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CPI Detailed Report
September 1978
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




CPI Detailed Report
For September 1978
Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. City Average and Selected Areas
CPI for All Urban Consumers
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

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

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including statistical tables and
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December 1978




Contents
Page
Price movements
Technical notes
Text tables:
A. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Chart:
1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All
items and major components by expenditure class, 1 9 6 8 - 7 8 . . . .

1
78

1
2

4

Reference tables:

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):
1. U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
2. Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
3. Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
4. Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average
5. Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
6. Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average

24

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W):
7. U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group

29

8
11
14
17
20

Contents—Continued
Page

Reference tables—Continued
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W)—Continued
8. Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and
service group
9. Food expenditure categories, U.S. city
average
10. Food expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average
11. Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city
average
12. Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average

32

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U)—Continued
17. Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group.
Indexes, September 1978, and percent
changes, July 1978 to September 1978

60

35
38
41
45

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):
13. Selected areas, all items index
50
14. Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories
52
15. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group,
percent change from August 1978 to
September 1978
56
16. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group. Indexes,
September 1978, and percent changes,
July 1978 to September 1978
58




Page

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W):
18. Selected areas, all items index
19. Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories
20. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group,
percent change from August 1978 to
September 1978
21. Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group.
Indexes, September 1978, and percent
changes, July 1978 to September 1978
22. Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group.
Indexes, September 1978, and percent
changes, July 1978 to September 1978

64
66

70

72

74

Price Movements

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
rose 0.8 percent before seasonal adjustment in September
to 199.3 percent of its 1967 base. The Consumer Price
Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.7 percent before seasonal adjustment in September to 199.1 percent of its 1967 base.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally
adjusted changes
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) also rose 0.8 percent in September.
This compares with increases of 0.6 percent in August,
0.5 percent in July, and an average monthly increase of
0.8 percent in the first half of this year. For the 3 months
ended in September, the CPI-U rose at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 7.8 percent, compared with 11.4 percent in
the quarter ended in June and 9.3 percent in the first
quarter.
In September, the food and beverages index rose 0.5
percent. This index rose 0.2 percent in August and was /
unchanged in July, following substantial monthly increases
during the first half of this year. The housing index rose 0.9
percent in September, compared with monthly increases of
about 0.8 percent in the 2 preceding months. The index for
other goods and services rose 1.4 percent in September,
reflecting sharp advances in personal and educational
expenses, particularly tuition and other school fees. The
September increases were about the same as in August in
the expenditure categories for transportation, apparel and

upkeep, and entertainment and less than in August for
medical care.
The index for food at home increased 0.4 percent in
September after seasonal adjustment, following no change
in August and a decline in July. In September, fresh fruit
prices rose 5.4 percent after seasonal adjustment, considerably more than in recent months, and fresh vegetable
prices rose 2.8 percent, the first increase in 4 months. Prices
for dairy products rose more in September than in August.
Beef prices increased 0.4 percent in September, following
2 months of declines. Pork and poultry prices continued to
decline in September, but by much less than in August.
Among other foods, egg prices fell in September, following
a large increase in August. The indexes for cereal and
bakery products, sugar and sweets, and processed fruits and
vegetables all were unchanged in September after moving
up steadily in the preceding 8 months. The index for fats
and oils declined in September for the first time this year.
The index for food away from home rose 0.7 percent in
September, somewhat less than in recent months. The index for alcoholic beverages increased 0.7 percent in September, about twice as much as in each of the preceding
3 months.
In the housing category, the residential rent index rose
0.8 percent and the homeownership index 1.3 percent in
September—the largest increase this year for both. In the
latter component, the index for home purchase advanced
1.6 percent in September, and home mortgaging costs
continued to rise rapidly reflecting increases in house prices

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

Changes from preceding month

Compound annual rate
3 months ended

Expenditure category

1978

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




March

April

May

June

July

0.8
1.3
1.0
1.0
.2

0.9
1.8

0.9

0.9

1.5
1.0
.6
.7
.6
.2
.4

1.3
1.0
.4
.7
.5
-.2
A

0.5
0
.8
-.6
.7
.5
.6
1.3

.6
.8
.3

.9
1.0
.2
.7
.6
.5

August September

0.6
.2
.7
.5
.5
.9
.5
.6

0.8
.5
.9
.6
.6
.6
.4
1.4

June
1978

11.4
19.8
12.3
8.1
6.1
7.5
2.3
5.5

September
1978

7.8
3.1
10.5
2.0
7.6
8.3
5.8
13.9

and interest rates. The September increase in the index for
mortgage interest rates, however, was smaller than in July
or August. Among utilities, fuel oil prices increased 0.9
percent in September, more than in recent months; the
0.8 percent increase for natural gas was smaller than in
August; and electricity charges declined for the third
month. In the household furnishings and operations component, prices for furniture and bedding rose 1.9 percent
in September, considerably more than in recent months;
but prices for appliances, including TV and sound equipment, declined. Charges for housekeeping services rose 0.6
percent in September, less than in recent months.
In the other goods and services category, the index for
personal and educational expenses rose 2.6 percent in
September because of increases in tuition and other school
fees and higher prices for school books and supplies. The
personal care index rose 1.0 percent in September, the
sharpest rise this year as a result of higher prices for toilet
goods and appliances and beauty and barber shop services.
About half the September rise of 0.6 percent in the
transportation index resulted from higher prices for gasoline. The gasoline index rose 1.4 percent in September
compared with increases of 1.0 percent in August and 0.8
percent in July. The September increases of 0.9 percent
for auto repairs and maintenance and 0.8 percent for ?uto
insurance were larger than in August. The new car index
rose 0.6 percent in September. The used car index, however, was unchanged in September after moving up in the
preceding 5 months. Tire prices declined for the first time
this year. The public transportation index declined 0.5
percent in September and 0.1 percent in August.
The apparel and upkeep index increased 0.6 percent in
September, about the same as in August. Clothing prices
rose moderately in September—0.4 percent for men's and
boys' and infants' and toddlers' clothing and 0.5 percent
for women's and girls' clothing. The increase of 1.0 percent
for footwear, however, was much larger than in August.

The increase of 0.7 percent in charges for apparel services
in September was the same as in August.
In the entertainment category, prices in the commodities
component increased 0.2 percent and services 0.8 percent
in September—both about the same as in August.
The slower rise in the medical care index in September
than in August—0.6 percent compared with 0.9
percent—was primarily due to smaller increases in charges
for hospital and other medical care services and dentists'
services.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
(CPI-W)—seasonally adjusted changes

Workers

The CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
rose 0.7 percent in September after seasonal adjustment.
This was more than in July and August and less than the
average monthly increase of 0.8 percent in the first 6
months of this year. In September, the food and beverages
index increased 0.4 percent, after an increase of 0.3 percent
in August and no change in July. The housing index rose
0.9 percent, compared with increases of about 0.8 percent
in July and August. The index for other goods and services rose 1.0 percent in September, considerably more than
in August but less than in July. The September increases
of 0.6 percent for apparel and upkeep was slightly larger
than in August. The transportation index increased 0.6
percent and the entertainment index 0.4 percent in September, about the same as in July and August. The increase of 0.7 percent for medical care in September was
less than in August.
The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent in September, following no change in August and a decline in
July. In September, prices for fresh fruits and vegetables
rose sharply and prices for dairy products and fish and
seafood continued to rise. These increases were partially
offset by declines for eggs, poultry, beef, pork, cereal and
bakery products, fats and oils, and coffee. The indexes

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjustecI
Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1978

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




March

April

May

June

July

0.8
1.3
1.0
.6
.1
.6
.3
.4

0.8
1.8
.8
1.1
.2
.7
.4
.4

0.9
1.6
1.0
.7
.6
.7
.1
.5

0.9
1.3
1.0
.4
.7
.4

0.5
0
.8
-.5
.7
.6
.5
1.4

-.2
.4

Unadjusted
Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
September
August September
1978
0.6
.3
.7
.4
.5
.9
.4
.4

0.7
.4
.9
.6
.6
.7
.4
1.0

7.4
2.9
9.8
2.0
7.8
8.7
5.4
11.9

12 months
ended
September
1978

8.2
10.5
9.2
3.6
6.1
8.0
4.5
7.3

for food away from home rose 0.6 percent and for alcoholic beverages 0.9 percent in September.
Among major components in the housing category,
the residential rent index increased 0.7 percent in September, somewhat more than in recent months. The
homeownership index advanced 1.4 percent in September, the largest increase this year. The increases in September of 0.4 percent for household furnishings and
operation and 0.2 percent for fuels and other utilities
were about the same as in August.
In the other goods and services category, the index
for personal and educational expenses rose 2.6 percent
because of sharp advances in tuition and other school fees
and school books and supplies. The personal care index
rose 0.6 percent as charges for personal care services rose
0.8 percent while commodities such as toilet goods and
personal care appliances increased 0.3 percent. The index
for tobacco products increased 0.4 percent compared with
0.1 percent in August and 3.1 percent in July.
In the apparel and upkeep category, prices of apparel
commodities increased 0.5 percent in September, about
the same as in August; but the increase of 0.7 percent in




charges for apparel services was larger than in July or
August.
Over half the rise in the transportation index in September resulted from higher prices for gasoline. The gasoline index rose 1.5 percent in September, compared with
1.1 percent in August and 0.7 percent in July. Charges for
auto repairs and maintenance and auto insurance continued
to rise. The new car index rose 0.5 percent in September,
about the same as in August. The used car index, however,
showed no change in September, and the index for public
transportation declined.
The September rise of 0.7 percent in the medical care index was some what smaller than the increase in charges for
hospital and other medical care services—0.5 percent in
September, compared with about 1.4 percent in August and
in July. In addition, the 0.3 percent increase in medical care
commodities in September was smaller than in recent
months.
The entertainment index increased 0.4 percent in September as a result of a 0.2 percent rise in the commodities
component and a 0.6 percent increase in the services
component.

Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
All items and major components by expenditure class, 1968-78
All items

Semi—

Index, 1967=100
(Not seasonally adjusted)

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Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
All items and major components by expenditure class,
1968-78—Continued
Transportation

Semi—

Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

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Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
All items and major components by expenditure class,
1968-78—Continued
Housing
Index, 1967=100
(Seas<anally adjust ed)

SEP

207.0

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* Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent
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Chart 1. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
All items and major components by expenditure class,
1968-78—Continued
Entertainment

Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1977

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Expenditure category
All items
All items(1957-59=100)
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwe*/
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services 1
See footnotes at end of table.




100.000
-

197.8
230.0

199.3
231.8

8.3
-

0.8
-

0.5
-

0.6
-

0.8
-

18.814
17.719
12.236
1.530
3.943
1.654
1.759
.435
.360
1.513
1.041
5.483
1.095

210.1
215.4
214.5
203.1
210.4
186.1
221.4
262.0
214.5
340.7
192.0
221.7
161.0

210.3
215.6
214.1
203.8
209.9
188.8
216.2
261.8
215.4
339.8
192.6
223.2
162.0

10.6
10.8
11.4
10.2
16.0
7.6
18.0
12.3
7.6
-1.8
9.2
9.6
6.6

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-.2
.3
-.2
1.5
-2.3
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.4
-.3
.3
.7
.6

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1.0
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1.1
1.2
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1.9
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.8
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43.908
29.183
5.624
.712
22.848
9.968
9.211
3.668
2.800
.868

205.2
213.3
165.1
212.7
230.6
197.9
264.1
236.1
255.3
191.2

207.5
216.2
166.4
212.0
234.2
201.2
268.9
237.5
256.9
192.2

9.5
11.0
7.1
11.0
12.0
10.1
15.6
8.7
9.7
5.4

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1.4
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1.6
1.7
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1.6
1.4
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6.510
4.283
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3.386
2.227
8.215
4.603
1.559
2.053

218.1
250.4
294.2
236.9
159.1
178.9
154.7
207.9
230.2

218.8
251.5
295.7
237.9
159.2
180.5
156.4
208.9
231.6

6.5
8.2
3.7
9.1
3.4
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5.1
6.8
10.2

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.6
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.6

5.800
5.138
1.646
2.044
.127
.716
.604
.663

159.6
155.5
156.7
149.1
219.3
163.5
159.0
186.9

161.9
157.9
158.7
152.3
220.4
165.7
159.6
188.3

3.6
2.9
1.9
2.5
2.6
4.8
4.2
9.5

1.4
1.5
1.3
2.1
.5
1.3
.4
.7

-.6
-.7
.3
-1.9
-.4
-.5
.1
.4

.5
.5
-.3
1.1
1.0
.4
.6
.7

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

.7

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December

1977

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Expenditure category

188.7
188.3
153.5
195.9
201.5
224.4
185.3
160.8
193.7
188.2

5.8
5.9
8.8
7.3
5.8
8.6
2.9
4.6
2.6
2.2

0.3
.3
-.2
-.4
.9
.9
.5

3.416
1.097

188.1
187.7
153.8
196.7
199.8
222.5
184.3
161.2
192.2
187.6

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

.859
4.111
2.008
2.103

221.4
144.5
237.7
210.5
270.6

222.6
145.1
239.1
211.7
272.2

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

4.086
2.423
1.662

177.4
178.4
176.3

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

4.395

184.0
180.6
183.1
177.7
188.5
195.7
181.1
199.6

Transportation
Private transportation
New cars
Used cars

Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities .
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

18.028
16.931
4.040
3.020
4.205
1.516

4.150
.733

1.202
1.752
.791
.961
1.441
.189
1.252

0.5
.5
.3
.2
1.0
.6
.5
.9
.5
-.1

0.6

-.2
.8
.3

0.7
.7
.8
.7
.8
.7
.5
.6
.5
.3

7.9
6.8
8.1
7.1
9.0

.5
.4
.6
.6
.6

.5
.4
.5
.5
.5

.9
.5
1.0
.9
1.1

.6
.4
.7
.6
.7

178.3
178.9
177.9

5.1
4.7
5.9

.5
.3
.9

.6
.6
.6

.5
.2
.7

.4
.2
.8

187.8
180.8
184.9
179.5
190.3
205.7
187.3
210.4

7.7
6.4
7.0
6.1
7.8
9.7
13.0
8.8

2.1
.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.1
3.4
5.4

1.3
2.9
.7
.7
.7
.6
.5
.6

.6
.4
.4
.7
.2
1.0
.8
1.0

1.4
.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.6
3.0
2.6

0.5

0.6

0.8

1.5

.4
.0
.6
.6
-.7

.4
.2
.5
.3
.5

.7
.5
.8
.7
.6

.8
.6
.0
1.4

.9
.6
-.7
1.0
-.5

Commodity and service group
100.000

197.8

199.3

8.3

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

59.310
18.814
40.495
17.231
5.138

189.3
210.1
177.3
177.3
155.5

190.5
210.3
178.9
179.1
157.9

7.9
10.6
6.7
5.1
2.9

12.093
23.264

191.8
175.9

193.3
177.2

6.0
7.7

.8
.7

1.0
.7

.6
.5

.8
.9

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

40.690
5.624

213.4
165.1
239.3
197.3
237.7
185.0

215.6
166.4
241.8
198.7
239.1
188.9

9.1
7.1
11.6
4.0
8.1
7.9

1.0
.8

.8
.5
1.0
.6
.5

.8
.5
1.1
.4
1.0
.7

.8
.8
.8
.7
.7
1.3

All items

See footnotes at end of table.




20.389
6.029
4.111
4.537

0.8

.1

.9
1.0

1.0
.7
.6
2.1

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1977

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—
Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 1 .
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent
Services less medical care 1
Energy 1
All items less energy 1
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy...
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar.
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59=$1.00 1
1

82.281
70.817
93.495
95.031
41.591
18.327
13.189
36.045
35.066
36.580
8.579
91.421
73.702
36.397
5.194
37.305

193.3
193.5
194.2
196.3
176.3
175.4
186.6
194.4
222.2
209.4
223.7
196.1
190.5
172.2
215.4
211.6

195.1
194.5
195.5
197.9
177.8
177.1
188.0
195.4
224.6
211.7
225.1
197.6
192.4
173.7
217.1
213.9

7.8
7.3
7.7
8.4
6.7
5.2
6.1
8.0
9.4
9.2
7.0
8.5
7.9
6.8
5.6
9.1

100.000

$.506
.435

$.502
.431

-7.6
-

-.8

-.8

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




0.8
.6
.7
.8
.9
.8
.8
.5
.9
1.1
.6
.8
.7
.7
.8
.8

10

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ending in—

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dec.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

Expenditure category
All items

-

-

-

4.9

9.3

11.4

7.8

7.1

9.6

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

208.7
214.0
214.0
200.0
213.6
185.9
214.5
261.6
214.1
341.6
189.6
218.2
159.7

208.7
213.9
213.2
202.1
207.5
187.9
217.1
263.6
218.1
341.6
191.3
219.9
160.1

209.2
214.5
213.3
205.4
206.3
188.7
215.8
265.2
218.9
340.7
192.8
221.7
160.8

210.3
215.6
214.1
205.4
204.8
190.5
223.8
265.2
216.5
339.8
193.6
223.2
162.0

4.3
4.2
4.0
4.8
6.5
-3.8
21.1
4.3
-16.9
-13.1
6.9
4.6
3.7

15.8
16.4
18.2
9.7
41.1
6.5
6.8
16.0
16.6
9.2
8.5
13.0
9.2

19.8
20.4
24.7
15.6
42.8
18.7
26.6
24.4
32.4
-.1
13.2
11.2
7.9

3.1
3.0
.2
11.2
-15.5
10.3
18.5
5.6
4.6
-2.1
8.7
9.5
5.9

9.9
10.1
10.9
7.2
22.6
1.2
13.7
10.0
-1.6
-2.6
7.7
8.7
6.4

11.1
11.4
11.8
13.4
9.9
14.4
22.5
14.6
17.7
-1.1
10.9
10.3

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

202.4
209.4
163.6
206.7
226.0
195.1
257.3
231.7
251.1
186.3

204.1
211.5
164.4
207.9
228.6
197.0
260.9
233.8
253.7
187.0

205.6
213.5
165.3
210.8
230.9
197.9
265.2
235.6
255.0
190.2

207.5
216.0
166.6
210.7
233.9
201.0
268.9
236.4
255.6
191.4

5.4
7.0
6.3
8.9
7.1
9.3
5.1
6.6
6.3
7.5

9.9
11.4
6.2
19.2
12.2
8.4
16.7
10.3
12.5
3.9

12.3
13.0
8.5
8.3
14.5
10.0
21.6
9.3
12.5
-1.1

10.5
13.2
7.5
8.0
14.7
12.7
19.3
8.4
7.4
11.4

7.6
9.2
6.3
13.9
9.6
8.8
10.8
8.4
9.4
5.7

11.4
13.1
8.0
8.2
14.6
11.3
20.5
8.8

217.8
250.6
297.8
236.5
158.1
177.5
154.2
206.5
225.6

218.8
251.6
297.5
237.7
159.0
178.3
154.4
207.9
227.8

219.4
252.3
298.4
238.3
159.4
179.3
155.2
208.5
230.0

219.9
253.3
300.2
239.1
159.2
180.4
156.2
209.5
231.4

.8
-.7
.1
-.9
4.8
4.6
3.5
3.3
7.6

8.8
11.4
6.2
12.2
4.2
6.0
4.6
9.0
7.3

12.5
18.3
5.3
22.1
2.0
9.5
6.8
9.0
15.5

3.9
4.4
3.3
4.5
2.8
6.7
5.3
5.9
10.7

4.7
5.2
3.1
5.5
4.5
5.3
4.1
6.1
7.5

8.1
11.1
4.3
12.9
2.4
8.1
6.0
7.5
13.1

160.3
156.5
157.6
151.1
216.7
164.0
157.8
184.9

159.3
155.4
158.0
148.2
215.8
163.2
158.0
185.6

160.1
156.1
157.5
149.8
218.0
163.8
159.0
186.9

161.1
157.0
158.2
150.6
218.9
165.5
159.6
188.3

3.9
3.2
4.2
1.4
6.9
4.6
3.2
8.6

1.0
-.5
-2.0
-1.3
-3.5
2.0
3.4
11.6

8.1
7.8
3.9
11.6
3.4
9.0
5.8
10.4

2.0
1.3
1.5
-1.3
4.1
3.7
4.6
7.6

2.5
1.3
1.0
.0
1.6
3.3
3.3
10.1

5.0
4.5
2.7
5.0
3.8
6.3
5.2
9.0

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




11

6.9

9.9
5.0

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ending i n -

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dee.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

Expenditure category

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

184.4
183.8
154.1
186.5
192.1
219.7
183.6
159.3
191.9
188.1

185.6
185.1
155.3
187.8
193.7
221.3
184.6
160.3
192.9
188.6

186.6
186.1
155.8
188.2
195.7
222.7
185.6
161.7
193.8
188.4

187.8
187.5
156.8
188.2
198.5
224.6
186.8
160.5
195.7
187.5

4.1
4.4
12.5
-3.6
10.2
8.2
-.7
3.4
-1.9
2.4

5.7
5.2
5.8
19.5
-.4
6.6
1.3
3.1
.6
6.2

6.1
6.3
9.9
11.2
.0
10.3
4.5
9.0
3.8
1.9

7.6
8.3
7.2
3.7
14.0
9.2
7.2
3.0
8.2
-1.3

4.9
4.8
9.1
7.3
4.7
7.4
.3
3.3
-.6
4.3

6.8
7.3
8.5
7.4
6.8
9.7
5.8
6.0
6.0
.3

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

218.1
143.3
233.9
207.7
265.6

219.1
143.9
235.0
208.7
266.8

221.1
144.6
237.3
210.5
269.8

222.5
145.2
238.9
211.7
271.7

7.0
6.3
7.3
6.0
8.3

8.9
8.7
9.0
8.2
9.3

7.5
6.7
7.7
6.4
9.1

8.3
5.4
8.8
7.9
9.5

7.9
7.5
8.1
7.1
8.8

7.9
6.0
8.3
7.2
9.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

175.6
176.8
174.3

176.6
177.8
175.3

177.4
178.2
176.5

178.1
178.5
177.9

4.3
6.2
2.2

7.9
7.1
9.1

2.3
1.4
4.0

5.8
3.9
8.5

6.1
6.7
5.6

4.0
2.6
6.2

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

181.5
175.1
181.1
175.2
186.8
195.6
182.9
199.1

183.8
180.1
182.4
176.5
188.2
196.7
183.8
200.3

184.9
180.8
183.1
177.7
188.5
198.7
185.2
202.4

187.5
181.5
184.9
179.5
190.3
203.9
190.7
207.7

7.1
4.8
8.4
7.5
9.1
8.2
15.0
6.4

3.9
.9
4.4
2.1
5.9
7.1
12.4
6.1

5.5
4.7
6.7
4.7
8.3
5.1
66
4.5

13.9
15.4
8.7
10.2
7.7
18.1
18.2
18.4

5.5
2.8
6.3
4.8
7.5
7.7
13.7
6.3

9.6
9.9
7.7
7.4
8.0
11.4
12.2
11.3

Commodity and service group
All items .

-

-

-

4.9

9.3

11.4

7.8

7.1

9.6

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

187.2
208.7
174.9
175.4
156.5

187.9
208.7
175.9
176.5
155.4

188.7
209.2
176.8
177.1
156.1

190.1
210.3
178.3
178.4
157.0

4.9
4.3
5.6
5.3
3.2

9.3
15.8
6.0
3.3
-.5

11.2
19.8
7.2
4.7
7.8

6.3
3.1
8.0
7.0
1.3

7.0
9.9
5.8
4.3
1.3

8.7
11.1
7.6
5.9
4.5

188.9
173.2

190.7
174.4

191.8
175.2

193.3
176.7

4.9
5.2

3.5
8.7

6.2
9.0

9.6
8.3

4.2
7.0

7.9
8.7

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

210.5
163.6
235.0
196.5
233.9
183.4

212.2
164.4
237.4
197.6
235.0
184.5

214.0
165.3
239.9
198.4
237.3
185.8

215.7
166.6
241,8
199.7
238.9
188.2

4.9
6.3
4.5
1.3
7.3
6.3

9.1
6.2
13.0
3.6
9.0
8.1

11.8
8.5
17.1
4.8
7.7
5.9

10.3
7.5
12.1
6.7
8.8
10.9

7.0
6.3
8.7
2.4
8.1
7.2

11.0
8.0
14.6
5.7
8.3
8.4

See footnotes at end of table.




