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m sM m m C P I D e ta ile d R e p o rt U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics D a ta fo r S e p te m b e r 1 9 9 6 u.s. d e p a r t m e n t o f l a b o r Robert B. Reich, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report—(ISSN 0161-7311) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800, Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $25 domestic, $31.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $9; foreign, $11.25. 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Lott Contents Price movements, September 1996 1 Chart 4 How BLS measures price change in the Consumer Price Index fo r household fuels How BLS uses rent data in the Consumer Price Index 7 How the Consumer Price Index measures homeowners* costs 9 Technical notes 5 100 CPI-U CPI-W Index tables Table U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December elected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes Page Table Page 1 11 6 26 2 3 4 5 13 15 20 25 7 8 9 28 30 35 24 70 27 82 25 72 28 84 26 77 29 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 40 41 43 45 49 51 52 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 55 56 58 60 64 66 67 Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices Residential unit and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food PI P2 P3 P4 94 95 96 97 S c h e d u le d R e le a s e D a te Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month Release date October November 14 January February 19 November December 12 February March 19 December January 14 March A p ril 15 Price M ovem ents Septem ber 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in September to a level of 157.8 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-U increased 3.0 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.4 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment. The September 1996 CPI-W level of 155.1 was 3.0 percent higher than the index in Sep tember 1995. 0.5 percent after declining 1.4 percent in August. Increases in the indexes for airline fares and for new vehicles also contributed to the larger advance in September. Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 2.6 percent in the third quarter. This follows in creases of 4.0 and 3.1 percent in the first and second quar ters, respectively, and brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.2 percent. This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 1995. The food and energy components have moved up sharply thus far in 1996, after acting as moderating influ ences on overall consumer price movements throughout most of the past 5 years. Through the first 9 months of 1996, en ergy costs have risen at a 6.5-percent annual rate. The index for petroleum-based energy goods advanced at an annual rate of 9.8 percent and the index for energy services at a 3.6-percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 4.4-percent annual rate in the first 9 months of 1996, fol lowing an advance of 2.1 percent in all of 1995. Grocery store foods have risen at a 5.4-percent rate in 1996 with the sharpest advance occurring in the index for dairy products— up at a SAAR of 12.1 percent thus far in 1996. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7-per cent annual rate in the third quarter and has advanced at a 2.8-percent annual rate thus far in 1996. This compares with an increase of 3.0 percent for all of 1995. Within this cat egory, the index for commodities less food and energy has C P I f o r A ll U r b a n C o n s u m e r s (C P I-U ) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 per cent in September, following a 0.1-percent increase in August. The food index rose 0.5 percent in September, again reflecting sharp increases in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for dairy products. The energy index, which declined 3.2 percent in the 3-month period ended in August after advancing 9.4 percent in the prior 6-month period, was unchanged in September. The index for petro leum-based energy increased 0.1 percent, while the index for energy services declined 0.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent, following a 0.1percent increase in August. About two-thirds of the accel eration in this index from August to September was due to a sharp turnaround in the index for apparel and upkeep—up Table A. Percent c h a n g e s in CPi fo r AH U rban C o n su m e rs (CPI-U) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All Item s......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care.......................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services................................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy.................. 1996 March April May June 0.4 .5 .3 0.4 .3 .3 -.4 0.3 0.1 .1 .2 .1 .7 .7 .3 1.1 .1 July August September 0.3 .5 .4 0.1 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 -1.4 .5 .5 -.1 .7 .3 .4 -.4 -.4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 1.4 .6 3.2 .3 .2 .1 .6 .3 .3 0.3 .5 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended September 1996 2.6 12 months ended September 1996 3.0 3.7 2.9 -.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 5.0 3.2 -3.9 .3 2.7 1.3 .2 .4 .3 0 3.2 3.9 1.1 .1 -2.2 .7 -.4 .5 -.6 0 .4 .5 -3.9 5.3 5.2 3.8 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 2.7 2.7 .1 1 .3 costs and maintenance and repair costs each rose 0.1 per cent. The indexes for household fuels and for other utilities and public services each increased 0.2 percent in Septem ber. Among household fuels, the indexes for electricity and for fuel oil increased 0.2 and 4.5 percent, respectively, while the index for natural gas declined 0.7 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.2 percent in Sep tember, the same as in August. The transportation index, which had declined in each of the 3 preceding months, turned up in September, increasing 0.5 percent. Advances in the indexes for airline fares and new vehicles more than offset another decline in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline, which increased 18.2 percent in the period from November 1995 through May, has declined 8.0 percent in the past 4 months, includ ing a 0.4-percent drop in September. As of September, the gasoline index was 12.0 percent below its peak level of December 1990. The index for new vehicle prices, which rose 0.1 percent in August, increased 0.6 percent in Septem ber. As of September, about 10 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 1997 models, a noticeably larger proportion than in recent years. The 1997 models will con tinue to be phased into the index over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. The index for au tomobile finance charges increased 0.9 percent in Septem ber and has risen 4.9 percent in the past 4 months. The in dex for used cars rose 0.3 percent, its first increase in 6 months. The index for airline fares increased 2.9 percent, in part as a result of the re-imposition of the 10-percent Fed eral tax that went back into effect on August 27. The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined 1.4 percent in August, turned up in September, advancing 0.5 percent. The proportion of higher priced fall-winter wear in the sample in September was about normal, in contrast to August, which was characterized by the slower than usual introduction of the seasonal clothing. (Prior to seasonal ad risen at a 1.0-percent annual rate, following a 1.7-percent increase in all of 1995. A larger decline in the index for apparel commodities in 1996 (at a SAAR) than in 1995— down 2.2 percent relative to down 0.1 percent—was prima rily responsible for the moderation. The index for services less energy has advanced at a 3.5-percent rate in 1996, vir tually the same as the 3.6 percent rise in 1995. The rates for selected groups during the past 8 3/4years are shown below. The food and beverage index rose 0.5 percent in Septem ber. The index for grocery store foods increased 0.6 percent, following a 0.5-percent rise in August. Increases in the in dexes for dairy products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs—up 1.7 and 1.1 percent, respectively—accounted for four-fifths of the September advance. The index for dairy products has risen 6.8 percent in the past 4 months and 10.9 percent since September 1995. Within the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, pork prices increased 1.6 percent in September and have risen 13.4 percent in the last 12 months. The index for beef, which had risen 3.6 percent during the 3-month period ended in August, increased 0.2 percent in September. Over the previous 12 months, beef prices had risen 1.1 percent. Prices for poultry increased 0.8 percent in September to a level 6.8 percent above a year ago. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.1 percent as a decrease in fresh vegetable prices more than offset increases in the prices for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables. The in dexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home rose 0.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—increased 0.3 and 0.5 per cent, respectively, in September. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in September, the same as in August. Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent in September, following a rise of 0.1 percent in August. Within shelter, homeowners’ costs rose 0.2 percent, and renters’ Table Q3. A n n u a l p e rce n t c h a n g e s in th e CPI fo r A ll U rban C o n su m e r, 1988-96 SAAR 3-months ended in September 1996 Percent change 12 months ended in December Expenditure category All Item s.......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services........................ Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy.................. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 6.1 2.7 2.7 2.7 .9 2.4 5.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 4.0 8.5 5.1 3.1 2.5 3.4 3.4 -1.5 7.9 3.9 2.9 5.3 4.5 5.1 10.4 9.6 4.3 7.0 8.2 7.6 8.0 .5 5.2 5.1 5.6 18.1 5.3 4.7 4.4 5.2 1988 1989 4.4 5.1 4.0 4.7 3.0 6.9 4.6 4.6 5.5 3.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 1995 2.1 3.2 4.3 2.2 3.0 2.8 .1 2.8 - 1.6 3.8 4.9 2.3 1.5 3.9 3.3 -1.7 4.6 3.1 2.7 6.5 2.7 4.2 4.3 3.7 -7.4 1.9 2.0 -1.4 2.9 2.2 -1.3 1.5 2.9 2.1 6.5 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 2 1.4 3.0 6.6 2.8 justment, clothing prices rose 2.9 percent in September.) Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in September to a level 3.3 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—increased 0.1 percent in Sep tember. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 per cent. Charges for professional services and hospital and re lated services increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs rose 0.1 percent in September, fol lowing an increase of 0.2 percent in August. The index for other goods and services was unchanged in September, following a 0.3-percent rise in August. The in dexes for college tuition and for school books and supplies, which increased 1.0 and 1.2 percent, respectively, in Au gust, declined 1.0 percent and were unchanged, respectively, in September. (In September, prior to seasonal adjustment, college tuition costs rose 2.2 percent and the index for school books and supplies increased 1.0 percent.) The index for tobacco products increased 0.7 percent in September. C P I f o r U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s a n d C le r ic a l W o r k e r s (C P I-W ) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in September. Table B. P ercent ch a n g e s in CPI fo r U rb an W age E a rn e rs a n d C le ric a l W o rkers (CPI-W ) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1996 March All Item s.......................... Food and beverages............. Housing.................................. Apparel and upkeep.............. Transportation........................ Medical care........................... Entertainment......................... Other goods and services......................... Special Indexes: Energy.................................... Food....................................... All items less food and energy.................. 0.5 .1 .3 .6 April 0.4 .3 .3 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended September 1996 12 months ended September 1996 May June July August September 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 .1 .2 .2 .6 .7 .4 0.3 .5 .1 -.6 -.6 .4 .4 .2 .1 0 -1.5 -.4 .3 -.1 .1 .5 .4 0 -.3 .2 .1 2.7 1.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.1 5.3 3.0 -4.2 3.0 3.8 2.9 .9 -.2 1.1 .2 .0 .-1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .4 .2 .2 3.4 3.6 1.8 .6 3.3 .3 1.1 .1 -2.0 -.9 .5 -.5 .3 0 .8 .5 -5.7 5.3 5.5 3.8 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 2.5 2.6 .3 3 -.6 -.8 CPI-U 12-month changes, 1987 to present Percent Percent 4 How BLS Measures Price Change in the Consumer Price Index for Household Fuels The household fuels index, a component of the fuel and other utilities index, is included in the housing group of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Together with the index for motor fuels, it makes up the special energy index. The house hold fuels index measures the price movement of residen tial energy items used for heating, cooling, lighting, cook ing, and running appliances. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) each month pub lishes the aggregate index for household fuels and its com ponent indexes for electricity and natural gas, as well as the combined gas and electricity index, at the U.S. level, and for all areas for which CPI data are published. The compo nent indexes for fuel oil and for other household fuels, as well as the combined fuel oil and other household fuels in dex, are published each month at the U.S. level and for many of the areas for which CPI data are available. The base period weight of the fuels indexes represents the out-of-pocket expenditures on household fuels, as re ported in the Consumer Expenditure Survey (1982-84). Therefore, the expenditures by consumers during the 198284 period established the importance each item was given in the CPI calculation. The individual items which comprise the household fuels index, together with their relative importance values within the U.S. city average of the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as of December 1995, follows: Item A ll ite m s ........................................................................... H o using........................................................................ Household fu e ls....................................................... Fuel o il................................................................. Other household fuels (propane, kerosene, firewood, etc.)................................... E le ctricity............................................................ Natural (piped) gas............................................. Energy .......................................................................... Household fuels....................................................... Motor fu e ls .............................................................. and 100 therms of natural gas, and 500 KWH of electricity. Average price data are published at the U.S. city average level, and at the regional and regional/size-class level, the U.S. city average size-class level, and for 15 ‘A-size’ cities when sample sufficiency criteria are met. BLS collects ad ditional data for the fixed consumption average price series. The monthly change in the household fuels index is de termined by the price changes reported for selected energy items in selected outlets, utility companies, and other sup pliers of these items. CPI selects the outlets and the items with a probability sampling method so that all outlets and items are represented. Applicable taxes are also included in reported prices. The outlets from which prices are obtained, and the con sumption amounts assigned to those outlets within a CPI pricing area remain constant until they are reselected, which occurs at 5-year intervals. The selection of the outlets to be used for the electricity and natural gas indexes is made by one of two methods. In the first, the Consumer Expenditure Survey is used to derive the sample of outlets. Respondents to this survey report the name of the company from which they purchase their house hold energy, the monthly dollar amount of their purchases, and the total units of energy purchased. When outlets are selected in a pricing area, the CPI uses a full year of the data reported for the area and draws a sample of monthly household bills, using aprobability-proportionalto-expenditure method. The outlet associated with each se lected bill is assigned an observation or “quote” for pricing. If the outlet is selected more than once, then multiple quotes are assigned to that outlet. The selected outlets, and their quote assignments, are sup plied to the field staff. Through a series of disaggregation steps,1 the field agent selects quote characteristics, such as type of rate schedule (general residential, heating, nonheating, air conditioning, hot water heating, etc.), ap propriate discounts, applicable tax jurisdictions, and other unique billing conditions and price-determining character istics which affect that quote’s billing (summer/winter ver sus year-round rate schedule, peak/off-peak, time-of-day bill ing, etc.). A number of CPI areas do not have their electricity and natural gas index samples selected from the Consumer Ex- Relative importance 100.000 41.346 3.792 .246 .110 2.395 1.041 6.700 3.792 2.908 The same data used in the electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil indexes are also used in the CPI average price series for the price per therm of natural gas, the price per KWH of electricity, and the price per gallon of fuel oil. Average prices also are provided for fixed consumption amounts of 40 therms 1 Disaggregation is a probability-based sampling method used to select a specific detailed item for pricing within an outlet. Reprinted from BLS Fact Sheet 96-4. 5 penditure Survey. They have outlets assigned using a sec ond method of selection. From a universe created from other sources,2the name of the outlet is selected using probability sampling with selec tion proportional to population of the area and the number of residential customers of the eligible companies. The field agent is then notified of the selected outlet. Using disaggre gation procedures, the field agent then selects an area for pricing and a representative bill from the outlet for the se lected area. The price-determining characteristics from this selected bill are assigned to that quote for initiation into the CPI sample. The selection of outlets to be priced for the fuel oil and the other household fuels indexes uses the Continuing Point of Purchase Survey. The consumption amounts which are priced at the selected outlets are assigned in several ways. Consumption amounts for the natural gas and for the electricity indexes either re flect Consumer Expenditure Survey reported household bill amounts, or are arrived at by a disaggregation at the outlet when the quote is initiated. Disaggregation at the outlet is also used to select amounts of consumption for the fuel oil index, and for the other household fuels (propane, kerosene, firewood, etc.) index. Once the sample has been selected and initiated, it is priced on a monthly basis to track any and all price movements. Generally, data are collected on the following items: • Service charge—a fixed charge per bill. • Consumption charges—for total monthly energy usage. • Additional charges and/or credits reported for natu ral gas and electricty billings for the purchase of energy and/or fuels used by the utility to produce energy to fulfill that month’s total demand. • Refunds—from past overcharges. • Discounts • Taxes N o te s For the household fuels samples, the number of occupants and consumption amounts are held constant from pricing period to pricing period. Because household fuels generally always are available, there are no substitutions due to item unavailability, and no quality adjustments in the household fuels sample. Number o f quotes 2 Data obtained from the U.S. Department o f Energy, Energy Informa tion Administration publications, were used to draw a universe o f electricity outlets. Brown’s Directory o f Natural Gas Companies in North America was used for the universe o f natural gas outlets. 6 E le c tric ity ........................................................ Natural gas....................................................... Fuel o il............................................................. Other fu e ls ....................................................... 500 KW H o f ele ctricity.................................. 100 therms o f natural gas............................... 40 therms o f natural g a s................................. 1,302 1,035 222 137 449 300 302 How BLS Uses Rent Data in the Consumer Price Index what renters get for their rent, that is, the number of bed rooms, bathrooms, and other rooms in the unit; the types of utilities and facilities provided; the type of energy used for heating and cooling; etc. Residential rent and owners' equivalent rent are the two main shelter components of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Other shelter components include other renters’ costs (such as lodging while out of town, lodging while at school, and tenants’ insurance), household insurance, and household maintenance and repairs. The CPI Housing Sur vey is the source of data that measures monthly changes in the cost of shelter for renters and owner occupants. The shelter index includes the components shown below with the relative importance of each index. These data are for the U.S. city average of the CPI for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) as of December 1995: Item Relative importance Shelter............................................................................... Renters’ costs.............................................................. Rent, residential....................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs..................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t......................................... Household insurance.............................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.012 19.716 .386 .199 C a lc u la t in g e c o n o m ic r e n ts BLS derives the monthly economic rent for each renter unit in the survey. Economic rent is the payment in ex change for all services the landlord provides, as well as the value of certain rent reductions. For example, if the land lord provides electricity, the economic rent includes elec tricity. BLS excludes the value of changes in the quality of the item from its measure of price change. When there is a change in what renters get for their rents, there is a quality change, which may be either positive or negative. For example, the landlord stops paying for elec tricity and the tenant must now pay the bill. If the rent does not change, the renter gets less for the rent payment. BLS adjusts the current rent to make it consistent with the previ ous rent. In this example, an estimate of the electricity charge is added to the current rent to show an increase in the economic rent. BLS adjusts rents for most changes in utilities (electric, gas, fuel oil, etc.) and facilities (refrig erator, dishwasher, laundry equipment, etc.). In addition, landlords commonly reduce the rent they charge when the tenant performs a service or a third party pays part of the rent. The value of any reduction for these reasons is applied to the current economic rent to make it consistent with the previous data. For example, in the sum mer a tenant cuts the grass, so the rent is reduced by $50, but in the winter the tenant does not perform that service or receive the rent reduction. BLS would add $50 to the sum mer rent, because the tenant is supplying $50 of service to the landlord in lieu of $50 in cash. The Housing Survey interviews respondents in about 35,000 renter-occupied housing units every 6 months on a rotating basis. About 30,000 additional owner-occupied units are interviewed every 2 years, also on a rotating basis. The housing units may be of any type: Single detached; within multi-unit buildings; or mobile homes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures the change in the monthly costs for renters directly from this survey data. However, BLS uses a "rental equivalence” approach for owners. Rental equivalence measures the change in the owner's implicit rent, the monthly value of the shelter services provided by the home. Because implicit rent is not a market transaction, BLS must estimate the implicit rents of owner occupants.1 C a l c u l a t i n g c h a n g e s in e c o n o m i c r e n t s The Residential Rent Index The CPI spreads the collection of the rent sample over a 6-month period by dividing it into six representative subsamples called "panels." Each panel contains housing units in every CPI area, so the price movement of the panel is a good estimate of the price movement for housing in the urban United States. R e n te r d a ta c o lle c tio n For renter-occupied housing, BLS collects data on house hold size, the amount of rent paid, any extra charges, and 1 See article "How the Consumer Price Index Measures Homeowners' Costs" for additional information on the homeowners' costs component of the CPI. C a lc u la t in g t h e r e s id e n t ia l r e n t in d e x Because each renter housing unit in the sample repre Reprinted from BLS Fact Sheet 96-5. 7 sents many renter units in the renter universe, it has a weight equal to the number of renter units it represents. Multiplying the economic rents by the weight yields weighted economic rents for each unit, which are estimates of the total rent that portion of the renter universe is pay ing. The weighted economic rents are then aggregated across all the usable units in the CPI area to yield total weighted economic rents for a CPI area. The 6-month change is calculated as follows: Current month total weighted economic rents 6-months earlier total weighted economic rents E s tim a tio n The estimation formula for the residential rent index is as follows: An estimate of the 1-month change is derived by taking the 6th root of the 6-month change. The current index is equal to the index from the prior month multiplied by the estimated 1-month change. This result is the resi dential rent index for each CPI area. The Owners' Equivalent Rent Index1 O w n e r d a ta c o lle c t io n The CPI spreads the collection of the owner sample over a 2-year period. In addition to asking for household-size data, BLS asks each homeowner for their estimate of the house's implicit rent and what occupants would get for their rent (how many rooms, etc.) if the owner did rent their home. C a l c u l a t i n g c h a n g e s in i m p l i c i t r e n t s BLS does not use changes in the estimates of the implicit rent to calculate the owners' equivalent rent index. These estimates are only used for the initial level of the implicit rents. BLS estimates changes in implicit rent from changes in the rents of units in the rent sample which have been adjusted to exclude utilities and facilities. BLS uses a pro cess called owner-renter matching, which assigns to each owner unit a set of renter units that match the location, structure type, and general characteristics of each owner unit as closely as possible. BLS derives an implicit rent for each owner unit in the survey from the initial value estimated by the homeowner and the change in adjusted rents from the matched set of renters. The 6-month change in the average adjusted rents for the matched renters is used to update the owner unit’s implicit rent from 6 months earlier to the current month. When this is done, BLS has estimates of the current month's and 6-month's previous implicit rents, which are essentially the same data it collects directly for renter-occupied units. C a lc u la tin g th e o w n e r s ' e q u iv a le n t r e n t in d e x Because each owner housing unit in the sample repre sents many owner units in the owner universe, it has a weight equal to the number of owner units it represents, just like the renter sample. In addition, because there are now implicit rents and weights for each owner unit, the same procedures that were used with the economic rents for the residential rent index are used to calculate 6-month changes in the implicit rents for the owners' equivalent rent index. How the Consumer Price Index Measures Homeowners1Costs home is both a place to live (consumption) and a long-lived asset (investment). In addition to changes in home prices, the home owner ship component attempted to measure the change in the ex pected financing costs resulting from the purchase of a home. Finally, this component included changes in the ex penses incurred by all existing homeowners for property taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repairs. The difficulty with this approach to home ownership (of ten referred to as the "asset price" approach) is in trying to separate the investment component of home ownership from the consumption of the services that a home provides. The purchase of a home is traditionally the best "invest ment" that most consumers ever make. In a period of rap idly rising home prices, for example, the appreciation in the value of the home (investment) should be considered a significant offset to all the costs of financing and maintain ing the home. Yet, BLS, while using the asset price approach, treated the increase in home prices as a major factor leading to higher reported rates of inflation for all consumers. Not only is it difficult in practice to measure the increase, or decrease, in the value of an asset (investment) such as a home, it is conceptually beyond the scope of the CPI to measure the changing values of investments. That is why BLS does not include changes in prices for stocks, bonds, savings certificates, art, or antiques that are not consump tion goods and services associated with day-to-day living. Because the investment aspect of owning a home is so in tertwined with the cost of shelter itself, BLS decided to adopt rental equivalence as the most accurate measure of homeowners' costs. This article explains the methodology BLS uses to mea sure changes in homeowners' costs and examines briefly the approach that this methodology replaced. C u r r e n t t r e a t m e n t o f h o m e o w n e r s ’ c o s t s in t h e C o n s u m e r P r ic e In d e x BLS uses a "rental equivalence" approach to home owners’ costs (the homeowners’ costs component in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is called "owners’ equivalent rent"). This is the same basic approach used by most coun tries that include owner-occupied housing in their con sumer price indexes. Rental equivalence measures the change over time in the value of the shelter services pro vided by an owner-occupied home. It is important to note that this approach measures the value to the homeowner of the daily consumption of the flow-of-services provided by a home (a place to fix meals, relax, entertain, garden, etc.) and not the value to the homeowner of an investment in a long-lived asset (home). Rental equivalence measures changes in the value of the flow-of-services provided to (consumed by) homeowners by estimating the changes in the implicit rent. Basically, implicit rent is the amount of rent that homeowners could charge if their homes were to be leased to others instead of living in the homes themselves. Another way of looking at it is that the implicit rent is what the cost would be to the homeowner to purchase on the market the services the home provides. Because implicit rent is not a market transaction, such as the payment to a landlord from a renter, it must be esti mated. This is accomplished by measuring the change in market rents for rental housing units with similar character istics and in similar locations as the homeowner units. The mechanics of the rental equivalence approach will be explained after a brief look at the previous methods BLS used to measure changes in home-owners' costs. T h e w e ig h t o f o w n e r s ’ e q u iv a le n t r e n t in t h e C P I The weight, or relative importance, of owners’ equiva lent rent was derived from data collected in the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES). The CES detailed the spending habits of almost 29,000 families nationwide over the 3-year period 1982-84. Using these data, the CPI accurately re flected the market basket of goods and services purchased by the entire U.S. population. Homeowners in the survey were asked to estimate the amount of monthly rent that their residence would bring unfurnished and without utilities, if it were a rental unit. Alternatively, the homeowner estimates what it would cost P a s t t r e a t m e n t o f h o m e o w n e r s h i p in t h e C P I Until the switch was made to rental equivalence in 1983, BLS treated the purchase of a home similarly to the pur chase of other consumer goods or services (food, prescrip tion drugs, car repairs, etc.) in the CPI. The major differ ence is that these consumer goods and services are con sumed relatively quickly after the time of purchase; while a Reprinted from BLS Fact Sheet 96-6. 