 126.6 135.3 135.5 128.8 128.3 142.8 125.5 142.6 126.9 147.6 128.3 131.9 130.0 123.7 162.8 166.4 160.5 131.8 128.3 127.7 130.7 134.3 137.9 130.6 139.1 131.6 117.8 123.7 123.4 126.5 105.3 127.4 135.1 132.7 125.1 127.7 144.2 125.9 144.3 125.1 150.4 130.5 132.4 135.2 125.2 162.8 166.4 160.6 3.1 3.2 3.8 6.1 7.5 .6 19.3 2.3 9.9 5.0 7.4 7.4 -9.8 21.2 14.0 -3.6 -7.5 6.5 -1.2 -11.2 -15.2 -11.2 -9.8 -14.2 -.9 -3.0 7.0 -4.5 2.8 3.7 2.0 4.3 4.4 4.8 2.8 4.6 5.4 8.1 6.5 -6.2 -.7 4.6 3.3 2.7 7.4 -4.5 9.5 42.2 10.1 21.5 1.7 5.1 1.4 -1.9 3.2 3.2 .6 2.5 6.5 2.3 1.7 2.6 .3 .0 .3 .9 -2.1 -4.3 -1.5 -7.4 11.9 11.1 1.0 .6 15.1 -3.8 .9 1.5 -3.4 2.2 -8.3 .5 -4.8 2.8 6.2 2.9 -1.5 1.8 -6.2 -2.0 2.2 2.7 2.0 -3.0 -3.4 -5.4 .9 1.2 5.4 4.4 2.0 -7.0 -5.6 -7.7 -5.3 6.9 -21.0 -4.3 .9 -13.8 -16.8 -12.4 -7.7 -7.6 -7.9 -6.4 -7.1 7.7 -3.5 16.6 12.7 .5 .0 1.3 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.4 6.1 3.0 13.6 4.4 1.6 2.1 6.0 5.3 -3.7 14.1 4.3 2.7 14.7 8.3 9.5 -5.0 -5.6 -5.1 -5.9 -5.9 1.1 -1.2 4.7 .8 2.5 2.7 2.3 -1.4 -1.7 -2.6 .9 -.4 .4 1.4 -2.8 2.0 2.4 -3.5 -2.4 10.9 -12.9 -1.7 1.2 -8.7 -7.8 -10.4 -3.6 -6.2 -2.7 -.3 -2.2 3.0 -.9 4.6 5.1 1.4 1.3 1.6 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 144.0 141.7 145.6 141.3 121.5 122.2 122.3 124.0 132.5 153.2 163.4 149.2 107.8 107.8 105.9 113.8 108.6 164.4 174.7 143.9 141.5 145.4 141.0 121.4 122.4 122.0 123.5 132.2 153.5 164.0 148.5 107.3 107.2 105.2 111.0 107.9 164.6 175.5 172.3 151.0 168.8 173.7 103.9 130.3 100.9 98.9 107.2 191.4 253.2 91.6 184.6 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 4.0 4.3 .0 -.8 -1.0 .0 -2.3 -1.3 2.1 1.6 3.2 -2.5 21.8 21.9 23.7 11.0 20.5 2.8 1.0 -2.7 -3.0 .8 .3 -1.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 -5.3 2.1 -3.4 .3 -18.5 -18.3 -20.1 —8.9 -16.1 1.5 5.3 -4.9 -5.2 -.8 -.8 -1.9 -2.9 .3 -2.8 -1.2 -.8 5.0 -14.2 -18.5 -19.2 -19.6 -7.1 -18.7 3.7 6.7 4.3 4.4 -.8 -1.1 -2.6 .0 -.7 -2.9 .0 1.0 -1.0 -5.5 26.4 28.9 30.6 12.0 25.7 .7 3.3 0.6 .6 .4 -.3 -1.0 .7 -.2 .5 -1.6 1.9 -.1 -1.1 -.4 -.2 -.6 .5 .6 2.1 3.1 -0.4 -.6 -.8 -1.0 -2.3 -1.5 -.2 -2.9 -.6 .1 2.0 -10.0 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.0 1.1 2.2 5.0 172.3 151.5 169.1 173.6 103.7 130.6 100.7 98.2 107.4 191.4 252.7 91.7 187.6 1.9 .0 3.2 .0 -1.1 -3.3 -.8 .8 -1.1 .2 2.3 -8.1 -1.3 3.6 -.5 3.2 3.6 -.8 1.2 -1.2 -2.4 -.4 4.3 4.1 8.8 9.7 2.6 3.5 1.0 2.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 .4 6.2 2.1 2.4 -6.9 4.2 -.5 4.3 1.7 .0 -3.4 -1.5 -3.9 -7.7 -.7 .6 1.6 -8.3 6.2 2.7 -.3 3.2 1.8 -1.0 -1.1 -1.0 -.8 -.8 2.2 3.2 .0 4.1 1.1 3.9 1.3 1.2 .0 1.1 -.2 -3.8 2.7 1.4 2.0 -7.6 5.2 183.2 187.6 184.4 196.9 157.5 175.6 185.0 192.4 188.4 204.6 159.0 176.2 -.4 -2.2 -1.7 -1.8 3.3 -1.8 .0 23.3 2.4 11.6 -2.3 2.6 6.8 1.1 .4 -2.1 -2.8 .2 1.5 13.0 6.9 4.4 6.5 2.1 -.2 9.8 .3 4.7 .5 .3 4.1 6.9 3.6 1.1 1.8 1.1 235.1 212.9 249.4 144.1 170.6 174.9 240.0 218.0 225.0 227.9 142.1 156.4 275.9 101.8 101.4 226.7 103.2 235.6 212.9 248.7 145.3 172.0 176.1 240.5 218.4 225.1 228.8 142.1 156.2 276.4 102.1 101.5 227.0 103.4 2.6 .4 2.0 -1.1 -1.4 .2 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.4 1.1 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.3 4.6 4.6 4.0 2.9 4.2 3.3 5.7 2.0 7.5 3.0 2.0 1.6 4.4 5.3 2.3 1.7 1.8 2.5 4.0 -1.4 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.7 2.1 1.5 1.2 .8 3.1 4.0 2.2 -.2 -1.1 .6 -.9 4.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 4.1 -1.1 .3 2.9 2.8 1.6 3.1 2.4 2.9 2.1 2.6 1.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 3.9 3.6 5.1 1.6 5.6 3.1 2.2 .8 .3 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.4 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.0 1.2 3.1 3.2 Jan. 1997 Expenditure category Transportation............................................................................................... Private........................................................................................................ New vehicles........................................................................................... New c a rs ............................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 2 6 .................................................................. Compact new ca rs2 8 ........................................................................ Intermediate new cars 2 8 .................................................................. Full-size new cars 2 8 ......................................................................... Luxury new cars 2 8 ............................................................................ New trucks 7 .......................................................................................... New motorcycles 8 ............................................................................... Used ca rs ................................................................................................. Motor fu e l................... .............................. .............................................. Gasoline................................................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade 1 10...................................................... Gasoline unleaded premium............................................................ Automobile maintenance and repair....................................................... Body work 1 ..................................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair12....................................... Maintenance and servicing 1................................................................ Power plant repair2 .............................................................................. Other private transportation 2 ................................................................. Other private transportation commodities 2 ........................................ Motor oil coolant, and other products 1........................................... Automobile parts and equipment...................................................... T ires.................................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1 2 ....................................................... Other private transportation services 2 ................................................ Automobile insurance......................................................................... Automobile finance charges 2 ........................................................... Automobile fees 12............................................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 2 .............................................................. Other automobile-related fees 1 2 ................................................... Public transportation.................................................................................. Airline fares 1 ........................................................................................... Other intercity transportation 1 ............................................................... Intracity public transportation 1............................................................... Medical care ............................................................................................... Medical care commodities......................................................................... Prescription d rugs................................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 8 ................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1............................ Medical care services ............................................................................... Professional medical services................................................................ Physicians’ services.............................................................................. Dental services 1 ............................................................................... Eye care 1 8 ............................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 8 .......................................... Hospital and related services................................................................. Hospital services 1 ............................................................................... 1 Inpatient hospital services 11............................................................. Outpatient hospital services8 ........................................................... Nursing home services 11..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 37 _ 7.6 _ _ 6.0 _ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Jan. 1997 Apr. 1997 July 1997 Oct. 1997 Apr. 1997 Oct. 1997 Expenditure category Entertainment2 ............................................................................................. Entertainment commodities 2 .................................................................... Reading materials 1.............................................................................. Newspapers 1 2 ..................................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and hooks 1 2....................... ......................... Sporting goods and equipment1 ........................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ...................................................... Other sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 2 ........................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2 ............................................... Photographic supplies and equipment1.............................................. Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................. Entertainment services 2 ............................................................................ Club memberships 2 6 ............................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 6 ......................................................................... Admissions 1 ............................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 6 .......................................................... Other entertainment services 1 2 6 ......................................................... Other goods and services 3 ......................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................................... Personal care 1........................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1........................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1........................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 2 ................................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2 ......................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2....................................................... School books and supplies..................................................................... Personal and educational services 2 ...................................................... Tuition and other school fees.............................................................. College tuition.................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition................................................... Day care and nursery school9 ......................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................... Legal service fees 1 6 ......................................................................... Personal financial services 1 6........................................................... Funeral expenses 6 ............................................................................ 160.6 143.7 181.3 192.9 169.7 124.3 127.2 117.6 134.1 127.3 135.1 142.9 184.8 133.0 160.7 143.3 180.7 192.4 169.0 123.8 126.9 116.8 134.1 127.0 135.6 143.2 185.5 134.4 2.3 .8 1.8 3.0 .5 1.9 -2.5 8.5 .3 -3.4 -1.8 6.7 3.4 -7.1 1.3 -1.1 .2 .6 .0 -.6 1.9 -3.6 .3 -3.1 1.8 1.1 4.3 4.2 2.5 .6 -.7 -1.2 .0 -.6 .3 -2.7 -.6 2.6 -2.9 -2.8 4.7 .6 1.0 1.7 3.4 1.3 5.9 -1.9 -2.8 -.7 1.2 -.3 3.9 3.1 .2 -3.8 1.8 -.1 1.0 1.8 .2 .6 -.3 2.2 .3 -3.2 .0 3.9 3.8 -1.6 1.8 1.1 1.3 .0 2.9 -1.3 -1.2 -1.7 .3 1.1 .4 .1 2.4 -1.6 170.4 200.7 170.8 142.8 171.0 200.5 171.2 142.9 6.3 1.7 4.4 5.3 12.1 5.7 2.7 2.6 -1.4 11.0 8.1 2.6 1.7 -2.2 -.5 1.7 9.1 3.7 3.5 3.9 .1 4.2 3.7 2.1 223.9 246.1 152.6 144.7 225.6 249.9 153.3 145.4 4.0 2.2 1.9 -2.7 7.6 13.5 2.7 2.8 1.5 -4.0 -.5 -2.2 7.4 15.2 2.4 2.2 5.8 7.7 2.3 .0 4.4 5.2 .9 .0 153.1 154.9 5.4 2.9 -4.6 4.5 4.1 -.1 139.6 163.0 162.2 139.7 163.5 162.6 -7.7 7.3 7.1 2.6 3.3 3.6 -.6 1.2 .7 .9 2.2 2.8 -2.7 5.3 5.3 .1 1.7 1.7 165.7 257.9 243.1 259.2 276.8 294.5 292.5 136.0 227.5 165.6 192.1 173.7 166.5 259.0 244.5 260.3 278.5 295.9 294.6 136.8 227.9 166.1 192.7 173.6 7.1 5.6 3.1 5.8 6.5 7.9 5.5 3.7 5.1 3.3 4.0 5.7 1.5 5.6 5.1 5.7 4.7 5.4 5.0 4.3 6.7 3.8 11.7 9.4 5.0 5.5 9.1 5.1 5.9 6.8 6.2 3.0 4.6 4.3 4.9 3.1 .7 4.8 4.0 4.7 4.4 1.0 12.7 6.1 4.1 7.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.6 4.1 5.7 5.6 6.7 5.2 4.0 5.9 3.6 7.8 7.5 2.8 5.1 6.5 4.9 5.1 3.8 9.4 4.5 4.3 5.8 3.0 3.2 159.5 130.7 159.8 129.7 -1.3 -.9 -1.0 -3.7 3.3 12.8 2.5 -5.9 -1.1 -2.3 2.9 3.0 108.3 144.3 157.4 107.7 145.4 157.7 20.9 4.3 .3 -18.2 -.6 2.9 -17.8 1.7 3.7 25.3 3.4 3.1 -.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.5 3.4 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ............................................................... Selected beef c u ts ....................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 2 ................................................................................................. Utilities and public transportation................................................................ Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 2 .................................. 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 38 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Sept. 1997 from— Percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Sept. 1997 Sept. 1996 July 1997 Aug. 1997 July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 M 160.5 160.8 161.2 161.6 2.1 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.2 urban................................................... More than 1,200,000 ......................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... 50,000 to 500,000 3 ........................... M M M M 167.6 168.2 165.9 166.4 167.8 168.4 166.2 166.8 168.4 169.2 166.0 167.1 168.7 169.5 166.0 167.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 .5 .7 -.1 .5 .2 .2 .0 .3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 .5 .6 .1 .4 .4 .5 -.1 .2 North Central urban............................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 3 ........................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 156.6 157.3 155.8 158.5 157.2 158.0 156.3 158.8 157.5 158.3 156.2 159.6 157.7 158.4 156.7 159.7 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0 .3 .3 .3 .6 .1 .1 .3 .1 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.7 .6 .6 .3 .7 .2 .2 -.1 .5 U.S. city average................................................. Oct. 1996 Aug. 1997 Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - M 152.6 152.6 153.4 153.2 1.4 .4 -.1 1.6 .5 .5 urban.......................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 ......................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 3 ...................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 3 ........................... D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................ M M M M 157.0 155.8 160.5 156.0 157.1 155.9 160.8 156.1 157.5 156.4 160.6 156.7 157.8 156.7 160.9 157.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 .4 .5 .1 .7 .2 .2 .2 .3 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.5 .3 .4 .1 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .4 M 156.4 156.4 157.1 156.9 1.7 .3 -.1 2.5 .4 .4 West urban........................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 3 ........................... M M M 161.1 161.3 166.1 161.5 161.7 166.8 162.1 162.3 167.4 162.8 163.1 168.3 2.3 2.4 3.1 .8 .9 .9 .4 .5 .5 2.2 2.3 2.7 .6 .6 .8 .4 .4 .4 Size classes A 4 ...................................................................... B 3 ...................................................................... C 3 ...................................................................... D ........................................................................ M M M M 144.8 160.9 160.1 156.7 145.1 161.2 160.5 156.8 145.6 161.2 161.0 157.4 146.0 161.5 161.5 157.6 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.4 .6 .2 .6 .5 .3 .2 .3 .1 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.7 .6 .2 .6 .4 .3 .0 .3 .4 M M M 161.7 159.5 170.8 162.5 159.7 170.8 162.1 160.5 171.7 162.5 161.1 172.3 2.3 1.4 2.4 .0 .9 .9 .2 .4 .3 2.4 1.5 2.1 .2 .6 .5 -.2 .5 .5 M M 166.4 160.6 166.8 161.2 168.6 161.6 167.7 162.5 1.7 3.6 .5 .8 -.5 .6 2.5 3.4 1.3 .6 1.1 .2 .8 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 1.7 -.1 .4 .6 .4 1.2 South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas 5 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6 .................................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 6.............. Baltimore, MD 7.................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ................................ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA 7 .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ........................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ........................ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 .......................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 156.9 167.1 156.3 157.9 153.3 162.9 _ - _ - 151.2 156.9 145.4 157.5 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 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New 156.7 167.8 157.3 158.5 155.1 163.6 _ - _ _ - - - - _ - - - - 152.8 157.9 147.3 157.9 _ - - 1.4 2.7 1.1 2.9 2.2 1.3 .6 .3 _ - _ - .4 _ - _ _ - Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 7 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 39 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service , group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Oct. 1997 Per<;ent cha nge frorn— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 West South North Central Peri;ent cha nge frorn— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 168.7 265.7 2.2 - 0.2 - 157.7 256.5 2.1 - 0.1 - 157.8 255.9 1.9 - 0.2 - 162.8 263.2 2.3 - 0.4 - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home 2..................................................... Sugar and sweets 2 ..................................................... Fats and oils 2 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 2........................................... Other prepared food 2 ................................................. Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 160.8 160.2 161.1 182.9 151.6 136.3 185.7 157.4 156.2 148.2 148.0 169.7 160.8 167.9 1.5 1.5 .9 .9 .5 -2.6 -.5 4.7 1.2 .1 8.3 4.2 2.4 1.5 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .1 -1.2 .6 -.6 .3 .3 1.4 .1 .0 155.5 154.8 154.5 177.3 146.2 144.0 177.9 144.1 145.0 136.0 128.9 158.9 155.8 163.1 1.5 1.4 .8 1.5 -.3 -3.5 2.4 2.6 1.0 -.5 4.6 2.4 2.6 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .8 .8 -.3 -.8 .1 -1.2 .4 .2 .4 157.1 157.1 156.1 173.9 145.4 147.2 187.0 145.8 143.3 140.1 131.3 161.5 160.4 156.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 3.0 .5 -1.5 1.4 3.0 2.0 .6 7.1 1.2 2.3 1.7 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 1.4 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.8 .3 -.2 161.4 160.8 165.0 179.2 152.8 156.9 204.2 150.1 150.5 143.5 139.2 161.4 154.7 167.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.4 -2.1 4.6 4.1 2.5 .1 8.2 2.7 3.1 3.7 .7 .8 1.1 .7 .1 3.6 1.9 .5 .6 -.9 .9 .7 .3 .2 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t4 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........................................................... Fuel o il2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Other utilities and public services 2 ................................. Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Housefurnishings 2 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 2 .................................................. Housekeeping services 2.................................................. 169.0 198.4 208.9 180.9 262.5 205.2 206.2 136.8 144.2 126.4 123.7 113.5 2.4 3.3 4.8 3.1 8.3 2.7 2.7 -.3 .5 .7 .4 -.1 .3 .5 .2 1.2 .2 .2 -.4 -1.0 .7 -1.0 -1.8 152.8 174.4 178.7 165.3 195.9 178.8 179.3 143.5 155.2 132.8 125.6 109.6 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.4 3.4 3.5 1.1 .9 1.5 1.9 .8 -.1 .2 .2 .2 -.2 .3 .3 -1.3 -1.6 -1.0 -1.6 -2.9 149.1 161.3 171.5 156.2 207.7 163.5 163.1 149.8 157.6 135.7 137.6 123.2 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 8.3 12.9 .1 1.7 1.1 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .6 .3 .2 5.6 8.6 -.1 -1.4 -2.9 161.1 176.5 188.2 168.4 234.7 186.6 186.7 144.4 150.6 136.9 141.2 130.9 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.2 4.7 2.9 2.9 2.6 .9 6.0 2.5 2.1 .5 .4 .9 .2 2.8 .2 .3 .9 .0 2.9 .4 .9 92.1 91.3 -8.9 -10.0 2.0 2.2 91.0 87.2 -7.9 -11.5 1.4 1.0 104.8 92.7 -3.9 -4.7 1.3 1.3 107.2 122.9 -2.0 -2.9 1.2 -.1 118.5 129.0 135.5 119.3 162.0 126.0 107.2 149.9 156.3 -2.2 3.0 .1 9.0 1.5 -.1 -1.1 -.9 2.5 .3 -2.7 -4.4 .6 .2 -.8 -.8 -1.6 .0 124.0 115.2 123.6 107.9 162.0 123.8 108.6 144.2 149.1 -3.7 1.3 -1.1 4.5 3.3 .9 -.5 2.3 3.0 1.9 -3.1 -8.5 4.6 .1 .1 -.4 1.2 .1 137.1 126.5 128.1 122.5 164.9 126.7 113.2 137.7 158.5 -3.5 1.5 -.1 8.9 2.2 -.1 -1.4 2.7 1.3 1.2 -3.1 -4.0 .7 .2 -.2 -.4 .3 .0 119.1 133.9 147.2 119.8 160.9 125.0 111.2 141.8 147.9 -1.6 2.2 -.7 9.1 2.9 .6 -.2 .4 2.4 2.0 .9 .3 2.3 .0 .8 1.4 .3 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear2......................................................................... Other apparel commodities2 ........................................... Apparel services 2............................................................... 134.6 130.7 137.8 123.8 135.3 132.5 152.1 168.1 2.0 2.2 5.5 1.1 .0 2.2 -1.9 .8 1.0 1.1 2.6 -.2 .8 3.2 -1.0 .1 133.8 131.5 132.0 129.6 126.2 133.7 144.5 154.1 2.3 2.3 3.4 2.3 .2 1.5 -.1 2.7 .5 .5 .3 .4 -1.6 1.2 1.8 .1 144.8 140.9 139.9 141.2 132.4 135.8 152.0 173.4 1.8 1.7 3.2 1.6 .8 4.9 -3.4 2.1 2.8 3.1 1.9 5.1 .6 3.9 -1.4 -.1 123.3 118.8 120.1 115.2 112.2 115.9 132.3 157.8 -2.5 -3.2 -1.3 -1.7 -9.5 -2.7 -9.8 2.3 .8 .9 -.2 1.4 -1.8 .8 2.7 .0 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 2 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities2 ................. Other private transportation services2 ......................... Public transportation 2 ......................................................... 148.0 142.7 142.9 141.2 151.3 106.4 106.2 105.5 109.6 106.1 172.7 181.0 106.0 195.9 193.1 1.2 1.0 -.2 -.1 -5.6 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.7 .2 2.0 2.8 .7 .4 1.1 1.1 -.2 -2.2 -2.4 -2.6 -2.4 -2.0 .2 1.4 .3 1.5 2.5 142.1 138.0 140.2 135.9 147.8 104.4 104.3 102.7 115.3 107.5 154.9 173.7 106.2 188.8 208.4 -.2 -.5 -.8 -1.3 -6.0 -3.2 -3.0 -3.1 -3.0 -2.8 2.9 3.0 .7 3.4 3.2 .1 -.3 .4 .3 -.2 -4.0 -4.3 -4.6 -4.2 -3.8 .4 1.8 .1 2.0 3.7 142.1 140.7 146.5 145.3 148.4 103.8 103.5 100.8 110.0 106.8 162.9 185.3 102.9 208.1 168.5 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.6 -5.6 -1.2 -1.0 -.8 -.7 -1.0 2.3 1.2 -.9 1.5 1.6 -.1 -.4 .1 -.1 -.2 -2.3 -2.5 -2.6 -2.1 -2.0 .4 .3 -.8 .4 4.1 146.7 142.7 142.9 138.5 145.7 113.7 113.1 110.5 110.0 113.5 165.4 174.9 102.1 192.6 193.9 1.1 1.3 -.1 -.6 -6.0 6.7 7.4 8.4 7.8 6.8 .9 1.0 -2.0 1.6 .5 .1 .0 .3 .3 -.3 -.7 -.6 -.8 -.9 -.5 -.2 .2 -.4 .4 1.1 - See footnotes at end of table. 40 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Oct. 1997 South North Central Index Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 West Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Pericent cha nge frorTl— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services......................................................... Professional medical services......................................... 245.7 218.5 251.5 226.9 2.2 1.0 2.5 2.9 0.2 .0 .2 .1 228.2 212.0 232.2 212.5 2.2 1.4 2.4 3.4 0.2 .2 .2 .2 234.4 210.9 240.2 221.8 2.6 1.7 2.7 3.5 0.1 .0 .1 .0 236.1 224.4 238.9 204.4 3.0 1.6 3.3 2.8 0.3 .2 .4 .3 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ............................................. Entertainment services 2 ..................................................... 171.2 147.7 196.8 2.3 .6 3.5 .1 -.3 .6 164.2 147.9 183.6 2.6 1.4 3.6 .0 .1 -.2 160.1 142.5 181.9 1.5 -.2 3.1 .1 -.8 .9 157.2 138.6 177.8 1.2 .0 1.9 .0 -.3 .2 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 2 ...................................... Personal care2.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2................................ 238.5 243.9 163.1 273.3 4.5 7.0 1.3 4.4 .6 1.9 .3 .3 223.5 259.7 148.9 253.7 5.2 6.5 3.0 5.3 .4 .9 .5 .1 221.1 233.7 146.8 263.7 5.1 5.7 2.2 5.7 .6 1.3 .7 .3 235.4 274.5 155.9 273.6 4.6 6.3 -.1 5.3 .6 2.4 .1 .2 All item s.................................................................................... 168.7 2.2 .2 157.7 2.1 .1 157.8 1.9 .2 162.8 2.3 .4 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 2................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter4.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter4 7 ....................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 143.1 160.8 131.4 134.1 130.7 139.8 127.2 194.4 207.0 147.2 190.0 251.5 225.8 1.0 1.5 .7 1.4 2.2 1.1 -.8 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.8 .1 -.1 .2 .1 1.1 -.4 .4 .3 .3 -1.1 1.5 .2 .4 141.2 155.5 133.0 136.5 131.5 141.5 127.2 175.2 179.3 138.7 184.1 232.2 204.0 .6 1.5 .2 1.1 2.3 .7 -1.4 3.2 3.3 2.4 3.3 2.4 4.5 -.1 .2 -.2 -.5 .5 -.9 .2 .2 .3 -1.4 2.0 .2 .0 142.4 157.1 133.9 137.5 140.9 139.3 129.3 173.9 165.7 148.2 188.5 240.2 209.8 .8 1.7 .1 1.3 1.7 1.0 -1.4 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.7 2.7 4.5 .3 .1 .4 .7 3.1 -.5 -.2 .2 .2 -1.0 1.0 .1 .5 142.8 161.4 131.3 134.8 118.8 145.6 126.7 181.1 187.3 153.4 186.9 238.9 210.6 1.4 2.9 .3 1.4 -3.2 3.4 -1.2 3.0 3.1 2.5 1.2 3.3 3.9 .6 .7 .4 .4 .9 .2 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .2 170.4 159.2 166.8 164.9 132.9 136.1 141.5 147.8 197.1 189.7 110.2 176.6 180.9 143.8 102.1 200.7 2.3 1.7 2.1 2.2 .7 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.7 3.1 1.3 2.3 2.4 .9 -.6 3.0 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.3 .0 .2 .3 -1.9 .3 .4 .4 -1.2 .5 158.1 153.0 157.3 153.8 134.1 138.0 142.7 146.1 180.5 169.8 106.7 165.1 167.6 143.1 103.8 182.8 2.2 1.7' 1.7 2.1 .2 1.2 .8 1.4 3.1 3.3 -1.0 2.4 2.6 .8 -3.5 3.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.2 -.4 -.8 -.1 .1 .2 -3.4 .4 .4 .4 -3.7 .4 157.8 157.1 161.0 152.8 134.7 138.4 139.9 147.3 189.1 166.6 111.6 164.0 165.8 144.0 104.1 179.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 .2 1.3 1.1 1.5 2.7 2.7 .0 2.0 2.0 .6 -1.5 2.8 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .7 -.4 .4 .1 .1 -2.6 .4 .5 .6 -2.0 .4 163.3 158.6 165.1 158.8 133.1 137.3 147.1 148.5 193.2 176.2 120.2 167.8 169.6 139.7 114.6 184.6 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.3 .5 1.6 3.4 2.2 2.8 2.9 4.4 2.2 2.1 -.3 6.4 3.0 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .6 .3 .4 .0 .5 .4 .6 -.7 .3 Commodity and service group Special Indexes All items less fo o d ................................................................... All items less sh e lter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs2 4 ..................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............. Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 notes. 2 3 1998. 4 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 5 Indexes on a December 6 Indexes on a December 7 This index series will December, 1997. See Table X Data not available. See map in technical This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 41 1986=100 base. 1993=100 base. no longer appear in its present form after for a comparable index series. Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1 by expenditure category and commodity , and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Oct. 1997 Size class B 3 Per(sent change frorn— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 146.0 146.0 2.3 - 0.3 - 161.5 262.1 2.0 - 0.2 - 161.5 259.6 2.1 - 0.3 - 157.6 254.2 1.4 - 0.1 - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products4 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 4.................................... Dairy products 4 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 4.................................................. Other food at home4..................................................... Sugar and sweets 4 ..................................................... Fats and oils 4 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 4........................................... Other prepared food 4 ................................................. Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 143.3 142.9 146.9 160.0 137.5 140.8 173.6 136.8 137.5 133.4 127.0 146.0 136.8 147.5 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.9 .6 -2.6 2.7 3.6 1.5 -.3 6.9 2.6 2.6 2.4 .4 .4 .4 .2 .0 1.6 .8 .3 -.4 -.4 .1 .9 .2 .3 158.5 158.6 161.3 176.1 152.2 148.0 195.6 150.3 147.9 140.4 132.4 170.3 155.2 159.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.4 2.1 -2.6 2.7 3.9 2.1 1.5 6.2 3.6 2.4 2.0 .1 .2 .2 1.0 .3 .8 -1.0 .0 1.2 .4 -.7 .2 .1 -.1 157.7 157.0 155.1 173.1 143.7 138.5 183.9 150.3 144.4 141.0 140.6 163.0 161.8 165.5 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.8 .3 -1.8 .1 3.4 1.5 -.4 7.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 .1 .1 .1 .3 -.6 1.6 .7 -.7 -.9 -.7 .0 -1.0 .4 -.2 154.3 153.9 151.8 181.8 139.5 140.2 172.6 144.0 139.9 139.6 130.9 157.4 158.6 160.6 1.1 1.2 .5 2.5 -.6 -1.5 -1.8 3.3 1.7 .8 9.2 .7 2.8 .9 -.3 -.3 -.6 -1.7 -.9 2.5 -2.0 .1 -.8 .6 .2 .3 .2 .0 Housing 5 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 4 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t6 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 4 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 4 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 4 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 5 ..................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........................................................... Fuel o il4....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 4 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Other utilities and public services 4 ................................. Household furnishings and operation 5 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 4 .................................................. Housekeeping services 4 .................................................. 141.4 149.9 151.5 140.1 193.2 149.4 149.6 130.5 134.8 123.3 130.4 128.6 2.6 3.5 3.9 3.4 5.4 3.2 3.2 4.7 5.1 3.8 1.6 1.1 .1 .5 .7 .3 1.7 .3 .3 3.0 4.3 .7 -1.4 -2.6 158.9 178.6 195.8 166.4 253.2 182.4 183.0 137.9 140.2 135.8 135.0 115.1 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.3 3.8 2.4 2.5 .4 2.0 -1.2 1.4 .7 -.1 .0 -.5 .1 -1.4 .2 .2 -1.4 -2.5 -.1 -.5 -1.0 156.0 175.3 176.2 161.3 201.1 182.9 183.6 156.8 175.3 135.7 135.5 122.1 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.4 5.0 2.8 2.8 1.9 5.0 -2.4 2.0 1.5 .1 .2 .3 .1 .5 .2 .2 .3 .2 .6 -.3 -.7 151.0 171.2 175.2 159.7 201.4 177.8 177.5 137.2 148.3 120.4 128.3 108.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.6 .8 3.3 1.5 -.1 .0 .4 1.3 -.1 4.2 .2 .2 -.7 -.7 -.3 -1.3 -2.7 137.8 139.1 132.4 127.7 130.2 123.7 132.7 117.7 105.7 135.7 136.6 -7.8 -9.2 -2.0 2.0 -.7 7.3 2.3 -.1 -1.2 .6 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.1 -3.0 -6.1 2.7 .2 .0 -.1 .1 .0 92.6 93.0 122.2 122.9 131.3 108.1 177.1 127.4 116.4 134.0 155.4 -6.2 -6.3 -5.7 1.5 .5 4.8 2.3 .5 -.5 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.0 .8 -1.4 -1.9 .2 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 93.1 84.7 125.5 131.1 138.3 121.6 163.5 124.6 107.7 142.0 160.0 -7.3 -11.2 -1.1 2.6 .6 .8 9.2 2.6 1.1 .0 1.4 3.4 -.8 -1.5 .8 .2 .2 .4 -.2 .1 91.7 87.2 124.0 117.4 123.0 111.0 167.5 125.2 109.4 138.9 157.1 -7.7 -10.9 -3.5 .8 -1.7 7.6 3.1 1.0 -.2 3.7 1.8 3.1 3.0 3.4 -3.3 -6.6 6.1 .2 .0 -.2 .5 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ............... ........................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel4 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel4 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel4 ....................................... Footwear4......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 4 ............................................................... 124.4 123.0 123.5 118.0 107.5 129.1 142.6 137.5 1.2 1.2 3.6 2.5 -3.8 .5 -6.7 1.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 -.3 2.6 .2 .0 133.0 128.6 132.1 131.5 130.2 117.9 125.5 169.5 .8 .6 -.2 1.2 5.6 .7 -2.3 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.5 -.2 2.5 -3.6 -.1 144.5 142.0 142.5 140.9 141.8 139.9 157.3 170.2 2.1 2.2 2.8 .2 -1.7 8.3 2.1 1.5 2.7 2.9 1.9 3.8 -2.5 3.9 2.1 .1 135.2 132.0 128.4 136.4 129.1 124.2 139.6 166.2 -1.7 -2.1 5.2 -7.0 -2.1 1.3 -1.9 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 2.3 3.4 -.8 1.1 .1 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs......................................................................... Motor fu e l......................................................................... Gasoline ........................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities 4 ................. Other private transportation services 8......................... Public transportation 4 ........................................................ 142.6 141.8 126.0 124.1 140.1 156.7 156.4 156.7 109.0 146.0 145.9 150.6 108.7 159.1 149.6 .8 .8 -.3 -.5 -5.7 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.8 1.6 1.9 2.0 .0 2.3 1.0 .1 -.1 .5 .4 -.1 -2.5 -2.7 -3.0 -2.6 -2.2 .1 .9 -.4 1.1 1.4 143.3 139.3 142.0 136.8 148.0 105.3 105.2 102.7 110.9 107.4 168.3 174.9 98.2 193.3 214.2 .4 -.1 .4 -.1 -5.5 -.2 .1 .0 .4 .3 1.7 .7 -1.8 1.1 4.7 .4 .1 .8 .6 -.2 -1.8 -2.0 -2.1 -1.9 -1.8 .0 .7 -.4 .8 3.8 144.3 140.5 143.4 141.3 148.3 105.1 105.2 102.6 114.7 109.1 162.2 183.0 103.6 205.2 .1 -.1 -1.0 -1.2 -5.5 -1.2 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.2 3.0 2.5 -1.3 3.1 .2 -.1 .1 .2 -.3 -2.8 -3.0 -3.2 -3.1 -2.2 .6 1.2 .3 1.3 -.8 -1.2 -1.0 -1.8 -6.9 -.9 .4 -.1 .1 -.1 -.3 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4 -1.1 -1.3 .3 .3 -.1 221.2 3.2 5.2 142.0 137.3 143.0 138.9 142.6 104.8 104.5 100.9 115.3 106.6 149.5 173.9 119.0 189.2 232.5 See footnotes at end of table. 42 .4 .4 -.4 .0 -1.1 -.7 2.3 .6 -.7 .8 .3 3.6 7.8 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class B 3 Size class A 2 Index Group Oct. 1997 Index Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Oct. 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1996 1997 Expenditure category Medical care........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services......................................................... Professional medical services......................................... 186.5 173.4 189.4 171.4 2.1 .9 2.4 2.7 0.2 .2 .2 .2 236.2 217.4 240.8 213.4 3.5 2.5 3.7 5.0 0.3 .3 .4 .2 239.7 208.0 247.3 225.8 2.8 2.1 3.0 2.8 0.0 -.1 .0 .0 229.8 215.4 233.8 224.1 2.3 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.1 -.2 .2 .1 Entertainment8 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 144.8 132.9 154.5 1.8 .6 2.6 .1 -.4 .4 160.8 139.9 188.1 2.3 -.7 5.1 .2 -.6 1.0 166.8 148.5 190.8 1.6 .5 2.6 -.1 .3 -.5 149.3 141.1 161.0 2.3 1.8 2.8 .3 .0 .6 Other goods and services 5 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products4 ...................................... Personal care 4.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses4................................ 185.0 195.9 137.2 198.5 5.0 7.0 1.3 5.3 .6 1.9 .3 .3 228.8 256.7 151.4 266.1 4.2 4.3 .8 5.1 .6 1.5 .3 .2 225.4 254.8 153.4 258.9 4.9 6.8 3.3 4.6 .5 .9 1.3 .2 223.4 239.0 137.8 266.8 4.9 5.7 2.1 5.3 .2 1.0 .0 .0 All item s.................................................................................... 146.0 2.3 .3 161.5 2.0 .2 161.5 2.1 .3 157.6 1.4 .1 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter6.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter6 8 ....................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services ..................................................................... 136.4 143.3 131.7 141.1 123.0 152.5 119.1 153.6 150.2 131.7 153.7 189.4 173.1 1.1 1.9 .5 1.5 1.2 1.7 -1.1 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.9 2.4 4.0 .2 .4 .1 .1 1.2 -.5 .3 .3 .4 -1.1 1.0 .2 .3 141.2 158.5 131.4 133.9 128.6 139.6 128.2 182.5 186.6 148.8 190.3 240.8 214.6 .9 2.1 .1 .8 .6 1.0 -1.0 2.8 2.6 1.8 1.9 3.7 4.7 .2 .1 .2 .3 1.7 -.3 .2 .1 .0 -.5 1.2 .4 .5 142.8 157.7 134.2 139.5 142.0 141.2 127.4 181.8 181.8 149.8 195.3 247.3 210.0 .8 1.7 .3 1.6 2.2 1.4 -1.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.7 .3 .1 .4 .5 2.9 -.5 .2 .3 .2 -.3 1.8 .0 .0 139.9 154.3 131.9 134.9 132.0 138.2 128.1 176.9 177.1 144.8 186.4 233.8 207.9 .1 1.1 -.6 .2 -2.1 1.2 -1.7 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 2.4 4.5 -.1 -.3 .2 .3 1.4 -.1 -.1 .2 .5 -1.2 1.7 .2 .2 146.6 144.3 145.1 143.7 132.6 141.7 151.7 142.3 157.1 150.6 140.0 146.4 147.1 130.0 154.6 155.4 2.4 1.8 2.0 2.3 .6 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.7 3.2 1.5 2.3 2.4 .6 1.0 3.2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.4 .2 .1 .3 -2.6 .4 .4 .5 -2.2 .5 162.0 156.6 162.2 157.1 132.4 135.3 140.4 146.1 190.6 176.8 108.9 168.7 171.1 141.6 103.7 188.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 .2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.9 2.6 .4 2.1 2.0 .4 -1.0 2.8 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .2 .3 .1 -1.4 .3 .3 .5 -1.4 .3 162.3 157.8 161.7 156.8 135.4 140.9 142.5 148.5 191.9 175.0 112.9 168.4 171.2 145.1 103.8 187.5 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 .4 1.7 1.4 1.6 3.1 3.1 .4 2.2 2.3 .8 -2.1 3.0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 -.5 .3 .3 .3 -1.6 .4 .5 .8 -2.4 .4 158.3 154.4 158.5 152.4 132.8 136.1 139.4 144.6 186.3 169.8 105.4 165.1 167.8 142.3 103.5 183.9 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 -.5 .3 1.2 .7 2.5 2.4 -.5 1.5 1.6 -.3 -1.6 2.6 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 -.1 .0 .1 .2 -2.0 .3 .4 .4 -.6 .5 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy ............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 43 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B 2 Size class A Group Index Oct. 1997 Pere;ent chainge frorn— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Size class C 2 Pert;ent change frorn— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................. All items (December 1977-100)......................................... 169.5 261.9 - 2.3 Food and beverages........................................................ Food............................................................................. Food at home.............................................................. Cereals and bakery products 3 .................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs3................................. Dairy products 3 ........................................................ Fruits and vegetables 3.............................................. Other food at home 3................................................ Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages....................................................... 160.5 159.8 161.1 183.9 150.2 137.2 187.0 157.1 160.2 168.0 1.5 1.4 .9 .7 -.2 -2.9 .9 4.8 2.4 1.8 Housing 4 ......................................................................... Shelter........................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ........................................................ Rent, residential ....................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................ Homeowners’ costs3 5................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent5.......................................... Fuel and other utilities 4................................................. Fuels........................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities3 ....... Fuel o il3................................................................. Other household fuel commodities3 6 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy sen/ices)............. Electricity............................................................... Utility (piped) gas.................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4........................... Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3........................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ....................................... Footwear3................................................................... Transportation.................................................................. Private transportation..................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ............................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation 3 .................................................... Medical care..................................................................... Entertainment8 ................................................................ 169.3 197.5 209.3 181.9 267.6 201.3 202.1 122.8 116.3 97.8 95.8 137.8 128.3 133.2 121.7 126.4 131.7 127.0 130.2 119.6 132.1 150.5 145.1 105.4 105.1 104.3 107.2 104.7 183.6 249.0 173.5 Other goods and services 4 .............................................. Personal care 3.............................................................. 0.2 166.0 267.1 - - 167.6 278.2 - - •0 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.1 -.9 1.3 .1 .3 165.4 165.2 167.4 174.9 163.2 141.4 188.3 169.5 163.6 170.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.6 5.6 -1.5 -2.5 4.7 2.5 1.2 .0 .1 .1 2.5 .2 .1 -1.6 -.4 .2 -1.0 158.9 158.2 154.9 184.6 151.1 120.1 178.4 147.4 165.8 166.8 .6 .6 -.4 .4 -1.0 -3.7 -3.5 4.2 2.5 .7 -.6 -.6 -1.1 -.5 -1.4 1.4 -2.2 -1.1 .2 -.2 2.6 3.5 4.8 3.4 8.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 .9 -9.2 -9.9 -3.5 3.4 .3 9.0 -.9 1.9 2.0 4.8 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.0 3.1 3.4 4.0 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 -.1 .5 .7 .4 1.6 .3 .3 -1.8 -2.9 2.4 2.6 .5 -4.0 -6.7 .7 -1.1 .7 .8 3.3 -1.0 2.4 .7 .4 -2.3 -2.4 -2.8 -2.6 -2.1 2.2 .1 .4 167.0 197.9 214.4 171.1 274.4 206.4 208.2 132.0 115.6 90.0 92.0 109.6 138.5 147.5 121.0 121.7 131.6 128.3 152.1 118.6 127.5 143.1 139.5 107.9 108.3 106.3 114.7 108.4 203.3 241.3 159.6 1.9 2.4 4.5 2.5 7.2 1.6 1.8 .8 .3 -6.3 -5.8 -8.2 2.4 -1.1 13.4 .2 3.8 4.0 5.3 3.0 5.5 1.6 .9 2.6 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.2 8.6 1.6 2.8 -.3 -.4 -.8 -.3 -1.4 -.2 -.2 .5 .9 2.2 2.8 .0 .5 .1 1.4 -.7 .1 .1 -.3 -1.2 8.6 .5 .4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.5 -1.3 1.4 .2 .3 168.1 201.5 194.6 175.9 214.7 216.5 217.3 118.2 98.6 79.9 79.8 99.0 116.5 120.4 111.1 125.1 151.1 148.6 168.6 144.0 148.1 144.5 136.6 105.8 105.6 105.4 113.7 108.8 259.8 230.1 175.3 3.1 3.7 6.5 2.4 16.2 3.0 2.8 -.1 -1.9 -9.4 -12.8 5.7 2.1 .4 8.2 4.1 4.8 5.1 12.3 3.3 4.2 .3 .5 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.4 -1.1 1.5 2.5 .2 .1 .8 -.2 2.9 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .0 -.3 .1 -1.6 1.1 3.1 3.3 .9 5.2 4.4 .8 .3 -2.6 -3.0 -3.3 -2.3 -2.8 5.3 .1 -.9 235.9 167.2 4.7 1.5 .8 .3 234.8 150.8 3.7 -.4 .3 .0 246.4 149.5 4.8 1.0 .2 .8 169.5 144.0 160.5 132.2 134.7 128.8 193.5 255.8 2.3 .9 1.5 .5 1.4 -.8 3.2 2.8 .2 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .2 166.0 142.0 165.4 128.2 129.2 125.4 194.0 245.5 2.2 1.9 2.5 1.5 2.5 .0 2.4 1.4 .0 .1 .0 .2 .3 .0 -.1 .2 167.6 141.1 158.9 130.7 136.7 121.8 196.8 234.6 2.3 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 -.7 3.4 1.4 .3 .1 -.6 .8 .8 .7 .3 .1 160.0 165.6 176.7 181.0 111.8 133.8 136.8 148.5 196.4 188.5 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.7 .7 1.4 1.4 2.8 3.2 .1 .2 .4 .5 -2.7 .1 .0 .0 .1 .3 157.1 162.1 174.9 177.5 112.3 129.9 131.4 146.7 196.8 189.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.4 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.5 .2 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 157.4 164.4 177.1 182.0 100.2 132.2 138.4 147.5 198.0 193.5 1.6 2.4 2.5 2.9 -.3 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.1 3.6 .3 .2 .3 .6 -1.1 .8 .7 .1 .5 .3 - 2.2 0.0 2.3 0.3 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................. Commodities.................................................................... Food and beverages...................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables..................................................................... Services.......................................................................... Medical care services.................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter.......................................................... All items less medical care................................................. All items less energy.......................................................... All items less food and energy............................................ Energy................................................................................ Commodities less food....................................................... Nondurables less fo o d ....................................................... Nondurables....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................. Services less medical care services.................................... See footnotes 44 Table 13. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1 by , expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Index Oct. 1997 Pencent cha nge frorn— Sept. Oct. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Size class C 2 Size class B 2 Size class A Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................. All items (December 1 9 7 7 -1 0 0 )........................................... 158.4 261.5 2.3 - 0.1 - 156.7 253.2 1.8 - 0.3 - 159.7 254.3 2.0 - 0.1 - 153.2 245.6 1.4 - -0.1 - Food and beverages........................................................... F o o d .................................................................................. Food at home................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 3 .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................... Dairy products 3 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3................................................ Other food at home 3................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 157.9 157.3 157.9 179.1 152.2 148.8 183.3 143.3 156.7 163.3 1.8 1.7 1.3 2.3 -.3 -3.3 5.1 2.4 2.7 1.5 .3 .3 .3 .6 -.1 1.3 .5 .1 .3 .2 152.1 152.2 153.2 183.5 141.4 141.6 169.4 147.8 150.5 151.1 1.1 1.0 -.2 -.1 .9 -7.8 -.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 .9 .7 1.0 2.1 2.1 -.1 1.6 -.5 .3 2.2 154.9 153.9 152.6 171.6 138.4 139.3 180.5 149.6 157.0 168.0 1.4 1.3 .7 1.2 -.2 -1.8 -1.1 3.6 2.5 2.3 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 -1.2 .3 1.3 -.7 .3 .1 148.7 147.6 144.3 172.5 136.4 136.4 158.2 134.4 154.2 166.3 .9 .8 -.4 .5 -.4 -2.8 -1.3 1.1 3.1 3.3 -.6 -.6 -1.1 -2.6 -1.9 1.0 -.1 -.9 .2 .4 Housing 4 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ........................................................... Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent re nt5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel o il3..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 3 ...................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ......................................... Footwear3....................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l....................................................................... Gasoline ...................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 3 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ Entertainment8 .................................................................... 153.1 175.9 179.3 168.6 187.5 180.4 180.5 123.0 109.2 92.6 89.7 119.5 112.4 121.0 104.8 119.8 128.9 126.8 130.7 117.4 135.3 143.3 140.2 104.9 104.8 103.6 113.5 106.5 183.3 225.7 166.0 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 1.9 .3 -6.7 -10.5 -1.9 .5 -2.5 4.1 2.0 1.3 1.2 3.8 2.0 .4 .1 -.3 -3.7 -3.3 -3.6 -3.2 -2.8 3.1 1.8 2.2 .0 .3 .2 .3 -.2 .3 .3 -1.8 -3.4 1.4 .3 2.9 -3.6 -11.3 6.4 .5 -.2 -.3 -.3 -1.2 4.0 -.1 -.4 -4.5 -5.0 -5.2 -5.2 -4.1 2.5 .3 -.1 154.2 181.4 191.0 171.6 214.1 183.6 184.9 119.4 103.7 89.4 89.9 123.2 109.7 130.6 90.1 125.5 140.6 138.2 127.2 156.4 107.1 141.6 137.2 106.2 106.6 103.6 116.0 111.9 244.3 227.0 154.4 2.5 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.0 3.5 3.6 2.0 1.1 -7.1 -9.6 -5.0 1.5 2.2 .2 .2 3.1 3.1 -8.0 8.1 -1.9 -.8 -.9 -3.5 -3.5 -3.8 -3.2 -3.5 .2 3.1 2.9 -.1 .2 -.2 .2 -.6 .3 .3 -.6 -1.0 2.5 2.3 2.5 -1.3 -1.5 -.9 -.2 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.9 -1.9 .4 .2 -3.7 -3.7 -3.9 -3.9 -3.5 2.7 .3 -.5 156.2 176.5 181.0 161.0 216.5 180.6 181.6 131.5 118.0 91.9 84.4 126.9 127.9 134.8 122.9 133.0 137.0 133.3 133.8 134.4 131.1 141.9 137.9 102.7 102.6 101.0 115.9 103.7 230.9 242.8 173.4 2.1 3.0 2.2 3.0 .8 3.4 3.4 1.8 1.5 -10.3 -11.5 -8.8 2.3 -.5 6.9 -.7 4.7 5.0 9.2 1.4 6.2 -.1 -.6 -3.0 -2.7 -2.6 -3.7 -2.3 6.4 2.6 3.6 -.1 .2 -.7 .1 -1.9 .4 .4 -.4 -.5 1.2 2.2 .3 -.5 -1.6 1.1 -.3 1.9 2.1 1.0 2.9 -2.1 -.4 -.6 -3.9 -4.2 -4.4 -4.1 -3.4 1.6 .0 .2 145.8 160.4 161.9 150.1 181.1 167.9 167.9 132.4 104.9 88.3 84.6 131.4 113.2 109.1 120.9 124.1 145.7 145.1 144.8 147.4 154.5 138.2 130.5 104.0 103.4 100.5 120.6 106.5 325.6 221.0 154.1 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.5 .2 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.6 -7.0 -15.6 3.2 2.2 -1.5 6.4 .5 1.6 1.5 7.6 -2.3 2.7 -.7 -1.1 -1.0 -.3 .1 -1.3 .1 3.4 2.3 2.0 -.7 .5 1.4 .1 4.6 .1 .1 -3.7 -7.3 .9 .1 1.5 -7.7 -18.7 8.0 -.4 -.3 -.3 .4 -.1 -2.3 1.0 -.1 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 -1.6 -1.1 15.1 .2 .8 Other goods and services 4 ................................................ Personal care 3.................................................................. 229.9 142.6 6.0 2.4 .3 -.3 217.7 167.2 2.2 2.3 .2 .4 216.9 162.5 5.6 4.9 .7 3.0 210.6 138.9 3.8 3.7 .5 .0 158.4 142.2 157.9 132.5 136.7 125.1 175.2 229.0 2.3 .9 1.8 .2 1.0 -1.0 3.5 2.0 .1 -.1 .3 -.4 -.8 .3 .2 .3 156.7 137.8 152.1 130.6 133.5 128.2 176.7 229.2 1.8 .0 1.1 -.6 .2 -1.4 3.0 3.5 .3 .4 .9 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .4 159.7 142.4 154.9 135.3 137.5 131.4 179.5 251.0 2.0 .8 1.4 .5 2.5 -2.5 3.1 2.4 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 .2 .0 153.2 139.9 148.7 134.7 139.8 128.0 167.5 223.8 1.4 .4 .9 .1 .9 -1.1 2.2 2.2 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.3 .0 .1 153.4 154.9 165.5 167.5 107.4 133.9 138.4 147.6 180.6 170.4 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.8 -1.6 .3 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.6 .0 .1 .4 .4 -4.0 -.4 -.6 -.2 .1 .1 150.0 153.0 165.3 168.3 102.6 131.2 134.2 142.3 175.3 172.2 1.1 1.7 2.0 2.2 -1.0 -.5 .3 .6 2.7 3.0 .3 .3 .5 .5 -2.2 .2 .0 .4 .3 .2 155.1 155.4 167.5 171.0 109.9 136.5 139.1 145.8 186.1 173.1 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 -.5 .7 2.6 2.0 3.2 3.2 .0 .1 .2 .3 -2.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 151.5 148.2 160.3 163.1 103.1 135.7 141.3 144.9 177.3 160.3 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6 .4 .1 1.1 .9 2.3 2.2 -.3 -.1 .3 .5 -4.6 -.1 .0 -.3 -.3 .1 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................. Commodities......................................................................... Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... Special indexes All All All All items items items items less less less less shelter............................................................. medical care.................................................... energy............................................................. food and energy.............................................. Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food .......................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care sen/ices...................................... See footnotes 45 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1 by , expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Oct. 1997 Size class B 2 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class C 2 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Pert;ent cha nge frorn— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................. All items (December 1977=100)........................................... 156.7 252.9 2.0 - 0.2 - 160.9 262.7 2.0 - 0.2 - 157.2 254.4 1.6 - 0.3 - 156.9 254.8 1.7 - -0.1 - Food and beverages........................................................... Food .................................................................................. Food at home................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 3 .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................... Dairy products 3 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3................................................ Other food at home 3................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 157.6 157.8 156.6 171.7 145.9 153.1 189.9 143.2 161.1 155.8 1.6 1.7 1.1 2.9 .6 -1.0 .4 2.2 2.6 .9 .4 .5 .6 .6 .8 1.9 .8 -.5 .3 -.2 157.7 157.9 159.1 174.2 147.8 149.1 202.9 143.9 157.5 156.3 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.1 .7 -1.6 3.3 3.8 1.7 1.3 .1 .1 .0 1.1 .1 .5 -1.7 .3 .1 -.2 158.3 157.9 156.2 168.8 143.5 145.2 183.2 154.7 162.9 162.7 1.9 1.7 1.2 2.4 .5 -1.8 1.5 2.7 2.4 4.3 .2 .3 .1 .1 -.1 1.5 1.2 -1.0 .4 -.1 152.7 153.0 150.0 188.6 143.1 135.8 161.1 139.5 160.8 146.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 5.2 -.6 -1.9 -.1 4.3 2.5 -.5 -1.2 -1.2 -1.8 -2.4 -1.9 1.8 -4.0 -1.0 -.1 -.3 Housing 4 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ........................................................... Rent, residential .......................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent re nt5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel o il3..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) gas....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 3 ...................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ......................................... Footwear3....................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l....................................................................... Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 3 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ Entertainment8 .................................................................... 147.0 159.9 166.9 157.0 191.5 162.5 162.4 125.1 114.9 97.6 94.0 132.0 118.9 118.1 117.5 129.4 151.2 146.5 149.0 144.7 140.7 141.8 141.7 106.5 105.9 103.6 107.9 107.7 147.1 234.1 166.8 1.9 2.9 2.6 2.3 3.5 2.8 2.8 1.2 1.1 -3.9 -4.2 -3.5 1.5 -.8 8.6 -1.5 4.3 4.6 4.6 9.4 2.1 .2 .1 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -1.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 -.2 .4 .5 .2 1.4 .2 .2 -2.4 -4.8 .5 .8 .1 -5.0 -6.7 .2 -.3 3.1 3.5 1.0 7.9 2.2 -.4 -.6 -2.4 -2.5 -2.7 -2.4 -2.1 3.0 .1 -.4 156.3 167.2 191.8 159.2 270.8 167.6 167.4 147.2 121.1 104.6 93.5 136.7 122.0 121.8 126.6 133.7 136.3 130.8 132.8 132.3 130.0 141.9 139.3 103.7 103.4 101.0 109.1 105.6 192.3 232.8 162.4 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 1.6 .7 -5.1 -6.6 -4.0 1.4 .7 5.3 -.1 .6 .4 3.0 ".5 i ; -.2 .2 -.1 .3 -.9 .4 .4 -1.1 -2.3 .6 .1 .9 -2.7 -3.3 .6 -.6 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.6 .1 -.1 -.9 -.5 -.6 -.3 -.6 2.6 4.0 1.6 .4 .1 -1.8 -1.9 -2.0 -1.7 -1.9 4.5 .3 .9 145.0 153.7 157.1 149.0 176.8 156.5 156.2 147.6 141.9 122.8 89.5 153.6 144.3 148.2 138.4 117.4 149.8 148.0 138.2 146.6 147.5 143.9 141.4 103.2 103.9 99.6 112.2 108 9 204.5 236.8 154.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 -.6 4.1 -1.8 2.6 .6 13.5 1.2 -.1 -.2 -.6 -4.4 14.3 -.6 -.6 -2.5 -1.7 -1.9 -1.4 -1.6 1.0 2.1 -.3 .1 .3 .4 .1 1.1 .3 .3 -.5 -1.3 .8 3.2 .1 -1.4 -2.1 2.0 .1 3.6 3.9 4.2 3.2 9.1 .1 -.3 -3.0 -3.3 -3.6 -3.1 -2.5 6.7 .0 .2 150.1 171.2 176.3 161.0 194.3 174.3 172.8 127.3 109.9 97.5 91.6 116.2 114.5 118.1 105.2 123.5 130.7 126.1 126.1 136.8 105.1 140.3 138.9 97.1 96.4 92.3 114.0 103.2 172.5 234.0 154.3 2.5 2.9 2.3 3.6 .3 3.1 3.2 1.4 -.7 -6.3 -6.8 -5.8 -.2 -.8 5.6 2.7 -2.1 -2.5 5.9 -7.7 4.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -.8 -.5 -1.2 -1.1 -.1 2.0 3.4 -.1 .1 .5 -.2 1.8 .1 .1 -1.1 -2.2 4.6 3.4 5.9 -2.8 -3.1 -.2 .5 1.9 2.2 .7 4.6 -.5 -.1 -.2 -1.1 -1.2 -1.4 -.9 -1.3 2.8 .1 .8 Other goods and services 4 ................................................ Personal care 3.................................................................. 214.7 153.6 4.7 3.2 .7 1.2 237.0 150.9 5.4 .4 1.0 .6 218.8 144.6 5.0 3.1 .5 .1 215.5 124.7 6.2 .3 -.3 .0 156.7 142.7 157.6 134.0 136.5 131.4 170.9 238.6 2.0 1.1 1.6 .7 2.3 -1.5 2.6 2.2 .2 .4 .4 .3 1.0 -.6 .1 .0 160.9 142.8 157.7 134.1 137.2 129.5 179.5 239.5 2.0 .7 1.8 .0 .8 -1.1 3.2 4.5 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .1 .2 .3 157.2 143.4 158.3 134.7 140.8 127.7 172.1 244.5 1.6 .6 1.9 -.3 .4 -1.2 2.3 2.3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .8 .0 .2 .0 156.9 138.6 152.7 130.9 133.0 128.0 176.4 237.7 1.7 .5 1.7 -.2 .7 -1.4 2.6 2.0 -.1 -.2 -1.2 .4 .5 .1 -.1 .3 155.9 152.4 163.3 164.7 109.3 135.0 137.6 147.0 187.1 164.7 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 .2 .7 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.7 .1 .2 .4 .4 -3.7 .3 .9 .7 -.2 .1 159.3 156.3 167.4 169.7 109.3 134.9 138.0 147.6 194.0 173.1 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.3 .1 .1 .8 1.3 3.1 3.0 .2 .2 .4 .4 -2.1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 158.6 151.6 162.4 163.6 121.3 135.8 141.9 149.6 190.4 163.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 .3 -.1 .7 1.2 2.6 2.4 .3 .3 .5 .6 -2.0 .4 .7 .5 .3 .3 153.3 150.6 164.7 167.5 101.5 131.2 133.5 142.7 185.2 167.5 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 -1.0 -.2 .7 1.2 2.4 2.8 -.3 -.2 .0 .2 -1.7 .3 .5 -.3 -.2 -.1 3.5 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................. Commodities........................................................................ Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................. All items less medical care.................................................... All items less energy ............................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Energy..................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care services...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 46 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1 by , expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W <est Size class A Group Index Size class C 2 Percent change from— Index Percent change from— Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 163.1 265.9 2.4 - 0.5 - 168.3 261.0 3.1 - 0.5 - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3.................................................. Other food at home 3..................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 162.0 161.2 165.9 181.8 154.5 160.2 200.3 150.6 154.8 168.5 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 -2.9 4.5 4.1 2.9 4.3 .7 .7 1.0 .6 -.1 3.0 2.8 .1 .3 .4 159.3 159.0 156.8 172.7 143.9 146.2 199.3 143.1 163.3 163.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.5 .1 3.5 4.6 4.4 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 .5 4.7 2.3 1.9 .5 -.7 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t5 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ...................................................... F uels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 39 ..... Fuel o il3 9 .................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s ........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 ....................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical care........................................................................... Entertainment8 ...................................................................... 163.3 177.6 193.3 172.4 235.4 188.4 188.3 145.8 137.0 107.0 106.8 138.8 139.4 153.4 127.7 126.1 121.3 116.1 119.8 108.8 120.2 145.6 142.0 113.9 113.1 110.7 108.5 114.8 188.4 231.7 156.3 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.3 3.3 2.5 2.2 .0 -2.8 2.9 2.3 -.6 9.1 .3 -2.7 -3.5 .6 -2.2 -2.8 1.4 1.9 9.4 10.2 11.4 10.5 9.2 -2.0 2.1 1.0 .6 .6 1.0 .3 3.4 .3 .3 .4 1.0 .6 -.1 1.4 .9 .3 2.4 .9 .4 .5 -.6 -.4 1.9 -.1 .0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -.7 -.8 -.7 .c .2 167.6 189.7 186.6 166.2 228.1 206.7 208.2 134.1 114.1 264.2 349.2 118.2 113.0 125.6 99.7 127.3 136.5 134.6 138.9 135.5 126.7 148.4 145.8 113.7 113.1 109.8 120.1 112.4 190.9 253.7 171.1 3.3 3.5 4.0 2.7 8.3 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.4 -2.0 -1.5 -2.1 4.6 2.4 8.7 1.2 1.0 1.0 -7.8 8.2 -.7 1.6 1.0 1.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.1 10.2 6.7 .9 .2 .2 .4 .2 .8 .2 .2 -.1 .4 3.6 -.5 4.1 .2 .3 .0 .6 .8 .9 -.9 5.1 -1.2 .7 .2 -.2 -.1 .7 -2.5 -.1 7.9 .1 -.4 Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 242.3 161.1 4.8 -.9 .7 .1 232.6 161.7 3.9 3.0 .8 1.6 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 47 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1 by , expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W 3St < Size class C 2 Size class A Group Index Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Percent change from— Index PenDent cha nge frorn— Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ 163.1 142.7 162.0 130.5 133.3 126.0 181.0 233.0 2.4 1.6 2.9 .6 1.5 -.9 3.0 2.4 0.5 .5 .7 .5 .3 .6 .4 .3 168.3 144.1 159.3 135.7 144.1 125.8 191.3 263.7 3.1 1.8 3.5 .8 2.3 -1.3 4.1 7.5 0.5 .8 1.3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .1 158.5 159.5 167.8 169.5 121.2 132.5 136.1 148.2 193.5 176.8 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 5.9 .8 1.9 2.3 2.4 3.0 .4 .5 .5 .5 -.1 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 161.2 162.9 174.7 178.0 113.8 136.9 145.4 152.1 198.5 183.8 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.9 .8 2.3 2.9 4.6 3.7 .6 .6 .6 .4 .1 .4 .3 .9 .4 .4 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... AH items less medical ca re ...................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy................................................................. ...................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ......................................... ................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. Data not available. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 48 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Indexes, October 1997 159.0 178.4 148.9 145.7 188.5 149.0 urb a n ...................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. 161.1 161.1 167.4 154.9 182.9 183.9 174.9 184.6 151.6 150.2 163.2 151.1 136.3 137.2 141.4 120.1 185.7 187.0 188.3 178.4 157.4 157.1 169.5 147.4 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 154.5 157.9 153.2 152.6 177.3 179.1 183.5 171.6 146.2 152.2 141.4 138.4 144.0 148.8 141.6 139.3 177.9 183.3 169.4 180.5 144.1 143.3 147.8 149.6 144.3 172.5 136.4 136.4 158.2 134.4 urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).................................. 156.1 156.6 159.1 156.2 173.9 171.7 174.2 168.8 145.4 145.9 147.8 143.5 147.2 153.1 149.1 145.2 187.0 189.9 202.9 183.2 145.8 143.2 143.9 154.7 150.0 188.6 143.1 135.8 161.1 139.5 West u rb a n ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. 165.0 165.9 156.8 179.2 181.8 172.7 152.8 154.5 143.9 156.9 160.2 146.2 204.2 200.3 199.3 150.1 150.6 143.1 Size classes A 6 ......................................................................... B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ............................................................................ 146.9 161.3 155.1 151.8 160.0 176.1 173.1 181.8 137.5 152.2 143.7 139.5 140.8 148.0 138.5 140.2 173.6 195.6 183.9 172.6 136.8 150.3 150.3 144.0 162.7 159.1 168.4 154.4 148.3 150.6 156.9 170.1 163.0 163.5 160.3 150.7 151.8 167.7 160.6 194.0 176.1 185.1 177.1 161.5 172.9 170.1 178.0 175.4 186.1 188.4 163.5 158.5 183.7 184.5 143.9 150.7 170.6 153.5 139.9 141.3 144.6 162.6 145.4 153.0 146.3 137.7 136.2 153.7 147.8 154.6 145.0 158.2 149.1 154.2 137.9 146.1 168.1 149.3 136.9 133.2 146.2 149.9 155.5 160.2 203.7 197.2 195.9 178.8 161.6 181.9 187.8 206.7 227.6 192.1 179.3 151.5 177.5 201.2 182.6 151.4 140.9 144.8 130.0 140.2 140.2 153.2 151.3 139.7 157.8 163.6 162.5 152.5 156.2 149.5 U.S. city average..................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 8 ....................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phii.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East S t Louis, MO-IL8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 49 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 U.S. city average..................................................... 0.3 0.2 -0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 urb a n ...................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. -.2 -.2 .1 -1.1 -.3 -.6 2.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 .2 -1.4 .1 -.1 .1 1.4 -1.2 -.9 -1.6 -2.2 .6 1.3 -.4 -1.1 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)................................... .1 .3 1.0 -.3 .2 .6 2.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 2.1 -1.2 .8 1.3 -.1 .3 .8 .5 1.6 1.3 -.3 .1 -.5 -.7 -1.1 -2.6 -1.9 1.0 -.1 -.9 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .0 .6 .0 .1 .1 .6 1.1 .1 .0 .8 .1 -.1 1.4 1.9 .5 1.5 -.3 .8 -1.7 1.2 -.5 -.5 .3 -1.0 -1.8 -2.4 -1.9 1.8 -4.0 -1.0 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. 1.1 1.0 2.3 .7 .6 4.3 .1 -.1 .5 3.6 3.0 4.7 1.9 2.8 2.3 .5 .1 1.9 .4 .2 .1 -.6 .2 1.0 .3 -1.7 .0 .3 -.6 -.9 1.6 .8 1.6 2.5 .8 -1.0 .7 -2.0 .3 .0 -.7 .1 1.8 1.1 1.4 .5 -.5 -.9 2.5 .7 -.2 -.1 -1.8 1.4 -.1 1.5 .8 2.3 1.7 3.4 1.2 1.2 -1.9 .1 .0 6.6 -.4 -2.4 .4 -2.2 1.7 -1.1 3.5 2.3 1.2 .3 -.2 -2.8 1.3 -.7 -.5 -.6 -2.3 -.1 -.6 .9 2.8 2.5 2.0 .6 2.2 -.4 -.2 1.9 3.6 2.8 -3.5 -.7 -5.3 4.2 -.8 3.8 2.0 -.9 Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size classes A ................................................................. B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ........................................................................... Selected local areas Baltimore, MD 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... 1 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 4 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. -.9 .6 2.3 2.7 2.9 5.3 3.0 3.0 .2 -.7 1.9 2.3 4.6 -.7 .6 .4 -.2 -3.4 -1.1 2.8 -.5 -1.9 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.2 -1.5 -.3 6 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 7 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. 50 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.5 0.6 Food and beverages........................................... .................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at home................................................................... Cereals and bakery products2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................... ..... Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ............................................ ... Other food at home 2....................................... ............. Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... .2 .2 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 1.5 .2 .1 .3 .1 .9 1.1 1.4 3.4 1.2 1.1 .6 2.2 .4 .2 -.2 .5 .4 .7 .0 -.7 -.7 3.0 2.8 -.5 .2 1.0 .0 .0 -.1 -.4 -.6 -.5 .2 -.7 1.5 .1 .5 -1.1 -1.3 -1.8 -2.4 -2.3 -2.3 -.7 -5.3 1.5 -.2 .4 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 .9 .9 4.6 3.8 -1.5 .4 -.1 Housing 3 ........................................................................... .... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t................................................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........ Fuel o il2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity............................................................... ..... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 4 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Footwear2......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 2 ...................................... .................. Medical care........................................................................... .0 .3 .5 .2 1.2 .3 .2 -1.0 -1.9 1.7 2.0 .2 .5 .3 .4 -.3 .6 .6 -1.0 -2.4 -1.6 -2.2 .5 .4 1.0 .1 4.1 .1 .1 .3 .9 -.1 .1 .5 .9 .4 2.4 .4 .4 -1.6 -2.8 3.0 3.2 -.9 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -3.9 -6.5 .9 .9 .8 .9 1.4 .6 4.3 .6 .6 -.1 .0 2.6 -1.6 1.1 -2.3 -4.4 2.3 .0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.5 .1 -.1 -2.4 -2.5 -2.8 -2.5 -2.1 2.6 .2 -1.1 -2.4 -11.3 9.2 .4 -1.3 -1.4 -2.1 -3.5 3.1 -.1 -.4 -4.3 -4.7 -5.1 -4.5 —3.8 1.8 .7 -.1 1.0 -.1 3.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 .2 .9 2.1 -.5 -.1 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3 -1.6 -1.6 -3.2 .2 .5 -4.3 -7.3 1.4 -1.3 2.7 2.9 10.2 .7 1.4 .6 .3 -2.9 -3.2 -3.6 -3.4 -2.3 2.0 .3 -7.4 -10.5 -.3 -2.5 -6.1 -6.7 -12.1 -10.0 4.5 1.1 1.0 -1.6 -1.7 -2.2 -2.3 -2.3 1.7 -.1 2.9 -.1 -.1 .0 1.8 -1.4 -1.6 -4.8 -4.9 3.2 .1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 .5 .7 Entertainment7 ................................................................ ..... .1 .0 -.2 .5 .5 .4 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Personal care 2.................................................................... .6 .4 .2 -.2 1.2 -.2 .8 .1 .9 .8 .1 .0 51 - - Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 —Continued Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.5 0.6 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables............................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .9 -.5 -1.0 .2 .6 .5 .6 .3 1.0 .3 .0 .7 .7 .5 -1.3 -1.1 -1.4 -2.5 .2 .5 .9 .1 -.2 .8 Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ .2 .2 .4 .5 .2 .2 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .6 1.0 .2 .2 .4 .5 -2.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .4 -3.3 -.5 -.9 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.6 .7 .4 .5 .1 .2 .2 .4 .6 .7 -2.8 .7 .7 .3 .1 .4 -.8 -.6 -.3 -.1 -4.7 -1.4 -2.2 -1.7 -.3 -.1 .4 .6 .6 .5 -.1 .1 -.2 .4 .3 .6 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical ca re ...................................................... All items less energy ............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter.................................................... Services less medical care services....................................... 1 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 52 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Group Index Oct. 1997 PenDent cha nge frorn— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 DallasFort Worth, TX Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 DetroitAnn Arbor, Ml Pensent cha nge frorn— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Aug. Oct. 1997 1996 Expenditure category 157.9 469.4 2.7 .4 .5 .2 -1.9 .3 .7 8.4 2.0 -3.8 .7 .5 151.8 150.9 150.6 172.9 141.3 142.7 137.9 181.9 140.2 152.5 161.2 .9 .7 .4 -.1 -4.3 -4.2 .5 5.0 4.4 1.3 3.5 -.1 -.3 -.5 .8 -3.3 -3.1 4.2 1.2 -.5 .1 1.4 2.5 5.4 5.3 4.9 6.7 4.8 5.0 .7 -.2 -1.0 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.7 -.4 1.9 2.0 7.5 14.4 -.9 -1.0 -.2 .2 -1.2 -5.3 -.9 -1.3 -1.7 1.5 -7.5 -1.2 -.8 .2 .9 .7 .7 1.7 -6.3 1.4 -.9 14.6 20.8 2.0 -.7 2.2 2.5 .4 5.1 6.2 -1.0 -1.6 -.7 .1 -.1 .5 .4 8.4 .3 152.0 174.0 177.1 157.0 199.1 176.5 177.5 127.4 107.4 93.2 94.0 112.4 110.7 131.5 95.7 115.8 136.1 134.9 131.8 135.8 149.6 150.4 148.2 104.3 104.6 104.5 118.9 107.6 194.9 214.8 3.8 4.4 7.2 2.3 14.8 3.6 3.7 3.2 -.3 -7.3 -11.0 -3.2 .0 -1.7 1.8 1.1 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 8.8 .7 .7 -1.8 -1.0 -1.4 -.7 -.6 -1.6 1.2 1.4 1.3 3.9 .4 9.2 .6 .7 1.2 1.3 4.5 7.2 1.6 1.2 .0 2.5 2.2 -1.0 -1.0 -3.1 -2.7 12.1 .6 .3 -7.6 -8.0 -8.3 -7.7 -6.5 6.4 .5 168.2 2.9 -.8 160.3 1.1 -1.1 1.5 -.1 208.6 182.1 4.3 9.8 1.6 .8 234.7 133.1 6.9 -.9 .6 -1.0 2.3 .5 2.1 -.7 -.2 -1.5 3.6 2.7 .0 -.3 .8 -1.1 -1.8 -.1 .3 .2 152.8 139.6 158.1 129.8 130.1 131.0 165.3 237.5 1.4 -.7 1.5 -1.7 -1.1 -2.5 3.1 1.0 1.1 -.3 .4 -.6 .9 -2.4 2.1 .0 157.9 139.8 151.8 132.8 138.2 121.7 177.4 222.0 2.7 1.2 .9 1.2 2.2 -.4 3.9 1.0 .6 -.3 -.1 -.4 -1.6 1.8 1.3 .4 1.3 2.3 2.8 2.9 -4.1 -.6 -.1 1.1 2.4 3.7 -.3 .0 .3 .2 -3.4 -1.1 -1.6 -.3 -.3 .2 154.9 148.7 159.4 160.3 117.9 131.6 133.0 143.8 190.6 159.3 .0 1.4 1.5 1.5 .0 -1.6 -1.0 .1 1.5 3.4 .6 1.2 .7 .8 7.0 -.6 .8 .7 2.5 2.4 153.7 155.1 165.0 168.4 107.3 134.0 139.6 145.2 185.7 173.5 2.1 2.8 3.0 3.5 -1.0 1.4 2.3 1.6 3.4 4.2 .4 .6 1.0 1.2 -3.2 -.3 -1.3 -.8 1.3 1.5 152.8 479.3 1.4 .8 .9 1.0 2.3 .2 .5 1.1 1.3 .8 .5 .5 158.1 155.8 148.3 161.5 139.9 141.3 154.2 161.6 140.2 168.0 183.4 1.5 1.6 .7 .5 -2.1 -1.5 4.3 .2 2.4 2.7 1.0 3.5 4.9 4.0 4.3 2.5 5.3 5.2 -.1 -4.0 -1.0 -6.8 6.6 -4.0 -6.4 -1.3 .8 -1.2 -1.6 6.3 .7 -9.4 -.6 -1.4 -4.3 -4.2 -4.5 -3.9 -3.4 5.0 2.4 .5 .7 -.2 .8 -3.4 1.1 1.1 -.2 -1.2 -1.5 -2.2 -.9 -1.1 -12.5 14.5 .1 -3.1 -3.4 -3.1 -5.6 .9 -.2 -.9 -5.9 -6.4 -6.8 -6.0 -5.4 4.1 .5 141.5 148.4 155.1 145.8 166.6 154.1 156.5 134.2 131.8 109.0 NA 114.2 131.4 137.7 119.6 132.1 138.4 131.1 113.0 123.2 155.1 141.6 142.6 106.0 105.8 102.7 107.9 107.5 134.8 227.3 173.4 1.2 -5.9 1.6 .5 238.1 161.5 5.1 5.2 2.1 1.0 1.9 .3 1.3 -1.2 3.0 2.7 .5 .7 .4 .9 1.5 .1 .4 .3 162.5 142.5 161.8 129.9 133.5 123.3 182.0 238.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.3 .9 .5 1.4 1.6 2.8 3.0 .6 .5 .6 .7 -.9 .9 1.4 .9 .6 .4 153.7 158.7 169.9 172.2 105.8 131.9 136.2 148.1 181.4 177.3 All items.................................................................................. All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )............................................................ 161.6 484.1 2.1 Food and beverages........................................................... F o o d .................................................................................. Food at home................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 2 .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................. Dairy products 2 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 2 3 .............................................. Other food at home 2................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 158.7 158.2 159.0 178.4 148.9 149.6 145.7 188.5 149.0 158.2 163.7 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 .7 1.0 -2.4 1.8 3.5 2.6 2.2 Housing 3 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 2 5 ......................................................... Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 4................................................ Homeowners’ costs 4 2 5 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent re nt5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 3 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ....... Fuel o il2..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) ga s....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 2 4 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ......................................... Footwear2....................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l........................................................................ Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 2 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ 157.7 177.8 187.7 168.2 225.4 183.3 183.6 130.8 117.4 95.3 92.1 126.5 125.1 132.0 115.4 125.4 134.9 131.2 133.1 128.3 130.6 144.5 140.9 106.7 106.5 104.5 111.0 107.5 190.9 235.8 Entertainment8 .................................................................... Other goods and services 3 ................................................ Personal care 2.................................................................. 0.5 162.5 485.4 2.3 .4 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 1.6 .6 .2 .5 .3 161.8 161.0 168.4 185.1 170.6 173.8 158.2 195.9 144.8 148.0 170.9 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.5 1.9 1.9 -5.2 7.0 1.4 2.8 .8 2.4 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.9 2.9 2.9 1.6 1.0 -7.4 -9.3 -2.9 2.0 -.4 7.2 .3 1.1 .9 3.0 .9 2.0 .4 .3 .8 1.2 1.5 1.3 .8 2.0 2.5 .1 .2 -.7 .5 -3.6 .6 .5 -.5 -1.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 -1.3 -4.0 4.9 .2 3.8 4.2 3.3 6.7 3.4 .5 .1 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.7 -.5 4.1 .3 161.8 190.8 191.1 185.6 179.7 197.9 196.4 123.4 109.1 95.7 92.1 127.9 112.0 118.7 105.7 114.5 118.4 117.3 123.5 104.4 144.3 139.5 136.6 103.4 102.9 101.0 109.6 104.5 162.5 236.8 163.1 1.9 .1 229.4 153.3 4.8 1.6 161.6 142.4 158.7 132.5 135.8 127.8 181.0 240.5 156.9 157.4 168.3 170.8 111.5 133.8 137.4 147.4 189.8 175.5 0.0 1.1 _ 0.6 _ Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................. Commodities........................................................................ Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................. All items less medical care.................................................... All items less energy............................................................. All items less food and energy............................................... Energy.................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care services...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Group Index Pen:ent Index Oct. 1997 change frorn— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Oct. 1997 Per<Dent change frorn— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Aug. Oct. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................. All items (1967-100)......................................................... 147.3 472.4 2.9 1.3 161.1 475.9 1.4 0.9 172.3 498.0 2.4 0.9 Food and beverages........................................................ Food............................................................................. Food at home.............................................................. Cereals and bakery products 2.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................. Meats, poultry, and fish .......................................... Dairy products 2 ........................................................ Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ........................................... Other food at home 2................................................ Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages....................................................... 149.4 149.2 156.9 170.1 144.6 147.5 146.1 187.8 153.2 137.0 149.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 4.2 2.5 2.4 1.6 3.0 3.8 3.6 2.3 .7 .9 1.0 -1.3 .1 -.2 4.8 3.9 -.4 .8 -.5 164.2 162.3 170.1 178.0 162.6 159.7 168.1 206.7 151.3 151.2 182.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.7 4.3 4.7 -4.5 3.6 3.5 2.5 4.4 .6 .4 .5 -1.7 -.1 -.1 3.1 1.7 .0 .4 1.4 163.5 162.8 163.5 186.1 153.0 153.9 136.9 192.1 157.8 165.6 171.5 1.6 1.4 1.0 -.3 -.1 .1 -3.3 2.9 4.4 2.0 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .9 -.5 -.3 -.3 .9 .6 .3 .4 Housing 3 ......................................................................... Shelter........................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 2 5 ...................................................... Rent, residential ....................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 4.............................................. Homeowners’ costs 4 2 5 .............................................. Owners’ equivalent rent5.......................................... Fuel and other utilities 3................................................. Fuels........................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ....... Fuel o il2................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 2 6 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity............................................................... Utility (piped) qas.................................................... Household furnishings and operation 3........................... Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 2 4 ................................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel2.... ...................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear2................................................................... Transportation.................................................................. Private transportation..................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ............................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation 2 .................................................... Medical care..................................................................... 128.5 143.1 149.3 137.2 256.3 137.1 132.9 112.0 110.0 NA NA 119.1 110.2 \ 114.4 ) / 99.2 109.5 147.8 147.8 162.8 162.4 129.7 141.0 140.4 103.2 103.2 102.8 106.4 100.5 183.7 229.6 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.2 2.1 3.3 2.4 4.6 1.7 2.4 4.8 .7 16.7 .7 .8 .5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.6 3.7 1.2 1.2 3.4 2.7 6.6 .8 .7 .8 .6 1.8 .7 .7 .4 .9 .4 -.6 4.8 3.2 11.3 .5 10.4 10.9 -1.6 34.8 -.3 .4 -.4 -1.9 -1.6 -1.8 -1.1 -1.4 10.1 4.2 .0 1.0 .0 5.2 -.1 5.6 6.3 -1.9 17.7 4.7 .1 -.6 -2.5 -2.6 -2.8 -2.2 -2.4 7.7 .1 157.9 168.2 178.5 160.6 228.3 177.3 176.9 156.8 153.5 125.7 NA 125.7 154.0 168.1 145.2 120.8 120.7 115.5 125.8 112.7 103.8 146.3 141.8 111.7 109.8 107.9 107.2 109.9 207.5 232.4 6.5 2.7 .6 7.2 -.5 -7.1 -8.5 -1.3 -8.0 -8.8 2.3 2.7 15.9 17.3 18.6 16.4 15.3 .1 1.1 .4 1.0 -.1 3.1 1.3 3.2 3.9 5.4 3.0 7.5 .8 .8 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.5 1.9 .2 172.6 201.6 209.9 186.4 268.9 207.7 208.6 117.1 114.0 101.0 99.9 128.9 123.1 124.0 121.7 130.1 135.5 131.4 133.8 128.3 135.6 155.5 147.1 102.9 102.8 102.3 105.1 104.0 193.7 246.1 2.6 3.8 5.3 3.7 10.2 3.1 3.0 .3 -.2 -8.5 -9.0 -1.5 2.4 .6 5.7 -1.9 3.7 4.0 8.9 2.9 3.7 1.3 1.1 3.4 3.4 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 -.1 .1 -.4 .5 -3.0 .6 .5 -1.7 -2.6 3.1 3.3 .5 -4.1 -7.6 2.6 .5 6.7 7.5 12.5 8.8 3.9 1.8 1.1 .7 .6 .5 .2 1.1 4.6 .6 Entertainment8 ................................................................ 161.5 2.2 -.5 146.7 1.4 .1 167.9 2.1 .5 Other goods and services 3 .............................................. Personal care 2.............................................................. 203.5 121.6 5.0 -2.7 2.9 .7 245.1 160.9 2.9 -3.5 1.7 .8 235.2 165.5 4.8 -.7 2.2 .1 147.3 138.4 149.4 131.6 134.0 127.7 157.2 229.2 2.9 2.7 3.1 2.4 4.9 -1.3 3.1 1.3 .9 .7 1.0 2.0 -.6 1.7 .0 161.1 142.5 164.2 128.5 132.8 122.0 177.6 234.2 1.4 1.1 2.6 -.2 .3 -.9 1.7 1.1 .9 1.2 .6 1.7 2.2 1.0 .6 .3 172.3 147.4 163.5 134.7 137.2 130.0 194.3 252.7 2.4 1.2 1.6 .9 2.0 -1.2 3.2 3.2 .9 1.4 .2 2.5 3.2 1.1 .5 .6 148.3 142.3 154.2 155.3 106.3 132.3 134.7 142.1 170.3 148.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 .9 2.4 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.9 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.6 -.9 .9 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.9 159.2 157.2 165.2 166.1 125.8 131.4 137.1 149.4 197.5 172.8 1.4 1.5 1.0 .7 9.4 .2 .9 1.7 1.9 1.8 .9 .9 .8 .8 2.5 1.7 2.1 1.3 .6 .6 161.4 168.7 179.3 183.5 109.6 136.3 139.3 151.7 194.0 189.8 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.8 1.0 1.0 2.1 1.7 2.6 3.3 1.2 .8 1.0 1.2 -1.5 2.4 3.0 1.6 .7 .4 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................. Commodities..................................................................... Food and beverages...................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables..................................................................... Services........................................................................... Medical care services.................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter.......................................................... All items less medical care................................................. All items less energy.......................................................... All items less food and energy............................................ Energy................................................................................ Commodities less food....................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................. Services less medical care services.................................... See footnote at end of table. 54 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9 Group Index Oct. 1997 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 9 PittsburghBeaver Valley, PA 1 0 Pensent change frorn— Aug. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Aug. Oct. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................... All items (1967-100)....................................................... 167.7 484.4 1.7 0.5 157.9 481.9 2.2 0.3 162.5 499.6 Food and beverages...................................................... Food........................................................................... Food at home........................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................ Meats, poultry, and fish......................................... Dairy products 2 ...................................................... 153.6 152.5 160.3 188.4 146.3 147.2 133.2 179.3 163.6 139.3 167.1 .5 .5 -.2 3.2 -1.2 -.9 -4.6 -5.6 5.1 2.1 .3 -.8 -1.0 -1.5 -1.3 -.9 -.7 -.5 -7.2 1.5 .2 .5 153.0 151.9 150.7 163.5 137.7 139.8 146.2 151.5 162.5 155.0 166.4 2.6 2.5 1.7 3.0 -.4 -.1 .9 -6.1 10.3 4.4 3.4 1.8 2.0 2.5 .7 .6 .4 5.2 5.2 2.7 1.0 -.3 162.0 162.5 167.7 183.7 153.7 149.4 155.5 168.6 199.6 229.5 177.0 326.1 199.9 201.0 129.9 118.9 95.9 90.0 NA 136.1 148.1 120.7 119.0 108.1 103.1 121.0 77.9 118.9 153.8 151.3 108.5 107.2 107.3 105.5 101.6 180.8 248.7 2.6 3.3 3.6 2.2 5.3 3.1 3.2 2.0 1.4 -11.6 -11.7 -.3 1.0 2.5 .3 5.0 .4 .4 -3.8 -6.5 1.5 1.5 3.6 .0 11.9 -.8 -2.4 -2.6 .5 -7.4 -4.3 .4 .1 2.1 3.1 4.0 2.4 2.4 3.1 .7 -7.5 -10.5 -.6 -2.5 5.5 6.2 -2.8 18.6 4.2 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 .7 8.9 .0 155.9 172.5 169.5 152.9 197.6 172.6 173.0 142.9 136.8 111.0 77.9 150.1 139.1 137.7 140.1 125.5 145.4 142.7 119.9 160.9 121.2 134.5 133.8 107.1 107.8 105.4 117.4 107.9 133.2 227.9 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.9 5.1 2.0 2.0 .6 1.3 -6.8 -15.8 -.5 1.6 .0 2.9 .8 1.0 1.1 -5.1 5.2 1.2 3.7 3.9 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 4.3 -.3 .5 -1.1 -.9 -5.7 .3 -14.8 .5 .5 -1.9 -3.4 1.3 3.5 .0 -3.5 .0 -6.1 -1.1 -.2 -.1 3.6 -3.9 7.0 2.5 1.7 .9 .9 .7 1.7 .9 21.4 -.7 Entertainment8 .............................................................. 184.4 2.6 3.1 166.5 .4 .1 163.9 1.1 1.4 Other goods and services 3 ............................................ Personal care 2............................................................ 245.2 195.7 5.0 5.1 1.0 -.6 215.5 123.0 4.2 3.3 -.4 -.6 246.4 166.4 6.7 3.5 1.4 2.8 167.7 136.5 153.6 125.7 126.6 125.7 200.3 256.7 1.7 -.1 .5 -.6 -.3 -.9 2.9 .8 .5 .4 -.8 1.3 2.0 .3 .7 .0 157.9 143.6 153.0 137.3 141.5 130.5 174.0 226.6 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.2 .6 .3 .8 1.8 .2 -.1 .8 -.3 .0 162.5 141.3 162.0 127.0 131.3 3.6 1.9 2.7 .8 180.3 221.5 158.4 163.7 174.9 180.9 114.4 127.3 129.2 140.5 206.5 195.8 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 -.5 -.2 .1 2.5 3.1 .4 .6 .9 1.2 -3.8 1.2 1.9 .4 .2 .7 154.1 153.9 162.6 165.6 124.3 138.6 143.0 147.6 180.6 169.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.4 .6 .3 .4 .0 -1.5 .2 -.1 .9 .1 -.4 154.6 159.7 166.7 167.9 129.0 128.9 133.5 147.4 181.7 177.6 Housing 3 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent5......................................... Fuels........................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ....... Fuel o il2............................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 6.................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity............................................................. Utility (piped) aas.................................................. Household furnishings and operation 3.......................... Apparel and upkeep....................................................... Apparel commodities 2 4 ............................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ..................................... Footwear2................................................................ Transportation................................................................ Private transportation................................................... Motor fuel................................................................. Gasoline ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................. Public transportation 2.................................................. Medical care.................................................................. 201.2 156.2 156.4 158.7 169.0 186.4 212.4 190.0 217.2 201.2 201.5 151.5 154.1 152.2 107.1 174.7 154.3 175.9 132.0 119.4 115.9 110.3 112.4 85.9 146.2 133.5 127.5 114.2 113.1 0.8 2.7 1.0 4.9 -.9 -.5 1.1 .0 1.2 -.1 -5.1 5.9 3.9 3.2 4.2 4.7 7.8 -3.3 5.7 1.2 6.8 1.4 1.5 .8 6.6 7.2 4.4 7.0 7.1 2.3 3.1 2.4 -11.7 3.7 3.1 1.8 .7 1.4 1.4 .0 -.1 .7 -.6 .8 -.1 -.1 -.1 9.5 1.9 1.4 .0 -.6 - - 1.1 -3.2 2.8 1.0 1.2 -1.9 4.2 -.5 - 8.1 -2.4 .4 .2 1.0 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.7 4.2 4.6 6.2 6.3 5.7 110.6 108.4 113.4 183.3 223.3 .8 2.6 2.1 6.1 -3.2 2.8 - - 2.0 .3 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.................................................. 120.0 1.0 2.7 - .6 .8 .4 .7 1.6 .0 4.6 1.7 1.0 .5 Special indexes All items less shelter........................................................ All items less medical care................................................ All items less energy........................................................ All items less food and energy.......................................... Energy............................................................................. Commodities less food..................................................... Nondurables less foo d..................................................... Nondurables..................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ........................................... Services less medical care services................................... 1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 1.8 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.2 1.3 2.9 2.7 .7 .7 2.3 .3 .5 .8 1.8 .4 4.8 1.0 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 1 0 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. N Data not adequate for publication. A Data not available. 55 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Oct. 1997 from— Percent change to Sept. 1997 from— July Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1997 1997 1996 1997 1997 M 157.5 157.8 158.3 158.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 2.1 0.5 0.3 urban................................................... More than 1,200,000 ........................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 3..................... 50,000 to 500,000 3 .......................... M M M M 164.7 164.3 163.5 167.5 164.9 164.5 163.7 167.8 165.6 165.4 163.4 168.6 165.8 165.5 163.5 168.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 .5 .6 -.1 .7 .1 .1 .1 .2 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.0 .5 .7 -.1 .7 .4 .5 -.2 .5 North Central urban............................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 3 ..................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 3 .......................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)............................... M M M M 153.1 152.9 151.9 155.7 153.6 153.6 152.3 156.1 153.9 153.9 152.3 156.9 154.0 153.9 152.7 156.9 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.1 .3 .2 .3 .5 .1 .0 .3 .0 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.8 .5 .7 .3 .8 .2 .2 .0 .5 M 150.7 150.9 151.5 151.1 1.3 .1 -.3 1.6 .5 .4 South Size Size Size Size urban.......................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 ........................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 3 ..................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 3 .......................... D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)............................... M M M M 155.3 153.9 156.2 155.7 155.5 154.0 156.5 155.9 155.9 154.5 156.6 156.4 156.1 154.7 156.8 156.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.4 .4 .5 .2 .6 .1 .1 .1 .3 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .3 M 156.6 157.0 157.7 157.3 1.6 .2 -.3 2.5 .7 .4 West urban.......................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 3 .......................... M M M 157.6 156.2 162.9 158.0 156.5 163.5 158.6 157.2 164.1 159.3 157.9 164.9 2.2 2.3 2.9 .8 .9 .9 .4 .4 .5 2.0 2.1 2.6 .6 .6 .7 .4 .4 .4 Size classes A 4 ...................................................................... B 3 ...................................................................... C 3 ...................................................................... D ....................................................................... M M M M 143.6 157.8 159.1 155.8 143.9 158.0 159.4 156.0 144.4 158.0 160.0 156.6 144.7 158.3 160.4 156.7 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.3 .6 .2 .6 .4 .2 .2 .3 .1 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.7 .6 .1 .6 .5 .3 .0 .4 .4 M M M 156.0 153.8 166.6 156.7 154.0 166.7 156.4 154.7 167.7 156.9 155.4 168.1 2.1 1.4 2.3 .1 .9 .8 .3 .5 .2 2.1 1.3 2.0 .3 .6 .7 -.2 .5 .6 M M 165.5 157.5 165.9 158.1 167.9 158.6 166.8 159.5 1.6 3.4 .5 .9 -.7 .6 2.6 3.1 1.5 .7 1.2 .3 .8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.6 1.8 .0 .2 .7 .4 1.0 .6 U.S. city average................................................. Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 5 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT ... . Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6.................................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 6.............. Baltimore, MD 7.................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH........................ Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ................................ Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................ Washington, DC-MD-VA 7 .................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .......................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l........................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ......................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................ 2 2 2 2 155.6 165.8 148.2 155.5 152.5 160.2 _ - - _ - 151.1 151.6 144.9 151.0 _ - - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 152.8 152.4 146.3 151.3 1.4 2.4 2.7 2.2 1.1 .5 1.0 .2 _ - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - _ Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 7 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New 155.6 166.2 149.2 156.1 154.0 161.1 56 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1 by expenditure category and , commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Oct. 1997 South North Central Pencent cha nge frorn— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 West Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All Items.................................................................................... All items (December 1977— 100)............................................ 165.8 259.0 2.1 - 0.1 - 154.0 249.0 2.0 - 0.1 - 156.1 252.9 1.7 - 0.1 - 159.3 256.3 2.2 - 0.4 - Food and beverages............................................................. Food .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2.................................................. Other food at home 2..................................................... Sugar and sweets 2 ..................................................... Fats and oils 2 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 2........................................... Other prepared food 2................................................. Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 160.3 159.8 160.4 182.5 151.8 135.9 184.2 157.2 155.1 148.1 146.7 171.3 161.2 166.3 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 .7 -2.6 -.6 4.6 1.2 -.1 7.6 4.5 2.3 1.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.3 .4 -1.4 .6 -.7 .2 .5 1.4 .2 .0 155.4 154.7 154.3 177.3 145.9 144.0 179.6 143.9 145.1 136.5 129.0 158.7 155.9 163.4 1.6 1.5 .8 1.7 -.2 -3.4 2.6 2.6 1.0 -.4 4.5 2.4 2.7 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .3 -.2 .9 .6 -.3 -.8 .1 -1.1 .3 .3 .4 156.1 156.3 155.0 173.6 144.8 147.1 186.8 144.7 144.1 139.0 129.8 160.8 160.0 153.8 1.7 1.8 1.4 2.9 .5 -1.1 1.6 2.8 2.1 .7 6.3 1.2 2.4 1.5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.6 -.4 -.4 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.8 .3 -.3 161.0 160.4 164.0 178.4 152.6 157.5 202.5 149.6 150.5 143.5 137.2 161.2 155.1 167.2 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.0 2.5 -2.2 4.6 4.0 2.4 .2 7.5 2.9 3.1 3.4 .8 .8 1.2 .6 .1 3.8 1.9 .7 .6 -.8 1.2 .8 .3 .2 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t4 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........ Fuel o il2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Other utilities and public services 2 ................................. Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Housefurnishings 2 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 2 .................................................. Housekeeping services 2.................................................. 165.6 194.0 179.2 180.2 263.3 181.2 181.9 134.5 145.6 117.7 123.8 113.6 92.0 91.6 118.1 129.0 135.6 119.5 162.0 123.1 104.4 149.5 161.6 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.0 7.6 2.6 2.6 -.3 .6 1.0 .6 -8.8 -9.9 -3.2 3.0 .0 9.2 1.6 -.6 -1.4 -.8 2.5 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 -.7 -1.0 -.1 -1.0 -1.7 1.9 2.2 .3 -2.6 -4.2 .5 .2 -1.0 -.9 -1.5 .0 148.1 166.5 161.2 165.6 195.6 166.6 167.0 139.6 153.9 123.1 126.0 109.7 91.2 87.7 122.9 115.2 123.4 107.9 163.2 122.5 107.4 145.9 150.2 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.5 3.5 1.2 .5 2.0 1.9 .7 -7.7 -11.4 -4.2 1.2 -1.1 4.4 3.4 1.1 -.1 2.2 3.2 -.1 .2 .1 .2 -.6 .4 .4 -1.0 -1.3 -.7 -1.6 -2.9 1.8 1.0 2.2 -3.1 -8.5 4.5 .1 .1 -.4 1.4 .1 148.3 160.1 151.6 155.9 208.4 152.6 152.5 151.0 161.9 136.5 138.1 123.0 104.4 92.6 136.0 126.4 127.7 123.0 167.4 125.3 112.3 138.1 162.5 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 7.1 11.6 .7 1.8 1.3 -4.4 -5.7 -3.7 1.7 .1 9.0 2.4 .2 -1.1 2.8 1.8 -.2 .3 .3 .2 .8 .3 .3 4.2 7.3 -.1 -1.4 -2.9 1.3 1.1 1.3 -3.1 -4.1 .9 .2 -.2 -.4 .3 .1 157.5 170.8 161.5 168.7 232.5 166.8 166.7 144.7 146.9 138.5 140.6 130.8 109.5 123.1 123.2 133.6 147.3 119.1 159.6 125.0 111.7 142.8 150.8 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.2 5.1 2.7 2.7 4.1 1.0 6.8 2.6 2.0 -1.3 -3.0 -.3 2.1 -.7 8.8 3.0 .6 .0 .4 2.4 .4 .4 .6 .2 2.4 .2 .2 1.8 .0 3.2 .5 .9 1.2 .2 1.7 1.0 .3 2.3 .0 .9 1.5 .2 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear2......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 2 ........................................... Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 132.2 128.5 136.0 120.6 130.3 132.4 155.3 167.4 2.2 2.2 3.9 2.4 .6 1.9 -2.8 .9 .7 .8 1.5 -.2 1.0 3.2 -1.0 .0 132.2 130.3 130.6 127.1 130.3 134.8 144.4 151.4 2.1 2.0 4.1 1.8 1.6 1.7 -3.2 2.6 .4 .4 .1 .4 -1.7 1.2 .9 .2 144.1 140.1 138.9 140.4 132.1 135.7 153.1 173.9 1.9 1.9 3.0 1.2 .5 5.3 -1.9 2.2 2.8 3.1 1.8 5.2 .2 4.5 -1.3 -.1 124.5 120.3 122.8 115.8 112.5 119.2 132.0 158.7 -2.7 -3.2 -1.7 -1.7 -9.3 -2.9 -9.0 2.2 1.1 1.3 .0 1.7 -1.9 1.4 3.5 .0 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 2 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services 7 ......................