12

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ending i n -

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dee.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

6.5
6.4
6.1
7.1
5.7
4.1
4.3
6.5
7.1
7.4
3.8
6.7
6.6
5.9
1.1
7.2

9.2
8.2
9.2
9.8
7.5
6.4
7.9
9.4
11.5
11.0
10.3
10.2
9.1
7.7
10.4
10.8

Commodity and service group

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

190.6
191.6
192.3
194.0
173.9
173.5
183.8
192.7
219.0
206.0
220.7
193.6
188.2
170.4
210.8
208.5

191.9
192.2
193.4
195.0
174.9
174.4
185.5
193.6
220.9
207.8
222.4
195.0
189.5
171.5
213.2
210.2

194.8
194.3
195.5
197.7
177.2
176.6
188.0
195.4
224.7
211.7
225.1
197.6
192.0
173.2
217.1
213.9

5.0
4.3
4.5
4.7
5.4
5.1
4.8
4.3
4.8
5.9
1.9
4.9
5.3
5.0
2.0
5.4

8.1
8.6
7.8
9.7
6.1
3.1
3.8
8.8
9.6
6.8
5.8
8.5
8.0
6.7
.2
8.9

9.3
10.7
11.6
11.7
7.2
5.5
6.3
13.2
12.2
10.5
12.5
12.0
9.9
8.7
8.4
10.8

9.1
5.8
6.8
7.8
7.8
7.3
9.5
5.7
10.8
11.5
8.2
8.5
8.3
6.7
12.5
10.8

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




193.2
193.1
194.2
196.1
175.7
175.2
186.6
194.4
222.8
209.4
223.7
196.1
190.7
172.0
215.4
212.1

13

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

Group and item

Other
index
base

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

210.1

210.3

10.6

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.5

215.4

215.6

10.8

.1

.0

.3

.5

214.5

214.1

11.4

-.2

-.4

.0

.4

203.8
110.5
111.7
109.0
111.4
106.9
176.5
107.3
107.4
106.2
105.9
107.4
105.6

10.2
_
8.0

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

203.1
110.3
111.4
108.5
111.9
106.5
176.6
106.6
106.8
104.7
105.2
107.0
105.5

-

.3
.2
.3
.5
-.4
.4
-.1
.7
.6
1.4
.7
.4
.1

1.0
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.1
.7
.2
1.1
.3
.8
.5
.9
.3

1.6
.8
1.5
.8
.3
.9
1.7
.7
.8
-.4
1.0
1.9
.8

.0
.2
.3
.5
-.4
.4
-.4
.7
.6
1.4
.7
.4
.1

12/77

108.3

108.8

-

.5

1.9

1.5

.5

210.4
214.4
213.2
211.6
211.0
214.0
193.6
199.8
214.2
123.6
212.4
218.8
197.8
96.6
266.1
217.8
117.3
215.2
213.3
119.6
111.7
114.9
179.1
182.0
113.8
115.6
277.2
104.8
106.0
164.1

209.9
214.0
212.7
209.7
209.1
208.4
190.8
200.1
212.9
123.1
213.7
219.1
200.5
98.0
265.0
218.4
117.9
215.7
210.9
119.5
113.0
115.8
177.9
180.6
111.7
116.6
280.0
104.9
107.7
161.9

16.0
17.5
19.7
27.8
35.5
30.0
21.8
23.9
23.7
8.1
4.5
7.4
17.2
9.7
19.9
28.7
11.0
11.3
8.2

-.2
-.2
-.2
-.9
-.9
-2.6
-1.4
.2
-.6
-.4
.6
.1
1.4
1.4
-.4
.3
.5
.2
-1.1
-.1
1.2
.8
-.7
-.8
-1.8
.9
1.0
.1
1.6
-1.3

-2.9
-2.2
-3.5
-2.2
-1.6
-1.8
-2.6
-3.6
-3.2
-.6
-4.0
-8.1
-3.7
-1.0
-1.8
-.2
1.8
-.6
-.9
.1
1.3
-1.5
.1
.6
3.4
2.2
.8
.1
1.2
-1.7

-.6
-1.2
-.8
-1.0
-.6
-1.3
-1.6
-2.3
-.9
-1.1
-3.5
-6.2
-3.1

-.7
-.1
-.1
.4
.9
-.2
-2.0
-.3
-.1
-.4
-.3
-3.6
2.0
1.4
-1.4
-.4
.5
.4
-.8
-.1
1.2
.8
-1.3
-1.3
-1.8
.9

Food at home
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sept.
1978

Food

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned 1
Sausage
Canned ham
Other pork 1
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry '
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Aug.
1978

Food and beverages

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

Unadjusted indexes

14

-

_
-2.8

June to
July

July to
Aug.

.2
-3.3
-1.5
-1.3
-.1
.1
.9
.0
-.5
-3.4
-6.3
-3.6
2.2
.9
.3
.7
7.1

Aug. to
Sept.

.5
.1
1.6
-6.6

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

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 1
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas.
Oranges
Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce1
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1 ...-.
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut com and canned beans except lima 1 ....
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
.,
Candy and chewing gum 1
1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners
Other sweets '
Fats and oils
Margarine
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 1
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1
Other condiments 1
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

186.1
105.1
172.1
105.1
105.3
180.7
104.8
105.5
105.1

188.8
106.5
174.2
106.6
107.0
187.0
106.7
106.4
105.4

7.6
7.1
_
_
13.1
_
-

1.5
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.6
3.5
1.8
.9
.3

1.1
.2
1.2
.3
.4
.2
.4
-.1
1.2

0.4
.3
.7
.6
.6
.8
.4
.7
.1

1.0
1.3
.5
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.8
.9
.3

221.4
233.8
252.8
305.9
178.5
263.5
126.8
216.1
262.9
185.9
166.2
120.7
209.7
106.1
i 107.2
105.7
105.5
104.5
104,0
106.9
103.5

216.2
222.5
248.2
246.4
168.2
297.1
130.0
198.5
221.1
180.2
154.4
114.1
211.2
106.7
107.1
106.5
106.6
105.3
105.0
107.6
104.4

18.0
25.3
37.6
36.0
8.0
60.9
13.1
19.1
-3.5
-7.0
10.3
-

-2.3
-4.8
-1.8
-19.5
-5.8
12.8
2.5
-8.1
-15.9
-3.1
-7.1
-5.5
.7
.6
-.1
.8
1.0
.8
1.0
.7
.9

1.2
.7
1.7
-3.3
4.9
.0
1.1
-.3
22.7
-28.3
4.4
2.3
1.2
.9
.4
.7
1.6
.9
.4
1.9
.7

-.6
-1,4
3.5
4.4
2.8
7.4
4.4
-6.7
1.4
-11.4
8.0
-11.4
.7
.4
.2
,0
.8

3.7
5.5
5.4
-12.0
-3.9
13.5
2.5
2.8
1.5
-3.1
-6.7
-5.5
.0
.6
-.1
.8
1.0
.8
1.0
.7
.9

253.8
262.0
109.6
111.2
106.6
214.5
230.9
106.0
110.9
340.7
220.4
108.2
388.8
354.2
107.9
192.0
103.2
107.0
104.0
107.6
106.4
107.7
107.3

253.9
261.8
109.8
110.5
106.5
215.4
231.9
107.0
111.1
339.8
221.4
108.9
377.7
349.6
107.9
192.6
103.6
108.1
103.7
108.3
106.8
107.8
107.7

4.3
12.3
7.6
5.8
-1.8
6.9
-22.5
-9.5
_
9.2
-

.0
-.1
.2
-.6
-.1
.4
.4
.9
.2
-.3
.5
.6
-2.9
-1.3
.0
.3
.4
1.0
-.3
.7
.4
.1
.4

.6
.8
.7
.2
.5
1.9
1.0
1.7
1.3
.0
.4
.7
-1.7
-.9
.5
.9
.2
.0
.6
.6
.2
2.2
.6

.2
.6
.6
.1
1.2
.4
-.1
1.2
.7
-.3
.5
.6
-4.8

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

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
1978

12/77

12/77

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

15

June to
July

July to
Aug.

.5
.4
1.0
.1

-.7
1.0
.8
.7
.9
1.1
1.6
.9
.2
1.4

Aug. to
Sept.

-.1
.0
.2
-.6
-.1
-1.1
-2.8
.9
.2
-.3
.5
.6
-2,9
-1.3
.0
.4
.4
1.0
-.3
.7
.4
.1
.4

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

Group and item

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

Other
index

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

221.7
107.9
107.4
107.3

223.2
108.6
108.1
108.0

9.6

0.7
.6
.7
.7

12/77
12/77

161.0
104.6
155.1
122.7
177.8
102.2
107.1

162.0
105.3
156.8
122.9
179.8
102.5
107.4

12/77

204.3
213.1
103.9

203.9
211.1
103.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

16

7.0
3.7
10.2

13.5
28.0

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.8
1.1
.8
1.0

0.8
.9
.9
.5

0.7
.6
.7
.7

.6
.7
1.1
.2
1.1
.3
.3

.3
.2
.7
-.2
-.5
-.6
1.0

.4
.5
.7
-.1
.6
.3
.8

.7
.7
1.1
-.1
1.1
.3
.3

-.2
-.9
-.1

.4
-1.5
.3

-.1
-.7
.0

-.2
-.9
-.1

U.S. DATA
CPI-U
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

209.2

210.3

4.3

15.8

19.8

3.1

9.9

11.1

214.5

215.6

4.2

16.4

20.4

3.0

10.1

11.4

213.3

214.1

4.0

18.2

24.7

.2

10.9

11.8

205.4
110.5
111.7
109.0
111.4
106.9
Ml.7
107.3
107.4
106.2
105.9
107.4
105.6

4.8

-.7
_
_
-

9.7
22.5
16.1
17.0
36.6
8.2
5.5
8.7
10.8
5.3
7.4
6.6
11.2

15.6
10.3
16.8
7.1
8.8
11.9
22.3
10.6
12.6
12.4
7.7
10.2
6.8

11.2
10.4
14.8
12.7
3.7
7.8
6.1
10.3
6.6
7.5
8.8
13.3
4.7

7.2

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

205.4
110.3
111.4
108.5
111.9
106.5
178.4
106.6
106.8
104.7
105.2
107.0
105.5

13.4
10.3
15.8
9.8
6.2
9.8
13.9
10.4
9.6
9.9
8.2
11.7
5.7

12/77

108.3

108.8

-

12.1

7.2

16.6

206.3
209.8
207.8
206.4
206.1
208.2
190.9
196.3
205.6
123.6
204.2
206.6
188.2
96.6
258.1
223.2
117.3
213.1
209.1
119.6
111.7
114.9
173.4
174.7
113.8
115.6
278.6
104.8
106.0
168.1

204.8
209.6
207.5
207.2
207.9
207.8
187.1
195.8
205.3
123.1
203.5
199.2
191.9
98.0
254.6
222.2
117.9
214.0
207.4
119.5
113.0
115.8
171.2
172.5
111.7
116.6
280.0
104.9
107.7
157.0

6.5
14.7
15.1
18.1
19.8
20.1
21.6
28.4
12.3
7.2
2.1
6.0
12.1
1.0
_
6.0
10.3
5.3
5.0
4.7
-48.5

41.1
30.0
42.4
42.4
60.0
55.4
34.2
27.4
38.2
28.2
53.9
116.1
40.0
-2.4
70.0
27.0
48.0
47.0
80.6
38.6
21.1
45.9
26.0
28.0
23.4
21.6
9.5
6.1

42.8
47.2
50.5
77.3
85.7
74.5
73.4
84.6
79.6
94.8
14.0
13.6
9.4
-7.8
28.5
22.7
25.7
34.4
46.5
41.8
22.2
29.3
37.4
51.9
37.8
23.5
9.4
11.9
8.5
-5.1

-15.5
-13.0
-16.7
-10.5
-5.2
-12.2
-22.0
-22.1
-15.9
-8.0
-27.3
-52.4
-17,9
2.5
-22.9
-8.0
3.8
-1.1
-6.1
3.8
10.2
-4.7
-16.9
-24.9
-8.5
23.1
9.1
1.9
14.6
-6.6

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal 1
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned 1
Sausage
Canned ham
Other pork 1
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1
Eggs

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

12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

Aug.
1978

base

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

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

17

Dec.
1977

-

Mar.
1978

8,2
95.1

June
1978

Sept
1978

Mar.
1978

_
2.3
-

-

Sept.
1978

11.8
22.6
22.1
28.0
29.7
38.5
36.6
27.8
27.9
24.6
_
28.5
48.5
21.8
_
38.1
13.2
24.8
41.1
_
_
_
15.2
15.9

7.1
-

.2

9.9
13.2
12.0
26.0
32.7
23.7
16.3
19.9
22.9
33.9
-9.0
-26.5
-5.2
-2.8
-.5
6.2
14.3
15.3
17.3
21.3
16.0
11.0
6.9
6.8
12.3
23.3
9.2
6.8
11.5
-5.8

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

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 1
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits 1
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables 1
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits 1
Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1
Fruit juices other than frozen 1
Canned and dried fruits '
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ....
Other canned and dried vegetables 1

Other
index
base

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

12/77

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

Other foods at home
Candy and chewing gum 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners '
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils
Margarine
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter'
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings '
Nonalcoholic beverages 1
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola '
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks 1
Other prepared foods
...
Canned and packaged soup i
1
Frozen prepared foods
Snacks l
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish t
Other condiments *
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

188.7
105.1
175.3
105.1
105.3
183.5
104.8
105.5
105.1

190.5
106.5
176.1
106.6
107.0
185.5
106.7
106.4
105.4

-3.8

215.8
223.1
230.4
262.1
178.7
250.2
126.8
213.7
239.2
185.9
204.2
120.7
212.2
106.1
107.2
105.7
105.5
104.5
104.0
106.9
103.5

223.8
235.4
242.9
230.7
171.8
284.0
130.0
219.6
242.7
180.2
190.6
114.1
212.3
106.7
107.1
106.5
106.6
105.3
105.0
107.6
104.4

21.1
27.3
63.2
79.0
35.3
62.2
_.
10.9
-2.5
47.1
-18.0
_
10.4
-

255.1
265.2
109.6
111.2
106.6
218.9
238.8
106.0
110.9
340.7
220.4
108.2
388.8
354.2
107.9
192.8
103.2
107.0
104.0
107.6
106.4
107.7
107.3

254.9
265.2
109.8
110.5
106.5
216.5
232.1
107.0
111.1
339.8
221.4
108.9
377.7
349.6
107.9
193.6
103.6
108.1
103.7
108.3
106.8
107.8
107.7

-6.1
4.3
_
_
-16.9
-23.3

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

aajusieu
indexes

18

Dec.
1977

-4.5
-7.6
-

-

-13.1
-2.1
_.
-22.4
-3.3
6.9
-

Mar.
1978

June
1978

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

6.5
5.7
4.8
2.8
5.3
30.0
5.3
3.6
8.7

18.7
13.2
19.8
14.6
12.4
25.7
11.1
16.8
6.8

10.3
7.5
9.6
9.5
10.8
8.4
10.8
5.8
6.3

1.2
_
.0
9.6
_
-

14.4
10.3
14.6
12.1
11.6
16.7
10.9
11.2
6.6

6.8
4.7
25.6
52.1
98.2
29.0
6.1
-3.6
-18.0
6.8
-36.7
134.1
12.1
13.0
23.9
9.1
8.7
10.0
7.4
12.6
10.0

26.6
52.8
15.2
101.7
-56.1
45.1
96.7
83.7
-1.0
285.7
17.1
34.0
10.6
6.8
4.2
11.4
4.0
2.8
5.6
3.1
1.2

18.5
20.7
51.6
-37.8
15.6
120.7
36.8
-16.5
154.3
-85.7
23.0
-46.0
8.1
7.5
1.9
5.8
14.3
8.8
7.2
15.5
6.8

13.7
15.4
43.2
65.0
63.8
44.7

22.5
35.8
32.1
12.0
-28.8
79.0
64.0
23.9
58.6
-25.7
20.0
-14.9
9.4
7.1
3.1
8.6
9.0
5.7
6.4
9.1
3.9

11.3
16.0
17.4
42.2
8.7
16.6
17.6
5.3
12.1
9.2
15.6
17.4
-9.3
-5.0
17.9
8.5
4.9
12.1
6.1
13.9
10.8
8.7
6.1

10.3
24.4
16.3
6.4
11.0
32.4
50.2
6.5
24.5
-.1
9.7
11.2
-24.9
-18.1
8.3
13.2
4.4
12.6
3.2
8.0
10.9
12.7
15.4

3.0
5.6
6.4
-1.4
6.6
4.6
-7.5
16.9
9.1
-2.1
5.2
7.7
-31,8
-11.0
6.2
8.7
5.2
8.2
5.6
11.9
5.8
10.3
9.8

3.4
-10.6
25.3
-28.0
11.2
_
2.2
10.0
-1.6
-5.0
-2.6
6.4
-16.1
-4.1
7.7
_
-

6.6
14.6
11.3
2.4
8.8
17.7
17.9
11.6
16.6
-1.1
7.4
9.4
-28.4
-14.6
7.2
10.9
4.8
10.4
4.4
9.9
8.4
11.5
12.6

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

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

Other
index
base

3 months ending i n -

6 months ending in—

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

221.7
107.9
107.4
107.3

223.2
108.6
108.1
108.0

4.6
_
-

13.0
13.9
12.1
10.8

11.2
9.6
10.9
12.6

9.5
11.4
9.8
9.0

12/77
12/77

160.8
104.6
155.1
122.6
177.8
102.2
107.1

162.0
105.3
156.8
122.5
179.8
102.5
107.4

3.7
1.6
3.1
11.0
-

9.2
9.5
10.1
5.8
17.3
4.9
6.1

7.9
6.4
6.0
7.8
7.8
5.2
15.0

5.9
5.5
10.3
-1.6
5.3
.0
9.0

12/77

204.3
213.1
103.9

203.9
211.1
103.8

5.0
10.3
_

20.8
37.8
13.0

29.9
99.8
2.0

.6
-11.6
.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

19

Dee.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

8.7

10.3
10.5
10.4
10.8

6.4
5.8
4.5
14.1
-

•

12.6
23.3

6.9
6.0
8.1
3.0
6.5
2.6
12.0

14.3
32.9
1.4

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

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance '
Homeownership
,
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 1
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost 1
Mortgage interest rates 1
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
,
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 1
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens '
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas 1
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture f
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment1
,
Television
1
Sound equipment
Household appliances
~
Refrigerators and home freezers
1
Laundry equipment
Other household appliances !
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

205.2
213.3
165.1
212.7
220.5
101.7
230.6
197.9
264.1
105.9
194.8
114.0
149.9
236.1
255.3
191.2
103.9
105.5
101.8
103.1

207.5
216.2
166.4
212.0
218.5
102.4
234.2
201.2
268.9
106.2
195.2
116.8
151.0
237.5
256.9
192.2
104.7
106.5
102.4
102.9

9.5
11.0
7.1
11.0
14.4
12.0
10.1
15.6
_
6.7
7.8
8.7
9.7
5.4
_
-

1.1
1.4
.8
-.3
-.9
.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
.3
.2
2.5
.7
.6
.6
.5
.8
.9
.6
-.2

218.1
250.4
294.2
293.0
97.4
236.9
209.7
262.8
159.1
133.2
101.8
99.1
100.3
235.2

218.8
251.5
295.7
295.1
96.7
237.9
209.4
266.3
159.2
133.3
101.9
99.1
100.4
235.5

6.5
8.2
3.7
4.8
9.1
7.2
9.9
3.4
1.2
_
9.5

.3
.4
.5
.7
-.7
.4
-.1
1.3

12/77
12/77
12/77

178.9
154.7
160.7
98.0
102.5
165.6
104.5
101.6
100.2
104.4
131.5
102.0
101.5
103.6
149.1
147.7
104.3
105.2
106.2

180.5
156.4
166.2
102.6
104.7
168.9
105.4
104.2
102.4
107.1
131.7
102.6
101.9
104.2
148.8
147.9
104.4
104.6
106.1

6.7
5.1
5.0
6.2
3.9
_
.5
5.2
5.2
-

12/77

104.0

102.9

-

12/77

12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

20

-

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.8
1.0
.5
.6
1.0
.2
1.2
1.0
1.4
.4
.4
2.5
1.4
.9
1.0
.4
.2
1.1
.2
.0

0.7
.9
.5
1.4
2.0
.3
1.0
.5
1.6
.1
1.1
2.2
2.0
.8
.5
1.7
2.8
.1
.7
.4

0.9
1.2
.8
.0
-.6
.7
1.3
1.6
1.4
.3
.4
2.5
.7
.3
.2
.6
.8
.9
.6
-.2

.5
.4
-.1
.0
-.6
.5
-.2
.7
.6
.2
.3
.0
-.1
1.5

.3
.3
.3
.4
-.6
.3
-.1
1.4
.3
.2
.4
.0
.2
.6

.2
.4
.6
.9
-.7
.3
-.2
.8
-.1
.1
.1
.0
.1
.0

.9
1.1
3.4
4.7
2.1
2.0
.9
2.6
2.2
2.6
.2
.6
.4
.6
-.2
.1
.1
-.6
-.1

.5
.1
1.5
-2.2
1.3
-.4
-.1
-1.5
-1.8
-.8
.0
.1
.2
.1
.0
.3
.1
-.2
-.8

.6
.5
-.9
-.3
-1.7
.4
-.1
.3
.5
.8
.8
.5
.1
.9
.9
.0
.8
1.3
1.7

.6
.6
1.4
4.7
2.1
1.9
.9
2.6
2.2
2.6
-.2
.6
.1
.6
-.5
-.1
.1
-.6
-.1

-1.1

.6

.9

-1.1

.0

June to
July

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

Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Other household equipment
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1

Boys'1

Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
Dresses
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
Suits1
Girls'1
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1
Infants' and toddlers'
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's 1
•
1
Boys' and girls'
1
Women's
Apparel services 1
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1
Other apparel services 1

Other
index

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77

104.2

104.5

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.3

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

103.4
103.3
106.4
102.3
207.9
200.4
104.7
108.1
103.1
105.4
102.0
230.2
257.3

103.5
102.8
107.6
102.3
208.9
200.1
105.6
108.2
102.9
106.5
103.4
231.6
257.3

.1
-.5
1.1
.0
.5
-.1

1.3
.7
.6

.1
-.5
1.1
.0
.5
-.1
.9

.6
.0

-.3
.7
.5
.8
.8
.7
.8
.7
1.0
.0

.4
.7
.3
1.1
.3
.9
1.1
.5
.1
.5
-1.4
1.0
.0

1.0
1.4
.6
.0

106.4
103.5

106.6
103.6

.2
.1

1.2
.2

.9
.3

.2
.1

159.6

161.9
157.9
156.5
158.7
100.8
100.4
99.9
102.2
101.1
100.2

1.4
1.5
1.6

-.6
-.7

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

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

12/77
12/77

155.5
154.1
156.7
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

99.5
98.2
98.3
101.5
100.7
99.1
98.4

94.6
101.2
100.2
149.1

99.1

12/77

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

168.9
154.1
97.7
102.5
94.1

99.3
102.2

96.5
99.7
219.3

159.0
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

99.2
104.4
163.5
103.3

102.4
101.8
186.9
107.0

105.6

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

21

6.8
6.0

.9
.1
-.2
1.0
1.4
10.2
14.1

3.6
2.9
2.6
1.9

1.3
1.3
2.2
1.6
.7
.4
1.1

99.7
96.7
101.7
101.3
152.3
101.4
172.0
159.7
100.6
102.5
97.3
101.1
101.7
100.8
101.0
220.4
159.6
98.0
105.4
165.7
104.2
102.7
104.2
188.3
107.9
106.3

Aug.
1978

1.3
2.2
.5
2.5

5.3
1.6

2.6
4.2
4.8

9.5

1.1
2.1
2.3
1.8
3.6
3.0
.0
3.4
1.8
-.5
4.5
1.3
.5
.4

-1.2
1.0
1.3
.9
.3
2.4
.7
.8
.7

June to
July

-.8
.3
-1.0
-2.4
-.8
-.2
-.4
-.6
-.7
-1.3
-.1
-.4
-1.9
-2.7
-3.7
-.8
-3.7
.8

-6.1
-1.2
.3
-3.0
-.5
-.4
.1

-.1
.1
-.5
-.5
-.8
-1.6
.4
.5
.2

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

.1
-.2

.6
.5
.4
1.3
2.2
1.6
.7
.4
1.1

1.3
2.2
.5

1.2
.7
.4

1.1
.5
2.3
1.8
2.0
3.0
.0
3.4
1.8
-.5
4.5
1.3
.4
.4
-1.2
1.0
1.0

1.6
.7
.4
.7
.4
1.2

.9
.3
2.4
.7
.8
.7

1.7
2.4
-.9
2.3
.7
4.2
2.3
3.9
1.7
.8
1.0
.6

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

Other
index

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Bodywork1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical

Tires

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

188.1
187.7
153.8
196.7
199.8
222.5
106.2

188.7
188.3
153.5
195.9
201.5
224.4
107.1

5.8
5.9
8.8
7.3
5.8
8.6

106.7
105.5
105.3
184.3
161.2
103.3
104.3
144.0
104.5
192.2
214.9
103.2
101.8
143.0
103.7
108.9
102.7
187.6
189.6
241.8
181.6
205.0
202.7

107.4
106.5
106.2
185.3
160.8
103.6
104.0
143.2
104.9
193.7
217.0
103.2
103.0
143.7
104.0
109.3
104.9
188.2
189.6
242.6
182.9
205.3
201.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

221.4
144.5
132.5
104.6
105.1
103.6

222.6
145.1
132.9
104.6
105.4
104.0

12/77
12/77

109.2
104.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

104.3
104.3
102.6
160.5
103.7
237.7
210.5
225.0
199.8
104.4
270.6
107.6
337.1
107.2

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

•

Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intraclty mass transit1 .•
Taxi fare
Intercity train fare 1

12/77

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

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs 1
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives 1
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies 1
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents1
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services 1
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
~
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 1
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services 1

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Aug.
1978

12/77

Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1

Unadjusted indexes

22

Aug.
1978

0.3
.3
-.2
-.4
.9
.9
.8

.7
.9
.9
.5
-.2
.3
-.3
-.6
.4
.8

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.7
.7
.8
.7
.8
.7
1.0

0.5
.5
.3
.2
1.0
.6
.7

0.6
.8
.6
.0

.6

.7
.9
.9
.6
-.7
.3
-.3

.8
.5
.7
.5
.6
.2
.7
.4

Aug. to
Sept.