9 the family in rent payments to obtain similar shelter else where. In effect, the homeowner places a dollar value on the flow of services that the home provides. BLS analysts then totaled the estimates of the implicit rents for all homeowners in the CES and compared it to the total dollar expenditures on all goods and services by the surveyed families. Using the relationship (ratio) of the two figures in combination with detailed Census of Population statistics, BLS analysts derived the weight of owners’ equivalent rent for all the published CPI areas. The table below shows the structure of the shelter com ponent of the CPI. The Shelter index includes the compo nents shown below with the relative importance of each in dex. These data are for the U.S. city average of the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as of December 1995: Item Relative importance Shelter........................................................................................28.289 Renters’ costs.............................................................. .........7.988 Rent, residential............................................................... 5.762 Other renters’ costs................................................. ........ 2.227 Homeowners’ costs............................................................. 20.012 Owners’ equivalent re n t......................................... ........ 19.716 Household insurance.............................................. .386 .199 Maintenance and repairs............................................ plicit rent. To estimate a change in value for implicit rent BLS matches every owner-occupied housing unit in the sur vey to a set of renter-occupied units. A large sample of rental housing units is maintained by BLS to collect price data for both the Residential rent in dex and the wners’ equivalent rent index. BLS oversamples rental units that have the same characteristics as owneroccupied homes. That is, they are single-family homes or condominiums that are located in owner-occupied residen tial or condominium developments. These rental units are matched by computer to homeowners using criteria of location, structure type (single family, house trailer, etc.), and general characteristics (size, number of rooms, air con ditioning, etc.). The change in the rents charged for these "matched" units in the CPI residential rent sample is then used to estimate the change in the implicit rent for homeowners (owners’ equivalent rent). The Bureau is con fident the rental equivalence approach accurately estimates the change over time in the value of the flow of services provided by homes to their owners. F o r m o r e in fo r m a tio n BLS has more detailed information available on exactly how the rent data used to calculate price indexes for Own ers’ equivalent rent are collected and processed. For this material or for any additional information about the CPI, please call (202) 606-7000, or write to: M e a s u r in g p r ic e c h a n g e f o r h o m e o w n e r u n it s fro m r e n ta l u n it s The CPI Housing Survey contains both owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing units. An initial estimate of the implicit rent of the owner-occupied housing units in the Survey is derived by asking each owner for their estimate in much the same manner as in the CES. The CPI field representative conducting the survey also estimates the im Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE. Room 3615 Washington, DC 20212-0001 10 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 157.3 471.1 157.8 472.7 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.7 5.5 10.9 3.1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.1 0.3 - .5 .7 .5 .5 .5 .3 .4 .5 -.2 1.1 .2 .6 .0 1.5 1.5 .5 2.0 .2 -.1 -.2 .8 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category All ite m s ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100)................................................................ 100.000 Food and beverages.............................................................. Food...................................................................................... Food at h o m e .................................................................... Cereals and bakery products......................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................................ Dairy products................................................................. Fruits and vegetables...................................................... Other food at home........................................................ Sugar and sweets........................................................ Fats and o ils ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................... Other prepared fo o d ..................................................... Food away from home....................................................... Alcoholic beverages............................................................. 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 1.566 154.2 153.7 154.8 175.0 145.6 144.6 182.1 143.2 144.6 140.9 128.5 156.4 153.1 158.9 155.0 154.6 155.9 174.7 147.2 146.7 183.6 143.6 145.4 141.5 127.9 157.5 153.5 159.5 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter.................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................. Rent, residential.............................................................. Other renters’ c o s ts ....................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................................ Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 ............................................... Household insurance 1 .............. ..................................... Maintenance and repairs 2 ................................................ Maintenance and repair services 2 ................................. Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ......................... Fuel and other utilities......................................................... Fuels................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)..................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 .................................. Household furnishings and operation................................. Housefurnishings............................................................... Housekeeping supplies...................................................... Housekeeping services...................................................... 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 .077 7.014 3.792 .356 154.0 172.3 183.4 162.5 225.9 177.0 177.3 162.3 139.7 147.1 129.6 129.4 117.9 92.2 153.9 172.0 180.9 162.9 214.8 177.5 177.9 162.3 139.9 147.4 129.5 129.8 118.4 95.6 3.436 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 126.1 158.0 124.8 111.3 141.1 148.6 126.2 158.3 125.1 111.5 141.2 149.4 Apparel and upkeep............................................................... Apparel commodities........................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel.............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ........................................ Footwear............................................................................ Other apparel commodities............................................... Apparel services 2 ................................................................ 5.516 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 128.1 124.2 126.2 118.1 125.1 124.7 149.3 160.3 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation........................................................... New vehicles...................................................................... New ca rs.......................................................................... Used c a rs ........................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................... Other private transportation.............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................... Other private transportation services............................. Public transportation............................................................ 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 - 2.6 3.2 .8 .3 .6 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.2 .4 .5 -1.4 2.8 .2 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.3 5.1 .5 3.9 4.4 10.4 -4.9 .3 .3 3.8 3.3 1.1 -.2 2.1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 3.3 .5 131.5 127.8 127.4 123.6 131.4 126.7 151.9 160.4 -.9 -1.3 .5 - 2.6 2.7 2.9 1.535 4.618 142.8 139.9 142.9 140.7 156.6 106.4 106.1 158.6 174.1 143.2 140.0 143.2 141.0 157.0 106.2 105.7 160.0 174.1 .608 4.010 1.523 104.8 190.4 181.4 105.0 190.3 184.6 20.102 19.716 .386 .199 .122 - 11 .5 .4 -.5 .7 .3 .4 2.9 3.1 3.3 See footnotes at end of table. 1.8 5.1 3.0 -2.9 4.0 .6 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .3 .4 3.7 .4 .3 .1 .8 .3 2.1 .3 .3 .5 .4 1.2 -.6 .5 .9 - 1.6 1.9 .1 .1 3.2 3.0 2.3 2.3 .3 6.4 .3 -.2 -.2 .2 .2 -.1 6.0 3.2 2.4 .1 2.6 4.8 .3 .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .5 -.4 .4 .5 .5 .3 .7 -.2 .5 -.5 -.3 .4 .5 1.7 .1 .2 .2 -.3 .6 1.6 .2 -.1 - 2.2 1.0 .9 1.1 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 - 2.6 -.1 4.7 5.0 - .3 .2 .1 .0 .5 .5 .6 .2 1.1 1.7 -.1 .5 1.0 .6 -.6 1.0 .3 .5 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 3.6 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 -1.4 -1.5 .5 .5 .2 -.8 1.0 -2.7 -.5 5.0 -.6 -.2 -2.3 .3 1.5 -.2 -.2 .1 .5 .3 .3 .5 .3 -.3 -.4 .0 .1 .6 .0 -1.9 -2.7 .3 .3 - 2.0 - 2.0 .3 .5 .2 -.1 1.8 -.5 .4 -.5 .1 .2 .5 .4 -.1 2.0 -.4 .9 .8 .3 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.2 .2 .2 0.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .3 .0 Expenditure category 0.1 .0 .1 .2 0.3 233.6 209.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.6 159.2 143.2 178.0 159.8 143.3 179.1 3.2 2.9 3.3 .4 .1 .0 .2 7.123 1.610 1.170 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 216.3 233.4 150.5 145.0 156.5 248.7 227.6 250.5 218.3 234.1 150.8 145.1 157.2 252.1 229.9 254.0 3.9 100.000 157.3 139.5 154.2 130.5 131.6 124.2 138.5 128.9 175.3 179.3 144.4 180.6 233.4 201.9 157.8 140.3 155.0 131.4 133.0 127.8 138.7 129.2 175.6 179.0 144.6 181.6 233.6 203.9 157.9 152.9 158.3 153.2 131.7 133.2 139.5 143.1 183.7 169.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 1.8 163.4 165.8 140.3 105.0 180.4 158.4 153.8 158.9 153.8 132.5 134.5 139.8 144.1 184.6 170.2 111.7 164.0 166.4 141.4 105.2 180.7 $.636 $.634 .212 .212 Medical c a re ........................................................................... Medical care commodities................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Professional medical services........................................... 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 229.2 229.4 211.1 211.2 233.4 209.2 Entertainment.......................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................. Entertainment services........................................................ 4.367 1.975 2.392 Other goods and services...................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.......................................... Personal care 2 ..................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances2 .................. Personal care services 2 .................................................... Personal and educational expenses................................... School books and supplies............................................... Personal and educational services................................... .1 .6 .3 .4 6.0 1.0 4.7 1.4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.1 4.7 .9 .3 .0 .2 .1 .4 1.4 .0 .3 .4 .1 .7 .2 .1 .4 1.2 -.2 .0 .5 -.3 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All ite m s..................................................................................... Commodities........................................................................... Food and beverages............................................................ Commodities less food and beverages............................... Nondurables less food and beverages............................. Apparel commodities...................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ........ Durables............................................................................. Services................................................................................... Rent of shelter 1 ................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter 1 ........................... Transportation services....................................................... Medical care services.......................................................... Other services...................................................................... 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 3.0 .3 .3 2.6 .6 .1 3.7 .5 .7 -.2 1.8 2.3 -1.3 4.1 1.1 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.9 1.1 2.9 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .1 .6 .1 1.0 .5 -.4 -.1 -.6 -.1 .3 -.4 -.8 .2 -1.5 -.4 .5 .1 .2 .5 .4 .5 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .6 .2 .2 .4 .4 .3 .3 .6 1.0 .2 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .3 .8 .2 .0 Special indexes All items less fo o d ..................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ......................................... All items less medical c a re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................. Nondurables less fo o d .............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel......................................... Nondurables.............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 ................................................... Services less medical care services........................................ Energy........................................................................................ All items less energy................................................................. All items less food and energy.............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities.............. Energy commodities.......................................................... Services less energy services............................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84—$1.00 2 .................................................................... 1967—$1.00 2 .......................................................................... 1 2 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 23.885 3.264 53.648 - 111.6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. 2.4 3.9 3.0 3.5 3.3 5.2 .7 .5 -.2 -.6 .1 -.4 -.7 -.3 -.2 .4 .4 .4 .5 -.4 .3 .3 3.3 .8 .2 .2 - 2.0 .3 .2 -.6 .1 .1 -.1 - 1.6 .2 -2.9 ~ -.3 ~ -.2 -.2 ~ - 2.8 2.7 1.2 6.8 .2 .1 .0 .3 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 12 .2 .4 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .0 .3 .3 .4 .1 .2 -.3 - Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 - - - Food and beverages............................................................. F o o d .................................................................................... Food at hom e................................................................... Cereals and bakery products....................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ...................................... Dairy products................................................................ Fruits and vegetables.................................................... Other food at h o m e ...................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................... Fats and o ils ............................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages............................................. Other prepared fo o d ................................................... Food away from hom e..................................................... Alcoholic beverages........................................................... 153.4 153.1 154.0 173.9 143.7 139.9 185.9 142.8 143.8 140.8 128.4 156.2 152.3 158.3 154.1 153.8 154.8 174.3 144.5 142.0 186.9 143.1 144.5 139.9 128.3 156.8 152.8 158.5 Housing.................................................................................. Shelter................................................................................. Renters’ costs 1 ................................................................ Rent, residential............................................................ Other renters’ co sts...................................................... Homeowners’ costs 1 ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 1 .............................................. Household insurance 1 .................................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ............................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................... Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ........................ Fuel and other utilities....................................................... Fuels................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................................................... Other utilities and public services 2 ................................ Household furnishings and operation................................ Housefurnishings.............................................................. Housekeeping supplies................................................... Housekeeping services................................................... 152.3 170.4 178.7 161.8 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 - 2.4 4.0 3.1 154.6 154.4 155.5 174.3 145.8 144.8 186.3 143.0 144.2 141.0 129.0 156.0 153.1 158.9 155.3 155.1 156.5 174.7 147.4 147.2 186.1 143.7 145.6 141.9 128.2 157.6 153.5 159.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 4.3 6.7 7.1 3.2 3.2 3.8 5.5 4.2 - 8.8 12.0 4.6 4.6 5.6 3.3 5.5 10.3 9.1 2.9 3.2 -4.5 2.7 1.4 7.7 2.3 -4.5 4.0 152.9 171.2 180.2 162.3 217.1 176.7 177.1 161.4 139.4 146.3 130.1 127.5 114.2 93.8 153.2 171.4 180.3 162.5 216.8 177.0 177.3 161.6 139.7 147.1 129.6 128.0 114.8 94.3 153.5 171.7 180.5 162.9 216.5 177.4 177.7 162.1 139.9 147.4 129.5 128.3 115.0 97.7 122.4 158.0 124.7 140.5 147.8 121.7 157.5 124.5 110.9 141.1 148.6 122.3 158.3 125.0 111.4 141.4 149.3 Apparel and upkeep.............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 ....................................... Footwear.......................................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................. Apparel services 2 ............................................................... 131.8 128.1 127.7 124.5 129.1 127.3 150.7 159.7 131.7 128.0 127.4 124.5 125.7 127.2 151.8 159.9 129.9 126.1 127.6 125.1 126.4 148.3 160.3 130.5 126.7 126.6 122.3 131.4 126.1 150.5 160.4 Transportation........................................................................ Private transportation......................................................... New vehicles.................................................................... New c a rs ........................................................................ Used cars.......................................................................... Motor fu e l.......................................................................... Gasoline........................................................................ Maintenance and repairs................................................. Other private transportation............................................. Other private transportation commodities............................................................. Other private transportation services........................... Public transportation........................................................... 143.7 140.7 143.7 141.4 155.9 108.7 108.9 157.8 173.6 143.4 140.4 144.0 141.7 155.7 106.6 106.0 158.2 174.1 143.1 140.1 144.2 142.1 155.7 104.5 103.9 158.6 174.9 143.8 140.5 145.0 142.8 156.2 104.2 103.5 159.8 175.5 105.4 189.9 184.4 104.9 190.6 183.5 105.0 191.5 183.4 105.2 192.3 187.1 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 2.6 3.2 2.8 5.0 5.3 6.7 1.9 10.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 4.8 4.9 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category All Items.................................................................................... 212.6 176.2 176.5 160.6 138.8 144.6 130.9 126.9 113.2 95.3 120.4 157.6 124.4 111.2 111.2 141.3 148.6 121.1 See footnotes at end of table. Î3 .6 -.6 2.2 1.6 2.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 5.1 2.5 11.3 1.8 2.8 .0 4.0 4.0 4.4 3.6 5.2 .6 3.3 4.4 1.8 4.8 1.8 1.6 .0 4.7 2.6 2.5 2.0 4.9 3.2 .4 2.5 5.1 3.2 - 1.8 5.3 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.6 2.6 2.1 2.6 2.3 3.0 .2 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.8 -.6 3.2 3.1 4.1 2.7 7.5 1.5 1.6 1.2 -.3 4.9 -7.4 -2.5 .3 8.9 -4.0 15.1 6.5 - 2.6 3.1 -2.7 -3.4 - 2.8 -3.5 2.6 5.3 2.4 1.8 2.6 4.1 - 12.0 -.3 -5.9 2.0 1.8 7.5 5.8 4.4 2.0 2.8 -.6 4.2 - 1.6 - 1.2 2.3 2.3 9.7 32.5 32.0 2.9 .2 .0 2.3 -12.3 16.6 18.8 2.3 4.5 -.4 .4 -16.6 .8 .0 .8 -.8 5.0 5.2 21.6 6.0 - 1.1 .6 .8 .6 8.0 12.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.8 .8 -3.9 -4.3 -3.4 -6.9 7.3 -3.7 -.5 .8 3.1 3.7 4.5 1.9 .7 1.5 2.2 - 1.2 4.5 3.1 3.3 .2 6.5 .0 -4.5 3.3 5.0 3.2 4.3 4.4 22.4 4.1 3.1 -.7 -2.5 4.2 2.8 2.6 8.0 .3 6.7 1.0 5.3 16.3 4.7 -4.2 4.5 6.5 10.5 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 -9.8 2.2 6.0 1.1 1.0 6.1 2.6 8.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 5.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 5.1 2.7 4.9 -.3 5.2 4.4 47.1 -.7 4.1 1.7 4.7 3.4 22.6 4.9 3.0 5.6 .3 3.7 4.0 .8 -15.6 -18.4 5.2 4.5 4.2 1.3 -.4 4.4 2.5 1.5 1.4 4.2 .3 3.2 1.9 - 1.2 1.9 3.3 4.0 1.4 1.4 6.9 14.2 14.2 2.6 .1 .2 .2 -3.1 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 5.1 -.2 1.0 .0 .0 4.1 -3.3 -3.8 -3.1 -5.2 - 2.8 - 2.0 -3.2 1.9 3.0 1.9 3.2 3.2 - 6.0 -.8 -1.5 3.7 4.5 .0 5.1 13.5 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Medical care.......................................................................... Medical care commodities.................................................. Medical care services........................................................ Professional medical services......................................... Entertainment........................................................................ Entertainment commodities................................................ Entertainment services....................................................... 228.3 210.7 232.1 207.7 169.2 143.1 178.2 228.9 210.7 232.9 208.5 159.3 143.1 178.5 229.4 233.4 209.2 159.6 143.3 178.7 229.8 211.4 233.8 209.8 159.7 143.3 178.9 Other goods and services.................................................... Tobacco and smoking products........................................ Personal care 2 .................................................................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances2 ................ Personal care services 2 .................................................. Personal and educational expenses................................. School books and supplies............................................. Personal and educational services................................. 216.9 232.2 149.6 143.9 155.9 247.8 225.6 249.3 216.8 233.1 150.0 144.4 156.3 248.8 226.2 250.4 217.5 233.0 150.5 145.0 156.5 250.1 229.0 251.6 139.9 153.4 131.7 133.3 128.1 139.3 129.3 173.9 177.6 141.7 180.7 232.1 201.9 140.0 154.1 131.4 132.8 128.0 138.4 129.2 174.7 178.3 142.4 181.0 232.9 202.5 157.4 152.8 157.9 152.6 132.9 134.8 140.1 143.6 182.2 168.3 157.7 153.1 158.3 153.0 132.6 134.3 139.2 143.7 182.9 169.1 109.8 163.6 166.1 141.2 105.2 180.0 157.8 153.1 158.3 153.1 132.1 133.4 138.8 143.4 183.5 169.4 109.1 163.8 166.2 141.0 103.5 180.4 158.1 153.7 158.8 153.5 132.6 133.7 139.1 143.8 184.2 170.0 109.1 164.3 166.7 141.5 103.6 180.8 Mar. 1996 June 1996 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.7 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 4.7 5.2 3.9 3.4 4.3 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.7 1.3 3.0 4.1 1.3 1.1 3.7 .6 1.6 217.6 234.6 150.8 145.1 157.2 249.5 229.0 250.9 4.1 .7 3.9 3.1 5.1 5.5 7.0 5.3 4.4 3.7 1.3 -.3 3.6 1.9 .5 -.3 2.6 1.6 5.8 8.4 5.5 5.0 2.3 5.1 2.8 6.2 2.6 _ _ 2.4 140.4 155.3 131.3 132.0 126.7 137.7 129.7 175.4 179.0 143.2 183.0 233.8 203.1 1.8 4.0 5.0 3.2 3.1 2.3 4.6 2.6 139.8 154.6 130.9 131.8 126.1 137.8 129.3 175.0 178.8 142.8 181.6 233.4 203.2 Dec. 1995 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category 211.1 3.2 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.4 4.9 3.8 4.2 2.2 2.6 1.4 3.8 5.6 7.7 5.4 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.6 1.8 .8 2.6 3.4 3.1 1.9 1.5 2.5 3.9 4.2 3.9 Commodity and service group All item s.................................................................................... Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages.......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................. Nondurables less food and beverages........................... Apparel commodities.................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ...... Durables........................................................................... Services................................................................................. Rent of shelter 1 .................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter 1 ......................... Transportation services...................................................... Medical care services........................................................ Other services..................................................................... _ 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.6 2.1 6.0 9.9 1.2 3.3 3.5 -3.1 3.8 4.4 15.6 2.5 3.6 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.2 4.7 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.1 6.3 .9 2.6 1.2 1.2 -3.4 3.8 1.4 5.0 - 1.2 -3.8 -4.3 -4.5 -.6 1.2 3.5 2.5 4.1 7.9 3.2 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.3 5.2 3.0 2.4 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 6.0 1.4 8.6 1.7 3.1 3.4 2.9 .0 3.5 4.6 2.8 1.9 4.8 .0 -1.3 — 3.8 -.4 .3 3.5 2.9 4.2 6.5 3.1 3.2 Special indexes All items less fo o d ................................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................ All items less medical ca re ...................................................... Commodities less fo o d ............................................................ Nondurables less food ............................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel....................................... Nondurables............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 1 ................................................. Services less medical care services....................................... Energy....................................................................................... All items less energy............................................................... All items less food and energy............................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities............. Energy commodities........................................................ Services less energy services............................................ 1 2 110.2 163.1 165.6 141.2 107.3 179.4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. 2.5 3.0 1.7 8.8 11.8 2.2 6.7 3.6 3.7 15.8 3.3 3.5 1.7 - 1.2 2.5 34.3 3.4 2.0 2.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.8 1.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 -.9 -3.2 - 2.8 1.2 1.8 4.4 3.1 4.1 3.2 8.4 2.7 2.2 -.3 13.3 3.9 .6 4.5 4.1 -3.9 3.0 2.7 .9 -13.1 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.7 5.6 7.3 4.2 2.8 3.1 8.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 .2 -.7 .7 1.8 4.3 3.6 2.0 2.2 2.9 2.4 .3 15.2 3.0 3.5 2.9 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 14 2.3 2.9 -.8 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.5 .5 .5 0.3 .4 .5 0.5 .5 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Food at h o m e ..................................................................................... 154.2 153.7 154.8 155.0 154.6 155.9 3.7 3.8 4.5 Cereals and bakery products.......................................................... Cereals and cereal products........................................................ Flour and prepared flour m ixes.................................................. Cereal1 ........................................................................................ Rice, pasta, and cornmeal......................................................... Bakery products 1 .......................................................................... White bread 1 .............................................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ....................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ...................................... Other bakery products................................................................ 175.0 168.8 160.0 186.3 145.6 177.7 181.0 178.1 172.4 179.4 174.7 166.9 156.2 184.3 145.1 178.1 180.1 180.2 173.5 178.9 3.7 -.4 8.5 -3.8 2.7 5.7 - 1.1 -2.4 - 1.1 -.3 8.0 .2 .6 .6 -.5 .7 7.3 2.7 4.9 1.2 .6 1.1 -.6 -.3 1.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................................................... Meats, poultry, and fis h ................................................................. M eats........................................................................................... Beef and veal........................................................................... Ground beef other than canned........................................... Chuck ro a s t........................................................................... Round roast........................................................................... Round ste a k.......................................................................... Sirloin steak........................................................................... Other beef and v e a l 1 ............................................................ P ork........................................................................................... Bacon 1 .................................................................................. Chops ..................................................................................... H am ........................................................................................ Other pork, including sausage.............................................. Other meats 1 ........................................................................... Poultry 1 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 ............................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................................ Other poultry............................................................................ Fish and seafood........................................................................ Canned fish and seafood 1 ..................................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood......................................... Eggs............................................................................................... 145.6 146.0 141.8 134.4 114.8 141.0 121.4 122.7 139.4 157.8 153.5 161.7 156.3 153.6 147.1 144.8 154.5 156.7 155.4 152.6 170.2 126.1 191.9 138.1 147.2 147.3 143.0 134.7 114.0 141.4 126.3 129.9 137.8 157.4 156.3 169.1 155.7 156.7 149.7 146.0 155.8 157.2 157.5 153.3 171.9 125.2 194.5 143.5 5.5 4.8 5.5 1.1 .6 .6 .6 .8 2.6 Dairy products.................................................................................. Fresh milk and cream ................................................................... Fresh whole m ilk ......................................................................... Other fresh milk and cream 1 ..................................................... Processed dairy products............................................................. Cheese ........................................................................................ Ice cream and related products................................................. Other dairy products, including butter....................................... 144.6 144.4 142.8 146.5 145.5 146.7 145.4 139.8 146.7 145.6 143.7 148.0 148.5 149.4 148.8 143.4 Fruits and vegetables....................................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables.......................................................... Fresh fruits.................................................................................. Apples....................................................................................... Bananas .................................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines................................................. Other fresh fru its ...................................................................... Fresh vegetables........................................................................ Potatoes.................................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................... Tomatoes 1 ............................................................................... Other fresh vegetables............................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables................................................... Processed fruits.......................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fru it..................................................... Canned and dried fruits........................................................... Processed vegetables................................................................ Frozen vegetables.................................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen................................................................................... 182.1 207.0 231.8 214.0 154.2 295.4 242.6 182.3 196.6 175.7 170.7 183.4 147.1 147.2 147.0 145.5 147.3 146.2 183.6 209.4 243.7 209.0 148.6 332.1 258.8 175.1 180.9 174.5 164.4 177.6 147.2 147.6 147.6 145.3 147.0 144.9 148.5 148.8 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages............................