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ 147.9 143.8 144.3 140.9 151.9 106.3 106.1 105.3 109.6 105.8 174.5 178.7 105.6 193.2 189.3 1.0 .8 -.1 -.1 -5.1 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.4 -.6 1.6 2.2 .5 .3 1.1 1.2 -.1 -2.1 -2.4 -2.6 -2.4 -2.0 .2 1.4 .0 1.5 2.0 141.3 138.8 143.1 136.8 149.9 104.5 104.5 102.8 115.3 107.3 155.8 169.6 105.5 184.4 198.4 -.5 -.7 -.6 -1.4 -5.9 -3.3 -3.0 -3.1 -3.0 -2.9 3.0 2.7 1.1 3.0 3.0 -.1 -.4 .4 .2 -.1 -4.0 -4.2 -4.5 -4.2 -3.9 .5 1.6 .1 1.8 3.3 141.8 140.7 146.2 144.4 150.0 103.7 103.5 100.7 110.0 106.6 164.2 180.2 101.6 203.5 170.2 -.6 -.8 -.2 -.6 -5.5 -1.3 -.9 -.9 -.7 -1.0 2.3 1.0 -.7 1.3 2.2 -.2 -.4 .1 -.1 -.1 -2.4 -2.5 -2.7 -2.1 -2.1 .4 .3 -.7 .5 3.8 144.9 142.4 145.2 138.3 146.6 113.5 112.9 110.3 110.0 113.5 166.5 169.2 101.0 188.4 190.2 .9 .9 .1 -.7 -5.7 6.6 7.3 8.3 7.8 6.7 1.0 .8 -1.8 1.4 .3 .0 -.1 .3 .2 -.2 -.7 -.7 -.7 -.9 -.5 -.2 .2 -.1 .3 .8 Apparel commodities 2 ........................................................... - See footnotes at end of table. 57 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1 by expenditure category and , commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Oct. 1997 North Central Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 South Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 West Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category Medical ca re ........................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 243.8 215.6 249.9 227.9 2.2 .9 2.4 2.9 0.2 .0 .2 .1 228.8 210.7 232.9 213.3 2.2 1.3 2.4 3.3 0.2 .2 .2 .2 234.8 210.1 240.6 222.7 2.6 1.8 2.7 3.5 0.2 .2 .2 .0 235.0 219.6 238.6 207.1 3.2 1.8 3.5 2.8 0.4 .3 .4 .4 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 2 ............................................. Entertainment services 2 ..................................................... 169.5 147.5 199.1 2.0 .4 3.6 .2 -.3 .5 161.5 145.9 182.4 2.5 1.2 3.8 .0 .1 -.2 156.8 140.8 183.3 1.4 -.4 3.3 .1 -.6 .9 154.1 137.6 177.3 1.2 .3 2.0 -.1 -.3 .1 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 2 ...................................... Personal care 2.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 2................................ 237.5 244.6 163.3 274.2 4.9 6.8 1.4 4.9 .7 1.7 .4 .3 220.8 258.7 149.1 245.4 5.5 6.6 3.0 5.5 .5 .9 .5 .2 217.7 233.4 146.4 258.3 5.1 5.9 2.1 5.6 .6 1.5 .7 .2 230.2 274.0 155.7 268.0 4.5 6.3 -.4 5.1 .8 2.5 .1 .2 All item s.................................................................................... 165.8 2.1 .1 154.0 2.0 .1 156.1 1.7 .1 159.3 2.2 .4 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages............... ........................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurabies less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 2................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter4.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter4 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services.................................................................... 144.1 160.3 132.8 133.9 128.5 140.2 128.1 191.6 181.2 134.3 188.1 249.9 227.8 1.1 1.4 .8 1.7 2.2 1.5 -1.2 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 2.4 4.1 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .8 -.4 .3 .2 .2 -1.1 1.3 .2 .4 140.2 155.4 131.6 136.0 130.3 141.3 124.4 171.1 165.5 127.9 179.4 232.9 197.0 .6 1.6 .1 1.1 2.0 .7 -1.4 3.1 3.4 2.3 3.0 2.4 4.6 -.1 .2 -.3 -.6 .4 -1.1 .1 .1 .3 -1.4 1.8 .2 .0 142.2 156.1 134.2 137.3 140.1 139.0 129.1 173.2 152.3 138.3 188.3 240.6 207.8 .7 1.7 .0 1.4 1.9 1.2 -1.8 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.6 2.7 4.5 .2 .1 .3 .7 3.1 -.5 -.2 .1 .3 -1.1 .9 .2 .4 143.0 161.0 132.0 135.2 120.3 145.5 128.0 177.0 164.6 139.6 183.1 238.6 204.1 1.3 2.8 .3 1.6 -3.2 3.7 -1.2 2.8 3.1 2.4 1.1 3.5 3.8 .6 .8 .5 .5 1.3 .3 .5 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 167.1 157.6 152.5 162.6 134.2 135.8 141.8 147.7 173.6 187.3 109.8 173.7 177.7 144.5 102.9 198.2 2.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 .8 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.7 3.0 1.6 2.1 2.2 .9 .2 2.9 .0 -.3 -.1 .2 .2 -1.9 .3 .3 .3 -1.2 .4 153.7 151.1 145.6 150.6 132.8 137.6 142.6 145.8 161.7 165.9 106.7 161.1 162.7 140.9 104.1 178.5 2.1 1.5 1.6 2.0 .2 1.2 .8 1.3 3.0 3.2 -1.3 2.3 2.5 .9 -3.5 3.4 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.6 -.9 -.2 .0 .1 -3.4 .4 .4 .4 -3.8 .4 155.9 155.3 147.5 151.7 134.8 138.0 139.4 146.8 170.7 166.2 111.2 162.6 164.2 143.4 104.2 179.0 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.7 .1 1.4 1.2 1.6 2.6 2.7 .1 1.9 1.9 .3 -1.4 2.8 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .6 -.4 .3 -.1 .1 -2.6 .4 .5 .6 -2.1 .4 159.0 155.9 149.4 155.8 133.7 137.6 146.6 148.7 171.4 172.3 120.3 164.0 165.0 140.1 114.5 180.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 .5 1.9 3.7 2.3 2.7 2.8 4.6 2.0 1.8 -.4 6.4 2.9 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 .7 .3 .3 .o' .4 .4 .6 -.6 .3 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ................................................................... All items less sh e lter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................... All items less medical ca re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter4 ........................................... . Services less medical care services................................. ..... Energy..................................................................................... . All items less energy........................................................ ...... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services................................... ........ Regions defined as the four Census regions. 5 Indexes on a December 6 Indexes on a December 7 This index series will December, 1997. See Table X Data not available. See map in technical notes. This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 58 1986=100 base. 1993=100 base. no longer appear in its present form after for a comparable index series. Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Size class C 3 Size class B 3 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 144.7 144.7 2.1 - 0.2 - 158.3 255.5 1.9 - 0.2 - 160.4 257.0 1.9 - 0.3 - 156.7 253.2 1.3 - 0.1 - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 4 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 4.................................... Dairy products 4 .............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 4.................................................. Other food at home 4..................................................... Sugar and sweets 4 ..................................................... Fats and oils 4 ............................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages 4........................................... Other prepared food 4 ................................................. Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 143.1 142.7 146.4 159.7 137.6 140.9 173.1 136.1 137.6 133.4 126.0 145.3 136.9 146.6 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.0 .6 -2.5 3.0 3.3 1.5 -.3 6.3 2.6 2.6 2.2 .4 .4 .5 .1 .0 1.7 .7 .4 -.4 -.3 .2 .8 .2 .2 157.8 157.9 159.9 176.5 151.2 147.2 192.9 150.1 147.7 140.0 130.9 171.9 155.7 158.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 2.2 -2.6 2.2 3.8 2.1 1.7 5.4 3.7 2.4 2.0 .1 .2 .2 1.1 .3 .8 -1.2 .0 1.2 .4 -.8 .1 .1 .1 156.9 156.3 154.2 172.6 143.0 138.3 184.0 149.7 143.8 140.5 139.5 163.2 161.6 164.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.8 .4 -1.9 .0 3.4 1.6 -.4 6.8 2.5 2.7 2.2 .1 .1 .1 .3 -.5 1.6 .4 -.6 -.8 -.7 .0 -.9 .3 -.2 153.4 152.9 150.5 180.8 138.5 140.2 170.4 143.7 139.9 138.9 128.1 158.0 158.2 160.3 1.2 1.2 .5 2.4 -.5 -1.4 -1.7 2.7 1.7 .7 7.8 .5 2.7 .8 -.3 -.3 -.6 -1.8 -1.1 2.6 -2.1 .3 -.9 .5 .4 .4 .2 .0 Housing 5 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 4 6 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 4 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t6 .............................................. Maintenance and repairs 4 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 4 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 4 ........................ Fuel and other utilities 5 ...................................................... F uels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........................................................... Fuel o il4....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 4 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Other utilities and public services 4 ................................ Household furnishings and operation 5 .............................. Housefurnishings 4 ........................................................... Housekeeping supplies 4 .................................................. Housekeeping services 4 .................................................. 139.9 148.4 146.6 139.9 188.5 149.5 149.8 127.9 133.5 121.4 129.9 127.9 2.6 3.3 3.7 3.4 5.0 3.1 3.2 4.1 3.6 4.8 1.7 1.2 .0 .4 .4 .3 1.2 .3 .3 2.2 3.4 .8 -1.4 -2.7 155.1 172.0 170.7 166.6 252.7 166.9 167.4 136.2 146.7 127.9 136.2 115.2 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.4 4.2 2.5 2.5 .5 1.7 -.5 1.6 .8 -.2 -.1 -.4 .1 -1.4 .1 .1 -1.4 -2.7 -.2 -.5 -1.1 157.5 178.6 156.7 161.5 202.1 170.8 171.3 157.1 175.6 133.0 135.7 122.2 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.1 5.0 -2.3 2.2 1.7 .1 .2 .1 .1 .0 .2 .2 .3 .2 .5 -.3 -.7 152.3 173.8 156.2 160.0 205.1 165.1 165.0 140.0 155.8 120.7 129.6 108.4 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.2 2.2 1.7 .6 3.3 1.7 .0 -.1 .3 1.0 -.1 5.4 .1 .1 -.6 -.7 -.3 -1.3 -2.8 136.5 138.5 130.6 127.2 129.8 123.1 132.4 116.2 104.4 135.9 137.8 -7.9 -9.4 -2.4 2.0 -.8 7.0 2.4 -.2 -1.1 .6 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.6 -3.1 -6.5 2.9 .2 .0 -.1 .2 .0 93.7 93.3 122.7 122.2 131.2 107.8 180.0 126.5 114.5 135.2 161.7 -6.1 -6.4 -5.8 1.6 .4 5.0 2.4 .6 -.4 2.2 2.6 1.4 2.0 .8 -1.4 -1.9 .2 .1 -.3 -.5 .0 .0 92.8 84.4 125.9 131.7 138.8 122.2 164.4 123.3 108.4 142.4 160.0 -7.7 -12.0 -1.6 2.6 .4 9.1 2.8 1.2 .4 1.5 3.4 .4 .6 .2 -.9 -1.6 .8 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .2 89.7 87.6 123.2 116.9 122.2 111.2 171.3 125.1 109.6 139.0 163.1 -7.7 -11.2 -3.8 .8 -1.8 7.8 3.4 1.4 .0 3.7 2.7 3.2 2.8 3.7 -3.4 -6.8 6.4 .1 .1 -.2 .6 .0 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 4 ........................................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel4 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel4 .......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel4 ....................................... Footwear4......................................................................... Other apparel commodities 4 ........................................... Apparel services 4 ............................................................... 122.8 121.4 122.5 116.1 106.6 128.2 141.0 137.0 1.2 1.1 3.2 2.6 -2.9 .5 -7.3 1.9 .8 .9 .4 .9 -.6 2.6 .6 .0 132.9 129.0 131.8 132.2 129.1 120.2 123.5 168.9 1.0 .9 -.4 1.6 5.4 .7 -1.4 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.8 3.0 -.2 3.3 -4.1 .0 144.8 142.6 142.9 138.7 144.5 141.8 168.0 169.4 2.1 2.2 2.8 -.2 -1.6 8.8 2.8 1.3 2.6 2.8 1.7 3.7 -2.2 4.3 2.6 .1 135.1 132.0 128.6 135.1 117.8 131.7 141.7 165.7 -1.7 -2.1 4.8 -7.1 -2.4 1.1 -.9 2.3 .7 .8 .9 1.2 3.5 -1.4 1.3 .2 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used ca rs.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation 4 .......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................... Other private transportation services 8 ......................... Public transportation 4 ........................................................ 143.2 142.7 127.2 123.8 141.4 156.2 156.0 156.3 109.0 145.5 146.7 148.8 107.2 158.6 149.5 .4 .4 -.1 -.5 -5.4 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.8 1.4 2.0 1.8 .1 2.1 1.1 -.1 -.1 .6 .4 -.1 -2.7 -2.8 -3.2 -2.6 -2.3 .1 .9 -.4 1.1 1.4 142.9 140.8 144.4 137.2 149.9 105.4 105.3 102.8 110.9 107.6 167.7 171.8 98.2 190.9 206.0 -.1 -.4 .6 .0 -5.2 -.3 .0 -.1 .4 .1 1.8 .2 -1.8 .5 4.7 .1 .0 .8 .7 -.2 -1.8 -2.0 -2.1 -1.9 -1.9 -.1 .6 -.5 .8 3.0 142.0 139.7 144.4 140.5 148.9 104.9 105.0 102.4 114.7 108.9 163.4 175.7 103.9 196.5 216.6 -.1 -.4 -.8 -1.2 -5.3 -1.4 -.8 -.8 -.5 -.4 3.0 2.3 -.9 3.0 3.5 -.1 -.3 -.1 .2 -.3 -2.9 -3.1 -3.3 -3.1 -2.3 .7 1.2 .5 1.3 4.8 141.9 139.1 145.5 140.1 142.8 105.1 104.7 101.1 115.3 106.1 151.5 169.7 120.0 182.9 221.8 -1.2 -1.4 -1.2 -2.3 -7.0 -.8 -.5 -.1 -1.1 -.7 2.4 .4 -1.1 .7 3.0 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 -.3 -1.0 -1.3 -1.5 -1.1 -1.3 .3 .3 -.1 .3 7.1 See footnotes at end of table. 59 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1 by expenditure , category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Oct. 1997 Size class B 3 Index Per<Dent cha nge frorn— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Oct. 1997 Size class C 3 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category Medical c a re .......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... 186.0 172.2 189.1 172.5 2.1 1.0 2.4 2.7 0.3 .4 .2 .2 235.3 212.2 240.4 215.0 3.4 2.3 3.7 4.9 0.3 .3 .4 .2 239.8 207.4 246.7 227.3 2.9 2.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 -.2 .0 .0 228.2 214.5 231.5 223.4 2.3 2.0 2.3 3.1 0.2 -.2 .2 .1 Entertainment8 ...................................................................... Entertainment commodities 4 ............................................. Entertainment services 4 ..................................................... 143.0 131.9 155.1 1.6 .5 2.6 .0 -.4 .3 156.7 137.4 186.7 2.0 -.9 4.9 .2 -.5 .8 165.8 148.3 194.0 1.8 .5 3.2 -.1 .3 -.5 147.0 138.0 161.4 2.4 2.1 3.0 .2 .0 .6 Other goods and services 5 .................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 4 ...................................... Personal care 4.................................................................... Personal and educational expenses 4................................ 183.1 195.8 137.0 195.7 5.3 7.2 1.3 5.6 .7 1.8 .2 .3 225.5 253.4 149.5 261.0 4.1 4.1 .7 5.0 .7 1.6 .3 .2 223.2 254.8 154.4 251.2 5.1 7.0 3.4 4.4 .6 .9 1.5 .2 223.8 238.5 139.3 269.8 5.1 5.5 1.9 5.6 .3 1.2 .0 -.1 All item s.................................................................................... 144.7 2.1 .2 158.3 1.9 .2 160.4 1.9 .3 156.7 1.3 .1 Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities 4................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter6.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter6 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... 137.0 143.1 132.8 142.0 121.4 154.0 120.8 151.9 148.7 131.0 154.0 189.1 171.7 1.1 1.9 .5 1.7 1.1 2.0 -1.5 3.1 3.3 2.2 1.9 2.4 4.3 .2 .4 .1 .0 .9 -.5 .2 .2 .3 -1.2 1.0 .2 .3 141.3 157.8 131.9 134.1 129.0 139.2 127.3 178.8 168.4 138.9 186.3 240.4 211.3 .9 2.1 .1 .9 .9 .9 -1.2 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.3 3.7 4.6 .1 .1 .3 .3 2.0 -.4 .1 .1 .0 -.6 .9 .4 .4 143.5 156.9 135.6 139.3 142.6 140.7 129.3 182.3 167.1 137.0 189.0 246.7 207.8 .8 1.6 .3 1.7 2.2 1.4 -1.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.7 .1 .1 .2 .4 2.8 -.7 .1 .2 .2 -.2 1.6 .0 .0 141.0 153.4 133.7 135.7 132.0 138.6 128.7 177.2 162.5 133.8 179.9 231.5 206.2 .0 1.2 -.7 .3 -2.1 1.2 -2.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.4 2.3 4.7 -.1 -.3 .1 .2 .8 .0 -.1 .1 .4 -1.3 1.2 .2 .1 145.1 143.3 143.7 142.8 133.6 142.4 152.9 142.6 155.2 149.1 140.7 145.0 145.6 130.7 154.6 153.8 2.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 .5 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.6 3.1 1.4 2.2 2.2 .5 .9 3.1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .0 -.4 .2 .0 .2 -2.7 .4 .4 .5 -2.3 .4 158.3 154.9 149.0 154.5 132.8 135.4 140.0 146.1 171.4 173.2 109.1 165.2 167.1 140.7 104.2 185.3 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 .2 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.8 2.6 .3 2.0 2.0 .3 -1.0 2.8 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 -.3 .2 .2 .1 -1.4 .3 .3 .5 -1.6 .2 161.1 155.6 148.6 156.4 136.7 140.6 141.9 148.1 171.2 176.2 112.0 167.6 170.5 146.2 104.1 188.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 .4 1.7 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.0 .2 2.1 2.2 .8 -2.0 3.0 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 -.6 .3 .3 .3 -1.8 .4 .5 .7 -2.6 .4 157.3 152.6 145.7 152.4 134.6 136.9 139.7 144.8 166.2 171.0 105.9 164.0 166.9 142.9 103.6 184.8 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 -.6 .4 1.2 .8 2.5 2.5 -.5 1.4 1.5 -.5 -1.5 2.6 .1 -.1 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 -1.9 .2 .3 .2 -.8 .4 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less fo o d ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 4 6 ..................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter6 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............ Energy commodities........................................................... Services less energy services............................................ 5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 6 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 4 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 60 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Oct. 1997 Size class C 2 Size class B 2 Size class A Pensent change frorn— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................. All items (December 1977=100)........................................ 165.5 253.0 - - 163.5 260.9 - - 168.9 280.8 - - Food and beverages........................................................ Food.............................................................................. Food at home.............................................................. Cereals and bakery products3 .................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................. Dairy products 3 ........................................................ Fruits and vegetables3.............................................. Other food at home 3................................................ Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages....................................................... 159.8 159.3 160.0 183.8 150.0 136.5 185.3 155.9 159.9 166.7 1.4 1.4 .8 .8 -.3 -2.8 .8 4.6 2.3 1.5 .0 -.1 -.1 -.6 -.4 .2 -1.2 1.2 .1 .3 164.4 164.3 167.3 174.4 163.4 140.9 187.1 170.5 163.0 167.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.9 -1.6 -2.5 4.5 2.4 .7 .1 .1 .1 2.4 .4 .0 -1.6 -.4 .2 -.9 158.1 157.4 153.9 184.8 150.2 120.4 177.2 147.0 165.7 165.5 .6 .6 -.3 .4 -.9 -4.0 -3.4 4.3 2.5 .6 -.6 -.6 -1.0 -.4 -1.4 1.6 -2.5 -.9 .2 -.2 Housing 4 ......................................................................... Shelter........................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ........................................................ Rent, residential ........................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 ................................................ Homeowners’ costs 3 5................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent5.......................................... Fuel and other utilities4 ................................................. Fuels........................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel o il3................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 6..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity............................................................... Utility (piped) gas.................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4........................... Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3........................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ....................................... Footwear3................................................................... Transportation.................................................................. Private transportation..................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ............................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation 3 .................................................... Medical care..................................................................... Entertainment8 ................................................................ 163.5 189.1 179.2 181.9 265.5 177.6 178.3 122.0 115.9 97.7 95.8 136.8 128.6 133.5 122.0 123.5 128.1 123.5 127.0 115.0 131.6 151.1 146.6 105.3 105.1 104.2 107.2 104.6 181.9 246.9 171.0 2.4 3.2 4.1 3.4 7.4 2.8 2.8 1.2 1.2 -9.3 -9.9 -4.4 3.5 .3 8.9 -1.5 1.7 1.8 3.3 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 3.1 3.5 4.0 2.9 2.4 1.4 2.3 1.7 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .9 .3 .3 -1.6 -2.8 2.4 2.7 .5 -3.9 -6.6 .6 -1.4 .3 .3 2.0 -1.2 2.3 .5 .3 -2.3 -2.4 -2.8 -2.6 -2.1 1.8 .1 .4 163.8 190.6 192.1 171.2 275.4 180.5 181.5 134.7 117.4 89.8 91.9 109.6 137.9 147.5 121.0 120.1 130.6 127.7 148.3 120.4 130.2 143.6 140.9 107.9 108.3 106.2 114.7 108.4 203.5 239.3 160.9 1.9 2.5 4.5 2.5 7.2 1.6 1.9 1.1 .6 -6.5 -5.9 -8.2 2.6 -1.2 13.4 .0 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.6 5.8 1.1 .6 2.7 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.1 8.8 1.7 2.8 -.4 -.5 -.9 -.3 -1.5 -.2 -.2 .4 .8 2.0 2.7 .0 .5 .1 1.4 -1.0 .6 .6 .0 -.3 10.1 .5 .4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.5 -1.4 1.5 .3 .3 174.7 214.7 164.8 175.9 212.0 194.9 195.5 118.4 98.1 79.2 79.8 99.0 117.1 121.2 111.2 121.4 153.9 151.8 170.2 142.2 145.7 140.6 136.9 105.8 105.6 105.4 113.7 108.8 243.5 232.3 173.8 2.7 3.2 3.8 2.4 14.4 3.0 2.9 .6 -1.0 -9.1 -12.7 5.7 2.4 .4 8.1 3.5 5.0 5.3 10.4 4.3 2.8 .4 .4 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.4 -1.0 1.7 2.6 .2 .0 .2 -.2 2.5 -.1 -.1 .1 -.2 .3 .3 .0 -.3 .1 -1.6 1.3 2.7 3.0 .2 5.3 3.6 .4 .2 -2.6 -3.0 -3.3 -2.3 -2.8 4.6 .1 -1.0 Other goods and services 4 .............................................. Personal care 3............................................................... 236.6 167.8 5.5 1.6 .9 .3 231.4 149.1 3.3 -.5 .3 .0 242.1 150.9 4.9 1.3 .2 .9 165.5 143.9 159.8 132.2 133.1 128.0 189.5 253.9 2.1 1.0 1.4 .7 1.7 -1.4 3.0 2.8 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .2 .2 163.5 143.2 164.4 129.7 131.5 125.1 191.1 243.9 2.1 1.8 2.6 1.2 2.3 -.4 2.4 1.5 .1 .1 .1 .2 .4 -.1 .0 .2 168.9 145.5 158.1 137.0 139.6 129.2 200.1 237.3 2.2 .9 .6 1.0 2.5 -1.1 3.2 1.6 .2 .1 -.6 .6 .6 .6 .2 .1 158.1 162.2 172.8 176.7 111.0 133.7 135.1 147.4 172.7 184.8 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.0 .8 1.7 1.5 2.7 3.0 -.1 .1 .3 .4 -2.6 .0 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 156.3 160.5 171.3 173.4 112.7 131.2 133.5 148.3 174.7 186.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.5 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.1 155.6 166.0 179.0 185.0 99.8 138.4 141.1 148.7 174.6 197.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.7 .3 1.0 2.2 1.4 3.3 3.4 .1 .1 .2 .5 -1.3 .5 .5 -.1 .3 .2 0.1 2.1 0.1 2.1 2.2 0.2 Commodity and service group All items.............................................................................. Commodities..................................................................... Food and beverages...................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables...................................................................... Services........................................................................... Medical care services.................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter.......................................................... All items less medical care................................................. All Items less energy.......................................................... All items less food and energy............................................ Energy................................................................................ Commodities less food....................................................... Nondurables less fo o d ....................................................... Nondurables....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................. Services less medical care services.................................... See footnote at end of table. 61 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Oct. 1997 Size class B 2 Pensent change frorn— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class C 2 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1996 1997 Expenditure category All items............................................................................. All items (December 1977=100)......................................... 153.9 251.6 2.1 - 0.0 - 152.7 245.9 1.7 - 0.3 - 156.9 246.7 2.1 - 0.0 - 151.1 244.9 1.3 - -0.3 - Food and beverages........................................................ Food............................................................................. Food at home.............................................................. Cereals and bakery products 3.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................. Dairy products 3 ........................................................ Fruits and vegetables 3.............................................. Other food at home 3................................................ Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages....................................................... 157.8 157.3 158.0 179.2 151.9 148.7 185.9 143.0 156.6 163.6 1.8 1.9 1.4 2.5 -.4 -3.2 5.4 2.5 2.6 1.5 .3 .3 .4 .6 -.1 1.4 .5 .1 .3 .2 152.0 151.9 152.6 183.1 140.6 141.4 168.3 148.2 151.0 152.2 1.1 .9 -.3 -.2 .6 -7.8 -1.2 2.8 3.1 3.3 .9 .7 1.0 1.9 2.2 -.1 1.4 -.4 .3 2.4 154.6 153.4 151.9 171.2 138.0 139.0 180.4 149.2 157.3 169.0 1.3 1.2 .6 1.2 -.4 -1.8 -1.5 3.5 2.5 2.3 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 -1.2 .3 .9 -.7 .2 .1 148.1 147.0 143.4 172.3 135.4 136.1 158.0 134.5 154.1 165.5 .9 .8 -.3 .5 -.4 -2.8 -.9 .7 3.0 3.2 -.6 -.7 -1.2 -2.5 -2.0 1.0 .0 -1.0 .2 .4 Housing 4 ......................................................................... Shelter........................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ........................................................ Rent, residential ....................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 ............................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 5................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent5.......................................... Fuel and other utilities 4................................................. Fuels........................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 3 ....... Fuel o il3................................................................. Other household fuel commodities3 6 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity............................................................... Utility (piped) gas.................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4........................... Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities 3 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3........................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ....................................... Footwear3................................................................... Transportation.................................................................. Private transportation..................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ............................... Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation 3 .................................................... Medical care.................................................................... Entertainment8 ................................................................ 146.7 165.0 160.7 168.7 186.6 165.2 165.4 123.4 109.1 92.2 89.7 118.3 112.5 120.4 105.5 117.6 128.3 126.7 128.6 117.6 134.6 141.6 139.3 105.0 104.9 103.7 113.5 106.1 178.5 227.4 163.6 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.7 1.9 .3 -6.3 -10.3 -2.5 .5 -2.5 3.9 1.7 1.2 1.1 4.4 1.7 .8 -.4 -.6 -3.8 -3.3 -3.6 -3.2 -2.9 2.6 1.8 2.2 -.1 .2 .1 .3 -.5 .3 .4 -1.9 -3.5 2.1 .2 3.8 -3.7 -11.6 6.4 .6 -.2 -.3 -.6 -1.2 3.7 -.1 -.4 -4.5 -4.9 -5.2 -5.2 -4.2 2.5 .3 -.1 147.8 169.2 169.1 171.6 213.4 170.8 171.7 118.8 103.2 89.2 90.0 123.2 109.1 130.7 90.1 126.8 138.2 135.9 123.9 155.7 104.7 142.0 139.7 106.2 106.6 103.6 116.0 111.9 248.8 227.9 148.6 2.6 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.1 3.5 3.6 2.1 1.0 -6.7 -9.5 -5.0 1.4 2.2 .3 .8 3.0 3.0 -8.3 7.8 -2.0 -1.1 -1.1 -3.5 -3.5 -3.8 -3.2 -3.5 .1 3.1 2.1 -.1 .2 -.1 .2 -.6 .2 .2 -.6 -1.1 2.5 2.4 2.5 -1.3 -1.5 -.8 -.4 2.1 2.3 1.8 3.5 -1.5 .1 .1 -3.7 -3.7 -3.9 -3.9 -3.5 2.6 .3 -.5 153.9 172.8 165.1 161.0 214.5 172.8 173.7 132.9 118.9 92.8 84.3 126.9 128.9 134.6 122.9 131.9 135.7 132.6 133.0 132.1 133.6 141.4 139.1 102.7 102.6 101.0 115.9 103.7 230.9 241.9 172.7 2.2 3.1 2.2 3.0 .5 3.4 3.4 1.8 1.5 -10.3 -11.6 -8.8 2.2 -.5 6.9 -.2 4.4 4.7 10.6 .1 5.6 -.1 -.4 -3.0 -2.7 -2.6 -3.7 -2.3 6.3 2.7 3.6 -.1 .2 -.5 .1 -2.1 .5 .4 -.4 -.5 1.2 2.2 .3 -.6 -1.6 1.0 -.3 1.5 1.6 1.0 2.6 -2.8 -.5 -.6 -3.9 -4.2 -4.4 -4.1 -3.4 1.6 -.1 .2 145.7 161.0 149.1 150.1 185.4 159.5 159.8 133.8 105.3 88.6 84.7 131.4 113.2 109.1 120.9 124.8 142.3 141.5 145.3 136.5 160.9 139.0 134.3 103.9 103.4 100.5 120.6 106.5 316.3 218.8 148.9 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.4 -7.9 -15.6 3.2 2.2 -1.5 6.5 .6 1.6 1.4 7.7 -3.1 2.2 -.9 -1.2 -1.0 -.3 .1 -1.3 .1 3.7 2.3 1.8 -.9 .3 .7 .1 4.0 .1 .1 -3.7 -7.4 .8 .2 1.5 -7.8 -18.7 8.1 -.5 -.4 -.4 .3 -.1 -3.0 .6 -.1 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 -1.6 -1.1 14.6 .2 .6 Other goods and services 4 .............................................. Personal care 3.............................................................. 226.5 142.4 6.3 2.2 .4 -.3 214.0 167.0 1.6 2.5 .3 .4 215.6 164.0 6.5 5.0 .8 3.2 209.3 139.1 3.8 3.7 .7 .0 153.9 140.2 157.8 130.0 136.0 121.8 170.4 231.2 2.1 .7 1.8 .0 .9 -1.4 3.5 2.0 .0 -.1 .3 -.4 -.9 .3 .2 .2 152.7 137.6 152.0 130.1 132.5 125.9 170.6 230.0 1.7 .0 1.1 -.6 -.3 -1.1 2.9 3.5 .3 .3 .9 .0 -.3 .3 .2 .3 156.9 141,9 154.6 134.9 137.3 129.3 177.0 249.3 2.1 1.0 1.3 .7 2.5 -1.7 3.1 2.6 .0 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.3 .2 .0 151.1 140.2 148.1 135.8 139.1 127.1 165.5 220.9 1.3 .4 .9 .0 .9 -1.2 2.2 2.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .1 151.4 150.6 160.7 161.6 107.0 131.4 137.8 147.3 163.0 165.4 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.6 -1.9 .1 1.0 1.4 3.3 3.6 -.1 .0 .4 .4 -4.1 -.4 -.8 -.2 .1 .2 149.0 149.1 160.8 163.1 103.0 130.8 133.5 142.0 160.4 165.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.1 -1.2 -.5 .0 .4 2.5 2.9 .3 .3 .5 .5 -2.4 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .2 153.0 153.4 164.3 167.2 109.5 136.1 139.0 145.7 162.9 171.4 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.6 -.7 .8 2.5 1.9 3.0 3.2 -.1 .0 .2 .4 -2.1 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 .3 149.2 147.4 157.6 160.3 104.7 136.8 140.7 144.2 155.5 159.5 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 .3 .2 1.0 .9 2.3 2.2 -.4 -.3 .1 .3 -4.3 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.3 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................. Commodities.................................................................... Food and beverages...................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages......................... Durables..................................................................... Services........................................................................... Medical care services.................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter.......................................................... All items less medical care................................................. All items less energy.......................................................... All items less food and energy............................................ Energy................................................................................ Commodities less food........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................. Services less medical care services.................................... See footnote at end of table. 62 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Oct. 1997 Pencent cha nge frorn— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Size class D Size class C 2 Size class B 2 Percent change from— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Pencent cha nge 1 frorT— Sept. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Sept. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................. All items (December 1977— 100)........................................... 154.7 250.7 1.8 - 0.1 - 156.8 254.2 1.9 - 0.1 - 156.9 254.0 1.4 - 0.3 - 157.3 254.7 1.6 - -0.3 - Food and beverages........................................................... F o o d .................................................................................. Food at hom e................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 3 .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3................................... Dairy products 3 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 3................................................ Other food at home 3................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 156.6 156.9 155.7 170.3 145.7 152.7 188.6 142.6 160.3 153.0 1.8 1.9 1.3 3.0 .8 -.5 1.0 2.0 2.8 1.0 .6 .6 .8 .4 .8 2.2 1.2 -.4 .4 -.4 156.8 157.1 157.2 175.5 146.3 148.9 201.2 142.4 157.9 153.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.3 .6 -1.3 3.4 3.6 1.7 1.3 .0 .1 -.1 1.3 .1 .5 -2.1 .3 .1 -.2 157.3 157.1 155.2 168.0 143.2 145.6 183.4 153.5 162.5 160.0 1.7 1.6 1.2 2.2 .5 -1.7 1.7 2.7 2.5 4.0 .2 .2 .1 .0 .1 1.7 .9 -.9 .5 -.2 152.0 152.3 149.2 188.1 141.6 135.8 163.3 138.1 160.6 146.8 1.5 1.6 1.3 5.1 -.6 -1.8 -.2 3.5 2.6 -.3 -1.2 -1.3 -1.6 -2.4 -2.0 1.9 -3.9 -.9 -.1 -.2 Housing 4 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 3 5 ............................................................ Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent re nt5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities3 ....... Fuel o il3..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) ga s....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 4 ............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 3 ...................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel3 .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel3 ......................................... Footwear3....................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l........................................................................ Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 3 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ Entertainment8 .................................................................... 144.8 157.3 148.4 156.2 189.7 151.4 151.5 124.8 115.0 96.4 92.1 130.4 119.0 118.5 117.5 127.1 149.6 145.0 148.5 144.9 138.0 142.9 142.4 106.6 106.0 103.9 107.9 107.5 149.9 234.5 165.2 1.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 3.3 2.8 2.9 1.4 1.5 -4.6 -5.3 -3.7 1.7 -.6 9.0 -1.5 4.9 5.1 4.6 9.9 1.7 -.1 -.3 -.8 -.6 -.6 -.4 -.9 2.8 2.1 1.7 -.3 .4 .4 .3 2.1 .3 .3 -2.7 -5.0 .6 .7 .5 -5.3 -7.2 .6 -.4 3.1 3.5 .4 8.3 1.6 -.4 -.6 -2.5 -2.6 -2.8 -2.4 -2.2 2.7 .2 -.5 150.8 158.4 163.8 159.2 268.7 155.2 155.3 148.6 120.8 107.3 93.7 136.7 121.5 121.7 126.1 132.4 136.7 131.6 133.9 132.4 129.9 141.6 140.5 103.7 103.4 101.0 109.1 105.6 181.4 233.3 155.8 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 1.7 .8 -5.0 -6.6 -4.0 1.4 .7 5.3 .2 .8 .5 3.4 -.9 1.3 -.5 -.6 -.9 -.5 -.6 -.3 -.7 3.0 4.0 1.5 -.2 .3 .1 .3 -.9 .4 .3 -1.1 -2.3 .6 .1 .9 -2.6 -3.3 .6 -.5 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.6 .1 .0 -1.8 -1.9 -2.0 -1.7 -1.9 3.6 .3 .7 148.1 158.7 143.2 149.0 177.4 147.6 147.3 147.8 142.2 128.0 89.6 153.6 144.4 148.3 138.5 117.0 151.3 149.5 137.7 144.9 150.9 141.2 139.4 103.2 103.9 99.6 112.2 108.9 207.3 237.9 151.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 -1.3 4.1 -1.8 2.6 .6 13.5 1.4 .5 .3 -.6 -4.8 16.2 -1.0 -1.1 -2.5 -1.7 -1.9 -1.4 -1.6 1.2 2.1 -.3 .1 .3 .3 .1 1.1 .2 .2 -.5 -1.4 .3 3.3 .1 -1.4 -2.0 2.0 .0 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.6 11.4 -.1 -.4 -3.0 -3.3 -3.6 -3.1 -2.5 6.5 .0 .2 153.3 178.7 155.2 161.0 195.5 164.3 163.3 129.3 109.7 93.1 91.6 116.2 114.7 118.2 105.3 121.6 129.0 123.7 119.7 136.4 105.6 140.7 139.7 97.1 96.4 92.3 114.0 103.2 170.6 232.6 152.1 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.6 .5 3.1 3.2 1.7 -.8 -6.1 -6.8 -5.8 -.3 -.8 5.7 3.1 -3.3 -3.9 5.3 -10.0 3.9 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -.8 -.4 -1.2 -1.1 .1 1.9 3.8 -.1 .1 .1 -.2 1.7 .1 .1 -1.0 -2.2 5.0 3.4 5.9 -2.9 -3.1 -.2 .7 .9 1.1 .6 1.9 -.3 -.2 -.3 -1.1 -1.3 -1.4 -.9 -1.3 2.2 .1 .9 Other goods and services 4 ................................................ Personal care 3.................................................................. 208.0 152.4 4.6 3.0 .7 1.0 231.6 149.1 5.4 .3 1.1 .6 216.7 144.1 4.7 2.9 .6 .1 220.3 125.0 7.0 .1 -.3 .0 154.7 142.7 156.6 134.6 137.9 129.9 169.2 238.8 1.8 1.1 1.8 .6 2.5 -2.0 2.5 2.1 .1 .4 .6 .2 .8 -.5 -.1 .0 156.8 141.8 156.8 133.5 136.7 127.6 174.7 240.4 1.9 .6 1.8 -.1 1.0 -1.5 3.1 4.4 .1 .1 .0 .2 .4 .1 .2 .3 156.9 143.7 157.3 135.7 139.6 130.3 173.7 244.9 1.4 .3 1.7 -.4 .6 -1.8 2.4 2.3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .8 -.1 .2 .0 157.3 138.8 152.0 131.2 132.1 127.9 181.5 236.2 1.6 .2 1.5 -.6 .4 -1.9 2.9 1.9 -.3 -.4 -1.2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .3 154.4 150.7 161.4 162.6 109.7 135.3 138.6 147.3 166.5 162.9 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 .2 .7 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 .1 .1 .5 .5 -3.8 .2 .7 .7 -.4 -.1 157.1 152.7 163.1 164.6 109.4 134.1 137.4 146.9 173.8 168.0 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 .0 -.1 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.9 .1 .2 .4 .5 -2.1 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 156.4 152.1 162.9 164.4 119.7 136.4 140.5 148.5 173.6 165.7 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 .3 -.3 .8 1.2 2.7 2.4 .3 .3 .6 .6 -2.0 .4 .7 .5 .3 .3 152.4 151.8 165.5 169.0 101.1 131.6 132.5 142.1 170.2 173.5 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.9 -1.0 -.5 .4 1.0 2.8 3.1 -.3 -.3 -.1 .1 -1.7 .2 .2 -.6 -.2 -.2 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................. Commodities......................................................................... Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................. All items less medical care.................................................... All items less energy............................................................. All items less food and energy............................................... Energy..................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care services...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 63 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W 3St < Size class C 2 Size class A Group Per<:ent change frorn— Index Percent change from— Index Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 All item s.................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100)............................................ 157.9 255.6 2.3 - 0.4 - 164.9 254.3 2.9 - 0.5 - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 3 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 3.................................... Dairy products 3 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 3.................................................. Other food at home3..................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 161.7 161.0 165.1 181.6 154.0 161.1 199.6 150.0 154.9 168.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 -2.9 4.5 4.0 2.9 3.9 .7 .8 1.1 .5 .0 3.2 2.7 .2 .3 .5 159.3 159.2 156.7 172.2 143.0 146.2 202.0 143.0 163.7 164.0 3.4 3.8 3.4 4.4 3.5 .1 3.8 4.4 4.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 2.3 4.4 .4 4.9 2.3 1.9 .5 -.7 Housing 4 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 3 5 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 3 .................................................... Homeowners’ costs 3 5 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent ren t5 .............................................. Fuel and other utilities 4 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities3 9 ..... Fuel o il3 9 .................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 8 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 4 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 3 ........................................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel3 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel3 .......................................... Footwear3......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 3 ........................................................ Medical ca re ........................................................................... Entertainment8 ...................................................................... 156.4 167.2 163.6 172.9 231.8 164.7 164.4 145.0 137.7 107.5 105.8 140.3 139.8 154.1 126.7 126.5 122.5 117.5 122.0 108.8 122.2 144.1 141.6 113.7 112.9 110.3 108.5 114.8 189.2 230.5 152.2 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.5 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.0 -2.8 3.5 2.1 -.6 8.7 .3 -2.8 -3.5 .6 -2.5 -2.6 1.2 1.4 9.2 10.0 11.1 10.5 9.1 -1.8 2.2 1.1 .5 .5 .7 .3 2.9 .2 .2 .5 1.0 .7 -.2 1.2 1.0 .4 2.4 1.0 .8 .9 -.2 -.1 2.5 -.1 -.1 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -.7 -.8 -.8 .3 .1 164.9 186.2 162.2 166.7 229.1 187.7 188.7 134.4 114.2 272.7 352.1 118.1 113.0 125.6 99.6 123.3 136.5 135.2 142.1 135.7 127.9 144.4 142.8 113.6 113.0 109.7 120.1 112.3 184.1 252.8 172.4 3.3 3.4 3.7 2.7 8.5 3.4 3.3 4.3 4.3 -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 4.5 2.4 8.7 1.4 -.1 -.2 -8.1 7.9 .0 1.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.1 9.1 6.6 1.5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .8 .2 .2 -.1 .3 2.9 -.5 4.1 .2 .4 .0 .7 .7 .7 -.8 5.1 -.6 .5 .2 -.2 -.1 .7 -2.5 -.1 6.8 .1 -.3 Other goods and services 4 .................................................. Personal care 3.................................................................... 232.5 161.7 4.5 -1.2 .8 .0 233.5 161.5 4.1 3.0 .9 1.5 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 64 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W 3St < Size class C 2 Size class A Group Index Percent change from— I Per<sent cha nge frorn— Index Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Sept. 1997 2.3 1.5 2.7 .5 1.9 -1.1 3.0 2.5 0.4 .6 .7 .5 .5 .6 .3 .4 164.9 143.8 159.3 135.0 143.4 125.2 190.2 261.2 2.9 1.8 3.4 .7 2.1 -1.0 4.0 7.3 0.5 .8 1.2 .4 .4 .4 .3 .1 1.8 2.3 2.1 1.9 6.1 .8 2.2 2.4 2.3 3.0 .5 .5 .5 .4 -.1 .5 .5 .6 .2 .4 158.6 160.2 171.0 173.7 114.0 136.3 144.0 151.8 176.8 183.1 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 .7 2.0 2.8 4.6 3.7 .6 .6 .5 .3 .0 .4 .3 .9 .4 .4 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 157.9 142.1 161.7 130.1 133.2 126.7 174.4 233.3 155.6 154.9 162.4 162.9 121.2 132.0 135.9 148.1 170.3 170.4 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables............................................................................ Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 3 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997. 4 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. Data not available. 65 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Indexes, October 1997 U.S. city average..................................................... 158.0 178.0 148.5 145.5 187.7 148.4 urban ..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. 160.4 160.0 167.3 153.9 182.5 183.8 174.4 184.8 151.8 150.0 163.4 150.2 135.9 136.5 140.9 120.4 184.2 185.3 187.1 177.2 157.2 155.9 170.5 147.0 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 154.3 158.0 152.6 151.9 177.3 179.2 183.1 171.2 145.9 151.9 140.6 138.0 144.0 148.7 141.4 139.0 179.6 185.9 168.3 180.4 143.9 143.0 148.2 149.2 143.4 172.3 135.4 136.1 158.0 134.5 urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ................. ...... C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 155.0 155.7 157.2 155.2 173.6 170.3 175.5 168.0 144.8 145.7 146.3 143.2 147.1 152.7 148.9 145.6 186.8 188.6 201.2 183.4 144.7 142.6 142.4 153.5 149.2 188.1 141.6 135.8 163.3 138.1 West urban ................................................... ......... Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. 164.0 165.1 156.7 178.4 181.6 172.2 152.6 154.0 143.0 157.5 161.1 146.2 202.5 199.6 202.0 149.6 150.0 143.0 Size classes A 5 ......................................................................... B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ............................................................................ 146.4 159.9 154.2 150.5 159.7 176.5 172.6 180.8 137.6 151.2 143.0 138.5 140.9 147.2 138.3 140.2 173.1 192.9 184.0 170.4 136.1 150.1 149.7 143.7 162.7 156.8 168.0 153.6 148.0 150.7 156.9 169.2 161.3 162.5 159.4 149.6 151.4 167.0 159.7 193.3 176.1 184.9 176.6 162.7 173.1 170.8 178.6 171.6 185.7 188.4 163.2 158.3 182.8 184.0 142.7 149.0 169.6 152.8 140.1 141.3 145.5 162.3 145.6 153.0 147.4 137.5 136.6 152.9 146.3 153.3 144.6 158.2 149.1 154.9 138.1 146.1 169.0 149.5 136.3 132.3 145.2 150.6 156.5 159.2 201.4 195.3 198.5 178.4 161.9 183.3 186.8 203.9 226.8 191.0 177.8 146.9 172.1 202.3 183.7 151.9 138.8 144.4 129.5 138.6 138.5 152.5 150.5 140.3 156.2 162.3 162.4 155.0 156.1 148.4 Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas Baltimore, M D 6 ....................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 66 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables 1 2 Other food at home 1 Percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 0.2 0.2 -0.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 urban ..................................................... More than 1,200,000............................ 500,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ 50,000 to 500,000 4 ............................. -.2 -.1 .1 -1.0 -.2 -.6 2.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 .4 -1.4 .4 .2 .0 1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.6 -2.5 .6 1.2 -.4 -.9 North Central urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 4 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .1 .4 1.0 -.3 .3 .6 1.9 -.2 -.2 -.1 2.2 -1.2 .9 1.4 -.1 .3 .6 .5 1.4 .9 -.3 .1 -.4 -.7 -1.2 -2.5 -2.0 1.0 .0 -1.0 U.S. city average..................................................... Region and area size 3 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban............................................................ A - More than 1,200,000............................ B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 4 ........................ C - 50,000 to 450,000 4 ............................. D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .1 .8 -.1 .1 .1 .4 1.3 .0 .1 .8 .1 .1 1.6 2.2 .5 1.7 -.4 1.2 -2.1 .9 -.4 -.4 .3 -.9 -1.6 -2.4 -2.0 1.9 -3.9 -.9 West urban ............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000............................ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 4 ............................. 1.2 1.1 2.3 .6 .5 4.4 .1 .0 .4 3.8 3.2 4.9 1.9 2.7 2.3 .7 .2 1.9 Size classes A ............................................................................ B 4 ......................................................................... C 4 ......................................................................... D ........................................................................... .5 .2 .1 -.6 .1 1.1 .3 -1.8 .0 .3 -.5 -1.1 1.7 .8 1.6 2.6 .7 -1.2 .4 -2.1 .4 .0 -.6 .3 1.5 1.1 1.5 .5 -.3 -.8 2.3 .7 -.1 -.1 -1.7 1.2 -.1 1.3 1.1 2.1 2.3 3.7 1.5 1.5 -1.9 .1 .0 6.5 -.5 -2.4 .2 -2.2 1.4 -1.2 2.8 1.8 1.2 .6 -.1 -2.6 1.5 -.7 -.4 -.4 -2.0 -.1 -.4 .9 3.2 2.5 -1.0 .7 2.3 2.7 2.8 5.6 3.2 3.2 .6 -.8 2.0 2.3 4.6 -.7 1.8 1.0 2.1 -.6 -.1 2.2 3.5 2.7 -3.5 -1.2 -5.5 3.4 -1.6 3.5 2.3 -.9 .4 .4 -.2 -3.3 -1.3 2.4 -.3 -1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.2 -1.5 -.3 South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas Baltimore, M D 6 ...................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH.......................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................. Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ............................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ............................ Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..................................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT........... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7............ Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA 8 ............................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL 8 ........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 7 ............... Washington, DC-MD-VA 6 ...................................... 1 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 3 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 4 Starting in January, 1998, a new Size Class B/C will be introduced, composed of current Size Class B and Size Class C cities. There will be no individual Size Class B or Size Class C. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes for the cities of Washington and Baltimore will no longer be published separately after December, 1997. Beginning in January, 1998 the two cities will be published as a Washington-Baltimore combined metropolitan area. 7 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 8 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. 67 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................... 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 -0.7 0.6 Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2 ..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2.................