1.4
.9
.8

1.4
1.9

1.0
.8
.5
.9
.8
.9
.7
.8
.5
.5
-.1
.3
.3
.0
-.9
.8
-.1
-.2
.2
-.1
.9
1.9

.5
.4
.3
.0
.3
.4

.5
.4
.5
-.2
.5
.7

.9
.5
.5
.6
.1
.5

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

109.9
105.6

.6
.8

.4
.4

1.0
.2

.6
.8

104.6
104.8
103.3
161.1
104.1
239.1
211.7
226.7
200.6
105.0
272.2
108.1
338.3
107.9

.3
.5
.7
.4
.4
.6
.6
.8
.4
.6
.6
.5
.4
.7

1.0
.4
.3
.3
.4
.5
.5
.8
.3
.4
.5
1.2
.8
1.1

.2
.3
.2
.6
.0
1.0

.3
.5
.7
.4
.4
.7
.6
.7
.4
.6
.7
.5
.4
.7

2.9
4.6
3.8
2.6
.5

1.1

2.2
2.9
4.5
2.1
6.5
8.4

7.9
6.8
7.6

6.8
8.1
7.1
8.0
6.2
9.0
10.4

1.0
.0

1.2
.5
.3
.4
2.1
.3
.0
.3
.7
.1
-.4

1.0
.5
.7
.4
.0
.2
.2
-.4
.2
.3

-.6
.2
.9

.9
.8
1.0
.6
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.1

-1.0
.4
1.0
.8
.0
1.2
.7
.3
.4

2.1
-.5
.0
.3
.7
.7
-.4

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

Group and item

Entertainment
,
Entertainment commodities
1
Reading materials
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment1
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment'.
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment'
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1
Photographic supplies and equipment1
Pet supplies and expense f
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports t
Admissions1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 ...
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 1
College tuition 1
Elementary and high school tuition 1
Personal expenses 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

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

12/77

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

12/77

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

Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products ....
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
1

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

177.4
178.4
103.7
201.3
105.2
102.8
102.7
102.8
152.8
101.7
103.1
103.3
104.0
102.1
176.3
103.8
106.4
104.1

178.3
178.9
104.4
202.2
106.1
102.6
102.1
103.0
153.7
101.9
103.4
103.6
103.7
102.9
177.9
105.0
107.1
104.9

5.1
4.7

184.0
180.6
183.2
104.9
183.1
177.7
103.1
104.0

187.8
180.8
183.5
105.3
184.9
179.5
104.4
105.8

102.8
102.9
188.5
190.1
105.1
195.7
181.1
199.6
101.5
101.6
101.2
105.9

104.0
102.8
190.3
191.9
106.1
205.7
187.3
210.4
108.2
108.3
107.4
106.7

198.3
238.2
201.4
249.6

200.0
241.9
202.0
251.2

3.7

3.6

5.9

7.7
6.4
6.1

7.0
6.1

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.5
.2
1.0
.4
1.5
-.5

0.4
.2
.7
.4
.9
-.2
-.6
.2
.5
.2
.3
.3

1.2
.7
.8

0.6
.6
.5
.3
.8
.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.1
.3
.2
.4
.6
.6
.7
.8
,7

2.1
.1
.2
.4
1.0
1.0
1.3

2.9
3.0
.9
.7
.7
.6

Aug.
1978

0.5
.3
.7
.4
.9
-.2
-.6
.2
.6
.2
.3
.3
-.3
.8
.9

1.7

7.8
8.3

9.7
13.0
8.8

1.2
-.1
1.0

.9
1.0
5.1
3.4
5.4
6.6
6.6
6.1
.8

5.9
11.9
6.1
9.9

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

.9
1.6
.3

1.3

-.8

1.9
.6
.7
.6

-1.1
.5
.8
-.1
-.1
-.5
.3
.3
.7
.4
.3
1.1
.6
.4
.4
.2
.4
.7
1.2
1.6

1.0
.6
.5
.6
.1
.1
.0
.7

.4
-.3
.2
.2
.2
1.0
.8
1.0
.6
.6
.6
1.3

.8
1.2
.6
1.1

1.5
.0
.6

1.1

-.3
.8
.8
1.2
.7
.8
1.4
.4
.2
.4
1.0
1.0
1.3

1.7
1.2
-.1
1.0

.9
1.0
2.6
3.0
2.6
6.6
6.6
6.1
.8

1.3
1.3
.1

.6

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

23

U.S. DATA
CPI-U
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dec.
1977

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

12/77

12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

207.5
216.0
166.6
210.7
217.2
102.4
233.9
201.0
268.9
106.2
197.0
116.8
151.0
236.4
255.6
191.4
104.7
106.5
102.4
102.9

219.4
252.3
298.4
296.9
97.4
238.3
209.1
267.6
159.4
133.2
101.8
99.1
100.3
236.1

219.9
253.3
300.2
299.6
96.7
239.1
208.6
269.8
159.2
133.3
101.9
99.1
100.4
236.2

.8
-.7
.1
.7
-.9
-5.6
3.1
4.8
1.5

179.3
155.2
163.1
98.0
102.5
165.9
104.5
101.6
100.2
104.4

180.4
156.2
165.4
102.6
104.7
169.1
105.4
104.2
102.4
107.1

4.6
3.5
4.6
-

See footnotes at end of table.




5.4
7.0
6.3
8.9
8.9

205.6
213.5
165.3
210.8
218.5
101.7
230.9
197.9
265.2
105.9
196.2
114.0
149.9
235.6
255.0
190.2
103.9
105.5
101.8
103.1

24

7.1
9.3
5.1
9.2
-.3
6.6
6.3
7.5
_
-

_
12.6

•

-

3.6
-

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

9.9
11.4
6.2
19.2
29.4
4.1
12.2
8.4
16.7
6.6
4.1
14.3
4.4
10.3
12.5
3.9
3.2
9.5
-2.8
5.3

12.3
13.0
8.5
8.3
10.7
.8
14.5
10.0
21.6
15.8
5.8
22.6
10.0
9.3
12.5
-1.1
.4
8.1
6.6
5.6

10.5
13.2
7.5
8.0
10.0
4.8
14.7
12.7
19.3
3.1
7.9
32.8
17.9
8.4
7.4
11.4
15.9
8.7
6.1
.8

7.6
9.2
6.3
13.9
18.7
_
9.6
8.8
10.8
6.6
2.0
8.4
9.4
5.7

8.8
11.4
6.2
6.3
6.6
12.2
13.1
8.7
4.2
.6
3.2
-3.2
-1.2
11.6

12.5
18.3
5.3
6.8
-11.3
22.1
27.1
15.7
2.0
.9
1.2
-.4
2.0
4.8

3.9
4.4
3.3
5.4
-7.5
4.5
-2.3
12.5
2.8
1.8
3.2
.0
.8
9.1

4.7
5.2
3.1
3.5
5.5
3.3
5.9
4.5
1.1
-

6.0
4.6
4.1
2.8
6.6
4.3

9.5
6.8
2.8
-.8
5.6
8.9
15.0
12.6
9.2
11.5

6.7
5.3
8.4
8.6
6.8
8.2
2.7
5.6
3.6
10.8

4.5
-.8
-2.8
6.6

-

12.1
5.3
4.1
4.4
3.9
_
_
-

Sept.
1978

11.4
13.1
8.0
8.2
10.3
2.8
14.6
11.3
20.5
9.3
6.8
27.6
13.9
8.8
9.9
5.0
7.9
8.4
6.3
3.2
8.1
11.1
4.3
6.1
-9.4
12.9
11.4
14.1
2.4
1.4
2.2
-.2
1.4
6.9
8.1
6.0
5.5
3.8
6.2
8.6
8.7
9.0
6.3
11.1

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

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77
12/77
12/77

131.8
102.0
101.8
103.6
149.4
148.0
104.3
105.2
106.2

131.6
102.6
101.9
104.2
148.7
147.8
104.4
104.6
106.1

12/77
12/77

104.0
104.2

102.9
104.5

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

103.4
103.3
106.4
102.3
208.5
200.4
104.7
108.1
103.1
105.4
102.0
230.0
257.3

103.5
102.8
107.6
102.3
209.5
200.1
105.6
108.2
102.9
106.5
103.4
231.4
257.3

106.4
103.5

106.6
103.6

160.1
156.1
154.7
157.5
99.5
98.2
98.3
101.5
100.7
99.1
98.4
94.6
101.2
100.2
149.8
99.1
168.9
155.8
97.7
102.5
94.1
99.3
102.2
96.5
99.7

161.1
157.0
155.5
158.2
100.8
100.4
99.9
102.2
101.1
100.2
99.7
96.7
101.7
101.3
150.6
101.4
172.0
158.9
100.6
102.5
97.3
101.1
101.7
100.8
101.0

Dec.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

Housefumishings—Continued:
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment1
Television
Sound equipment1
Household appliances
Refrigerators and home freezers
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 .
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners *
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies 1
Housekeeping services
Postage1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 1
Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1
Coats and jackets 1
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts1
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1
Boys'1
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1
Furnishings 1
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1
Women's and girls'
Women's1
Coats and jackets 1
Dresses
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1
Suits 1
Girts'1
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1
Separates and sportswear1
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1

12/77
12/77

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

12/77
12/77

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




25

-

4.5
3.6
1.6
6.1
4.6
3.7
7.0
3.6
5.7

7.4
2.0
.4
4.4
11.3
11.3
6.9
12.9
15.9

2.5
4.8
1.6
6.4
1.9
.5
3.9
2.3
3.5

2.9
_.
.0
4.0
4.6
-

4.9
3.4
1.0
5.4
6.5
5.8
5.4
7.5
9.5

-

.8
4.5

9.5
8.2

1.6
5.5

-

5.5
6.8

_
_
7.6
.0

3.2
4.9
6.1
2.4
9.0
9.6
8.7
7.0
4.1
10.0
11.7
7.3
.0

3.6
2.8
16.7
3.6
9.0
7.2
2.8
21.2
5.2
6.8
.0
15.5
69.2

7.3
3.6
8.2
3.2
5.9
4.9
11.3
5.7
2.4
9.5
2.4
10.7
.0

-

10.0
7.0

7.2
5.2

9.5
2.4

1.0
-.5
-.5
-2.0
-3.9
-5.1
-19.6
2.0
1.2
-3.6
-9.6
-19.9
-5.1
-2.4
-1.3
-12.2
-34.0
-1.8
-8.9
3.2
-32.6
-13.3
-10.7
-17.9
-8.5

8.1
7.8
7.6
3.9
4.9
6.6
18.0
4.9
3.2
.4
6.3
4.7
12.7
4.1
11.6
14.3
93.7
5.2
6.3
.8
27.1
7.7
3.8
11.4
6.7

2.0
1.3
.8
1.5
2.4
.4
5.0
2.0
.0
4.1
2.9
4.2
.0
3.6
-1.3
5.3
1.6
1.3
5.8
6.1
4.7
11.9
15.5
12.8
6.6

1.3
-1.6
3.4
5.5
-

_
3.3
2.4
_

3.9
3.2
2.7
4.2
_
_

1.4
-5.5
1.8
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
6.1
5.9
_
7.5
.0

5.4
3.2
12.4
3.4
7.5
6.1
7.0
13.2
3.8
8.2
1.2
13.1
30.1
8.4
3.8

2.5
1.3
1.1
1.0
-

_

_
_
.0
-21.0
.0
_
_
_
-

5.0
4.5
4.1
2.7
3.7
3.5
11.3
3.4
1.6
2.2
4.6
4.5
6.2
3.9
5.0
9.7
40.3
3.2
6.0

3.4
15.3

9.8
9.5
12.1

6.7

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

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

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept
1978

12/77
12/77

218.0
159.0
99.2
104.4
163.8
103.3
102.4
101.8
186.9
107.0
105.6

218.9
159.6
98.0
105.4
165.5
104.2
102.7
104.2
188.3
107.9
106.3

6.9
3.2
4.6
8.6
-

-3.5
3.4
-13.6
8.7
2.0
.8
2.0
4.9
11.6
16.1
4.5

12/77

186.6
186.1
155.8
188.2
195.7
222.7
106.2

187.8
187.5
156.8
188.2
198.5
224.6
107.1

4.1
4.4
12.5
-3.6
10.2
8.2
-

106.7
105.5
105.3
185.6
161.7
103.3
104.3
144.6
104.5
193.8
217.1
103.2
101.8
143.3
103.7
108.9
102.7
188.4
189.6
241.8
181.6
205.6
202.7

107.4
106.5
106.2
186.8
160.5
103.6
104.0
143.1
104.9
195.7
218.8
103.2
103.0
144.3
104.0
109.3
104.9
187.5
189.6
242.6
182.9
207.0
201.8

_
_
-.7
3.4
_
-1.7
-1.9
-5.9
_
2.3
2.4
13.7
.7
.9
.0
10.5

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

26

Dec.
1977

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

3.4
5.8
7.2
6.0
9.0
8.2
8.2
7.3
10.4
9.2
12.4

4.1
4.6
-.4
7.1
3.7
8.1
.8
4.7
7.6
7.0
8.7

1.6
3.3
_
3.3
—
10.1

3.8
5.2
3.3
6.6
6.3
8.1
4.4
6.0
9.0
8.1
10.6

5.7
5.2
5.8
19.5
-.4
6.6
10.8

6.1
6.3
9.9
11.2
.0
10.3
7.6

7.6
8.3
7.2
3.7
14.0
9.2
10.3

4.9
4.8
9.1
7.3
4.7
7.4
-

13.9
8.2
8.7
1.3
3.1
6.6
4.5
6.9
5.3
.6
-.2
3.2
3.6
-4.1
5.7
46.9
3.2
6.2
3.0
10.0
.9
14.3
-.2

8.0
8.1
6.8
4.5
9.0
2.8
6.5
10.4
5.6
3.8

8.2
10.0
9.6
7.2
3.0
5.2
5.2
.3
8.8
8.2
8.5
1.2
6.0
4.9
1.9
-3.6
13.2
-1.3
-3.1
3.0
6.6
12.9
14.5

Mar.
1978

June
1978

.2
8.6
2.4
1.4
8.5
.7
3.6
1.9
-1.2
4.4
.2
-.2
9.6

-

.3
3.3
2.5
-.6
-3.1
_
-t.O
4.3
8.2
5.2
.9
6.9
5.0

6.8
7.3
8.5
7.4
6.8
9.7
9.0
8.1
9.0
8.2
5.8
6.0
4.0
5.8
5.2
7.2
6.0
4.2
4.8
4.2
3.1
5.2
-1.4
8.3
.3
-2.2
3.7
3.4
6.2
12.0

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

Other
index
hfl<4A

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

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77
12/77
12/77

221.1
144.6
132.5
104.6
105.1
103.6

222.5
145.2
132.9
104.6
105.4
104.0

7.0
6.3
7.7
-

8.9
8.7
11.9
9.5
13.9
6.6

12/77
12/77

109.2
104.8

109.9
105.6

-

12/77
12/77
12/77

104.3
104.3
102.6
160.5
103.7
237.3
210.5
225.0
199.8
104.4
269.8
107.6
336.1
107.2

104.6
104.8
103.3
161.1
104.1
238.9
211.7
226.5
200.6
105.0
271.7
108.1
337.6
107.9

_
4.3
7.3
6.0
7.6
4.5
8.3
10.5
-

177.4
178.2
103.7
201.3
105.2
102.8
102.7
102.8
151.7
101.7
103.1
103.3
104.0
102.1
176.5
103.8
106.4
104.1

178.1
178.5
104.4
202.2
106.1
102.6
102.1
103.0
152.5
101.9
103.4
103.6
103.7
102.9
177.9
105.0
107.1
104.9

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change t o r -

27

Dec.
1977

4.3
6.2
3.3
-

.5
_
_
2.2
-

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

7.5
6.7
6.0
7.6
4.7
3.2

8.3
5.4
5.0
1.5
3.5
6.4

7.9
7.5
9.8
_
-

7.9
6.0
5.5
4.5
4.1
4.8

22.5
12.6

9.8
4.7

8.4
5.5

_
-

9.1
5.1

7.0
7.0
2.0
10.1
4.1
9.0
8.2
7.7
6.7
8.2
9.3
14.3
10.3
14.3

5.6
7.7
6.5
7.9
9.4
7.7
6.4
7.0
6.8
5.6
9.1
5.9
9.3
5.5

5.9
4.7
4.8
5.1
3.1
8.8
7.9
9.5
7.1
6.3
9.5
12.8
11.5
12.4

7.9
7.1
5.3
2.5
8.7
4.5
4.5
3.2
5.0
1.6
7.8
10.0
10.4
2.8
9.1
7.4
15.6
3.6

2.3
1.4
3.6
4.3
2.8
8.6
10.7
4.8
4.1
6.1
4.0
4.8
3.2
2.0
4.0
3.6
6.3
5.7

5.8
3.9
8.9
4.7
13.5
-2.3
-6.0
4.0
4.6
.0
2.0
.0
1.6
6.9
8.5
9.3
7.0
10.6

_
7.2
8.1
7.1
7.7
5.6
8.8
10.4
6.1
6.7
2.9
_
_
2.7
_
5.6
-

5.8
6.2
5.6
6.5
6.2
8.3
7.2
8.2
6.9
6.0
9.3
9.3
10.4
8.9
4.0
2.6
6.2
4.5
8.0
3.0
2.0
4.4
4.3
3.0
3.0
2.4
2.4
4.4
6.2
6.4
6.7
8.1

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

Other
index
base

I O O 8 0 0 O PTOClCICTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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

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

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

6 months ending in—

3 months ending i n Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

184.9
180.8
183.2
104.9
183.1
177.7
103.1
104.0

187.5
181.5
183.5
105.3
184.9
179.5
104.4
105.8

102.8
102.9
188.5
190.1
105.1
198.7
185.2
202.4
101.5
101.6
101.2
105.9

104.0
102.8
190.3
191.9
106.1
203.9
190.7
207.7
108.2
108.3
107.4
106.7

194.6
239.4
202.0
249.6

197.2
242.4
202.2
251.2

Dee.
1977

7.1
4.8
6.6
8.4
7.5

9.1
12.5
8.2
15.0
6.4

9.8
4.1
1.5
5.0

Mar.
1978
3.9
.9
.7
7.0
4.4
2.1
2.0
.8
1.6
5.3
5.9
5.8
6.6
7.1
12.4
6.1
3.2
3.6
2.4
8.7

-.2
11.4
8.4
10.2

June
1978

5.5
4.7
2.5
8.5
6.7
4.7
3.2
12.5
.4
5.2
8.3
7.8

9.4
5.1

6.6
4.5
.0
.0
.0

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

13.9
15.4
15.3

5.5
2.8
3.6

9.6
9.9
8.7
7.2
7.7
7.4
7.9
11.5

5.9
8.7
10.2
12.8
10.5
14.7
.8
7.7
7.2
8.7
18.1
18.2
18.4
32.8
32.7

7.5
9.1

7.7
13.7
6.3

29.9

6.8

11.7

.6

13.9
16.7
2.6
10.0

15.8
12.0
14.8

6.3
4.8

7.3
3.0
8.0
7.5
9.1
11.4
12.2
11.3
15.2
15.2

14.0
9.2
4.7
7.7
4.&
7.6

7.0
16.3
7.2
12.3

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

28

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1977

Unadjusted indexes

Sept.
1978

Aug.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Expenditure category
100.000

197.7
230.0

199.1
231.6

8.2
-

0.7
-

0.5
-

0.6
-

0.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages2
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

20.481

210.0
215.4
214.3
203.9
210.5
186.3
219.9
261.6
214.5
340.0
191.8
221.9
161.3

210.1
215.4
213.8
204.3
209.4
189.5
214.6
261.9
216.6
338.7
192.6
223.2
162.6

10.5
10.7
11.2
10.5
15.8
8.0
17.1
12.3
8.2
-2.2
9.2
9.6
7.0

.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.5
1.7
-2.4
.1
1.0
-.4
.4
.6
.8

.0
.0
-.4
.9
-2.8
1.1
1.4
.9
1.7
.1
.7
.7
.4

.3
.3
.0
1.7
-.3
.5
-1.2
.2
.1
-.3
.8
1.1
.4

.4
.4
.3
-.1
-1.0
1.2
3.7
.2
-.5
-.4
.5

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

40.679
26.374
5.322
.488
20.564
8.753
8.508
3.303
2.322
.981

204.8
213.0
165.1
212.3
230.4
197.7
264.3
234.3
253.8
190.4

207.0
216.0
166.3
211.9
234.1
201.1
269.4
235.4
254.5
192.4

9.2
10.9
7.1
10.9
12.0
10.0
15.8
7.7
8.7
5.5

1.1
1.4
.7
-.2
1.6
1.7
1.9
.5
.3
1.1

.8
1.0
.6
.4
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.2
1.7
-.2

.7
.9
.5
1.3
.9
.4
1.6
.5
.2
1.2

.7
.1
1.4
1.6
1.5
.2
-.1
1.1

6.393
4.262
.892
3.370
2.131
7.912
4.735
1.616
1.560

218.2
250.3
294.3
236.8
159.1
177.8
154.1
206.6
229.7

218.9
251.3
295.8
237.7
159.3
179.0
155.1
208.0
231.4

6.5
8.1
3.8
9.0
3.5
5.9
4.2
6.3
10.1

.3
.4
.5
.4
.1
.7
.6
.7
.7

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

.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.1
.8

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

5.836

159.7
155.8
157.0
149.2
217.7
163.0
161.2
185.8

161.9
158.1
159.3
152.1
217.8
164.7
162.1
187.1

3.6
3.0
2.2
2.4
1.4
4.2
5.9
8.8

1.4
1.5
1.5
1.9
.0
1.0
.6
.7

-.5
-.6
.7
-2.1
-.7
.1
-.1
.4

.4
.4
-.5
1.2
.8
.2
.8
.5

.6
.5
.6
.3
.0
.7
.6
.7

All items
All items(1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services2

19.298
13.493
1.692

4.399
1.821
1.837

.466
.390
1.728
1.161
5.805
1.183

5.201
1.644
2.081
.144
.757
.575

See footnotes at end of table.




29

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1977

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept

Expenditure category

.815
3.854
.985

188.7
188.2
153.6
196.7
199.6
222.9
184.6
162.6
192.3
187.9

189.2
188.8
153.1
195.9
201.4
224.8
185.7
163.3
193.5
188.5

6.1
6.2
8.5
7.3
5.7
8.8
3.2
6.2
2.5
2.4

0.3
.3
-.3
-.4
.9
.9
.6
.4
.6
.3

0.7
.7
.8
.6
.7
.7
.6
.7
.6
.4

0.5
.6
.4
.3
1.1
.6
.5
.8
.5
-.1

0.6
.7
.5
.0
1.5
.9
.7
-.1
.8
-.5

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services2
Other medical care services

4.492
.780
3.712
1.916
1.797

221.3
145.0
237.5
210.7
270.1

222.8
145.5
239.2
212.5
271.6

8.0
7.1
8.2
7.5
8.8

.7
.3
.7
.9
.6

.6
.5
.6
.6
.5

.9
.5
.9
.7
1.2

.7
.3
.8
.9
.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

3.910
2.497
1.413

176.5
177.1
176.5

177.4
177.7
177.7

4.5
4.0
5.8

.5
.3
.7

.5
.7
.2

.4
.3
.5

.4
.2
.6

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 2
Toilet goods and personal care appliances*
Personal care services2
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

4.367
1.454
1.813
.871
.942
1.100
.166

184.3
180.5
183.1
177.7
188.7
196.0
181.7
199.9

187.1
180.8
184.2
178.2
190.2
205.9
189.1
210.3

7.3
6.4
6.6
5.3
7.7
9.8
14.1
8.7

1.5
.2

1.4
3.1
.6
.6
.5
.6
.5
.6

.4

1.0
.4

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

20.234
19.250
4.275
3.855
4.786

1.664
4.668

.934

.6
.3
.8
5.1
4.1
5.2

.1
.2
.5
.1
1.0
.8
1.1

.6
.3
.8
2.6
3.7
2.4

Commodity and service group

100.000

197.7

199.1

8.2

0.7

0.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel2
Durables

62.160
20.481
41.679
18.202
5.201

189.4
210.0
177.4
177.5
155.8

190.4
210.1
178.7
179.2
158.1

7.8
10.5
6.6
5.2
3.0

.5
.0
.7
1.0
1.5

.6
.4
.8
.7
.5

13.001
23.477

191.8
175.9

193.2
177.0

6.0
7.6

.7
.6

.7
.7

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

37.840
5.322
18.379
6.503
3.712
3.924

213.1
165.1
239.1
197.5
237.5
185.1

215.2
166.3
241.7
198.8
239.2
188.4

8.9
7.1
11.5
4.1
8.2
7.7

1.0
.7
1.1
.7
.7
1.8

.8
.7
.8
.7
.8
1.1

All items

See footnotes at end of table.