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 15 1.1 -.2 4.9 2.9 1.1 .3 1.2 13.4 37.5 4.4 9.9 11.3 5.3 6.8 0.5 .6 .7 -.2 .9 .8 .2 -.7 .3 4.0 5.9 - 1.1 -.3 1.8 4.6 -.4 2.0 1.8 .8 .8 .2 .0 .2 -.4 1.5 -.9 -.4 1.4 -.4 -1.4 - 1.1 -.4 1.3 .6 .9 -.1 -.1 .3 2.5 -2.7 1.0 .8 .6 .9 1.7 .3 1.4 .3 .5 .4 -.4 8.3 6.4 5.1 -.9 .3 1.4 .5 .1 -.7 1.4 3.9 10.9 10.9 10.5 11.4 1.5 1.5 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.6 - 1.2 17.0 10.8 8.4 8.4 23.3 3.1 1.5 5.5 6.0 -3.6 13.9 4.3 -3.6 - 1.0 -21.4 4.6 -1.9 6.7 6.9 7.6 4.5 1.0 2.3 1.7 .9 1.9 .9 1.1 2,6 5.9 .8 1.2 .2 5.1 -2.3 -3.6 12.4 6.7 -3.9 - 8.0 -.7 -3.7 -3.2 .1 .3 .4 .6 .5 -1.3 .2 -2.7 1.5 - 2.1 2.1 -.8 - 2.0 -8.5 6.9 1.3 1.3 1.7 .4 1.3 - 1.1 .3 .3 1.3 .7 -.7 -.5 .9 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 6.6 2.0 -2.4 1.5 1.5 .2 -.5 1.2 .6 .2 1.1 .8 .7 .2 - 1.1 -.1 3.1 4.5 .0 -.3 2.1 1.6 5.6 4.6 1.0 2.0 .6 .8 1.2 - 1.0 1.5 .3 1.4 1.0 .6 -1.7 -.6 - 2.0 - 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.1 2.0 .8 .8 .0 .3 -.7 .5 6.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 .8 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.4 3.0 3.1 1.0 2.1 -.1 -.3 -.5 -1.3 - 2.0 -1.9 9.5 -3.7 .4 1.7 - 2.2 - 2.0 -.7 -.7 -3.7 -4.2 -.5 2.6 -.1 .8 4.5 3.1 -4.1 .8 .1 .6 -.5 -.7 .7 .7 -.7 1.5 6.2 -.1 -.2 2.4 -.9 -.1 .0 .8 2.0 8.2 .2 1.9 .3 .6 .8 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.2 - 0.1 0.5 .5 .3 .7 -.2 .8 -.3 .7 -.6 -.1 .0 - 1.0 .6 .8 .6 -.6 - 1.6 Expenditure category 1.8 Other food at home.......................................................................... Sugar and sweets.......................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................. Sweets, including candy 1 .......................................................... Fats and o ils .................................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages................................................................ Carbonated drinks....................................................................... Coffee 1 ........................................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks...................................................... Other prepared fo o d ...................................................................... Canned and packaged soup...................................................... Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................. Snacks 1 ...................................................................................... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices............................................................................. Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ............... 143.2 144.6 134.5 148.7 140.9 128.5 120.3 148.1 137.4 156.4 186.6 143.3 148.7 143.6 145.4 134.5 149.8 141.5 127.9 119.0 147.5 139.2 157.5 185.4 143.6 150.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 3.0 -2.9 - 1.2 -8.4 3.0 4.0 4.5 2.4 5.1 163.1 156.2 164.5 157.8 5.4 2.5 Food away from home........................................................................ Lunch ................................................................................................ Dinner............................. ................................................................. Other meals and snacks 1 ............................................................... 153.1 153.8 151.1 155.9 153.5 154.1 151.4 156.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 .2 .2 Alcoholic beverages.............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at hom e............................................................ Beer and a le ..................................................................................... Wine ................................................................................................. Distilled spirits 1 ................................................................................ Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e .............................................. 158.9 147.0 147.6 139.5 148.1 183.2 159.5 147.6 148.1 140.6 148.4 183.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 5.1 Housing .................................................................................................... Shelter................................................................................................... Renters’ costs 2 .................................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................... Other renters’ costs ........................................................................ Lodging while out of to w n ............................................................ Lodging while at school2 .............................................................. Tenants’ insurance........................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 2 .......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent re n t 2 ............................................................. ... Household insurance 2 ..................................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 ................................................................. Maintenance and repair services 1 .................................................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 ............ Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................. Fuel and other utilities.......................................................................... Fuels.................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................. Fuel o il........................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 1 3 ......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ................................ Electricity ............................................................................................................... W«.III KJ (DiDed) a gMW .......................................................................... ................................. Utilitv a s ............................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................................ Local charges 1 ............................................................................. Interstate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ....................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance.................................................. Cable television 1 4 .......................................................................... Refuse collection 4........................................................................... 154.0 172.3 183.4 162.5 225.9 226.1 215.5 156.0 177.0 177.3 162.3 139.7 147.1 129.6 121.9 125.4 129.4 117.9 92.2 89.3 153.9 172.0 180.9 162.9 214.8 213.2 219.0 156.0 177.5 177.9 162.3 139.9 147.4 129.5 122.4 124.7 129.8 118.4 95.6 93.6 123.3 126.2 138.3 107.0 158.3 126.7 161.4 78.6 91.0 204.5 216.6 247.7 121.8 126.1 138.1 107.1 158.0 126.5 161.3 78.4 90.9 204.2 215.8 247.0 See footnotes at end of table. 16 2.6 0.3 .6 .0 .7 .4 -.5 .4 .5 .9 .3 .7 -.5 .6 -.1 1.5 .9 -1.4 .9 .4 -.4 1.0 1.1 .3 - 1.1 -.4 1.3 .7 -.6 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 -.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 -.1 -.2 .4 .5 -1.4 2.8 .2 4.7 4.8 4.2 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.3 5.1 .5 3.0 -4.9 -5.7 .4 -.7 - 1.6 3.9 4.4 10.4 12.5 -.6 -.6 .3 .4 3.7 4.8 .5 .9 2.1 .6 4.9 5.7 3.4 7.4 2.1 .9 -.1 .4 3.3 .2 -.3 3.4 6.2 1.0 -.3 .9 1.2 3.8 2.9 -.1 -.4 .5 1.0 .8 .2 6.0 1.0 -.1 1.6 .0 .3 .3 .0 .1 .2 -.1 1.2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .4 .3 .3 .8 .3 2.1 2.3 .4 .7 .3 .3 .5 .4 1.2 -.6 - 1.6 - 2.0 -.8 1.1 1.5 .4 -.1 .2 .2 .0 .2 - 2.2 1.6 .0 .3 .4 .5 .5 .4 .1 .2 .8 .2 .5 .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 .6 .0 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 .5 -.4 .0 -.7 .4 .5 .5 .9 -.2 .6 .8 .0 .3 .2 .0 .0 2.0 .2 .4 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .4 -.6 .2 .2 3.6 4.5 1.2 -.1 .2 -.7 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 .3 .4 .4 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 124.8 111.3 121.6 134.5 139.6 144.1 136.0 122.9 77.4 71.1 64.0 66.6 90.4 103.3 110.4 114.1 92.9 55.0 115.4 125.1 111.5 121.0 135.4 141.0 145.3 136.9 123.0 77.1 70.4 63.3 65.0 90.1 103.3 109.8 113.9 93.4 55.3 115.8 1.1 -.2 -2.4 2.4 2.1 8.1 -.7 .9 -2.8 -3.6 -5.7 -5.8 -1.2 1.4 1.5 4.3 -1.3 -12.9 -.3 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.2 .2 -.5 .7 1.0 .8 .7 .1 -.4 -1.0 -1.1 -2.4 -.3 .0 -.5 -.2 .5 .5 .3 0.1 -.3 -.8 -.4 -1.1 -.6 .7 .2 -.3 .0 -.5 .0 .2 .3 .6 .5 -.3 -4.1 .6 0.2 .3 .7 .2 -.4 2.0 -.8 1.0 -.4 -.6 -1.1 1.2 -.9 .5 -.5 3.1 -.7 -1.4 -.1 0.2 .2 -.9 .7 1.0 .8 .7 -.2 -.4 -1.0 -1.1 -2.4 -.3 .0 -.5 -.2 .5 .5 .3 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation.............................................. Housefurnishings......................................................................... Textile housefurnishings............................................................ Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 1................................................................. Sofas 1................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 ............................................... Other furniture........................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1.............................. Video and audio products 1..................................................... Televisions 1........................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1 5............................... Audio products 1.................................................................. Major household appliances 1 3 ............................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................ Laundry equipment1............................................................ Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 ............. Information processing equipment1 5 ...................................... Other housefurnishings 13......................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1..................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1............................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ........ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ............... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 13.................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 16.................................... Housekeeping supplies................................................................ Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1........................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .................. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1............................ Housekeeping services................................................................ Postage 1 ................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1 ................................................. Gardening and other household services 13.............................. 141.0 117.9 124.1 109.4 141.4 119.5 123.4 109.2 1.5 -1.2 .1 2.1 .3 1.4 -.6 -.2 .1 -.2 1.5 .5 2.0 -1.3 -.2 .6 .3 1.4 -.6 -.2 89.6 113.8 141.1 143.9 144.8 134.1 148.6 160.3 156.0 136.7 88.5 116.0 141.2 144.5 144.1 134.6 149.4 160.3 157.9 137.3 -2.2 -1.9 2.1 2.5 2.1 1.7 3.3 .0 4.4 4.0 -1.2 1.9 .1 .4 -.5 .4 .5 .0 1.2 .4 2.5 .2 .4 .6 .1 .1 .5 .0 .3 .7 -1.5 -.2 .1 -.2 .0 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.5 -1.2 1.9 .1 .4 -.5 .4 .5 .0 1.2 .4 Apparel and upkeep........................................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.............................................. Men’s and boys’ ....................................................................... Men’s ..................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................................... Furnishings and special clothing........................................... Shirts................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers............................................ Boys’ ..................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................... Coats and jackets................................................................ Dresses ............................................................................... Separates and sportswear.................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories................... Suits.................................................................................... Girls’ ...................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1.............................................................. Other apparel commodities....................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 13.............................. Watches and jewelry3............................................................ Watches 1 3 ......................................................................... Jewelry 3 .............................................................................. Footwear.................................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ........................................................................ Women’s .................................................................................. Apparel services 1 ......................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1.................... Other apparel services 1.............................................................. 128.1 124.2 124.2 126.2 129.2 134.5 118.7 134.1 129.3 113.6 118.1 118.0 112.1 109.2 117.1 132.9 135.3 118.8 125.1 149.3 134.8 148.0 129.3 153.3 124.7 131.0 127.3 118.3 160.3 162.6 158.2 131.5 127.8 128.1 127.4 130.2 135.1 121.6 135.2 128.3 116.0 123.6 123.7 119.7 114.6 123.0 133.9 149.0 123.7 131.4 151.9 134.5 151.1 130.7 156.9 126.7 133.2 128.7 120.6 160.4 162.6 158.4 -.9 -1.3 -1.5 .5 1.1 -.7 3.4 1.8 .5 -2.3 -2.6 -2.5 -.6 -6.0 -2.8 3.6 -7.9 -2.7 .2 -2.2 -.7 -2.5 -2.4 -2.5 -.1 -1.4 6.7 -1.8 1.9 2.3 1.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 1.0 .8 .4 2.4 .8 -.8 2.1 4.7 4.8 6.8 4.9 5.0 .8 10.1 4.1 5.0 1.7 -.2 2.1 1.1 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.9 .1 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 -1.1 1.1 -.3 .0 .4 .6 3.0 .7 -.4 -2.8 -2.5 -2.6 .7 2.0 .7 -.6 1.4 -.1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .2 .1 -1.4 -1.5 -1.7 .2 .1 1.5 -1.3 .7 -1.2 .5 -2.7 -2.6 -2.8 -3.1 -3.9 -1.0 2.2 -4.1 -.5 -2.3 -3.3 -2.1 -.2 -2.4 -.6 .5 -.1 -1.6 .3 .6 -.1 .5 .5 .7 -.8 -.9 -2.1 -.4 -.3 -1.5 -.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 .8 1.1 .9 .2 1.1 5.0 1.5 -.2 2.0 1.1 2.2 -.2 .8 -1.1 -.5 .1 .0 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 17 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .3 .1 .3 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.4 .9 .5 -0.2 -.2 .2 .2 .4 .4 .5 .2 .2 .3 .5 -.1 -1.9 -2.7 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3 .3 .1 -0.2 -.2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.1 -2.1 -1.9 .3 .1 0.5 .3 .6 .5 .6 .5 .4 .6 .4 .3 -.2 .3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -.5 -.3 .8 .5 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.4 .1 1.9 -.1 -.3 .1 2.6 4.1 -.9 .9 .7 .7 1.4 .0 .2 -.2 .2 .6 -.3 -.1 .1 .4 -1.0 .2 .5 .1 .3 -.5 -.1 -.6 -.5 -.6 .4 .4 .9 .9 .4 .4 .4 .5 .1 -.1 .0 .2 .0 .5 .4 1.8 .7 .7 .7 1.1 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .6 -.3 .4 .3 .9 -1.0 183.9 178.5 184.6 196.0 155.0 175.5 .3 1.4 4.8 3.3 1.0 10.7 .0 -2.1 1.8 2.7 -.6 .2 .0 1.9 -.5 -1.3 -1.1 .6 .0 1.4 -.1 -.3 -.4 .1 .0 -2.1 2.0 2.9 -.3 .2 229.2 211.1 243.9 143.4 170.1 229.4 211.2 243.9 143.4 170.4 3.3 3.1 3.5 2.1 2.0 .1 .0 .0 .0 .2 .3 .0 .2 .4 .7 .2 .2 .2 -.3 -.8 .2 .1 .1 .0 .2 170.1 233.4 209.2 217.0 218.3 139.3 146.7 271.2 262.5 218.2 216.7 169.7 233.6 209.6 217.3 219.0 139.2 146.9 271.6 263.1 218.5 216.6 2.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 5.0 .7 2.4 4.4 3.6 4.8 4.9 -.2 .1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .3 .4 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .3 .2 .4 .2 .3 .2 .7 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 -.4 .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .3 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Transportation ................................................................................. Private........................................................................................... New vehicles............................................................................... New cars.................................................................................. Subcompact new cars 3 .......................................................... Compact new cars3 ............................................................... Intermediate new cars 3 .......................................................... Full-size new cars 3 ................................................................ Luxury new cars 3 .................................................................. New trucks 4 ............................................................................. New motorcycles 3.................................................................... Used cars................................................................................... Motor fuel................................................................................... Gasoline................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular..................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 7 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................................... Automobile maintenance and repair............................................. Body work 1 .............................................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1.................................. Maintenance and servicing 1..................................................... Power plant repair.................................................................... Other private transportation......................................................... Other private transportation commodities.................................. Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1.................................. Automobile parts and equipment............................................. Tires 1.................................................................................. Other parts and equipment1................................................ Other private transportation services......................................... Automobile insurance............................................................. Automobile finance charges.................................................... Automobile fees 1................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 ...................................................... Other automobile-related fees 1 ............................................ Public transportation...................................................................... Airline fares................................................................................ Other intercity transportation....................................................... Intracity public transportation 1 .................................................... 142.8 139.9 142.9 140.7 122.6 121.8 121.0 123.2 130.9 148.7 160.9 156.6 106.4 106.1 104.0 110.8 107.3 158.6 167.0 143.2 140.0 143.2 141.0 122.9 122.1 121.1 123.7 130.8 149.1 161.1 157.0 106.2 105.7 103.5 110.2 106.9 160.0 167.9 3.2 3.0 2.3 2.3 1.5 3.2 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.0 4.3 .3 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.8 4.9 3.2 5.0 165.8 147.4 162.9 174.1 104.8 131.9 101.9 100.8 107.2 190.4 243.7 94.7 182.5 166.9 148.4 165.2 174.1 105.0 131.7 102.1 101.4 106.9 190.3 244.0 95.1 180.6 183.9 182.3 181.4 190.9 155.9 175.1 Medical care.................................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................................. Prescription drugs....................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 13............................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1........................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................................................................ Medical care services.................................................................... Professional medical services...................................................... Physicians’ services................................................................. Dental services 1....................................................................... Eye care 13.............................................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3 .................................. Hospital and related services...................................................... Hospital rooms......................................................................... Other inpatient services 3 .......................................................... Outpatient services 3 ................................................................. Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 18 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.4 .1 -.2 .1 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .6 .6 .3 0.1 .0 .2 -.1 .7 -1.1 -1.3 -.8 .2 -.2 .1 .8 .2 .7 0.2 .1 .5 .2 .6 .5 1.3 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.1 .1 -.5 0.1 .0 -.3 .1 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 .6 .1 .5 3.2 4.8 4.9 2.7 2.2 -.1 1.9 .2 1.3 -.4 .3 .3 .1 .2 .4 .4 .0 -.1 1.2 .2 218.3 234.1 150.8 145.1 3.9 2.6 2.2 1.5 .9 .3 .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .0 .3 .4 .0 .7 .2 .1 147.8 149.5 2.6 1.2 .0 .2 1.2 143.2 156.5 155.6 142.1 157.2 156.3 .6 3.1 2.9 -.8 .4 .4 .6 .3 .1 .6 .1 .1 -.8 .4 .4 159.3 248.7 227.6 250.5 268.5 281.5 273.4 129.8 216.6 158.3 182.6 162.1 160.1 252.1 229.9 254.0 273.7 287.8 279.4 131.3 217.0 158.6 183.0 162.5 4.1 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.1 5.0 .5 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 1.0 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .5 .3 .3 .4 .0 .5 .7 .5 1.2 .5 .6 1.0 -.5 .5 .4 .2 -.1 .6 .5 -.2 .0 -.3 -.4 -1.0 .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .3 156.8 126.7 158.1 127.4 5.5 1.0 .8 .6 .8 1.4 .4 1.6 .7 .5 106.8 144.4 148.6 106.6 145.0 149.5 6.2 3.8 3.5 -.2 .4 .6 -2.3 .2 .5 -1.8 .3 .0 -.4 .6 .6 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 159.2 143.2 177.2 189.2 166.1 123.0 126.0 117.5 132.0 126.7 134.0 138.7 178.0 132.8 159.8 143.3 176.9 189.3 165.5 123.2 126.2 117.7 132.4 126.6 134.4 139.6 179.1 133.2 3.2 2.9 4.6 5.0 4.2 -.2 .8 -1.2 3.0 2.4 -.2 4.8 3.3 .5 159.3 194.1 160.1 138.9 162.8 193.9 163.1 139.2 216.3 233.4 150.5 145.0 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Entertainment.................................................................................. Entertainment commodities............................................................ Reading materials........................................................................ Newspapers 1 ........................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1.......................................... Sporting goods and equipment1.................................................. Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ............................................ Other sporting goods 1.............................................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1..................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment......................................... Photographic supplies and equipment........................................ Pet supplies and expense 1....................................................... Entertainment services................................................................... Club memberships 3 .................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships3 ................................................................ Admissions 1............................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions3 ................................................ Other entertainment services 1 3 .................................................. Other goods and services................................................................ Tobacco and smoking products...................................................... Personal care 1.............................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1................................ Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1............................... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 .................... Personal care services 1.............................................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1.......................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................................................................ Personal and educational expenses................................................ School books and supplies.......................................................... Personal and educational services............................................... Tuition and other school fees.................................................... College tuition......................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition.......................................... Day care and nursery school8................................................ Personal expenses................................................................... Legal service fees 1 3 ............................................................. Personal financial services 13................................................. Funeral expenses 3................................................................. Special indexes Domestically produced farm food...................................................... Selected beef cuts........................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...................................................................................... Utilities and public transportation...................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ............................. 1 2 3 4 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 19 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Food at home............................................................................. 154.6 154.4 155.5 155.3 155.1 156.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.2 3.2 3.8 4.6 4.6 5.6 5.0 5.3 6.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 4.8 4.9 6.1 Cereals and bakery products...................................................... Cereals and cereal products.................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes............................................... Cereal1 ............................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .................................................... Bakery products 1................................................................... White bread 1....................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1........................ Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1..................................... Other bakery products.......................................................... 174.3 167.9 157.3 186.3 145.6 177.7 181.0 178.1 172.4 176.9 174.7 167.2 155.1 184.3 145.0 178.1 180.1 180.2 173.5 177.3 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.3 7.0 2.6 6.1 5.6 6.3 2.4 5.5 2.1 7.4 2.7 -2.5 6.3 7.0 8.0 .5 10.0 3.3 -3.7 16.1 -10.2 4.6 9.4 12.9 3.0 7.2 2.8 1.9 -4.6 6.2 -11.8 2.0 4.6 6.0 12.7 -2.9 4.4 4.9 3.6 6.3 4.0 2.1 4.4 6.6 6.8 3.3 6.1 2.6 -4.2 11.0 -11.0 3.2 7.0 9.4 7.7 2.0 3.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish........................................................... Meats.................................................................................. Beef and veal.................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ........................................ Chuck roast..................................................................... Round roast.................................................................... Round steak.................................................................... Sirloin steak.................................................................... Other beef and veal1....................................................... Pork.................................................................................. Bacon 1........................................................................... Chops............................................................................. Ham............................................................................... Other pork, including sausage........................................... Other meats 1.................................................................... Poultry 1............................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1......................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ......................................... Other poultry...................................................................... Fish and seafood................................................................. Canned fish and seafood 1.................................................. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood....................................... Eggs..................................................................................... 145.8 146.4 142.0 135.4 116.3 144.4 124.2 125.2 138.3 157.8 152.4 161.7 155.0 150.6 146.0 144.8 154.5 156.7 155.4 151.2 172.0 126.1 194.6 136.3 147.4 147.5 143.0 135.7 115.0 144.3 128.0 130.8 138.3 157.4 154.8 169.1 153.5 153.7 148.9 146.0 155.8 157.2 157.5 151.2 172.5 125.2 195.5 145.2 6.7 4.3 6.7 2.1 1.4 9.3 3.6 .6 -3.7 2.6 13.2 25.6 1.9 17.3 13.2 8.3 1.1 -.8 6.1 4.5 -2.1 1.3 -3.2 54.2 -.6 -1.1 -2.0 -5.5 -9.7 -14.8 -6.5 -6.9 5.4 1.8 1.1 4.4 5.8 -1.6 -3.7 2.6 4.7 4.5 .0 10.0 -4.3 -2.2 -5.2 9.0 5.5 6.1 5.4 -3.3 -4.2 -4.1 -7.2 -.6 -5.4 -4.0 23.7 65.7 22.8 3.9 23.1 1.4 9.2 15.6 8.8 -2.1 7.2 4.6 8.5 -5.5 10.7 10.4 12.7 11.7 13.2 35.7 24.8 12.2 5.4 4.7 17.1 64.6 -10.5 21.8 14.3 9.3 12.4 15.0 11.1 8.3 -4.3 -3.1 -4.4 17.7 3.0 1.6 2.2 -1.8 -4.3 -3.5 -1.6 -3.2 .7 2.2 7.0 14.5 3.8 7.4 4.4 5.4 2.9 1.8 3.0 7.2 -3.2 -.5 -4.2 29.6 8.1 8.2 9.0 3.9 4.1 14.1 7.6 5.6 -.1 .3 20.4 65.1 4.9 12.5 18.6 5.3 10.8 15.3 10.0 3.0 1.3 .6 1.9 5.4 Dairy products........................................................................... Fresh milk and cream............................................................. Fresh whole milk.................................................................. Other fresh milk and cream 1................................................. Processed dairy products......................................................... Cheese ............................................................................... Ice cream and related products.............................................. Other dairy products, including butter...................................... 144.8 144.6 142.8 146.5 145.3 146.3 146.1 139.3 147.2 146.6 144.9 148.0 148.7 149.6 149.2 143.6 7.1 6.5 6.2 8.1 8.3 4.7 5.9 19.5 4.2 9.2 9.6 10.4 -1.5 .3 -.3 -6.1 10.3 9.3 9.1 10.2 11.0 7.4 8.9 29.1 22.6 18.9 17.4 17.3 27.6 22.8 19.8 59.9 5.6 7.9 7.9 9.2 3.3 2.5 2.8 5.9 16.3 14.0 13.2 13.7 19.0 14.8 14.2 43.7 Fruits and vegetables................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables..................................................... Fresh fruits........................................................................... Apples............................................................................... Bananas ........................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines.............................................. Other fresh fruits................................................................ Fresh vegetables....... .......................................................... Potatoes........................................................................... Lettuce 1........................................................................... Tomatoes 1........................................................................ Other fresh vegetables........................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables............................................... Processed fruits................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit.................................................. Canned and dried fruits....................................................... Processed vegetables........................................................... Frozen vegetables............................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen........................................................................... 186.3 213.8 234.2 198.3 153.4 263.7 261.5 194.9 180.0 175.7 170.7 201.8 146.5 146.8 146.9 144.2 146.1 145.8 186.1 212.8 240.3 198.1 154.7 275.6 269.6 186.9 181.5 174.5 164.4 193.4 147.4 147.8 147.8 145.2 147.3 144.8 -8.8 -12.8 -9.0 27.0 -8.7 -18.7 -14.6 -17.3 6.5 -63.8 467.2 -34.8 1.2 1.2 .9 2.9 1.2 3.2 12.0 14.7 -1.4 6.0 6.8 -10.0 -2.7 36.6 .6 116.2 — 8.3 43.6 6.5 6.5 6.2 7.3 6.5 -.6 9.1 8.2 36.8 1.0 3.0 26.6 59.3 -18.1 -16.3 -40.5 -58.7 -8.2 10.6 14.0 17.0 3.7 5.2 2.6 .4 -3.1 -.2 -7.3 -13.9 81.6 -10.8 -6.6 6.9 -18.0 -44.3 7.1 8.6 6.2 6.8 4.5 12.3 4.8 1.1 .0 -5.3 16.0 -1.2 -14.5 -8.8 6.3 3.5 -11.5 128.1 -3.2 3.8 3.8 3.5 5.1 3.8 1.3 4.7 2.4 16.8 -3.3 -5.8 51.6 19.2 -12.5 -5.4 -30.2 -52.0 -.8 9.6 10.0 11.8 4.1 8.7 3.7 147.0 149.2 .9 9.6 7.0 15.9 5.1 11.3 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Other food at home...................................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and oils.............