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h .............................................. Dairy products 2 ............................................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ............................................... Other food at home 2..................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 1.6 .1 .1 .3 .1 .9 1.1 1.5 3.7 1.2 1.1 .7 2.1 .4 .3 -.1 .6 .6 .7 .0 -.7 -.7 3.2 2.7 -.3 .2 .9 .0 .0 -.1 -.5 -.4 -.5 .6 -1.2 1.5 .1 .5 -1.2 -1.2 -1.7 -2.4 -2.0 -2.0 -.8 -5.5 1.7 -.2 .2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.4 .9 .9 4.6 3.5 -1.5 .3 -.1 Housing 3 ............................................................................... Shelter................................................................................. Renters' costs 2 4 ............................................................. Rent, residential ............................................................ Other renters’ costs 2 4 .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 4 ..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t................................................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ...................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ........ Fuel o il2....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 5 ....................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity..................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s........................................................ Household furnishings and operation 3 .............................. Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities 2 4 ..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 ............................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel2 .......................................... Footwear2 ......................................................................... Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... G asoline......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 .................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium..................................... Public transportation 2 ........................................................ Medical c a re ........................................................................... .0 .3 .3 .2 .7 .2 .2 -1.0 -2.1 1.7 1.9 1.3 -2.4 -4.6 2.4 .0 1.4 1.5 .9 1.8 2.7 .0 -.2 -2.4 -2.7 -2.9 -2.5 -2.2 2.3 .2 .3 .5 .3 .4 -.3 .6 .6 -.9 -2.3 -1.9 -2.2 -1.1 -2.2 -11.3 9.2 .6 -.8 -.9 -2.0 -2.9 2.8 -.2 -.4 -4.3 -4.7 -5.1 -4.5 -3.8 1.9 .6 .5 .4 .7 .1 4.3 .1 .1 .3 1.0 -.1 -.1 .5 .6 .4 1.8 .4 .4 -1.6 -2.8 2.9 3.1 .5 -4.3 -7.3 1.4 -1.7 2.0 2.3 6.9 .9 1.4 .3 .0 -2.9 -3.2 -3.5 -3.4 -2.3 1.2 .3 -1.0 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -3.8 -6.3 .8 .9 -7.2 -10.5 -.3 -3.0 -5.6 -6.2 -11.4 -8.8 3.3 .9 .9 -1.6 -1.7 -2.2 -2.3 -2.3 .7 -.1 .8 .8 1.1 .6 4.6 .6 .6 .0 .1 2.6 -1.6 2.9 -.1 -.1 .0 1.8 -.7 -.8 -4.7 -4.7 5.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 .4 .6 Entertainment7 ...................................................................... .1 .1 -.2 .4 .7 .3 Other goods and services 3 .................................................. Personal care 2.................................................................... .7 .5 .2 -.2 1.4 -.2 .8 .2 1.0 .6 .2 .0 68 - -.1 • .9 -.1 3.1 1.3 1.4 1.8 .6 1.3 1.9 -.4 -.1 -1.9 -2.0 -2.2 -1.6 -1.6 -2.9 .4 - Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, September 1997 to October 1997 —Continued Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DEMD 1 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 1 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 -0.7 0.6 Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Durables............................................................................ .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .9 -.4 -.8 .3 .6 .6 .7 .5 .9 .1 .0 .4 .4 .4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5 -2.2 .1 .5 .9 .2 -.1 .6 Services................................................................................. Medical care services........................................................ .2 .3 .4 .5 .2 .3 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 .6 1.1 .1 .1 .4 .4 -2.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .3 .6 .5 -3.2 -.4 -.8 .1 .3 .4 .5 .4 .4 .5 -.7 .7 .6 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 .6 -2.9 .3 .3 .1 .0 .2 -.9 -.7 -.3 -.1 -4.5 -1.3 -2.0 -1.7 -.4 -.2 .4 .5 .6 .5 -.1 .2 .0 .5 .2 .5 Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................... All items less medical ca re ...................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy................................................ Energy....................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ..................... ....................................... Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter.................................................... Services less medical care services....................................... December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. Data not available. 1 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after 69 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Group Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 DallasFort Worth, TX Pereîent cha nge frorn— Aug. Oct. 1996 1997 Index Oct. 1997 DetroitAnn Arbor, Ml Per<:ent cha nge frorn— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Expenditure category All item s.................................................................................. All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )............................................................ 158.5 472.3 1.9 0.4 156.9 460.7 2.1 0.1 152.8 471.2 1.4 1.1 152.4 448.8 2.4 0.5 Food and beverages........................................................... F o o d .................................................................................. Food at home................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 2 .................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................. Dairy products 2 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 2 3 .............................................. Other food at home 2................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages................................................. ........ 158.1 157.7 158.0 178.0 148.5 149.3 145.5 187.7 148.4 158.2 162.8 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.9 .7 1.0 -2.3 2.0 3.4 2.6 2.1 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 1.7 .4 .3 .5 .2 162.0 161.1 168.0 184.9 169.6 172.8 158.2 198.5 144.4 148.2 173.8 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.7 1.9 1.8 -5.2 7.1 1.3 2.9 .8 .8 .8 1.0 2.5 .1 .3 1.1 1.3 .8 .6 .5 156.9 155.1 148.0 162.7 140.1 141.5 154.9 161.9 138.6 167.5 178.5 1.5 1.6 .7 .8 -2.0 -1.3 4.1 .9 2.0 2.8 1.2 .6 .6 .4 -1.8 .5 .9 8.5 2.1 -3.8 .8 .4 151.5 150.9 150.7 173.1 141.3 142.7 138.1 183.3 138.5 152.2 159.0 1.1 .9 .7 -.1 -4.0 -3.9 .6 5.2 4.7 1.3 3.0 -.1 -.2 -.3 1.0 -3.2 -3.1 4.1 1.5 -.6 .1 1.7 Housing 3 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 2 5 ......................................................... Rent, residential .......................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 4................................................ Homeowners’ costs 4 2 5 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 3 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ....... Fuel o il2..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) qas....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 2 4 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2.............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ......................................... Footwear2...................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l....................................................................... Gasoline ...................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 2 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ 154.4 172.7 163.6 167.9 224.6 167.1 167.4 130.6 116.8 95.0 92.2 126.1 124.6 131.5 115.1 123.9 133.9 130.5 132.4 126.8 131.8 143.6 141.1 106.6 106.3 104.3 111.0 107.3 187.8 235.2 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 4.7 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.0 -7.4 -9.5 -3.4 2.0 -.4 7.2 .4 1.1 1.0 2.6 1.1 2.0 .1 -.1 .6 .9 1.1 1.3 .8 1.9 2.5 .1 .2 -.4 .5 -4.1 .5 .5 -.5 -1.1 1.9 1.8 2.1 -1.3 -4.2 5.1 .2 3.5 3.8 2.8 6.0 3.5 .2 .0 -1.0 -1.2 -1.4 -.7 -.7 3.4 .3 151.9 175.2 170.7 185.6 180.6 176.8 175.7 123.2 108.4 94.9 92.1 127.9 111.9 118.7 105.7 110.9 116.4 115.5 120.2 98.8 144.2 136.6 133.9 103.4 102.9 101.0 109.6 104.5 163.3 241.4 3.5 5.0 4.1 4.3 2.4 5.3 5.2 .1 -4.0 -2.5 -6.8 6.6 -3.9 -6.4 -1.3 .6 -1.8 -2.2 7.6 -1.0 -7.7 -1.3 -1.9 -4.3 -4.2 -4.5 -3.9 -3.4 4.1 2.2 .6 .8 .2 .8 -3.4 1.1 1.1 -.1 -.9 -1.8 -2.2 -.9 -.9 -12.5 14.5 .0 -1.9 -2.2 -2.4 -4.0 1.3 -.5 -.9 -5.9 -6.4 -6.8 -6.0 -5.4 3.5 .5 140.6 148.1 138.5 145.8 164.1 141.4 142.1 132.9 131.6 109.0 NA 114.2 130.6 137.7 119.6 126.0 135.6 129.7 103.4 137.8 150.0 146.6 147.4 106.0 105.8 102.7 107.9 107.4 129.1 231.5 2.6 5.3 5.0 4.9 6.4 4.9 5.0 .6 -2 -1.0 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.7 -.5 1.9 2.0 7.7 14.4 -.9 -1.0 -.2 .2 -1.2 -4.8 -.4 -.5 -1.6 2.1 -8.7 -1.1 -.9 .2 .9 .7 .7 1.6 -5.8 1.6 -.9 14.6 20.8 2.0 -1.5 4.3 4.9 .0 10.4 6.1 -.9 -1.1 -.7 .1 -.1 .5 .3 7.5 .4 144.0 160.9 158.9 157.0 191.7 169.1 169.9 127.7 107.4 93.5 94.0 112.4 110.3 131.5 95.7 112.1 138.7 138.3 131.4 141.5 145.9 150.3 148.4 104.3 104.6 104.5 118.9 107.6 191.7 213.0 3.5 4.1 5.8 2.3 14.8 3.6 3.7 3.2 -.2 -5.4 -11.0 -3.2 .0 -1.7 1.8 .6 4.8 4.9 5.1 8.5 8.3 .5 .6 -1.8 -1.0 -1.4 -.7 -.6 -.6 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.9 .4 9.2 .7 .7 1.2 1.2 3.1 7.2 1.6 1.2 .0 2.5 2.5 -1.4 -1.5 -3.9 -3.6 11.5 .5 .2 -7.6 -8.0 -8.3 -7.7 -6.5 6.1 .4 Entertainment8 .................................................................... 160.6 1.8 .0 172.3 1.5 -5.6 165.1 2.5 -1.3 160.1 1.0 -1.0 Other goods and services 3 ................................................ Personal care 2.................................................................. 226.1 153.3 5.0 1.6 1.8 .6 237.0 160.7 5.2 5.2 1.6 .0 203.6 182.0 3.9 9.8 1.4 .8 224.4 133.4 6.7 -.7 .9 -.8 158.5 142.3 158.1 132.7 135.7 127.3 178.0 240.3 1.9 .9 1.9 .3 1.4 -1.5 2.9 2.7 .4 .6 .3 .8 1.3 -.1 .3 .3 156.9 140.2 162.0 126.6 133.9 118.0 175.6 243.9 2.1 .4 2.1 -.9 -.2 -1.9 3.5 2.5 .1 -.1 .8 -.9 -1.4 -.1 .3 .2 152.8 141.7 156.9 132.6 131.1 135.2 165.5 241.8 1.4 -.4 1.5 -1.5 -.3 -2.9 3.2 .8 1.1 .1 .6 -.2 1.5 -2.2 2.2 .0 152.4 137.3 151.5 129.6 137.6 115.0 171.4 221.1 2.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 2.5 -1.2 3.7 .9 .5 -.4 -.1 -.6 -1.9 1.9 1.4 .3 154.8 154.9 165.2 167.1 111.0 133.9 137.3 147.2 169.0 172.7 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 .8 .4 1.5 1.7 2.8 2.9 .6 .5 .6 .7 -1.1 .8 1.3 .8 .5 .4 151.7 152.7 164.1 164.8 105.2 128.7 136.7 148.4 164.7 169.6 1.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 -4.0 -.8 -.1 1.0 2.2 3.7 -.2 .1 .4 .3 -3.5 -.8 -1.2 -.2 -.2 .4 154.9 148.7 159.5 160.6 117.0 134.2 133.8 144.1 171.8 159.0 .3 1.4 1.6 1.5 .0 -1.4 -.1 .6 1.8 3.4 .9 1.2 .8 .8 6.3 -.1 1.4 1.0 2.5 2.4 151.5 150.0 158.9 161.2 106.7 130.8 138.9 144.6 165.3 167.6 1.9 2.5 2.7 3.2 -1.1 1.2 2.4 1.7 3.2 4.0 .3 .5 .9 1.2 -3.7 -.5 -1.6 -.9 1.5 1.5 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................. Commodities........................................................................ Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................. All items less medical care.................................................... All items less energy............................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Energy..................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care services...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 70 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Index Oct. 1997 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Pencent cha nge frorn— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Pericent cha nge 1 frorT— Aug. Oct. 1997 1996 Index Oct. 1997 Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1997 1996 Expenditure category .6 .5 .5 -1.7 -.1 -.1 3.2 1.4 .1 .4 1.2 162.6 162.2 162.5 185.7 153.0 153.8 136.3 191.0 156.2 165.1 167.9 1.4 1.3 .9 -.4 .1 .1 -3.1 2.7 4.1 2.0 2.6 .2 .2 .1 .8 -.4 -.3 .1 .1 .6 .4 .4 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 3.8 1.2 1.3 3.2 2.8 6.3 .8 .8 .8 .6 2.1 .7 .7 .4 1.0 .3 6.3 2.7 .6 7.2 -.2 -7.2 -8.6 -1.9 -7.7 -10.3 2.0 2.2 15.9 17.3 18.6 16.4 15.4 .1 1.0 .3 ,9 -.1 3.1 1.7 3.0 3.6 4.9 2.6 7.6 .8 .7 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 1.9 .3 166.6 194.3 179.1 186.1 265.8 184.6 185.4 115.0 113.2 100.5 99.6 126.5 123.1 123.9 121.9 126.3 130.3 126.6 125.8 123.3 134.7 155.7 148.4 102.8 102.7 102.3 105.1 103.9 190.3 246.6 2.3 3.4 4.4 3.6 9.7 3.0 2.9 .3 -.2 -8.8 -9.3 -2.8 2.4 .6 5.8 -2.6 3.1 3.3 4.9 3.4 3.7 1.0 .8 3.3 3.4 4.3 2.5 2.4 1.5 2.8 -.1 .3 -.1 .5 -3.3 .5 .5 -1.7 -2.7 3.0 3.2 .5 -4.1 -7.6 2.6 .2 5.5 6.1 9.3 7.5 3.6 1.4 1.0 .7 .6 .5 .2 1.2 2.9 .6 1.6 -.1 165.6 1.7 .9 237.4 168.1 5.9 -.4 2.6 .5 164.2 162.1 169.2 178.6 162.3 159.1 169.0 203.9 150.5 151.3 182.3 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.2 1.4 1.6 3.3 2.3 4.6 1.0 1.5 2.6 .7 16.1 .7 .7 .4 1.0 -.6 4.7 3.2 11.3 .5 10.6 11.1 -1.0 39.0 -1.6 -.1 -.4 -1.9 -1.6 -1.8 -1.1 -1.4 8.5 4.2 .0 1.0 .0 5.2 -.1 4.6 5.1 -2.3 16.9 2.9 -.3 -.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.8 -2.2 -2.4 6.4 .2 151.8 158.8 153.4 160.6 227.5 158.0 157.5 156.0 154.0 125.7 NA 125.8 154.5 168.2 145.1 123.0 120.6 115.3 126.5 112.0 102.3 142.1 139.0 111.6 109.7 107.9 107.2 109.9 208.7 229.9 2.1 -.5 146.8 Food and beverages........................................................... F o o d .................................................................................. Food at home................................................................. Cereals and bakery products 2 .................................... Meats poultry, fish, and eggs 2................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ............................................. Dairy products 2 ........................................................... Fruits and vegetables 2 3 .............................................. Other food at home 2................................................... Food away from hom e................................................... Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 149.5 149.5 156.9 170.8 145.5 148.6 146.1 186.8 152.5 137.7 147.3 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.7 2.3 2.3 1.5 2.9 3.0 3.6 1.5 Housing 3 ............................................................................. Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs 4 2 5 ......................................................... Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs 2 4 ................................................ Homeowners’ costs 4 2 5 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent re nt5............................................. Fuel and other utilities 3 .................................................... Fuels............................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 2 ....... Fuel o il2..................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 2 6 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) aa s....................................................... Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................. Apparel and upkeep............................................................ Apparel commodities 2 4 ................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2 .............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ......................................... Footwear2....................................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private transportation........................................................ Motor fu e l........................................................................ Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................... Public transportation 2 ....................................................... Medical care........................................................................ 128.2 139.4 145.9 137.2 247.3 139.2 139.1 112.6 110.0 NA NA 119.1 110.2 114.4 99.2 114.8 146.4 145.5 174.2 153.9 125.8 142.4 141.8 103.2 103.2 102.8 106.4 100.5 183.2 231.8 Entertainment8 .................................................................... 165.8 Other goods and services 3 ................................................ Personal care 2.................................................................. 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.7 4.2 4.7 -4.5 3.4 3.3 2.5 3.8 .7 .9 .9 -1.4 -.1 -.4 5.2 3.8 -.5 .8 -1.3 2.7 1.0 0.9 _ _ 192.7 121.4 5.2 -2.6 2.8 .7 231.4 164.0 2.8 -3.6 1.6 .7 146.3 139.5 149.5 133.6 139.0 125.1 154.7 232.4 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.4 5.0 -1.3 2.7 1.0 .7 .7 .8 1.6 -.3 1.1 .0 155.4 141.0 164.2 127.0 131.6 122.9 170.4 233.3 1.4 1.1 2.5 .1 .7 -.6 1.7 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 1.5 2.2 .7 .6 .3 168.1 146.3 162.6 133.6 134.6 128.3 191.2 253.5 2.3 1.1 1.4 .8 2.0 -1.9 3.1 3.1 .8 1.2 .2 2.1 2.7 .8 .5 .6 148.7 141.5 152.5 153.3 107.6 134.1 139.0 144.5 156.5 145.9 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.7 .7 2.4 4.6 3.9 2.4 2.5 .7 1.0 1.1 1.2 -1.1 .7 1.2 1.1 .9 1.3 155.2 152.3 159.2 158.9 124.5 129.9 136.2 148.8 172.4 166.3 1.4 1.5 .8 .6 10.0 .4 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 .9 .9 .7 .8 2.7 1.5 2.1 1.2 .5 .7 159.2 164.9 175.3 179.1 108.9 135.0 136.5 149.9 170.9 186.8 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.5 1.2 .9 2.0 1.7 2.7 3.1 1.1 .8 .9 1.1 -1.4 2.0 2.5 1.3 .7 .5 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................. Commodities........................................................................ Food and beverages......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Durables......................................................................... Services............................................................................... Medical care services....................................................... 0.8 168.1 478.5 1.4 146.3 466.9 2.3 _ 155.4 459.1 All items.................................................................................. All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )............................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter............................................................. All items less medical care.................................................... All items less energy............................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Energy..................................................................................... Commodities less fo o d ........................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................... Nondurables........................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................... Services less medical care services...................................... See footnotes at end of table. 71 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MDi • Group 111 Index PittsburghBeaver Valley, PA1 0 :ent nge n— Aug. 1997 Index Percent change from— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Index Pen:ent change frorn— Oct. Aug. 1996 1997 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Expenditure category All items.................................................................. All items (1967=100)............................................... 166.8 484.5 - - 151.3 450.0 - Food and beverages.............................................. Food.................................................................. Food at home................................................... Cereals and bakery products 2......................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 2........................ Meats, poultry, and fish................................ Dairy products 2 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables 2 3 ................................. Other food at home 2...................................... Food away from home...................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................ 154.3 153.3 159.4 188.4 147.4 148.3 132.3 177.8 162.3 139.7 170.5 .2 .3 -.4 3.1 -1.5 -1.3 -4.9 -6.0 4.7 2.0 .1 -.8 -.8 -1.3 -.9 -.7 -.5 -.8 -7.3 1.8 .2 .3 153.0 151.4 149.6 163.2 137.5 139.5 145.2 146.9 162.4 156.1 169.6 2.5 2.4 1.5 2.8 -.5 -.1 .6 -7.2 10.1 4.4 4.0 Housing 3 .............................................................. Shelter................................................................ Renters’ costs 4 2 5 ........................................... Rent, residential............................................. Other renters’ costs 2 4.................................... Homeowners’ costs 4 2 5 .................................... Owners’ equivalent rent5................................ Fuel and other utilities3....................................... Fuels................................................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities2 Fuel o il2...................................................... Other household fuel commodities2 6............ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).... Electricity..................................................... Utility (piped) gas.......................................... Household furnishings and operation 3.................. Apparel and upkeep............................................... Apparel commodities2 4 ...................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel2................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel2 ............................. Footwear2........................................................ Transportation....................................................... Private transportation........................................... Motor fuel......................................................... Gasoline........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular........................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ..................... Gasoline, unleaded premium......................... Public transportation 2 .......................................... Medical care.......................................................... 169.9 202.4 197.7 177.0 325.0 177.8 178.7 130.4 118.6 95.9 90.0 NA 136.0 148.1 120.7 118.8 106.8 101.4 128.5 75.8 122.5 154.5 152.8 108.5 107.2 107.3 105.5 101.6 179.3 244.4 2.5 3.2 3.5 2.2 5.2 3.1 3.2 2.3 1.7 -11.7 -11.7 3.8 .0 11.9 -1.3 -1.9 -2.2 2.8 -4.9 -5.2 .3 .1 2.1 3.1 4.0 2.4 2.4 1.2 .8 -.4 .8 2.2 .3 4.8 .4 .4 -3.7 -6.3 1.5 1.5 -7.3 -10.5 -.6 -2.6 7.6 8.4 -2.9 24.9 3.1 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 .7 3.3 .0 143.7 152.3 154.2 152.9 197.8 160.3 160.8 142.0 135.0 109.6 77.9 150.1 139.5 137.7 140.1 122.4 140.9 137.1 122.5 158.1 119.1 134.8 135.1 107.1 107.8 105.4 117.4 107.9 129.1 222.1 1.6 2.3 3.0 1.9 5.0 2.0 2.0 .6 1.4 -5.1 -15.8 -.5 1.6 .0 2.9 .4 1.7 1.7 -4.4 6.5 1.7 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 4.3 -.3 .5 Entertainment8 ..................................................... 178.7 2.1 2.4 165.5 1.2 .1 154.2 -.8 1.1 Other goods and services 3 .................................... Personal care 2.................................................... Commodity and service group All items.................................................................. Commodities.......................................................... Food and beverages........................................... Commodities less food and beverages................. Nondurables less food and beverages............... Durables.......................................................... Services................................................................ Medical care services.......................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................... All items less medical care....................................... All items less energy............................................... All items less food and energy.................................. Energy..................................................................... Commodities less food............................................. Nondurables less foo d............................................. Nondurables............................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 ................................... Services less medical care sen/ices.......................... 239.0 194.6 5.0 5.0 1.2 -.5 220.8 121.8 4.2 3.0 -.3 -.8 236.5 162.8 5.8 3.5 1.8 3.7 166.8 138.9 154.3 127.7 125.2 129.0 199.8 253.5 1.6 -.1 .2 -.3 .2 -1.4 2.8 1.0 .5 .6 -.8 1.8 2.7 .1 .5 .0 151.3 139.8 153.0 131.0 138.3 122.8 165.5 218.6 2.2 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.7 .6 2.3 .7 .2 .8 1.7 .0 -.2 .4 -.3 .0 159.5 142.7 162.2 129.7 131.0 125.5 176.5 222.4 3.4 1.6 2.7 .7 2.5 -2.1 4.7 2.0 .9 .6 .7 .5 .8 .0 1.0 .6 157.3 163.5 174.6 181.2 112.9 129.5 128.0 140.6 179.4 195.8 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 -.2 .2 .2 2.3 2.9 .4 .6 .9 1.3 -3.4 1.7 2.6 .7 .0 .5 151.4 148.5 155.8 156.9 120.1 132.8 140.4 145.9 158.2 161.9 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 .5 .3 .4 .0 -1.4 .0 -.2 .8 .3 -.2 152.5 157.1 163.8 164.1 129.0 131.0 132.5 147.4 159.6 173.9 1.7 3.4 3.3 3.5 4.2 1.0 2.8 2.6 1.7 4.9 .6 .9 .7 .7 2.6 .4 .6 .8 .4 1.1 1.6 1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 This index series will no longer appear after December, 1997 below the U.S. city average level. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997 for the U.S. city average. See Table X for a comparable index series. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 0.5 Oct. 1997 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA 9 2.2 0.2 Oct. 1997 159.5 485.5 - - 1.7 1.9 2.3 .3 .7 .6 5.0 4.6 2.8 1.0 -.1 162.2 162.9 167.0 182.8 152.9 148.7 156.5 202.3 156.1 156.2 156.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 4.7 .1 1.1 -4.7 5.9 3.7 3.2 4.2 .7 .9 1.0 -1.0 -.5 -.1 4.8 7.8 -3.5 .8 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 -5.6 .3 -14.6 .5 .5 -1.8 -3.4 .9 3.5 .0 -3.5 .0 -6.1 -.6 -1.6 -1.7 5.2 -7.4 6.2 2.3 1.5 .9 .9 .7 1.7 .9 21.8 -.8 165.2 180.0 174.2 190.0 222.5 169.3 169.3 149.0 155.4 160.9 107.1 174.7 155.2 175.9 132.0 120.6 121.7 117.2 118.6 88.5 159.3 135.8 131.7 114.2 113.1 110.6 108.4 113.4 191.5 220.9 5.8 7.0 6.9 7.2 4.5 6.9 7.1 2.4 2.9 2.7 -11.7 3.7 2.9 -.1 9.5 2.6 -.9 -1.3 .0 -2.4 8.4 -.5 -.3 5.4 6.2 6.3 5.7 6.1 -2.2 2.9 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 .5 1.3 1.4 .1 .0 .7 -.6 .8 -.1 -.1 .0 1.6 -2.7 -3.0 1.6 -7.9 -.9 .7 .9 4.9 5.2 5.7 4.2 4.6 -1.6 .2 - 3.4 0.9 8 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 9 Indexes for the cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco will no longer be published on a monthly basis starting in January, 1998. Beginning in February, 1998 they will be published on a bi-monthly basis. 1 0 Indexes for the cities of Pittsburgh and St. Louis will no longer be published on a bi-monthly basis after December, 1997. Beginning in July, 1998 they will be published semi-annually, each January and July. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 72 ! Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items itherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1913 1914 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 - _ _ - - - - 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 _ _ - - 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 _ _ - - 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 _ _ - - 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 - 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 _ _ - - 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 _ - - - 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 _ 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 73 Percent change from previous Dec. 2nd half - Annual avg. 9.9 10.0 Annual avg. 1.0 2.0 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 1.0 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 - 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 - - 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 _ « - - - - 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 _ - 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 - 10.8 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 - - 102.9 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 i 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 130.4 136.2 140.5 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 1995 1996 1997 150.3 154.4 159.1 150.9 154.9 159.6 151.4 155.7 160.0 151.9 156.3 160.2 152.2 156.6 160.1 152.5 156.7 160.3 152.5 157.0 160.5 152.9 157.3 160.8 153.2 157.8 161.2 153.7 158.3 161.6 153.6 158.6 - 144.2 144.4 - Data not available. 74 Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.5 158.6 - 151.5 155.8 159.9 153.2 157.9 - 152.4 156.9 - 2.5 3.3 - 2.8 3.0 - - - _ - - - - - » _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Oct. December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 115.4 109.3 114.8 105.7 103.1 111.0 101.5 109.5 122.2 128.5 112.3 124.6 132.7 129.0 120.5 113.5 120.6 109.0 106.9 116.3 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 116.2 132.1 141.9 136.2 126.1 118.2 127.2 112.6 112.0 117.1 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 119.0 138.6 154.1 145.1 133.8 126.0 133.9 121.1 125.8 123.0 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 122.2 150.0 169.3 154.5 137.9 127.5 137.3 121.5 124.5 127.2 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 127.8 153.7 182.8 164.1 141.9 130.1 139.5 124.3 127.4 128.7 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 131.4 159.2 195.6 172.8 145.8 132.0 143.3 125.1 126.5 129.7 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 134.9 166.9 207.1 181.6 149.7 135.1 147.2 127.6 128.1 127.2 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 135.9 171.1 218.2 188.9 153.5 137.0 150.3 128.9 128.8 127.1 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 138.6 176.3 227.8 197.3 158.6 141.4 156.6 132.1 133.7 126.5 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 143.4 184.1 235.0 205.0 161.6 142.4 158.7 132.5 135.8 131.2 141.3 127.8 181.0 185.0 146.4 186.9 240.5 212.7 115.5 113.2 116.6 114.3 106.0 103.7 102.1 109.1 124.6 121.0 88.3 119.2 120.4 113.5 82.0 124.4 120.4 118.1 121.6 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 125.8 123.5 127.1 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 133.7 131.5 135.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 138.1 135.0 139.3 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 142.5 139.1 143.4 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 146.4 142.7 147.2 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 150.2 146.3 150.8 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 154.2 149.6 154.3 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 159.0 154.7 159.6 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 162.2 156.9 162.4 157.4 133.8 137.4 142.5 147.4 189.8 175.5 111.5 168.3 170.8 142.7 105.7 186.7 114.8 114.7 112.8 116.8 116.1 105.8 126.7 106.3 117.0 113.1 113.2 121.1 120.3 110.3 111.9 110.4 108.5 102.0 105.0 101.8 108.1 112.9 115.1 113.1 108.2 114.3 118.1 111.4 112.1 107.8 107.7 110.8 103.8 133.3 110.0 146.2 85.5 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 124.1 128.7 126.3 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 112.4 107.0 111.9 120.8 125.4 109.6 96.9 114.7 115.9 108.5 113.1 127.1 131.0 131.5 113.3 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.7 139.0 137.5 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 123.4 113.9 118.8 123.4 133.3 117.2 105.0 123.7 121.9 115.9 119.5 127.8 130.4 130.2 121.1 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 139.0 147.2 141.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.1 124.9 130.2 131.5 146.6 136.8 122.9 142.5 144.4 134.9 131.6 129.7 130.6 133.2 123.0 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.7 154.2 147.6 131.6 13«_.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 137.7 124.1 129.9 127.5 145.3 128.5 108.6 136.1 137.3 127.7 132.7 130.2 129.9 134.8 122.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.2 157.7 154.9 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 139.2 126.5 129.9 129.1 148.6 127.4 104.8 139.5 134.9 125.8 133.0 133.7 135.4 136.9 126.6 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 155.8 163.2 158.0 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 142.7 127.2 133.3 137.6 154.3 133.1 117.1 145.8 137.1 129.9 136.4 141.1 141.3 146.8 130.9 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 163.0 169.2 163.1 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 140.3 126.9 131.7 135.8 153.0 130.1 114.8 138.8 134.8 128.8 137.3 140.4 139.4 143.2 138.9 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 170.3 171.6 168.0 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 141.7 124.4 129.1 133.4 156.5 139.6 130.2 146.2 144.2 136.8 141.4 146.3 144.8 150.2 143.1 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 179.3 178.8 178.1 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 146.3 131.6 133.9 139.1 159.2 155.4 161.5 156.0 157.4 150.3 146.2 157.8 158.2 161.5 152.3 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 158.7 158.2 159.0 178.4 170.0 154.1 188.4 150.4 182.0 186.0 184.1 179.2 179.4 148.9 149.6 145.2 137.1 117.0 141.6 124.8 130.4 139.2 161.0 157.4 167.1 155.3 159.8 152.1 149.3 155.6 156.6 155.9 156.9 178.4 129.7 202.0 135.9 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................................... Commodities.................................................................................. Food and beverages................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................................ Nondurables less food and beverages...................................... Apparel commodities 1............................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel....................... Durables................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................ Rent of shelter2.......................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter12 .................................. Transportation services............................................................... Medical care services.................................................................. Other services............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food............................................................................ All items less shelter........................................................................ All items less homeowners’ costs 12 ................................................ All items less medical care............................................................... Commodities less food..................................................................... Nondurables less food...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel.................................................. Nondurables.................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................................... Services less medical care services................................................. Energy............................................................................................. All items less energy........................................................................ All items less food and energy...................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities......................... Energy commodities................................................................. Services less energy services...................................................... Expenditure category Food and beverages........................................................................ Food............................................................................................. Food at home............................................................................. Cereals and bakery products.................................................... Cereals and cereal products................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes............................................ Cereal.................................................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ................................................... Bakery products..................................................................... White bread......................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins............... ....... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.................................... Other bakery products......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish .......................................................... Meats................................................................................... Beef and veal.................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ...................................... Chuck roast1 .................................................................. Round roast1.................................................................. Round steak 1................................................................. Sirloin steak 1.................................................................. Other beef and veal1 ...................................................... Pork .................................................................................. Bacon............................................................................ . Chops ............................................................................ Ham ............................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1....................................... Other meats...................................................................... Poultry................................................................................. Fresh whole chicken......................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts......................................... Other poultry 1 .............................................................. ..... Fish and seafood................................................................. Canned fish and seafood .................................................. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 ................................. Eaas...................................................................................... ..... *............................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 75 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Oct. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Dairy products................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................... Fresh whole m ilk ....................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1.................................................... Processed dairy products 1 .......................................................... Cheese ....................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................... 106.7 105.0 104.8 105.3 108.8 107.0 111.0 109.9 111.4 109.9 110.1 109.5 113.3 112.6 114.8 112.1 122.9 122.6 123.0 122.0 123.7 126.9 123.1 113.4 126.7 125.6 126.0 124.9 128.4 132.7 128.5 113.4 127.4 125.3 125.5 124.9 130.2 135.1 130.1 113.7 129.1 128.4 127.8 129.1 130.4 135.4 130.6 113.5 130.2 131.1 130.6 131.8 129.8 134.6 131.5 111.4 131.6 132.0 131.1 133.2 131.8 136.0 136.1 111.9 135.0 134.5 133.7 135.4 136.2 139.0 139.7 121.4 148.6 149.9 148.3 151.8 147.9 150.1 150.5 136.2 145.7 145.3 143.7 147.4 146.8 146.5 151.0 139.7 Fruits and vegetables 3................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................................ Apples ..................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................................... Potatoes.................................................................................. Lettuce ............................................................ ....................... Tomatoes................................................................................ Other fresh vegetables .......................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................................. Processed fruits 1....................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 .................................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ........................................................ Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................................. 123.4 133.2 126.3 103.6 107.4 126.3 140.4 140.2 103.8 272.7 139.3 126.3 110.0 112.3 112.1 111.5 107.3 111.5 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 154.8 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 121.9 124.4 126.2 115.9 118.9 116.3 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 179.7 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.9 125.2 126.3 119.6 124.8 124.6 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 195.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 131.6 134.6 137.4 122.5 128.1 128.5 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 213.1 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.7 131.5 131.8 128.5 127.6 129.3 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 215.3 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 131.4 134.8 135.3 130.7 127.3 130.2 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 249.3 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 133.2 133.7 133.4 132.9 132.8 135.4 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 260.8 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 133.8 133.3 132.6 133.8 134.7 136.5 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 264.5 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 137.5 138.1 137.2 139.0 137.1 140.4 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 312.9 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 146.2 147.3 147.4 144.8 145.1 143.7 188.5 217.7 242.6 194.0 150.7 259.1 282.0 192.8 181.6 223.4 195.9 190.9 147.2 148.4 147.7 148.4 145.9 147.6 105.7 120.7 125.4 128.5 127.3 126.6 132.1 134.4 136.2 146.5 145.8 Other food at hom e........................................................................ Sugar and sweets......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and o ils ................................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................................... Coffee......................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1................................................... Other prepared fo o d .................................................................... Canned and packaged so u p ..................................................... Frozen prepared fo o d ............................................................... Snacks ....................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .............. 110.0 111.0 102.0 114.7 107.7 104.8 103.3 110.5 112.4 115.0 118.9 119.0 115.7 113.2 112.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 119.4 118.5 107.8 104.6 116.9 115.5 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 119.8 120.1 121.1 114.8 123.6 121.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 120.2 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 127.9 125.2 126.4 118.1 129.8 131.0 113.1 110.8 117.4 126.5 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 135.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 136.0 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 129.7 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 140.2 128.3 132.1 119.3 137.3 128.4 112.3 113.7 105.4 132.3 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 142.9 130.9 133.3 120.6 138.4 129.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 131.6 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 147.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 139.1 134.2 131.7 115.2 172.7 132.8 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 152.4 140.5 138.5 127.9 142.7 137.5 129.5 118.5 156.1 135.9 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 155.4 143.6 144.7 132.2 149.7 140.7 126.9 118.0 145.6 139.6 158.9 184.9 146.2 151.7 163.9 160.9 149.0 148.2 135.1 153.4 141.7 136.6 118.8 177.8 141.8 162.5 189.7 145.6 156.2 169.7 163.9 Food away from hom e...................................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................................ Dinner1............................................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................. 118.9 118.6 118.7 119.4 124.1 124.0 123.9 124.6 129.8 130.2 129.1 130.6 135.7 136.1 134.3 137.8 139.6 140.2 137.9 142.0 141.6 142.3 139.9 144.1 144.3 145.1 142.4 146.7 147.1 147.7 145.3 149.6 150.4 151.1 148.5 153.0 155.0 155.6 152.7 158.7 158.2 158.9 155.8 161.8 Alcoholic beverages............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le ................................................................................... W ine................................................................................................. Distilled spirits................................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from hom e............................................. 115.4 112.0 111.5 106.1 114.8 125.8 119.9 114.6 114.6 107.8 117.0 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 111.6 122.1 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 114.5 128.1 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 130.5 139.9 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 132.4 141.8 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 133.1 143.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 131.3 144.2 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 133.4 145.5 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 141.7 148.5 185.6 163.7 149.7 147.2 147.0 152.2 191.2 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 76 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Oct. December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Housing 3 ................................................................................................. Shelter.................................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 2 .............................................................................. Rent, residential .............................................................................. Other renters’ costs 1 ..................................................................... Lodging while out of to w n ........................................................... Lodging while at school2 ............................................................ Tenants’ insurance 1 .................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 2 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ............................................................... Household insurance 1 2 ................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1............................................................ Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 ........... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................ Fuel and other utilities 3 ....................................................................... Fuels.................................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................ Fuel o il.......................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 4 .......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Electricity...................................................................................... Utility (piped) g a s.......................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 ...................................................................... Local charges 1 ............................................................................. Interstate toll c a lls........................................................................ Intrastate toll c a lls ........................................................................ Water and sewerage maintenance................................................ Cable television 6............................................................................. Refuse collection 5 .......................................................................... 115.6 123.7 129.1 125.6 124.1 121.5 136.5 122.5 128.0 128.0 126.2 113.3 116.6 109.1 102.2 105.7 102.0 95.1 80.5 79.2 102.6 100.9 107.3 91.9 120.9 115.7 138.9 74.0 103.6 128.0 127.9 136.1 120.2 129.3 134.1 130.1 130.0 127.0 145.5 126.6 134.0 134.1 130.6 115.8 118.4 112.4 104.8 109.5 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 125.5 117.2 145.2 70.9 99.2 135.8 141.4 146.9 124.9 135.6 140.1 135.5 137.2 133.8 156.3 129.7 140.9 141.0 134.0 119.5 122.2 115.8 109.4 111.7 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 128.2 116.9 146.0 70.0 96.6 144.7 146.8 161.1 130.5 142.7 149.5 141.1 157.0 154.9 166.1 131.6 147.5 147.7 136.5 123.8 128.9 116.8 111.7 111.5 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 132.7 116.4 147.5 67.4 94.5 153.7 166.1 176.9 135.0 148.2 155.8 145.2 169.7 168.0 175.8 134.4 153.0 153.2 140.0 128.1 131.4 123.7 116.3 119.7 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 140.2 120.5 155.0 68.3 93.1 165.7 180.4 197.3 138.5 152.5 160.2 148.6 176.7 174.3 188.6 138.3 157.5 157.8 144.3 129.3 135.2 121.3 117.5 114.5 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 143.6 120.1 155.7 67.4 90.9 176.7 187.0 214.0 142.3 157.1 164.4 151.9 183.3 181.0 193.8 142.8 162.5 162.8 149.0 127.6 130.8 123.5 119.1 117.0 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 148.8 122.