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U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1977

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Sept. 1977

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug. 1978 June to July July to Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

Commodity and service group

80.702
73.626
93.855
95.508
42.862
19.385
14.184
38.683
32.518
34.128
9.155
90.845
71.547
37.077
5.785
34.470

193.1
193.6
194.2
196.3
176.3
175.5
186.5
194.6
221.9
209.1
223.4
196.0
190.3
172.3
215.5
211.3

194.8
194.5
195.4
197.7
177.7
177.2
188.0
195.5
224.2
211.3
224.9
197.4
192.1
173.6
217.3
213.5

7.7
7.3
7.6
8.3
6.6
5.2
6.1
8.0
9.2
9.0
6.9
8.3
7.7
6.7
5.7
8.9

0.9
.5
.6
.7
.8
1.0
.8
.5
1.0
1.1
.7
.7
.9
.8
.8
1.0

0.7
.4
.6
.5
.6
.6
.9
.5
.9
.8
.7
.7
.7
.8
1.1
.8

1.1
.9

100.000

$.506
.435

$.502
.432

-7.6
-

-.8
-

-.8
-

-.4
-

0.6
.5
.4
.6
.5
.4
.6
.5
.8
.7
.6
.5
.6
CNI

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs 2 .
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel2
Nondurables 2
Services less rent
Services less medical care 2
Energy2
All items less energy2
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy...
Energy commodities2
Services less energy

0.8
.5
.6
.7
.8
.8
.8
.5
.8
1.1
.7
.7
.6
.6
.8
.8

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:

1967=$1.OO 2
1957-59=$1.00 2

2

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




-.8

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

31

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months <anding in—

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dec.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

Expenditure category
-

-

-

-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages2
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

208.6
213.9
213.8
200.9
213.0
185.9
214.0
261.9
214.9
340.4
189.7
217.9
159.9

208.5
213.8
213.0
202.8
207.1
188.0
216.9
264.2
218.6
340.9
191.1
219.5
160.5

209.2
214.5
213.1
206.2
206.4
188.9
214.3
264.8
218.9
340.0
192.6
221.9
161.1

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

202.2
209.3
163.5
206.7
225.9
195.0
257.5
229.9
248.7
187.5

203.8
211.4
164.4
207.6
228.6
196.9
261.2
232.6
252.9
187.2

218.1
250.9
297.9
236.8
158.1
177.0
153.8
206.4
225.8
160.3
156.6
157.5
151.2
216.3
162.8
160.2
184.2

All items

Fuel and other utilities
;
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services2

4.9

9.3

11.2

7.4

7.1

9.2

210.1
215.3
213.7
205.9
204.3
191.2
222.2
265.3
217.7
338.7
193.6
223.2
162.6

4.3
4.2
4.0
4.8
6.5
-3.8
21.1
4.3
-16.9
-13.1
6.9
4.6
3.7

15.4
15.7
17.5
10.4
40.2
6.8
5.3
16.7
15.6
7.0
8.7
12.2
10.0

20.0
20.9
25.0
16.9
42.1
18.4
27.2
24.2
35.5
.5
13.2
11.4
7.6

2.9
2.6
-.2
10.3
-15.4
11.9
16.2
5.3
5.3
-2.0
8.5
10.1
6.9

9.7
9.8
10.6
7.5
22.2
1.4
12.9
10.3
-2.0
-3.5
7.8
8.3
6.8

11.1
11.4
11.7
13.6
9.7
15.1
21.6
14.3
19.4
-.8
10.8
10.7
7.3

205.2
213.3
165.3
210.4
230.7
197.7
265.4
233.8
253.5
189.5

207.0
215.9
166.5
210.6
233.9
200.9
269.4
234.3
253.2
191.6

5.4
7.0
6.3
8.9
7.1
9.3
5.1
6.6
6.3
7.5

9.9
11.4
6.2
19.7
12.4
8.6
17.3
8.2
10.7
2.4

11.9
12.8
8.2
7.9
14.0
9.6
21.4
8.0
10.1
3.0

9.8
13.2
7.5
7.8
14.9
12.7
19.8
7.9
7.4
9.0

7.6
9.2
6.3
14.2
9.7
9.0
11.0
7.4
8.5
4.9

10.9
13.0
7.9
7.8
14.5
11.1
20.6
8.0
8.8
6.0

218.9
251.5
297.7
237.6
159.1
177.6
154.1
207.0
227.6

219.5
252.2
298.5
238.2
159.4
173.2
154.6
207.2
229.5

219.9
253.1
300.3
238.9
159.3
179.0
154.9
208.6
231.2

.8
-.7
.1
-.9
4.8
4.6
3.5
3.3
7.6

9.0
11.4
6.1
12.4
4.4
6.2
5.4
8.1
7.1

12.9
18.8
5.6
22.5
1.8
8.1
4.8
9.7
16.2

3.3
3.6
3.3
3.6
3.1
4.6
2.9
4.3
9.9

4.8
5.2
3.1
5.6
4.6
5.4
4.5
5.7
7.4

8.0
10.9
4.4
12.6
2.4
6.3
3.9
7.0
13.0

159.5
155.7
158.6
148.1
214.7
163.0
160.0
184.9

160.2
156.4
157.8
149.9
216.4
163.3
161.2
185.8

161.1
157.2
158.8
150.4
216.3
164.5
162.1
187.1

3.9
3.2
4.2
1.4
6.9
4.6
3.2
8.6

-.3
-1.8
-3.0
-3.2
-7.4
-.3
3.9
11.6

9.5
9.5
4.7
14.1
6.9
8.3
11.8
8.7

2.0
1.5
3.3
-2.1
.0
4.2
4.8
6.4

1.8
.7
.5
-1.0
-.5
2.2
3.6
10.1

5.7
5.4
4.0
5.7
3.4
6.2
8.3
7.6

See footnotes at end of table.




32

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ending i n -

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Dee.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

Expenditure category

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

184.6
184.0
153.8
186.5
192.0
220.2
183.8
160.6
191.8
188.0

185.9
185.3
155.0
187.7
193.4
221.7
184.9
161.8
192.9
188.8

186.9
186.4
155.6
188.2
195.5
223.1
185.9
163.1
193.9
188.7

188.1
187.7
156.4
188.2
198.4
225.0
187.2
163.0
195.5
187.7

4.1
4.4
12.5
-3.6
10.2
8.2
-.7
3.4
-1.9
2.4

6.4
5.9
5.8
19.5
-.4
8.6
1.8
5.8
.8
6.4

5.8
6.1
9.1
11.2
-.2
9.2
4.5
9.8
3.4
1.5

7.8
8.3
6.9
3.7
14.0
9.0
7.6
6.1
7.9
-.6

5.3
5.2
9.1
7.3
4.7
8.4
.6
4.6
-.5
4.4

6.8
7.2
8.0
7.4
6.7
9.1
6.0
7.9
5.7
.4

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services2
Other medical care services

218.0
143.7
233.6
208.0
264.8

219.2
144.4
234.9
209.2
266.2

221.1
145.1
237.1
210.7
269.3

222.6
145.6
238.9
212.5
271.1

7.0
6.3
7.3
6.0
8.3

8.7
8.7
8.6
8.9
8.3

7.5
7.9
7.5
6.4
8.8

8.7
S'A
9.4
8.9
9.9

7.8
7.5
7.9
7.4
8.3

8.1
6.6
8.5
7.7
9.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

174.9
175.0
175.6

175.8
176.3
175.9

176.5
176.9
176.7

177.2
177.3
177.7

4.3
6.2
2.2

7.9
6.6
10.3

.7
-2.3
5.9

5.4
5.4
4.9

6.1
6.4
6.2

3.0
1.5
5.4

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care 2
Toilet goods and personal care appliances
Personal care services2
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

181.8
175.1
181.7
175.8
187.6
195.8
183.4
199.3

184.3
180.5
182.7
176.9
188.6
197.0
184.3
200.5

185.1
180.7
183.1
177.7
188.7
199.0
185.8
202.7

187.0
181.5
184.2
178.2
190.2
204.2
192.6
207.6

7.1
4.8
8.4
7.5
9.1
8.2
15.0
6.4

4.6
1.2
6.0
5.2
6.6
7.4
13.7
6.1

5.5
4.5
6.4
3.0
9.5
5.3
6.6
5.0

11.9
15.4
5.6
5.6
5.7
18.3
21.6
17.7

5.8
3.0
7.2
6.4
7.8
7.8
14.3
6.3

8.7
9.8
6.0
4.3
7.6
11.6
13.9
11.2

Commodity and service group
-

-

-

-

4.9

9.3

11.2

7.4

7.1

9.2

Commodities
,
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel2
Durables

187.2
208.6
174.8
175.4
156.6

187.9
208.5
175.8
176.6
155.7

188.7
209.2
176.6
177.3
156.4

189.9
210.1
178.0
178.5
157.2

4.9
4.3
5.6
5.3
3.2

9.5
15.4
6.3
3.1
-1.8

10.9
20.0
6.7
4.9
9.5

5.9
2.9
7.5
7.3
1.5

7.2
9.7
6.0
4.2
.7

8.4
11.1
7.1
6.1
5.4

188.8
173.3

190.6
174.6

191.8
175.2

193.2
176.5

4.9
5.2

3.5
8.4

5.9
9.5

9.7
7.6

4.2
6.8

7.8
8.6

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

210.4
163.5
234.9
196.6
233.6
184.2

212.1
164.4
237.4
197.7
234.9
184.9

213.7
165.3
239.8
198.6
237.1
185.8

215.4
166.5
241.7
199.9
238.9
187.8

4.9
6.3
4.5
1.3
7.3
6.3

9.1
6.2
13.0
4.2
8.6
8.9

11.6
8.2
16.9
4.4
7.5
7.0

9.8
7.5
12.1
6.9
9.4
8.0

7.0
6.3
8.7
2.7
7.9
7,6

10.7
7.9
14.5
5.6
8.5
7.5

All items

See footnotes at end of table.




33

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ending in—

Group
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept
1978

Dec.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept
1978

6.5
6.4
6.0
7.1
5.9
4.1
4.5
6.3
7.0
7.5
3.6
6.6
6.5
5.8
1.0
7.0

8.8
8.1
9.2
9.4
7.1
6.5
7.8
9.8
11.2
10.5
10.3
10.1
8.9
7.7
10.7
10.5

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs *
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurable less food and apparel2 ...
Nondurables2
Services less rent
Services less medical care 2
Energy2
All items less energy2
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy .
Energy commodities2
Services less energy

190.4
191.6
192.3
193.9
173.8
173.5
183.7
192.7
218.9
205.9
220.4
193.7
188.1
170.4
210.7
208.3

191.7
192.3
193.4
194.9
174.8
174.6
185.4
193.7
220.8
207.6
222.0
195.0
189.4
171.7
213.1
210.0

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




34

192.9
193.2
194.2
196.0
175.6
175.3
186.5
194.6
222.5
209.1
223.4
196.0
190.5
172.1
215.5
211.8
2

194.4
194.2
195.4
197.4
177.0
176.7
188.0
195.5
224.3
211.3
224.9
197.4
191.7
173.1
217.3
213.5

5.0
4.3
4.5
4.7
5.4
5.1
4.8
4.3
4.8
5.9
1.9
4.9
5.3
5.0
2.0
5.4

8.1
8.6
7.6
9.7
6.3
3.1
4.1
8.3
9.3
9.0
5.4
8.3
7.8
6.5
.0
8.7

8.9
10.7
11.8
11.5
6.7
5.5
5.9
13.7
12.2
10.1
12.3
12.5
9.9
8.9
8.4
10.6

8.7
5.5
6.6
7.4
7.6
7.6
9.7
5.9
10.2
10.9
8.4
7.9
7.9
6.5
13.1
10.4

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

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes
Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

210.0

210.1

10.5

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.4

215.4

215.4

10.7

.0

.0

.3

.4

214.3

213.8

11.2

-.2

-.4

.0

.3

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

203.9
110.8
111.8
109.0
112.3
106.9
175.9
108.8
107.1
105.4
106.3
106.9
106.7

204.3
110.7
112.1
109.4
111.2
107.3
175.5
108.8
107.7
106.4
107.1
107.0
107.5

10.5
_
_
_
7.3
_
_
-

.2
-.1
.3
.4
-1.0
.4
-.2
.0
.6
.9
.8
.1
.7

.9
1.3
1.1
1.7
1.0
.6
.2
.5
.7
.8
.4
.6
.2

1.7
.8
1.5
.9
.3
.9
1.6
1.9
.3
-.2
.7
2.7
.5

-.1
-.1
.3
.4
-1.0
.4
-.6
.0
.6
.9
.8
.1
.7

12/77

107.7

108.6

-

.8

2.1

1.9

.8

210.5
214.5
213.7
213.7
212.4
219.8
193.4
198.4
217.5
125.1
212.0
219.9
197.9
97.4
263.8
214.3
116.5
213.8
211.6
118.9
110.4
115.8
178.0
179.7
114.8
113.7
273.9
104.2
104.4
163.1

209.4
213.5
212.3
210.6
209.7
214.8
189.9
197.2
212.4
123.5
213.2
220.8
200.8
98.0
263.6
213.0
117.4
213.1
209.7
118.3
110.7
115.2
175.5
175.4
112.0
115.3
278.7
105.0
106.9
161.4

-.5
-.5
-.7
-1.5
-1.3
-2.3
-1.8
-.6
-2.3
-1.3
.6
.4
1.5
.6
-.1
-.6
.8
-.3
-.9
-.5
.3
-.5
-1.4
-2.4
-2.4
1.4
1.8
.8
2.4
-1.0

-2.8
-2.1
-3.4
-2.0
-1.1
-1.6
-3.3
-2.3
-2.6
-.6
-4.0
-7.8
-4.0
-1.8
-1.0
-.4
1.7
-.3
-.5
.4
1.0
-.7
.1
.9
3.2
2.2
.9
.3
1.3
-.7

-.3
-.9
-;5
-.7
-.7
-1.9
-1.3
-2.2
-.9
-.3
-3.3
-6.3
-2.7
1.4
-3.4
-1.3
-1.4
.3
.5
1.3
.5
.2
-2.9
-5.5
-2.8
1.9
.5
.0
.3
7.0

-1.0
-.4
-.6
-.2
.5
.2
-2.4
-1.0
-1.9
-1.3
-.4
-3.3
2.1
.6
-1.1
-1.3
.8
-.1
-.6
-.5
.3
-.5
-2.0
-2.9
-2.4
1.4
1.2
.8
2.4
-6.3

Food
Food at home

Cookies2

Crackers and bread and cracker products2 ..
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 2 ..,
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
,Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal 2
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned 2
Sausage
Canned ham
Other pork 2
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami2
Other lunchmeats2
Lamb and organ meats 2
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2
Other poultry 2
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 2
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2
Fans

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

12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
1978

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products 2
Flour and prepared flour mixes 2
Cereal 2
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal2
Bakery products2
White bread
Other bread 2
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins2
Fresh cakes and cupcakes2

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

35

15.8
17.2
19.5
28.3
35.9
34.0
21.3
22.1
23.4
7.9
5.3
7.6
16.5
7.0
18.5
27.9
_
9.5
8.1
7.7
-3.1

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Other

Unadjusted indexes

Group and item
base

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 2
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 2
Processed dairy products2

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept

186.3
105.1
172.2
104.7
105.7
181.5
104.5
107.3
104.7

189.5
106.6
174.6
106.6
107.8
187.9
106.9
108.4
106.0

8.0

1.7
1.4
1.4
1.8
2.0
3.5
2.3
1.0
1.2

1.1
.1
1.1
.1
.7
.4
.5
1.2
.7

0.5
.6
1.0
.5
.5
.8
.4
.0
-.5

1.2
1.4
.6
1.8
2.0
1.1
2.3
1.0
1.2

219.9
231.2
251.8
297.2
181.6
258.0
127.3
212.7
260.4
181.0
166.6
118.3
209.1
106.3
107.6
106.4
105.2
103.8
103.9
106.4
102.4

214.6
219.9
248.4
245.8
168.0
285.4
133.0
194.3
216.4
174.2
152.5
112.0
210.5
107.2
107.1
107.3
107.1
104.4
104.9
106.9
102.9

17.1
23.8
37.7
35.7
7.9
54.5
10.7
16.6
-6.7
-8.2

-2.4
-4.9
-1.4
-17.3
-7.5
10.6
4.5
-8.7
-16.9
-3.8
-8.5
-5.3
.7
.8
-.5
.8
1.8
.6
1:0
.5
.5

1.4
.9
1.7
-2.8
4.8
-.3
.4
.3
25.6
-26.4
4.2
1.3
1.2
1.0
.4
.9
1.7
.6
.6
1.6
.2

-1.2
-2.3
3.7
2.8
4.1
11.1
4.6
-8.4
-1.4
-14.3
7.2
-12.4
.5
.1
-.1
-.2
.7
.4
.1
.9
.2

3.7
5.5
5.9
-9.7
-5.6
11.3
4.5
2.1
.3
-3.8
-8.0
-5.3
.0
.8
-.5
.8
1.8
.6
1.0
.5
.5

253.3
261.6
109.5
111.9
105.1
214.5
230.0
106.0
111.0
340.0
219.7
106.7
387.7
353.4
107.4
191.8
103.4
106.5
103.9
107.2
107.1
107.4
106.9

253.5
261.9
110.0
110.9
105.7
216.6
232.6
107.4
111.9
338.7
220.0
107.0
376.1
348.6
107.5
192.6
103.7
108.0
103.8
107.7
107.3
107.7
107.3

4.1
12.3
-

.1
.1
.5
-.9
.6
1.0
1.1
1.3
.8
-.4
.1
.3
-3.0
-1.4
.1
.4
.3
1.4
-.1
.5
.2
.3
.4

.6
.9
.8
.3
.9
1.7
.3
1.9
1.3
.1
.6
.9
-1.9
-1.1
.5
.7
.1
.5
.3
.4
.0
1.6
.4

.2
.2
.3
-.1
.5
.1
-.1
1.0
.3
-.3
.6
.4
-5.0
-.8
.9
.8
.7
.5
.9
1.5
1.0
.7
1.2

-.1
.2
.5
-.9
.6
-.5
-2.1
1.3
.8
-.4
.1
.3
-3.0
-1.4
.1
.5
.3
1.4
-.1
.5
.2
.3
.4

12/77
12/77

Butter

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples:
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits2
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes

12/77
12/77
12/77

:

12/77

Lettuce 2

Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables2
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits2
Frozen fruit and fruit juices2
Fruit juices other than frozen 2
Canned and dried fruits2
Frozen vegetables2
Cut corn and canned beans except lima2
Other canned and dried vegetables2
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 2
Sugar and artificial sweeteners2
Other sweets 2
Fats and oils
Margarine
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter2
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings2
Nonalcoholic beverages2
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 2
Roasted coffee 2
Freeze dried and instant coffee 2
Other noncarbonated drinks2
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 2
Frozen prepared foods2
Snacks2
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish2
Other condiments2
Miscellaneous prepared foods2
Other canned and packaged prepared foods 2

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from——

Aug.
1978

12/77

Cheese 2
Ice cream and related products2
Other dairy products2

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

36

7.4
13.6

-

9.9
_
-

-

8.2
6.1
_
-2.2
6.2
-22.9
-9.8
9.2
_
-

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch 2
Dinner2
Other meals and snacks2
Alcoholic beverages at home 2
Beer and ale 2
Whiskey
Wine 2
Other alcoholic beverages2
Alcoholic beverages away from home 2
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food 2
Selected beef cuts 2
Imported food and fishery products2

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

221.9
108.0
107.2
107.8

223.2
108.5
108.0
108.4

9.6

0.6
.5
.7
.6

0.7
1.2
.5
1.1

1.1
1.4
.9
.8

0.6
.5
.7
.6

162.6
106.1
157.5
124.0
183.0
102.1
106.2

7.0

12/77
12/77

161.3
105.2
155.7
123.7
180.9
101.8
105.5

.8
.9
1.2
.2
1.2
.3
.7

.4
.4
.5
.2
.3
-.5
1.1

.4
.6
.8
.1
.4
.3
.4

.9
.9
1.2
.0
1.2
.3
.7

12/77

204.2
215.3
103.5

203.7
212.0
103.4

-.2
-1.5
-.1

.5
-1.3
.4

-.1
-.4
-.1

-.2
-1.5
-.1

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

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

7.4
4.6
12.2

13.4
28.6

1978 were published.
2
Not seasonally adjusted.

37

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

209.2

210.1

4.3

15.4

20.0

2.9

9.7

11.1

214.5

215.3

4.2

15.7

20.9

2.6

9.8

11.4

213.1

213.7

4.0

17.5

25.0

-.2

10.6

11.7

205.9
110.7
112.1
109.4
111.2
107.3
176.7
108.8
107.7
106.4
107.1
107.0
107.5

4.8
_
-.7

-

10.4
23.4
19.7
17.4
36.0
9.1
3.5
13.0
12.6
8.2
9.5
4.9
13.9

16.9
12.3
17.9
8.3
11.2
12.7
23.0
13.0
12.6
11.4
11.8
9.4
10.9

10.3
8.4
11.9
12.6
1.1
7.8
5.1
9.7
6.2
6.2
7.4
14.2
5.8

7.5

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

206.2
110.8
111.8
109.0
112.3
106.9
177.7
108.8
107.1
105.4
106.3
106.9
106.7

-

13.6
10.3
14.9
10.4
6.0
10.2
13.7
11.4
9.3
8.8
9.6
11.8
8.3

12/77

107.7

108.6

-

11.7

2.8

21.2

-

11.6

206.4
209.9
208.3
208.5
207.4
213.8
190.7
194.9
208.7
125.1
203.8
207.6
188.3
97.4
255.9
219.6
116.5
211.7
207.5
118.9
110.4
115.8
172.3
172.5
114.8
113.7
275.3
104.2
104.4
167.1

204.3
209.1
207.1
208.1
208.4
214.2
186.2
193.0
204.8
123.5
203.0
200.7
192.2
98.0
253.2
216.7
117.4
211.4
206.2
118.3
110.7
115.2
168.9
167.5
112.0
115.3
278.7
105.0
106.9
156.5

6.5
14.7
15.1
18.1
19.8
20.1
21.6
28.4
12.3
7.2
2.1
6.0
12.1
1.0
6.0
10.3
_
5.3
5.0
_
4.7
-48.5

40.2
29.2
41.6
45.2
65.3
71.7
35.4
25.1
41.9
27.2
51.9
117.9
38.0
.8
60.9
23.0
44.8
38.1
68.1
31.1
14.3
40.1
20.6
17.9
25.8
14.8
10.0
5.7
9.5
92.2

42.1
46.5
49.8
77.8
81.3
79.0
74.3
72.5
81.3
99.4
13.6
13.5
11.0
-8.9
28.1
19.4
25.5
35.5
47.8
42.5
22.6
31.0
37.0
49.9
36.2
23.9
4.9
10.2
2.0
-9.3

-15.4
-12.8
-16.4
-10.9
-5.2
-12.5
-24.6
-19.9
-19.6
-8.3
-26.8
-51.3
.-17.4
.4
-20.1
-11.8
4.6
-.6
-2.3
4.9
7.2
-4.1
-17.5
-26.5
-8.1
24.3
11.2
4.3
16.9
-2.0

Food
Food at home

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal 2
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned2
Sausage
Canned ham
Other pork 2
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami2
Other lunchmeats2
Lamb and organ meats 2
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts2
Other poultry2
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 2
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 2
Eggs

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

12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

Aug.
1978

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products2
Flour and prepared flour mixes2
Cereal 2
Rice, pasta, and commeal 2
Bakery products2
White bread
Other bread 2
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins2
Fresh cakes and cupcakes2
Cookies2
Crackers and bread and cracker products2 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts2 ...
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers2

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

38

Dec.
1977

_

Mar.
1978

June
1978

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

-

1.3
_

22.2
21.7
27.7
31.0
40.8
43.6
28.3
26.8
26.2
_
27.6
49.2
20.9
34.3
11.5
21.0
36.2

12.7
11.3
_
_
7.3
_

-.5

Sept.
1978

9.7
13.0
11.9
25.9
31.1
25.1
14.6
17.6
20.7
35.2
-8.8
-25.7
-4.2
-4.3
1.2
2.6
14.5
16.1
20.2
22.2
14.6
12.1
6.3
5.0
11.9
24.1
8.0
7.2
9.2
-5.7

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream 2
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 2
Processed dairy products2
Butter
Cheese 2
v
Ice cream and related products2
Other dairy products2
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits2
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce2
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables2
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits2
Frozen fruit and fruit juices2
Fruit juices other than frozen 2
Canned and dried fruits2
Processed vegetables2
Frozen vegetables2
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 2 .
Other canned and dried vegetables2
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum 2
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 2
Other sweets 2
Fats and oils
Margarine
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter2
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings2
Nonalcoholic beverages2
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 2
Roasted coffee 2
Freeze dried and instant coffee 2
Other noncarbonated drinks2
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup 2
Frozen prepared foods2
Snacks2
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 2
Other condiments2
Miscellaneous prepared foods2
Other canned and packaged prepared foods

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

188.9
105.1
175.4
104.7
105.7
184.3
104.5
107.3
104.7

191.2
106.6
176.5
106.6
107.8
186.4
106.9
108.4
106.0

-3.8
-4.5

214.3
220.6
229.5
254.7
181.8
245.0
127.3
210.4
236.9
181.0
204.7
118.3
211.6
106.3
107.6
106.4
105.2
103.8
103.9
106.4
102.4

222.2
232.7
243.1
230.1
171.6
272.8
133.0
214.9
237.5
174.2
188.3
112.0
211.6
107.2
107.1
107.3
107.1
104.4
104.9
106.9
102.9

21.1
27.3
63.2
79.0
35.3
62.2
10.9
-2.5
47.1
-18.0

254.6
264.8
109.5
111.9
105.1
218.9
237.8
106.0
111.0
340.0
219.7
106.7
387.7
353.4
107.4
192.6
103.4
106.5
103.9
107.2
107.1
107.4
106.9

254.4
265.3
110.0
110.9
105.7
217.7
232.8
107.4
111.9
338.7
220.0
107.0
376.1
348.6
107.5
193.6
103.7
108.0
103.8
107.7
107.3
107.7
107.3

-6.1
4.3
-

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
\2I11

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change tor-

39

Dec.
1977

-7.6
_
-

10.4
_
_
_
_
_
-

-16.9
-23.3
-13.1
-2.1
-22.4
-3.3
_
6.9
_
_
-

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

6.8
4.9
3.5
4.5
6.6
30.0
7.0
7.8
5.7

18.4
13.3
20.4
12.4
11.9
26.5
7.7
17.1
12.8

11.9
8.7
11.4
10.0
13.2
9.8
13.4
9.4
5.9

5.3
3.0
27.7
48.8
97.4
39.0
6.1
-8.0
-17.7
-18.6
-30.4
129.6
10.7
13.0
22.5
10.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
10.0
6.1

27.2
52.8
10.8
91.1
-55.0
9.4
103.3
89.9
-3.5
366.4
11.9
37.5
11.7
8.0
8.2
12.2
3.6
3.6
5.2

16.2
17.1
55.5
-33.6
12.6
131.3
45.0
-22.3
138.1
-86.4
11.4
-50.2
6.9
8.2
-.7
6.6
17.8
6.4
6.8
12.5
3.6

12.9
14.5
44.4
63.2
63.4
50.2
_
1.0
-10.4
9.4
-24.4
10.6

10.2
16.7
15.6
48.0
9.1
15.6
17.2
6.6
10.0
7.0
11.5
13.0
-9.6
-4.3
15.2
8.7
3.2
11.2
5.7
16.5
13.4
9.1

10.6
24.2
19.0
5.2
6.0
35.5
52.6
5.6
29.8
.5
10.2
8.8
-24.5
-18.5
9.2
13.2
7.3
11.4

2.9
5.3
6.4
-2.8
7.9
5.3
-7.5
18.2
9.9
-2.0
5.8
6.6
-33.1
-12.2
6.2
8.5
4.4
9.8
4.4
9.8
5.0
10.7
8.2

1.7
10.3
_
_
-2.0
-5.2
_

5.7

5.6
2.0

5.2
5.1
11.3
11.4
15.9

1.4
-.6

9.6
_
-

-

-3.5
4.5
-16.3
-3.8
7.8
_

_
_
-

Sept.
1978

15.1
11.0
15.8
11.2
12.6
17.9
10.5
13.2
9.3
21.6
33.8
31.2
12.6
-28.8
59.1
71.7
21.5
51.6
-20.4
11.7
-17.2
9.3
8.1
3.6
9.4
10.5
5.0
6.0
9.0
2.8
6.7
14.3
12.5
1.1
7.0
19.4
18.8
11.7
19.4
-.8
8.0
7.7
-28.9
-15.4
7.7
10.8
5.8
10.6
4.8
7.4
8.1
11.1
12.0

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch2
Dinner2
Other meals and snacks 2
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home 2
Beer and ale 2
Whiskey
Wine 2
Other alcoholic beverages2
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food 2
Selected beef cuts 2
Imported food and fishery products2....