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................................. Carbonated drinks................................................................... Coffee 1 ................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks..................................................... Other prepared food.................................................................. Canned and packaged soup..................................................... Frozen prepared food 1............................................................ Snacks 1.................................................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.......................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1.................. 143.0 144.2 134.4 148.7 141.0 129.0 121.2 148.1 138.6 156.0 184.5 143.3 148.7 143.7 145.6 134.2 149.8 141.9 128.2 119.3 147.5 139.3 157.6 184.0 143.6 150.0 0.6 2.9 5.4 .6 3.2 -4.5 -1.6 -11.6 3.3 2.7 4.2 -1.4 2.0 1.4 7.7 5.4 11.4 2.3 -4.5 -4.3 -8.9 2.4 4.0 3.9 2.6 13.2 2.6 4.9 5.3 3.9 3.2 -1.8 4.4 -8.4 -.6 5.3 9.2 7.0 -.8 2.5 5.1 4.0 5.0 3.2 -.6 -2.6 -4.5 7.2 3.6 .9 1.4 6.7 1.0 5.3 5.4 5.8 2.8 -4.5 -3.0 -10.3 2.8 3.3 4.0 .6 7.4 2.6 5.0 4.6 4.4 3.2 -1.2 .8 -6.4 3.2 4.5 5.0 4.2 2.9 162.8 156.5 164.5 158.2 6.6 2.1 4.1 1.0 6.7 4.4 4.5 2.6 5.3 1.6 5.6 3.5 Food away from home.................................................................... Lunch .......................................................................................... Dinner .......................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1............................................................. 153.1 153.8 151.1 155.9 153.5 154.1 151.4 156.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.1 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le................................................................................ Wine............................................................................................ Distilled spirits 1 ............................................................................ Alcoholic beverages away from home.............................................. 158.9 147.2 148.2 139.6 148.1 183.2 159.7 147.9 148.8 140.7 148.4 183.9 1.6 1.1 1.4 2.1 -3.2 2.7 4.7 5.4 7.1 7.6 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 .8 6.6 1.6 4.5 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.2 4.2 4.8 .0 2.8 3.3 3.0 2.5 5.3 2.3 3.9 Housing............................................................................................... Shelter.............................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2.............................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................ Other renters’ costs...................................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................................... Lodging while at school2 ........................................................... Tenants’ insurance..................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2....................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2.............................................................. Household insurance 2.................................................................. Maintenance and repairs 1............................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1.......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 13 ............... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1.............................. Fuel and other utilities........................................................................ Fuels.............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.............................. Fuel oil...................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 13......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................. Electricity ................................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 .................................................................... Local charges 1.......................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance................................................ Cable television 14............................... ........................................ Refuse collection 4 ........................................................................ 153.2 171.4 180.3 162.5 216.8 216.1 215.5 155.4 177.0 177.3 161.6 139.7 147.1 129.6 121.9 125.4 128.0 114.8 94.3 91.9 121.8 122.4 132.8 108.4 158.0 126.5 161.3 78.4 90.9 203.4 215.8 246.3 153.5 171.7 180.5 162.9 216.5 215.8 215.5 155.9 177.4 177.7 162.1 139.9 147.4 129.5 122.4 124.7 128.3 115.0 97.7 96.0 123.3 122.3 133.0 107.6 158.3 126.7 161.4 78.6 91.0 204.1 216.6 247.2 3.3 3.4 1.8 2.8 .0 -.6 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.4 3.6 5.2 .6 6.2 -3.4 3.3 4.4 1.8 .9 11.1 4.8 6.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 .5 4.9 3.3 3.9 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.4 5.1 2.5 11.3 12.0 4.3 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.7 4.9 -.3 -.7 -.6 5.2 4.4 47.1 54.4 33.3 .3 .6 .0 6.7 2.6 -.2 12.1 3.3 13.9 9.8 1.5 2.1 2.6 2.3 3.0 .2 .2 3.8 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.8 2.2 6.0 8.2 5.2 2.9 2.5 -9.8 -9.3 -15.5 4.1 -4.5 26.2 3.1 1.9 1.0 2.1 6.6 3.1 7.7 3.1 3.2 3.1 4.1 2.7 7.5 8.2 3.8 4.2 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.2 8.0 -4.2 -1.3 -7.0 4.5 6.5 10.5 13.5 1.0 6.5 10.2 -1.5 1.8 2.2 1.0 1.0 9.8 -6.4 10.0 .8 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 5.5 5.5 4.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 5.1 .2 2.7 -2.0 4.3 4.4 22.4 24.8 21.7 2.6 3.3 1.0 4.2 2.1 .1 8.4 3.3 8.8 6.0 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.0 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 5.1 .8 3.3 -1.1 3.7 4.5 -.2 1.5 -7.6 5.3 2.6 11.5 2.4 2.1 1.0 1.5 8.2 -1.7 8.9 2.0 See footnotes at end of table. 21 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Household furnishings and operation ................................................. Housefurnishings............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings................................................................ Furniture and bedding 1................................................................. Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Sofas 1 ...................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1................................................... Other furniture............................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1 .................................. Video and audio products 1......................................................... Televisions 1 ............................................................................ Video products other than televisions 1 5 .................................. Audio products 1 ...................................................................... Major household appliances 13................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ............................................ Laundry equipment1 ................................................................ Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 13................. Information processing equipment15.......................................... Other housefurnishings 1 3 ............................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1......................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1................................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1............ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1.................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 3 ........................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 16........................................ Housekeeping supplies ................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1...................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ............................... Housekeeping services................................................................... Postage 1..................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1..................................................... Gardening and other household services 13.................................. 124.7 111.2 120.5 134.5 139.6 144.1 136.0 123.5 77.4 71.1 64.0 66.6 90.4 103.3 110.4 114.1 92.9 55.0 115.4 125.0 111.4 119.4 135.4 141.0 145.3 136.9 123.2 77.1 70.4 63.3 65.0 90.1 103.3 109.8 113.9 93.4 55.3 115.8 1.6 .0 .0 3.1 -3.7 19.4 .3 3.7 -3.5 -4.3 -4.1 -10.6 -2.2 1.6 2.6 2.2 -.4 -14.8 -4.1 141.0 117.9 124.1 109.4 141.4 119.5 123.4 109.2 89.6 113.8 141.3 143.9 144.8 134.1 148.6 160.3 156.0 136.7 Apparel and upkeep............................................................................. Apparel commodities......................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................................. Men’s and boys’ ........................................................................... Men’s ......................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets........................................ Furnishings and special clothing ............................................... Shirts ...................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................ Boys’ ......................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ....................................................................... Women’s ................................................................................... Coats and jackets.................................................................... Dresses ................................................................................... Separates and sportswear........................................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories....................... Suits........................................................................................ Girls’ .......................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 ................................................................. Other apparel commodities........................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 13................................... Watches and jewelry 3 ................................................................ Watches 13............................................................................. Jewelry 3.................................................................................. Footwear........................................................................................ Men’s ........................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ............................................................................. Women’s ...................................................................................... Apparel services 1.............................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ....................... Other apparel services 1 .................................................................. 129.9 126.1 125.9 127.6 130.7 135.1 122.7 134.8 130.5 115.0 121.1 121.1 115.0 110.9 122.0 132.9 139.6 121.1 125.1 148.3 134.8 146.9 129.3 152.3 126.4 132.1 129.9 120.1 160.3 162.6 158.2 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 6 months ended— June 1996 Sept. 1996 1.0 -.7 -1.9 -1.5 -2.3 -3.9 -2.9 1.3 1.5 1.1 -2.4 -2.9 4.5 3.2 3.3 5.6 1.3 -3.9 5.0 0.0 -.7 -3.6 6.2 17.5 9.2 -2.3 -4.8 -5.0 -4.9 -5.9 -4.7 -3.0 -2.3 1.8 -4.2 -3.7 -13.8 -5.1 1.9 .7 -4.2 2.1 -1.7 9.0 2.4 3.7 -4.0 -6.0 -10.1 -4.8 -3.9 3.2 -1.8 14.5 -2.1 -18.5 3.5 1.3 -.4 -1.0 .8 -3.0 7.1 -1.3 2.5 -1.0 -1.6 -3.3 -6.8 1.1 2.4 3.0 3.9 .4 -9.5 .3 1.0 .0 -3.9 4.1 7.5 9.1 .0 -.6 -4.5 -5.4 -8.0 -4.7 -3.5 .4 .0 4.7 -2.9 -16.2 -.9 -1.4 3.7 -12.4 3.0 3.2 -2.9 17.5 -1.1 -5.0 -5.2 -5.1 3.0 9.9 -.3 2.6 3.4 .9 .3 1.5 .9 2.2 -2.8 -1.3 3.2 88.5 116.0 141.4 144.5 144.1 134.6 149.3 160.3 157.9 137.3 -9.4 -8.8 4.7 1.1 9.4 3.1 3.4 .0 6.5 -1.2 4.1 11.5 4.1 1.4 2.2 6.5 1.7 .0 2.4 6.9 -1.8 -15.8 -2.5 4.0 -1.1 -4.6 4.2 .0 3.4 8.0 -1.3 8.0 2.6 3.4 -1.6 2.4 4.1 .0 5.5 2.7 -2.9 .8 4.4 1.3 5.8 4.7 2.5 .0 4.4 2.7 -1.6 -4.7 .0 3.7 -1.4 -1.2 4.1 .0 4.4 5.3 130.5 126.7 126.8 126.6 129.5 132.2 122.2 134.4 128.5 114.3 122.3 122.4 116.1 111.8 123.4 134.1 139.9 122.4 131.4 150.5 134.5 149.8 130.7 155.7 126.1 133.2 128.5 119.5 160.4 162.6 158.4 1.5 1.6 2.2 -.3 -1.2 1.2 -6.0 5.6 -.6 .7 4.9 3.2 11.8 9.0 1.9 3.8 -3.9 13.7 -7.4 .3 -8.8 .5 -9.5 .0 -2.5 -7.5 16.2 -7.3 .8 .5 1.0 1.5 1.2 .6 8.9 11.8 4.0 25.5 5.8 13.8 3.1 -4.0 -5.0 -3.6 -20.0 -6.7 8.2 1.9 .6 15.1 -2.6 6.8 -2.3 7.2 -2.5 6.5 .0 16.6 10.8 3.1 3.6 2.1 -2.7 -3.4 -4.0 -2.8 -1.8 -4.7 4.0 -.9 -3.6 -11.0 -3.5 -3.5 -4.6 -12.9 2.6 4.6 -25.2 -1.8 -12.0 -5.9 6.7 -9.6 -7.3 -11.1 -.3 -3.6 .0 -1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 -3.9 -4.3 -4.3 -3.4 -3.9 — 3.0 -6.9 -2.9 -6.6 -1.4 -6.9 -4.4 -5.0 2.5 -8.3 -2.1 -1.7 -20.2 7.3 -.5 -6.3 2.2 .9 4.8 -3.7 5.9 -4.5 -8.2 1.8 3.3 .5 1.5 1.4 1.4 4.2 5.1 2.6 8.6 5.7 6.4 1.9 .3 -1.0 3.8 -6.6 -2.5 6.0 -1.1 7.0 3.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.9 -1.5 -1.2 1.9 -3.8 16.4 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.5 -3.3 -3.8 -4.1 -3.1 -2.9 -3.8 -1.6 -1.9 -5.1 -6.3 -5.2 -4.0 -4.8 -5.5 -3.0 1.2 -14.3 -11.5 -2.8 -3.2 .0 -3.9 -3.3 -3.5 -2.0 1.1 -2.3 -4.8 1.9 2.6 1.3 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 143.1 140.1 144.2 142.1 123.3 122.8 122.3 124.5 132.7 149.9 161.4 155.7 104.5 103.9 102.0 110.8 105.3 158.6 167.0 143.8 140.5 145.0 142.8 124.1 123.4 122.8 125.2 133.2 150.4 161.1 156.2 104.2 103.5 101.4 110.2 105.0 159.8 167.9 -1.1 .6 .8 .6 .0 -.3 1.7 3.7 1.2 -.3 4.5 4.2 -1.6 -1.2 -2.1 -13.1 -3.2 2.3 3.3 165.8 147.4 163.4 174.9 105.0 131.9 102.0 100.8 107.2 191.5 245.6 96.3 182.5 166.9 148.4 165.2 175.5 105.2 131.7 102.3 101.4 106.9 192.3 246.3 97.2 180.6 183.9 182.3 183.4 191.1 155.9 175.1 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 8.0 7.5 2.0 2.3 1.6 5.1 1.0 -1.9 7.3 .8 10.9 9.7 32.5 32.0 36.1 21.4 27.9 2.9 5.8 5.8 4.4 2.8 2.3 -.3 3.7 2.0 5.0 .6 4.4 2.0 -12.3 16.6 18.8 15.2 43.1 16.9 2.3 8.1 0.3 -.6 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.1 2.7 .5 .8 -15.6 -18.4 -16.9 -17.1 -16.4 5.2 2.9 3.3 4.0 1.4 1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 .8 4.2 .3 7.7 6.9 14.2 14.2 15.4 2.7 11.3 2.6 4.6 3.0 1.9 3.2 3.2 2.1 4.0 3.2 4.5 1.8 3.5 1.3 -6.0 -.8 -1.5 -2.1 8.9 -1.1 3.7 5.5 2.2 -1.4 3.5 .2 -.4 2.5 -.8 .4 1.9 .4 3.1 -6.7 -3.1 3.2 2.8 1.2 .0 .8 6.9 .4 .4 -1.1 .0 2.9 -15.9 10.8 1.0 2.5 1.7 4.5 .8 -.3 1.2 -3.1 3.0 5.0 5.6 6.2 -5.6 5.5 6.4 6.8 4.5 -.8 -1.2 -1.2 1.2 -3.3 5.2 4.7 15.3 2.2 2.7 .7 2.4 .1 .2 4.7 -.2 .4 .4 .2 3.0 -11.5 3.6 3.2 4.5 4.2 4.5 .0 -.8 .0 -1.0 -.2 5.1 5.1 10.7 -1.7 183.9 178.5 187.1 196.6 155.5 175.5 .9 -7.1 -16.6 -20.0 .3 18.0 -.9 24.1 12.5 12.3 3.7 20.3 1.3 -12.3 21.6 20.9 8.2 2.1 .0 4.6 6.0 4.8 -7.1 3.7 .0 7.4 -3.1 -5.2 2.0 19.1 .7 -4.2 13.5 12.6 .3 2.9 229.4 211.1 244.1 143.4 170.1 229.8 211.4 244.4 143.4 170.4 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.4 3.2 3.5 4.1 2.3 3.1 3.4 4.3 4.2 2.8 3.1 2.7 1.3 2.5 .3 .5 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.8 3.4 1.6 1.8 170.4 233.4 209.2 217.0 218.3 139.3 147.0 271.2 262.3 218.2 216.4 169.7 233.8 209.8 217.8 219.0 139.2 147.3 271.8 263.4 218.8 217.0 5.9 3.8 4.0 4.6 3.7 .3 2.2 4.1 3.7 4.3 4.7 1.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 5.6 2.6 1.7 5.1 2.4 7.2 4.9 2.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 4.8 -.3 2.8 5.2 3.8 4.5 9.0 -.5 3.0 4.1 4.1 6.1 .3 3.0 2.8 4.7 3.2 1.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.7 1.5 2.0 4.6 3.0 5.7 4.8 1.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 5.4 .0 2.9 4.0 4.2 3.9 5.0 Expenditure category Transportation..................................................................................... Private.............................................................................................. New vehicles.................................................................................. New cars..................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 3.............................................................. Compact new cars 3................................................................... Intermediate new cars 3.............................................................. Full-size new cars3 .................................................................... Luxury new cars 3....................................................................... New trucks 4................................................................................. New motorcycles 3 ........................................................................ Used cars....................................................................................... Motor fuel....................................................................................... Gasoline....................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 17................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium...................................................... Automobile maintenance and repair................................................. Body work 1.................................................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ..................................... Maintenance and servicing 1.......................................................... Power plant repair........................................................................ Other private transportation............................................................. Other private transportation commodities....................................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1....................................... Automobile parts and equipment................................................ Tires 1..................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1..................................................... Other private transportation services............................................. Automobile insurance.................................................................. Automobile finance charges........................................................ Automobile fees 1 ....................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1........................................................... Other automobile-related fees 1................................................ Public transportation.......................................................................... Airline fares..................................................................................... Other intercity transportation........................................................... Intracity public transportation 1......................................................... Medical care........................................................................................ Medical care commodities.................................................................. Prescription drugs........................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 ................................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies............................................................................ Medical care services ........................................................................ Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services...................................................................... Dental services 1 .......................................................................... Eye care 13.................................................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital rooms.............................................................................. Other inpatient services 3.............................................................. Outpatient services 3..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 23 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Entertainment...................................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................................ Reading materials........................................................................... Newspapers 1............................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 .............................................. Sporting goods and equipment1 ..................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1................................................ Other sporting goods 1 .................................................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ......................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................................. Photographic supplies and equipment........................................... Pet supplies and expense 1 ........................................................... Entertainment services....................................................................... Club memberships 3........................................................................ Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 3.................................................................... Admissions 1 ................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3..................................................... Other entertainment services 1 3...................................................... 159.6 143.3 177.4 189.2 166.1 123.0 126.0 117.5 132.0 126.4 133.9 138.7 178.7 133.0 159.7 143.3 176.9 189.3 165.5 123.2 126.2 117.7 132.4 126.3 133.7 139.6 178.9 133.6 4.2 4.7 10.6 11.8 10.2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 1.3 .6 .6 6.8 3.7 .3 4.7 5.2 4.2 6.4 1.0 6.3 7.9 4.8 7.7 7.7 -3.2 9.2 3.9 -.3 2.3 1.1 2.1 1.5 2.0 -4.1 -3.7 -4.3 1.8 4.5 2.4 -1.7 3.7 -.6 1.3 .6 1.6 .8 3.7 -1.6 .6 -3.7 1.5 -3.1 -.9 5.3 1.6 2.4 4.4 4.9 7.3 9.1 5.5 2.4 3.2 1.7 4.4 4.1 -1.3 8.0 3.8 .0 1.8 .8 1.8 1.2 2.8 -2.9 -1.6 -4.0 1.7 .6 .8 1.7 2.6 .9 163.5 194.1 161.1 138.9 163.5 193.9 163.1 139.2 3.1 3.1 2.3 2.4 6.2 6.1 3.6 4.5 -1.7 11.5 5.7 .6 5.6 -1.0 8.0 3.5 4.6 4.6 3.0 3.4 1.9 5.0 6.8 2.0 Other goods and services.................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ......................................................... Personal care 1.................................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1........................ Personal care services 1 ................................................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 .............................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................................................................... Personal and educational expenses................................................... School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services................................................... Tuition and other school fees........................................................ College tuition ............................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.............................................. Day care and nursery school6 .................................................... Personal expenses........................................................................ Legal service fees 13 ................................................................. Personal financial services 1 3..................................................... Funeral expenses 3 .................................................................... 217.5 233.0 150.5 145.0 217.6 234.6 150.8 145.1 4.1 .7 3.9 3.1 4.4 3.7 1.3 -.3 3.6 1.9 .5 -.3 3.2 4.2 3.2 3.4 4.2 2.2 2.6 1.4 3.4 3.1 1.9 1.5 147.8 149.5 3.3 -2.7 4.5 5.5 .3 5.0 143.2 156.5 155.6 142.1 157.2 156.3 2.6 5.1 5.4 1.7 2.6 2.9 -3.9 1.6 1.0 2.0 3.4 2.3 2.1 3.8 4.1 -1.0 2.5 1.7 159.8 250.1 229.0 251.6 269.9 284.1 273.4 130.5 217.0 158.3 182.6 162.5 160.6 249.5 229.0 250.9 268.9 281.3 273.4 130.4 217.7 158.6 183.0 163.0 3.1 5.5 7.0 5.3 5.2 6.8 5.6 4.2 4.1 2.1 4.2 4.7 .8 5.8 8.4 5.5 5.7 6.6 5.0 2.9 4.6 4.0 10.5 4.9 3.9 5.0 2.3 5.1 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.1 4.2 6.3 1.3 4.9 8.9 2.8 6.2 2.6 2.6 2.2 -.1 2.8 4.3 3.1 .7 5.6 2.0 5.6 7.7 5.4 5.5 6.7 5.3 3.5 4.4 3.0 7.3 4.8 6.4 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.1 2.8 4.4 4.3 4.7 1.0 5.2 157.4 128.1 158.5 128.8 2.1 1.3 5.9 -7.9 5.6 -2.8 7.9 14.9 4.0 -3.4 6.8 5.7 104.9 142.8 148.6 104.5 143.7 149.5 -.8 -.3 2.5 30.2 5.3 3.3 17.4 5.8 3.6 -16.4 4.6 4.7 13.6 2.5 2.9 -1.0 5.2 4.1 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ......................................................... Selected beef cuts.............................................................................. Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products.......................................................................................... Utilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1.................................. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 24 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Sept. 1996 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Other breads.................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins..................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes............................................................. Cookies.......................................................................................... Crackers, bread, and cracker products............................................ Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts....................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers............................................ Ham other than canned .................................................................. Pork sausage................................................................................. Other pork..................................................................................... Frankfurters.................................................................................... Bologna, liverwurst, and salami....................................................... Other lunchmeats........................................................................... Lamb and organ meats.................................................................. Butter............................................................................................. Other dairy products....................................................................... Frozen fruit and fruit juices............................................................. Other fruit juices............................................................................. Cut corn, canned beans except lima............................................... Other processed vegetables............................................................ 177.7 160.7 174.1 174.7 204.9 167.7 180.5 163.0 174.3 173.2 209.6 170.3 182.3 164.0 172.1 173.8 212.2 170.8 183.2 165.1 171.2 175.1 208.8 173.2 -0.2 -.3 .4 .6 4.8 -.8 1.6 1.4 .1 -.9 2.3 1.6 1.0 .6 -1.3 .3 1.2 .3 0.5 .7 -.5 .7 -1.6 1.4 8.7 4.5 2.7 2.5 8.5 6.9 175.7 152.3 137.8 150.9 137.1 144.9 135.6 153.6 101.1 150.7 134.6 147.4 145.2 149.7 176.9 158.8 138.9 152.1 140.4 144.8 136.0 155.8 115.4 151.9 137.2 149.7 149.1 151.6 176.0 163.8 140.4 152.5 141.6 145.2 136.4 157.2 124.2 151.3 135.7 149.1 149.9 151.7 175.0 167.5 144.2 153.9 142.9 145.8 137.3 162.5 127.5 153.9 134.6 152.2 151.7 150.7 .9 1.3 3.0 6.9 -.8 .6 .4 .7 10.5 .3 -.1 -.9 .0 1.8 .7 4.3 .8 .8 2.4 -.1 .3 1.4 14.1 .8 1.9 1.6 2.7 1.3 -.5 3.1 1.1 .3 .9 .3 .3 .9 7.6 -.4 -1.1 -.4 .5 .1 -.6 2.3 2.7 .9 .9 .4 .7 3.4 2.7 1.7 -.8 2.1 1.2 -.7 1.5 11.8 11.2 11.2 4.3 5.3 4.1 8.5 48.1 4.7 8.8 6.8 13.4 5.4 Candy and chewing gum................................................................. Other sweets.................................................................................. Margarine....................................................................................... Other fats, oils, and salad dressing................................................. Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter........................................... Roasted coffee.............................................................................. Instant and freeze-dried coffee....................................................... Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish............................................. Other condiments........................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods................................ Other canned and packaged prepared foods................................... Whiskey at home............................................................................ Other alcoholic beverages at home................................................. 147.8 148.9 146.9 142.4 136.8 149.1 148.1 168.1 154.5 172.7 137.6 146.9 146.4 148.5 150.6 145.0 142.6 137.5 147.5 147.5 169.8 154.0 171.2 137.9 147.9 147.3 149.4 140.9 144.2 143.4 137.7 147.5 148.5 170.0 155.5 169.3 136.6 148.1 147.6 150.6 142.1 144.6 144.6 138.0 147.6 147.4 171.4 155.9 172.8 138.0 148.8 147.6 .2 .5 1.4 .4 .4 -1.5 -1.0 -.2 -.3 .8 .4 .5 .1 .5 1.1 -1.3 .1 .5 -1.1 -.4 1.0 -.3 -.9 .2 .7 .6 .6 -6.4 -.6 .6 .1 .0 .7 .1 1.0 -1.1 -.9 .1 .2 .8 .9 .3 .8 .2 .1 -.7 .8 .3 2.1 1.0 .5 .0 5.5 -.9 2.0 4.2 2.1 -10.9 -2.4 7.9 4.0 2.5 1.8 1.6 .9 110.9 137.1 141.1 144.1 143.0 148.7 111.1 139.8 141.7 144.8 143.2 149.1 112.2 137.0 141.4 144.6 144.3 147.3 110.3 136.6 141.9 145.4 143.3 146.9 -1.4 3.1 .5 .5 -2.0 .1 .2 2.0 .4 .5 .1 .3 1.0 -2.0 -.2 -.1 .8 -1.2 -1.7 -.3 .4 .6 -.7 -.3 -3.7 -.1 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.9 131.6 138.0 109.8 116.0 120.2 119.7 130.0 135.4 107.1 113.8 115.8 114.5 134.3 139.1 111.4 113.5 113.1 110.4 135.2 142.4 116.8 110.7 124.4 114.3 -3.1 -2.7 -2.4 -2.3 -2.8 -2.8 -1.2 -1.9 -2.5 -1.9 -3.7 -4.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 -.3 -2.3 -3.6 .7 2.4 4.8 -2.5 10.0 3.5 -.1 .1 -1.1 -5.9 .4 -3.8 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 130.9 131.6 131.8 132.2 -.8 .5 .2 .3 -.5 Sept. 1995 Food and beverages Housing Household linens............................................................................ Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials........................... Soaps and detergents .................................................................... Other laundry and cleaning products ............................................... Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins..................... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap................................... Apparel and upkeep Men’s suits, sport coats, and jackets............................................... Men’s coats and jackets................................................................. Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts........................................ Boys’ trousers, sport coats, and jackets.......................................... Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and suits........................................... Girls’ separates and sportswear................................... .................. Transportation State automobile registration........................................................... Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs........................................... These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 25 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Expenditure category All items............................................................................. All items (1967=100).......................................................... 100.000 - 154.5 460.2 155.1 461.9 3.0 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.3 - Food and beverages........................................................ Food.............................................................................. Food at home............................................................. Cereals and bakery products..................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... Dairy products........................................................... Fruits and vegetables................................................ Other food at home................................................... Sugar and sweets................................................... Fats and oils.......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.......................................... Other prepared food............................................... Food away from home................................................. Alcoholic beverages....................................................... 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 153.7 153.4 154.1 174.8 145.3 144.3 181.8 142.8 144.5 140.6 128.0 156.3 153.1 158.2 154.5 154.1 155.1 174.3 146.8 146.4 183.2 143.2 145.3 141.2 127.4 157.2 153.4 158.9 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.6 5.5 10.8 3.2 1.8 5.1 2.8 -2.8 4.0 2.6 3.3 .5 .5 .6 -.3 1.0 1.5 .8 .3 .6 .4 -.5 .6 .2 .4 .4 .5 .6 .2 .7 1.5 .6 .2 .5 -.8 -.1 .4 .3 .1 .4 .3 .5 .1 .9 1.7 -.2 .0 -.1 .8 .5 -.4 .3 .3 .5 .5 .6 .1 1.0 1.9 -.2 .5 .9 .6 -.5 1.0 .2 .6 Housing ........................................................................... Shelter.......................................................................... Renters’ costs 1 ........................................................... Rent, residential........................................................ Other renters’ costs .................................................. Homeowners’ costs 1................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent1.......................................... Household insurance 1.............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2 ........................................... Maintenance and repair services 2............................. Maintenance and repair commodities 2 ...................