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 185.2 200.1 225.2 145.4 161.8 168.2 155.7 186.2 183.3 201.9 148.7 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 121.1 121.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 150.6 123.1 156.7 75.7 90.2 193.0 194.9 236.4 149.7 167.4 173.2 159.6 194.2 191.2 210.6 152.0 174.0 174.3 158.3 136.6 142.1 129.1 120.6 125.6 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 153.9 124.6 160.7 75.8 86.8 198.6 202.8 243.3 154.0 172.3 179.1 164.0 203.8 201.0 219.0 155.8 178.8 179.1 162.4 141.5 148.0 132.6 126.5 126.7 129.4 117.1 110.3 106.5 146.8 122.8 128.7 115.0 159.1 127.2 162.1 78.6 92.1 205.5 218.6 247.8 157.7 177.8 187.7 168.2 225.4 223.8 229.8 160.8 183.3 183.6 166.9 144.7 153.4 132.7 125.7 127.5 130.8 117.4 95.3 92.1 126.5 125.1 132.0 115.4 162.5 127.3 163.7 75.1 93.9 213.2 232.8 252.6 Household furnishings and operation 3 ............................................... Housefurnishings 1 ............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings 1 .............................................................. Furniture and bedding.................................................................... Bedroom furniture......................................................................... Sofas 1 .......................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 ................................................... Other furniture 1 ............................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ................................ Video and audio products 1......................................................... Televisions................................................................................. Video products other than televisions 1 6 ................................. Audio products 1 ........................................................................ Major household appliances 1 4 ................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................... Laundry equipment.................................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ............. Information processing equipment6 ........................................... Other housefurnishings 1 2 ............................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1........................................ Clocks, lamps, and decor item s.................................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ........ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1................ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 ...................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 7 ......................................... Housekeeping supplies..................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ......................... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ............................. Housekeeping services 1................................................................... Postage............................................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair1...................................................... Gardening and other household services 14............... ................. 107.3 103.3 108.0 111.5 115.8 116.0 109.4 105.5 89.5 83.9 77.9 116.6 110.6 105.9 114.3 115.4 121.3 116.9 113.0 109.7 90.1 82.7 76.8 100.0 91.9 102.4 102.0 107.0 101.9 100.0 121.6 111.7 105.5 113.9 113.8 118.8 116.1 112.5 107.9 88.5 82.3 75.8 95.1 94.3 101.0 103.3 105.9 98.5 92.7 127.1 113.7 106.1 116.7 115.1 117.2 116.6 118.7 110.0 86.4 79.3 73.1 86.1 93.3 100.7 102.3 107.2 97.4 90.3 135.5 116.3 107.1 118.9 116.2 122.0 117.3 116.1 109.7 84.9 78.7 72.3 81.4 95.0 98.6 100.6 105.6 94.5 86.6 139.3 118.2 108.7 116.7 121.4 129.5 121.3 120.3 113.9 83.5 77.3 71.4 78.6 93.6 99.1 101.3 106.3 94.7 81.3 143.4 120.3 110.3 124.4 125.8 136.3 119.5 129.6 117.4 82.8 76.7 70.2 77.0 94.0 100.6 105.8 107.1 94.8 75.1 147.2 120.8 110.3 119.9 127.8 133.7 127.4 130.2 120.8 81.8 75.1 69.2 71.9 93.1 104.2 111.0 110.6 97.1 68.3 150.8 123.8 111.1 120.5 133.2 136.8 140.5 137.9 122.7 78.6 72.2 66.4 67.1 90.7 102.3 108.9 109.8 94.5 61.0 154.3 125.0 111.0 119.7 134.5 141.5 143.0 136.4 121.6 77.1 70.6 62.9 66.7 90.2 103.7 111.3 113.2 93.8 53.9 159.6 125.4 110.1 119.1 134.9 142.0 142.7 139.2 121.0 74.3 68.1 60.6 61.9 88.2 101.5 108.0 113.4 90.7 48.9 162.4 115.3 102.8 106.2 104.2 114.6 105.9 109.0 103.9 119.8 112.8 111.0 100.7 128.6 112.6 112.4 102.6 126.2 117.8 120.2 102.6 128.8 120.3 121.9 102.7 132.1 118.2 122.9 106.5 132.6 117.8 123.5 107.0 138.8 122.1 119.3 107.8 142.2 117.0 120.4 110.4 142.2 118.6 125.7 110.5 98.4 100.0 97.2 - - - 112.5 116.8 109.4 110.6 111.4 110.2 117.6 104.9 117.0 121.7 115.7 113.0 115.9 125.1 120.8 109.2 123.6 127.3 122.1 120.9 117.6 125.1 123.1 113.2 96.3 100.0 127.5 132.4 126.7 122.8 122.3 125.1 127.3 117.7 95.9 107.0 129.8 138.0 127.1 123.7 129.4 145.3 132.8 120.2 96.9 113.0 129.5 137.4 127.3 123.0 134.3 145.3 142.0 126.1 93.6 110.0 131.9 137.2 130.2 127.6 137.2 145.3 145.6 128.4 91.6 114.1 132.9 139.3 130.5 128.3 139.1 145.3 147.1 129.2 88.3 115.6 139.8 141.4 144.3 133.3 145.3 160.3 153.6 131.6 89.7 116.4 141.4 145.3 145.3 133.1 150.1 160.3 159.0 138.4 89.9 107.8 143.3 146.5 146.2 136.6 153.3 160.3 161.5 140.0 1995 1996 1997 Expenditure category - 92.3 98.8 100.4 102.7 97.2 - See footnotes at end of table. 77 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Oct. 1987 Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep....................................................... Apparel commodities 1................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear........................... Men’s and boys’ ..................................................... Men’s ................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................. Furnishings and special clothing........................ Shirts 1............................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers.......................... Boys’ ................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................ . Women’s .............................................................. Coats and jackets.............................................. Dresses ............................................................. Separates and sportswear1............................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Suits 1................................................................ Girls’ .................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ .............................................. Other apparel commodities 1................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 4 .............. Watches and jewelry 4 ......................................... Watches 4 ......................................................... Jewelry 4 ........................................................... Footwear.................................................................. Men’s ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ...................................................... Women’s ............................................................... Apparel services 1....................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 ........................................... Transportation................................................................ Private......................................................................... New vehicles............................................................ New cars............................................................... Subcompact new cars 14 ...................................... Compact new cars 14 .......................................... Intermediate new cars 14 ..................................... Full-size new cars 1 4 ........................................... Luxury new cars 1 4 .............................................. New trucks 5........................................................... New motorcycles 4 ................................................. Used cars................................................................. Motor fuel................................................................. Gasoline ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 ............................ Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Automobile maintenance and repair.......................... Body w ork.............................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 .............. Maintenance and servicing..................................... Power plant repair1 ............................................... Other private transportation 1 .................................... Other private transportation commodities 1............. Motor oil, coolant, and other products.................. Automobile parts and equipment......................... Tires.................................................................. Other parts and equipment1.............................. Other private transportation services 1.................... Automobile insurance.......................................... Automobile finance charges 1............................... Automobile fees 1 ................................................ Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1.................................... Other automobile-related fees 1.......................... Public transportation.................................................... Airline fares.............................................................. Other intercity transportation..................................... Intracity public transportation.................................... 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 112.7 111.0 111.7 110.7 111.6 111.7 110.1 115.3 109.4 107.2 112.6 113.0 104.0 119.9 116.8 108.0 114.1 110.2 114.5 111.3 102.7 109.7 103.4 111.5 107.2 111.4 110.0 102.4 121.4 122.5 120.4 118.0 116.3 116.8 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 122.6 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 119.3 114.3 120.1 117.3 117.3 119.1 109.2 117.6 107.9 120.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 126.7 129.1 124.4 119.2 117.1 117.6 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 122.9 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 118.7 116.3 117.4 116.1 115.3 122.8 111.2 121.5 107.7 125.5 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 131.3 134.1 128.6 125.3 123.0 123.8 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 127.9 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 126.0 121.3 131.2 120.2 125.6 130.8 118.8 129.4 110.4 134.9 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 140.2 141.3 139.5 129.6 127.2 128.2 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 133.1 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 131.2 124.1 144.5 130.8 129.2 135.4 121.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 144.9 145.5 144.5 131.4 128.7 129.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 134.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 129.5 125.0 145.8 133.5 130.7 138.9 122.9 138.2 112.7 145.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 149.7 150.2 149.5 132.6 129.7 130.3 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.8 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 133.3 126.8 152.1 129.1 127.1 140.5 121.3 140.6 118.7 146.8 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 153.8 155.0 152.9 130.5 127.2 127.9 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 127.3 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 128.6 128.2 152.5 128.2 131.3 146.5 121.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 156.4 157.8 155.1 130.6 127.1 127.7 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 132.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 124.9 130.7 144.8 128.7 128.7 148.6 132.3 147.7 130.6 152.6 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 157.7 159.1 156.6 130.3 126.5 126.6 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 134.5 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 124.7 132.6 139.1 125.0 126.9 141.6 127.8 140.3 122.6 145.4 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 161.5 164.8 158.2 134.9 131.2 131.4 133.1 136.1 141.1 133.1 138.4 131.0 120.4 128.3 128.8 133.7 112.3 129.6 136.2 157.1 125.8 126.2 145.5 126.2 145.4 125.6 151.0 130.6 132.8 134.3 126.3 163.7 166.8 160.8 107.6 106.5 116.4 116.6 101.9 101.4 100.5 103.2 104.1 114.3 104.1 116.3 82.0 81.8 80.8 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 104.1 102.5 101.9 105.8 109.5 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 105.1 104.7 105.6 109.0 111.7 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 127.2 125.1 124.3 123.5 105.5 106.5 107.3 110.6 114.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6 109.8 109.0 111.2 114.7 117.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 112.8 109.8 113.5 116.6 121.8 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 85.3 116.9 120.7 84.7 121.5 126.3 89.9 126.9 133.9 118.7 132.5 138.5 101.4 138.4 141.9 103.2 143.2 145.8 132.1 128.6 135.6 134.2 116.7 113.3 115.9 120.1 124.0 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 147.7 150.0 137.1 134.9 140.1 138.5 120.6 118.2 119.8 122.4 127.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 151.9 155.7 139.1 136.6 142.8 140.7 122.9 120.1 121.5 123.9 130.2 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 155.7 161.2 145.2 141.7 145.4 143.0 124.0 124.0 122.5 126.4 133.6 151.5 162.4 155.6 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 160.6 168.6 144.5 140.9 143.3 140.6 121.4 121.8 121.2 123.1 130.4 151.1 164.0 147.9 106.7 106.5 104.5 111.0 107.5 163.9 175.0 118.3 115.0 116.8 123.8 97.5 100.5 96.7 93.2 104.3 129.2 149.4 90.3 124.4 123.4 118.8 121.4 132.5 100.3 110.1 98.9 96.9 105.1 139.3 162.0 97.8 131.3 129.6 122.5 127.3 139.0 102.3 109.8 101.1 99.1 107.3 146.9 171.5 102.0 138.8 136.7 127.0 133.1 146.7 103.8 117.5 102.0 99.0 109.4 156.3 184.4 102.0 152.6 142.1 133.8 139.5 152.0 105.3 118.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 162.5 199.1 94.8 156.9 148.3 136.6 145.7 155.5 104.7 118.1 103.0 100.8 109.5 167.1 212.2 81.6 166.7 154.1 139.4 151.2 159.0 103.3 118.8 101.4 99.4 107.7 171.8 222.8 77.0 170.3 159.8 141.3 156.2 167.6 104.3 126.0 101.9 101.6 106.3 182.4 230.4 94.7 176.5 163.0 144.2 161.2 172.4 105.2 130.0 102.4 101.8 107.3 188.3 240.2 96.6 177.6 167.6 148.2 166.6 176.0 105.2 132.0 102.3 101.8 107.0 192.7 249.3 94.7 179.3 171.0 151.1 169.2 178.4 104.3 131.6 101.4 98.8 108.3 196.0 253.9 91.7 188.8 119.9 129.6 122.1 123.9 127.8 119.8 127.2 136.2 126.5 128.0 136.9 123.3 135.4 143.1 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 158.7 147.4 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 165.4 149.5 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 175.6 158.9 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 179.8 162.0 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 180.6 173.7 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 183.7 172.8 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 183.9 176.0 189.9 204.7 155.2 174.7 187.4 191.5 190.9 205.5 155.5 176.7 - - See footnotes at end of table. 78 - - - - Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Oct. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 133.1 134.9 145.7 105.4 127.2 121.1 132.7 131.8 133.4 132.1 105.3 104.5 135.9 107.1 117.4 112.6 121.4 120.8 122.1 106.3 106.8 103.4 110.6 108.0 116.3 112.5 124.3 101.7 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 - - - - - 117.0 122.8 117.5 126.5 126.6 126.6 111.0 111.1 108.3 115.6 112.4 123.0 117.7 130.0 109.1 130.7 129.1 121.6 132.4 131.6 133.3 113.3 113.6 110.4 119.5 115.1 127.2 122.9 138.8 113.5 145.4 134.6 125.2 138.5 137.8 139.4 115.3 115.9 112.0 122.3 116.8 129.0 127.4 146.3 119.1 159.7 139.9 129.6 147.3 151.1 144.0 119.6 117.6 118.3 123.9 118.1 130.1 129.6 152.7 123.2 175.4 143.8 131.9 152.8 157.2 149.0 119.7 120.1 116.5 125.2 121.1 132.9 128.3 158.3 126.0 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 189.2 147.8 134.4 158.2 164.0 153.1 120.0 120.0 117.1 126.9 122.9 135.2 129.5 163.9 130.1 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 199.7 151.2 136.8 163.9 172.2 156.4 123.8 124.7 120.0 126.3 121.8 130.9 130.8 168.3 129.3 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 209.2 156.2 140.7 173.6 185.3 162.8 123.1 124.8 118.7 128.9 123.0 133.4 135.4 174.6 132.3 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 160.8 144.1 178.2 190.8 166.7 123.0 124.9 118.4 133.2 126.4 132.9 142.6 180.5 131.4 235.8 215.6 249.0 146.4 173.9 173.3 240.5 216.8 223.9 229.1 141.9 152.2 280.2 102.3 101.7 227.2 103.2 163.1 144.3 179.4 191.0 168.7 121.8 123.6 117.3 133.5 126.2 134.5 143.2 184.9 131.7 107.0 128.4 105.0 101.7 113.2 133.3 109.8 105.1 121.9 146.0 119.6 109.6 128.6 153.6 125.4 116.2 134.9 161.0 132.4 120.6 141.5 167.3 139.2 124.3 152.8 170.3 144.7 127.9 156.7 177.1 151.8 131.2 160.4 186.4 156.3 136.3 167.1 193.8 165.5 141.3 172.0 200.4 170.8 144.1 132.1 137.0 116.5 115.0 141.3 149.9 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 150.5 142.8 229.4 250.2 153.3 144.5 Expenditure category Medical care.................................................................................... Medical care commodities.............................................................. Prescription drugs....................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4.............................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.......................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies...................... Medical care services.................................................................... Professional medical services...................................................... Physicians’ services.................................................................. Dental services......................................................................... Eye care 4................................................................................. Sen/ices by other medical professionals 4................................. Hospital and related services....................................................... Hospital services 9 .................................................................... Inpatient hospital services 9 .................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 ................................................. Nursing home services 9 ........................................................... Entertainment1 ................................................................................ Entertainment commodities 1 ......................................................... Reading materials....................................................................... Newspapers 1............................................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ......................................... Sporting goods and equipment.................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles.............................................. Other sporting goods................................................................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 .................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ...................................... Photographic supplies and equipment....................................... Pet supplies and expense......................................................... Entertainment services 1................................................................ Club memberships 1 4 .................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 4 ............................................................. Admissions.................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4................................................ Other entertainment services 14.................................................. Other goods and services 3 .............................................................. Tobacco and smoking products..................................................... Personal care................................................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products..................... Personal care services................................................................ Beauty parlor services for females 1 ......................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1............................................................. Personal and educational expenses 1............................................. School books and supplies......................................................... Personal and educational services 1 ............................................ Tuition and other school fees ................................................... College tuition........................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition......................................... Day care and nursery school7 ............................................... Personal expenses.................................................................... Legal service fees 4 ............................................................... Personal financial services 4 ................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................ - - 136.2 105.2 104.1 103.9 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food..................................................... Selected beef cuts................................... ....................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .......................... Utilities and public transportation...................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1............................. 112.7 107.6 82.3 110.1 111.9 115.5 121.6 123.9 131.2 135.1 137.0 143.4 144.8 146.9 150.6 152.2 114.8 117.9 117.7 121.7 123.1 122.7 125.4 129.7 129.7 129.1 135.0 135.2 132.3 138.0 137.9 138.6 141.3 140.9 137.9 146.1 146.0 141.1 149.2 149.0 142.2 154.3 153.9 137.2 159.2 158.2 139.0 163.4 162.5 118.6 143.4 142.4 143.6 146.5 145.3 150.3 124.0 153.0 152.2 153.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 143.1 109.9 111.3 108.2 129.2 164.0 164.0 164.2 170.0 169.1 177.4 151.4 116.8 117.9 113.4 133.7 176.3 174.7 176.6 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 162.0 124.8 127.0 120.9 137.6 191.1 184.7 191.8 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 172.4 131.9 137.5 128.0 142.4 204.2 193.8 205.3 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 179.8 137.2 144.4 133.2 145.9 217.5 200.4 219.0 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 190.3 145.1 153.9 140.4 149.7 229.2 207.4 231.1 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 199.4 147.9 165.9 148.6 155.2 241.8 219.0 243.7 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 210.0 153.5 177.6 156.6 162.4 252.9 231.1 254.8 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 218.3 159.3 183.6 164.0 166.2 265.6 242.4 267.5 288.2 301.8 300.5 136.7 228.9 167.2 193.3 171.4 119.4 112.0 80.8 113.9 116.2 127.4 119.6 86.2 117.1 118.1 135.4 129.5 117.2 122.9 123.0 137.2 128.2 98.7 126.7 129.7 139.6 128.4 100.5 130.7 134.5 144.5 133.0 95.2 136.5 136.9 148.1 129.2 100.8 135.1 139.1 151.5 127.6 97.0 137.5 145.3 160.1 131.1 109.0 144.4 150.1 160.4 129.3 107.2 146.9 153.4 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 79 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous Decem ber Group December 1987 1988 1989 Commodity and service group All items................................................................... Commodities.......................................................... Food and beverages........................................... Commodities less food and beverages................ Nondurables less food and beverages.............. Apparel commodities 1.................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables........................................................... Services ................................................................ Rent of shelter.................................................... Household services less rent of shelter1............. Transportation services...... ................................. Medical care services.......................................... Other services..................................................... 4.4 4.6 3.5 5.2 7.5 4.9 9.1 2.1 4.3 4.9 1.4 4.3 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.1 3.7 4.8 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 3.5 6.0 6.9 5.6 4.6 4.1 5.5 3.3 4.8 .7 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 2.4 4.9 8.6 6.5 6.1 6.6 5.3 7.5 12.3 5.0 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 2.7 8.2 9.9 6.5 Special indexes All items less food.................................................... All items less shelter................................................ All items less homeowners’ costs 1.......................... All items less medical care....................................... Commodities less food............................................. Nondurables less food.............................................. Nondurables less food and apparel.......................... Nondurables............................................................. Services less rent of shelter..................................... Services less medical care services......................... Energy..................................................................... All items less energy................................................ All items less food and energy............................... Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities ......................................... Services less energy services.............................. 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.1 7.2 8.3 5.4 3.7 4.1 8.2 4.1 4.2 3.5 17.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 5.2 4.6 .5 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................ Food ..................................................................... Food at home...................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................ Cereals and cereal products........................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................... Cereal.......................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ........................... Bakery products.............................................. White bread................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes............ Other bakery products................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................... Meats, poultry, and fish .................................. Meats........................................................... Beef and veal............................................ Ground beef other than canned .............. Chuck roast1 .......................................... Round roast1.......................................... Round steak 1......................................... Sirloin steak 1.......................................... Other beef and veal1 .............................. Pork .......................................................... Bacon ...................................................... Chops ..................................................... Ham ....................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1............... Other meats.............................................. Poultry......................................................... Fresh whole chicken................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................. Other poultry 1 ........................................... Fish and seafood......................................... Canned fish and seafood .......................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 .......... Eggs.............................................................. 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.9 1.3 6.0 4.7 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 3.6 6.7 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.9 9.5 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.8 -2.6 .1 4.2 -9.3 -11.0 -8.5 -7.6 10.0 10.2 9.9 -17.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 7.0 5.1 3.5 7.0 8.9 -3.1 -10.4 .3 -1.9 -2.6 .9 17.9 21.6 18.7 9.2 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 6.1 6.9 8.0 8.9 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 9.8 6.4 6.2 2.2 6.3 6.9 8.4 7.8 5.2 6.8 5.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 6.9 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 See footnotes at end of table. 80 1990 Oct. 1992 1993 1994 3.1 1.2 2.5 .3 -1.0 3.4 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 4.6 2.5 8.0 6.2 2.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.8 3.6 7.0 5.3 2.7 1.5 2.7 .6 -.7 .8 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 4.8 5.9 5.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 -1.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 .7 2.5 5.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.0 .5 -.1 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.2 4.2 2.5 3.8 -.5 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 3.5 4.4 3.2 3.9 1.9 .7 1.3 .3 1.6 3.7 .6 -1.6 2.8 3.2 2.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 6.2 5.4 18.1 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 5.1 4.2 -7.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 4.4 3.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 4.4 3.5 -1.4 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.3 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 3.8 3.4 8.6 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.9 .4 1.6 .7 1.4 2.5 2.9 -.6 2.1 2.3 .8 -3.1 2.9 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 3.8 4.7 5.9 3.1 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 10.3 9.7 9.6 6.6 10.0 16.7 17.0 15.2 18.5 16.4 10.1 1.5 .2 2.3 1.6 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 3.4 4.8 4.1 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -.6 -.2 -3.0 -.9 -6.1 -11.6 -4.5 -4.9 -5.3 .8 .4 -.5 1.2 -.2 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 4.9 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 1.1 1.9 .0 1.3 2.3 -.9 -3.5 2.5 -1.7 -1.5 .2 2.7 4.2 1.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 2.5 .6 2.6 6.6 3.8 4.5 11.7 4.5 1.6 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.2 3.4 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.8 -2.3 -2.0 -4.8 -1.7 -.8 .7 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 6.1 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 1.4 3.0 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 1.0 -2.0 -2.0 -1.8 2.3 7.3 13.4 5.3 7.0 6.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 3.1 .8 3.7 25.0 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 6.0 8.3 5.3 4.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 3.2 5.8 3.7 4.3 1.7 11.3 24.0 6.7 9.2 9.9 3.4 7.9 9.3 7.5 6.4 1.7 .8 2.0 12.0 1.3 1.2 .8 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.3 4.4 1.2 1.4 2.7 .2 .7 -.7 .4 .6 -.5 -.5 -3.2 -5.2 -2.6 .1 1.1 1.3 3.5 -.4 1.5 1.2 2.1 -1.4 -1.0 -3.5 3.0 1.9 2.5 1.7 -16.6 1991 1995 1996 1997 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Oct. December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 .7 12.8 17.9 10.5 -11.4 17.0 14.4 16.0 25.5 -.1 10.4 14.1 4.6 5.8 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 3.4 2.0 6.2 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 10.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 10.8 10.8 12.6 3.9 10.8 4.3 10.3 11.6 11.7 11.4 9.2 12.7 7.2 1.2 4.4 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 16.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 2.5 .6 .1 3.2 5.0 7.1 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.8 4.6 4.4 .0 7.2 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 8.9 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.9 .9 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.7 -3.5 1.6 -14.3 2.3 4.2 6.1 5.8 3.1 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.8 1.2 4.6 14.2 4.8 5.1 7.8 4.1 10.0 2.9 1.3 5.8 2.8 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.9 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.9 6.0 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.5 2.6 3.0 5.0 -1.0 4.1 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 6.8 4.6 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 2.5 4.2 4.4 2.9 5.0 7.7 1.9 .9 1.5 5.2 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.6 2.6 4.9 4.7 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 0.6 -.2 -.4 .0 1.4 1.8 1.2 .3 4.4 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 8.9 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 -1.4 -2.3 -4.1 4.9 -.4 .6 1.3 2.5 1.8 3.4 .2 .2 .4 -.2 2.2 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 1.0 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.7 -.2 .7 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 -.5 -.6 .7 -1.9 6.6 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 15.8 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 1.4 -.8 -1.4 1.7 4.3 4.0 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 1.0 3.5 .4 8.3 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 4.6 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 .5 -.3 -.6 .7 1.4 .8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.3 2.2 2.6 8.5 -1.3 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 1.4 -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.9 1.8 2.9 10.1 11.4 10.9 12.1 8.6 8.0 7.7 12.2 5.2 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 18.3 -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 6.3 6.7 7.4 4.2 5.8 2.4 -2.0 -3.1 -3.1 -2.9 -.7 -2.4 .3 2.6 .7 .7 -3.4 -.1 -4.3 29.8 -9.9 6.4 13.4 21.0 1.3 2.7 .7 .7 .2 2.5 .6 2.7 -.9 1.5 3.6 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.5 1.0 -5.2 2.5 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 9.9 11.6 11.8 14.0 9.2 8.2 -.5 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 -.7 -.2 1.6 -5.3 2.0 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.1 .8 .8 2.2 1.7 5.4 -.5 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 .5 .3 .5 .9 2.6 1.7 6.0 .9 1.8 .5 3.7 14.7 -.3 55.4 .9 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.6 2.5 -1.7 2.9 -9.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 .9 .6 1.6 .9 3.2 7.6 2.2 4.5 3.4 4.9 2.3 -2.0 -.4 -6.7 2.7 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.9 6.2 2.1 3.8 -.5 3.8 2.4 2.2 2.5 .7 7.6 .7 22.1 1.6 2.3 2.6 -.4 3.0 3.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.1 -.7 3.7 2.5 3.0 1991 1997 Expenditure category Dairy products................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................... Fresh whole milk ...................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................... Processed dairy products 1 ......................................... Cheese ....................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................... Fruits and vegetables 2................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples ..................................................................... Bananas .................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................. Fresh vegetables...................................................... Potatoes.................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................... Tomatoes................................................................ Other fresh vegetables .......................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................. Processed fruits 1....................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 ................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ....................................... Processed vegetables 1 ............................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................. Other food at hom e....................................................... Sugar and sweets........................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................... Fats and o ils ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................. Carbonated drin ks..................................................... Coffee......................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1.................................. Other prepared fo o d .................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .................................... Frozen prepared fo o d ............................................... Snacks ....................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 Food away from hom e...................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................ Dinner1............................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages............................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................... Beer and a le ................................................................... W ine................................................................................ Distilled spirits................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from hom e............................. - See footnotes at end of table. 81 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December Oct. 1987 Expenditure category Housing 2 ....................................................................................... Shelter......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1........................................................................ Rent, residential .................................................................... Other renters’ costs 1 ........................................................... Lodging while out of to w n .................................................. Lodging while at school...................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 .......................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 .............................................................. Owners’ equivalent re n t....................................................... Household insurance 1 ......................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1....................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 .... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................. Fuel and other utilities 2 ............................................................. Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.................. Fuel o i l ................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...................... Electricity............................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................ Telephone services 1 ............................................................ Local charges 1 ................................................................... Interstate toll ca lls.............................................................. Intrastate toll ca lls.............................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance...................................... Cable television..................................................................... Refuse collection................................................................... Household furnishings and operation 2 ..................................... Housefurnishings 1 ................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 ..................................................... Furniture and bedding .......................................................... Bedroom furniture............................................................... Sofas 1 ................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 ......................................... Other furniture 1 .................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ...................... Video and audio products 1................................................ Televisions........................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1.......................... Audio products 1 .............................................................. Major household appliances 1 ........................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 .................................. Laundry equipment.......................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 ...... Information processing equipment.................................... Other housefurnishings 1 ...................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1............................... Clocks, lamps, and decor item s........................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1....... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 ................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers................................... Housekeeping supplies........................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............... Household paper products and stationery supplies............ Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................... Housekeeping services 1......................................................... Postage.................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1............................................ Gardening and other household services 1 ......................... 1988 1989 1990 3.7 4.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 6.2 3.6 5.3 5.3 3.8 3.3 4.3 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 12.9 17.9 2.6 .2 1.8 -2.9 1.9 -1.3 3.3 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.5 10.2 1.1 .4 .2 2.1 .2 4.5 2.2 2.4 -2.7 -3.7 -4.4 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.8 4.5 6.6 3.3 4.7 4.8 3.5 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 6.1 10.6 7.9 3.1 2.5 5.8 3.5 4.7 .8 3.3 4.0 .7 -1.4 -1.4 4.5 5.2 6.7 4.1 14.4 15.8 6.3 1.5 4.7 4.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 .9 2.1 -.2 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 3.5 -.4 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 6.2 13.1 9.8 1.8 .6 2.5 1.1 -1.3 .4 5.5 1.9 -2.4 -3.6 —3.6 -9.5 -1.1 -.3 -1.0 1.2 -1.1 -2.6 2.0 3.4 3.9 4.2 2.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 2.1 3.7 3.7 2.6 3.5 1.9 5.9 4.1 7.4 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 5.7 3.5 5.1 1.3 -1.5 7.8 8.6 11.5 2.3 .9 1.9 1.0 4.1 .6 -2.2 -.3 -1.7 -.8 -1.1 -5.5 1.8 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -3.0 -4.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 4.1 3.8 7.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 .9 2.9 -1.9 1.0 -4.3 2.3 2.3 —3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 2.4 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.4 6.6 3.7 8.5 1.6 1.5 -1.9 4.5 6.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 -1.6 -1.8 -1.2 -3.4 -1.5 .5 .7 .7 .2 -6.1 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.7 3.8 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 -1.3 -3.3 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 3.6 1.8 1.0 6.5 .2 4.8 7.0 5.2 1.8 1.5 6.6 3.6 5.3 -1.5 7.7 3.1 -.8 -.8 -1.7 -2.0 .4 1.5 4.4 .8 .1 -7.6 .0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.5 1.6 1.3 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.7 3.5 .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 1.2 .7 -.3 5.4 -1.0 4.2 -2.6 5.0 .4 .0 -3.6 1.6 -1.9 6.6 .5 2.9 -1.2 -2.1 -1.4 -6.6 -1.0 3.6 4.9 3.3 2.4 -9.1 .4 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.2 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.9 3.7 1.8 -.4 3.7 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 2.2 1.2 2.6 .1 -3.8 2.9 4.1 2.9 2.5 .7 .5 4.2 2.3 10.3 5.9 1.6 -3.9 -3.9 -4.0 -6.7 -2.6 -1.8 -1.9 -.7 -2.7 -10.7 .8 2.9 2.9 3.4 2.8 4.9 5.1 4.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.6 4.2 2.7 4.9 .9 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 3.4 2.1 .9 3.7 6.1 3.5 7.8 1.8 1.0 -.1 -.7 1.0 3.4 1.8 -1.1 -.9 -1.9 -2.2 -5.3 -.6 -.6 1.4 2.2 3.1 -.7 -11.6 .3 2.4 3.2 4.8 2.6 10.6 11.3 4.9 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.3 3.6 .1 -.6 .6 1.1 .3 -13.6 -13.5 -13.8 1.9 2.6 .3 2.1 .1 1.0 -4.5 2.0 3.7 6.5 1.9 .3 -.8 -.5 .3 .4 -.2 2.1 -.5 -3.6 -3.5 -3.7 -7.2 -2.2 -2.1 -3.0 .2 -3.3 -9.3 -.1 - - 1.8 2.2 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 5.5 5.4 7.4 2.4 5.1 5.1 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 4.4 2.0 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 -.3 .6 -1.3 -2.6 6.6 3.8 9.7 1.0 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 -.7 -.4 -1.6 -1.8 -.5 -1.3 -4.9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 -1.0 -3.3 -7.3 1.8 5.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 -.6 3.0 2.6 -.3 4.5 6.5 1.8 -3.1 7.3 -.2 1.3 1.9 -1.9 4.6 6.9 .0 2.1 2.1 1.4 .1 2.6 -1.7 .8 3.7 .4 -.3 .5 .5 4.7 3.7 -3.4 .7 2.4 -4.2 .9 2.4 .0 1.4 4.4 .1 -1.6 1.6 -2.8 -.9 -.4 7.0 1.8 4.2 .3 .7 5.8 16.1 4.3 2.1 1.0 5.6 -.2 -.4 .2 -.6 3.8 .0 6.9 4.9 -3.4 -2.7 1.9 -.1 2.3 3.7 2.2 .0 2.5 1.8 -2.1 3.7 .8 1.5 .2 .5 1.4 .0 1.0 .6 -3.6 1.3 5.2 1.5 10.6 3.9 4.5 10.3 4.4 1.9 1.6 .7 1.1 2.8 .7 -.2 3.3 .0 3.5 5.2 .2 -7.4 1.3 .8 .6 2.6 2.1 .0 1.6 1.2 - 1.0 -1.2 .9 -1.3 -2.8 - 2.9 4.6 .7 3.2 1.8 .0 3.1 4.9 - -.4 3.6 1.6 4.2 4.8 - 4.0 4.2 5.8 2.2 4.0 13.5 2.7 4.1 See footnotes at end of table. 1991 82 - - 5.6 4.6 5.5 7.0 1.5 .0 1.9 3.7 3.2 4.0 3.8 1.6 4.0 .0 3.4 4.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1987 Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep......................................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear............................................. Men’s and boys’ ....................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................................... Furnishings and special clothing.......................................... Shirts 1................................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers............................................ Boys’ ..................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................................... Women’s ................................................................................ Coats and jackets................................................................ Dresses ............................................................................... Separates and sportswear1................................................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 ................ Suits 1.................................................................................. Girls’ ...................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ................................................................ Other apparel commodities 1..................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage.................................. Watches and jewelry.............................................................. Watches.............................................................................. Jewelry................................................................................ Footwear.................................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ......................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................. Apparel services 1.......................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ................... Other apparel sen/ices 1 .............................................................. Transportation.................................................................................. Private........................................................................................... New vehicles.............................................................................. New cars.................................................................................. Subcompact new cars 1.......................................................... Compact new cars 1............................................................... Intermediate new cars 1.......................................................... Full-size new cars 1................................................................ Luxury new cars 1................................................................... New trucks............................................................................... New motorcycles...................................................................... Used cars.................................................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................................... Gasoline ................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium .................................................. Automobile maintenance and repair............................................. Body work................................................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ................................. Maintenance and servicing....................................................... Power plant repair1 .................................................................. Other private transportation 1....................................................... Other private transportation commodities 1................................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products.................................... Automobile parts and equipment............................................ Tires..................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1................................................ Other private transportation services 1....................................... Automobile insurance ............................................................. Automobile finance charges 1................................................. Automobile fees 1 ................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1....................................................... Other automobile-related fees 1............................................ Public transportation...................................................................... Airline fares................................................................................. Other intercity transportation....................................................... Intracity public transportation....................................................... 1988 1989 1990 4.8 4.9 5.1 3.1 4.0 3.4 .6 6.4 5.8 -.5 5.9 6.0 4.5 13.3 5.1 .5 10.2 4.8 2.4 8.4 2.7 9.7 3.4 11.5 3.8 2.6 7.0 3.3 3.9 5.2 2.6 6.1 6.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.4 .5 3.2 4.1 1.3 4.1 8.9 18.7 18.6 18.5 4.7 4.8 4.6 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 2.1 5.8 5.3 6.4 2.4 7.0 6.3 7.2 4.4 7.9 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 4.4 5.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 5.2 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 1.0 .7 .7 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 .2 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 -.5 1.7 -2.2 -1.0 -1.7 3.1 1.8 3.3 -.2 4.3 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 3.6 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 1.0 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.0 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 4.1 2.3 10.1 8.8 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.6 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 3.3 4.1 2.3 3.6 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 -14.6 4.5 2.5 1.4 1.2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 -1.3 .7 .9 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.4 2.8 -1.2 3.8 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 .7 2.1 1.7 3.6 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 3.5 2.7 0.9 .8 .7 .3 .0 3.5 -.5 -2.8 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 2.9 1.4 4.3 -3.3 -2.8 1.2 -1.3 1.7 5.3 .9 .6 .2 .5 .7 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.2 2.1 3.0 1.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 -4.7 3.1 2.9 -1.6 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 -2.7 -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 -3.5 1.1 .3 -.7 3.3 4.3 .0 5.0 5.0 5.1 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.8 4.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.3 3.4 1.9 2.8 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 2.8 3.8 0.1 -.1 -.2 .6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 3.7 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 -2.9 2.0 -5.0 .4 -2.0 1.4 9.1 .0 4.8 -1.1 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 .8 .8 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 2.5 3.5 -0.2 -.5 -.9 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.9 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 -.2 1.5 -3.9 -2.9 -1.4 -4.7 -3.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 2.4 3.6 1.0 4.4 3.7 1.8 1.6 .9 3.2 .8 2.0 2.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 3.1 4.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.9 6.8 2.9 1.4 3.1 4.1 4.7 6.0 3.9 3.9 2.7 12.9 .6 -.6 2.8 -1.3 3.6 2.4 3.9 3.7 1.3 3.0 5.6 1.4 1.2 1.6 -.5 -.6 -1.4 -1.7 -2.1 -1.8 -1.1 -2.6 -2.4 -.3 1.0 -4.9 -1.7 -1.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 2.1 3.8 1991 - - 15.6 3.8 5.5 -.7 3.9 4.6 6.1 4.4 6.0 5.1 5.0 5.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.1 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.3 11.8 3.5 8.9 6.5 6.8 6.5 2.5 7.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 6.8 5.4 8.5 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 .4 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 32.0 4.4 3.4 3.1 4.0 3.6 4.7 1.8 -2.0 2.1 1.4 2.7 5.4 5.8 5.9 3.5 4.3 3.3 3.9 7.0 2.9 9.6 2.3 4.0 .8 7.8 8.4 8.3 5.5 5.0 3.1 4.9 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 5.5 5.9 4.3 5.7 5.5 3.7 4.6 5.5 1.5 7.0 .9 -.1 2.0 6.4 7.5 .0 9.9 4.0 5.4 4.8 3.6 1.4 .8 1.6 2.3 .7 4.0 8.0 -7.1 2.8 4.4 2.1 4.4 2.3 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.6 2.8 6.6 -13.9 6.2 3.9 2.0 3.8 2.3 -1.3 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 2.8 5.0 -5.6 2.2 3.7 1.4 3.3 5.4 1.0 6.1 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.2 3.4 23.0 3.6 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.9 .9 3.2 .5 .2 .9 3.2 4.3 2.0 .6 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.1 .0 1.5 -.1 .0 -.3 2.3 3.8 -2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 -.9 -.3 -.9 -2.9 1.2 1.7 1.8 -3.2 5.3 1.7 5.2 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.4 6.1 5.1 3.6 3.3 7.1 2.9 6.4 5.1 4.1 5.3 1.7 2.1 17.2 3.0 17.2 22.7 6.6 7.7 4.2 1.4 -3.0 -6.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 6.3 5.6 6.6 .1 5.0 2.4 2.0 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 .4 7.2 -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.0 1.7 -.5 3.1 1.8 .8 7.6 .1 1.9 11.2 14.7 1.7 5.8 1.9 8.8 .5 .4 .2 1.1 - See footnotes at end of table. Oct. 83 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December 1987 Expenditure category Medical ca re ............................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................... Prescription drugs.............................................................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies................................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................ Medical care services.......................................................................... Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services........................................................................ Dental services............................................................................... Eye c a re .......................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital services............................................................................. Inpatient hospital services........................................................... Outpatient hospital services........................................................ Nursing home services................................................................... Entertainment1 ....................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 1 .............................................................. Reading materials............................................................................. Newspapers 1 ........................................................................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ......................................................... Sporting goods and equipment........................................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles ............................................................... Other sporting goods ......................................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 .................................. ............... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 .................................................... Photographic supplies and equipment...................................................... Pet supplies and expense ............................................................................... Entertainment services 1 ......................................................................................... Club memberships 1........................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 ........... Admissions ................................................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions ....................................................... Other entertainment services 1 ........................................................ Other goods and services 2 ..................................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal c a re ....................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements ............................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products ............................. Personal care services ......................................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ......................................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 ....................... Personal and educational expenses 1 .............................................................. School books and supplies ............................................................................... Personal and educational services 1 ................................................ Tuition and other school fees ....................................................... College tuition ................................................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition ......................................................... Day care and nursery school..................................................................... Personal expenses............................................................................................. Legal service fe e s ........................................................................................... Personal financial services.......................................................... Funeral expenses......................................................................... Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ......................................................................... Selected beef c u ts ....................................................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ................................... Utilities and public transportation .......................................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ........................................ 5.8 7.1 8.0 5.4 6.1 3.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.3 4.5 7.0 - 1988 1989 1990 6.9 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 - 8.5 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 9.6 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 - - - 1992 11.2 4.3 3.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 3.7 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 6.0 7.6 10.8 4.2 4.2 9.8 3.9 3.5 6.4 9.7 3.3 3.7 1.5 5.6 1.3 1.1 .9 1.7 4.4 3.4 4.9 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 11.1 2.5 2.7 9.8 2.8 1.8 3.7 4.0 3.5 .1 2.1 -1.5 1.0 2.5 2.2 -1.0 3.7 2.3 4.9 3.9 5.1 3.1 6.5 8.1 2.9 3.3 1993 1994 1995 7.9 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 5.4 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 4.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 - - - - - 7.9 3.0 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 4.8 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.4 -.1 .1 2.8 -.4 5.3 3.4 -.7 4.2 4.0 5.9 3.7 3.6 2.7 1.1 -.9 2.3 1.7 1.5 2.2 1.6 3.2 2.3 2.7 2.5 3.6 1.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.7 3.6 3.2 1.4 .1 .7 .1 1.2 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 .2 -.2 1.2 .4 2.4 .2 2.9 3.4 3.2 2.0 4.9 6.8 1.9 1.2 9.2 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 7.3 5.8 3.8 4.6 3.3 7.0 9.4 5.1 5.7 2.8 5.3 1.9 5.9 3.0 1.4 4.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 6.5 7.6 6.4 7.6 7.0 9.8 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.6 7.7 8.4 3.0 5.4 5.7 4.2 7.2 7.8 7.2 7.9 8.1 8.8 3.0 4.1 4.2 3.5 7.5 6.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.7 4.8 2.4 2.2 3.5 6.9 4.9 7.0 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 -.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 6.5 3.4 6.7 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 5.4 3.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 4.8 1.9 7.8 5.8 .8 3.4 3.3 3.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 5.3 3.8 7.1 5.4 -3.5 3.2 2.8 4.6 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 4.7 1.3 2.6 2.7 2.3 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.7 7.1 3.9 4.9 5.0 5.3 4.5 1.7 .2 1.8 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 -5.3 4.4 1.8 2.5 -2.9 5.9 -1.0 1.6 2.3 -1.2 -3.8 1.8 4.5 5.7 2.7 12.4 5.0 3.3 .2 -1.4 -1.7 1.7 2.2 - - - - 4.4 5.2 4.1 3.9 5.1 4.5 6.9 4.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 4.8 7.0 6.8 7.7 6.6 3.8 6.3 18.1 1.1 2.0 5.9 4.1 -1.8 3.5 3.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 2.8 1.6 6.3 8.3 36.0 5.0 4.1 1.3 -1.0 -15.8 3.1 5.4 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.9 7.6 4.1 -.6 .1 -1.1 2.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.3 3.0 3.9 4.3 2.7 2.1 1.1 1997 7.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.6 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.8 4.5 6.3 2.2 4.3 1.7 7.0 6.8 5.0 1.7 6.1 7.9 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 8.4 5.7 8.6 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.7 8.3 5.9 2.8 1.9 3.5 4.3 2.8 .3 -.1 .5 1.4 1.5 1.7 .9 3.5 3.3 8.0 1.8 4.0 2.9 2.7 -5.9 2.5 1.7 5.5 2.3 1.8 3.6 5.0 2.2 3.2 3.9 2.5 -.5 -.9 -3.2 1.0 2.7 -.6 2.6 4.0 4.9 2.6 4.2 3.0 1.9 1.8 1996 11.7 5.1 3.5 4.7 3.9 5.3 2.1 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.8 4.0 7.7 9.5 8.9 4.3 8.2 14.7 3.8 2.5 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1991 Oct. - -.3 3.3 1998. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 84 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, ms 34=100 unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. 2nd half _ Annual avg. 1913 1914 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 . . - - 10.0 10.1 1.0 _ 1.0 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.2 10.5 11.8 14.0 16.6 10.1 10.5 12.0 14.2 16.2 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 - _ - 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.4 19.1 17.0 16.9 17.4 19.6 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.3 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 _ - _ - 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 _ - _ - 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 - - 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 _ - _ - 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 _ - - 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 _ - _ - 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 25.5 26.6 26.8 27.1 23.6 25.9 26.5 26.7 27.1 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 _ - _ - 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 - _ - 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 85 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, all items—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 2nd half - - - - _ - _ _ - - - _ - _ - Annual avg. - - _ - _ - - - _ - _ - Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 13 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 984 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 102.1 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2. 114.3 119.0 124.4 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 1995 1996 1997 147.8 151.7 156.3 148.3 152.2 156.8 148.7 152.9 157.0 149.3 153.6 157.2 149.6 154.0 157.2 149.9 154.1 157.4 149.9 154.3 157.5 150.2 154.5 157.8 150.6 155.1 158.3 151.0 155.5 158.5 150.9 155.9 - 150.9 155.9 - 148.9 153.1 157.0 150.6 155.2 - 149.8 154.1 - 2.5 3.3 - 2.9 2.9 - - Data not available. 86 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Oct. December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Commodity and service group All items................................................................... Commodities.......................................................... Food and beverages........................................... Commodities less food and beverages................ Nondurables less food and beverages.............. Apparel commodities 1.................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables........................................................... Sen/ices ................................................................ Rent of shelter2.................................................. Household services less rent of shelter12.......... Transportation services....................................... Medical care services.......................................... Other services..................................................... 114.2 108.9 114.5 105.4 102.8 111.1 101.2 108.0 121.3 116.4 103.1 123.6 133.2 127.9 119.2 113.0 120.3 108.6 106.3 116.0 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 106.8 131.2 142.7 135.0 124.6 117.8 126.9 112.1 111.6 116.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 109.3 137.8 154.7 143.8 132.2 125.8 133.6 121.0 126.2 122.3 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 112.2 147.9 169.0 152.8 135.9 127.0 136.9 120.9 124.2 126.1 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 117.6 152.5 182.4 162.0 139.8 129.8 139.1 124.1 127.3 127.8 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 120.8 157.2 195.4 169.9 143.3 131.6 142.9 124.7 125.7 128.5 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 124.2 163.3 206.6 178.5 147.2 134.8 146.6 127.6 127.7 126.1 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 124.9 169.2 217.7 185.9 150.9 136.9 149.8 129.0 128.3 126.2 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 127.2 174.9 227.4 194.0 155.9 141.4 156.1 132.4 133.6 125.7 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 131.7 181.5 234.7 201.7 158.5 142.3 158.1 132.7 135.7 130.5 141.2 127.3 178.0 166.2 134.5 184.2 240.3 209.4 Special indexes All items less food.................................................... All items less shelter................................................ All items less homeowners’ costs 12 ........................ All items less medical care....................................... Commodities less food............................................. Nondurables less food.............................................. Nondurables less food and apparel.......................... Nondurables............................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .................................. Services less medical care sen/ices.......................... Energy..................................................................... All items less energy................................................ All items less food and energy............................... Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities ......................................... Services less energy services.............................. 114.1 112.5 107.8 113.2 105.6 103.3 101.8 108.8 112.2 120.1 87.8 118.0 119.0 112.6 82.1 123.7 118.8 117.4 112.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 118.1 125.6 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 124.0 122.6 117.4 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 123.9 131.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 131.7 130.6 124.9 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 131.1 138.1 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.7 133.7 128.1 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 137.9 143.9 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 140.0 137.6 131.8 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 143.5 148.4 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 143.4 140.8 134.9 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 149.5 153.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 147.4 144.6 138.4 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 154.0 157.6 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 151.1 147.8 141.5 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 159.2 162.8 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 155.8 152.8 146.4 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 165.0 168.1 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 158.6 154.8 148.6 154.9 133.9 137.3 142.4 147.2 169.0 172.7 111.0 165.2 167.1 142.2 105.8 183.9 Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................ Food..................................................................... Food at home...................................................... Cereals and bakery products............................ Cereals and cereal products........................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................... Cereal.......................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal........................... Bakery products.............................................. White bread................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes............ Other bakery products................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................... Meats, poultry, and fish .................................. Meats .......................................................... Beef and veal............................................ Ground beef other than canned.............. Chuck roast1.......................................... Round roast1.......................................... Round steak 1......................................... Sirloin steak 1.......................................... Other beef and veal1.............................. Pork .......................................................... Bacon ..................................................... Chops ..................................................... Ham ....................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1............... Other meats............................................... Poultry......................................................... Fresh whole chicken................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................. Other poultry 1 ........................................... Fish and seafood......................................... Canned fish and seafood .......................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 .......... Eggs.............................................................. 114.5 114.5 112.5 116.9 115.8 105.5 126.7 106.6 117.2 113.1 113.4 121.3 120.7 110.1 111.7 110.4 108.6 102.2 105.5 101.9 108.5 113.4 115.2 112.9 107.9 114.5 117.5 111.3 111.8 107.4 107.4 110.2 103.6 133.6 110.2 147.0 84.9 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 125.7 124.3 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 112.9 108.1 112.0 121.3 125.7 109.6 96.7 114.7 115.7 108.5 112.7 126.9 131.0 131.1 112.5 139.7 124.8 150.0 99.0 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 133.3 132.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 123.9 116.2 118.9 124.6 133.4 117.3 105.0 124.1 121.6 115.8 119.0 127.4 130.0 129.7 120.1 144.8 119.4 159.3 134.3 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 138.2 139.1 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.6 128.0 130.3 131.9 147.0 136.8 123.0 142.6 143.7 135.1 131.3 129.2 130.3 132.7 121.8 148.8 119.1 165.2 128.0 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 140.2 144.1 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 138.5 125.9 130.1 128.5 145.4 128.6 108.5 136.4 136.8 127.8 132.3 129.8 129.8 134.3 122.2 151.2 118.4 168.7 122.7 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 145.9 151.6 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 140.1 129.1 129.8 130.4 148.6 127.7 104.8 140.0 134.9 126.0 132.6 133.4 135.4 136.5 125.7 153.8 119.8 172.0 117.0 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 155.9 155.8 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 143.5 130.1 133.3 138.8 154.5 133.4 117.1 146.5 136.9 130.2 136.1 140.7 141.3 146.4 129.7 158.8 122.8 177.8 114.8 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 160.2 163.2 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 141.2 132.3 131.5 137.2 153.0 130.3 114.8 139.3 134.9 128.8 136.9 140.2 139.7 143.0 138.2 167.1 124.5 189.0 115.3 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 169.4 170.7 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 142.2 128.6 128.9 134.9 156.7 140.0 130.0 146.9 144.6 137.2 141.2 146.0 145.2 150.0 141.8 172.3 125.7 195.9 144.8 156.1 155.8 156.9 175.4 165.7 150.6 185.4 144.2 179.7 183.5 179.3 177.8 178.4 149.8 148.9 144.5 137.8 117.6 147.2 135.9 134.1 141.8 159.5 155.5 161.4 156.9 156.9 150.5 146.0 157.5 158.9 160.8 151.2 176.5 126.8 201.4 162.3 158.1 157.7 158.0 178.0 169.3 153.5 188.0 150.7 181.8 186.2 184.2 177.9 179.6 148.5 149.3 145.2 136.9 116.9 141.8 128.5 130.8 141.7 161.1 157.4 167.0 155.9 159.5 152.2 149.0 155.4 157.7 155.1 155.9 178.9 129.9 203.7 134.7 See footnotes at end of table. 87 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Oct. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Dairy products.............................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................ Fresh whole m ilk .................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................................. Processed dairy products 1 ....................................................... Cheese .................................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................................ Other dairy products, including butter1 ................................ 106.4 104.9 104.7 105.3 108.5 106.7 110.8 109.3 111.2 109.9 110.0 109.7 113.1 112.3 114.9 111.5 122.8 122.5 122.7 122.1 123.5 126.8 123.1 113.0 126.5 125.6 125.8 125.0 128.1 132.7 128.5 112.8 127.2 125.3 125.3 125.1 129.8 134.9 129.9 113.0 128.9 128.2 127.6 129.2 130.1 135.1 130.5 112.8 130.0 131.0 130.3 132.1 129.3 134.0 131.2 111.0 131.4 131.9 130.8 133.5 131.3 135.2 136.0 111.5 134.7 134.3 133.6 135.3 135.8 138.4 139.7 120.9 148.5 149.7 148.3 152.0 147.6 149.8 150.4 135.5 145.5 145.1 143.6 147.4 146.5 146.2 151.1 139.1 Fruits and vegetables 3 ............................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables...................................................... Fresh fru its .............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 1 .......................................... Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................... Fresh vegetables.................................................................... Potatoes................................................................................ Lettuce ................................................................................. Tomatoes.............................................................................. Other fresh vegetables........................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... Processed fruits 1 ................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 ............................................... Canned and dried fruits 1 ..................................................... Processed vegetables 1 ......................................................... Frozen vegetables 1............................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 ............................................................................ 123.0 132.7 126.0 104.3 107.4 126.4 139.9 139.5 102.7 272.4 137.9 126.1 109.9 112.4 112.5 111.0 107.3 111.7 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 144.2 154.5 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 122.0 124.5 126.6 115.4 119.3 116.6 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 137.8 176.9 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 125.0 125.2 126.4 119.0 125.1 124.9 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 151.9 194.4 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 131.7 134.9 137.9 122.0 128.4 128.6 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 187.0 213.1 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 129.6 131.4 132.0 127.9 127.7 129.6 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 156.8 214.5 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 131.0 134.3 135.0 130.0 127.6 130.7 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 177.0 247.8 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 132.9 133.1 133.1 131.9 132.9 135.5 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 178.1 259.1 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 133.6 132.6 132.1 133.2 135.0 136.6 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 204.2 263.8 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 137.2 137.4 136.8 138.2 137.4 140.6 186.0 214.3 248.1 195.2 157.2 198.1 313.2 181.2 160.2 183.1 190.5 187.5 146.0 146.7 147.0 144.0 145.6 144.0 187.7 216.7 240.8 195.4 150.4 256.6 280.1 193.2 182.0 221.9 192.6 193.1 146.7 147.5 147.1 147.3 146.2 147.6 105.8 121.1 125.8 129.0 127.4 126.8 132.3 134.9 136.5 147.0 146.2 143.2 144.5 132.7 149.5 140.4 126.5 118.5 144.9 139.5 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 160.6 148.4 148.0 135.6 153.2 141.4 135.2 119.1 177.1 141.6 162.3 190.1 144.9 155.9 169.8 163.6 Expenditure category Other food at hom e..................................................................... Sugar and sw eets..................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners............................................. Sweets, including candy 1....................................................... Fats and o ils .............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages........................................................... Carbonated drinks.................................................................. Coffee...................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1................................................ Other prepared fo o d ................................................................. Canned and packaged soup.................................................. Frozen prepared fo o d ............................................................ Snacks .................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ............ 109.8 110.9 102.1 114.6 107.6 104.9 103.6 110.3 112.6 114.8 119.0 118.7 115.6 113.1 112.5 115.1 116.7 110.3 119.2 118.3 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.5 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 119.4 120.1 121.1 115.2 123.5 121.5 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 127.7 125.1 126.3 118.4 129.6 130.8 113.3 111.3 117.0 126.5 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.2 127.0 130.6 118.4 135.8 129.1 112.9 112.3 111.0 129.9 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 140.2 128.2 131.9 119.6 137.2 128.3 112.7 114.0 104.9 132.4 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 142.8 130.8 133.1 120.8 138.3 129.3 115.1 116.0 110.5 131.5 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 147.9 138.3 134.4 123.2 139.1 134.1 130.6 115.7 172.3 132.6 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 152.5 140.1 138.4 128.3 142.6 137.3 128.8 119.1 155.6 135.7 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 155.1 Food away from hom e................................................................... Lunch 1 ......................................................................................... Dinner1......................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1 .......................................................... 118.8 118.3 118.7 119.3 124.0 123.7 123.8 124.4 129.7 129.9 129.1 130.3 135.6 135.7 134.3 137.5 139.4 139.7 137.9 141.6 141.6 141.9 140.0 143.7 144.1 144.6 142.5 146.1 147.0 147.4 145.4 149.1 150.3 150.8 148.7 152.5 155.0 155.4 152.9 158.2 158.2 158.7 156.0 161.5 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................ Beer and a le ................................................................................ W ine.............................................................................................. Distilled spirits.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home.......................................... 115.1 111.8 111.3 105.6 114.6 125.4 119.5 114.4 114.3 107.5 116.7 132.6 125.2 119.4 119.7 110.8 121.9 139.5 130.5 123.9 124.1 114.0 127.9 146.3 143.5 138.2 138.9 129.3 139.3 158.0 147.7 141.3 142.8 131.3 141.3 164.0 150.0 142.0 143.2 131.6 142.8 168.8 151.4 141.7 142.9 130.0 143.8 172.5 154.3 143.0 144.1 131.7 145.0 178.0 159.9 147.7 148.1 139.9 147.9 185.2 162.8 148.9 147.2 144.9 151.6 190.6 See footnotes at end of table. Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84— 100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Oct. December Group 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Housing 3 ....................................................................................... Shelter......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1 2 ..................................................................... Rent, residential .................................................................... Other renters’ costs 1 ........................................................... Lodging while out of to w n .................................................. Lodging while at school4 ................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 .......................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 2............................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................... Household insurance 1 2 ........................................................ Maintenance and repairs 1....................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 15 .. Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................. Fuel and other utilities3 ............................................................. Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.................. Fuel o i l................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities 5 ................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...................... Electricity............................................................................. Utility (piped) g a s................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................ Telephone services 1 ............................................................ Local charges 1................................................................... Interstate toll c a lls.............................................................. Intrastate toll ca lls.............................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance...................................... Cable television 6 .................................................................. Refuse collection 6 ................................................................ 114.1 121.2 115.9 125.3 124.5 121.8 136.9 122.6 116.6 116.6 116.1 112.5 115.9 107.1 101.9 105.4 101.7 94.8 80.2 79.5 102.4 100.7 107.0 91.8 120.9 115.6 138.5 74.0 103.5 127.9 127.9 136.1 118.5 126.5 120.0 129.7 129.2 126.2 144.9 126.0 122.2 122.2 119.6 115.2 117.8 123.1 132.6 125.4 135.0 137.6 134.4 155.5 128.9 128.3 128.5 122.7 119.0 122.4 113.6 109.4 110.8 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 128.4 116.7 145.5 70.0 96.7 144.1 147.1 161.0 128.3 139.3 132.6 140.6 157.2 155.2 165.0 130.4 134.3 134.5 124.9 123.6 129.8 115.2 112.3 132.7 144.6 137.7 144.8 170.2 168.6 175.7 133.6 139.5 139.7 128.4 130.6 135.7 123.1 117.1 121.2 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 140.7 120.4 154.7 68.3 93.2 163.8 181.2 197.6 136.1 148.7 141.4 148.2 176.9 174.5 189.7 137.0 143.5 143.8 132.0 129.8 139.0 118.0 116.3 112.9 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 144.2 120.1 155.3 67.4 91.0 174.3 188.4 214.6 139.7 153.1 144.9 151.6 183.3 181.2 193.8 141.2 148.2 148.4 136.4 127.7 134.0 119.0 116.4 114.5 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 149.6 122.3 156.9 71.8 91.1 182.9 201.7 225.7 142.7 157.7 148.5 155.4 187.2 184.4 202.9 147.9 153.1 153.3 142.9 132.4 140.3 121.9 117.5 118.7 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 151.1 123.1 156.3 75.7 90.3 190.5 195.8 236.8 146.7 163.1 152.5 159.3 194.1 191.1 211.8 150.8 158.7 159.0 145.6 135.8 144.7 124.2 118.3 122.1 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 154.3 124.4 159.9 75.8 87.1 195.9 203.5 243.3 151.0 167.7 157.3 163.7 203.7 201.1 219.2 151.5 163.0 163.4 147.2 140.1 150.1 127.1 124.4 122.3 129.0 116.5 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 159.6 127.0 161.3 78.7 92.5 202.6 219.5 247.9 154.4 172.7 163.6 167.9 224.6 223.0 231.6 155.9 167.1 167.4 151.3 142.6 154.4 127.8 125.4 122.7 130.6 116.8 95.0 92.2 126.1 124.6 131.5 115.1 163.3 127.2 163.0 75.1 94.4 Household furnishings and operation 3 ..................................... Housefurnishings 1 ................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 ..................................................... Furniture and bedding.......................................................... Bedroom furniture............................................................... Sofas 1 ................................................................................. Living room chairs and tables 1......................................... Other furniture 1 .................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ...................... Video and audio products 1................................................ Televisions........................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1 7 ....................... Audio products 1 .............................................................. Major household appliances 1 5 ......................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 .................................. Laundry equipment........................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 15 .... Information processing equipment7 .................................. Other housefurnishings 1 2 .................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 .............................. Clocks, lamps, and decor item s........................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ...... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 5 ............................. Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 8 ................................ Housekeeping supplies........................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1.......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................... Housekeeping services 1..................... .................................... Postage.................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1............................................ Gardening and other household services 15....................... 106.9 102.9 108.6 111.5 115.5 115.7 109.3 105.5 90.1 83.8 77.3 115.4 106.0 119.2 115.5 122.0 113.6 115.6 109.2 85.9 78.6 71.4 80.9 94.9 98.9 101.0 105.8 94.6 86.9 128.1 117.2 107.7 117.6 120.5 128.3 117.7 119.9 114.0 84.8 77.5 70.9 79.2 93.5 99.3 101.7 106.3 94.6 80.6 131.8 119.0 109.1 124.8 123.9 134.6 116.3 125.7 115.8 84.4 77.1 69.4 78.1 94.2 101.1 106.5 106.9 95.3 74.2 134.9 119.7 109.1 121.0 125.4 132.2 123.5 126.7 118.3 83.6 75.2 68.2 72.8 93.2 104.4 111.9 109.9 97.3 68.2 138.4 122.4 109.7 121.1 130.7 134.8 136.9 134.6 119.9 80.5 72.3 65.2 67.8 90.8 102.3 109.5 109.5 93.8 61.4 141.5 123.5 109.8 119.9 131.9 139.6 138.6 132.8 118.2 79.2 70.6 61.7 67.3 90.2 103.9 111.8 113.1 93.3 54.9 146.4 123.9 109.0 120.2 132.2 140.6 139.0 135.3 116.4 76.6 68.2 59.6 62.8 88.3 101.5 108.7 113.1 89.5 50.1 148.6 124.1 116.2 120.6 101.5 128.2 119.0 122.5 102.6 129.1 115.0 123.8 106.6 131.7 114.5 124.6 107.2 137.3 118.7 120.7 108.0 139.5 114.1 122.9 110.6 140.6 115.8 128.1 111.0 95.8 107.3 130.4 137.9 127.2 124.0 131.3 145.7 132.3 119.0 97.1 113.2 130.0 137.3 127.1 123.7 135.9 145.7 140.1 124.9 93.5 110.4 131.9 136.9 129.8 127.4 139.1 145.7 143.8 127.0 91.6 114.7 133.3 139.2 130.6 128.4 141.5 145.7 144.6 127.7 88.2 116.3 139.9 141.2 144.3 133.4 148.6 160.8 151.6 130.2 89.9 117.0 142.0 145.1 145.4 134.3 152.9 160.8 156.5 137.1 90.1 108.3 143.9 146.3 146.4 138.1 156.2 160.8 158.8 138.3 Expenditure category 110.6 104.0 109.8 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 125.6 117.1 144.8 70.9 99.2 135.1 141.6 146.7 107.8 112.4 111.1 104.7 114.7 113.0 118.8 113.5 111.4 107.1 89.2 82.1 74.8 94.9 94.0 101.0 103.6 106.0 97.9 92.7 117.4 113.7 102.5 106.3 102.9 112.6 105.8 109.5 103.0 117.8 112.2 111.9 100.3 98.3 100.1 97.1 110.2 105.4 115.5 115.0 121.6 114.7 112.7 109.1 90.8 82.8 76.4 100.0 91.9 98.8 100.6 102.9 97.1 91.9 102.2 102.4 106.6 101.5 100.0 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 133.2 116.4 147.0 67.4 94.6 152.6 166.9 177.1 113.0 105.2 117.6 114.2 117.1 113.7 117.4 109.8 87.1 79.1 72.2 85.8 93.1 101.0 102.7 107.9 96.9 89.7 124.9 126.6 112.3 113.5 102.1 96.3 100.0 112.9 116.9 109.5 111.2 111.6 110.4 117.3 104.7 117.4 121.8 115.6 113.6 116.5 125.4 120.0 109.0 See footnotes at end of table. 111.1 112.1 89 123.8 127.3 121.8 121.3 117.8 125.4 122.1 112.1 127.8 132.3 126.8 123.1 122.7 125.4 126.9 116.4 110.6 210.1 233.8 252.6 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Oct. December Group 1987 Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep....................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear........................... Men’s and boys’ ...................................................... Men’s ................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.................. Furnishings and special clothing......................... Shirts 1............................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers.......................... Boys’ .................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................. Women’s .............................................................. Coats and jackets............................................... Dresses ............................................................. Separates and sportswear1................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Suits 1 ................................................................ Girls’ .................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ............................................... Other apparel commodities 1................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 5 .............. Watches and jewelry5 .......................................... Watches 5 .......................................................... Jewelry 5 ............................................................ Footwear................................................................... Men’s ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls'....................................................... Women’s ................................................................ Apparel services 1........................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .. Other apparel services 1 ............................................ Transportation................................................................ Private......................................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................ Subcompact new cars 15...................................... Compact new cars 1 5 ........................................... Intermediate new cars 1 5 ...................................... Full-size new cars 1 5 ............................................ Luxury new cars 15 ............................................... New trucks 6 ........................................................... New motorcycles 5 .................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Automobile maintenance and repair.......................... Body w ork.............................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ............... Maintenance and servicing...................................... Power plant repair1 ................................................ Other private transportation 1..................................... Other private transportation commodities 1.............. Motor oil, coolant, and other products.................. Automobile parts and equipment.......................... Tires................................................................... Other parts and equipment1............................... Other private transportation services 1..................... Automobile insurance........................................... Automobile finance charges 1............................... Automobile fees 1 ................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1.......................... .......... Other automobile-related fees 1.......................... Public transportation..................................................... Airline fares............................................................... Other intercity transportation...................................... Intracity public transportation..................................... 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 112.6 111.1 111.7 110.4 111.5 111.3 110.0 116.1 109.3 107.1 112.6 112.7 105.0 122.5 116.7 107.6 107.2 112.0 116.4 110.6 102.7 109.0 103.6 110.6 108.0 111.9 110.6 102.6 120.9 122.3 120.2 117.6 116.0 116.4 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 123.3 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 119.2 113.7 113.4 117.9 120.3 117.8 109.1 116.2 107.8 118.6 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 125.8 128.8 124.0 118.5 116.6 116.9 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 123.7 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 118.3 115.8 110.3 117.4 119.3 121.5 110.8 120.3 107.5 124.0 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 130.6 133.8 128.4 124.5 122.3 122.9 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 129.0 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 125.3 120.9 122.0 121.6 127.9 128.8 118.2 127.3 110.7 132.0 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 139.6 140.8 139.0 128.4 126.1 126.8 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 133.8 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 129.9 123.7 132.8 131.7 131.8 132.6 120.6 131.3 113.6 136.4 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 144.4 145.2 144.1 130.4 127.8 128.3 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 135.8 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 128.6 124.4 131.1 135.1 133.1 137.3 122.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 149.2 149.9 149.1 131.3 128.5 128.9 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 132.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 131.6 125.8 136.9 130.0 128.1 140.1 120.9 140.1 118.6 146.3 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 153.4 154.8 152.8 129.3 126.1 126.5 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 127.8 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 127.7 128.1 138.6 127.6 132.9 144.1 120.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 155.9 157.6 155.0 129.5 126.2 126.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 133.4 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 124.3 130.2 131.5 128.6 129.8 145.3 130.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 157.1 158.7 156.4 129.3 125.7 125.5 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 135.7 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 124.1 131.9 128.7 126.2 128.1 139.7 126.9 138.4 120.9 143.4 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 160.5 164.4 158.0 133.9 130.5 130.2 132.4 136.3 141.3 134.5 139.7 131.1 120.0 126.8 126.7 136.2 111.2 129.7 135.5 141.8 127.2 127.7 145.4 125.9 145.3 125.1 151.1 131.8 133.5 135.8 126.9 162.8 166.4 160.6 107.3 106.4 116.1 116.3 101.8 101.2 100.4 103.1 103.8 114.3 104.0 116.2 82.0 81.9 80.8 110.4 109.5 118.8 118.9 104.2 102.5 101.9 105.6 109.2 116.9 109.4 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 114.8 113.8 122.0 121.7 105.4 104.9 105.9 109.1 111.6 121.0 114.1 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 126.7 125.3 124.4 123.3 105.6 106.6 107.6 110.5 114.6 125.9 117.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 124.5 123.2 128.5 127.2 109.6 109.2 111.3 114.3 117.2 130.3 123.7 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 128.2 126.6 131.7 130.1 112.6 109.8 113.7 116.0 121.7 133.8 128.9 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 136.7 135.2 140.9 138.1 120.5 117.8 120.1 122.0 128.1 145.1 149.4 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 152.6 155.7 138.9 137.2 143.7 140.4 122.7 119.9 121.7 123.4 130.5 149.3 156.5 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 156.6 161.4 144.8 142.4 146.5 142.7 123.7 123.8 122.6 125.9 134.2 153.0 163.1 156.8 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 161.4 168.6 143.6 141.1 144.7 140.2 121.0 121.8 121.3 122.8 130.8 152.9 164.2 149.4 106.6 106.3 104.3 111.0 107.3 164.9 175.5 - - - - - - 85.3 117.0 121.3 84.7 121.5 126.5 90.0 126.9 134.0 118.7 132.8 139.5 101.5 138.8 142.9 103.0 143.9 147.0 130.8 128.5 136.2 133.9 116.5 113.2 116.2 119.7 124.3 140.0 138.3 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 148.3 150.8 118.6 114.7 116.8 122.0 97.4 100.6 96.5 93.3 103.9 127.1 148.8 90.4 123.3 123.8 118.3 121.6 130.4 99.9 109.4 98.4 96.8 104.4 137.1 160.9 98.1 130.5 129.9 122.0 127.4 136.8 101.9 109.1 100.6 98.8 106.8 144.7 170.6 102.3 137.9 137.1 126.8 133.3 144.2 103.2 116.7 101.5 98.6 108.6 153.8 183.7 102.5 151.4 143.0 133.7 139.4 149.2 104.8 117.9 103.0 100.8 109.7 159.8 198.6 95.3 156.8 149.3 136.5 145.9 151.9 104.0 117.4 102.2 100.4 108.5 163.5 211.5 81.9 166.4 155.2 139.3 151.2 154.9 102.6 117.7 100.7 98.9 106.8 167.6 221.9 76.7 170.1 160.8 141.4 156.3 163.4 103.5 125.0 101.0 101.1 105.3 178.4 229.5 94.4 175.2 164.2 144.4 161.4 168.4 104.4 129.0 101.6 101.2 106.4 184.5 239.6 96.5 177.0 168.7 148.6 166.5 171.6 104.3 130.6 101.4 101.2 106.0 188.6 249.0 93.9 178.3 172.3 151.5 169.3 173.8 103.6 130.6 100.6 98.1 107.4 191.6 253.7 91.0 187.6 119.3 129.3 121.3 122.7 128.0 120.2 126.6 136.5 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 134.5 143.2 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 156.0 146.2 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 163.4 149.1 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 173.0 158.6 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 177.4 161.4 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 178.1 172.3 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 181.3 172.2 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 181.4 175.4 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 185.0 192.4 187.8 204.6 159.0 176.2 See footnotes at end of table. 90 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Oct. 