Other
index
base

3 months ending i n Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

221.9
108.0
107.2
107.8

223.2
108.5
108.0
108.4

4.6

12.2
10.4
12.6
12.1

11.4
11.0
10.9
11.3

162.6
106.1
157.5
123.6
183.0
102.1
106.2

3.7

12/77
12/77

161.1
105.2
155.7
123.6
180.9
101.8
105.5

10.0
10.4
11.3
5.5
20.3
5.3
5.7

12/77

204.2
215.3
103.5

203.7
212.0
103.4

20.8
40.8
11.2

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

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Dee.
1977

1.6
3.1
11.0

4.8
10.3

Mar.
1978

1978 were published.
2
Not seasonally adjusted.

40

6 months ending in—
Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

10.1
13.2
9.0
10.6

8.3

10.7
12.0
9.9
11.0

7.6
6.8
6.8
8.9
10.4
2.8
10.7

6.9
7.5
10.3
1.3
7.6
.4
8.7

6.8

7.3
7.1
8.5
5.0
9.0
1.6
9.7

29.7
99.9
2.0

-12.0
.8

June
1978

Sept.
1978

.6

6.4
4.3
15.5

12.5
24.6

14.2
32.6
1.4

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housina
• •*'*«« > «»y

Other
index

.

Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance 2
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance 2
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost 2
Mortgage interest rates 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment2.
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry2
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies2....
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services 2
Local charges2
Interstate toll calls2
Intrastate toll calls2
Water and sewerage maintenance .
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens 2
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials2
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 2
Sofas 2
Living room chairs and tables 2
Other furniture 2
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment2
Television
Sound equipment2
Household appliances
Refrigerators and home freezers
Laundry equipment2
Other household appliances2
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines2
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners2

12/77

12/77
12/77

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

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

Aug.
1978

204.8
213.0
165.1
212.3
219.5
101.9
230.4
197.7
264.3
105.9
195.3
113.8
149.9
234.3
253.8
190.4
103.1
105.9
102.5
101.5

207.0
216.0
166.3
211.9
218.0
102.4
234.1
201.1
269.4
106.1
195.6
116.7
151.0
235.4
254.5
192.4
104.9
106.8
103.5
101.5

9.2
10.9

1.1

218.2
250.3
294.3
293.0
97.4
236.8
209.8
262.4
159.1
133.3
101.9

218.9
251.3
295.8
295.1

6.5
8.1
3.8
4.8

99.1
100.2
235.5

97.0
237.7
209.6
265.5
159.3
133.4
102.0
99.2
100.2
235.7

12/77
12/77
12/77

177.8
154.1
160.2
98.1
101.9
165.2
103.3
102.0
100.1
104.7
130.9
101.2
100.3
103.0
148.8
150.0
104.2
104.1
104.7

179.0
155.1
165.7
102.0
104.8
166.9
104.0
103.3
101.1
106.2
131.1
101.6
100.7
103.3
148.7
151.1
104.1
103.6
104.3

12/77

103.3

102.8

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

41

7.1
10.9
14.1
12.0
10.0
15.8

6.9
7.8
7.7
8.7
5.5

1.4
.7
-.2
-.7
.5
1.6
1.7
1.9
.2
.2
2.5
.7
.5
.3
1.1
1.7
.8
1.0
.0

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

0.8
1.0

.6
.4
.9
.2
1.2

1.0
1.4
.4
.4
2.5
1.4
1.2
1.7
-.2
-.6
.4
.0
.4

1.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0

.4
.2
-.1
.0
-.5
.3
-.4
.7
.6
.2
.2
.0
-.1

9.6

.1

1.5

5.9
4.2
4.7

.7
.6
3.4
4.0
2.8
1.0
.7
1.3

.3
.2
.8
-2.3
.0
.1
-.1
-.8

1.0
1.4
.2
.4
.4
.3

-.9
-.2
.0
.1

-.1
.7

-.1

9.0
7.3
9.6
3.5
1.3

4.9

3.4
-.7

5.1
7.5

.3
.4
.5
.7
-.4
.4
-.1

-.1
-.5
-.4
-.5

.1
.2
.1
.6
-.4
-1.2

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.7
.9
.5

0.9
1.2
.7
.1
-.4
.5
1.4

1.3
1.9
.4

.9
.4
1.6
.3
1.2
2.2
2.0
.5
.2
1.2
1.6
.6
1.6
-1.1

1.6
1.5
.2
.4
2.5
.7
.2
-.1
1.1
1.7
.8
1.0
.0

.3
.3
.3
.4
-.7
.3
-.2
1.5
.2
.3
.5
.0
.2
.6

.2
.4
.6
.9
-.4
.3
-.2
.7

.3
.3
-.2
.1

.4
.2
1.4
4.0
2.8
1.0
.7
1.3
1.0
1.4
-.2
.4
.1
.3
-.3
.4
-.1
-.5
-.4

-.9
.1
-.1

-.9
.2
.6
.5
-.1
-.5
.2
1.0
.4
.6
1.5
1.9

.9

-.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
.0

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. dty
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housefumishings—Continued:
Other household equipment
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment2
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 2
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware2
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware2
Housekeeping supplies
2

Other laundry and cleaning products
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins2
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 2
Miscellaneous household products2
Lawn and garden supplies2
Housekeeping services
Postage2
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services2
Appliance and furniture repair2

Other
index
base

Aug.
1978

Sept
1978

12/77

103.6

103.3

-0.3

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

98.0
104.0
106.2
103.7
206.6
198.6
104.2
108.2
103.3
103.7
100.0
229.7
257.2

97.9
103.6
106.1
103.0
208.0
199.0
105.0
109.0
103.3
105.1
100.8
231.4
257.2

106.4
103.0

107.0
103.3

159.7
155.8
154.5
157.0
100.0

161.9
158.1
156.8
159.3
101.4

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

12/77
12/77

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

96.8

99.7

100.9
101.2
101.7
100.3
97.8
93.9
100.6

101.8
102.2
102.3
101.4

99.7

101.3
152.1
101.5
173.1
160.6
99.9
102.8

149.2

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

99.6
170.4
157.4
97.4
102.8
91.7
97.5
97.1

96.8
99.2
217.7
161.2
98.6
106.8
163.0
104.2
102.4
100.2
185.8
106.9
104.3

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept 1978 from—

Aug.
1978

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's 2
Suits, sport coats, and jackets2
Coats and Jackets 2
Furnishings and special clothing 2
Shirts 2
.".
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers2
2
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts2
Furnishings 2
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets2
Women's and girls'
Women's2
Coats and jackets2
Dresses
Separates and sportswear2
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery2
Suits2
Girls* 2
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 2
Separates and sportswear2
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories2
Infants' and toddlers'
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions2
Jewelry and luggage2
Footwear
Men's 2
•
Boys' and girls"2
2
Women's
Apparel services2
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 2
Other apparel services2

Unadjusted indexes

42

Sept
1977

6.3
5.4

10.1
14.0

3.6
3.0
2.8
2.2

99.4
96.0
101.2
2.4

5.9
2.2

96.0
99.9
98.4
101.0
100.5
217.8
162.1
97.7
108.1
164.7
105.0
102.2
102.3
187.1
107.9
104.7

1.4
5.9
4.2

8.8

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept

0.8

0.0

-0.3

-.1
-.4
-.1
-.7
.7
.2
.8
.7
.0
1.4
.8
.7
.0

2.0
1.3
.0
.7
.3
.3
.6
.8
.2
.1
-.2
.8
.0

-1.9
.7
.3
.8
1.2
.6
.0
-.6
-2.0
.8
.0

-.1
-.4
-.1
-.7
.7
.2
.8
.7
.0
1.4
.8
.7
.0

.6
.3

.9
.0

.5
.6

.6
.3

1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
3.0
.9
1.0
.6
1.1
1.6
2.2
.6
1.6
1.9
1.9
1.6
2.0
2.6
.0
4.7
2.5
1.3
4.3
1.3
.0
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
.8
-.2
2.1
.7
.9
.4

-.5
-.6
-.8
.7
-.5
-3.3
.5
-.5
.5
.4
-.5
-1.6
.1
.0
-2.1
-2.8
-5.8
.6
-2.0
.6
-10.6
-1.4
-1.6
-2.1
.5
-.7
-.1
-.6
.1
.1
-.3
.2
-1.1
.4
.3
.5

.4
.4
.5
-.5
.1
-.1
.8
.4
-1.0
.7
-.1
.5

.6
.5
.5
.6
1.4
3.0

.1
.6

-.6
-.4
1.2
1.7
3.0
-.2
1.6
.7
3.9
3.0
3.4
4.8
-.8
.8
.8
1.3
.7
.2
1.8
-.3
.6
.5
.5
.6

.9
1.0
.6
1.1
1.6

2.2
.6
1.6
.3
1.9
1.6
.4
2.6
.0
4.7
2.5
1.3
4.3
1.3
.0

.6
-.9
1.2
.7
.8
-.2
2.1
.7
.9
.4

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Bodywork 2
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair2
Maintenance and servicing 2
Power plant repair2
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products2
Automobile parts and equipment2
Tires
Other parts and equipment2
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance
Automobile finance charges2
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 2
State registration
Drivers' license2
Automobile inspection 2
Other automobile-related fees 2
Public transportation
Airline fare 2
Intercity bus fare 2
Intracity mass transit2
Taxi fare
Intercity train fare 2
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs2
Anti-infective drugs2
Tranquilizers and sedatives2
Circulatories and diuretics2
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies2
Pain and symptom control drugs2
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents 2 .....
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies2
Eyeglasses2
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs2
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies2
Medical care services
Professional services2
Physicians' services
Dental services2
Other professional services 2
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services2
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services2

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

188.7
188.2
153.6
196.7
199.6
222.9
106.8

189.2
188.8
153.1
195.9
201.4
224.8
107.4

6.1
6.2
8.5
7.3
5.7
8.8
-

107.6
105.0
105.5
184.6
162.6
103.1
105.4
146.0
104.9
192.3
215.1
102.8
102.0
143.0
103.5
110.2
103.5
187.9
189.2
241.6
181.5
207.9
202.0

108.3
106.1
106.3
185.7
163.3
103.6
105.8
146.2
105.8
193.5
217.2
102.6
102.9
143.5
103.8
110.6
105.3
188.5
189.1
242.7
182.6
208.1
201.1

12/77
12/77
12/77

221.3
145.0
133.1
105.2
105.6
104.1

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

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.3
.3
-.3
-.4
.9
.9
.6

0.7
.7
.8
.6
.7
.7
1.0

0.5
.6
.4
.3
1.1
.6
.5

0.6
.7
.5
.0
1.5
.9
.6

2.4
2.6
4.5
2.0
8.0
8.1

.7
1.0
.8
.6
.4
.5
.4
.1
.9
.6
1.0
-.2
.9
.3
.3
.4
1.7
.3
-.1
.5
.6
.1
-.4

.8
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
.8
.7
.5
.6
.7
.4
.1
.3
.2
-.4
.4
.4
-.5
.2
.8
1.7
1.9

.7
.8
.9
.5
.8
.9
.8
.7
.6
.5
.5
.1
.2
.3
.0
-1.0
.7
-.1
-.2
.1
-.1
1.1
1.6

.7
1.0
.8
.7
-.1
.5
.4
-.3
.9
.8
.8
-.2
.9
.6
.3
.4
1.7
-.5
-.1
.5
.6
.6
-.4

222.8
145.5
133.6
105.6
105.4
104.5

8.0
7.1
8.2
_
-

.7
.3
.4
.4
-.2
.4

.6
.5
.7
.5
.6
.7

.9
.5
.5
.4
.3
.5

.7
.3
.4
.4
-.2
.4

109.8
105.1

110.7
105.5

_

.8
.4

.6
.9

1.0
.2

.8
.4

104.9
104.7
102.5
160.6
105.1
237.5
210.7
225.3
200.3
103.9
270.1
107.4
336.5
106.9

105.1
105.0
103.2
161.2
104.9
239.2
212.5
227.1
202.2
104.8
271.6
107.9
337.6
107.6

_
_
_
6.9
_
8.2
7.5
8.2
7.1
8.8
_
10.2
-

.2
.3
.7
.4
-.2
.7
.9
.8
.9
.9
.6
.5
.3
.7

.8
.4
.2
.2
.8
.6
.6
.8
.5
1.0
.5
1.3
.9
1.2

.5
.3
-.1
.5
.1
.9
.7
.7
.9
.4
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.0

.2
.3
.7
.4
-.2
.8
.9
.7
.9
.9
.7
.5
.4
.7

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

43

3.2
6.2
_
5.9
_
2.5
.6
_
.9
-

-

Aug.
1978

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials2
Newspapers 2
Magazines, periodicals, and books 2
Sporting goods and equipment2
Sport vehicles2
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment2
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment2
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment2
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment2
Photographic supplies and equipment2
Pet supplies and expense 2
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports2
Admissions 2
Other entertainment services 2
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes2
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories2
Personal care 2
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs2
Dental and shaving products2
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 2
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances2 .
Personal care services2
Beauty parlor services for females2
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 2
College tuition 2
Elementary and high school tuition 2
Personal expenses 2

Other
index
base

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

12/77

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

12/77

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

Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services2

Unadjusted indexes
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

176.5
177.1
103.4
200.8
105.3
100.2
99.3
100.2
152.4
100.1
103.3
102.6
103.6
104.2
176.5
104.1
107.1
101.9

177.4
177.7
104.1
201.8
106.2
100.3
99.4
100.3
152.2
100.7
103.6
102.7
104.3
105.0
177.7
105.3
107.4
102.6

4.5
4.0
3.5
_
_
2.6
_

184.3
180.5
183.3
104.6
183.1
177.7
101.8
104.1

187.1
180.8
183.6
104.9
184.2
178.2
102.0
105.0

102.8
104.5
188.7
191.1
104.3
196.0
181.7
199.9
101.5
101.6
101.0
105.9

103.3
104.4
190.2
192.2
105.5
205.9
189.1
210.3
108.1
108.3
107.3
106.8

198.1
237.6
201.6
248.5

199.9
241.2
202.2
249.6
2

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sept.

0.5
.3
.7
.5
.9
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.6
.3
.1
.7
.8
.7
1.2
.3
.7

0.5
.7
.5
.2
.8
.5
.7
.1
-.1
-.1
.7
.5
.3
1.0
.2
-.1
1.0
.0

0.4
.3
.9
.5
1.6
-.2
-.6
-.1
.9
-.1
.0
.4
1.4
.5
.3
.2
.0

0.4
.2
.7
.5
.9
.1
.1
.1
-.2
.6
.3
.1
.7
.8
.6
1.2
.3
.7

1.5
.2
.2
.3
.6
.3
.2
.9

1.4
3.1
3.3
.9
.6
.6
1.0
-.4

.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
.5
.1
.0

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

-

.5
-.1
.8
.6
1.2
5.1
4.1
5.2
6.5
6.6
6.2
.8

.9
.5
.5
.4
.8
.6
.5
.6
.0
.1
.0
.8

1.1
.4
.1
.1
.0
1.0
.8
1.1
.7
.6
.6
1.0

.5
-.1
.8
.6
1.2
2.6
3.7
2.4
6.5
6.6
6.2
.8

5.8
11.6
6.2
9.2

.9
1.5
.3
.4

.7
1.2
.5
1.4

1.1
1.4
.0
.4

1.4
1.2
.1
.4

5.8
_
_
7.3
6.4
6.2
_
6.6
5.3
7.7
8.5
_
9.8
14.1
8.7
_
-

Aug.
1978

-1.0

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

44

U.S. DATA
CPI-W

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Housing
,
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Tenants' insurance 2
Homeownership
Home purchase
?
Financing, taxes, and insurance
2
Property insurance
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost2
Mortgage interest rates 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment2
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry2
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies2..
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services2
Local charges 2
Interstate toll calls 2
Intrastate toll calls 2
Water and sewerage maintenance

Other
index

12/77

12/77
12/77

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

12/77

T

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens 2
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 2 ....
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 2
Sofas 2
Living room chairs and tables 2
Other furniture 2

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

205.2
213.3
165.3
210.4
217.5
101.9
230.7
197.7
265.4
105.9
196.7
113.8
149.9
233.8
253.5
189.5
103.1
105.9
102.5
101.5

207.0
215.9
166.5
210.6
216.7
102.4
233.9
200.9
269.4
106.1
197.4
116.7
151.0
234.3
253.2
191.6
104.9
106.8
103.5
101.5

219.5
252.2
298.5
296.9
97.4
238.2
209.2
267.2
159.4
133.3
101.9
99.1
100.2
236.4
178.2
154.6
162.6
98.1
101.9
165.5
103.3
102.0
100.1
104.7

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

45

Dec.
1977

5.4
7.0
6.3
8.9
8.9
_
7.1
9.3
5.1
9.2

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

-.3
6.6
6.3
7.5
_
-

9.9
11.4
6.2
19.7
29.1
4.9
12.4
8.6
17.3
6.6
5.0
14.8
4.4
8.2
10.7
2.4
2.4
10.4
-6.2
-.4

11.9
12.8
8.2
7.9
10.0
.4
14.0
9.6
21.4
14.9
5.8
21.7
10.0
8.0
10.1
3.0
6.1
9.7
10.6
9.5

9.8
13.2
7.5
7.8
9.8
4.4
14.9
12.7
19.8
3.5
7.9
32.9
17.9
7.9
7.4
9.0
11.4
7.4
10.7
-2.7

7.6
9.2
6.3
14.2
18.6
9.7
9.0
11.0
7.1
2.0
7.4
8.5
4.9
-

219.9
253.1
300.3
299.6
97.0
238.9
208.8
269.0
159.3
133.4
102.0
99.2
100.2
236.4

.8
-.7
.1
.7
-.9
-5.6
3.1
4.8
1.5
_
12.6

9.0
11.4
6.1
6.1
6.6
12.4
13.6
8.3
4.4
.6
3.2
-2.8
-1.6
12.2

12.9
18.8
5.6
7.1
-11.3
22.5
28.3
15.2
1.8
.9
1.6
-.8
2.0
5.0

3.3
3.6
3.3
5.2
-6.3
3.6
-3.2
12.0
3.1
2.1
3.2
.4
.4
8.7

4.8
5.2
3.1
3.4
5.6
3.5
5.7
4.6
1.1
_
12.4

8.0
10.9
4.4
6.1
-8.9
12.6
11.4
13.6
2.4
1.5
2.4
-.2
1.2
6.8

179.0
154.9
164.9
102.0
104.8
167.1
104.0
103.3
101.1
106.2

4.6
3.5
4.6
-

6.2
5.4
5.6
2.4
11.2
6.4
2.8
7.8
3.2
4.5

8.1
4.8
.2
-1.2
.4
5.3
11.6
7.3
.0
13.3

4.6
2.9
8.2
7.0
8.0
4.7
1.9
-1.5
1.2
7.5

5.4
4.5
5.1
_
_
5.0
_
-

6.3
3.9
4.1
2.8
4.1
5.0
6.7
2.8
.6
10.3

3.6
-

-

10.9
13.0
7.9
7.8
9.9
2.4
14.5
11.1
20.6
9.1
6.8
27.1
13.9
8.0
8.8
6.0
8.7
8.6
10.6
3.2

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Other
index

Group and item

hflSA
U&.9KJ

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77
12/77
12/77

131.2
101.2
100.6
103.0
149.1
150.3
104.2
104.1
104.7

131.0
101.6
100.7
103.3
148.6
150.9
104.1
103.6
104.3

12/77
12/77

103.3
103.6

102.8
103.3

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

98.0
104.0
106.2
103.7
207.2
198.6
104.2
108.2
103.3
103.7
100.0
229.5
257.2

97.9
103.6
106.1
103.0
208.6
199.0
105.0
109.0
103.3
105.1
100.8
231.2
257.2

106.4
103.0

107.0
103.3

160.2
156.4
155.1
157.8
100.0
96.8
100.9
101.2
101.7
100.3
97.8
93.9
100.6
99.7
149.9
99.6
170.4
159.2
97.4
102.8
91.7
97.5
97.1
96.8
99.2

161.1
157.2
155.8
158.8
101.4
99.7
101.8
102.2
102.3
101.4
99.4
96.0
101.2
101.3
150.4
101.5
173.1
159.8
99.9
102.8
96.0
99.9
98.4
101.0
100.5

Dec.
1977

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months cmding in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

2.4
-1.2
_
3.1
6.4
_

4.4
1.8
-.2
3.2
7.2
8.5
5.4
8.0
7.7

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment2
Television
Sound equipment2
Household appliances
Refrigerators and home freezers
Laundry equipment2
Other household appliances2
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines2 .,
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
Other household equipment2
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment2
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 2
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware2....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware2

12/77
12/77

2

Soaps and detergents
Other laundry and cleaning products2
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins2
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 2
Miscellaneous household products2
Lawn and garden supplies2

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

2

Postage
Moving, storage, freight household laundry, and drycleaning
services2
Appliance and furniture repair2

12/77
12/77

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's 2
Suits, sport coats, and jackets2
Coats and jackets2
Furnishings and special clothing2
Shirts2
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers2
Boys'2
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts2
Furnishings 2
•
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets2
Women's and girts'
Women's2
Coats and jackets2
Dresses
Separates and sportswear2
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery2
Suits2
Girts'2
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits2
Separates and sportswear2
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories2

•

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




46

3.4
5.5
-

3.5
2.8
-.8
7.0
2.8
7.2
5.7
-1.2
2.0

7.4
2.0
.8
3.6
12.2
13.3
6.5
13.9
14.7

1.5
1.6
-1.2
2.8
2.5
3.8
4.3
2.4
1.2

-

-4.3
7.4

13.1
4.0

3.2
2.0

-10.0

7.6
.0

2.0
6.6
13.0
4.5
8.1
8.5
7.4
5.3
6.6
10.4
5.7
7.1
.0

2.4
23.1
6.0
^6.8
3.2
16.2
68.9

.0
6.4
.8
3.2
4.3
4.3
10.58.9
.8
3.5
-5.4
9.9
.0

-

12.6
5.3

8.0
4;4

7.8
3.6

-.3
-1.8
-2.1
-3.0
-3.6
-1.2
-18.9
-.4
2.8
-5.5
-12.9
-26.5
-4.7
-4.7
-3.2
-12.6
-35.3
-.8
-10.7
3.6
-31.7
-20.3
-15.8
-31.1
-7.0

9.5
9.5
10.1
4.7
5.4
2.0
21.3
5.7
6.1
2.5
7.7
10.3
9.6
5.4
14.1
17.6
118.6
4.7
2.9
2.4
39.6
6.5
-1.7
15.3
5.4

2.0
1.5
.8
3.3
4.0
-2.0
9.1
3.6
.4
9.2
4.1
4.7
.4
4.9
-2.1
3.2
-5.8
3.1
8.4
5.2
-10.9
17.3
13.2
31.0
4.1

1.3
-1.6

3.3
2.4

3.9
3.2
2.7
4.2
->

£
1.4
_
-5.5
1.8
_
_
-

1.6
11.3
4.4
9.7

6-6

•-

• -

8.0
3.0

_

-

_

-

5.7
5.4
i.
-

-

7.4
.0.