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................... Fuels..................................................'........................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............................................................. Other utilities and public services 2............................... Household furnishings and operation.............................. Housefurnishings......................................................... Housekeeping supplies................................................ Housekeeping services................................................ 38.888 25.976 8.091 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 .085 7.247 3.887 .327 150.7 167.3 159.4 162.2 226.5 161.4 161.7 148.0 138.0 149.0 124.1 129.2 117.5 92.1 150.8 167.2 158.1 162.6 215.0 161.9 162.2 148.0 138.0 149.4 123.6 129.5 117.9 95.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 4.5 -.6 4.0 4.6 10.3 .1 -.1 -.8 .2 -5.1 .3 .3 .0 .0 .3 -.4 .2 .3 3.6 .4 .4 .6 .3 1.7 .3 .3 .5 .3 1.0 -.6 .4 .9 -1.5 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .5 -.6 .5 .5 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .0 .3 -.4 .2 .2 3.5 3.560 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 125.7 158.5 123.3 110.0 141.8 151.2 125.7 158.8 123.6 110.1 141.8 152.2 4.1 3.4 .9 -.4 2.3 3.0 .0 .2 .2 .1 .0 .7 1.1 -.1 .1 -.2 .5 .5 .6 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 Apparel and upkeep......................................................... Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel.............................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 .................................... Footwear..................................................................... Other apparel commodities.......................................... Apparel services 2 .......................................................... 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 .812 .495 .516 127.5 123.8 125.7 117.4 126.7 126.1 147.8 159.6 130.6 127.2 127.0 122.2 132.4 127.8 151.4 159.7 -.8 -1.0 .5 -2.6 -.2 .2 -1.2 1.8 2.4 2.7 1.0 4.1 4.5 1.3 2.4 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -2.5 .2 .9 .2 -1.5 -1.6 .1 -2.9 -.1 -.4 -3.7 .2 .5 .4 -.8 .7 4.5 -.5 2.3 .1 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation..................................................... New vehicles............................................................... New cars.................................................................. Used cars................................................................... Motor fuel................................................................... Gasoline................................................................... Maintenance and repairs.............................................. Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities......................................................... Other private transportation services.......................... Public transportation...................................................... 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 142.6 140.5 144.0 140.3 157.8 106.3 106.0 159.6 169.7 142.9 140.7 144.3 140.6 158.2 106.2 105.8 160.8 169.8 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 .5 6.4 6.1 3.1 2.3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.2 .8 .1 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 -.3 -2.7 -2.5 .2 .4 -.1 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 -1.7 -1.9 .4 .5 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 -.1 -.3 .6 .4 .767 4.488 1.173 104.0 186.3 179.4 104.1 186.4 181.8 .0 2.7 5.6 .1 .1 1.3 -.5 .5 -.6 .2 .5 .0 .2 .4 1.6 - See footnotes at end of table. 26 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1995 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. Expenditure category Medical care.................................................................... Medical care commodities.............................................. Medical care services..................................................... Professional medical services....................................... 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 228.5 208.5 233.1 210.4 228.8 208.5 233.3 210.8 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.6 0.1 .0 .1 .2 0.3 .2 .3 .4 0.1 -.1 .2 .2 0.2 .3 .2 .4 Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities ............................................ Entertainment services................................................... 4.029 2.053 1.976 157.0 142.2 178.3 157.4 142.2 179.3 3.1 2.7 3.4 .3 .0 .6 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 Other goods and services ................................................ Tobacco and smoking products...................................... Personal care 2 .............................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2 ................ Personal care services 2............................................... Personal and educational expenses................................ School books and supplies.......................................... Personal and educational services............................... 7.006 2.135 1.132 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 213.0 233.0 150.4 145.6 156.5 244.2 228.8 245.7 214.7 233.7 150.8 145.7 157.2 247.3 231.5 248.8 3.6 2.5 2.2 1.4 3.1 4.7 6.1 4.6 .8 .3 .3 .1 .4 1.3 1.2 1.3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .1 .5 .2 .5 .2 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .5 1.5 .4 .2 .7 .3 .1 .4 -.1 .2 -.1 100.000 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 5.017 11.057 11.716 52.948 25.430 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 154.5 139.6 153.7 130.9 131.6 123.8 138.2 128.9 172.5 161.0 132.7 178.4 233.1 198.7 155.1 140.4 154.5 131.7 132.8 127.2 138.4 129.2 172.8 160.9 133.0 179.2 233.3 200.5 3.0 2.7 3.8 1.9 2.5 -1.0 4.0 1.2 3.3 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.9 .4 .6 .5 .6 .9 2.7 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .2 .4 .1 .9 .2 .0 .4 -.3 -.4 .0 -.7 .0 .4 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .1 -.1 .4 -.5 -.8 -1.6 -.5 .0 .2 .2 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .1 .4 -.1 .5 .2 .1 .1 .7 .2 .0 82.419 74.024 82.305 93.738 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 25.560 3.911 49.388 154.6 151.2 145.1 151.0 132.0 133.1 139.2 143.0 163.8 167.3 111.1 160.6 162.5 140.0 105.3 177.7 155.2 151.9 145.7 151.6 132.8 134.3 139.5 143.9 164.5 167.6 111.3 161.2 163.1 141.0 105.5 178.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.6 3.3 5.5 2.8 2.6 1.2 6.7 3.2 .4 .5 .4 .4 .6 .9 .2 .6 .4 .2 .2 .4 .4 .7 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.3 -.4 -.7 .0 .5 .5 -.9 .2 .2 .1 -2.6 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.5 -.6 -.3 -.1 .2 .2 -.5 .1 .1 -.2 -1.5 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 .2 .4 .2 .0 .4 .3 .4 .2 .2 $.647 .217 $.645 .216 -2.9 - -.3 - -.2 - -.2 - -.3 - Commodity and service group All items............................................................................. Commodities.................................................................... Food and beverages...................................................... Commodities less food and beverages............................ Nondurables less food and beverages.......................... Apparel commodities................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ....... Durables...................................................................... Services........................................................................... Rent of shelter1............................................................ Household services less rent of shelter1........................ Transportation services.................................................. Medical care services..................................................... Other services ............................................................... Special indexes All items less food.............................................................. All items less shelter.......................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ..................................... All items less medical care................................................. Commodities less food ....................................................... Nondurables less food........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel..................................... Nondurables....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter1.............................................. Services less medical care services.................................... Energy............................................................................... All items less energy........................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities............. Energy commodities..................................................... Services less energy services......................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2 ............................................................. 1967 = $1.00 2 .................................................................. 1 2 - - Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 27 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 - - - 6 months ended— Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 - 2.4 4.3 3.2 2.1 3.4 2.6 155.0 154.6 155.7 174.3 147.0 147.0 185.7 143.4 145.5 141.5 127.8 157.5 153.4 159.1 1.9 2.2 1.9 4.1 7.1 6.2 -8.4 .6 2.9 2.9 -4.5 2.9 2.2 1.8 3.2 3.2 3.5 5.3 -.8 4.8 13.3 1.4 8.3 2.3 -4.5 3.7 2.1 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.4 3.8 5.2 10.7 7.0 2.6 4.3 3.5 -1.5 5.3 3.2 2.8 5.3 5.3 7.0 1.4 11.0 22.2 1.1 2.8 5.1 2.3 -.3 4.2 2.9 3.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 4.7 3.0 5.5 1.9 1.0 5.6 2.6 -4.5 3.3 2.2 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.2 2.6 8.1 16.3 4.0 2.7 4.7 2.9 -.9 4.7 3.1 3.4 Expenditure category All items............................................................................ Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................. Fats and oils......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Other prepared food.............................................. Food away from home............................................... Alcoholic beverages..................................................... 153.0 152.6 153.1 173.7 143.2 139.8 185.2 142.4 143.7 140.7 127.9 155.9 152.3 157.6 153.6 153.3 154.0 174.0 144.2 141.9 186.3 142.7 144.4 139.6 127.8 156.6 152.7 157.8 154.2 153.8 154.7 174.1 145.5 144.3 186.0 142.7 144.2 140.7 128.5 155.9 153.1 158.2 Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 1.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 1 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent1......................................... Household insurance 1 ............................................. Maintenance and repairs 2.......................................... Maintenance and repair services 2 ............................ Maintenance and repair commodities 2...................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............................................................. Other utilities and public services 2 ............................. Household furnishings and operation............................ Housefurnishings........................................................ Housekeeping supplies............................................... Housekeeping services............................................... 149.1 165.8 156.6 161.5 213.6 160.7 160.9 146.7 137.5 146.7 125.6 126.5 112.5 95.0 149.7 166.5 157.6 162.0 217.3 161.2 161.4 147.4 137.9 148.2 124.8 127.0 113.5 93.6 150.0 166.7 157.7 162.2 217.0 161.4 161.7 147.4 138.0 149.0 124.1 127.6 114.1 94.1 150.2 167.0 157.9 162.6 216.6 161.7 162.0 147.9 138.0 149.4 123.6 127.8 114.3 97.4 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.1 -1.0 4.4 4.4 6.0 2.4 4.8 -.3 3.6 4.8 1.8 3.3 3.0 4.5 2.5 12.8 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.5 3.1 -.3 5.9 5.5 46.6 2.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 1.5 2.8 2.8 1.9 3.6 2.5 4.9 2.6 1.8 -10.2 3.0 2.9 3.4 2.8 5.7 2.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 7.6 -6.2 4.2 6.6 10.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.8 5.7 3.3 3.2 3.5 1.9 4.0 -.3 4.8 5.2 22.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 5.0 -.8 3.4 4.1 -.4 119.8 158.2 123.0 109.9 140.9 150.6 121.1 158.0 123.1 109.7 141.6 151.4 121.8 158.5 123.3 109.9 141.9 151.5 121.6 158.8 123.6 110.1 142.0 152.1 4.9 1.8 .7 -1.4 4.1 3.6 2.4 7.2 1.0 .0 4.6 .3 3.1 3.1 .0 -.7 -2.2 4.1 6.1 1.5 2.0 .7 3.2 4.0 3.6 4.5 .8 -.7 4.4 1.9 4.6 2.3 1.0 .0 .4 4.1 Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2................................... Footwear................................................................... Other apparel commodities......................................... Apparel services 2......................................................... 131.0 127.8 127.2 124.0 130.1 128.1 150.2 159.0 131.0 127.8 127.0 124.1 126.8 128.4 151.5 159.3 129.0 125.7 127.1 120.5 126.7 127.9 145.9 159.6 129.6 126.2 126.1 121.3 132.4 127.3 149.2 159.7 1.2 .9 .6 3.9 -8.2 -1.9 1.1 .8 2.5 2.5 8.9 -2.8 16.0 5.8 -.8 2.8 -2.4 -2.8 -4.0 -2.2 -13.0 -.3 -2.4 2.0 -4.2 -4.9 -3.4 -8.4 7.3 -2.5 -2.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 4.7 .5 3.2 1.9 .1 1.8 -3.3 -3.8 -3.7 -5.4 -3.4 -1.4 -2.5 1.9 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline .................................................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities....................................................... Other private transportation services........................ Public transportation...................................................... 143.3 141.3 144.7 140.9 157.2 109.0 108.6 158.8 169.3 142.7 140.7 145.0 141.3 156.8 106.1 105.9 159.1 170.0 142.5 140.5 145.3 141.7 156.7 104.3 103.9 159.7 170.8 143.1 140.9 145.9 142.4 157.4 104.2 103.6 160.7 171.5 .6 .9 1.1 1.2 4.1 -1.2 -2.0 2.6 .2 8.3 8.1 2.5 1.7 9.4 31.9 33.6 2.8 -.5 4.6 4.4 2.5 2.0 -11.1 17.9 16.6 2.3 4.4 -.6 -1.1 3.4 4.3 .5 -16.5 -17.2 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.4 1.8 1.4 6.7 14.2 14.4 2.7 -.1 2.0 1.6 2.9 3.2 -5.5 -.8 -1.7 3.6 4.8 104.5 185.6 181.0 104.0 186.6 180.0 104.2 187.6 180.0 104.4 188.4 182.9 -.4 .4 -6.8 .4 -.7 12.0 .8 4.9 14.2 -.4 6.2 4.3 .0 -.1 2.2 .2 5.5 9.1 See footnotes at end of table. 28 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................. Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services..................................... Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities........................................... Entertainment services.................................................. 227.6 208.0 231.9 208.8 156.9 141.9 178.4 228.3 208.5 232.6 209.7 156.9 141.8 178.7 228.6 208.3 233.1 210.1 157.3 142.2 179.0 Other goods and services............................................... Tobacco and smoking products................................. Personal care 2............................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances2 ............... Personal care services2 ............................................. Personal and educational expenses.............................. School books and supplies......................................... Personal and educational services.............................. 212.2 232.1 149.6 144.6 156.0 242.8 226.4 244.2 213.1 233.0 150.0 145.0 156.2 243.9 226.8 245.4 213.6 232.5 150.4 145.6 156.5 245.0 230.2 246.4 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 229.1 208.9 233.6 211.0 157.4 142.4 179.1 3.7 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 4.8 5.6 4.2 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.6 .9 4.1 2.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.7 1.9 1.1 2.9 214.0 234.2 150.8 145.7 157.2 244.8 230.6 246.1 3.7 1.2 3.6 2.8 4.5 5.4 7.6 5.2 3.7 3.0 1.1 -.3 2.6 5.0 7.8 4.8 3.5 2.1 .8 .0 2.1 5.1 1.8 5.2 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 7.6 3.1 3.7 2.1 2.3 1.3 3.6 5.2 7.7 5.0 3.5 2.9 2.0 1.5 2.6 4.2 4.7 4.2 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items............................................................................ Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Apparel commodities............................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel2 ..... Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Rent of shelter1........................................................... Household services less rent of shelter1 ...................... Transportation services................................................. Medical care services................................................... Other services.............................................................. - _ _ _ 140.0 153.0 132.0 133.4 127.8 139.1 129.1 171.1 159.8 130.2 178.1 231.9 198.5 140.0 153.6 131.6 132.8 127.8 138.1 129.1 171.8 160.4 130.8 178.6 232.6 199.2 139.8 154.2 131.0 131.7 125.7 137.4 129.1 172.2 160.7 131.3 179.3 233.1 199.8 140.4 155.0 131.4 131.8 126.2 137.3 129.7 172.5 160.9 131.4 180.5 233.6 199.8 2.4 1.5 1.9 1.2 2.2 .9 1.8 1.3 3.2 3.4 4.2 -.2 3.8 4.2 4.3 5.3 3.2 7.0 10.6 2.5 15.9 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.5 2.1 3.0 4.4 3.2 2.6 4.6 1.2 2.4 -2.8 4.1 -.9 3.6 3.1 3.1 5.8 3.5 4.3 2.1 1.1 5.3 -1.8 -4.7 -4.9 -5.1 1.9 3.3 2.8 3.7 5.5 3.0 2.6 3.4 3.4 2.6 4.1 6.3 1.7 8.7 1.9 3.1 3.2 3.8 .9 3.4 4.3 2.6 1.9 5.0 -.3 -1.2 -3.8 -.6 .5 3.4 2.9 3.4 5.7 3.2 3.5 154.1 151.0 144.7 150.5 133.2 134.7 139.9 143.3 162.3 165.8 110.3 160.3 162.4 140.8 108.0 176.9 154.3 151.2 145.0 150.8 132.8 134.1 138.9 143.3 163.1 166.6 109.3 160.7 162.8 140.9 105.2 177.5 154.3 151.3 145.1 150.9 132.2 133.3 138.5 143.2 163.5 167.0 108.7 160.9 162.9 140.6 103.6 177.9 154.7 151.8 145.5 151.3 132.7 133.4 138.6 143.5 164.2 167.3 108.7 161.5 163.4 141.1 103.8 178.3 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 .9 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.8 3.0 1.6 2.3 2.5 1.7 -1.2 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.4 7.2 10.2 13.1 7.3 3.0 3.0 17.7 3.3 3.3 3.2 33.2 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 1.2 2.1 4.4 2.8 4.0 3.5 9.6 2.5 2.0 -.8 15.4 3.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.1 -1.5 -3.8 -3.7 .6 4.8 3.7 -5.7 3.0 2.5 .9 -14.7 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 6.1 7.6 4.7 2.9 3.0 9.3 2.8 2.9 2.5 14.7 3.2 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 -.2 -.9 .3 1.7 4.4 3.6 1.7 2.8 2.2 .0 -.8 3.3 Special indexes All items less food............................................................ All items less shelter......................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 1.................................... All items less medical care................................................ Commodities less food...................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel.................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter1 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... Energy.............................................................................. All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy........................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities........... Energy commodities................................................... Services less energy services........................................ 1 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 29 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.5 .5 .6 0.4 .5 .6 0.4 .3 .5 0.5 .5 .6 3.6 -.3 8.7 -3.9 2.8 5.5 7.7 7.0 2.6 4.9 -.3 -1.1 -2.3 -1.1 -.3 .1 -.7 .9 .5 -.2 .2 -.4 1.6 -.9 .6 .5 .5 1.1 -.6 1.2 .1 -.2 1.4 -1.2 .3 .4 1.5 .7 -.8 -.6 .1 -.5 -1.3 -1.1 -.1 .1 -.7 .9 .5 .3 146.8 147.0 143.1 134.5 113.9 141.9 130.9 130.1 140.0 157.4 156.3 169.0 156.3 156.1 150.0 145.8 155.1 157.2 156.6 152.0 172.1 125.5 195.7 142.8 5.5 4.9 5.6 1.0 -.3 4.5 2.7 1.3 .5 1.1 13.3 37.3 4.5 9.5 11.5 5.3 6.5 8.2 5.9 4.7 -1.0 .2 -1.4 17.0 1.0 .9 .9 .3 -.7 .2 4.1 5.8 -.8 -.3 1.8 4.6 -.6 1.8 1.9 .8 .6 .0 1.2 .6 .8 -.7 1.2 4.1 .7 .8 .7 .9 2.7 1.8 1.1 .9 -.3 .1 .2 2.4 -2.7 .7 .7 .8 .9 1.7 .3 1.3 .6 .5 .7 -.4 .9 1.1 1.6 1.8 1.8 5.9 3.0 -2.3 1.6 1.4 2.0 5.6 1.0 1.9 .7 .6 1.2 1.5 1.0 .3 -1.8 -.5 -2.0 -1.7 1.0 .6 .8 .2 -1.0 -.1 2.5 4.5 .3 -.3 1.4 4.6 -1.2 1.7 2.1 .8 .6 .0 1.2 .5 .1 -.7 .3 6.5 144.3 144.2 142.7 146.7 145.0 146.2 145.5 138.9 146.4 145.4 143.6 148.1 148.1 148.8 149.1 142.7 10.8 10.9 10.5 11.4 10.8 8.2 8.6 23.2 1.5 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 1.8 2.5 2.7 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.6 .7 1.3 5.7 1.7 1.3 .8 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.2 2.9 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.1 181.8 206.7 231.5 215.2 153.6 288.8 241.0 182.5 197.0 174.7 167.2 185.2 146.9 146.4 146.5 144.6 147.7 146.5 183.2 209.0 243.7 210.4 148.5 325.9 256.9 175.0 181.0 173.4 161.3 179.0 147.0 147.0 147.2 144.6 147.4 144.9 3.2 1.7 5.8 6.2 -3.6 13.7 4.3 -3.5 -.6 -21.9 4.1 -1.7 6.6 6.9 7.6 4.5 6.2 2.0 .8 1.1 5.3 -2.2 -3.3 12.8 6.6 -4.1 -8.1 -.7 -3.5 -3.3 .1 .4 .5 .0 -.2 -1.1 .6 .3 -1.0 .4 -2.6 2.0 -2.1 1.9 -.6 -2.5 -8.2 7.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 .3 1.3 -.1 -.2 -.4 -1.3 -1.8 -2.1 7.9 -3.7 .7 2.1 -2.0 -2.3 -.7 .2 -.5 -.6 -.3 .8 2.1 -.2 -.5 2.8 -.1 .8 5.2 3.2 -4.3 .7 -.7 -3.5 -4.4 .6 .8 .8 .9 .8 -1.0 149.0 149.2 8.2 .1 1.9 .3 1.5 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 153.7 153.4 154.1 154.5 154.1 155.1 3.8 3.8 4.5 Cereals and bakery products.............................. Cereals and cereal products............................ Flour and prepared flour mixes....................... Cereal1....................................................... Rice, pasta, and commeal.............................. Bakery products 1............................................ White bread 1............................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes1............ Other bakery products................................... 174.8 168.0 159.6 185.7 145.9 177.7 181.3 178.7 171.5 179.6 174.3 166.1 155.9 183.6 145.5 177.9 180.1 180.3 172.4 179.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Meats, poultry, and fish....... Meats............................. Beef and veal........... .... Ground beef other than canned .... Chuck roast.............................. Round roast.............................. Round steak............................. Sirloin steak............................. Other beef and veal1................ Pork............................................ Bacon 1 ................................... Chops ...................................... Ham........................................ Other pork, including sausage.... Other meats 1.............................. Poultry 1....................................... Fresh whole chicken 1 ................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1.... Other poultry.............................. Fish and seafood.......................... Canned fish and seafood 1 ........... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood. Eggs............................................... 145.3 145.7 141.8 134.1 114.7 141.6 125.8 123.0 141.2 157.8 153.6 161.5 157.3 153.4 147.2 144.6 154.1 157.2 154.7 151.1 170.7 126.4 193.4 137.2 Dairy products..................................... Fresh milk and cream........................ Fresh whole milk............................. Other fresh milk and cream 1............ Processed dairy products................... Cheese .......................................... Ice cream and related products........ Other dairy products, including butter. Fruits and vegetables...................... Fresh fruits and vegetables........... Fresh fruits................................ Apples.................................... Bananas .................................. Oranges, including tangerines... Other fresh fruits..................... Fresh vegetables........................ Potatoes.................................. Lettuce 1 ................................. Tomatoes 1............................. Other fresh vegetables............. Processed fruits and vegetables..... Processed fruits......................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit....... Canned and dried fruits............ Processed vegetables................ Frozen vegetables.................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen................................. Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages . Food.................... Food at home.... . See footnotes at end of table. 30 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.3 .6 -.1 .8 .4 -.5 -1.1 -.4 1.3 .6 -.6 .1 .9 0.2 .5 .5 .7 -.8 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .4 .4 .6 1.8 1.0 0.0 -.1 .7 -.3 .8 .5 .9 .3 .5 -.4 -.3 -1.5 .0 0.5 .9 -.3 .8 .6 -.5 -1.6 -.4 .7 1.0 -.2 .1 .9 5.6 2.5 .9 .6 -.2 .0 .3 -.1 1.1 .8 153.4 153.9 151.6 156.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 158.2 146.7 147.4 137.8 147.5 182.4 158.9 147.3 147.9 138.9 147.9 183.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 5.1 1.2 3.6 .4 .4 .3 .8 .3 .5 .1 .3 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .3 .2 .6 -.1 .2 .6 .6 .4 .5 .9 .3 .5 150.7 167.3 159.4 162.2 226.5 226.7 217.1 153.5 161.4 161.7 148.0 138.0 149.0 124.1 119.0 121.4 129.2 117.5 92.1 89.6 121.6 125.7 137.8 106.8 158.5 126.3 160.5 78.4 91.4 201.3 216.7 247.0 150.8 167.2 158.1 162.6 215.0 213.7 219.2 153.5 161.9 162.2 148.0 138.0 149.4 123.6 119.3 120.3 129.5 117.9 95.4 93.9 123.4 125.7 137.9 106.8 158.8 126.5 160.6 78.6 91.4 201.7 217.5 247.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.6 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 4.5 -.6 2.2 -2.7 4.0 4.6 10.3 12.6 6.4 4.1 2.9 7.0 3.4 2.1 .6 4.9 5.8 3.4 7.6 2.1 .1 -.1 -.8 .2 -5.1 -5.7 1.0 .0 .3 .3 .0 .0 .3 -.4 .3 -.9 .2 .3 3.6 4.8 1.5 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .2 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .3 1.7 1.9 .4 .5 .3 .3 .5 .3 1.0 -.6 -.7 -.6 .4 .9 -1.5 -2.1 -.7 1.1 1.2 .7 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .2 -2.4 1.6 .0 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 .6 .1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .5 -.6 -.3 -.9 .5 .5 .5 .9 -.2 .6 .9 -.1 .3 .2 .0 .0 2.2 .0 .5 -.2 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 -.3 -.6 .3 .2 .2 .3 .0 .3 -.4 .3 -.9 .2 .2 3.5 4.7 1.5 -.2 .1 -.6 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .4 .4 .4 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Other food at home.................................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners............................................. Sweets, including candy 1 ..................................................... Fats and oils.......................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages.......................................................... Carbonated drinks................................................................ Coffee 1............................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks................................................. Other prepared food............................................................... Canned and packaged soup................................................. Frozen prepared food 1 ........................................................ Snacks 1 .............................................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .............. 142.8 144.5 135.0 148.5 140.6 128.0 120.8 147.4 137.3 156.3 187.1 142.3 148.6 143.2 145.3 134.9 149.7 141.2 127.4 119.5 146.8 139.1 157.2 185.9 142.5 149.9 1.8 5.1 5.0 5.1 2.8 -2.8 -1.3 -8.5 3.0 4.0 4.4 2.4 5.2 163.1 156.4 164.6 157.4 Food away from home................................................................. Lunch ....................................................................................... Dinner...................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1......................................................... 153.1 153.5 151.3 155.5 Alcoholic beverages....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home...................................................... Beer and ale............................................................................. Wine ........................................................................................ Distilled spirits 1......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home......................................... Housing ........................................................................................... Shelter.......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 2......................................................................... Rent, residential........................................................................ Other renters’ costs .................................................................. Lodging while out of town ...................................................... Lodging while at school3........................................................ Tenants’ insurance ................................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2.................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2......................................................... Household insurance 1 2 ........................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1 ........................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1............................................. Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ...................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 14........... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .......................... Fuel and other utilities................................................................... Fuels........................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.......................... Fuel oil................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 14 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............................. Electricity............................................................................... Utility (piped) g as................................................................... Other utilities and public services 1............................................... Telephone services 1................................................................. Local charges 1 ...................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1................................................................ Intrastate toll calls 1................................................................ Water and sewerage maintenance............................................. Cable television 1 5 ................................................................... Refuse collection 5.................................................................... Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.2 .1 -.7 .8 1.1 .9 .8 .2 -.5 -1.0 -1.1 -2.2 -.3 .0 -.5 -.3 .9 .4 .3 0.1 -.2 -1.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.0 .7 .4 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .3 .4 1.0 .5 -.3 -3.4 .7 0.2 .2 .9 .1 -.6 1.7 -1.0 1.0 -.3 -.6 -1.4 1.1 -.8 .6 -1.1 3.3 -.6 -.5 -.1 0.2 .2 -1.1 .8 1.1 .9 .8 -.2 -.5 -1.0 -1.1 -2.2 -.3 .0 -.5 -.3 .9 .4 .3 1.2 -1.3 1.4 2.2 .6 1.3 -.5 -.2 .0 -.2 1.5 .6 1.5 -1.2 -.3 .6 .6 1.3 -.5 -.2 88.6 117.0 141.8 144.2 144.4 135.9 152.2 160.8 155.3 135.7 -2.3 -3.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.0 .0 4.3 4.1 -1.3 2.0 .0 .3 -.6 .3 .7 .0 1.2 .4 2.5 .3 .5 .6 .1 .2 .5 .0 .2 .7 -1.5 -.3 .2 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .0 -.1 -.4 -1.3 2.0 .1 .3 -.6 .3 .4 .0 1.2 .4 130.6 127.2 127.0 127.0 130.5 136.1 122.2 137.1 128.0 115.7 122.2 121.8 121.6 113.7 122.7 133.3 136.6 124.1 132.4 151.4 133.2 150.9 128.9 157.2 127.8 134.2 129.3 121.0 159.7 162.2 158.2 -.8 -1.0 -1.3 .5 1.3 -1.3 3.3 3.0 .4 -2.5 -2.6 -2.5 .9 -7.9 -2.9 3.4 -6.1 -2.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.2 -2.6 -.9 .2 -1.1 6.9 -2.2 1.8 2.3 1.5 2.4 2.7 2.9 1.0 .9 .2 2.7 1.3 -.8 1.8 4.1 4.2 6.0 4.2 4.6 .5 10.2 3.6 4.5 2.4 -.1 2.9 .6 3.5 1.3 1.5 .7 1.6 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.2 -.1 .5 -.2 -1.2 1.2 -.3 .1 .6 .5 3.3 .6 -.4 -2.9 -2.3 -2.5 .9 2.2 .9 -.7 1.7 .2 .5 .5 .2 .2 .2 .1 -1.5 -1.6 -2.0 .1 -.1 .9 -1.5 1.3 -1.2 .2 -2.9 -2.6 -.9 -3.7 -3.8 -.8 2.2 -4.5 -.1 -3.7 -3.6 -3.5 .1 -4.1 -.4 .5 -.1 -1.1 .2 .6 -.1 .5 .4 .6 -.8 -.8 -2.7 .1 .2 -1.7 -.4 .7 .7 -.3 -.7 1.1 .5 .5 1.0 4.5 2.3 -.1 2.6 .6 3.0 -.5 .8 -1.1 -1.1 .1 .1 .1 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Household furnishings and operation.............................................. Housefurnishings........................................................................ Textile housefurnishings............................................................ Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 1................................................................. Sofas 1................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1 ............................................... Other furniture................................... .................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment1.............................. Video and audio products 1..................................................... Televisions 1......................................................................... Video products other than televisions 16............................... Audio products 1.................................................................. Major household appliances 14 ............................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................ Laundry equipment1............................................................ Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ............. Information processing equipment16 ...................................... Other housefurnishings 14................................................. ....... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 ..................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1............................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ........ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ............... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4.................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 .................................... Housekeeping supplies................................................................ Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1........................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .................. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1............................ Housekeeping services................................................................ Postage 1 ................................................................................. Appliance and furniture repair1 ................................................. Gardening and other household services 14 .............................. 123.3 110.0 122.2 131.5 137.3 139.1 132.2 119.3 79.5 71.1 63.1 66.7 90.4 103.4 110.7 113.8 92.3 56.1 114.8 123.6 110.1 121.4 132.5 138.8 140.4 133.3 119.5 79.1 70.4 62.4 65.2 90.1 103.4 110.1 113.5 93.1 56.3 115.1 0.9 -.4 -3.0 2.0 1.8 7.4 -.7 .0 -2.5 -3.8 -5.9 -6.2 -1.2 1.5 1.6 4.3 -1.1 -11.6 -.1 139.3 114.9 126.2 109.7 140.1 116.4 125.6 109.5 89.8 114.7 141.8 143.7 145.2 135.5 151.2 160.8 153.4 135.1 Apparel and upkeep........................................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.............................................. Men’s and boys’ ....................................................................... Men’s ..................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................................... Furnishings and special clothing........................................... Shirts ................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers............................................ Boys’ ..................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................... Coats and jackets................................................................ Dresses ............................................................................... Separates and sportswear.................................................... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories................... Suits.................................................................................... Girls’...................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1.............................................................. Other apparel commodities....................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14.............................. Watches and jewelry 4............................................................ Watches 1 4 ......................................................................... Jewelry 4 .............................................................................. Footwear..................................................................................... Men’s ....................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ........................................................................ Women’s .................................................................................. Apparel services 1 ......................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1.................... Other apparel services 1.............................................................. 127.5 123.8 123.4 125.7 129.4 135.8 119.0 135.4 129.0 113.7 117.4 116.9 114.7 109.1 117.3 132.6 124.0 119.8 126.7 147.8 133.4 146.6 128.1 151.9 126.1 132.2 128.4 119.1 159.6 162.1 158.0 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .4 -.1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.3 .8 .2 -0.4 -.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .1 .6 -.3 -2.7 -2.5 -2.4 -2.0 -2.5 .2 -.1 -0.1 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.1 -1.7 -1.9 -2.0 -2.1 -1.8 .4 .2 0.4 .3 .4 .5 .6 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 -.2 .4 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.2 .6 .2 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.3 .0 1.6 -.1 -.3 .0 2.7 4.2 -1.1 .8 .7 .7 1.3 .1 .1 -.2 .3 .7 -.3 .1 .2 .3 -.9 .2 .5 .1 .4 -.5 -.1 -.7 -.5 -.6 .5 .5 .8 1.1 .4 .4 .6 .5 .2 .0 .2 .2 .2 .5 .5 2.0 .3 .7 .7 1.0 .4 .2 -.2 .2 .7 -.3 .4 .3 .9 -.9 181.5 177.5 181.8 194.2 157.2 174.9 .4 1.3 5.6 3.2 1.2 10.3 .0 -2.1 1.3 2.5 -1.0 .2 .0 2.7 -.6 -1.2 -1.1 .4 .0 .7 .0 -.5 -.4 .1 .0 -2.1 1.6 2.7 -.7 .2 228.5 208.5 243.8 141.9 167.7 228.8 208.5 243.7 142.0 168.1 3.3 3.0 3.5 1.8 1.7 .1 .0 .0 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .5 .7 .1 -.1 .2 -.6 -.9 .2 .3 .1 .1 .2 172.7 233.1 210.4 217.5 218.0 139.8 150.0 268.0 256.7 217.7 217.1 172.0 233.3 210.8 217.8 218.8 139.6 150.2 268.4 257.2 218.1 216.9 2.1 3.3 3.6 3.3 5.0 .8 2.9 4.2 3.5 4.6 4.8 -.4 .1 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .0 .3 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .7 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .1 -.2 -.3 .2 .4 .2 .4 -.1 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 142.6 140.5 144.0 140.3 122.2 121.5 121.2 122.7 131.4 150.3 161.5 157.8 106.3 106.0 103.9 110.8 107.1 159.6 167.7 142.9 140.7 144.3 140.6 122.6 121.8 121.2 123.2 131.3 150.6 161.7 158.2 106.2 105.8 103.6 110.2 106.8 160.8 168.1 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.3 3.2 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.5 4.6 .5 6.4 6.1 6.4 5.8 4.9 3.1 4.9 166.8 147.8 163.0 169.7 104.0 130.4 101.0 100.1 106.4 186.3 243.2 94.4 180.9 168.0 148.8 165.1 169.8 104.1 130.1 101.3 100.8 106.1 186.4 243.7 94.7 179.3 181.5 181.3 179.4 189.5 158.8 174.5 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Transportation ......................................................... Private.................................................................. New vehicles...................................................... New cars.......................................................... Subcompact new cars4 .................................. Compact new cars4 ....................................... Intermediate new cars 4 .................................. Full-size new cars 4 ........................................ Luxury new cars 4 .......................................... New trucks 5 ..................................................... New motorcycles 4............................................ Used cars........................................................... Motor fuel........................................................... Gasoline........................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 8 ..................... Gasoline, unleaded premium........................... Automobile maintenance and repair..................... Body work 1 ...................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1.......... Maintenance and servicing 1............................. Power plant repair............................................ Other private transportation................................. Other private transportation commodities.......... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1.......... Automobile parts and equipment..................... Tires 1.......................................................... Other parts and equipment1 ........................ Other private transportation services................. Automobile insurance..................................... Automobile finance charges............................ Automobile fees 1........................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 .............................. Other automobile-related fees 1 .................... Public transportation.............................................. Airline fares........................................................ Other intercity transportation............................... Intracity public transportation 1 ............................. Medical care............................................................ Medical care commodities..................................... Prescription drugs................................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 14.... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies................................................ Medical care services............................................ Professional medical services.............................. Physicians’ services......................................... Dental services 1............................................... Eye care 14...................................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 .......... Hospital and related services.............................. Hospital rooms................................................. Other inpatient services4 .................................. Outpatient services 4 ......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 33 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sept. 0.3 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 .0 -.3 .3 .3 -.1 .1 .7 .6 .2 0.0 -.1 .0 -.1 .6 -1.0 -1.2 -.8 .2 -.2 .1 .7 .2 .7 0.3 .3 .7 .3 .9 .7 1.5 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.2 .2 -.6 0.1 .1 -.2 .0 -.4 .0 -.3 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .1 .3 3.5 4.8 4.4 2.6 2.1 -.2 1.5 .2 1.1 -.3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4 .1 -.2 1.0 .2 214.7 233.7 150.8 145.7 3.6 2.5 2.2 1.4 .8 .3 .3 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .7 .3 .1 149.5 151.4 2.5 1.3 -.1 .1 1.3 143.5 156.5 155.5 142.4 157.2 156.3 .7 3.1 2.8 -.8 .4 .5 .6 .1 .0 .7 .2 .1 -.8 .4 .5 159.2 244.2 228.8 245.7 262.3 279.5 271.7 130.0 215.9 158.5 182.1 163.9 160.0 247.3 231.5 248.8 267.2 285.5 278.1 131.7 216.4 158.6 182.6 164.3 4.0 4.7 6.1 4.6 4.7 5.5 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.1 3.7 5.0 .5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.1 2.4 1.3 .2 .1 .3 .2 1.0 .5 .2 .5 .5 .4 .5 .5 .7 .7 .0 .7 .6 .5 1.5 .4 .3 .7 -.7 .3 .5 .3 .0 .7 .4 -.1 .2 -.1 -.2 -.5 .0 .0 .2 .1 .3 .2 156.1 126.9 157.3 127.7 5.5 .9 .8 .6 .7 1.5 .6 1.7 .7 .6 106.7 142.8 152.6 106.6 143.2 153.6 6.3 4.1 3.1 -.1 .3 .7 -2.5 .4 .5 -1.7 .3 .1 -.2 .4 .7 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Entertainment............................................................ Entertainment commodities...................................... Reading materials.................................................. Newspapers 1 ..................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1..................... Sporting goods and equipment1............................. Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ....................... Other sporting goods 1......................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1................ Toys, hobbies, and music equipment................... Photographic supplies and equipment.................. Pet supplies and expense 1.................................. Entertainment services............................................. Club memberships 4 ............................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 4 .......................................... Admissions 1.......................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................... Other entertainment services 14 ............................. 157.0 142.2 178.1 190.3 165.9 125.5 130.0 116.8 132.4 127.5 135.2 138.4 178.3 135.4 157.4 142.2 177.9 190.3 165.3 125.5 129.6 117.1 132.8 127.4 135.4 139.3 179.3 135.7 3.1 2.7 4.6 5.0 4.1 -.1 .9 -1.4 3.2 2.7 .0 4.6 3.4 .6 158.9 193.7 162.3 138.2 162.3 193.4 164.7 138.5 Other goods and services .......................................... Tobacco and smoking products................................ Personal care 1 ........................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .......... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1......... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1........................................ Beauty parlor services for females 1..................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males.......................................... Personal and educational expenses.......................... School books and supplies.................................... Personal and educational services......................... Tuition and other school fees.............................. College tuition................................................... Elementary and high school tuition.................... Day care and nursery school7........................... Personal expenses.............................................. Legal service fees 14 ........................................ Personal financial services 14............................ Funeral expenses 4........................................... 213.0 233.0 150.4 145.6 Sept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food................................ Selected beef cuts..................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products................................................................ Utilities and public transportation................................. Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ........ Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 Indexes on a December 1982=100 Indexes on a December 1986=100 Indexes on a December 1983=100 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. base base. base. base. 34 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Food at home............................................................................. 154.2 153.8 154.7 155.0 154.6 155.7 1.9 2.2 1.9 3.2 3.2 3.5 4.6 4.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 7.0 2.6 2.7 2.7 5.0 5.0 6.2 Cereals and bakery products...................................................... Cereals and cereal products.................................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes............................................... Cereal1 ............................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal .................................................... Bakery products 1................................................................... White bread 1....................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1........................ Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1..................................... Other bakery products.......................................................... 174.1 167.3 156.9 185.7 145.7 177.7 181.3 178.7 171.5 177.1 174.3 166.4 154.8 183.6 145.5 177.9 180.1 180.3 172.4 177.7 4.1 5.1 4.6 5.6 7.0 2.2 5.1 5.3 6.6 1.9 5.3 2.1 7.4 2.7 -3.0 6.3 7.0 8.5 .0 9.2 3.8 -3.7 16.8 -10.3 4.8 9.6 13.1 2.8 7.7 4.7 1.4 -4.4 6.4 -12.3 2.8 4.2 5.5 11.7 -3.4 3.9 4.7 3.6 6.0 4.1 1.8 4.2 6.1 6.9 3.2 5.5 2.6 -4.1 11.5 -11.3 3.8 6.9 9.3 7.1 2.0 4.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................................... Meats, poultry, and fish........................... ............................... Meats.................................................................................. Beef and veal.................................................................... Ground beef other than canned ........................................ Chuck roast..................................................................... Round roast.................................................................... Round steak.................................................................... Sirloin steak.................................................................... Other beef and veal1....................................................... Pork.................................................................................. Bacon 1.......................................................................... Chops............................................................................. Ham............................................................................... Other pork, including sausage........................................... Other meats 1 .................................................................... Poultry 1............................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 1........................................................ Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ......................................... Other poultry...................................................................... Fish and seafood.................................................................. Canned fish and seafood 1.................................................. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood...................................... Eggs..................................................................................... 145.5 146.1 141.9 135.2 116.2 144.9 128.5 125.5 139.9 157.8 152.5 161.5 156.0 150.5 146.2 144.6 154.1 157.2 154.7 149.4 172.6 126.4 196.3 135.5 147.0 147.0 143.0 135.5 115.0 144.8 131.7 131.1 140.3 157.4 154.7 169.0 154.1 153.0 149.2 145.8 155.1 157.2 156.6 150.2 172.8 125.5 196.9 144.3 7.1 4.6 6.7 1.8 1.4 7.4 4.8 .6 -3.4 2.6 13.5 24.4 2.5 19.9 13.8 8.3 .8 -.3 5.8 1.7 -2.3 1.6 -3.9 55.1 -.8 -1.7 -2.3 -6.1 -10.3 -16.0 -1.5 -6.6 4.1 1.3 .6 4.7 6.6 -3.5 -4.8 2.6 3.9 4.2 -1.3 10.1 -3.4 -2.2 -4.2 8.4 5.2 6.1 5.4 -3.3 -4.9 -2.1 -16.8 -.6 -4.8 -4.3 24.3 66.2 22.7 4.8 24.2 1.4 9.8 16.2 9.1 -1.6 6.2 4.6 7.4 -5.6 11.0 10.4 13.0 12.4 14.8 34.7 29.3 12.5 6.5 5.0 15.6 64.2 -11.1 18.3 14.6 9.3 11.6 13.5 10.3 9.0 -4.3 -2.8 -4.2 17.8 3.0 1.4 2.1 -2.2 -4.6 -5.0 1.6 — 3.1 .3 1.9 6.8 14.1 4.5 7.6 4.1 5.4 2.3 1.9 2.2 5.8 -2.8 -.3 -4.1 29.6 8.1 8.2 9.1 4.3 4.5 14.9 3.7 5.7 .7 .3 19.9 65.2 4.4 11.3 19.3 5.3 10.7 14.8 9.7 3.6 .8 .8 1.4 5.5 Dairy products........................................................................... Fresh milk and cream............................................................. Fresh whole milk.................................................................. 144.3 144.4 142.8 146.7 144.9 145.8 146.4 138.5 147.0 146.4 144.6 148.1 148.2 148.8 149.5 142.8 6.2 6.2 6.6 7.4 7.0 4.4 5.9 20.0 4.8 9.6 9.7 11.1 -.6 .0 .0 -5.5 10.7 9.4 9.1 9.8 11.3 8.3 9.2 28.8 22.2 18.9 16.8 17.7 26.7 21.3 20.1 57.8 5.5 7.9 8.1 9.2 3.2 2.2 2.9 6.5 16.3 14.0 12.9 13.7 18.7 14.6 14.5 42.6 186.0 215.1 232.1 199.4 153.0 258.1 259.9 195.0 180.7 174.7 167.2 204.0 146.3 146.0 146.2 143.1 146.6 146.1 185.7 214.0 238.5 199.3 154.3 271.6 268.1 186.6 181.9 173.4 161.3 195.0 147.2 147.1 147.3 144.4 147.7 144.6 -8.4 -12.3 -9.0 26.1 -7.8 -19.1 -14.9 -15.9 7.4 -64.8 467.2 -35.5 .9 1.2 1.2 2.0 .9 3.1 13.3 16.6 -1.3 7.0 6.8 -8.4 -3.2 40.7 2.6 112.6 -9.7 45.3 6.5 5.9 6.3 7.1 6.2 -.8 7.0 5.2 35.1 .0 2.3 25.0 60.4 -21.1 -18.6 -38.6 -59.2 -7.0 11.0 14.1 16.4 4.6 5.8 2.3 1.1 -2.2 1.7 -5.8 -14.4 80.3 -10.6 -7.0 8.8 -19.2 -43.9 7.1 8.6 6.8 7.1 4.0 12.2 3.7 1.9 1.1 -5.2 16.2 -.7 -13.9 -9.3 8.8 5.0 -13.5 126.4 -3.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.5 3.5 1.1 4.0 1.4 17.2 -2.9 -6.4 50.1 19.7 -14.3 -5.9 -29.6 -52.2 -.2 9.8 10.4 11.7 4.3 9.0 3.0 147.5 149.7 .6 8.9 8.2 15.8 4.7 11.9 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Food and beverages........................................................................ Other fresh milk and cream 1 ............................................................... Processed dairy products........................................................ Cheese ............................................................................... Ice cream and related products.............................................. Other dairy products, including butter...................................... Fruits and vegetables................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables..................................................... Fresh fruits.......................................................................... Apples............................................................................... Bananas ........................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines.............................................. Other fresh fruits................................................................ Fresh vegetables................................................................. Potatoes........................................................................... Lettuce 1........................................................................... Tomatoes 1........................................................................ Other fresh vegetables........................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables............................................... Processed fruits................................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit.................................................. Canned and dried fruits....................................................... Processed vegetables........................................................... Frozen vegetables............................................................. Processed vegetables excluding frozen.......................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— Item and group 6 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Other food at home...................................................................... Sugar and sweets....................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners................................................. Sweets, including candy 1......................................................... Fats and oils.............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages............................................................. Carbonated drinks................................................................... Coffee 1 ................................................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks...................................................... Other prepared food................................................................... Canned and packaged soup..................................................... Frozen prepared food 1............................................................ Snacks 1.................................................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.......................................................................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1.................. 142.7 144.2 134.9 148.5 140.7 128.5 121.7 147.4 138.2 155.9 185.0 142.3 148.6 143.4 145.5 134.5 149.7 141.5 127.8 119.7 146.8 139.1 157.5 184.6 142.5 149.9 0.6 2.9 5.4 .6 2.9 -4.5 -2.0 -11.7 3.0 2.9 4.1 -2.3 2.3 1.4 8.3 5.0 11.7 2.3 -4.5 -4.6 -9.4 2.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 12.9 2.6 4.3 5.6 3.9 3.5 -1.5 4.8 -8.7 -.3 5.3 9.7 6.4 -1.3 2.8 5.1 3.6 4.7 2.3 -.3 -3.3 -4.2 6.6 4.2 .4 1.7 7.5 1.0 5.6 5.2 6.0 2.6 -4.5 -3.3 -10.5 2.8 3.3 3.9 .7 7.4 2.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.9 -.9 .7 -6.5 3.1 4.7 4.9 4.0 3.0 163.0 156.7 164.8 157.9 6.3 1.8 4.1 1.3 7.4 4.7 4.7 2.6 5.2 1.6 6.1 3.6 Food away from home.................................................................... Lunch ........................................................................................... Dinner.......................................................................................... Other meals and snacks 1............................................................. 153.1 153.5 151.3 155.5 153.4 153.9 151.6 156.0 2.2 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.4 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................... Beer and a le................................................................................ Wine............................................................................................ Distilled spirits 1 .......................................... ................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home.............................................. 158.2 147.0 148.0 137.9 147.5 182.4 159.1 147.6 148.7 139.1 147.9 183.3 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.8 -3.2 2.7 4.7 5.7 6.8 8.1 3.4 3.2 2.8 1.7 .3 7.0 1.4 4.5 3.9 3.9 4.7 4.1 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.9 .0 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.5 5.5 2.3 4.2 Housing............................................................................................... Shelter.............................................................................................. Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................................. Rent, residential............................................................................ Other renters’ costs...................................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................................... Lodging while at school3 ............................................................ Tenants’ insurance..................................................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ..................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2 ............................................................ Household insurance 1 2............................................................... Maintenance and repairs 1............................................................... Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................................ Maintenance and repair commodities 1.......................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 14............... Other maintenance and repair commodities 1.............................. Fuel and other utilities........................................................................ Fuels.............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.............................. Fuel oil...................................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 14......................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy sen/ices).................................. Electricity................................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................................ Other utilities and public services 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 .................................................................... Local charges 1.......................................................................... Interstate toll calls 1 ................................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 ................................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance................................................ Cable television 15........................................................................ Refuse collection 5 ........................................................................ 150.0 166.7 157.7 162.2 217.0 216.3 216.7 153.0 161.4 161.7 147.4 138.0 149.0 124.1 119.0 121.4 127.6 114.1 94.1 92.1 121.6 121.8 132.3 108.2 158.5 126.3 160.5 78.4 91.4 200.5 216.7 246.2 150.2 167.0 157.9 162.6 216.6 215.6 215.3 153.5 161.7 162.0 147.9 138.0 149.4 123.6 119.3 120.3 127.8 114.3 97.4 96.4 123.4 121.6 132.4 107.5 158.8 126.5 160.6 78.6 91.4 201.3 217.5 247.2 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.1 -1.0 -1.5 6.1 6.3 4.4 4.4 6.0 2.4 4.8 -.3 5.6 -5.1 3.6 4.8 1.8 2.4 11.5 4.9 6.4 2.0 1.8 1.6 .5 4.9 3.3 3.7 2.6 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.5 2.5 12.8 13.9 4.8 .3 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.5 3.1 -.3 .0 -.7 5.9 5.5 46.6 53.3 35.1 2.4 .9 6.1 7.2 2.6 -.2 12.1 3.3 15.7 10.0 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 1.5 1.3 3.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 1.9 3.6 2.5 4.9 6.6 4.3 2.6 1.8 -10.2 -9.7 -16.9 3.1 -4.2 21.4 3.1 1.9 1.3 2.1 6.5 3.2 7.5 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.4 2.8 5.7 5.8 1.1 4.0 2.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 7.6 -6.2 -3.0 -9.1 4.2 6.6 10.5 14.0 2.3 6.1 9.3 -.4 1.5 2.2 .8 1.0 10.2 -7.7 10.4 .8 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.8 5.7 5.9 5.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.5 1.9 4.0 -.3 2.8 -2.9 4.8 5.2 22.2 25.3 22.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.5 2.1 .1 8.4 3.3 9.6 6.2 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.6 3.5 2.3 3.3 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 5.0 -.8 1.7 -2.6 3.4 4.1 -.4 1.5 -7.8 4.6 2.3 10.0 2.3 2.1 1.0 1.5 8.4 -2.4 8.9 1.9 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 123.3 109.9 121.0 131.5 137.3 139.1 132.2 120.3 79.5 71.1 63.1 66.7 90.4 103.4 110.7 113.8 92.3 56.1 114.8 123.6 110.1 119.7 132.5 138.8 140.4 133.3 120.0 79.1 70.4 62.4 65.2 90.1 103.4 110.1 113.5 93.1 56.3 115.1 0.7 -1.4 -1.0 2.5 -4.6 20.4 1.2 2.4 -2.9 -4.8 -6.5 -9.4 -1.7 1.6 4.1 2.6 -1.3 -13.7 -4.4 Dec. 1995 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 1.0 .0 -.3 -2.1 -2.9 -3.7 -3.5 -.3 1.0 .6 -1.2 -4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.8 3.9 -7.6 5.7 0.0 -.7 -6.0 6.9 18.2 7.9 -2.1 -6.2 -4.4 -4.3 -4.8 -5.8 -3.9 -3.4 1.1 -4.3 -6.2 -11.4 -4.8 2.0 .7 -4.5 .9 -2.0 6.5 1.8 4.8 -3.5 -6.5 -10.8 -5.3 -3.0 4.0 -2.5 15.0 -.4 -13.6 3.6 0.8 -.7 -.6 .2 -3.8 7.6 -1.2 1.0 -1.0 -2.2 -3.9 -6.8 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.7 1.3 -10.7 .5 1.0 .0 -5.3 3.9 7.6 7.2 -.1 -.8 -3.9 -5.4 -7.8 -5.6 -3.5 .2 -.7 4.9 -3.4 -12.5 -.7 Mar. 1996 Expenditure category Household furnishings and operation ................................................. Housefurnishings............................................................................. Textile housefurnishings................................................................ Furniture and bedding 1................................................................. Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Sofas 1 ...................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables 1................................................... Other furniture............................................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment1 .................................. Video and audio products 1......................................................... Televisions 1 ............................................................................ Video products other than televisions 16 .................................. Audio products 1 ...................................................................... Major household appliances 14 ................................................... Refrigerators and home freezers 1............................................ Laundry equipment1 ................................................................ Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 14................. Information processing equipment16.......................................... Other housefurnishings 14 ............................................................ Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1......................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1................................................ Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1............ Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1.................... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 14 ........................................ Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 17........................................ Housekeeping supplies ................................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............................ Household paper products and stationery supplies 1...................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ............................... Housekeeping services ................................................................... Postage 1..................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair1..................................................... Gardening and other household services 14.................................. 139.3 114.9 126.2 109.7 140.1 116.4 125.6 109.5 -3.1 2.7 -9.9 3.4 4.1 -1.3 18.0 -1.1 -4.3 -5.9 -3.5 2.2 8.7 -.3 2.9 4.5 .4 .7 3.1 1.1 2.0 -3.2 -.3 3.4 89.8 114.7 141.9 143.7 145.2 135.5 151.5 160.8 153.4 135.1 88.6 117.0 142.0 144.2 144.4 135.9 152.1 160.8 155.3 135.7 -10.6 -14.1 4.1 .6 9.4 2.7 3.6 .0 7.5 -.6 4.1 15.6 4.6 1.7 3.1 8.7 .3 .0 2.1 7.3 -.4 -18.2 -2.2 3.4 -1.6 -4.0 4.1 .0 2.1 7.1 -1.8 8.3 3.2 3.4 -1.1 3.3 4.0 .0 5.6 2.7 -3.5 -.3 4.4 1.1 6.2 5.7 1.9 .0 4.8 3.2 -1.1 -5.9 .4 3.4 -1.4 -.4 4.1 .0 3.8 4.9 Apparel and upkeep............................................................................. Apparel commodities......................................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear................................................. Men’s and boys’ ........................................................................... Men’s ......................................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets........................................ Furnishings and special clothing ............................................... Shirts ...................................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................................ Boys’ ......................................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ....................................................................... Women’s .................................................................................... Coats and jackets.................................................................... Dresses ................................................................................... Separates and sportswear........................................