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 133.4 134.1 145.7 105.3 126.9 120.9 133.2 132.0 133.6 132.0 105.3 105.0 135.4 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 - - - 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 158.4 142.9 179.3 191.9 166.6 124.6 127.4 118.0 133.8 127.4 133.9 142.4 180.7 133.5 235.2 212.9 248.7 145.3 172.0 176.1 240.3 218.1 224.7 228.8 142.1 155.9 276.4 102.1 101.5 227.4 103.4 160.6 143.1 180.7 192.4 169.0 123.8 126.9 116.8 134.1 127.0 135.6 143.2 185.3 134.5 Expenditure category Medical care.................................................................................. Medical care commodities........................................................... Prescription drugs..................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5........................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs....................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies................... Medical care services................................................................. Professional medical services................................................... Physicians’ services............................................................... Dental services...................................................................... Eye care 5.............................................................................. Services by other medical professionals 5............................... Hospital and related services.................................................... Hospital services 10................................................................ Inpatient hospital services 10................................................ Outpatient hospital services 5 ............................................... Nursing home services 10....................................................... Entertainment1 .............................................................................. Entertainment commodities 1 ....................................................... Reading materials..................................................................... Newspapers 1......................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ....................................... Sporting goods and equipment................................................. Sport vehicles, including bicycles........................................... Other sporting goods.............................................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ................................. Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ................................... Photographic supplies and equipment.................................... Pet supplies and expense....................................................... Entertainment services 1.............................................................. Club memberships 1 5 ............................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 15 ........................................................... Admissions............................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5.............................................. Other entertainment services 1 5................................................ I - ! 117.1 131.1 122.2 128.4 117.6 121.7 126.7 132.5 126.8 131.8 127.0 133.6 112.5 115.9 113.2 117.7 109.0 110.8 115.6 119.2 112.3 114.8 123.5 127.8 117.7 122.8 129.7 138.7 110.5 115.3 - - - 107.2 116.9 112.6 121.4 120.9 122.3 107.8 108.9 103.9 110.5 107.8 116.3 112.6 124.0 102.0 145.9 133.3 124.8 138.6 138.2 139.5 116.5 117.8 112.1 122.1 116.6 129.7 127.3 146.1 120.7 160.4 138.4 129.0 147.8 151.4 144.4 120.5 120.4 118.0 123.8 117.9 131.1 129.5 152.5 125.3 176.0 142.2 131.5 153.4 157.9 149.1 121.6 123.5 116.3 125.4 121.3 134.1 128.5 158.1 128.0 - - 189.3 146.1 133.9 159.0 164.8 153.4 122.6 124.9 116.7 126.9 123.2 136.5 129.3 163.8 132.6 200.2 149.2 136.1 164.8 173.2 156.5 126.1 128.8 119.7 126.4 122.2 131.4 130.7 168.3 131.8 209.4 153.8 139.4 174.5 186.5 162.5 124.5 127.3 118.0 129.2 123.5 133.8 135.4 174.6 134.8 106.9 128.1 105.3 101.6 113.2 132.8 110.6 105.2 121.9 145.8 119.6 109.9 128.6 153.1 126.1 116.3 134.2 160.5 133.6 120.8 140.6 166.6 140.7 124.4 152.1 169.9 146.3 127.6 155.6 176.2 154.0 130.9 159.3 185.7 158.6 135.7 165.9 193.3 167.3 140.3 170.3 200.5 172.4 142.9 131.3 137.2 116.4 115.1 140.6 150.2 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 150.4 143.5 226.1 249.9 153.3 145.4 116.1 122.2 124.8 132.0 136.0 138.5 144.7 146.8 148.9 153.1 154.9 - Other goods and services 3 ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.................................................. Personal care............................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances............................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements.............................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products.................. Personal care services.............................................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 ....................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 .............. Personal and educational expenses 1.......................................... School books and supplies....................................................... Personal and educational services 1 ......................................... Tuition and other school fees ................................................ College tuition...................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition....................................... Day care and nursery school8 ............................................. Personal expenses................................................................. Legal service fees 5 ............................................................. Personal financial services 5 ................................................ Funeral expenses 5 .............................................................. - - - 136.0 105.2 104.5 104.6 143.0 109.8 111.7 109.6 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food.................................................. Selected beef cuts........................................................................ Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ....................... Utilities and public transportation................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1.......................... 112.4 107.8 82.3 109.6 113.1 119.1 112.1 80.9 113.4 117.9 114.6 117.8 117.5 118.4 143.0 141.9 143.3 146.3 145.4 149.3 121.3 123.0 122.7 123.8 152.3 151.1 152.7 157.1 156.2 161.9 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1998. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - 151.0 116.4 117.9 115.1 128.9 134.9 135.2 133.2 174.7 173.9 175.0 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 160.1 121.7 127.1 122.6 132.5 137.9 137.9 137.4 188.7 184.4 189.3 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 170.5 129.2 136.8 130.1 138.9 141.3 140.8 142.5 200.5 194.9 201.2 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 177.6 133.6 143.9 135.1 138.3 146.2 146.1 145.6 213.3 202.3 214.5 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 188.9 144.0 153.3 142.1 141.7 149.2 148.9 149.6 224.9 208.5 226.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 198.8 147.2 166.5 150.6 142.3 154.2 153.7 155.3 237.3 220.3 238.9 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 208.9 153.1 177.7 158.1 137.7 159.4 158.4 162.3 248.3 232.9 249.8 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 217.8 159.7 183.2 165.9 139.7 163.5 162.6 166.1 260.8 244.7 262.4 282.1 300.9 299.3 137.4 227.7 166.1 192.7 173.4 127.0 120.0 86.3 116.3 119.4 135.0 129.9 117.1 121.2 124.6 136.7 128.5 98.8 125.6 133.1 139.0 128.8 100.3 129.4 137.6 143.9 133.3 95.0 134.4 140.1 147.1 129.7 100.6 133.6 142.9 150.7 127.8 96.9 135.9 149.9 159.3 131.6 109.3 142.4 154.3 159.6 129.6 107.0 144.9 157.7 124.9 129.4 129.4 128.7 163.1 162.9 163.4 169.6 169.3 176.2 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 1 0 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 91 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1989 Oct. 1997 1987 1988 4.5 4.7 3.4 5.6 8.0 5.0 9.6 2.6 4.2 4.8 1.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 3.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 4.5 4.2 5.5 3.2 5.0 .5 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 2.3 5.0 8.4 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.3 7.9 13.1 4.9 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 2.7 7.3 9.2 6.3 2.8 1.0 2.5 -.1 -1.6 3.1 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 4.8 3.1 7.9 6.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.6 2.5 1.3 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 7.1 4.9 2.5 1.4 2.7 .5 -1.3 .5 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.9 5.7 5.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.6 -1.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 .6 3.6 5.4 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 .5 .1 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 1.8 3.4 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 4.2 2.6 4.1 -.4 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.2 4.0 1.7 .6 1.3 .2 1.6 3.8 .6 -1.8 2.7 3.0 2.1 1.5 2.4 3.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 5.4 3.6 4.1 8.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 18.0 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 .3 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.2 6.5 6.4 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.8 5.1 19.2 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 5.2 4.2 -8.1 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 4.1 3.1 1.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.5 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 3.6 3.3 9.2 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.6 .3 1.6 .8 1.4 2.4 2.7 -.9 1.9 2.1 .9 -3.3 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.9 1.2 5.9 4.9 3.9 4.3 3.6 4.2 3.4 1.0 2.2 3.5 6.7 5.9 5.1 6.1 7.0 9.8 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.5 -3.0 .1 4.0 -9.4 -11.4 -8.8 -7.3 10.0 10.4 9.9 -17.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.1 9.6 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 7.0 6.1 3.2 7.0 9.1 -2.9 -10.4 .2 -1.5 -2.5 .8 18.2 22.0 19.0 8.6 4.6 13.2 2.0 16.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 9.7 7.5 6.2 2.7 6.1 7.0 8.6 8.2 5.1 6.7 5.6 .4 -.8 -1.1 6.8 3.7 -4.3 6.2 35.7 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 3.7 4.8 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 10.3 10.2 9.6 5.9 10.2 16.6 17.1 14.9 18.2 16.7 10.3 1.4 .2 2.3 1.4 2.8 -.3 3.7 -4.7 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 1.4 3.6 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 1.4 -1.6 -.2 -2.6 -1.1 -6.0 -11.8 -4.3 -4.8 -5.4 .8 .5 -.4 1.2 .3 1.6 -.6 2.1 -4.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 1.2 2.5 -.2 1.5 2.2 -.7 -3.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.4 .2 2.8 4.3 1.6 2.9 1.7 1.2 2.0 -4.6 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.4 .8 2.7 6.4 4.0 4.5 11.7 4.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 -1.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -1.6 1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -4.9 -1.5 -1.1 .6 -.4 -1.1 -2.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.3 .4 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 5.7 4.6 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 .7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 2.4 7.4 13.2 5.5 7.2 6.5 3.1 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.6 3.1 1.0 3.7 25.6 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 8.3 5.0 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 3.5 5.7 4.0 5.1 1.8 11.1 24.2 6.8 8.5 9.7 3.4 7.9 9.4 7.2 6.6 2.4 .9 2.8 12.1 1.3 1.2 .7 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.4 4.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 .1 .7 -.9 .3 .5 -.7 -.6 -3.7 -5.4 -2.5 -.1 1.0 1.2 3.5 -.6 1.7 1.1 2.1 -1.3 -.8 -3.5 3.1 1.4 2.4 1.1 -17.0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................................... Commodities.................................................................................. Food and beverages................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages........................................ Nondurables less food and beverages...................................... Apparel commodities 1............................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel....................... Durables................................................................................... Services........................................................................................ Rent of shelter............................................................................ Household services less rent of shelter1..................................... Transportation services............................................................... Medical care services.................................................................. Other services............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food............................................................................ All items less shelter........................................................................ All items less homeowners’ costs 1 .................................................. All items less medical care.............................................................. Commodities less food..................................................................... Nondurables less food...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel.................................................. Nondurables..................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter............................................................. Services less medical care services................................................. Energy............................................................................................. All items less energy........................................................................ All items less food and energy....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities.......................... Energy commodities................................................................. Services less energy services...................................................... Expenditure category Food and beverages........................................................................ Food............................................................................................. Food at home............................................................................. Cereals and bakery products.................................................... Cereals and cereal products................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes............................................ Cereal.................................................................................. Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ................................................... Bakery products...................................................................... White bread......................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins...................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.................................... Other bakery products......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish.......................................................... Meats................................................................................... Beef and veal.................................................................... Ground beef other than canned...................................... Chuck roast1 .................................................................. Round roast1.................................................................. Round steak 1................................................................. Sirloin steak 1.................................................................. Other beef and veal1...................................................... Pork.................................................................................. Bacon............................................................................. Chops ............................................................................ Ham ............................................................................... Other pork, including sausage 1....................................... Other meats...................................................................... Poultry................................................................................. Fresh whole chicken......................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts......................................... Other poultry 1 ................................................................... Fish and seafood................................................................. Canned fish and seafood.................................................. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 ................................. Eggs...................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 92 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1987 Expenditure category Dairy products................................................................. Fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................... Fresh whole m ilk ...................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1................................... Processed dairy products 1 ......................................... Cheese ....................................................................... Ice cream and related products............................... Other dairy products, including butter1 ................... Fruits and vegetables 2................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................ Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples ..................................................................... Bananas .................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 1 ............................. Other fresh fruits 1 .................................................. Fresh vegetables....................................................... Potatoes.................................................................. Lettuce .................................................................... Tomatoes................................................................ Other fresh vegetables.......................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .............................. Processed fruits 1....................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it1 ................................. Canned and dried fruits 1 ....................................... Processed vegetables 1 ............................................ Frozen vegetables 1................................................ Processed vegetables excluding frozen 1 .............................................................. Other food at hom e........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................... Fats and o ils ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages.............................................. Carbonated drinks..................................................... Coffee......................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks 1 .................................. Other prepared fo o d .................................................... Canned and packaged so u p .................................... Frozen prepared fo o d ............................................... Snacks ....................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices......... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 Food away from hom e...................................................... Lunch 1 ............................................................................ Dinner1 ............................................................................ Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages............................................................ Alcoholic beverages at home........................................... Beer and a le ................................................................... W ine................................................................................ Distilled spirits................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from hom e............................. 1988 1989 1990 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.4 .6 12.5 17.6 10.3 -11.0 17.4 14.7 15.9 25.1 -.3 10.3 14.2 4.5 5.7 6.6 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.2 5.2 3.7 2.0 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 14.1 10.4 -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 11.0 10.8 12.5 4.0 11.2 4.4 10.4 11.5 11.5 11.3 9.2 12.9 7.1 1.3 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 -4.4 14.5 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 2.5 .6 -.2 3.1 4.9 7.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.7 4.7 4.4 -.2 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 10.2 9.9 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 5.4 7.7 9.1 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.0 .9 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.8 -3.0 1.7 -14.4 2.3 4.1 6.2 5.7 3.1 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.1 3.4 1.1 4.2 14.5 4.8 5.2 8.0 4.0 9.9 2.8 1.5 5.7 2.6 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.9 -1.2 4.0 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 7.0 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.1 4.5 5.2 2.5 4.2 4.3 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.9 .8 1.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 4.9 4.9 - See footnotes at end of table. 93 Oct. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 0.6 -.2 -.4 .1 1.3 1.7 1.1 .2 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 23.1 9.6 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 -1.6 -2.6 -4.3 4.8 -.5 .8 1.3 2.3 1.8 3.3 .2 .1 .5 -.2 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 -16.1 .7 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.6 -.1 .8 0.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 -.6 -.8 .5 -1.6 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 12.9 15.5 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 1.5 -.9 -1.4 1.5 4.2 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 .9 3.7 .5 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 .6 4.6 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 .5 -.4 -.8 1.0 1.6 .8 2.5 1.8 2.1 1.3 3.4 2.4 2.7 8.4 -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 14.7 1.8 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 1.8 2.9 10.2 11.5 11.0 12.3 8.7 8.2 7.7 12.1 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 -3.0 18.7 -4.1 -8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 6.4 6.8 7.5 4.2 6.0 2.4 -2.0 -3.1 -3.2 -3.0 -.7 -2.4 .5 2.7 .9 1.1 -2.9 .1 -4.3 29.5 -10.6 6.6 13.6 21.2 1.1 3.0 .5 .5 .1 2.3 .4 2.5 -1.2 1.5 3.4 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.4 .9 -5.1 2.7 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 10.0 11.5 11.9 13.4 8.9 8.0 -.5 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 -.6 -.2 1.5 -5.5 1.9 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.0 .8 .8 2.1 1.8 5.3 -.7 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 .5 .3 .2 1.1 2.9 2.0 5.7 1.0 2.0 .6 3.7 13.5 -.3 55.9 .8 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 .9 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .7 2.2 1.2 1.3 3.0 4.1 2.5 2.4 -1.4 2.9 -9.7 2.3 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 .9 .8 1.3 .8 3.2 7.7 2.2 4.4 3.4 4.8 2.3 -1.8 -.5 -6.9 2.8 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 6.2 2.0 4.0 -.5 3.6 2.4 2.2 2.5 .7 6.9 .5 22.2 1.5 2.2 2.4 -.3 2.9 3.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.8 .8 -.6 3.6 2.5 2.9 1991 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group December 1987 Expenditure category Housing 2 ....................................................................................... Shelter......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1........................................................................ Rent, residential .................................................................... Other renters’ costs 1 ........................................................... Lodging while out of to w n .................................................. Lodging while at school...................................................... Tenants’ insurance 1 .......................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 .............................................................. Owners’ equivalent re n t....................................................... Household insurance 1 ......................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1....................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................... Maintenance and repair commodities 1................................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1.... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................. Fuel and other utilities 2 ............................................................. Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.................. Fuel o i l ................................................................................ Other household fuel commodities................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...................... Electricity............................................................................ Utility (piped) g a s................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................ Telephone services 1 ............................................................ Local charges 1................................................................... Interstate toll c a lls.............................................................. Intrastate toll ca lls.............................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance...................................... Cable television..................................................................... Refuse collection................................................................... Household furnishings and operation 2 ..................................... Housefurnishings 1 ................................................................... Textile housefurnishings 1 ..................................................... Furniture and bedding .......................................................... Bedroom furniture............................................................... Sofas 1 ................................................................................ Living room chairs and tables 1 ......................................... Other furniture 1 .................................................................. Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ...................... Video and audio products 1................................................ Televisions........................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1.......................... Audio products 1 .............................................................. Major household appliances 1 ........................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ................................. Laundry equipment.......................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 ...... Information processing equipment.................................... Other housefurnishings 1 ....................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1............................... Clocks, lamps, and decor item s........................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1....... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 ................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers.................................. Housekeeping supplies........................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............... Household paper products and stationery supplies 1.......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................... Housekeeping services 1......................................................... Postage.................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1............................................ Gardening and other household services 1 ......................... 1988 3.5 4.8 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 5.9 3.5 5.2 5.2 3.9 3.0 4.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 12.2 18.0 2.4 .2 1.7 -2.9 2.0 -1.0 3.6 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.7 9.9 1.0 .4 .9 2.0 .3 5.0 1.9 2.5 -2.7 -3.7 -4.9 3.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 5.8 2.8 4.8 4.8 3.0 2.4 1.6 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 5.6 10.7 7.8 3.1 2.4 6.4 3.1 5.3 -.9 3.1 3.4 .8 -1.2 -1.2 .9 -1.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.9 .0 3.4 1.8 3.6 4.5 1.7 1990 1991 1992 Oct. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.2 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 6.5 6.5 7.3 2.3 5.0 5.2 2.6 3.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 .9 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.5 6.7 3.9 9.7 .8 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 -.8 -2.1 -5.1 2.3 -1.2 1.2 -.6 -3.5 -7.3 1.3 4.2 5.1 5.7 4.1 14.2 15.5 6.1 1.2 4.7 4.7 1.8 3.9 6.0 1.4 2.7 .3 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 3.7 -.3 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 5.9 13.5 10.0 1.7 .5 2.5 1.1 -1.4 .2 5.4 2.5 -2.4 -3.7 -3.5 -9.6 -1.0 .0 -.9 1.8 -1.0 -3.2 2.2 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.0 8.3 8.6 6.5 2.5 3.9 3.9 2.8 5.7 4.5 6.9 4.3 9.1 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 5.6 3.4 5.2 1.3 -1.5 7.3 8.6 11.6 2.1 .8 1.4 1.1 4.2 -.1 -1.5 -.5 -1.4 -.6 -1.1 -5.7 1.9 -2.1 -1.7 -1.9 -2.4 -3.1 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.9 3.5 8.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 -.6 2.4 -4.1 -.7 -6.8 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 2.5 -.2 .4 -1.3 -2.4 6.4 4.0 8.6 1.6 1.6 -1.3 4.3 5.2 3.6 3.7 4.4 -1.3 -1.4 -.7 -2.1 -1.5 .4 .7 .5 .0 -7.2 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 3.6 3.8 2.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 .8 .1 1.4 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 3.7 1.8 1.0 6.5 .1 4.9 7.1 5.2 1.5 1.3 6.1 2.8 4.9 -1.2 4.8 1.6 -.5 -.5 -2.1 -1.4 .7 1.8 4.7 .6 .7 -7.9 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.8 3.7 4.7 2.4 .9 3.7 .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 1.0 .7 -.4 5.4 -.9 4.2 -2.9 4.9 .6 .0 -3.0 1.2 -1.8 6.2 .8 2.2 -.9 -2.5 -1.7 -6.8 -1.1 3.3 5.1 2.8 2.1 -8.1 .7 2.8 3.4 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.6 4.4 2.0 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.6 3.1 1.9 .7 2.9 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 2.1 1.1 2.3 .1 -3.5 2.8 3.9 2.7 2.3 .5 .1 4.2 2.0 10.9 6.2 1.4 -3.7 -3.9 -4.4 -6.9 -2.6 -2.0 -2.1 -.4 -3.6 -10.0 .6 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.8 4.9 5.2 3.5 .5 2.7 2.8 1.1 3.2 3.7 2.3 5.2 .2 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 3.4 2.1 .9 3.8 6.2 3.4 7.9 1.9 .9 .1 -1.0 .9 3.6 1.2 -1.3 -1.4 -1.6 -2.4 -5.4 -.7 -.7 1.6 2.1 3.3 -.5 -10.6 .7 2.3 3.0 4.0 2.6 10.3 10.9 5.7 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.8 1.8 2.9 .6 .8 .3 1.2 .3 -14.1 -13.8 -14.7 1.9 2.7 .2 2.3 .2 1.1 -4.6 2.1 3.7 6.5 1.9 .3 -.7 .3 .2 .7 .3 1.9 -1.5 -3.3 -3.4 -3.4 -6.7 -2.1 -2.3 -2.8 .0 -4.1 -8.7 .1 6.2 1.4 1.4 .9 -1.0 3.2 3.0 .1 4.6 6.0 2.2 -2.6 7.5 .1 1.4 1.8 -2.0 3.5 6.3 -.6 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.1 .7 -3.4 1.1 3.9 2.0 -.4 .6 .6 4.3 3.7 -3.1 .7 1.6 -3.9 1.8 2.4 .8 1.5 4.2 .4 -1.7 2.9 4.6 .9 2.8 1.5 .0 2.9 4.7 1.8 4.0 4.2 5.6 2.2 4.4 13.6 2.3 4.1 -3.0 5.5 4.5 5.4 6.8 1.1 .0 1.8 2.8 -.8 -.5 7.3 2.0 4.2 .3 .7 7.0 16.2 4.3 2.2 1.4 5.5 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 3.5 .0 5.9 5.0 -3.7 -2.5 1.5 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.4 .0 2.6 1.7 -2.0 3.9 1.1 1.7 .6 .8 1.7 .0 .6 .6 -3.7 1.4 5.0 1.4 10.5 3.9 5.0 10.4 4.8 2.0 1.9 .6 1.5 2.8 .8 .7 2.9 .0 3.2 5.3 .2 -7.4 1.3 .8 .7 2.8 2.2 .0 1.5 .9 - - - - See footnotes at end of table. 1989 94 - 3.2 3.9 4.1 1.5 4.2 .0 3.9 3.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 3.7 2.3 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.4 3.1 3.7 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 5.4 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 1.5 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 -1.0 .6 -1.3 2.6 1.0 3.5 1.2 4.0 -1.5 5.3 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.7 .5 2.2 1.5 3.8 2.7 4.2 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 0.7 .5 .5 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -2.7 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 2.3 1.1 4.4 -3.8 -3.8 2.0 -1.0 2.6 6.0 1.9 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 2.8 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.2 3.2 2.1 4.6 7.3 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 31.9 4.6 4.1 -14.5 4.5 2.4 1.5 3.7 2.9 -4.8 3.1 2.6 -1.5 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -3.3 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 -3.0 1.8 1.2 -1.8 3.7 2.9 .0 3.4 3.6 3.3 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 1.6 1.8 1.4 4.5 5.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.9 3.1 3.6 8.0 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 2.9 3.2 0.2 .1 .0 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 4.4 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 -2.7 1.6 -5.1 .8 -2.3 .8 8.2 -.5 5.2 -1.8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 .8 .7 .9 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.9 4.8 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 2.6 3.7 -0.2 -.4 -.8 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.7 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 -.2 1.3 -2.1 -1.9 -1.3 -3.9 -3.0 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 2.2 3.6 1.0 4.2 3.8 1.9 1.6 .8 3.3 .7 2.0 2.8 2.5 4.2 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 3.1 4.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.9 7.0 2.9 1.6 2.8 4.2 4.9 8.0 5.0 4.5 2.7 10.2 .8 -.3 4.1 -.8 5.0 3.5 5.4 3.8 1.6 3.5 5.6 1.4 1.2 1.6 -.8 -.9 -1.2 -1.8 -2.2 -1.6 -1.1 -2.5 -2.5 -.1 .7 -4.7 -2.1 -1.8 -2.1 -1.2 -1.7 2.2 4.1 4.9 3.1 4.8 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 5.5 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 3.9 4.6 5.4 1.3 7.0 .9 -.2 1.7 6.3 7.7 .2 9.8 4.3 5.4 4.6 3.5 1.6 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.0 3.9 8.1 -7.0 3.6 4.4 2.1 4.7 1.8 -.8 -.4 -.8 -.4 -1.1 2.3 6.5 -14.1 6.1 4.0 2.1 3.6 2.0 -1.3 .3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 2.5 4.9 -6.3 2.2 3.6 1.5 3.4 5.5 .9 6.2 .3 2.2 -1.4 6.4 3.4 23.1 3.0 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.1 .9 3.2 .6 .1 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.2 1.0 2.7 2.9 3.2 1.9 -.1 1.2 -.2 .0 -.4 2.2 3.9 -2.7 .7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3 -.7 .0 -.8 -3.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 -3.1 5.2 6.2 4.9 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 16.0 2.1 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 4.7 2.0 -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 2.5 1.8 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 .4 6.8 -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 1.8 -.1 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 .1 1.9 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 2.0 9.7 .5 .0 .7 1.2 1987 Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep......................................................................... Apparel commodities 1 ................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear............................................. Men’s and boys’ ....................................................................... Men’s .................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................................... Furnishings and special clothing.......................................... Shirts 1................................................................................. Dungarees, jeans and trousers............................................ Boys’ ..................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................................... Women’s ................................................................................ Coats and jackets................................................................ Dresses ............................................................................... Separates and sportswear1................................................. Underwear nightwear hosiery and accessories 1 ................ Suits 1.................................................................................. Girls’ ...................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ................................................................ Other apparel commodities 1..................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage.................................. Watches and jewelry.............................................................. Watches.............................................................................. Jewelry................................................................................ Footwear.................................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ......................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................. Apparel services 1.......................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .................. Other apparel services 1 ......................... .................................... Transportation.................................................................................. Private ........................................................................................... New vehicles.............................................................................. New cars.................................................................................. Subcompact new cars 1.......................................................... Compact new cars 1............................................................... Intermediate new cars 1.......................................................... Full-size new cars 1................................................................ Luxury new cars 1................................................................... New trucks............................................................................... New motorcycles...................................................................... Used cars................................................................................... Motor fuel................................................................................... Gasoline ................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................................. Automobile maintenance and repair............................................. Body work................................................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ................................ Maintenance and servicing....................................................... Power plant repair1 .................................................................. Other private transportation 1....................................................... Other private transportation commodities 1................................ Motor oil coolant and other products.................................... Automobile parts and equipment............................................ Tires.................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1................................................ Other private transportation services 1....................................... Automobile insurance ............................................................. Automobile finance charges 1................................................. Automobile fees 1 ................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1...................................................... Other automobile-related fees 1............................................ Public transportation...................................................................... Airline fares................................................................................. Other intercity transportation....................................................... Intracity public transportation...................................................... 1988 1989 1990 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.1 4.3 3.4 .9 6.6 5.9 -.7 6.1 6.3 4.9 15.3 5.4 .4 8.8 5.2 2.6 7.9 2.7 9.0 3.6 10.6 4.2 2.9 7.4 3.4 3.7 5.2 2.6 6.7 6.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 .4 3.1 3.8 1.3 4.0 8.8 18.5 18.7 18.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 6.2 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 2.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 3.4 6.5 6.2 6.6 4.1 7.2 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 4.1 5.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.3 1.5 2.4 5.2 2.3 5.2 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 0.8 .5 .4 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 .3 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 -.8 1.8 -2.7 -.4 -.8 3.1 1.6 3.5 -.3 4.6 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.4 1.2 2.3 3.9 3.3 2.2 3.5 4.3 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 5.9 4.4 10.6 3.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 5.8 3.0 6.5 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 6.9 5.2 8.3 10.4 10.1 2.0 1.3 .2 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.9 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 15.6 3.6 5.5 -.7 3.8 4.3 6.3 4.4 5.9 3.1 3.7 3.5 4.5 1.7 -2.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 3.3 4.4 3.1 4.1 6.9 2.6 8.7 2.0 3.8 .5 7.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 1.6 5.5 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 6.1 5.6 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 See footnotes at end of table. Oct. December Group 95 1991 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group 1987 Expenditure category Medical c a re ............................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................... Prescription d rugs.............................................................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies.................................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................ Medical care services.......................................................................... Professional medical services........................................................... Physicians' services........................................................................ Dental services............................................................................... Eye c a re .......................................................................................... Services by other medical professionals...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital services............................................................................. Inpatient hospital services........................................................... Outpatient hospital services......................................................... Nursing home services................................................................... Entertainment1 ....................................................................................... Entertainment commodities 1 .............................................................. Reading materials............................................................................. Newspapers 1.................................................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ............................................. Sporting goods and equipment........................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles.................................................. Other sporting goods...................................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ....................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 ......................................... Photographic supplies and equipment.......................................... Pet supplies and expense.............................................................. Entertainment services 1 ...................................................................... Club memberships 1........................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1...................................................................... Admissions......................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions....................................................... Other entertainment services 1 ........................................................ Other goods and services 2 ................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal c a re ....................................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products....................... Personal care services...................................................................... Beauty parlor services for females 1 ............................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 .................. Personal and educational expenses 1................................................. School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services 1 ................................................ Tuition and other school fe e s ....................................................... College tuition .............................................................................. Elementary and high school tuition............................................. Day care and nursery school....................................................... Personal expenses.......................................................................... Legal service fe e s ........................................................................ Personal financial services.......................................................... Funeral expenses......................................................................... Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ......................................................... Selected beef c u ts ................................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............................ U tilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1................................ 1988 6.1 7.0 8.1 5.3 6.0 2.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.6 2.9 3.5 2.9 4.2 3.4 3.8 6.4 2.2 4.3 2.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 9.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.2 4.5 4.6 8.3 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 12.0 5.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 5.2 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.1 2.2 3.5 4.3 6.9 4.3 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 11.3 3.8 2.5 4.6 4.9 4.4 .5 .1 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.5 3.7 5.3 4.7 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 9.9 3.8 3.4 6.6 9.6 3.5 3.4 2.2 5.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 4.4 3.8 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 9.7 2.7 1.9 3.8 4.3 3.3 .9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 2.9 2.3 -.8 3.7 2.2 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 7.6 2.7 1.8 3.7 4.4 2.9 .8 1.1 .3 1.2 1.6 1.8 .6 3.6 3.6 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 5.8 2.1 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 -.4 -.8 -3.7 1.1 2.7 -.6 6.9 6.4 5.3 1.6 6.2 7.9 3.2 2.9 5.9 3.7 5.0 3.5 7.1 9.5 5.1 5.6 7.7 9.8 8.1 4.5 8.6 14.4 3.8 2.6 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 7.7 10.7 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.9 3.9 8.1 11.3 2.6 2.8 4.8 3.8 5.3 3.0 6.4 8.3 3.1 3.7 8.2 2.0 4.0 2.6 1.6 -5.9 2.4 1.5 2.9 5.3 2.1 5.8 3.0 1.8 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.5 7.0 9.5 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.8 4.4 4.4 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.4 7.4 8.4 5.1 4.4 6.9 4.8 3.0 5.2 5.5 4.0 7.1 7.8 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.0 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.5 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.4 8.6 6.0 4.6 7.8 6.5 2.8 2.2 2.0 3.2 8.0 6.0 8.2 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.1 3.6 6.4 17.9 1.2 1.7 6.0 4.0 -1.7 3.5 4.2 6.6 7.0 6.7 2.6 1.3 6.3 8.3 35.7 4.2 4.4 1.3 -1.1 -15.6 3.6 6.8 1 This index series will no longer appear in its present form after December, 1997. See Table X for a comparable index series. 2 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 1989 1990 1991 1992 Oct. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 4.6 3.1 2.4 5.9 7.7 3.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 3.6 3.7 2.3 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 4.8 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.5 .1 .1 .0 3.6 3.2 .1 5.2 3.5 -1.0 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.6 3.6 1.2 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.5 3.6 3.4 1.4 .1 .8 .3 1.4 -.6 -.4 -1.0 .2 -.3 1.3 .6 2.5 .7 2.3 3.7 5.3 2.6 4.2 3.2 2.0 2.0 2.4 5.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 2.8 1.9 .8 4.1 4.1 5.5 3.4 3.4 2.4 1.0 -.8 2.7 3.7 3.0 1.9 5.1 6.8 1.9 1.3 4.5 1.5 1.4 2.8 1.2 4.8 2.5 2.1 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 4.2 3.4 5.2 3.8 -.4 3.5 3.8 2.2 6.4 3.