1.8
.7
.3
.5
_
-

-1.0
-21.8
.5
_
_
_

-

-5.1
4.0
5.9
3.8
7.0
5.4
6.4
15.8
3.4
5.1
-1.2
13.0
30.0.
7.9
4.0
5.7
5.4
5.3
4.0
4.7
.0
15.1
4.7
3.2
5.8
5.9
7.5
4.9
5.1
5.7
10.2
43.5
3.9
5.6
3.8
11.5
11.8
5.5
22.9
4.7

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 12, Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

oHinctoH

dUJUolCTU

Group and item

Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued
Infants and toddlers
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions2
Jewelry and luggage2
2

Men's
Boys' and girls'2
Women's2
Apparel services2
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated2
Other apparel services2
Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 2
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair2
Maintenance and servicing 2
Power plant repair2
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Motor oil, coolant, and other products2
Automobile parts and equipment2

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77
12/77

216.4
161.2
98.6
106.8
163.3
104.2
102.4
100.2
185.8
106.9
104.3

216.3
162.1
97.7
108.1
164.5
105.0
102.2
102.3
187.1
107.9
104.7

12/77

186.9
186.4
155.6
188.2
195.5
223.1
106.8

188.1
187.7
156.4
188.2
198.4
225.0
107.4

107.6
105.0
105.5
185.9
163.1
103.1
105.4
146.6
104.9
193.9
217.3
102.8
102.0
143.3
103.5
110.2
103.5
188.7
189.2
241.6
181.5
208.5
202.0

108.3
106.1
106.3
187.2
163.0
103.6
105.8
146.1
105.8
195.5
219.0
102.6
102.9
144.1
103.8
110.6
105.3
187.7
189.1
242.7
182.6
209.8
201.1

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

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

Tires

Other parts and equipment2
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance
Automobile finance charges2
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 2
State registration
Drivers' license 2
A
Automobile inspection 2
2
Other automobile-related fees
Public transportation
Airline fare 2
Intercity bus fare 2
Intracity mass transit2
Taxi fare
Intercity train fare 2

indexes

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

See footnotes at end of table.




47

Dec.
1977

6.9
3.2

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months <ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

0.0
4.8
-.8
8.2
4.2
9.3
-1.2
6.5
6.4
7.0
5.9

-0.5
3.6

3.4
8.3
.2
12.5
6.2
9.6
3.8
4.9
7.6
8.1
7.0

_
8.6
-

-7.4
3.9
-9.3
7.8
-.3
1.2
1.2
-.4
11.6
16.1
4.9

6.9
11.8
1.2
17.1
8.3
9.9
9.1
3.2
8.7
9.2
8.1

4.1
4.4
12.5
-3.6
10.2
8.2
-

6.4
5.9
5.8
19.5
-.4
8.6
11.2

5.8
6.1
9.1
11.2
-.2
9.2
10.1

7.8
8.3
6.9
3.7
14.0
9:0
8.6

17.4
9.1
11.2
1.8
5.8
5.3
7.8
10.3
8.7
.8
.0
2.4
5.3
-4.4
4.9
54.6
7.4
6.4
2.5
10.0
1.1
20.8
-.2

7.9
6.4
5.6
4.5
9.8
.4
7.7
11.9
6.8
3.4
.4
6.9
1.6
1.4
8.6
.7
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.4
.2
-1.8
9.6

8.6
9.2
8.7
7.6
6.1
9.0
7.9
4.2
7.9
7.9
8.5
1.2
4.8
4.6
2.0
-3.9
11.8
-.6
-3.1
3.2
5.7
14.5
12.9

4.6
-

-.7
3.4
-1.7
-1.9
-5.9
_
2.3
_
2.4
13.7
.7
.9
.0
10.5

!

_
2.2
_
_
10.1
_
5.3
5.2
9.1
7.3
4.7
8.4

1

6.8
7.2
8.0
7.4
6.7
9.1
9.4

_ i

8.2
7.8
7.1
6.0
7.9
4.6
7.8
8.0
7.4
5.7
4.3
4.0
3.2
3.0
5.2
-1.6
7.0

-

.6
4.6
_
4.1
_
-.5
-3.0
_
_
-1.1
_
4.4
8.0
5.2
1.0
9.9
5.0

.4

i

-2.5
3.8
2.9
6.1
11.2

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Proscription drucis ••*••••••••>•••«•»•••••«•••>••«••••••••••••»•••••••••••••••••••••>•••••••••••••
Anti-infective drugs 2
Tranquilizers and sedatives 2
,
Circulatories and diuretics 2
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies 2
Pain and symptom control drugs 2
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents 2
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2
Eyeglasses 2
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2
Medical care services
Professional services 2
Physicians' services
Dental services 2
Other professional services 2
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services 2
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services 2
Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 2
Newspaper^ 2
Magazines, periodicals, and books 2
Sporting goods and equipment 2
Sport vehicles 2
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 2
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment 2
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 2
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 2
Photographic supplies and equipment 2
Pet supplies and expense 2
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports 2
Admissions 2
Other entertainment services 2

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

12/77
12/77
12/77

221.1
145.1
133.1
105.2
105.6
104.1

222.6
145.6
133.6
105.6
105.4
104.5

7.0
6.3
7.7
-

8.7
8.7
12.6
9.1
13.4
7.0

12/77
12/77

109.8
105.1

110.7
105.5

-

12/77
12/77
12/77

104.9
104.7
102.5
160.6
105.1
237.1
210.7
225.3
200.3
103.9
269.3
107.4
335.5
106.9

105.1
105.0
103.2
161.2
104.9
238.9
212.5
226.9
202.2
104.8
271.1
107.9
336.9
107.6

4.3
7.3
6.0
7.6
4.5
8.3
10.5
-

176.5
176.9
103.4
200.8
105.3
100.2
99.3
100.2
151.3
100.1
103.3
102.6
103.6
104.2
176.7
104.1
107.1
101.9

177.2
177.3
104.1
201.8
106.2
100.3
99.4
100.3
151.0
100.7
103.6
102.7
104.3
105.0
177.7
105.3
107.4
102.6

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

48

Dec.
1977

4.3
6.2
3.3
.5
_
_,
2.2
-

Mar.
1978

June
1978

6 months ending in—
Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

7.5
7.9
6.3
8.5
5.9
4.8

8.7
5.4
6.2
5.1
2.7
6.4

7.8
7.5
10.1
_
-

8.1
6.6
6.3
6.8
4.3
5.6

23.9
14.3

10.2
2.3

10.0
5.9

-

10.1
4.1

8.2
7.0
4.9
8.4
6.1
8.6
8.9
7.7
8.9
5.7
8.3
12.6
9.1
13.0

6.4
9.4
4.8
10.7
11.1
7.5
6.4
7.9
5.7
4.4
8.8
6.0
8.6
5.5

5.9
3.9
3.2
4.3
2.7
9.4
8.9
9.3
9.4
9.3
9.9
13.7
12.5
12.4

7.9
6.6
4.5
1.6
8.7
-1.6
-4.3
.0
6.1
.4
10.4
12.6
10.0
7.4
10.3
9.1
13.4
7.4

.7
-2.3
3.6
4.3
2.8
1.2
1.2
.8
1.1
.8
.4
.4
2.0
.0
5.9
6.8
10.5
.4

5.4
5.4
8.5
4.7
13.9
1.6
.8
.4
2.4
1.6
4.0
-1.5
5.6
13.2
4.9
5.5
6.2
2.8

6.3
7.9
7.4
7.7
6.7
8.3
_
9.8
6.1
6.4
2.5
3.3
_
_
6.2
_
-

6.2
6.6
4.0
7.5
6.8
8.5
7.7
8.6
7.5
6.8
9.3
9.7
10.6
8.9
3.0
1.5
6.0
4.5
8.2
1.4
1.0
.6
1.7
1.2
2.2
-.6
3.7
6.4
5.4
6.2
8.3
1.6

U.S. DATA
CPI-W
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes2
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories2
Personal care 2
Toilet goods and personal care appliances2
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs2
Dental and shaving products2
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements2
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances2 .
Personal care services2
Beauty parlor services for females2
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 2
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees 2
College tuition2
Elementary and high school tuition 2
Personal expenses2

Other
index
base

12/77

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

12/77

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

Special indexes:
Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 2

6 months ending in—

3 months ending i n Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

185.1
180.7
183.3
104.6
183.1
177.7
101.8
104.1

187.0
181.5
183.6
104.9
184.2
178.2
102.0
105.0

102.8
104.5
188.7
191.1
104.3
199.0
185.8
202.7
101.5
101.6
101.0
105.9

103.3
104.4
190.2
192.2
105.5
204.2
192.6
207.6
108.1
108.3
107.3
106.8

8.2
15.0

194.4
238.8
202.2
248.5

197.1
241.7
202.4
249.6

9.8
4.1
1.5
5.0

2

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Dee.
1977

7.1
4.8
6.6
8.4
7.5

Mar.
1978
4.6
1.2

.9
7.8
6.0
5.2
3.2
15.2

9.1
12.5

6.4

-.4
9.1
6.6
7.2
5.7
7.4
13.7
6.1
3.2
3.6
1.6
8.7

-.2
11.4
8.6

June
1978

Sept.
1978

Mar.
1978

Sept.
1978

5.5
4.5
2.5
6.8
6.4
3.0
-.4
3.5

11.9
15.4
15.2
5.1
5.6
5.6
5.3
1.9

5.8
3.0
3.7

8.7
9.8
8.7
6.0
6.0
4.3
2.4
2.7

3.7
5.6
9.5

10.3

10.3
8.5
5.3

6.6
5.0
.0
.0
.0
7.7
.4
14.8
12.4
13.5

3.1
5.7
4.1
8.0
18.3
21.6
17.7
32.3
32.7
30.5
11.2

13.9
16.4
2.4

9.5

7.2
6.4

7.8
9.8
7.8
14.3

6.3

4.7
7.7
5.0
7.0

6.9
4.4
7.6
7.1
8.3
11.6
13.9
11.2
15.0
15.2
14.2
9.4

6.9
15.6

7.3
11.5

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

49

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items index
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Indexes

Percent change to
Aug. 1978 from—

June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

195.3

196.7

197.8

199.3

8.3

1.3

0.8

7.9

1.3

0.6

190.4
194.5
193.4
196.5
193.9

191.6
194.6
194.3
196.8
196.3

191.5
195.8
194.9
197.6
196.5

193.8
197.7
197.3
198.9
197.8

8.6
8.2
8.6
6.2
6.1

1.1
1.6
1.5
1.1
.8

1.2
1.0
1.2
.7
.7

8.0
7.2
7.9
5.6
6.2

.6
.7
.8
.6
1.3

-.1
.6
3
.4
.1

9.8
7.8
5.9

2.5
.8
1.4
1.8
2.3
1.5
2.4
.6
2.0
1.6
2.3
3.2
1.5

Sept.
1977

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Aug.
1977

June
1978

July
1978

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

M
M
M
M
M

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

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

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

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

193.2
203.5
195.8
203.7
207.0
106.6
198.4
195.0
203.2
196.1
206.5
201.0
200.8

188.5
201.9
193.1
200.1
202.4
105.0
193.8
193.9
199.2
193.0
201.9
194.8
197.8

10/67

11/77

3
3
3

4
4
3

4

10.0
10.6
11.2
8.1
11.6

9.4

12.9
12.3
4
8.5

4

3

191.9
192.7
191.1
193.5
183.9
207.5
192.2
198.7
193.9
199.3

195.1
194.5
194.8
197.2
185.6
21.1.5
194.3
202.3
199.9
204.7

7.2
6.5
7.6
8.1
3
7.7
4
11.8
3
8.3
4
10.2
4
10.8
3
12.3

1.7
.9
1.9
1,9
.9
1.9
1.1
2.1
3.1
2.7

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

104.3
105.2
105.2
105.2

105.4
106.4
106.9
106.5

7.0
8.4
8.7
9.1

1.1
1.1
1.6
1.2

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

104.7
104.9
105.1
105.3
105.0

105.4
106.8
106.5
106.8
106.1

Region 5
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 5
A-1
A-2
B

C
0

,
See footnotes at end of table.




50

.7
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.0

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

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

2

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

Percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Indexes
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Percent change to
Aug. 1978 from—

Sept.
1978

Sept
1977

July
1978

Aug.
1978

-

-

-

-

Aug.
1977

June
1978

July
1978

Region/population size class
cross classification 5

-

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for LA.-Long Beach,
Anaheim, which is an aggregation of two SMSA's, and for New York and
Chicago, which are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area
definitions are those established for the 1970 Census and do not include
revisions made since 1970.
3
Annual rate based on 11-month change.
4
Annual rate based on 10-month change.
5
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

i i i i i

-

i

-

i

2

-

104.9
106.5
106.4
107.0
105.6
106.5
107.2
106.3
107.4
106.1
107.2
106.1
105.8
106.5
106.3
104.7

i i i i i

CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM

. ..

-

i

2
2

104.0
105.3
104.8
105.5
104.5
105.4
105.2
105.3
105.7
104.7
105.7
104.9
104.4
105.3
105.2
104.2

i i i i i

CM CM CM

Northeast/A
North Central/A.
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

0.9
1.1
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.9
.9
1.6
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.0
.5

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

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

Area, region, population size class

Other
index

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Total
food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1 2

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 1

Indexes, September 1978
Area 4
214.1

203.8

209.9

188.8

216.2

253.9

212.2
221.5
217.6
210.9
210.0
218.2
227.0
221.7
208.1
208.0
207.0
216.9
214.7
215.6
210.4
111.1
210.5
215.5
218.5
212.1
219.3
213.1
211.1
215.5
205.5
216.6
201.7
220.3

200.2
219.6
197.3
210.3
194.8
206.7
232.8
215.0
196.7
190.5
213.6
199.9
193.5
202.4
207.1
109.3
204.2
217.6
205.5
190.1
218.6
202.7
205.8
210.2
197.3
202.3
195.3
213.8

225.7
204.7
213.7
203.0
209.1
218.1
217.4
217.8
200.8
199.1
203.2
213.1
217.0
209.7
209.9
114.2
213.5
211.1
206.5
213.1
214.6
209.3
223.0
201.9
211.0
227.0
209.4
204.1

185.7
212.7
184.4
182.1
183.9
188.8
192.3
210.7
187.3
198.8
194.4
206.1
203.0
206.8
172.8
107.5
197.2
203.8
187.5
183.2
193.8
178.8
169.5
202.8
173.9
176.7
173.4
175.6

193.9
227.1
227.3
218.3
197.8
224.0
225.0
202.0
218.2
205.0
188.4
232.3
219.6
209.9
212.5
111.4
205.8
213.2
236.4
223.9
213.5
219.8
199.5
221.4
203.7
202.3
178.1
241.1

240.3
257.1
262.8
255.6
253.1
258.6
274.2
263.6
238.0
253.9
245.5
239.7
231.6
250.2
246.2
109.7
233.3
235.4
268.0
253.6
267.2
254.7
254.4
256.0
239.5
262.8
243.2
276.1

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

109.9
110.9
110.6
110.9

106.9
107.8
107.7
109.7

115.6
118.6
116.7
117.8

105.0
108.6
107.5
105.5

113.5
109.7
112.9
112.9

104.4
105.5
105.0
105.4

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

110.3
110.9
110.1
110.4
111.2

107.4
108.5
107.8
108.3
107.0

116.3
117.2
116.1
117.3
119.8

106.1
107.1
106.9
106.9
106.6

112.3
112.6
112.2
111.6
113.1

105.0
105.7
105.0
104.4
105.1

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

10/67

11/77

Region 5
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 5
A_1
A-2
B
C
0
See footnotes at end of table.




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

Area, region, population size class

Other
index

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1 2

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 1

Indexes, September 1978
Region/population size class
cross classification 5
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

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

110.0
111.3
110.9
110.5
109.7
109.4
110.3
110.9
109.2
110.5
110.5
111.6
110.6
111.7
110.8
111.9

See footnotes at end of table.




53

107.0
108.2
108.0
109.3
105.7
106.5
108.1
110.4
107.8
107.6
108.5
110.1
107.2
108.0
105.1
109.0

115.5
118.0
116.9
117.4
115.2
116.4
115.6
117.5
116.1
118.7
116.9
117.6
117.5
122.3
118.0
121.4

104.5
106.3
105.9
105.1
104.9
104.4
104.9
105.7
102.6
105.0
104.2
105.8
106.1
104.3
105.0
106.0

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

Area, region, population size class

Cereals

Total
food
at
home

and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from August 1978 to September 1978
Area 4
U.S. city average

-0.2

0.3

-0.2

1.5

-2.3

0.0

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

.7
.0
-1.8
.0
-.2
1.0
-.8
.8
-.2
-.4
.1

-.2
4.4
-.7
1.9
.0

2.4
.5
-.5
-1.4
.1
2.3
.0

1.0
.3
-.1
1.7
.2
3.6
.8
8.7
1.5
.6
4.2
1.3
1.3
2.8
.6
1.8
3.4
1.5

-1.2
-6.8
-6.1
-1.9
-3.0
-2.6
-4.6
-5.5
-3.6
-2.4
-7.6

.2
1.1
-2.3
1.5
.6
.6
-.3
.8
.3
.7
.6
.8

.6
.4
-.3
1.2
-.9
.2
-.2
-.2
.0
—3
-.7
1.0
-.7
.7
.6

.0
-1.8
.0
-2.5
-.8
1.4

.5
1.5
-.1
.7
-.3
.6
1.6
.1

-.7
1.0
.6
1.8
.7
.4
-.5

.7
1.0
-.8
.6
-.3
.5
-.3

1.1
-2.3
.2
-.8
-.3
-.8
-.3
-2.0
.0

.1

2.4
-2.1
-3.0
4.2
-.8
-2.0
-4.4
-1.3

2.4
-2.6
-3.1
2.5
-3.6
2.1
.6
-2.2
-2.4

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

-.1
-1.1

.5
1.5

1.8
-.2
-3.2

.4
1.9
1.9
1.0
2.3
1.3
.9
1.8
-.2

-.5
.0
-.6
.6

.5
.3
-.1
.7

-.7
.3
-.7
.5

.6
2.8
1.1
1.0

-2.2
-4.4
-3.4
1.7

.0
.4
-.1
-.2

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

.4
.5
.7
.2
-.3

.4
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.7

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.3

-1.1
-2.8
-2.3
-4.0
-1.9

.1

-1.2
-.4

1.2
-.5
1.1
-.6
-.3
.7

Region 5
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class5
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




54

.1
.3
-.3

-.1

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued
Total
Area, region, population size class

Cereals
and
bakery
products

food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from August 1978 to September 1978
RoQlon/poputatlon size class
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

-0.3
.4
-.7
.8
-.3

0.5
.4
.6
.4
.7
.8
-.2
1.6
.1
.5
-.2

-.1
-.5
.4
-1.4
-.6
-.7
.5
-1.0
-.3
-.4
.1

1.0
.4
-.4
-.7
-.1

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Revised indexes in Northeast Pennsylvania:
12/77=186.4; 1/78=189.4; 2/78=195.1; 3/78=197.9;
4/78=200.1; 5/78=205.8; 6/78=214.5; 7/78=216.8;
8/78=214.8.
Revised indexes in Portland, Oreg.-Wash.: 2/78=193.2;
3/78=197.6; 4/78=210.3; 5/78=212.9; 6/78=225.0;
7/78=224.2; 8/78=223.0.
3
Revised indexes in Northeast Pennsylvania:
12/77=242.2; 1/78=243.0; 2/78=246.9; 3/78=250.7;
4/78=252.5; 5/78=253.3; 6/78=253.6; 7/78=253.3;
8/78=254.8.
Revised indexes in Portland, Oreg.-Wash.: 2/78=243.0;
3/78=248.0; 4/78=249.9; 5/78=248.1; 6/78=252.7;
7/78=251.7; 8/78=251.5.
4
Area includes the urban portion of the corresponding




-0.5
.9
-.8

1.0
-.6
.1

-1.0
-.5
-1.4
-.6
-.1
.6
-1.7
-.3
-.7
.0

0.7
3.7
.7
.9
.4
1.5
2.1

1.2
.1
2.0
1.3
.8

.9
2.6
.4
1.2

-1.7
-4.1
-3.5

2.6
-2.0
-4.4
-3.6
.7
-4.7
-5.8
-4.9
1.6
-4.1
-3.1
-.5
.1

0.1
.4
.1
-.2
.5
.5
.1
.1

-.9
.4
-.6
-.4
.2
-.1
-.2
-.2

Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, which is an aggregation of two
SMSA's, and for New York and Chicago, which are the more
extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are
those established for the 1970 Census and do not include
revisions made since 1970.
5
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from August 1978 to September 1978

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
fnd.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Expenditure category
0.8

1.2

1.0

1.2

0.7

0.7

.1
.1
-.2
.3
-.2
-.2
1.5
-2.3
.0
.7
.6

.5
.5
1.0
.0
2.3
2.7
3.6
-2.6
.6
-.7
.2

.2
.2
.1
1.4
.6
.7
4.2
-7.6
.6
.5
.7

.7
.7
1.2
.7
1.1
1.1
.6
4.2
-.1
.0
1.1

.1
.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.3
.1
-1.3
.1
1.0
-.1

-.1
-.2
-.3
1.0
-.3
-.3
1.9
-2.6
-.9
.2
.4

1.1
1.4
.8
-.3
1.6

2.0
2.5
.4
-1.3
3.3

1.9
2.2
1.0
.4
2.4

1.6
1.8
1.3
.5
1.9

.7
.6
-.1
-3.8
1.4

1.2
1.3
.7
-1.3
1.7

.3
.4
.5
.4
.9

.3
.5
.0
.6
1.5

-.5
-.7
.0
-.8
2.6

1.2
2.6
-.3
2.7
1.4

.4
.5
.8
.4
1.2

1.0
1.2
1.3
1.2
.7

1.4
1.5
1.3
2.1
1.3

.7
.5
1.6
-.1
1.0

-.9
-.9
-3.7
-1.0
3.1

.5
.6
.4
1.2
.0

1.7
1.7
-.1
4.0
.9

.3
.4
-.7
1.9
1.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

.3
.3
.3

.1
.1
-.2

.2
.2
.2

.6
.6
.1

.8
1.0

-.1
-.1
.0

Medical care

.5

.2

.3

Entertainment

.5

1.2

.2

2.4

2.1
1,0

3.5
4.4

2.2
1.1

All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

Other goods and services
Personal care




56

2.3
1.3

.0
.2

1.8
.1

-.2
2.2
.8

2.7
1.5

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from August 1978 to September 1978—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

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

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
0.8

1.2

1.0

1.2

0.7

0.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

.6
.1
.9
1.0
.7

1.1
.5
1.4
1.4
1.3

.9
.2
1.2
.5
1.8

1.0
.7
1.1
1.1
1.2

.7
.1
1.2
1.1
1.2

.4
-.1
.8
.8
.8

Services
Medical care services

1.0
.6

1.3
.4

.0

1.5
.2

.6
.0

1.0
2.2

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

.7
1.2
1.2
.8
1.4
1.4
.9
1.5
1.5

.5
1.0
1.0
.2
1.2
.5
.4
1.0
1.0

1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
.9
1.6
1.6

.7
.7
.6
.8
1.1
1.0
.5
.8
.7

.4
.6
.6
1.0
.8
.7
.3
1.1
.9

All items

Special indexes:
All Hems less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care




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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change
change
change

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change
change
change

Expenditure category
199.3
231.8

1.3

193.8
220.1

1.1

197.7
227.2

1.6

197.3
232.0

1.5

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

210.3
215.6
214.1
203.8
209.9
214.0
188.8
216.2
253.9
223.2
162.0

.3
.3
-.3
1.2
-.4
-1.0
1.9
-4.2
.4
1.5
1.2

213.1
218.2
218.2
206.7
218.1
223.3
188.8
224.0
258.6
220.5
161.2

1.2
1.2
1.3
2.6
2.1
1.5
4.3
-2.8
.6

206.5
209.3
207.0
213.6
203.2
204.4
194.4
188.4
245.5
223.4
188.9

-.1
-.2
-.5
1.7
-.3
-.8
4.1
-10.8
.8
.6
1.7

1.1
1.0
.7

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

207.5
216.2
166.4
212.0
234.2

1.8
2.3
1.3
1.1
2.6

192.2
201.1
152.3
210.8
222.7

1.1
1.3
.5
.6

1.6

201.5
211.8
165.2
191.1
221.1

218.8
251.5
295.7
237.9
180.5

.4
.3
.4
.3
1.3

187.4
219.8
287.9
202.8
170.9

-1.3
-1.7
-.1
-1.9
1.8

161.9
157.9
158.7
152.3
165.7

2.5
2.6
1.5
4.0
2.2

147.7
142.5
127.5
139.7
161.3

188.7
188.3
188.2

.8

190.6
190.6
187.6

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel

Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

222.6
178.3
187.8
184.9

1.1

197.8
231.0

0.8

205.2
211.2
210.4
207.1
209.9
213.7
172.8
212.5
246.2
213.8
159.8

208.8
215.9
218.5
1.7 205.5
.1 206.5
.0 208.8
1.9 187.5
2.5 236.4
-.6 268.0
1.5 209.9
2.4 152.8

-.1
-.1
-.5
-.1
-.3
-.9
.0
-3.0
.4
1.1
.5

215.2
222.8
219.3
218.6
214.6
219.5
193.8
213.5
267.2
238.7
157.6

-.3
-.4
-.9
.6
-1.0
-1.2
2.2

3.0
4.5
1.7
.6
5.0

208.3
224.3
176.2
186.0
239.8

2.0
1.9
2.2
2.6
1.8

202.0
202.8
181.2
230.0
216.5

1.4
1.5
.7
-.6
2.1

200.6
210.8
175.8
228.4
219.5

1.9
2.5
1.0
-1.0
3.1

217.3
243.0
301.8
234.8
164.7

-1.8
-2.4
-.3
-2.7
1.4

174.3
210.7
95.3
211.0
173.8

1.1
2.5
-.3
2.5
2.5

236.7
287.5
307.3
274.2
182.7

.5
.3
.6
.3
1.8

210.8
243.9
299.4
220.5
177.7

.4
.5
1.4
.1
1.2

2.0
1.9
1.0
.2
6.8

149.0
142.9
147.2
137.1
151.2

2.5
2.9
-2.3
7.0
3.1

148.5
145.8
137.5
143.3
153.9

1.0
1.0
-1.4
2.2
1.9

158.3
152.0
143.9
146.8
168.9

2.7
2.8
.6
4.3
4.5

148.9
143.3
148.4
131.0
159.1

-1.1
-1.1
-.1
-2.4
.8

.7
.7

187.4
187.0
195.6

1.0 203.2
1.0 194.8

1.2
1.5

233.1

193.7
195.4
180.0

.2
.2
.0

231.2

241.9

2.6

185.0

170.5

-2.3

187.1
179.0

2.4
2.3

.9
1.6

-.2
1.5
.7
2.6
1.4

222.7
.2
179.0
190.5
182.3

See footnotes at end of table.