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories....................... Suits........................................................................................ Girls’ .......................................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 .................................................................. Other apparel commodities........................................................... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14.................................. Watches and jewelry 4 ................................................................ Watches 14.............................................................................. Jewelry 4.................................................................................. Footwear........................................................................................ Men’s .......................................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ............................................................................. Women’s ...................................................................................... Apparel services 1............................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ........................ Other apparel services 1 ................................................................. 129.0 125.7 125.0 127.1 131.0 137.0 122.8 135.9 130.3 114.7 120.5 120.1 117.8 111.0 121.8 132.9 127.9 122.0 126.7 145.9 133.4 144.9 128.1 150.3 127.9 133.3 130.9 121.1 159.6 162.1 158.0 129.6 126.2 125.8 126.1 130.0 133.3 122.9 136.2 128.1 114.2 121.3 120.9 117.4 110.2 123.2 133.6 128.5 123.2 132.4 149.2 133.2 148.7 128.9 154.8 127.3 134.4 129.5 119.8 159.7 162.2 158.2 1.2 .9 1.9 .6 -.9 .0 -6.9 8.1 .3 1.4 3.9 2.9 3.8 11.5 .9 3.5 -4.6 10.5 -8.2 1.1 -11.1 1.1 -8.8 .5 -1.9 -7.2 15.7 -8.8 .8 .5 1.3 2.5 2.5 1.9 8.9 13.5 5.4 24.2 6.7 13.8 -.3 -2.8 -4.1 11.0 -21.7 -6.7 7.9 14.3 1.6 16.0 -.8 6.3 .8 5.0 2.3 5.8 .0 15.8 9.7 2.8 3.6 2.1 -2.4 -2.8 -3.4 -4.0 -2.4 -5.2 5.0 -3.5 -4.8 -8.6 -2.2 -2.9 -7.1 -13.7 3.2 5.5 -27.5 1.5 -13.0 -2.4 8.1 -6.5 -6.0 -7.7 -.3 -3.8 .3 -1.0 2.0 1.8 2.3 -4.2 -4.9 -5.5 -3.4 -3.6 -5.2 -6.3 1.2 -6.6 -2.1 -8.4 -5.4 -3.0 -4.9 -8.3 -2.6 -1.5 -21.1 7.3 -2.6 -6.3 .0 .0 1.6 -2.5 7.1 -2.7 -7.6 1.8 3.5 .3 1.8 1.7 1.9 4.7 6.0 2.7 7.5 7.4 6.9 .5 .5 -.6 7.4 -6.6 -3.0 5.7 4.4 5.9 3.2 .1 -2.8 .9 -2.1 1.4 1.9 -3.6 15.8 .0 1.8 2.0 1.7 -3.3 -3.8 -4.5 -3.7 -3.0 -5.2 -.8 -1.2 -5.7 -5.4 -5.4 -4.2 -5.1 -9.4 -2.7 1.4 -15.5 -10.5 -3.4 -2.5 .6 -3.3 -3.0 -3.2 -1.4 1.5 -1.2 -4.4 1.9 2.6 1.3 See footnotes at end of table. 37 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 142.5 140.5 145.3 141.7 122.9 122.4 122.5 124.1 133.0 151.5 161.8 156.7 104.3 103.9 101.7 110.8 105.1 159.7 167.7 143.1 140.9 145.9 142.4 123.6 123.0 122.9 124.6 133.6 151.9 161.5 157.4 104.2 103.6 101.4 110.2 104.9 160.7 168.1 0.6 .9 1.1 1.2 .7 .0 2.0 4.0 1.6 .8 3.7 4.1 -1.2 -2.0 -1.7 -13.1 -2.8 2.6 3.0 166.8 147.8 163.5 170.8 104.2 130.4 101.2 100.1 106.4 187.6 245.2 95.9 180.9 168.0 148.8 165.1 171.5 104.4 130.1 101.4 100.8 106.1 188.4 245.9 96.8 179.3 181.5 181.3 180.0 189.9 158.8 174.5 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 6 months ended— June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 8.3 8.1 2.5 1.7 1.0 4.8 .7 -2.3 6.9 1.6 12.1 9.4 31.9 33.6 35.5 21.4 27.4 2.8 6.1 4.6 4.4 2.5 2.0 -.7 3.7 2.0 5.4 .9 4.6 2.0 -11.1 17.9 16.6 15.7 43.1 16.9 2.3 9.3 -0.6 -1.1 3.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.7 .7 .5 -16.5 -17.2 -17.2 -17.1 -16.4 4.9 1.4 4.4 4.4 1.8 1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 .8 4.2 1.2 7.8 6.7 14.2 14.4 15.4 2.7 11.3 2.7 4.5 2.0 1.6 2.9 3.2 1.8 3.8 3.0 4.5 2.0 3.7 1.4 -5.5 -.8 -1.7 -2.1 8.9 -1.1 3.6 5.3 2.5 -.8 3.3 .2 -.4 3.2 -.4 .4 1.1 .4 3.3 -6.0 -2.0 3.2 3.1 1.0 -.5 .4 4.4 .0 .4 -.7 -.7 2.9 -17.0 8.4 .7 2.8 1.0 4.4 .8 .3 1.2 -3.5 2.3 4.9 5.6 5.3 -5.0 5.4 6.4 7.1 5.3 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 1.6 -2.6 6.2 4.9 15.9 2.3 2.8 1.1 2.1 -.1 .0 3.8 -.2 .4 .2 -.1 3.1 -11.7 3.1 3.0 4.6 4.0 4.8 .2 -.5 .0 -1.0 -.2 5.5 5.2 10.5 -1.4 181.5 177.5 182.9 195.0 157.7 174.9 1.1 -6.7 -6.8 -19.7 1.3 17.2 -.9 23.1 12.0 11.9 3.4 20.3 1.3 -13.0 14.2 21.8 9.5 2.1 .0 5.4 4.3 3.8 -8.4 3.0 .1 7.2 2.2 -5.2 2.3 18.7 .7 -4.3 9.1 12.4 .1 2.6 228.6 208.3 244.0 141.9 167.7 229.1 208.9 244.2 142.0 168.1 3.7 3.0 3.6 2.6 1.5 3.1 3.4 3.6 2.3 2.7 3.6 3.9 4.4 2.3 2.7 2.7 1.7 2.3 .0 .0 3.4 3.2 3.6 2.5 2.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 1.1 1.3 173.0 233.1 210.1 217.5 218.0 139.8 150.0 268.0 256.4 217.7 216.8 172.4 233.6 211.0 218.0 218.8 139.6 150.5 268.6 257.4 218.5 217.4 5.8 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.3 .0 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.1 4.3 .5 3.0 2.9 3.0 5.8 2.9 2.5 4.7 2.4 7.4 5.1 2.6 3.5 3.1 2.1 4.8 .0 2.4 5.3 4.2 4.0 8.8 -.2 3.0 4.3 3.6 6.1 .3 3.3 2.6 3.5 3.2 1.5 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.6 1.4 3.2 4.5 3.1 5.7 4.7 1.2 3.2 3.7 2.8 5.4 .1 2.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 5.1 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Transportation..................................................................................... Private.............................................................................................. New vehicles.................................................................................. New cars..................................................................................... Subcompact new cars 4.............................................................. Compact new cars 4................................................................... Intermediate new cars 4.............................................................. Full-size new cars 4 .................................................................... Luxury new cars 4....................................................................... New trucks 5................................................................................. New motorcycles 4 ....................................................................... Used cars........................................ .............................................. Motor fuel....................................................................................... Gasoline....................................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 18................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium...................................................... Automobile maintenance and repair................................................. Body work 1.................................................................................. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ..................................... Maintenance and servicing 1.......................................................... Power plant repair........................................................................ Other private transportation............................................................. Other private transportation commodities....................................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1....................................... Automobile parts and equipment................................................ Tires 1..................................................................................... Other parts and equipment1..................................................... Other private transportation services............................................. Automobile insurance................................................................. Automobile finance charges........................................................ Automobile fees 1 ....................................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1........................................................... Other automobile-related fees 1................................................ Public transportation.......................................................................... Airline fares..................................................................................... Other intercity transportation............................................................ Intracity public transportation 1......................................................... Medical care........................................................................................ Medical care commodities................................................................. Prescription drugs........................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 14 ................................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies............................................................................ Medical care services ....................................................................... Professional medical services.......................................................... Physicians’ services...................................................................... Dental services 1 .......................................................................... Eye care 1 4 .................................................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4...................................... Hospital and related services........................................................... Hospital rooms.............................................................................. Other inpatient services 4.............................................................. Outpatient services 4..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 38 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Entertainment...................................................................................... Entertainment commodities................................................................ Reading materials........................................................................... Newspapers 1............................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 .............................................. Sporting goods and equipment1 ...................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1................................................ Other sporting goods 1 .................................................................. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 ......................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................................. Photographic supplies and equipment........................................... Pet supplies and expense 1 ........................................................... Entertainment services....................................................................... Club memberships4......................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 4.................................................................... Admissions 1 ................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ..................................................... Other entertainment services 14...................................................... 157.3 142.2 178.4 190.3 165.9 125.5 130.0 116.8 132.4 127.2 134.9 138.4 179.0 135.7 157.4 142.4 178.0 190.3 165.3 125.5 129.6 117.1 132.8 127.1 134.8 139.3 179.1 136.1 3.4 3.2 10.2 12.0 9.7 -3.5 -3.7 -2.7 1.6 .6 .6 6.8 3.7 2.1 4.8 5.6 4.2 5.7 .7 8.3 10.4 4.8 8.3 8.3 -2.9 8.8 4.2 -.6 2.6 .9 2.1 1.7 2.0 -3.4 -2.7 -4.3 1.8 4.2 3.0 -1.4 4.1 -.9 1.3 1.4 2.0 .8 4.2 -1.3 .0 -3.3 1.2 -2.5 -.3 4.4 1.6 1.8 4.1 4.4 7.2 8.8 5.1 2.2 3.1 1.0 4.9 4.4 -1.2 7.8 4.0 .7 1.9 1.1 2.1 1.3 3.1 -2.3 -1.4 -3.8 1.5 .8 1.3 1.5 2.9 .4 162.6 193.7 163.1 138.2 162.8 193.4 164.7 138.5 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.1 6.5 5.7 3.3 3.6 -1.5 12.4 5.9 .9 6.1 -1.0 6.0 3.8 4.8 4.2 2.7 2.8 2.2 5.5 6.0 2.4 Other goods and services.................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products......................................................... Personal care 1.................................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1.................................... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .................................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1........................ Personal care services 1 .................................................................. Beauty parlor services for females 1 .............................................. Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................................................................... Personal and educational expenses................................................... School books and supplies.............................................................. Personal and educational services................................................... Tuition and other school fees........................................................ College tuition............................................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.............................................. Day care and nursery school7 .................................................... Personal expenses........................................................................ Legal service fees 14................................................................. Personal financial services 14..................................................... Funeral expenses 4 .................................................................... 213.6 232.5 150.4 145.6 214.0 234.2 150.8 145.7 3.7 1.2 3.6 2.8 3.7 3.0 1.1 -.3 3.5 2.1 .8 .0 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.7 2.1 2.3 1.3 3.5 2.9 2.0 1.5 149.5 151.4 3.3 -3.2 5.0 5.2 .0 5.1 143.5 156.5 155.5 142.4 157.2 156.3 2.6 4.5 4.5 1.4 2.6 2.9 -3.0 2.1 1.6 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.0 3.6 3.7 -.6 2.6 1.9 159.7 245.0 230.2 246.4 263.1 280.6 271.7 130.8 216.4 158.5 182.1 164.3 160.4 244.8 230.6 246.1 262.5 279.3 271.8 130.8 216.8 158.6 182.6 164.6 3.4 5.4 7.6 5.2 5.5 6.2 6.1 4.2 4.1 1.8 3.7 4.4 .5 5.0 7.8 4.8 5.3 6.6 4.9 3.2 3.9 4.5 8.8 4.4 3.6 5.1 1.8 5.2 5.5 6.3 5.9 4.8 4.4 5.8 1.3 4.6 8.4 3.3 7.6 3.1 2.3 2.8 -.6 3.1 5.3 4.1 1.1 6.6 2.0 5.2 7.7 5.0 5.4 6.4 5.5 3.7 4.0 3.2 6.2 4.4 6.0 4.2 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.5 2.6 3.9 4.9 5.0 1.2 5.6 156.7 128.3 157.8 129.1 2.7 .6 5.7 -7.9 5.6 -3.8 8.3 16.4 4.2 -3.7 6.9 5.8 104.8 141.1 152.6 104.6 141.6 153.6 -1.2 2.7 2.4 31.2 5.1 2.7 17.4 4.4 2.4 -16.1 4.1 4.8 13.9 3.9 2.6 -.8 4.2 3.6 Dec. 1995 Mar. 1996 June 1996 Sept. 1996 Mar. 1996 Sept. 1996 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food ......................................................... Selected beef cuts............................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products.......................................................................................... Utilities and public transportation.......................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1.................................. 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. base Indexes on a December 1984= Indexes on a December 1982= 100 base. Indexes on a December 1986= 100 base. Indexes on a December 1983= 100 base. oo 1 2 3 4 5 39 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 M 156.7 157.0 157.3 157.8 3.0 0.5 0.3 2.9 0.4 0.2 Northeast urban............................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000............................ M M M M 163.1 163.8 160.9 161.0 163.4 164.1 161.8 161.5 164.0 164.7 162.2 161.8 164.6 165.4 162.2 162.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 .7 .8 .2 .4 .4 .4 .0 .2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.1 .6 .5 .8 .5 .4 .4 .2 .2 North Central urban ......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 152.9 153.5 152.0 154.1 153.2 153.7 152.4 154.6 153.4 154.0 152.8 154.7 154.0 154.5 153.3 155.4 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.2 .5 .5 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .5 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.2 .3 .3 .5 .4 .1 .2 .3 .1 M 149.8 150.4 150.4 151.0 3.2 .4 .4 3.2 .4 .0 South urban..................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 450,000............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 154.0 153.2 156.3 153.8 154.0 153.2 156.7 153.7 154.1 153.1 156.9 154.0 154.5 153.5 157.3 154.4 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 M 153.0 152.5 152.6 153.2 3.2 .5 .4 3.2 -.3 .1 West urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ....................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000............................ M M M 157.5 157.3 162.4 157.9 158.0 162.4 158.0 158.1 162.6 158.6 158.7 163.0 2.9 2.7 3.4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 2.8 2.6 3.6 .3 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 Size classes A 3................................................................. B................................................................... C .................................................................. D .................................................................. M M M M 141.4 156.9 156.5 153.7 141.7 157.4 156.8 153.7 141.9 157.6 157.0 154.0 142.4 157.9 157.4 154.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 .5 .3 .4 .7 .4 .2 .3 .5 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA............... M M M M M 157.6 156.7 166.5 162.3 155.2 157.7 157.6 166.7 162.8 155.9 158.1 157.3 167.2 163.6 155.6 158.3 158.2 168.2 164.5 156.3 2.8 2.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 .4 .4 .9 1.0 .3 .1 .6 .6 .6 .4 2.8 1.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 .3 .4 .4 .8 .3 .3 -.2 .3 .5 -.2 Baltimore, MD.................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH...................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................................ St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ - 155.7 162.0 152.1 152.4 149.9 160.1 _ - 155.4 163.5 153.5 154.6 151.0 160.8 2.4 3.1 3.0 3.8 2.7 2.9 -.2 .9 .9 1.4 .7 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX....................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA............................ 2 2 2 2 149.4 151.9 142.8 153.2 _ - 149.5 152.7 142.8 153.6 _ - U.S. city average.............................................. Sept. 1995 Percent change to Aug. 1996 from— July 1996 Aug. 1996 Aug. 1995 June 1996 July 1996 Region and area size 2 Selected local areas 4 _ - _ - _ 3.0 2.6 1.9 2.3 _ - _ .1 .5 .0 .3 _ - Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M- Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; _ - _ - 40 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions group \ by expenditure category and commodity and service (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Group Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 West South North Central Northeast Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................ 164.6 All items (December 1977—100)........................................ 259.2 2.9 - 0.4 - 154.0 250.5 3.1 - 0.4 - 154.5 250.7 3.1 - 0.3 - 158.6 256.4 2.9 - 0.4 - Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................. Fats and oils......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Other prepared food.............................................. Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages...................................................... 158.0 157.5 159.3 180.5 150.5 137.5 186.8 151.2 155.7 149.7 138.5 162.3 156.5 164.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 8.4 1.9 1.5 7.2 2.4 -1.9 2.2 2.2 2.6 .6 .6 .9 .8 .7 2.3 .9 .5 1.6 .0 .3 .2 .1 .4 152.1 151.5 151.8 174.2 144.7 146.5 171.6 139.8 143.1 136.3 123.9 153.3 151.3 159.4 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.8 5.2 10.4 4.7 2.2 5.2 2.1 -2.0 4.3 3.1 2.8 .3 .3 .3 -.8 .8 .9 .1 .4 .5 1.0 .1 .4 .3 .6 154.0 154.0 153.9 169.8 144.7 147.8 185.5 140.9 141.1 138.5 121.8 158.6 155.8 153.7 4.5 4.6 5.8 4.7 7.9 12.9 3.7 2.1 5.1 3.5 -4.3 5.5 2.8 3.5 .5 .6 .7 -.6 1.4 1.3 .9 .0 .4 .0 -1.3 .7 .5 .2 155.5 154.9 158.8 173.8 148.7 156.6 189.6 143.4 144.0 142.8 128.1 156.7 149.3 161.1 3.7 3.6 4.6 3.5 6.7 11.5 2.3 1.3 3.0 3.7 -3.1 3.4 2.1 3.9 .6 .6 .9 -.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 .4 -.1 .8 -.7 1.3 .1 .4 Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2......................................... Maintenance and repairs............................................ Maintenance and repair services.............................. Maintenance and repair commodities....................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (piped) gas................................................... Other utilities and public sen/ices................................ Household furnishings and operation............................ Housefurnishings........................................................ Housekeeping supplies............................................... Housekeeping services............................................... 164.9 191.5 198.9 175.1 241.4 199.1 200.1 137.3 NA 126.0 123.5 114.3 93.3 93.2 115.3 129.8 142.5 109.7 159.4 127.1 109.8 152.0 152.2 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.8 2.4 2.4 .8 -.2 -.5 -2.3 .2 -7.0 .3 .3 -.2 -.7 4.0 4.6 11.6 12.8 4.9 2.9 2.2 4.6 2.8 1.5 -.5 4.0 4.0 -.6 .5 .6 3.9 5.0 -1.7 -.2 .1 -.8 .2 .0 .0 -.3 .2 149.0 168.5 173.3 159.7 191.5 172.5 172.9 141.5 153.8 130.0 125.1 112.1 92.5 91.6 121.7 117.8 134.6 101.5 156.2 122.6 108.9 140.8 145.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 5.3 1.2 4.9 6.1 10.4 12.5 8.4 5.8 .4 14.6 3.4 1.0 .7 -.1 2.7 .0 -.1 -1.4 .3 -4.9 .3 .3 -.2 .0 -.5 .2 .2 4.2 5.0 3.2 .0 -.5 .8 .2 .1 .0 .0 .4 146.3 156.5 166.8 152.0 202.0 158.5 158.2 138.2 139.6 135.3 137.1 125.2 102.3 90.5 134.0 128.9 133.5 112.5 161.0 127.0 115.9 133.3 155.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.5 5.8 2.3 5.2 6.6 7.7 9.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 3.8 1.3 -.3 2.8 4.2 -.1 -.3 -1.9 .3 -6.6 .4 .4 .7 .7 .7 .3 .4 2.4 2.4 2.4 .2 .5 -.9 .2 .2 .0 .1 .5 156.5 170.9 181.6 163.0 224.7 180.9 180.9 139.8 150.0 124.9 137.3 127.7 104.4 122.7 114.3 130.6 147.7 109.8 156.0 123.8 111.0 140.0 144.3 2.4 3.1 3.7 2.3 8.2 2.8 2.7 4.8 8.1 -1.9 .4 -1.9 8.0 17.2 3.3 -2.2 -.3 -6.5 2.8 .5 -.8 2.3 2.5 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .2 5.0 11.4 1.7 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .8 .7 .7 1.1 Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................... Footwear................................................................... Other apparel commodities......................................... Apparel services........................................................... 130.3 126.2 127.5 120.0 146.6 128.4 155.5 166.0 1.0 1.0 .3 1.8 11.8 -1.8 -.8 1.5 4.3 4.7 1.0 7.6 14.6 2.7 2.0 .4 129.1 126.7 127.0 123.4 126.1 130.1 146.3 150.8 -2.8 -3.2 -.5 -7.2 -9.0 .3 10.9 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 4.8 4.4 -1.1 -.1 .3 139.8 135.9 132.9 135.0 133.4 127.6 158.3 168.9 -2.6 -2.9 -1.6 -3.8 -4.0 .6 -5.5 1.0 1.9 2.1 .0 3.8 -.8 2.9 .8 -.1 124.5 120.4 121.2 113.1 122.3 119.1 143.7 154.8 1.4 1.2 5.5 .0 4.8 1.4 -4.6 3.5 1.9 2.1 .7 2.3 2.8 2.1 4.1 -.4 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel................................................................... Gasoline.................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................. Other private transportation services........................ Public transportation...................................................... 145.4 140.5 142.6 141.0 160.4 103.3 102.9 101.5 106.4 103.9 168.7 175.7 105.8 189.6 186.0 3.3 2.8 3.3 3.1 .3 2.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 2.5 3.5 2.4 1.3 2.6 6.8 .6 .2 .6 .6 .2 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.7 -.3 1.0 .1 .7 .0 2.3 141.2 137.8 140.6 136.9 157.2 107.3 107.2 105.6 118.7 110.0 149.7 166.7 105.4 180.3 196.6 3.6 3.5 2.3 2.4 -.2 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 7.3 3.7 2.3 -.8 2.8 4.2 .6 .6 .3 .4 .3 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.5 .5 -.1 .3 -.1 1.0 141.6 140.4 146.3 145.6 157.1 104.6 104.2 101.4 110.6 107.6 158.1 182.0 103.7 203.6 163.1 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.6 -.1 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.1 6.1 2.7 2.0 -.6 2.4 1.9 .1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .3 -.3 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.4 .3 .2 -.2 .2 1.7 145.4 141.5 142.7 139.1 155.0 109.3 108.2 105.0 105.1 109.0 163.9 172.6 104.4 188.9 191.6 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.4 1.5 6.0 5.3 4.9 5.5 4.0 2.9 2.6 1.0 2.9 5.3 -.1 -.3 .2 -.1 .3 -2.5 -2.8 -3.2 -2.6 -2.5 1.7 -.2 .2 -.3 1.8 - - See footnotes at end of table. 41 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Sept. 1996 North Central Per<;ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 South Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 West Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Pere;ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................. Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services..................................... 239.4 216.4 244.4 219.5 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.5 0.1 -.5 .2 .0 222.9 207.9 226.6 205.2 3.0 1.8 3.2 3.5 0.1 .0 .1 .4 227.7 205.6 233.3 213.7 3.0 2.4 3.1 3.9 0.1 .2 .1 .2 228.6 219.2 230.8 198.7 3.3 4.6 3.1 3.3 0.0 .4 -.1 .0 Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities........................................... Entertainment services.................................................. 166.6 146.6 188.8 3.2 2.9 3.5 .5 .4 .7 159.4 144.5 177.3 3.3 2.6 4.0 .1 .0 .3 157.0 142.1 175.8 3.6 4.0 3.4 .3 .1 .6 156.2 139.8 174.9 2.3 2.0 2.6 .5 -.1 1.0 Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products.................................... Personal care............................................................... Personal and educational expenses.............................. 227.5 225.1 162.0 261.1 3.4 2.1 1.1 4.3 .7 -.1 .6 1.0 212.4 243.0 144.7 241.2 3.4 2.1 3.1 4.1 1.0 .7 -.1 1.4 210.2 222.1 143.6 248.8 4.2 2.5 1.8 5.5 1.0 .0 .8 1.4 223.8 255.0 154.8 259.3 4.4 4.0 3.0 4.9 1.1 .7 -.5 1.6 164.6 2.9 .4 154.0 3.1 .4 154.5 3.1 .3 158.6 2.9 .4 141.0 158.0 129.8 130.8 126.2 137.0 128.4 188.3 199.7 146.0 184.0 244.4 216.8 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.7 1.0 3.6 1.7 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.9 4.0 3.6 .9 .6 1.2 1.7 4.7 .1 .5 -.1 -.5 .1 .9 .2 .7 139.4 152.1 131.9 133.9 126.7 139.7 128.6 169.6 173.2 137.4 175.8 226.6 195.1 2.6 4.0 1.6 1.9 -3.2 4.2 1.3 3.4 3.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.8 .7 .3 .8 1.4 2.7 .8 .2 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .9 140.6 154.0 132.9 134.4 135.9 137.2 131.2 169.1 160.8 147.0 183.8 233.3 200.1 2.4 4.5 1.1 1.5 -2.9 4.0 .7 3.7 3.7 4.9 2.4 3.1 4.2 .4 .5 .4 .7 2.1 .0 .0 .1 -.3 .3 .5 .1 1.0 140.1 155.5 130.6 132.7 120.4 141.5 128.0 175.7 181.3 149.2 184.1 230.8 202.7 2.9 3.7 2.3 3.2 1.2 4.1 1.1 3.0 3.0 1.4 3.5 3.1 4.0 .4 .6 .3 .3 2.1 -.5 .3 .4 .2 .3 .7 -.1 1.2 166.0 156.1 163.0 160.9 131.2 132.8 138.7 144.8 191.8 183.7 109.5 172.0 175.9 142.1 100.3 194.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.8 3.6 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.8 1.9 5.1 3.1 .3 .8 .4 .4 1.2 1.6 .2 1.0 .5 -.1 .3 .4 .3 1.3 .7 .0 154.4 150.0 154.0 150.2 133.0 135.3 140.7 143.0 175.2 164.3 109.3 160.5 162.8 141.1 106.7 176.3 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 1.7 2.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.5 7.3 2.7 2.4 .6 9.0 3.3 .4 .5 .3 .4 .9 1.3 .7 .8 .3 .1 1.0 .3 .3 .7 2.2 .2 154.6 154.3 158.1 149.8 133.7 135.4 137.7 144.2 184.3 162.1 113.0 160.2 161.8 142.6 104.7 173.6 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.2 1.3 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.8 3.8 6.6 2.8 2.5 .6 6.7 3.5 .3 .5 .3 .3 .4 .7 .0 .6 .5 .1 .1 .3 .2 .5 -.1 .2 159.4 155.0 161.1 154.8 132.1 134.7 142.7 144.4 187.7 170.9 116.4 163.6 165.7 139.2 110.2 179.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.4 3.3 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.1 3.0 2.9 1.9 6.1 3.2 .3 .5 .4 .5 .3 .3 -.3 .4 .5 .4 -1.2 .5 .5 .7 -2.3 .4 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................ Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages....................................................^ Commodities less food and beverages........... ............. Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Apparel commodities............................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel........ Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Rent of shelter2........................................................... Household services less rent of shelter2 ...................... Transportation services................................................. Medical care services................................................... Other services.............................................................. Special indexes All items less food ............................................................ All items less shelter......................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2.................................... All items less medical care................................................ Commodities less food...................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... Energy.............................................................................. All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy........................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities........... Energy commodities...................................................... Services less energy services........................................ 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. notes. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. See map in technical - 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 42 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Sept. 1996 Size class C Size class B Pencent change frorTl— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Index Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Sept. 1996 Size class D Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................ All items (December 1977=100)........................................ 142.4 142.4 2.8 - 0.4 - 157.9 256.4 3.1 - 0.2 - 157.4 253.2 3.1 - 0.3 - 154.7 249.5 3.4 - 0.5 - Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................. Fats and oils......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Other prepared food.............................................. Food away from home............................................... Alcoholic beverages...................................................... 139.8 139.4 143.9 156.5 136.3 141.5 167.9 131.7 134.9 133.8 119.3 141.1 132.7 143.6 3.5 3.5 4.3 3.4 5.4 10.1 3.1 1.5 5.3 3.5 -3.0 3.4 2.3 2.9 .4 .5 .6 -.3 1.2 1.4 .4 .3 .8 .3 -.4 .8 .2 .3 154.8 154.8 157.9 172.6 148.9 150.1 191.7 144.5 145.0 138.5 125.0 163.7 150.9 155.4 3.8 3.7 4.2 2.5 5.0 12.4 2.7 1.8 4.2 .4 -3.9 5.4 2.8 4.4 .8 .8 1.2 .2 1.3 2.0 2.5 -.1 -.3 .0 -.5 .3 .3 .6 154.0 153.5 152.3 169.5 141.7 139.9 180.3 145.4 143.3 141.4 131.2 159.1 156.9 160.3 4.0 4.1 4.7 4.6 5.7 10.9 3.4 2.0 6.3 2.8 -2.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 .4 .5 .5 -.5 .6 1.7 .9 .2 .4 .5 .0 .3 .3 .3 151.4 150.9 149.5 179.0 138.6 140.3 171.7 138.3 135.4 137.3 119.3 155.2 153.8 158.9 5.0 5.1 5.7 6.0 6.5 12.8 3.6 3.0 3.0 4.6 -1.6 5.7 3.4 4.0 .5 .5 .4 .0 .7 .9 -.1 .6 1.1 1.3 -.9 1.2 .4 .6 Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 3.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent3......................................... Maintenance and repairs............................................ Maintenance and repair services.............................. Maintenance and repair commodities....................... Fuel and other utilities .................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 2 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (piped) gas................................................... Other utilities and public services................................ Household furnishings and operation............................. Housefurnishings........................................................ Housekeeping supplies............................................... Housekeeping services............................................... 137.8 144.4 145.2 135.2 181.8 144.3 144.5 123.9 127.9 117.1 130.2 130.9 138.8 141.4 128.3 130.1 138.5 116.3 129.4 118.0 107.9 134.3 133.0 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.7 5.0 2.6 2.6 2.0 3.5 -.8 4.0 4.5 10.4 11.4 6.3 3.9 2.4 7.0 3.4 .5 -.6 1.4 2.6 .0 -.1 -.9 .2 -3.6 .2 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .2 .2 4.4 4.8 2.4 -.2 .0 -.5 .2 .3 .1 .1 .7 155.6 173.8 191.1 162.3 247.6 177.3 177.8 136.6 137.5 136.1 133.3 115.1 91.7 91.9 121.3 123.1 133.6 103.4 172.4 127.1 117.1 133.1 152.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.0 4.0 2.0 3.7 3.8 11.2 14.4 7.0 3.0 1.4 8.5 3.5 2.1 1.1 3.1 4.2 -.4 -.9 -4.1 .3 -10.5 .3 .3 -.2 .3 -.7 .4 .6 4.0 5.5 1.9 .2 .3 .4 .2 .5 .9 -.7 .3 152.0 170.1 170.9 157.5 192.5 177.5 178.2 155.5 169.9 138.7 132.2 119.4 93.3 87.6 120.1 127.8 139.7 106.9 159.1 123.2 107.5 139.0 156.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 5.1 7.1 2.4 4.1 5.4 9.0 13.0 3.4 4.9 5.4 3.6 2.6 1.4 -.4 3.6 4.1 .1 .1 -1.0 .4 -4.0 .5 .5 .9 1.1 .6 .0 -.2 1.6 4.0 -1.8 -.4 -.6 .3 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .3 148.5 167.1 171.3 156.2 196.7 173.4 173.1 136.1 147.1 119.4 128.4 112.3 92.7 89.6 122.9 121.7 135.4 97.2 162.0 124.0 109.9 133.5 153.9 3.8 4.4 5.1 3.0 9.5 4.1 4.2 8.2 11.8 .6 3.5 3.2 12.5 15.6 8.6 2.4 3.0 .9 3.9 2.2 .5 2.7 5.6 .3 .1 -.6 .3 -2.4 .4 .4 .1 .0 .3 1.0 1.6 4.0 4.4 3.