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.4 7.8 6.5 5.2 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 5.4 3.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 5.2 2.2 8.6 6.0 .4 3.4 3.2 3.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 5.1 4.0 6.7 5.0 -3.2 3.4 3.1 4.5 4.6 5.7 4.6 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 4.9 1.5 2.6 2.7 2.3 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.2 7.2 4.0 4.5 4.0 5.2 4.5 1.7 .2 1.5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 -5.3 3.9 1.8 2.2 -2.7 5.9 -.6 2.0 2.4 -1.5 -3.7 1.7 4.9 5.7 3.0 12.8 4.8 2.9 .2 -1.5 -2.1 1.8 2.2 1998. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 96 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Electricity Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 40 therms per 100 therms per 500 KWH Fuel oil #2 per gallon (3.785 liters) Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 $31,472 $31,789 $67,309 $68,488 $50,695 $49,278 $0,945 $0,956 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000.................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ 39.180 39.532 37.321 38.579 38.181 38.417 37.748 38.119 82.102 82.609 79.837 83.106 81.011 81.381 81.152 81.876 65.146 68.385 56.225 50.534 63.054 65.799 56.305 50.568 .938 .986 .884 .873 .948 .995 .909 .875 North Central urban......................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000.................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ..................... ................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 27.591 27.258 28.537 30.083 28.853 28.597 28.264 30.381 56.076 55.054 53.541 64.800 59.340 58.524 53.525 65.408 48.880 51.311 48.798 42.968 46.012 47.511 49.341 42.338 .892 .909 .909 .866 .907 .917 .931 .885 26.997 29.971 57.118 64.484 42.631 37.470 NA NA U.S. city average............................................................. Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urb a n ..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000.................................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 33.320 33.914 35.314 31.733 33.501 33.915 35.637 32.359 69.535 68.962 73.583 69.542 70.251 69.398 74.343 71.157 43.671 46.017 42.772 43.295 43.132 44.966 43.207 43.318 1.013 1.126 .942 NA 1.026 1.135 .944 NA 27.170 27.170 62.950 62.950 37.738 36.335 .971 1.004 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000.................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ 28.970 29.289 23.447 29.574 29.934 23.447 69.416 71.589 52.802 70.854 73.191 52.802 50.518 50.750 37.868 50.582 50.808 38.009 1.127 1.132 1.119 1.116 1.122 1.106 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... 31.779 32.870 29.990 27.406 32.008 32.955 30.260 29.722 67.942 69.094 65.716 57.996 69.000 69.555 66.364 63.615 54.162 48.256 43.650 41.417 52.142 48.607 43.527 39.418 .992 .898 .895 .894 1.000 .918 .901 .925 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD....................... San Franclsco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... 27.845 32.016 42.251 37.807 27.271 29.499 32.887 39.925 37.866 27.271 53.206 77.651 86.635 83.985 76.040 57.699 79.950 84.030 83.850 76.040 61.350 63.963 74.716 63.027 61.380 57.136 63.947 70.433 62.826 61.380 NA NA 1.033 .879 NA NA NA 1.042 .887 NA Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A-NH.................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................................. 33.740 30.462 27.924 48.441 29.859 43.363 36.320 30.462 27.924 48.987 32.088 45.210 69.340 64.221 61.564 107.420 54.214 88.142 75.800 64.221 61.564 109.011 59.646 92.611 53.190 62.953 65.743 45.446 49.225 46.685 47.760 62.888 59.969 43.590 38.889 46.754 1.060 .961 NA NA NA 1.190 1.071 .979 NA NA NA 1.197 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................... 25.935 25.419 28.607 40.311 25.374 26.425 28.607 38.614 55.620 50.750 56.503 82.888 54.329 52.663 56.503 79.792 47.345 47.323 40.577 52.869 47.345 47.323 40.577 52.869 NA NA NA .769 NA NA NA .808 South Size Size Size Size Selected local areas 1 N A Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Data not adequate for publication. 97 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for Oct. 1997 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Oct. 1997 Area, region and population size class High Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 1 2,800 $0,099 .817 .828 .786 .762 1 5 1 19 2,800 862 505 328 .545 .531 .577 .626 .575 .566 .571 .632 6 6 20 12 .545 .589 urban ..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... .780 .776 .830 .803 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 $0,677 $0,688 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000 .................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ .829 .840 .775 .774 North Central urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ........................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... South Size Size Size Size Low High $0,093 5 6,301 .128 .136 .107 .092 .119 .124 .107 .092 110 110 173 227 5,069 3,750 5,069 2,865 1,124 1,124 380 623 .095 .102 .091 .079 .086 .090 .090 .078 5 5 220 39 4,517 3,785 4,517 3,404 22 668 .083 .067 252 2,397 .785 .779 .834 .819 1 7 1 3 1,230 394 1,230 278 .085 .091 .083 .082 .081 .085 .080 .080 32 148 112 94 6,301 6,301 6,229 4,249 .648 .647 5 283 .073 .071 32 5,536 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ .683 .700 .520 .698 .717 .520 5 15 24 1,557 1,557 606 .100 .100 .080 .100 .100 .080 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,146 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... .680 .728 .671 .572 .690 .730 .677 .608 5 1 3 5 1,557 1,230 623 2,800 .107 .092 .082 .081 .099 .090 .081 .076 5 112 39 32 6,301 6,229 4,249 5,536 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... .461 .771 .893 .854 .732 .504 .795 .879 .851 .732 24 17 5 19 15 1,124 447 549 862 293 .128 .127 .149 .133 .128 .113 .127 .135 .119 .127 100 164 125 110 200 2,700 2,454 3,750 2,451 1,746 Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH .................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................................. .745 .676 .608 1.857 .509 1.123 .809 .676 .608 1.872 .573 1.169 34 16 41 7 73 20 125 232 561 13 314 68 .100 .121 .125 .088 .100 .093 .076 .120 .106 .085 .069 .087 541 279 298 380 5 415 4,252 1,533 2,259 2,607 2,608 3,401 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................... .580 .513 .678 .776 .567 .535 .678 .729 20 10 18 72 394 1,016 209 632 .087 .098 .091 .092 .087 .098 .091 .092 242 27 312 245 6,250 1,534 6,301 2,808 U.S. city average............................................................. Low Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 98 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon/3.785 liters) Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 $1,334 $1,300 $1,277 $1,242 $1,370 $1,337 $1,458 $1,426 urban .............................................................. More than 1,200,000 .................................... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... 50,000 to 500,000 ........................................ 1.387 1.390 1.408 1.360 1.349 1.346 1.389 1.319 1.325 1.324 1.353 1.299 1.284 1.277 1.335 1.256 1.426 1.425 1.464 1.391 1.387 1.378 1.442 1.360 1.503 1.501 1.525 1.489 1.464 1.458 1.504 1.447 North Central urban........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ........................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 1.271 1.298 1.243 1.237 1.218 1.232 1.198 1.188 1.230 1.255 1.189 1.203 1.175 1.187 1.145 1.152 1.307 1.350 1.302 1.257 1.255 1.284 1.252 1.210 1.387 1.420 1.369 1.337 1.339 1.362 1.325 1.294 1.233 1.216 1.200 1.183 1.242 1.222 1.338 1.323 South Size Size Size Size u rban..................................................................... A - More than 1,200,000 .................................... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................... C - 50,000 to 450,000 ........................................ D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ........................................... 1.262 1.270 1.293 1.227 1.232 1.238 1.268 1.187 1.200 1.206 1.217 1.179 1.167 1.171 1.191 1.137 1.296 1.319 1.304 1.268 1.268 1.288 1.281 1.229 1.383 1.393 1.389 1.359 1.354 1.364 1.362 1.326 1.248 1.232 1.196 1.179 1.272 1.262 1.380 1.362 West urban....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 .................................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ........................................ 1.468 1.499 1.407 1.458 1.486 1.406 1.407 1.436 1.349 1.399 1.423 1.359 1.521 1.539 1.472 1.509 1.528 1.435 1.609 1.641 1.538 1.598 1.627 1.537 Size classes A .................................................................................... B .................................................................................... C .................................................................................... D .................................................................................... 1.368 1.328 1.277 1.272 1.329 1.304 1.240 1.256 1.309 1.265 1.227 1.234 1.269 1.242 1.190 1.217 1.412 1.361 1.315 1.283 1.374 1.337 1.276 1.269 1.496 1.429 1.406 1.394 1.461 1.404 1.373 1.379 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.............................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A .............................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD....................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ........................... 1.376 1.534 1.427 1.362 1.501 1.313 1.503 1.363 1.337 1.499 1.317 1.478 1.361 1.246 1.435 1.251 1.444 1.295 1.218 1.432 1.429 1.553 1.472 1.354 1.564 1.366 1.529 1.405 1.323 1.561 1.503 1.653 1.541 1.430 1.660 1.450 1.625 1.490 1.397 1.659 Baltimore, M D .................................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH .................................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .............................................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA.................................................. 1.312 1.348 1.216 1.380 1.257 1.312 1.295 1.327 1.175 1.340 1.158 1.291 1.259 1.306 1.166 1.310 1.206 1.250 1.237 1.282 1.130 1.269 1.106 1.228 1.353 1.391 1.252 1.427 1.295 1.351 1.341 1.370 1.216 1.387 1.194 1.332 1.405 1.454 1.359 1.492 1.405 1.418 1.397 1.439 1.292 1.455 1.316 1.400 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .................................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................... 1.240 1.301 1.253 1.340 1.218 1.226 1.205 1.311 1.181 1.258 1.193 1.286 1.157 1.182 1.146 1.255 1.294 1.357 1.304 1.386 1.273 1.281 1.254 1.364 1.366 1.449 1.359 1.470 1.347 1.377 1.311 1.440 U.S. city average............................................................. Region and area size 2 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Selected local areas 1 2 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 99 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 $0,294 $0,335 $0,308 $0,282 $0,285 $0,310 $0,299 NA NA .568 .887 .899 1.581 1.290 2.612 1.496 .555 .827 .900 NA NA NA NA NA .845 .916 NA NA NA NA NA .877 .908 NA NA 2.416 NA NA .850 .926 NA NA 2.413 NA .553 .824 .827 NA 1.201 NA 1.517 .546 .838 .845 NA 1.206 NA 1.553 0.612 1.024 .951 1.651 NA NA NA 0.630 1.050 .955 1.664 NA NA NA 1.844 1.420 1.847 1.406 1.850 NA 1.818 NA 1.814 1.426 1.825 1.377 1.862 1.428 1.875 1.455 NA NA NA NA 2.061 2.059 2.209 2.229 1.905 1.899 2.057 2.036 2.026 2.046 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.091 2.151 NA NA 1.894 2.158 2.088 2.184 2.199 2.179 2.477 2.423 2.545 2.587 2.472 2.309 2.427 2.395 2.411 2.402 2.759 2.779 2.699 2.761 2.660 2.713 2.921 2.819 2.791 2.918 2.690 2.686 NA NA 2.611 2.763 2.684 2.723 2.756 2.658 5.313 5.232 NA NA NA NA 5.256 5.248 NA NA 6.035 5.915 NA NA 5.711 5.651 6.171 5.937 NA NA 5.985 5.849 NA NA 6.429 6.301 6.400 6.160 NA NA 3.082 3.080 3.291 3.406 2.733 2.749 3.126 3.000 3.256 3.298 2.977 3.070 NA NA 2.906 2.954 2.923 2.982 3.066 3.218 NA NA 3.316 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.580 3.662 NA NA 3.310 3.394 3.585 3.540 3.586 3.770 4.304 4.206 4.229 4.294 4.164 4.096 4.278 4.050 5.036 4.813 NA 2.481 NA 2.472 NA NA NA NA NA 2.489 NA 2.508 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.750 3.525 4.200 2.730 3.487 4.036 2.963 3.399 4.200 2.952 3.359 3.914 2.690 3.251 4.381 2.654 3.225 4.098 2.691 3.540 4.355 2.655 3.554 4.184 2.635 4.044 3.871 2.673 3.860 3.934 1.948 2.007 NA NA NA NA 1.796 1.853 NA NA 2.852 NA 2.825 NA NA NA NA NA 2.769 NA 2.772 NA 2.936 NA 2.767 NA 2.726 NA 2.701 NA 1.272 2.201 1.274 2.204 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.207 2.210 1.238 2.222 NA NA NA NA 2.292 2.389 NA 2.343 2.387 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.214 NA NA 2.277 NA 2.233 2.416 NA 2.347 2.403 NA NA 2.331 NA NA 2.253 NA Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................... $0,305 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, .564 per lb. (453.6 gm )....................................................................... Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................ .880 .885 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm ).......................................... 1.552 Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................................... Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm ).............................. 1.295 2.536 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 g m ).................................. 1.568 Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 g m ).............................................................. Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. ............. Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................ ................... Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m ).............................................................. Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 g m ).............................................................. Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 g m ).............................................................. Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 g m ).......................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 g m )........................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................... Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 g m )......................... Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm ).............................. Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm )...................... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm )...................... See footnotes at end of table. 100 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 —Continued U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Sept. 1997 Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................. Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................. Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................. Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................. Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 g m )...................................... Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz.............................................................. Grade AA, large, per doz............................................................ Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ................................................................. Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit)......................................................................... Milk, fresh, low fat, per 112 gal. (1.9 lit) ..................................... Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................. Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................... American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm )........................ Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 g m ).............................. Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ................................................................. Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 g m )........................................................... Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................ Bananas, per lb. (453.6 g m )...................................................... Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 g m ).......................................... Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Cherries, per lb. (453.6 g m )....................................................... Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 g m ).................................................... Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 g m ).................... Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. ......... Peaches, per lb. (453.6 g m )...................................................... Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................................... Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 g m )........................... Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm )........................................... Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................ Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 g m )....................................................... Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................................................... Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................ Celery, per lb. (453.6 g m )......................................................... Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm )......................................... Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm ).................................................. Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 g m )..................................... Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 m l)........................................ Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................. Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 g m )............... Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 g m )......................... Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................ Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 0.992 2.094 1.227 1.089 0.984 1.982 1.236 1.062 1.053 2.213 1.279 NA 0.996 2.135 1.235 NA 0.961 2.055 1.123 1.088 0.954 1.810 1.167 1.065 0.935 1.923 1.192 1.069 0.928 1.910 1.229 1.060 1.060 2.237 1.313 1.152 1.088 2.115 1.326 1.137 2.015 2.019 2.057 1.966 2.059 2.115 1.916 1.911 2.121 2.188 1.009 1.258 1.018 1.269 1.217 NA 1.199 NA .902 NA .909 NA .983 NA 1.011 NA NA 1.364 NA 1.390 1.555 1.590 1.395 1.388 NA NA NA NA 1.653 1.759 2.533 NA 2.307 2.144 3.359 3.126 2.635 NA 2.391 2.181 3.419 3.128 2.540 NA NA NA NA NA 2.593 NA NA NA NA NA 2.387 NA 2.286 NA NA NA 2.494 NA 2.294 NA NA NA 2.558 NA 2.558 2.087 NA 3.493 2.650 NA 2.541 2.111 NA 3.509 2.633 NA NA NA NA 2.883 2.797 NA NA NA NA 2.919 2.895 2.925 3.086 3.158 2.583 2.596 2.702 2.722 3.285 3.335 .642 .680 .643 .674 NA NA .660 .687 NA NA .933 .458 NA .670 NA .681 1.275 1.631 1.143 NA 1.488 .388 .737 1.091 .903 .375 .881 .459 NA .616 NA .628 1.646 1.477 NA NA NA .374 .823 1.162 1.040 .368 .974 .494 NA .735 NA .697 1.471 1.620 1.090 NA 1.357 .418 .791 1.239 .893 .409 .926 .495 NA .700 NA .624 1.886 1.381 NA NA 1.428 .412 .868 1.348 .855 NA .913 .427 NA .689 NA .661 1.245 1.359 1.122 NA 1.541 .336 .715 1.057 .905 .309 .801 .435 NA .579 NA .607 1.640 1.348 NA NA 1.603 .318 .777 1.099 1.102 .303 1.000 .445 NA .651 NA .664 1.214 1.617 1.086 NA NA .405 .768 1.023 .998 .369 .938 .445 NA .590 NA .640 1.521 1.510 NA NA NA .399 .867 1.144 1.211 .354 .848 .475 NA .636 NA .702 1.222 1.846 1.228 NA 1.489 .394 .662 1.069 NA NA .864 .475 NA .626 NA .634 1.627 1.610 NA NA NA .373 .768 1.074 NA NA .500 .615 NA .619 .495 1.126 .495 .550 NA .595 .451 1.208 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .436 NA NA NA NA NA .413 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .675 NA 1.031 NA NA NA .571 NA 1.212 .437 NA NA NA NA NA .436 NA NA NA NA NA .830 .834 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.695 1.711 1.989 NA 1.515 1.543 1.684 1.679 1.654 1.855 .964 .946 NA NA .906 .927 .963 .945 NA NA .731 .716 NA NA .695 .676 .662 NA NA .741 .942 NA .712 .940 NA .766 NA NA .726 NA NA NA .834 NA NA .839 NA .718 .940 NA .694 .941 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .674 .665 .633 NA NA NA .678 .654 See footnotes at end of table. 101 NA .762 .762 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions '—Continued U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Sept. 1997 Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... - ........ Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................... Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 g m ).......................................... Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm ).................................. Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................ Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 g m )................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2 ......................................................... Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 o z ).......................................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 g m )......................................... Alcoholic Beverages at Home: Malt Beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 m l)......................................................... Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 o z )............................................................ Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 o z )............................................................ 1 2 N A Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 0.436 .425 0.430 .418 0.448 .431 0.436 .420 0.442 .426 0.431 .417 0.431 .416 0.428 .411 0.427 NA 0.426 NA .828 NA .820 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .878 .867 1.028 1.015 .807 .805 1.797 1.764 1.811 1.719 1.700 1.695 NA NA NA NA NA 1.005 NA 1.027 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.001 NA 1.010 NA NA NA NA 4.617 4.392 4.869 4.636 4.496 4.355 NA NA 4.584 4.301 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10.511 10.581 NA NA 10.579 10.578 9.770 9.704 NA NA 3.176 3.152 2.856 2.942 3.321 3.281 3.256 3.182 3.201 3.156 .845 .831 .885 .810 .788 .787 .833 .847 .887 .872 9.581 9.527 12.191 NA 9.418 NA NA NA NA 8.497 5.414 5.132 5.893 4.382 5.042 5.241 5.034 6.007 5.547 5.026 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Deposit may be included in price. Data not adequate for publication. 102 .850 .835 .875 .871 Table NS1. New Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), Washington-Baltimore CMSA (Nov. 1996=100) Percent Change to Current Month Indexes WashingtonBaltimore Pricing schedule 1 July 1Ö97 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 CPI-U _ - _ _ _ - - - -0.3 - -0.2 - _ _ - - - - 101.1 - - - - 106.7 101.4 99.9 108.8 -* 104.0 -1.3 -2.5 -4.4 100.6 - 101.4 99.8 102.2 100.7 Ö9.4 100.7 10Ô.9 _ _ _ - - - 100.5 - -.2 - -.1 - _ -.2 - 101.8 101.4 _ _ 102.9 104.6 - - - - 101.0 101.0 - - - - 101.4 99.7 108.9 103.5 - -1.7 -3.0 - All ite m s................................................................. Food and beverages.......................................... Housing............................................................... Residential re n t................................................ Apparel................................................................ Transportation..................................................... Medical c a re ........................................................ 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 101.1 100.1 102.4 1Ö0.7 9 /3 99.7 ,101.3 Entertainment...................................................... Other goods and services............................................................ All items less food and energy.......................................................... All items less medical care...................................................................... F o o d ....................................................................... Energy................................................ .................... 1 102.1 1 102.6 *- 104.2 1 101.1 - 1 1 M 101.1 99.8 105.4 - All item s................................................................. Food and beverages.......................................... Housing............................................................... Residential re n t................................................ Apparel................................................................ Transportation..................................................... Medical c a re ........................................................ 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 101.1 99.9 102.4 100.7 9Ô.0 99.6 100.6 Entertainment...................................................... Other goods and services............................................................ All items less food and energy.......................................................... All items less medical ca re ...................................................................... F o o d ....................................................................... Energy.................................................................... 1 1 - 100.6 - 101.4 100.0 101.9 100.7 99.2 100.7 101.8 100.4 - 101.9 - - _ -0.3 - CPI-W 1 1 1 M 106.7 101.1 99.7 105.3 Residential rent and Energy are priced monthly in Washington-Baltimore as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. Data not available. 103 - _ -5.0 Table NS2. New Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), Selected Areas, All Items Index (Dec. 1996=100) Percent Change to Current Month Indexes Region and Population Size Class Sept. 1997 July 1997 Aug. 1997 Sept. 1997 Oct. 1997 101.1 101.3 101.4 101.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 101.0 100.6 101.3 101.3 101.2 100.9 101.4 101.5 101.3 101.2 101.5 101.8 101.4 101.3 101.8 102.1 .4 .7 .5 .8 .2 .4 .4 .6 .1 .1 .3 .3 100.9 101.1 101.3 101.5 .6 .4 .2 100.8 100.5 101.0 101.3 101.0 100.8 101.1 101.5 101.1 101.1 101.3 101.8 101.2 101.2 101.5 102.1 .4 .7 .5 .8 .2 .4 .4 .6 .1 .1 .2 .3 July 1997 Aug. 1997 CPI-U All Items Population Size Class B/C ....................................................................... Region/Population Size Cross Classifications Northeast B / C ..................................................... North Central B /C ................................................ South B / C ............................................................ West B / C ............................................................. CPI-W All Items Population Size Class B/C ....................................................................... Region/Population Size Cross Classifications Northeast B / C ...................................................... North Central B /C ................................................ South B /C ............................................................ West B / C ............................................................. 104 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories Citrus fruits All items All items - old base Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Canned fruits and vegetables Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Breakfast cereal Rice, pasta, cornmeal Canned fruits Canned vegetables Rice Frozen fruits and vegetables Bakery products Bread Frozen vegetables Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried W hite bread Bread other than white D ried beans, peas, and lentils Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Juices and nonalcoholic drinks Carbonated drinks Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks Beverage materials including coffee and tea Coffee Fresh cakes and cupcakes Cookies Other bakery products Fresh sw eetrolls, coffeecakes, and doughnuts Crackers, bread, and cracker products Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers R oasted coffee Instant and freeze dried coffee Other beverage materials including tea Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Uncooked Ground beef Uncooked Beef roasts Uncooked Beef steaks Other uncooked beef and veal Pork Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products Other food at home Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Fats and oils Butter and margarine B utter M argarine Bacon and related products B reakfast sausage and related products Salad dressings Other fats and oils including peanut butter Ham Peanut bu tter Ham, excluding canned Other foods Soups Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods Snacks Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces Pork chops Other pork including roasts and picnics Other meats Frankfurters Lunchm eats Lamb and organ m eats Lamb and m utton S alt and other seasonings and spices Olives, pickles, relishes Sauces and gravies O ther condim ents Poultry Chicken Baby food Other miscellaneous foods Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken pa rts Other poultry including turkey Fish and seafood Fresh fish and seafood Processed fish and seafood Prepared salads Food away from home Full service meals and snacks Limited service meals and snacks Food at employee sites and schools Food from vending machines and snack bars Other food away from home C anned fish and seafood Frozen fish and seafood Eggs Dairy and related products Milk Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer, ale, and malt beverages at home Distilled spirits at home Fresh whole m ilk Fresh m ilk oth er than whole Cheese and related products Ice cream and related products Other dairy and related products W hiskey a t home D istilled spirits excluding w hiskey a t home Wine at home Alcoholic beverages away from home Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Beer, ale, and other m alt beverages away from home Wine away from home D istilled spirits away from home Italic denotes substratum indexes. 105 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories (cont.) Housing Shelter Rent of primary residence Lodging away from home Housing at school, excluding board Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence Tenants’ and household insurance Fuels and utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other fuels Fuel oil Other household fuels Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility natural gas service Water and sewer and trash collection services Water and sewerage maintenance Garbage and trash collection Household furnishings and operations Window and floor coverings and other linens Floor coverings Window coverings Other linens Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture Other furniture Appliances Major appliances Laundry equipm ent Other appliances Other household equipment and furnishings Clocks, lamps, and decorator items Indoor plants and flowers Dishes and flatware Nonelectric cookware and tableware Tools/hardware and outdoor equipment and supplies Tools, hardware and supplies Outdoor equipment and supplies Housekeeping supplies Household cleaning products Household paper products Miscellaneous household products Household operations Housekeeping services Gardening and lawn care services Moving, storage, freight expense Repair of household items Apparel Men’s and boy’s apparel Men’s apparel Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear Men’s furnishings Men’s shirts and sweaters Men’s pants and shorts Boy’s apparel Women’s and girls’ apparel Women's apparel Women’s outerwear Women’s dresses Women’s suits and separates Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories Girls’ apparel Footwear Men’s footwear Boys’ and girls’ footwear Women’s footwear Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel Jewelry and watches Watches Jewelry Transportation Private transportation New and used motor vehicles New vehicles New cars and trucks New cars New trucks New m otorcycles Used cars and trucks Leased cars and trucks Car and truck rental Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded m idgrade Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Other motor fuels Motor vehicle parts and equipment Tires Vehicle accessories other than tires Vehicle parts and equipm ent other than tires M otor oil, coolant, and fluids Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Motor vehicle body work Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing Motor vehicle repair Motor vehicle insurance Motor vehicle fees State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax Parking and other fees Parking fees and tolls Autom obile service clubs Public transportation Airline fare Other intercity transportation Intercity bus fare Intercity train fare Ship fare Intracity transportation Taxi fare C ar and van pools Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs and medical supplies Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional services Physicians’ services Dental services Eyeglasses and eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital services Inpatient hospital services O utpatient hospital services Nursing homes and adult daycare Recreation Video and audio Television sets Italic denotes substratum indexes. 106 Table X. New Consumer Price Index Publication Structure of Expenditure Categories (cont.) Computer information processing services Other information processing equipment Cable television Other video equipment Video cassettes and discs, and other media including rentals Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Cigarettes Tobacco products other than cigarettes Personal care Personal care products Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products Cosmetics/perfume/bath/nail preparations and implements Personal care services Haircuts and other personal care services Miscellaneous personal services Legal services Funeral expenses Laundry and dry cleaning services Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning Financial services Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded R ental o f video tapes and discs Audio equipment Audio discs and tapes and other media Pets, pet products and services Pets and pet products Pet food Purchase o f pets, p e t supplies, accessories Pet services including veterinary services Pet services Veterinarian sen/ices Sporting goods Sports vehicles including bicycles Sports equipment Photography Photographic supplies and equipment C hecking account and other bank services Tax return preparation and other accounting fees Film and photographic supplies Photographic equipm ent Care of invalids and elderly at home Miscellaneous personal goods Photographers and film processing Photographer fees Film processing Stationery, stationery supplies, g ift wrap Luggage Other recreational goods Toys and games Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent Video gam e hardware, softw are and accessories Sewing machines, fabric, and supplies Music instruments and accessories Recreation services Club membership dues and fees for participant sports Admissions SPECIAL AGGREGATE INDEXES Commodities Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of Shelter Transportation sen/ices Other services All items less food All items less shelter All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Apparel less footwear Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Domestically produced farm food Utilities and public transportation Purchasing power of the consumer dollar Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base A dm ission to movies, theaters, concerts A dm ission to sporting events Fees for lessons or instructions Recreational reading materials Newspapers and magazines Recreational books Education and communication Education Educational books and supplies Tuition, other school fees, and child care College tuition and fees Elementary and high school tuition and fees Child care and nursery school Technical and business school tuition and fees Communication Postage and delivery services Postage Delivery services Information and information processing Telephone services Telephone services, local charges Telephone services, long distance charges Interstate to ll calls Intrastate to ll calls Cellular telephone services Information and information processing other than telephone services Personal computers, peripheral equipment Computer software and accessories Italic denotes substratum indexes. 107 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI*s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 per cent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as profes sional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists* services, medicine, and the other goods that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, gasoline stations and other types of stores and services establishments. All taxes direct ly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by either personal visits or telephone calls from the Bureau’s trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary sources. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the ap propriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also pub lished by size of city, by region of country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. 108 The indexes measure price change from a designated ref erence date, usually 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An in crease of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period “market basket” of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $100 in 1982-84 to $107. For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS Bulletin 2414, September 1992. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while per cent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data in dicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 112.5 108.5 4.0 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.0 108.5 0.037 0.037 x 100 3.7 Energy Prices Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility ser vices, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Con sumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be cal culated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-condi tioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these con sumption amounts represent those used by a typical residen Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 15 large metropolitan areas, the four census regions, four size classifications, and 13 areas reflecting the four Census re gions cross-classified by the four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no average prices are available, the desig nation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Census Regions 109 tial consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electric ity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its inten tion to begin making such adjustments, assuming that fur ther research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS re search, in which alternative adjustment methods were ex plored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is opera tionally feasible.1The adjustment affect CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Ex isting BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for de terioration in the condition of housing unit.2 The aging adjustment method was specifically designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deteriora tion. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statisti cal functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit’s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit’s rent and age while oth er housing unit characteristics were held constant. The esti mated relationship was then used to construct the aging ad justment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year’s BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas stations. Approximate British Termal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU’s (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU’S (Edison Electric Institute). 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU’S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are cal culated each month at the national level and for the four Cen sus geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, qual ity, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, as estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the pro portion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears for that item in thè table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from the BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 1A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, “Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index,” BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp. 359-71 and in William C. Randolph, “Estimation of Housing De preciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects,” BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and Journal of Urban Econom ics, Vol. 23, March 1988,162-78. These papers are available from the BLS on request. 2 For detail on existing quality adjustment methods, see BLS Handbook of Methods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2414). Adjustment of Shelter Indexes for Aging Effects Beginning with January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusts the monthly CPI shelter indexes-for the 110 The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted ' data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consum er Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. In most cases, seasonal factors used in computing the sea sonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-ll- ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subse quent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, for example, data from 1987 through 1991 were replaced at the end of 1991. The seasonal movement of all items and 47 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 60 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statis tical criteria. Occasionally, a component changes its seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted. When this occurs, not seasonally adjusted data are used for the last 5 years, but before that period the seasonally adjusted indexes remain in calculations of higher-level sea sonally adjusted indexes. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis in conjunction with X-ll-ARIMA for some CPI series. In tervention analysis allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors in X-ll-ARIMA. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally ad justed data for those series. For some women’s apparel in dexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology; and for new cars, new trucks, and new vehicles, this procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in marketing strate gies and the introduction of new models. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. An alternative to the intervention-adjusted X-llARIMA procedure is the state space model-based seasonal adjustment method. This method adjusts simultaneously for interventions and seasonal effects, rather than sequentially as in the X-ll-ARIMA methodology, using structural statis tical models with explanatory variables. The state space structural model-based method of seasonal adjustment was introduced in 1992 for the adjustment of January 1991December 1991 indexes for three women’s apparel series: Dresses, separates and sportswear, and suits. A description of intervention analysis, including a list of 111 events treated as interventions and the seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001 or by calling Claire McAnaw at (202) 606-6968. Metropolitan Areas BLS publishes five major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Data for additional 10 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence—Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron—Lorain, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Houston, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL Washington, DC-MD-VA -odd -odd -odd -even -even -even -odd -even -odd -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks in to the following month.) Data are published for another group of 12 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in Au gust and February for: Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI Poitland-Vancouver, OR-WA San Diego, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Finally, BLS recently began publication of CPI’s for two metropolitan areas on an annual basis. These indexes repre sent the arithmetic averages for the 12-monthly period from January through December of each year. They are published with the release of the CPI for January, i.e., in February. These areas are: New Orleans, LA Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information Consumer Price Index (CPI) information can be obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) electronically, through subscriptions to publications, and via telephone and fax through automated recordings. Information specialists are also available to provide help and to respond to questions. Electronic access to CPI data BLS on the internet. Through the internet, the BLS provides free, easy, and continuous access to all published CPI data and press releases. The most recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. A database, called LABSTAT, containing current and historical data for the CPI is accessible. Data and press releases from other BLS surveys are also available. The site is accessible via World Wide Web (WWW), Gopher, and File Transfer Pro tocol (FTP), as described below. For help using any of these systems, send e-mail toLABSTAT.HELPDESK@BLS.GOV World Wide Web. BLS maintains a website at h ttp:// stats.bls.gov The BLS home page provides easy access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program specific home pages. The CPI home page provides other CPI information, includ ing a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explanations of how the CPI handles special items, like medical care and housing. FTP and Gopher. These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Using FTP or Go pher, connect to stats.bls.gov Logon as ANONYMOUS and use your complete internet e-mail address as the password. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary Data. Free, monthly, two-page publication con taining 1-month and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con sumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The all items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications and Special Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massa chusetts Ave., NE., Room 2860, Washington, DC, 202120001 or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. CPI Detailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Con sumer Price Index. See inside front cover for details. Monthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected CPI data included in a monthly sumfhary of BLS data and occasional articles and methodological descriptions too ex ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1997 - 433 - 435 / 60011 tensive for inclusion in the CPI Detailed Report. The MLR costs $29.00 per year or $7.50 per issue. This publication may be ordered by writing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or by calling (202) 512-1800. Recorded CPI data Summary CPI data are provided 24-hours a day on re corded messages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-7828. A touch-tone telephone is recom mended as this system allows the user to select specific in dexes from lists of available data. Information about the U.S. city average and the Washing ton, DC-MD-VA area all items index and the next release date is available by calling (202) 606-6994. This recording is approximately 2.5 minutes in length, and a touch-tone telephone is not needed. Other sources of CPI data Technical information is available between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. FAXSTAT. A wide variety of BLS information and data, in cluding the CPI, are available on this fax-on-demand ser vice. It provides the monthly CPI press release, selected re gional and metropolitan historical data, and some technical information. It is available 24-hours a day. The latest CPI information is posted during the morning of release day. Call (202) 606-6325. Then, follow the instructions to have the latest catalog sent to you. This catalog will show you the BLS information that is available on FAXSTAT. Each re gional office also has the system in place and includes addi tional regional CPI information. Historical tables. These tables include all of the published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. They are available via the internet, or by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. Descriptive and special publications . These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, nontechnical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a quite technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. The publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000. Special publications. Various special publications such as the Relative Importance o f Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data are available. For more infor mation call (202) 606-7000. Further information may be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC, 20212-0001, or by calling (202) 606-7000. 112
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