198.9
236.7

58

1.5
3.2
2.8

190.9
193.0
153.0

-6.5
.2
.8
.4

.1
251.7

228.2

2.5
177.6

1.4

159.1

-.3
189.1
187.6

1.8

183.1
174.8

3.1
2.6

194.1
186.8

2.4

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

199.3

1.3

193.8

1.1

197.7

1.6

197.3

1.5

198.9

1.1

197.8

0.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

190.5
210.3
178.9
179.1
177.2

1.0
.3
1.4
1.7
1.1

187.9
213.1
172.3
172.0
170.6

1.0
1.2
8
1.8
.1

183.2
206.5
170.2
171.3
167.3

1.3
-.1
2.0
1.2
2.4

184.9
205.2
174.5
173.0
175.8

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.5

187.9
208.8
172.6
177.3
163.8

.9
-.1
1.6
1.7
1.5

189.9
215.2
173.3
172.6
174.4

.3
-.3
.6

Services
Medical care services

215.6
239.1

1.8
1.6

204.5
244.2

1.4
.2

217.1
264.2

2.1

218.6
243.0

2.1
2.6

218.4
247.9

1.3

214.7
265.6

1.5
3.1

194.5
197.9
197.6
225.1
177.8
177.1
195.4
224.6
211.7

.9
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.7
.9
1.9
1.9

190.6
191.8
108.0
104.2
171.7
170.9
193.8
216.3
198.1

1.1
1.2
1.2
.3
.8
1.8
1.5
1.5
1.5

193.2
193.5
107.5
104.7
171.1
172.6
189.8
222.7
206.4

.5
1.7
1.9
-.4
2.0
1.3
.5
2.1
2.3

187.7
195.2
106.9
108.7
173.6
171.4
189.9
226.5
214.4

1.3
1.5
1.5
2.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
2.2
2.1

197.9
196.9
105.2
106.6
170.8
174.0
194.6
229.0
213.9

195.3
195.0
105.7
106.7
172.1
170.6
195.9
219.1
205.9

.2
.7
.7
1.1
.6
.6
.1
1.6
1.3

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 2
Energy2
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach,
Anaheim, Calif.




59

Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.4

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2
Index

Boston,
Mass.

Baltimore,
Md.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla.3

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

193.2
211.1

2.5

203.5
236.2

0.8

195.8
234.6

1.4

203.7
231.2

1.8

207.0
220.4

2.3

106.6
106.6

1.5

198.4
224.0

2.4

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

227.1
209.1
212.2
200.2
225.7
228.7
185.7
193.9
240.3
207.6
183.2

2.0
2.0
2.3
2.5
4.2
4.2
1.6
1.8
.3
1.4
2.2

214.1
218.8
217.6
197.3
213.7
218.7
184.4
227.3
262.8
223.8
175.7

-1.5
-1.6
-1.8
1.1
-.7
-1.2
.3
-8.0
-1.4

206.2
211.8
210.9
210.3
203.0
205.5
182.1
218.3
255.6
217.1
158.4

.7
.7
-.6
3.1
-2.2
-2.7
1.2
-5.8

218.1
223.4
227.0
232.8
217.4
219.5
192.3
225.0
274.2
210.3
181.4

-.5
-.5
-1.1
.3
-1.0
-1.6

.1
.0
-.2
-.6
.0

-.9
-1.3

1.9

109.3
109.4
111.1
109.3
114.2
114.4
107.5
111.4
109.7
106.0
107.8

.2
.1
.2
.7

-8.2
.6
.8
.8

204.8
211.1
208.0
190.5
199.1
201.0
198.8
205.0
253.9
222.2
168.4

.7

208.0
216.0
210.5
204.2
213.5
216.9
197.2
205.8
233.3
234.3
154.7

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
2.2
1.6
5.6
-5.3
.4
1.5
2.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential....
Other rental costs.
Homeownership ....

191.3
175.7
159.9
204.8
178.4

3.3
4.3
.3
6.4
5.1

220.1
234.1
157.9
197.7
266.3

195.3
196.7
1.5 173.6
-6.0 206.3
.3 206.8

1.1
1.4
-.2
.6
2.2

208.1
217.6
145.4
211.0
250.0

2.9
4.0
4.7
.7
4.0

229.3
258.9
153.9
210.7
289.4

3.5
4.1
2.0
1.0
4.6

106.3
107.3
104.5
108.5
108.2

1.8
2.6
1.5
-2.2
3.1

201.9
204.4
159.7
186.1
220.8

3.4
5.0
-1.3

.9
.8
.5

235.6
284.5
305.8
276.0
184.8

2.5
3.2
1.1
4.2
.8

213.4
231.4
291.5
182.7
179.5

-.3
-.4
1.5
-2.1
1.7

241.4
275.2
101.2
263.6
171.2

-.7
-1.1
.1
-1.3
2.5

192.8
239.9
98.9
240.5
179.2

2.5
4.2
3.1
4.2
1.5

102.4
102.5
102.5
102.5
105.8

-1.2
-1.9
-3.9
-1.9
1.2

228.4
267.0
315.1
251.6
179.6

1.2
.9
.3

2.9 172.8
3.4 165.9

7.3
8.1

175.4
172.9
172.7
167.9
182.1

2.8
2.4
3.5
1.5
1.9

174.3
156.3
179.8
169.5
164.5

2.8

11.4

6.5
6.1
7.0
8.9
.9

105.3
103.8
105.3
101.2
110.7

1.4
1.6
1.8
-.5
9.6

174.8
174.7
173.0
171.8
182.6

4.4
4.9
1.3
9.7
1.1

104.5
104.0
112.0

.9 187.5
1.0
.0

186.2
195.9

.9
.9
.3

108.8

4.0

218.7

1.7

187.8

2.7

182.2
190.4

2.8
2.3

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings, and operation .

173.9
189.2
231.0
132.8
238.6

-1.4
.2
.8
.4

2.6
3.1

1.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

161.7
150.8
141.1
161.4
154.9

.1
7.7
-1.0

174.1
150.8
200.5

16.6

174.6
171.5
162.5
174.5
171.3

Transportation
Private transportation .
Public transportation ..

179.4
186.1
135.0

.2
.0

177.9
179.2
164.3

.8
.8
.0

207.5
213.9
166.2

.4
.4
.1

177.1
183.1
125.3

1.0 184.5
1.0 186.3
.0 156.6

Medical care ...

233.2

1.9

223.6

208.8

2.2

255.1

4.0

207.2

Entertainment.

191.2

3.0

175.3

171.5

.4

168.7

.4

183.7

Other goods and services.
Personal care

184.8
195.4

2.6
1.7

185.1
184.1

189.4
175.5

3.5
1.2

185.8
178.1

2.2

183.0
178.3

4.1

1.8
.5

See footnotes at end of table.




60

-.8

1.0
-3.3
.9
.2

2.9
.1
7.3
2.4

1.4
1.5
.4
1.8
.5

4.1

-1.5

104.5

1.7 106.7
.4 107.5

3.5
2.3

-2.1
7.3

1.1

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2

Index

Baltimore,
Md.

Boston,
Mass.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Miami,
Fla.3

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

193.2

2.5

203.5

0.8

195.8

1.4

203.7

1.8

207.0

2.3

106.6

1.5

198.4

2.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
...
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

184.3
227.1
161.2
170.1
151.0

1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.0

198.4
214.1
188.5
185.8
192.7

.5
-1.5
1.5
3.5
-.1

190.8
206.2
179.6
191.3
159.8

1.4
.7
1.9
2.6
1.1

198.6
218.1
183.3
187.5
177.4

1.2
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.0

197.0
204.8
192.7
179.4
205.7

1.7
.1
2.4
2.3
2.5

106.6
109.3
105.2
105.0
105.4

.9
.2
1.3
1.8
1.0

191.9
208.0
182.6
188.8
168.9

2.5
1.2
3.2
2.9
3.4

Services
Medical care services

218.3
252.0

3.3
1.9

212.5
240.9

1.1
.8

206.2
224.9

1.3
2.4

214.3
269.5

2.8
4.7

225.7
225.0

3.0
1.9

106.6
109.5

2.1
4.9

210.9
233.5

2.3
1.8

204.3
195.3
103.1
104.1
163.1
172.0
199.9
230.3
213.1

1.4
2.6
2.7
1.2
1.9
2.0
2.0
3.8
3.3

196.9
202.2
103.4
109.4
187.7
184.9
200.6
221.8
208.3

.5
2.7
1.4
3.2
.9
1.1
1.2

195.5
195.1
104.9
100.8
178.0
187.5
199.4
212.5
204.0

1.3
1.4
1.5
.6
1.8
2.5
1.6
1.6
1.2

199.3
200.7
106.6
99.9
183.4
186.7
205.5
228.9
204.4

1.0
1.7
1.9
.6
1.9
2.0
.7
2.6
2.5

191.3
206.8
107.6
108.6
190.8
177.6
192.6
237.1
224.9

1.3
2.3
2.2
3.9
2.4
2.3
1.1
3.1
3.1

106.3
106.5
106.8
104.4
105.3
105.2
107.3
107.0
106.3

1.0
1.3
1.6
.4
1.3
1.8
.9
2.3
1.9

196.0
197.2
109.3
109.2
180.5
184.0
199.0
220.0
207.3

1.5
2.4
2.4
2.0
3.2
2.9
2.0
2.9
2.3

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 5
Energy5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




61

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule V

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

195.0
230.1

0.6

203.2
240.2

2.0

196.1
229.0

1.6

206.5
217.0

2.3

201.0
236.2

3.2

200.8
233.9

1.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs7 8 . .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home7 9
Food away from home
....
Alcoholic beverages

203.6
210.8
212.1
190.1
213.1
215.0
183.2
223.9
253.6
202.5
146.2

-.5
-.6
-1.1
.1
-1.7
-2.5

.8
.8
.5
3.2
-.5
-1.2
2.0
-1.6
1.1

200.6
206.6
201.7
195.3
209.4
215.5
173.4
178.1
243.2
219.4
163.8

1.4
1,3
.2
2.2
-.4
-1.1
1.9
-2.3
.4
3.6
2.4

221.3
224.0
220.3
213.8
204.1
207.5
175.6
241.1
276.1
234.8
192.3

-.2
-.3
-.9
2.3
-2.6
-3.4
.3

1.6
1.0

210.0
217.4
205.5
197.3
211.0
215.5
173.9
203.7
239.5
247.8
152.3

.4
.4
.2
1.4
-.8
-1.7
1.2

1.4
.9

211.4
214.6
215.5
210.2
201.9
205.3
202.8
221.4
256.0
214.0
180.5

.0
.0
-.6
1.4
-1.1
-1.6

.6

208.0
213.5
211.1
205.8
223.0
227.0
169.5
199.5
254.4
220.9
159.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

201.9
218.3
188.1
208.3
227.4

1.0
1.2
1.6
1.4
1.1

215.6
240.3
175.6
195.7
264.2

2.5
3.1
2.2
.5
3.4

198.5
202.7
138.5
205.3
221.1

2.4
3.6
-.3
.9
4.4

230.1
266.1
189.4
215.0
295.6

3.6
4.4

219.5
244.1
173.3
217.2
265.3

4.8
6.4
3.2
7.6
7.1

203.0
206.2
172.3
204.8
225.8

2.1
2.2
1.7
.3
2.4

270.7
270.3
322.0
166.2
160.4

.5
.7
.4
.9
.8

224.3
221.4
299.5
176.3
173.3

-.9 212.4
.9
-2.7
1.2

252.0
287.8
238.8
181.1

1.1
1.5
-.2
1.7
-.3

172.1
193.0
97.1
202.7
168.3

-.6
-1.1
-2.0
-1.1

188.5
216.6
271.8
171.1
177.3

-.1
-.1
-.3
.0
.5

224.8
281.3
307.4
275.2
183.9

1.9
2.9
-.6
3.6
2.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

157.5
157.2
170.1
137.2
170.3

-.9
-1.0
-.8
-4.9
2.2

168.7
168.9
162.0
174.0
171.4

5.0
5.6
3.1
10.3
4.8

153.9
149.9
146.5
144.3
161.5

3.6
4.0
3.1
8.4
-1.4

158.8
156.0
164.2
150.6
157.4

1.6
2.4
1.0
4.4
4.7

161.2
156.9
163.1
145.9
164.3

3.3
3.2
2.1
4.7
1.0

164.0
155.6
160.1
142.2
171.7

4.3
4.7
5.8
1.9
9.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

185.7
193.0
130.6

.8
.8
.2

181.4
188.8
156.9

1.6
1.1
11.8

184.9
191.4
103.5

1.3
1.3
.0

187.2
189.4
148.0

.3! 178.7
181.5
157.1

2.2
2.3

189.1
188.3
191.3

.9
1.0

Medical care

224.3

1.5

220.0

.7

203.1

213.2

.3

215.9

.6

231.9

Entertainment

178.9

1.4

177.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

190.0
198.7

2.1
.6

190.8
188.9

All items
All items (1957-59=100) 8

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 10 ..
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

1.0
-4.6
.1
1.2

-1.9
1.7
1.0

5.0

-2.8
.3
1.1
.5

.0

See footnotes at end of table.




-1.4

1.1
-5.0
.5

62

3.2
2.3

.6

190.6

1.7

169.1

1.7

171.5

.2

170.0

186.2
189.9

2.1
-.2

184.6
182.9

3.1
3.2

179.3
189.8

2.8
1.1

189.9
174.6

-.1
2.9
2.0

AREA DATA
CPI-U
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, September 1978, and percent changes, July 1978 to September 1978—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

195.0

0.6

203.2

2.0

196.1

1.6

206.5

2.3

201.0

3.2

200.8

1.5

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables....

191.0
203.6
183.2
186.5
176.0

.1
-.5
.5
.2
.7

194.5
208.0
187.4
185.9
186.0

1.7
.8
2.1
2.8
1.6

192.4
211.4
178.7
175.6
179.5

1.2
.0
1.6
2.3
1.2

196.6
210.0
189.6
182.1
195.5

2.0
.4
2.5
2.4
2.7

191.7
200.6
185.4
179.6
187.6

2.7
1.4
3.2
1.9
3.9

191.0
221.3
173.3
180.6
162.7

.8
-.2
1.3
2.3
.6

Services
,
Medical care services

203.9
243.1

1.4
1.6

219.2
236.8

2.4
.3

203.3
216.8

2.4
.2

224.0
227.5

2.8
•0

218.9
230.8

3.9
.6

216.3
248.6

2.3
.5

190.2
193.2
107.0
103.8
180.6
182.1
195.4
206.1
197.1

.4
.5
.5
1.2
.4
.3
-.2
1.4
1.4

191.6
201.8
108.4
104.3
185.9
183.2
197.1
227.3
215.3

1.3
2.1
2.1
.5
2.0
2.7
1.8
2.5
2.7

194.1
195.3
106.6
106.0
179.0
176.0
195.5
212.0
199.8

.9 187.7
1.7 205.9
1.5 110.8
2.2 109.0
1.7 187.5
2.3 178.8
1.1 196.5
2.7 230.5
2.7 222.5

1.5

199.1

1.2
1.5
1.4
2.2
1.3
2.1
1.0
2.6
2.5

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy5
Energy5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food

Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1
Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 13) will appear next
month.
2
Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
3
Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
4
Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Colo.
5
. Indexes are on the bases listed below:
1
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978=100.
Boston; Mass
January 1978=100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977=100.
Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977=100.




63

.6 187.1
2.4 200.0
2.4 110.6
1.0 105.3
2.6 184.0
2.3 177.2
1.3 190.7
3.0 226.4
3.0 216.5

3.4 198.7
3.4
1.2
3.2
2.0
1.7
4.1
4.3

106.8
109.9
174.3
131.6
201.6
228.3
211.2

Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978=100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977=100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977=100.
6
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
7
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
8
See table 14, footnote 3.
9
See table 14, footnote 4.
10
Index on a November 1977=100 base in San Diego, Calif.

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, all items Index
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule2

Percent change to
Aug. 1978 from—

Percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Indexes

Other
index
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

195.3

196.7

197.7

199.1

8.2

1.2

0.7

7.9

1.2

0.5

189.9
194.6
193.0
195.6
194.6

191.4
194.7
194.1
196.0
195.9

190.9
196.2
194.7
196.7
197.4

193.0
198.2
196.9
197.7
198.2

8.1
8.4
8.4
5.6
6.3

.8
1.8
1.4
.9
1.2

1.1
1.0
1.1
.5
.4

7.7
7.4
7.8
5.1
6.7

.5
.8
.9
.6
1.4

-.3
.8
.3
.4
.8

9.6
7.7
5.8
9.9

2.2
.7
1.3
1.3
2.4
1.3
2.9
.7
2.1
2.0
1.9
2.9
1.0
7.3
6.6
8.2
8.2
4
8.0
5
11.5
4
8.3
5
10.7
5
10.3
4
11.9

1.4
.9
1.9
2.1
1.0
1.6
1.0
2.4
2.8
2.7

6.8
8.5
8.7
9.1

1.1
1.1
1.6
1.2

Sept.
1977

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Aug.
1977

June
1978

July
1978

Area 3
U.S. city average
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
Detroit, Mich
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla

M
M
M
M
M
10/67

188.6
201.9
192.9
200.9
203.0
105.6
194.6
194.1
200.1
190.8
201.6
194.0
200.7

,

11/77

Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mc-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

192.8
203.3
195.5
203.6
207.9
107.0
200.2
195.4
204.3
194.7
205.4
199.7
202.8

192.5
192.9
192.3
193.2
184.1
207.6
192.3
198.8
193.7
198.7

195.2
194.7
196.0'
197.3
186.0
211.0
194.3
203.5
199.1
204.0

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

104.2
105.3
105.2
105.2

105.3
106.5
106.9
106.5

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

104.5
105.0
105.4
105.2
105.1

105.2
106.8
106.7
106.7
106.4

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

4
4
4

5
5

4

11.1
12.4

8.3

12.2

8.6
12.2
11.4
5
9.8

5
5

4

Region 6
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 6
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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.7
1.7
1.2
1.4
1.2

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule2

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Sept. 1978 from—

Indexes
June
1978

July
1978

Aug.
1978

Sept.
1978

Sept.
1977

July
1978

Percent change to
Aug. 1978 from—

Aug.
1978

Aug.
1977

June
1978

July
1978

i

i

i

i i

i i i

i i i

i i i i

i

i

CM CM CM

-

i

_

i

_
—

-

i i

-

104.7
106.4
106.9
106.7
105.7
107.3
107.0
106.4
107.6
106.1
106.9
106.5
106.0
106.9
106.5
105.1

i

CM CM CM

2

103.7
105.2
105.2
105.2
104.6
106.3
105.1
105.6
105.8
104.8
105.3
105.3
104.8
105.4
105.4
104.2

i

2

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

i

CM CM CM CM CM CM CM CM

Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

i

ReQjon/population size class
cross classification 6

-

-

-

-

_
—
_

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

1.0
1.1
1.6
1.4
1.1
.9
1.8
.8
1.7
1.2
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.0
.9

1
5

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.
2
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.
3
Area includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for L.A.-Long Beach,
Anaheim, which is an aggregation of two SMSA's, and for New York and
Chicago, which are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area
definitions are those established for the 1970 Census and do not include
revisions made since 1970.
4
Annual rate based on 11-month change.




Annual rate based on 10-month change.
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
6

NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price
Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family
Budgets.

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AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Total
food
at
home

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 2

Indexes, September 1978
Area 5
213.8

204.3

209.4

189.5

214.6

253.5

211.9
219.8
216.5
210.3
210.0
216.0
227.5
223.5
208.3
209.3
210.0
217.6
212.9
216.3
210.2
111.1
211.0
216.2
216.9
208.1
220.4
213.9
211.2
217.3
206.4
215.1
202.6
219.7

193.7
212.6
202.0
211.7
195.7
208.3
230.9
219.1
200.5
195.7
214.3
198.2
194.3
204.9
208.8
107.5
206.7
217.2
203.9
189.7
221.5
203.2
201.4
212.3
198.2
203.0
194.4
215.6

222.3
201.3
210.8
203.0
210.1
214.2
215.5
217.1
204.2
196.8
204.8
217.3
214.1
210.6
209.0
113.7
214.2
214.1
206.3
206.4
211.5
210.9
224.3
204.2
211.0
222.9
209.8
200.2

185.1
214.8
185.0
181.7
182.3
187.9
192.7
214.5
187.0
198.3
195.2
206.5
201.6
204.2
175.4
107.6
198.7
210.7
189.5
185.1
191.9
179.7
169.4
200.5
179.8
176.0
172.8
178.8

202.3
226.6
225.0
208.1
197.1
224.8
232.1
209.4
211.7
207.5
195.8
230.5
215.7
215.8
211.7
119.2
201.8
212.0
229.3
211.0
225.6
221.8
194.2
238.2
204.0
202.6
179.7
242.1

241.5
257.9
261.1
259.8
251.1
254.3
276.3
262.7
236.2
258.6
249.7
238.5
230.8
249.2
244.7
106.0
233.2
231.3
265.3
252.9
268.7
254.0
258.0
253.3
239,2
263.7
247.5
277.0

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

109.4
111.4
110.2
110.8

107.0
109.1
107.6
109.6

115.2
118.3
116.5
117.4

105.3
109.2
107.7
106.0

110.6
111.3
112.2
112.6

104.3
105.5
104.5
105.5

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

110.0
110.8
110.1
110.2
111.1

107.5
108.7
108.8
107.3
108.6

115.7
116.7
116.6
117.5
118.6

106.8
107.6
106.8
106.9
107.8

111.6
112.6
111.0
110.9
110.8

104.4
105.6
104.8
104.3
105.8

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

10/67

11/77

Region 6
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 6
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 2 3

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 2

111.7
112.0
112.9
112.3
110.1
108.9
111.7
112.9
107.1
112.1
110.7
114.8
107.2
110.0
114.2
109.5

104.2
105.6
105.4
105.0
104.6
105.5
103.9
105.5
103.1
105.0
103.6
106.4
106.3
105.7
105.2
106.9

Indexes, September 1978
Region/population size class
cross classification6
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Noftheast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
-12/77
12/77
12/77

109.5
111.4
110.6
110.3
108.9
111.1
109.8
111.1
108.8
111.1
109.7
111.7
109.9
111.9
111.1
110.5

See footnotes at end of table.




67

106.8
108.9
107.7
109.9
106.4
110.8
109.1
109.6
108.2
107.4
106.3
108.4
108.3
110.2
106.9
110.0

115.1
117.5
116.1
116.6
114.7
118.7
115.6
118.2
115.8
119.0
116.8
118.3
117.2
120.3
118.3
117.5

105.3
110.3
107.9
105.4
105.1
108.3
107.3
106.6
105.7
106.6
107.4
107.8
104.4
109.8
108.4
105.3

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Cereals

Total
food
at
home

and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and

Dairy
products

Fruits
and

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from August 1978 to September 1978
Area 5
U.S. city average

-0.2

0.2

-0.5

1.7

-2.4

0.1

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

-.5
-.6
-1.3
-.7
-.5
.6
-.1
.1
-.1
.4
.0
.5
-.6
-.2
1.0
-.2
.4
.1
.1
-1.5
-.6
-1.3
.4
.1
.8
.4
.1
-1.3

.1
.3
.8
1.4
.7
1.5
-2.0
.4
-1.3
.8
.4
.1
1.2
.5
.4

-.4
-1.0
-.2
-3.3

1.6
2.9
-.2
2.7
.0
3.2
.5
4.4
2.0
.7
3.8
.9
1.1
3.2
1.1
1.9
5.1
1.5
1.6

-2.7
-5.7
-4.5
-3.2
-4.7
-2.5
-.3
-3.7
-3.2
-.9
-8.4

-.2
.4
-2.4
1.6
.1
.4
.2

Region

-.6
.8
1.0
-.3
.0
-.5
1.0
-.8

.1
.6
.2
-.6
.3
-.8
.7
-.7

-1.6
.3
1.5
-1.4
.7
-.1
-.7
-2.4

-.6
-3.8
-.1

-.1

-.9

1.1
.0

.1

3.5
-2.9
-5.8

2.9
2.1
-3.0
-2.0
.7

.5
1.5
2.5
1.2
2.2
2.2
1.5
2.2
.2

-4.1
-3.4
.1
.7
1.1
-1.1
-.7
-7.0

-2.7
-3.7
-3.2
1.5

-.8
-2.8
-3.2
-3.8
-2.1

1.2

.9
-.9

1.0

-1.8

-.6
.0
-.6
.6

.0
.6
.0
.5

-1.2
-.9
.4

1.3
2.5
1.4
1.2

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

.2
.5
.4
.0
-.1

.0
-.9
-.5
-.8
-.8

2.0
2.1
1.3
1.4
1.4

-3.6

6

Northeast
North Central
South
West

,

-.1

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




68

.6
.5
1.8
1.0
.6
.7
.0
-.6
-.7

-.9
.4
.3
-.9
.3
.4
1.3
.4

.6
.3
.1
.8

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from August 1978 to September 1978
Region/population size class
cross classification 6
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C!
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

-0.3
.3
-.7
.7
-1.1
.1
-.7
.4
-1.8
-.6
-.5
.7
-1.2
-.3
-.4
.3

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was
discontinued after data for June 1978 were published.
2
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
3
Revised indexes in Northeast Pennsylvania:
12/77=183.9; 1/78=185.2; 2/78=188.8; 3/78=195.8;
4/78=193.9; 5/78=203.4; 6/78=207.5; 7/78=210.7;
8/78=211.5.
Revised indexes in Portland, Oreg.-Wash.: 2/78=194.7;
3/78=202.2; 4/78=211.1; 5/78=216.5; 6/78=229.3;
7/78=226.9; 8/78=224.6.
4
Revised indexes in Northeast Pennsylvania:
12/77=243.1; 1/78=244.0; 2/78=245.8; 3/78=250.4;
4/78=251.7; 5/78=252.6; 6/78=252.8; 7/78=252.2;
8/78=255.1.
Revised indexes in Portland, Oreg.-Wash.: 2/78=246.0;
3/78=249.6; 4/78=250.0; 5/78=248.2; 6/78=255.0;




0.0
.6
.3
.4
-.3
1.7
.0
.6
.0
.1
-.5
1.2
.1
-.5
.1
-.2

-1.1
.3
-1.0
1.0
-.6

.7
-.9
-.9
-1.9
-.9
-.5
.4
-1.6
-.6
-.8

.9

1.6
3.2
1.2
1.4
.7
.1
2.4
1.7
.6
2.6
.8
1.0
.8
2.5
.9
.1

-1.0
-3.4
-3.9
1.6
-5.9
-2.9
-4.8
2.2
-7.0
-5.8
-2.3
.8
-4.5
-2.7
-1.2
.3

0.4
.5
-.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-.4
.4
-1.2
.3
-.2
.4
.0
.0
-.2
-.1

7/78=255.9; 8/78=254.6.
5
Area includes the urban portion of the corresponding
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, which is an aggregation of two
SMSA's, and for New York and Chicago, which are the more
extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are
those established for the 1970 Census and do not include
revisions made since 1970.
6
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

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CPI-W
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from August 1978 to September 1978

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Expenditure category
0.7

1.1

1.0

1.1

0.5

0.4

.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.5
-.5
1.7
-2.4
.1
.6
.8

.6
.5
.6
1.5
.6
.7
3.2
-2.5
.4
.2
2.9

.1
.1
.0
.4
.7
.8
3.8
-8.4
1.0
.4
.3

.7
.7
1.0
.4
1.5
1.4
1.1
2.9
-.6
.0
1.7

.1
.2
.1
-.3
-.7
-.7
1.6
.7
.3
.5
-.3

-.8
-.9
-.6
-.5
-.6
-.6
1.5
-4.1
.3
-1.6
.6

1.1
1.4
.7
-.2
1.6

2.0
2.6
.4
-1.6
3.4

1.9
2.5
1.0
.2
2.7

1.6
1.7
1.3
.4
1.8

.6
.6
-.1
-3.4
1.2

1.0
1.4
.7
-1.2
1.7

.3
.4
.5
.4
.7

.4
.5
.0
.6
1.3

-.4
-.5
1.4
-.7
1.5

1.2
2.5
-.3
2.5
.9

.3
.5
.7
.4
.6

1.0
1.3
1.3
1.2
.1

1.4
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.0

1.5
1.6
1.0
1.6
2.9

-.2
-.3
-.5
1.1
-3.5

1.3
1.4
1.4
2.8
-.4

.6
.5
.9
.9
.5

.6
.6
.7
1.3
.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

.3
.3
.3

.2
.2
-.1

.1
.1
.2

.5
.5
.1

.7
.9
.0

-.1
-.1
.0

Medical care

.7

.2

1.7

.8

.2

2.5

Entertainment

.5

.6

.2

1.1

.6

-.2

1.5
.6

1.3
.1

2.5
2.6

1.1
-.6

1.6
.6

2.3
1.7

All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

Other goods and services
Personal care
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from August 1978 to September 1978—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
0.7

1.1

1.0

1.1

0.5

0.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

.5
.0
.7
1.0
.6

1.0
.6
1.2
1.3
1.2

.9
.1
1.2
1.1
1.3

.8
.7
.8
.9
.8

.6
.1
.9
.8
.8

.0
-.8
.6
.4
.7

Services
Medical care services

1.0
.7

1.2
.4

1.1
1.9

1.5
.8

.5
.0

1.1
3.2

.5
.7
.7
.7
.8
1.0
.5

.6
1.1
1.1
.9
1.3
1.4
.9
1.4
1.3

.4
.9
1.0

.8
1.1
1.1
1.2
.9

.6
.9
.8
.8
.5
.7
.6

.1
.3
.4
.9
.6
.5
—3
1.1
.8

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1.0
1.1

.3
1.2
1.0
.6
1.1
1.1

.9
.8
1.6

1.6

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. T h e unrevised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




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CPI-W
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 to September 1978
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

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

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

199.1
231.6

1.2

193.0
219.2

0.8

198.2
227.7

1.8

196.9
231.6

1.4

197.7
235.3

0.9

198.2
231.5

1.2

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

210.1
215.4
213.8
204.3
209.4
213.5
189.5
214.6
253.5
223.2
162.6

.3
.3
-.3
1.1
-.5
-1.0
2.2
-4.8
.3
1.7
1.3

211.6
216.3
216.0
208.3
214.2
220.2
187.9
224.8
254.3
219.1
165.5

1.1
1.0
.3
2.2
.4
.0
3.6
-5.3
.6
2.4
4.4

208.7
211.7
210.0
214.3
204.8
206.3
195.2
195.8
249.7
224.7
188.8

-.1
-.2
-.4
.2
-.3
-.8
3.5
-9.2
1.5
.4
1.5

204.2
210.3
210.2
208.8
209.0
212.8
175.4
211.7
244.7
211.3
157.7

1.1
1.1
.3
1.7

.1
.1
-.2
.0
-.1
-.6
1.4
-3.6
1.1
1.0
.5

215.9
223.4
220.4
221.5
211.5
215.5
191.9
225.6
268.7
237.8
158.8

.1
.0
-.1
1.6

2.9
-1.1
-.6
2.4
1.3

208.0
215.0
216.9
203.9
206.3
208.6
189.5
229.3
265.3
210.3
154.5

-.6
-1.2
2.6
-4.2
.9
.3
.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

207.0
216.0
166.3
211.9
234.1

1.7
2.3
1.3
1.2
2.5

190.9
200.6
152.3
214.3
222.3

.6
1.2
.5
.6
1.4

201.0
212.1
165.2
189.5
221.3

3.0
4.4
1.7
.3
4.8

208.2
224.8
176.2
183.4
240.4

1.9
2.0
2.2
3.0
1.9

199.7
200.5
181.2
229.6
213.2

1.1
1.2
.7
-.2
1.6

200.4
211.4
175.8
226.6
220.4

1.9
2.9
1.0
-.8
3.5

218.9
251.3
295.8
237.7
179.0

.4
.3
.4
.3
1.0

187.5
219.7
288.7
202.8
168.1

-1.2
-1.7
.0
-1.9
.1

217.9
244.0
309.5
235.0
161.4

-1.6
-2.1
1.4
-2.6

174.1
210.3
95.3
210.7
171.2

1.0
2.3
-.3
2.4
1.7

236.5
287.0
306.8
274.2
179.0

.4
.3
.4
.2
1.1

210.7
243.9
299.5
220.5
176.2

.4
.6
1.4
.2
.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

161.9
158.1
159.3
152.1
164.7

2.3
2.5
1.5
4.0
1.7

149.7
145.1
135.3
139.4
159.2

1.1

159.2
154.2
147.7
163.1
148.3

6.2
6.9
-2.4
17.7
2.3

151.3
148.7
133.6
141.5
159.6

2.4
2.6
-.1
5.9
1.3

155.5
150.6
141.3
148.4
164.0

1.8
1.8
.6
2.6
3.7

142.1
136.4
145.8
114.0
165.6

2.8
3.2
2.4
6.3
1.6

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

189.2
188.8
188.5

.8
.9
.3

190.5
190.4
187.5

.8 186.5
.9 186.1

.4
.4
.5

191.5
193.4
154.8

1.0
1.0

204.2
195.7
233.9

1.2 196.0
1.5 197.8
179.9

.4
.4
.0

Medical care

222.8

246.2

4.1

175.8

.3

184.8
180.1

.7
2.6

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

1.1

-1.0
.5
5.6

197.8

1.6

-.1
1.5

.0
254.1

223.9

1.9 225.0

2.0

229.7
.3

.1
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

177.4
187.1
184.2

.7
1.9
.8

190.4
182.7

See footnotes at end of table.




173.7

176.8

72

.8
1.6
.1

187.6
184.0

.5 155.1
2.0
1.2

180.5
169.7

-.4
1.3
-.8

182.3
194.1
188.5

1.0
1.3
-.6

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 to September 1978—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items

199.1

1.2

193.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

190.4
210.1
178.7
179.2
177.0

Services
Medical care services

215.2
239.2

1.7
1.7

203.7
244.2

194.5
197.7
197.4
224.9
177.7
177.2
195.5
224.2
211.3

,8
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.7
.9
1.8
1.8

190.2
190.9
107.5
104.1
171.2
171.6
193.4
215.4
197.2

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy3
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1.2
1.7

187.0
211.6
171.6
172.5
169.3

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.




73

0.8

1.1
1.3
-.3
1.0

1.5
1.2
1.1
1.1

1.4

198.2

1.8

196.9

184.3
208.7
170.9
174.5
166.4

1.7
-.1
2.5
3.1
2.1

184.0
204.2
173.6
172.2
174.9

216.3
267.3

1.9
1.9

219.3
239.1

2.2
2.1

216.4
246.5

193.9
193.8
107.7
104.8
171.8
175.7
192.6
221.7
205.3

1.8
2.0
.0
2.4
3.0
1.4
1.9
1.9

187.0
194.9
106.7
108.3
172.7
170.4
189.0
227.3
215.4

1.2
1.4
1.4
2.0
.9
1.4
1.2
2.2
2.2

197.0
195.7
104.6
106.3
170.2
173.6
194.0
226.3
211.8

1.1
1.5

197.7
187.2
208.0
171.9
176.8
162.9

0.9

198.2

1.2

1.3
1.4
1.1

189.7
215.9
172.6
169.2
176.3

.8
.1
1.3
1.3
1.3

1.0

216.1
271.5

1.9
5.1

.8
.9
.9
1.3
1.2
1.3
.7
1.1
1.1

195.6
195.2
106.0
106.5
171.4
167.6
194.5
220.8
206.9

.7
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.2
.6
2.0
1.5

2
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base in LA.-Long Beach,
Anaheim, Calif.
3
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 to September 1978
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 2

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska3
Index

Baltimore,
Md.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Boston,
Mass.

Miami,
Fla.4

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

192.8
210.6

2.2 203.3

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

231.0
213.5
211.9
193.7
222.3
226.8
1*5.1
202.3
241.5
222.1
180.3

.9 212.8

Housing

190.0
173.9
159.9
206.1
177.8

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 5 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

0.7

236.1

195.5
234.2

1.3 203.6

1.3 207.9

231.1

221.4

1.9
3.1
4.0
.3
6.9
5.3

220.5
235.6
157.9
197.5
268.3

1.0
1.1
1.5
-5.9
1.1

195.8
197.2
173.6
206.2
207.1

1.3
1.7
-.2
.7
2.4

208.0
218.1
145.4
211.3
249.5

235.4
284.5
305.8
277.7
182.0

2.5
3.3
1.1
4.3
-.7

213.3
231.2
291.5
182.4
180.9

-.3
-.4
1.5
-2.2
2.0

242.8
277.3
101.4
266.1
168.0

170.6
164.1
174.3
147.9
189.2

3.0
3.4
2.8
5.6
5.1

173.7
170.5
165.0
172.1
165.4

7.2
7.3
8.8
10.3
1.0

178.0
176.1
174.2
178.0
170.1

178.5
179.7
164.7

.6
.6
.0

207.5
213.9
167.5

.7
.8
.1

176.4
182.2
126.2

173.9
189.3
228.6
132.8
241.6

2.9

206.0
212.5
209.3
195.7
196.8
199.3
198.3
207.5
258.6
224.0
168.3

.6
.6
.4
.6
.1
-.7
1.2
-2.8

1.1
1.2
.5

209.4
217.6
211.0
206.7
214.2
217.4
198.7
201.8
233.2
238.4
153.4

1.8
1.8
1.2
2.1
1.5

1.3
.8

112.0
112.2
111.1
107.5
113.7
113.8
107.6
119.2
106.0
114.8
108.3

.9
6.0
-4.5
.6
3.2
2.2

230.3
259.4
153.9
209.7
290.5

3.7
4.3
2.0
.9
4.8

106.0
107.2
104.5
109.6
108.1

1.5
2.7
1.5
-3.0
3.1

203.7
208.0
159.7
186.2
224.0

4.0
6.0
-1.3
-2.1
8.1

-.9 192.7
-1.2 239.6
.9

98.9
240.5
181.7

2.5
4.1
3.1
4.2
1.7

102.4
102.5
102.5
102.5
105.2

-1.2
-1.9
-3.9
-1.8
.4

228.5
267.5
315.0
252.5
176.8

1.2
1.0
.3
1.2
.0

3.9
3.9
6.9
3.9
-.4

182.8
163.8
188.1
181.8
163.2

4.4
4.8
2.6
10.4
-2.8

102.9
101.3
101.4
99.7
105.4

.6 178.5

6.8
7.4
6.2
8.4
10.7

1.3

105.1
104.6
116.6

1.2

.0

182.8
184.9
144.0

1.2
.0

188.7
187.3
195.8

109.0

2.0

222.5

104.9

.4

188.5

105.9
104.5

2.8
1.4

186.0
196.9

2.6
4.0
4.7
.6
4.0

-1.8
.0
.3

210.3
211.7
203.0
205.8
181.7
208.1
259.8
215.3
159.7

-9.3

200.2
226.0

-1.2
3.5
-2.6
-3.2
2.5
-10.8
2.5
2.3
1.1

-.1

-1.3
2.2
1.0
.5
.0

1.3

-.4
-.5
-.7
.9
-2.3
-2.7
1.3

-.1

217.3
216.5
202.0
210.8
215.3
185.0
225.0
261.1
221.0
176.3

.6
2.4
.5
.1
2.4
.3
.0
2.7

107.0
107.0

218.8
224.1
227.5
230.9
215.5
218.2
192.7
232.1
276.3
211.5
180.8

205.5

-.9 211.0

-.8

2.4

-1.3
.0

.1
-1.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

160.4
148.1
146.0
155.6
150.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

180.3
186.8
135.0

Medical care

236.6

1.9

225.1

1.7 209.2

3.1

249.1

Entertainment

179.5

1.7

175.9

2.0

166.3

.3

170.2

.7

179.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

183.6
192.4

1.5
1.4

181.2
177.2

1.3

188.9
172.6

3.3
.4

186.8
181.1

1.5

180.5
172.9

2.1
2.0
4.6
4.4
-.7

1.3

2.0

177.8
183.7
171.1
176.4

.4

See footnotes at end of table.




1.7

-1.0
4.3
2.3
-.4
2.4

74

210.0

1.0
.3

1.3
.5
-.2
.2

1.0

1.3
2.2
2.7
3.1

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 t o September 1978—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 2
Anchorage,
Alaska3

Group

Index

Baltimore,
Md.

Boston,
Mass.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla.4

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

192.8

2.2

203.3

0.7

195.5

1.3

203.6

1.3

207.9

2.4

107.0

1.3

200.2

2.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

184.5
231.0
160.2
170.0
149.7

1.7
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.7

198.0
212.8
188.4
183.7
194.3

.2
-.8
.7
1.9
-.3

191.2
205.5
180.6
192.5
160.6

1.3
-.1
2.1
3.2

198.3
218.8
182.6
187.1
176.5

.9
-.4
1.6
1.9
1.5

197.8
206.0
193.3
179.7
206.5

2.0
.6
2.6
2.6
2.5

107.7
112.0
105.3
104.5
106.0

1.2
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.0

193.3
209.4
183.8
190.7
169.6

3.0
1.8
3.6
3.6
3.7

Services
Medical care services

216.8
255.2

2.9
1.8

213.1
241.5

1.6
1.3

204.1
224.2

1.6
3.7

214.6
263.1

2.0

226.8
227.5

3.1
1.2

106.1
109.6

1.7
2.2

213.4
238.2

2.6
1.2

205.2
194.7
107.7
105.3
162.0
171.6
201.8
229.6
211.4

1.2
2.3
2.2
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
3.6
3.0

196.2
202.1
103.4
109.0
187.6
183.0
198.9
222.5
208.8

195.0
194.8
104.6
101.2
179.0
188.7
199.6
210.0
201.7

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.0
2.1
3.1
1.5
1.9
1.4

199.1
200.9
106.5
100.7
182.8
186.3
205.7
229.1
205.4

.4
1.4
1.4
.3
1.6
1.8
.6
1.8
2.2

192.2
207.5
108.1
107.8
191.3
177.9
193.5
238.6
225.6

1.4
2.5
2.3
3.8
2.5
2.5
1.5
3.3
3.2

107.0
106.9
107.3
104.7
105.4
104.7
108.6
106.4
105.6

.9
1.3
1.4
.8
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.7
1.5

197.2
198.8
110.3
109.2
181.7
185.6
200.7
222.6
209.6

1.8
2.9
2.9
2.1
3.6
3.5
2.6
3.2
2.7

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
Energy6
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

,

2.8
1.8
1.6
1.6

See footnotes at end of table.




75

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers1: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 to September 1978—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 2

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania

Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

195.4
230.5

0.7

204.3
241.5

2.1

194.7
227.4

2.0

205.4
215.9

1.9

199.7
234.6

2.9

202.8
236.3

1.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs8 9 . .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home810
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

200.3
207.0
208.1
189.7
206.4
207.8
185.1
211.0
252.9
200.0
149.3

-.9
-1.0
-1.5
-1.0
-2.0
-2.9
1.0
-5.4
.3
.7
.9

210.0
214.6
211.2
201.4
224.3
227.6
169.4
194.2
258.0
224.5
170.1

.3
.0
-.7
.0
-1.1
-1.9
.5
-3.9
.8
1.7
3.0

211.5
214.6
217.3
212.3
204.2
207.1
200.5
238.2
253.3
210.1
181.9

1.6
1.7
1.1
.5
-.6
-1.3
3.1
5.9
.7
2.8
.4

210.4
217.4
206.4
198.2
211.0
215.1
179.8
204.0
239.2
246.0
155.3

.6

200.8
206.9
202.6
194.4
209.8
215.8
172.8
179.7
247.5
218.4
162.7

1.9
1.9
.5
2.3
.5
-.2
1.9
-2.6
.5
5.0
2.5

221.6
224.2
219.7
215.6
200.2
203.0
178.8
242.1
277.0
236.0
192.7

-.7
-.8
-1.1
2.3
-1.5
-2.4
1.2
-6.8
.2
-.2
.9

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership

202.6
219.8
188.1
208.4
228.8

1.2
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.1

216.1
241.1
175.6
194.1
265.9

2.9
3.4
2.2
.1
3.8

198.9
203.1
138.5
205.8
221.5

2.7
3.8
-.3
1.1
4.7

229.5
265.8
189.4
215.5
295.6

3.3
4.3

4.9

219.3
244.0
173.3
218.5
265.5

4.8
6.5
3.2
8.0
7.2

207.0
212.5
172.3
204.5
238.3

2.1
2.1
1.7
.3
2.5

-.8
-1.3
.8
-2.4
3.1

212.4
251.9
288.3
238.7
181.1

1.2
1.5
-.2
1.7
.7

172.2
193.2
97.4
202.7
169.8

-.6
-1.1
-1.8
-1.1
.1

188.4
216.6
271.9
171.7
179.6

-.1
.0
-.3

225.5
282.1
306.7
274.7
183.4

2.0
3.1
-.8
3.7
2.1

1.1
1.7
.6
3.6
3.2

161.9
159.7
167.5
144.3
169.6

4.5
4.8
-.2
4.3
2.6

160.3
152.7
160.5
143.4
160.3

3.4
3.8
1.8
6.5
2.8

174.3
176.7
156.7

1.0

186.8
185.7
192.0

.4
.5
.0

242.9

2.1

All items
All items (1957-59=100)7

270.5
270.4
322.1
166.3
160.6

1.0
2.0

224.8
221.9
299.3
177.2
175.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

161.5
161.6
172.3
143.9
175.3

1.4
1.5
.1
3.7
2.0

170.9
171.6
168.6
181.9
154.2

6.0
6.4
1.9
12.7
5.8

153.8
150.0
144.5
145.0
162.9

3.4
3.7
3.4
7.2
-2.2

153.0
149.5
153.1
141.9
158.9

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

185.4
192.6
131.0

1.0

185.7
193.5
162.1

1.6
1.2

179.5
185.6
103.7

1.5
1.5

187.2
189.3
148.6

Medical care

226.3

Entertainment

190.8

Other goods and services
Personal care

191.1
202.5

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas " ..
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

.7

1.0
.2

2.5
-.6
-1.3
2.8

2.3

15.8
216.6
1.1

175.8

2.1
1.7

185.3
179.0

See footnotes at end of table.




204.4

214.0

.6

213.2

1.0

76

181.7

1.6

170.5

1.5

171.5

-1.0

186.3

.3

184.1
185.9

-2.1

182.8
179.8

2.2
2.3

180.6
195.7

2.6
1.9

195.9
196.0

-.2
1.2

1.2
1.6

AREA DATA
CPI-W
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers': Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, September 1978 and percent changes July 1978 to September 1978—
Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 2

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

195.4

0.7

204.3

2.1

194.7

2.0

205.4

1.9

199.7

2.9 202.8

1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

191.0
200.3
184.9
189.8
176.3

196.2
210.0
189.0
187.2
187.8

1.7

-.9
1.1
1.3
1.0

2.3
3.2
1.7

190.9
211.5
176.6
176.5
175.2

1.8
1.6
1.8
2.5
1.4

195.3
210.4
187.6
179.1
194.3

1.5
.6
2.0
1.4
2.3

190.7
200.8
184.1
180.4
184.9

2.6
1.9
2.9
2.7
3.1

190.9
221.6
172.9
182.8
160.5

.2
-.7
.7
1.6
-.1

Services
Medical care services

204.9
246.2

1.3
.7

219.2
232.8

2.8
.9

202.3
218.0

2.6 223.3
.9 228.7

2.4

217.1
226.5

3.4

222.1
261.3

2.3
2.2

.6
1.5
1.1
1.2
.1
1.3
1.4

193.7
203.0
109.1
104.7
187.7
185.3
198.9
227.3
215.6

1.5
2.2
2.2
.8
2.3
3.2
1.6
2.9
3.0

192.2
193.8
105.7
106.7
177.0
176.9
195.9
210.7
198.4

1.5
2.1
2.0
2.3
1.8
2.4
2.0
2.9
21

.5
1.9
1.9
1.0
2.0
1.4

186.1
198.7
109.8
105.3
182.6
177.9
191.2
224.3
215.0

1.3
3.1
3.1
1.3
2.9
2.7
2.3
3.5
3.8

200.0
200.4
107.9
110.0
173.9
183.7
203.0
236.5
216.4

.8
1.0
.8
2.4
.7
1.6
.4
2.5
2.3

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy6
Energy6
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

190.4
193.5
107.2
104.1
182.4
185.2
195.4
207.1
198.0

1
Formerly referred to as revised CPI-W. The unrevised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was discontinued after data for June
1978 were published.
2
Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 18) will appear next
month.
3
Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
4
Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
5
Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Colo.
6
Indexes are on the bases listed below:
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978=100.
Boston, Mass
January 1978=100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977=100.




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187.6
204.7
110.2
109.0
185.6
176.3
195.3
229.8
221.7

.9
2.7
2.6

Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977=100.
Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978=100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977=100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977=100.
7
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
8
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
9
See table 19, footnote 4.
10
See table 19, footnote 5.
11
Index on a November 1977=100 base in San Diego, Calif.

Technical Notes

Brief Explanation of the CPI
other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services
are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public
utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other items.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with weights
which represent their importance in the spending of the
appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are
also published for 28 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they
only measure the average change in prices for each area
since the base period.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase of
22 percent, for example, is shown as 122.0. This change
can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a
base period "market basket" of goods and services in the
CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to SI2.20.
For further details see the following: The Consumer
Price Index:
Concepts and Content Over the Years,
Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
May 1978); The Revision of the Consumer Price Index,
by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical Reporter,
February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce),
and Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component
of the Consumer Price Index, by Daniel H. Ginsburg,
Monthly Labor Review, August 1978.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket
of goods and services. Effective with the January 1978
index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPI's
for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent
of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a
revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered
by the CPI-U. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage
earners and clerical workers, groups which historically have
been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional,
managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, shortterm workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people
buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban
areas across the country from over 18,000 tenants, 18,000
housing units for property taxes, and about 24,000 establishments—grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments.
All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of
items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a
few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations.
Prices of most other commodities and services are collected
every month in the five largest geographic areas and every

A Note About Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in the
accompanying box illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods
are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would be
if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month
period.




Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:

189.8
189.2
0.6

Percent Change

Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals:
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:

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0.6
189.2
0.003
0.003x100
0.3

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year—such as price movements resulting from changing
climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensiveh for escalation




purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements
and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes
to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal
variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
adjusted indexes are derived by the X-l 1 Variant of the
Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program. The
updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data
from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates
will replace 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1974
through 1978 will be replaced at the end of 1978. The
seasonal movement of all items and 35 other aggregations
is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 45
selected components.

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