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 .3 .2 -.3 .5 1.1 Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................... Footwear................................................................... Other apparel commodities......................................... Apparel services........................................................... 121.9 120.6 117.6 113.8 115.4 127.1 152.9 134.6 -1.1 -1.4 .6 -3.1 2.6 .2 -3.2 1.7 3.0 3.3 .4 5.4 7.5 1.6 3.2 .1 129.7 125.5 130.5 127.1 120.2 114.5 128.3 165.4 -.5 -.8 .2 -1.9 -4.0 -.4 3.6 1.8 3.1 3.5 1.9 5.2 4.2 3.9 -1.5 -.1 138.8 135.9 136.3 134.7 148.9 128.8 154.8 169.0 .4 .1 1.0 -.7 1.1 .6 .8 2.2 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.4 .7 .6 -.1 .1 130.5 127.3 120.1 131.3 134.8 121.6 139.1 161.8 -3.0 -3.6 -1.1 -4.1 -8.6 -2.0 -8.3 3.2 1.9 1.9 .8 4.1 .3 .0 -.6 .5 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................. Used cars................................................................... Motor fuel................................................................... Gasoline .................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................. Other private transportation services........................ Public transportation...................................................... 141.1 140.4 125.8 124.3 148.5 154.6 154.0 154.1 107.1 144.7 142.8 146.7 108.5 154.4 147.3 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.6 .8 5.9 5.6 5.8 4.8 4.8 3.3 2.4 .5 2.7 5.7 .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 -.8 -.9 -1.0 -1.3 -.5 1.1 -.1 .0 -.1 1.7 142.0 138.7 141.4 136.9 156.6 104.8 104.5 102.0 109.9 106.8 165.1 171.7 99.9 188.9 201.2 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.6 -.2 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.2 5.3 3.1 2.6 -.7 3.1 4.4 .3 .2 -.1 -.3 .3 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 1.2 .3 .6 .3 1.6 143.1 140.0 144.1 142.4 157.1 105.9 105.8 103.1 115.6 108.8 156.3 177.5 105.5 197.5 205.1 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.3 .1 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.5 5.2 1.9 1.5 -.2 1.8 2.5 .4 .2 .1 .2 .1 .7 .4 .5 .4 -.3 .1 .1 .5 .1 2.9 142.0 138.2 143.3 140.2 153.2 106.1 105.5 101.4 117.3 107.5 146.0 171.0 119.7 185.2 216.3 3.0 3.1 1.6 2.0 -.2 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.8 4.9 3.8 2.8 -.1 3.3 1.9 .2 .2 .0 .1 .2 .8 .4 .3 .6 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 -.1 1.4 See footnotes at end of table. 43 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Sept. 1996 Size class B Per<:ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Pensent change frori— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Pencent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 PenDent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................. Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services..................................... 182.1 170.7 184.6 166.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 0.1 -.2 .2 .2 227.8 212.7 231.4 202.9 3.3 4.5 3.0 3.4 0.0 .4 .0 .1 232.4 202.2 239.6 219.2 2.8 1.8 3.0 3.7 0.1 .2 .0 .1 223.6 209.4 227.6 215.8 2.8 1.5 3.2 3.5 0.0 .0 .0 .1 Entertainment.................................................................. 142.0 Entertainment commodities........................................... 131.8 Entertainment services.................................................. 150.4 3.3 3.0 3.5 .6 .2 .8 157.5 141.7 178.6 2.9 2.6 3.1 .1 .1 .2 163.0 146.5 184.8 2.9 2.6 3.2 .2 -.2 .4 146.2 138.7 156.7 3.4 3.8 2.8 .4 .1 .7 Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products.................................... Personal care............................................................... Personal and educational expenses.............................. 175.7 181.6 135.0 188.2 3.2 .2 2.4 4.4 .9 .4 .3 1.2 219.7 247.1 150.8 252.7 5.5 7.3 3.0 5.4 1.1 .1 .2 1.8 214.1 236.8 149.4 246.8 4.1 3.8 1.4 5.1 .5 -.3 .0 1.1 212.4 225.6 134.6 252.8 4.5 4.6 1.5 5.2 1.6 1.4 .4 2.0 All items............................................................................ 142.4 2.8 .4 157.9 3.1 .2 157.4 3.1 .3 154.7 3.4 .5 Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Apparel commodities................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel........ Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Rent of shelter3............................................................ Household services less rent of shelter3 ....................... Transportation services................................................. Medical care services................................................... Other services.............................................................. 134.3 139.8 130.6 138.3 120.6 149.5 120.3 148.9 144.8 130.5 150.0 184.6 166.1 2.3 3.5 1.5 1.7 -1.4 3.4 1.2 3.3 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 .6 .4 .7 1.1 3.3 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .1 .6 .2 .9 139.5 154.8 130.8 131.9 125.5 138.0 129.5 177.3 181.5 146.8 184.7 231.4 204.5 3.0 3.8 2.4 3.4 -.8 5.3 1.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 4.2 .8 .8 .8 1.2 3.5 .2 .3 -.2 -.9 .2 .7 .0 1.0 140.5 154.0 132.6 135.5 135.9 138.1 129.1 176.0 176.5 145.9 186.8 239.6 201.9 2.9 4.0 2.1 2.9 .1 4.2 1.0 3.3 3.4 3.8 2.0 3.0 4.0 .5 .4 .4 .7 1.6 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .5 .0 .8 138.3 151.4 131.1 132.0 127.3 136.0 130.0 172.6 172.8 144.1 180.6 227.6 198.6 2.8 5.0 1.7 2.2 -3.6 4.8 .9 3.9 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 4.2 .5 .5 .6 1.0 1.9 .7 -.1 .4 .1 .8 .2 .0 1.5 143.0 141.6 142.0 140.2 131.4 138.8 148.6 139.1 153.2 145.9 140.5 142.6 143.2 128.8 152.9 150.2 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 1.6 1.8 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.2 5.1 2.7 2.5 .9 6.3 3.2 .4 .6 .4 .4 .7 1.0 .1 .7 .5 .2 -.2 .4 .4 .9 -.3 .2 158.5 153.5 158.9 153.9 131.7 133.1 138.6 143.3 184.7 171.9 108.7 164.8 167.2 140.7 103.1 183.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.6 3.4 5.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 5.0 3.1 2.9 1.9 7.1 3.4 .1 .7 .2 .3 .8 1.1 .2 1.0 .4 -.2 .4 .2 .1 .8 .4 -.2 158.2 154.1 157.8 152.9 133.7 136.8 139.2 144.7 185.4 169.4 111.9 164.0 166.6 142.8 104.6 181.4 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.2 2.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.4 6.0 2.9 2.6 1.5 6.8 3.2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .6 .2 .6 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .8 .2 155.3 151.8 155.8 149.7 131.9 133.3 137.2 141.7 181.8 165.8 108.0 161.4 164.0 140.9 104.7 178.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.5 1.8 2.4 4.7 3.6 3.5 4.0 5.2 3.3 3.0 .9 8.3 4.0 .5 .6 .5 .5 .5 1.0 .7 .7 .7 .5 1.3 .4 .4 .5 1.1 .3 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food............................................................. All items less shelter......................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs3.................................... All items less medical care................................................ Commodities less food...................................... ................ Nondurables less food ....................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... Energy.............................................................................. All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities........... Energy commodities..................................................... Services less energy services........................................ 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. 44 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes expenditure category and commodity and service group \ by (1982-84—100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Size class B Size class A Per<:ent change frorn— Aug. Sept. 1996 1995 Index Sept. 1996 Pencent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1996 1995 Index Sept. 1996 Pericent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1996 1995 Expenditure category 162.2 269.3 - - .4 .4 .6 -.8 -.4 3.1 4.1 -.9 .2 .4 -.7 -1.7 -6.0 .1 -12.9 .1 .1 1.2 2.0 5.8 7.6 .0 .7 .7 1.0 2.1 2.2 2.5 .4 3.5 5.2 .4 .2 .4 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 1.4 -.1 .1 .8 .0 155.8 155.0 152.2 176.4 147.3 124.7 178.7 142.9 161.6 165.3 162.7 194.4 184.9 171.4 193.2 209.7 210.8 116.4 97.7 81.5 84.1 88.4 113.9 119.8 102.3 120.2 139.0 135.9 147.5 126.2 148.3 141.7 134.5 102.5 102.2 101.8 109.7 105.9 247.5 225.3 167.0 233.2 147.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 1.8 1.6 9.8 4.0 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 4.0 5.2 9.7 14.4 -7.2 3.2 2.0 7.5 2.5 -.8 -1.2 -2.3 -8.0 14.4 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.1 2.2 1.7 3.6 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.0 -1.0 3.4 -1.4 .8 -.1 .2 -.1 -.4 -2.7 .1 -8.7 .3 .3 .5 .6 1.6 4.6 -9.3 .1 .1 .5 .4 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.4 1.3 .6 .3 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.5 4.0 .2 -.4 1.6 .5 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.9 3.7 1.6 2.7 1.3 .0 .9 .4 1.3 1.0 1.8 -.7 -.2 162.2 137.8 155.8 127.2 130.6 122.2 189.3 230.0 2.3 1.9 2.8 1.2 1.3 1.0 2.6 2.6 .2 .3 -.1 .6 .7 .4 .2 .2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 4.9 2.9 3.7 2.8 3.2 2.8 .7 .0 -.1 -.2 1.3 1.2 .9 .7 .4 -.8 152.6 159.0 171.3 175.5 98.5 128.8 132.7 142.9 189.7 185.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 4.0 1.3 1.5 2.1 3.2 2.6 .5 .2 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .2 .8 .2 165.4 255.6 - 0.4 - 162.2 260.9 - Food and beverages..................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home.......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing....................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners' equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ 158.1 157.6 160.1 183.1 151.3 138.1 186.7 151.0 155.9 164.0 164.9 189.9 198.1 175.5 242.6 194.9 195.7 123.3 117.9 98.9 97.6 132.0 130.2 143.1 111.6 128.3 128.2 123.4 120.7 116.8 127.6 148.0 143.0 102.5 102.0 100.4 104.6 102.9 179.2 242.2 169.5 225.2 166.5 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.6 7.7 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.1 4.3 2.6 2.6 3.5 4.0 10.8 11.2 7.5 2.6 2.1 3.6 .6 1.3 1.4 1.3 3.4 -3.9 3.6 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.2 2.9 7.5 4.7 3.6 3.1 1.9 .8 .8 1.3 1.5 1.3 2.1 1.1 .7 .1 .5 -.3 -.4 -1.7 .2 -5.7 .3 .3 .3 .4 4.2 4.6 2.0 -.4 .1 -1.2 -.5 4.9 5.6 .7 9.0 2.8 .5 .3 -.8 -.8 -1.1 -1.0 -.3 2.3 .1 .8 .5 .8 160.8 160.6 162.9 167.6 153.9 142.4 198.4 161.1 158.6 166.5 164.2 193.1 209.0 166.7 267.8 201.4 202.8 130.1 114.1 90.5 90.5 119.4 135.9 149.8 107.7 124.2 126.3 123.2 143.0 116.7 117.8 140.1 137.7 104.1 103.9 101.8 109.9 104.4 182.1 237.4 155.0 224.1 151.4 2.1 2.0 1.2 -.5 -.6 8.6 4.3 -.9 3.3 3.9 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.4 2.4 5.2 6.3 17.2 17.8 14.6 3.4 2.7 5.6 3.5 -.9 -1.1 — 3.8 1.0 -6.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.3 1.1 5.1 2.3 2.9 4.8 -1.4 165.4 142.3 158.1 130.9 131.7 130.3 187.3 247.8 2.9 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.6 1.8 3.3 4.8 .4 1.1 .8 1.3 1.9 .2 .0 .3 162.2 139.1 160.8 126.2 125.9 125.5 189.2 241.2 157.3 161.7 172.1 175.9 111.7 132.3 133.7 145.8 191.7 182.5 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.7 2.2 2.6 2.7 3.7 3.1 .8 .5 .5 .4 .0 1.2 1.8 1.3 .5 .0 153.5 158.3 170.8 173.6 109.8 127.8 128.1 142.8 192.0 184.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ 2.9 0.0 2.7 All items........................................................................ All items (December 1977—100)...................................... - 2.3 0.2 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care sen/ices................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Sen/ices less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 45 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued \ by (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Sept. 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 154.5 All items (December 1977-100)...................................... 255.1 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential.................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels..................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Size class B Perc;ent chainge frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Per(;ent chainge frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Pertlent chainge frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Perc;ent chainge frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 2.8 - 0.3 - 153.3 247.8 3.7 - 0.3 - 155.4 247.4 3.2 - 0.5 - 151.0 242.1 3.2 - 0.4 - 153.9 153.3 154.3 174.4 150.7 149.9 173.3 139.1 152.0 160.4 149.0 169.3 172.6 162.5 180.1 173.7 173.8 124.1 115.1 93.9 93.5 117.2 118.7 136.0 102.9 117.9 126.1 124.2 125.2 113.7 132.4 142.2 139.8 108.5 108.3 107.2 117.2 109.6 173.8 221.4 161.3 216.9 138.1 3.9 4.0 4.6 3.3 5.8 9.6 4.6 1.8 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.8 .8 2.6 2.6 6.5 8.8 11.4 13.1 9.5 8.8 -.2 22.2 .3 -4.8 -5.3 -2.3 -11.6 1.8 3.7 3.7 8.9 8.7 8.9 7.8 7.5 4.3 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.9 .1 .1 -.1 -1.2 .7 .8 -1.6 .4 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.9 .2 -3.5 .2 .2 .0 .0 4.8 6.1 3.4 -.2 -.6 .3 -.1 2.3 2.4 .8 5.3 -1.1 .6 .6 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 .3 .2 .3 1.2 -.4 149.4 149.7 152.2 183.2 139.9 152.8 162.6 144.3 145.4 145.4 150.0 175.4 186.9 165.9 212.5 176.9 178.0 117.6 103.7 88.5 92.3 118.6 109.8 130.0 90.9 123.5 137.3 135.0 138.6 145.4 109.7 140.6 136.7 107.9 108.1 105.2 117.5 113.4 232.8 220.3 151.1 212.8 162.8 4.5 4.4 5.3 4.3 4.2 12.2 5.0 4.2 2.8 5.1 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.6 6.6 8.9 9.6 8.3 6.5 2.1 14.2 3.2 3.8 4.0 11.3 1.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 7.5 7.2 7.8 7.3 5.9 5.2 4.7 2.0 3.2 7.7 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.2 2.9 .8 .1 2.5 -.6 -1.0 -6.2 .6 -12.8 .5 .5 .3 .1 4.1 4.1 4.2 -.1 .0 -.3 .3 5.1 5.8 6.7 6.8 1.1 .7 .7 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 .6 .0 -.1 .7 .0 152.0 151.1 150.3 169.0 136.5 139.9 180.2 144.3 153.2 163.9 152.1 171.2 177.6 156.2 216.5 174.4 175.4 126.1 111.7 94.8 88.6 128.3 120.5 134.7 105.0 133.6 126.5 122.1 121.0 123.8 121.9 141.0 137.7 105.0 104.9 103.3 119.3 104.6 214.3 235.4 166.0 205.7 160.7 4.0 4.2 4.6 3.4 4.6 10.2 5.1 2.3 3.5 2.1 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 3.8 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.9 11.5 11.7 11.3 2.5 -.4 7.9 1.5 -1.8 -2.2 -3.0 -4.5 .7 4.0 3.8 8.4 8.3 8.6 9.3 7.2 6.1 3.2 4.1 4.0 3.1 .6 .5 .7 -1.2 .7 .4 3.3 .1 .3 .7 .2 .4 -.4 .7 -2.3 .6 .7 -.1 -.1 4.5 5.4 3.8 -.4 -1.5 1.5 .1 1.5 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.3 .9 .8 2.3 2.4 2.4 3.5 1.2 3.6 .0 -.2 .5 .6 146.7 145.8 144.0 173.3 135.5 138.7 159.7 131.5 149.4 160.0 144.1 156.4 158.4 146.0 180.1 163.4 163.8 134.9 111.5 90.5 92.7 125.9 120.5 139.0 101.7 123.6 139.5 138.8 134.0 141.9 150.5 138.5 131.7 106.2 105.3 101.6 124.5 108.5 301.7 216.1 151.5 201.6 132.8 4.2 4.3 5.0 6.5 4.1 12.4 4.4 1.8 2.8 2.2 3.7 5.3 6.8 3.1 17.1 4.7 5.0 2.0 .2 8.0 15.2 1.1 -.2 2.6 -4.5 .2 -2.4 -2.6 -.7 -2.0 -7.3 3.3 3.5 11.9 11.9 11.6 13.2 12.1 .2 2.1 3.4 4.9 4.2 .4 .3 .5 -.4 .6 1.5 -.1 .5 .2 .6 .2 .0 -.2 .0 -.6 .0 .0 .8 1.6 1.9 2.8 1.0 1.5 .9 2.6 .3 2.0 2.2 5.6 5.1 -6.2 .5 .4 1.9 1.5 .8 2.6 2.2 1.6 .0 .3 1.2 .4 154.5 140.2 153.9 131.7 134.5 126.3 169.5 224.4 2.8 2.1 3.9 .9 .6 1.4 3.4 2.9 .3 .6 .1 .8 1.2 .3 .2 .2 153.3 136.9 149.4 130.5 132.9 128.7 171.0 221.4 3.7 3.6 4.5 3.1 4.5 1.4 3.7 4.5 .3 1.3 1.2 1.4 2.5 .0 -.3 .0 155.4 139.9 152.0 133.0 131.9 134.3 173.2 243.7 3.2 3.2 4.0 2.7 3.1 2.1 3.2 3.3 .5 .7 .6 .7 1.1 .2 .3 .0 151.0 138.6 146.7 133.8 137.3 129.2 164.5 219.1 3.2 2.5 4.2 1.5 2.8 .0 3.9 3.0 .4 .7 .4 .8 1.4 .1 .2 .2 150.3 151.0 160.5 162.3 112.2 132.9 136.1 144.5 175.4 164.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.9 8.8 1.0 .7 2.3 4.1 3.4 .5 .3 .2 .3 .9 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .2 147.5 149.8 161.3 164.1 103.3 130.9 133.3 140.7 170.0 166.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 6.9 3.2 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.6 .9 .3 .2 .1 1.3 1.4 2.5 1.8 .3 -.4 151.1 151.3 162.9 165.9 107.6 134.1 133.6 141.5 178.8 166.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.7 5.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.2 .5 .5 .4 .4 .9 .8 1.1 .9 .2 .4 149.9 146.3 157.2 159.7 107.8 134.7 138.6 142.6 174.8 157.5 2.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 4.9 1.6 2.7 3.4 2.7 4.1 .6 .5 .3 .3 1.8 .8 1.3 .8 .5 .3 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages........................ Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 46 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Size class B Pensent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Pericent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 153.5 All items (December 1977—100)...................................... 247.8 2.9 - 0.3 - 157.3 256.9 3.3 - 0.3 - 154.4 249.9 3.3 - 0.3 - 153.2 248.8 3.2 - 0.4 - 154.2 154.2 154.2 166.2 144.6 153.7 189.8 138.3 155.7 153.9 144.6 155.0 162.2 153.1 184.3 157.6 157.5 126.3 118.2 96.4 93.0 130.1 122.6 125.8 109.3 131.3 145.0 140.5 140.0 133.4 136.1 141.0 140.9 107.0 106.4 104.0 108.3 108.7 145.8 228.7 163.0 204.4 148.1 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 7.1 12.3 5.1 .0 2.6 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.0 6.1 7.9 8.3 10.2 5.3 8.0 8.8 5.2 .9 -3.3 -3.6 -1.6 -6.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 7.5 7.6 8.0 6.8 7.3 2.9 3.0 4.2 3.7 3.4 .5 .5 .5 -1.1 1.8 .9 .8 -.4 .5 .2 .0 -.1 -.9 .2 -4.3 .3 .3 .2 .3 2.2 2.8 1.6 .2 .6 -1.2 .0 1.5 1.7 -.4 2.6 3.3 .0 -.1 -.7 -.7 -.9 -1.1 -.6 .8 .1 .4 .8 1.7 155.0 155.1 156.6 170.5 146.6 149.2 200.4 139.0 154.3 154.3 152.9 161.6 186.1 153.8 265.0 161.7 161.5 145.9 122.5 102.1 92.6 132.2 123.9 125.6 118.9 135.0 132.2 126.7 127.5 128.3 125.1 141.1 138.9 103.9 103.6 101.1 109.0 106.1 183.1 223.1 157.9 226.5 151.9 4.6 4.7 6.0 4.0 7.4 14.6 3.2 3.7 2.7 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.1 6.0 8.7 4.4 2.7 1.0 13.6 2.1 -3.9 -4.6 -3.7 -6.9 1.7 2.4 2.4 7.6 7.7 8.4 7.4 7.1 1.0 3.5 2.6 5.9 1.7 .6 .7 1.0 -.3 1.5 2.1 1.2 .1 .3 .3 -.5 -.8 -3.9 .5 -10.5 .4 .4 .3 .7 2.3 1.4 3.0 .4 .3 1.2 .1 2.3 2.5 1.3 4.2 4.1 .4 .1 -.4 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.1 3.2 .3 .2 1.7 .2 154.8 154.8 154.2 167.0 143.2 147.0 178.5 150.3 157.9 155.0 142.3 150.3 153.2 146.1 170.4 153.1 152.8 145.8 141.6 116.2 75.3 149.9 144.4 151.8 122.0 116.1 147.7 145.9 135.8 149.4 128.1 143.4 141.6 104.8 105.3 101.1 113.7 109.6 187.6 231.5 155.4 207.6 139.5 4.5 4.7 5.8 5.6 9.0 12.3 2.8 1.9 2.7 2.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.5 5.8 8.8 6.2 1.5 7.4 8.9 10.2 1.9 .9 2.9 3.0 2.1 7.6 -3.5 1.8 1.9 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.0 .8 2.8 3.2 3.7 .4 .4 .5 .5 -.8 .9 1.5 .6 -.1 .6 .0 .0 .0 -1.2 .3 -4.6 .4 .4 -.2 -.5 -.5 -3.5 .3 -.5 -.3 -1.4 .4 2.9 3.2 1.3 6.0 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.3 -1.0 -.2 2.1 .2 .2 .1 .2 150.4 150.5 148.2 182.9 143.8 135.0 163.8 133.3 156.5 148.5 146.5 165.9 172.3 155.2 193.7 168.5 166.8 126.8 113.2 97.8 92.6 115.7 118.2 123.4 97.2 120.2 122.9 117.8 114.2 125.7 99.8 140.8 139.3 98.3 97.3 92.9 115.6 104.4 172.7 227.2 147.9 202.4 124.3 6.0 6.1 7.1 7.9 8.6 13.1 2.8 5.0 3.7 5.2 4.6 5.1 5.3 4.4 6.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 12.9 14.7 11.3 4.5 4.0 9.6 2.0 -7.7 -9.2 -4.4 -11.1 -3.9 1.7 1.7 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6 1.9 2.4 5.0 2.8 -.6 .7 .7 .9 .2 1.1 .2 1.4 .9 .4 .6 .3 .0 -1.9 .5 -5.7 .6 .6 1.4 2.1 6.9 7.2 6.6 1.6 2.1 -2.5 .2 .9 .9 -4.0 2.9 5.8 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.1 2.3 .0 1.0 1.3 .2 153.5 140.9 154.2 133.1 133.3 133.6 166.4 233.4 2.9 2.1 4.0 .9 1.0 .8 3.5 3.0 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .0 .2 .1 157.3 141.5 155.0 133.6 134.8 131.5 173.7 228.4 3.3 2.7 4.6 1.4 1.7 1.0 3.9 3.4 .3 .6 .6 .5 .8 .1 .0 .3 154.4 141.7 154.8 134.1 138.5 129.1 168.2 239.1 3.3 2.9 4.5 2.0 3.2 .4 3.6 3.1 .3 .5 .4 .5 .9 .0 .1 .1 153.2 136.2 150.4 128.5 127.9 129.4 171.5 230.9 3.2 2.1 6.0 .0 -.3 .3 4.2 3.0 .4 .4 .7 .2 .5 -.3 .5 -.1 153.3 149.4 159.6 161.0 111.3 134.0 134.5 143.7 182.8 160.3 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.3 7.8 1.1 1.3 2.6 4.1 3.7 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .5 .5 .4 .2 156.4 153.1 163.3 165.3 110.1 134.3 135.7 145.1 187.8 167.8 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.9 5.1 1.6 1.9 3.2 3.5 3.9 .6 .3 .2 .2 .2 .5 .8 .8 .7 -.1 156.0 149.0 159.2 160.4 121.9 134.8 139.2 146.7 186.0 159.6 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.6 7.2 2.0 3.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 .4 .3 .3 .3 -.3 .5 .9 .7 .2 .1 150.1 147.2 160.3 162.6 103.8 129.0 128.6 138.9 180.6 162.9 2.7 3.4 3.2 2.5 5.2 .2 -.1 2.8 3.5 4.4 .5 .5 .4 .2 1.3 .2 .5 .7 .8 .6 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation.............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services................................. See footnotes at end of table. 47 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) W(3St Size class C Size class A Group Index Sept. 1996 Sept. 1995 All items........................................................................ All items (December 1977-100)...................................... 158.7 258.8 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products .................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 5...... Fuel oil5............................................................ Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep ...................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Percent change from— Index Percent change from— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Sept. 1995 2.7 - 0.4 - 163.0 252.8 3.4 - 0.2 - 156.2 155.6 159.8 175.9 150.4 160.7 186.4 144.2 149.8 161.3 158.2 171.1 186.0 165.6 227.6 181.8 181.7 141.9 133.6 105.0 106.8 133.7 135.9 153.6 117.0 125.3 122.8 118.1 119.4 107.6 125.5 144.1 140.1 107.5 106.3 103.3 101.6 108.5 190.9 226.2 155.3 229.6 161.0 3.6 3.7 4.9 3.6 6.7 11.6 3.0 1.9 1.8 3.3 2.3 3.0 3.9 2.3 9.5 2.7 2.4 .4 -2.3 8.8 17.8 1.3 -2.6 -.5 -7.6 .2 1.6 1.2 5.5 .4 2.2 3.1 2.7 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 2.0 5.8 3.6 2.2 3.2 2.6 .5 .5 .7 -1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 .6 .0 .3 .3 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .1 .1 7.5 12.4 3.1 -.1 .0 -.3 1.3 2.4 2.9 .6 3.2 1.4 -.1 -.4 -3.2 -3.5 -3.8 -3.4 -2.7 2.1 .0 .5 1.2 -.5 152.6 152.1 150.2 168.0 138.5 143.0 185.6 136.8 155.7 159.1 162.1 183.2 180.5 162.6 213.1 199.4 200.8 128.0 109.0 256.3 348.0 114.3 107.9 122.5 91.7 125.7 136.3 134.5 150.4 126.7 123.2 146.4 144.8 113.8 112.4 109.0 120.8 111.4 172.6 237.7 168.1 223.2 153.9 3.7 3.5 3.9 8.4 3.7 10.2 .7 1.0 2.9 5.3 4.0 5.1 4.8 4.0 7.1 5.2 5.2 .5 -1.7 7.2 14.5 6.3 -2.0 .9 -6.8 1.8 -1.9 -2.2 8.7 -7.5 -3.7 3.2 3.6 11.7 11.1 11.1 13.0 9.9 -.5 2.7 1.8 6.4 2.7 .9 .9 1.3 2.6 1.4 2.1 .3 .7 .3 1.2 .2 .5 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6 -.1 -.2 2.8 1.9 3.0 -.3 -.4 .0 -.9 -2.4 -2.7 3.1 -5.0 .7 .2 .1 .2 -.7 -.6 -.1 -1.4 1.1 -.3 1.3 .5 -2.3 158.7 139.8 156.2 129.3 130.9 126.5 175.5 227.2 2.7 2.6 3.6 1.7 2.3 .8 2.9 3.2 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .5 .4 .0 163.0 141.5 152.6 135.1 141.6 127.6 183.5 245.3 3.4 3.0 3.7 2.6 3.7 .9 3.8 2.8 .2 .0 .9 -.5 -.8 -.2 .4 -.3 155.1 155.2 163.5 165.5 116.1 131.0 133.3 144.1 188.9 171.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 .6 .4 .6 .5 -1.7 .5 .4 .4 .6 .4 156.3 158.3 169.0 172.6 111.6 136.1 142.6 147.6 189.2 177.0 2.7 3.5 3.2 3.3 5.5 2.7 3.8 3.7 2.4 3.9 .1 .3 .2 .1 .0 -.4 -.7 .1 .2 .5 Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services..................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy.......................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, 5 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. - Data not available. 48 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, September 1996 155.9 174.7 147.2 146.7 183.6 143.6 Northeast urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 ............................ 159.3 160.1 162.9 152.2 180.5 183.1 167.6 176.4 150.5 151.3 153.9 147.3 137.5 138.1 142.4 124.7 186.8 186.7 198.4 178.7 151.2 151.0 161.1 142.9 North Central urban........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)............................... 151.8 154.3 152.2 150.3 174.2 174.4 183.2 169.0 144.7 150.7 139.9 136.5 146.5 149.9 152.8 139.9 171.6 173.3 162.6 180.2 139.8 139.1 144.3 144.3 144.0 173.3 135.5 138.7 159.7 131.5 South urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000........................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 153.9 154.2 156.6 154.2 169.8 166.2 170.5 167.0 144.7 144.6 146.6 143.2 147.8 153.7 149.2 147.0 185.5 189.8 200.4 178.5 140.9 138.3 139.0 150.3 148.2 182.9 143.8 135.0 163.8 133.3 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ............................. 158.8 159.8 150.2 173.8 175.9 168.0 148.7 150.4 138.5 156.6 160.7 143.0 189.6 186.4 185.6 143.4 144.2 136.8 Size classes A 2 .................................................................. B .................................................................... C .................................................................... D .................................................................... 143.9 157.9 152.3 149.5 156.5 172.6 169.5 179.0 136.3 148.9 141.7 138.6 141.5 150.1 139.9 140.3 167.9 191.7 180.3 171.7 131.7 144.5 145.4 138.3 160.7 155.8 163.8 152.6 146.3 148.5 152.3 164.5 162.9 162.4 161.1 149.2 146.7 161.5 159.0 185.2 174.9 180.2 173.5 155.8 170.4 165.1 173.6 166.0 186.1 187.5 158.6 153.5 171.3 179.7 142.2 149.7 168.5 153.7 141.0 143.3 144.5 157.0 142.5 153.8 149.4 143.0 131.5 152.4 149.6 161.9 141.1 161.9 149.1 150.1 129.6 143.6 169.7 153.1 138.4 136.1 140.1 151.7 160.5 161.2 200.7 187.1 179.7 170.6 161.1 180.4 178.3 194.8 243.3 189.7 187.1 163.4 171.4 183.4 180.7 148.8 138.9 140.9 129.8 136.4 135.4 145.3 145.8 134.2 152.3 156.8 146.6 144.3 150.1 144.5 U.S. city average................................................ Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD.................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH....................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX......................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT.......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.............................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA................ Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 49 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Cereals and bakery products Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, August 1996 to September 1996 0.7 -0.2 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 Northeast urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000........................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 ............................ .9 1.3 .6 -.1 .8 1.5 -.8 -1.0 .7 1.3 -.4 -1.0 2.3 2.1 3.1 3.4 .9 1.1 4.1 -1.4 .5 .7 -.9 .8 North Central urban........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)............................... .3 -.1 1.6 .7 -.8 -1.2 1.4 -1.2 .8 .7 1.8 .7 .9 .8 1.2 .4 .1 -1.6 2.9 3.3 .4 .4 .8 .1 .5 -.4 .6 1.5 -.1 .5 South urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... .7 .5 1.0 .5 -.6 -1.1 -.3 -.8 1.4 1.8 1.5 .9 1.3 .9 2.1 1.5 .9 .8 1.2 .6 .0 -.4 .1 -.1 .9 .2 1.1 .2 1.4 .9 West urban....................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ............................. .9 .7 1.3 -.3 -1.0 2.6 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.1 1.3 1.1 .3 .4 .6 .7 Size classes A .................................................................... B .................................................................... C .................................................................... D .................................................................... .6 1.2 .5 .4 -.3 .2 -.5 .0 1.2 1.3 .6 .7 1.4 2.0 1.7 .9 .4 2.5 .9 -.1 .3 -.1 .2 .6 1.5 .4 .9 .7 1.5 -.3 -.3 1.0 1.6 1.9 .2 .1 1.2 .4 1.0 -5.1 1.2 -.8 -.5 -3.2 -3.1 .9 -.7 2.7 2.8 -.5 -.5 -.5 -2.4 .2 4.4 -.9 3.0 2.3 2.8 1.3 .6 1.7 1.8 2.0 .6 1.4 2.3 -.1 .7 .9 3.3 1.6 -.1 2.7 -2.6 .1 .4 .9 2.4 .4 .7 4.8 2.1 -.1 8.4 1.9 -1.4 -2.0 4.0 -.1 -1.6 2.0 3.2 1.7 -.4 -1.7 -2.4 1.8 2.3 -2.4 -1.5 .4 2.0 -.1 .1 -1.3 .8 -1.1 .8 1.0 -.4 2.0 .2 1.7 U.S. city average................................................ Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH....................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.... .................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. N.Y.-Northern NJ.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT.......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.............................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA................ Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................... 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 50 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base, Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, August 1996 to September 1996 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.FranciscoWilmington- SanOaklandTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Jose, CA Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 Food and beverages..................................................... .5 .6 .7 -.2 1.1 .9 1.5 .8 .3 .3 .4 -.1 -.2 -1.4 .2 -4.9 .3 .3 .3 .4 3.7 4.8 1.2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 2.7 2.9 1.0 4.7 1.6 .3 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.4 1.8 .1 .4 .9 .2 .6 .6 .9 -.8 3.0 2.9 1.6 -1.4 .4 .3 .4 -.4 -.3 -1.5 .3 -7.4 .2 .2 -.2 -.7 2.5 4.2 .0 -.7 -2.0 .7 -1.0 .3 .3 -1.0 1.8 -2.9 .0 .3 .7 .8 .9 .7 .6 -2.3 .2 -.1 1.5 -1.6 .7 .7 1.0 -.7 1.7 1.7 .4 2.0 .8 .1 .3 .5 .2 -.1 .1 -.6 .3 .3 .1 .0 .7 .1 .1 .2 -.5 .6 .4 .4 -.4 1.0 -.2 .1 .6 .8 2.5 .2 5.5 .2 .1 .3 .4 3.9 3.9 .7 .0 .0 .0 2.3 2.5 2.9 -.2 6.0 3.3 -.3 -.6 -4.1 -4.8 -5.2 -5.5 -3.2 1.8 .0 .6 1.9 .6 1.1 1.1 1.9 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.7 .8 .0 .5 -.4 -.5 -2.0 .2 -8.2 .2 .2 .5 .7 4.5 4.8 1.2 -.3 .1 -1.2 -.3 6.2 7.1 .0 10.8 4.8 .7 .3 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 .0 2.4 .1 .9 .5 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.6 2.9 3.2 .0 9.5 .8 .5 .1 -1.4 -1.5 -2.4 -2.1 -1.1 4.2 -.3 .6 .8 2.7 .3 .3 .4 -2.4 -.1 -.1 2.1 1.8 .2 .1 .6 .2 .1 .5 .3 1.2 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 7.3 5.5 7.5 .0 .0 .0 1.0 4.6 5.3 3.5 -3.2 3.8 -.1 -.8 -3.8 -3.9 -3.9 -4.2 -3.9 3.5 -.1 1.2 1.0 -2.0 All items........................................................................ .3 .1 .6 .6 .6 .4 Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. .6 .5 .7 1.1 .2 .4 .6 .2 .3 -.1 .7 .7 .8 .7 .8 1.5 1.1 1.8 2.6 .4 .4 .1 .7 1.3 -.2 .4 .3 .5 .5 .4 Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................. .2 .1 -.1 .3 .5 .0 .0 .2 .6 -.1 .5 .1 .6 .4 .4 .4 .1 .6 1.0 .7 .5 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 .0 .2 .3 .5 .1 -.1 .7 .5 .7 .7 -2.2 .7 .6 .7 .7 .5 1.1 .6 .6 .5 .3 1.7 2.4 1.8 .5 .0 .4 .6 .6 .7 -.2 .6 1.3 .6 .4 .7 .6 .5 .6 .6 -1.8 .6 .5 .4 .9 .5 Food at home.......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Meats, poultry, and fish....................................... Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing....................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs......................................................... Rent, residential.................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent......................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (DiDed) aas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation.............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Commodity and service group Special Indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy....................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables................................................................... Services less rent of shelter............................................ Services less medical care services.................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 51 Data not available. Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 BostonBaltimore, L.awrenceMD Salem. MA-NH Index Pertsent Percent Index change change from— frorn— Sept. Sept. July Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category 3.0 0.5 155.4 464.8 2.4 -0.2 163.5 475.1 3.1 0.9 158.3 472.9 2.8 0.4 155.0 154.6 155.9 174.7 147.2 147.3 146.7 183.6 143.6 153.5 159.5 153.9 172.0 180.9 162.9 214.8 177.5 177.9 129.8 118.4 95.6 93.6 123.3 126.2 138.3 107.0 125.1 131.5 127.8 127.4 123.6 126.7 143.2 140.0 106.2 105.7 103.5 110.2 106.9 184.6 229.4 159.8 218.3 150.8 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.7 S.5 4.8 10.9 3.1 1.8 ?.6 3.2 ?.9 3.1 3.3 ?.Q 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.9 4.4 10.4 12.5 6.0 3.8 2.9 6.2 1.1 -.9 -1.3 .5 -2.6 -.1 3.2 3.0 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.8 4.9 4.8 3.3 3.2 3.9 2.2 .9 .9 1.2 -.1 2.3 1.9 3.3 -.2 .5 .5 .6 .2 .1 -1.1 .4 -4.7 .5 .6 .6 .9 3.6 4.8 1.1 .5 .9 -.4 .3 2.5 2.7 1.8 4.3 .9 -.2 -.4 -2.5 -2.8 -3.2 -2.7 -2.5 1.0 .3 .5 1.7 .5 159.1 159.7 160.7 185.2 142.2 143.7 161.9 200.7 148.8 156.6 150.8 145.5 160.2 161.8 159.9 146.6 166.9 167.9 127.6 125.1 91.3 93.3 NA 146.3 163.1 109.3 126.5 132.9 126.9 127.7 115.3 142.6 140.0 139.4 107.1 104.8 104.8 105.7 103.4 144.9 240.2 169.5 217.1 132.9 .8 .5 .8 -5.3 -.3 -1.3 11.3 6.1 -2.1 -.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 5.4 5.2 14.3 14.2 -1.0 -1.1 -1.2 -4.5 -.4 -.8 3.1 1.7 -4.0 -.8 -.5 -.4 -.5 -3.2 .5 -12.9 .5 .5 .6 .6 5.7 5.5 4.0 .2 18.4 -.2 7.1 7.5 5.5 6.5 8.4 2.4 2.4 8.4 8.0 8.2 8.1 8.2 .8 4.4 3.6 3.8 3.2 .0 -.2 .2 -1.0 .0 -.1 .6 1.6 -12.0 -.5 -.6 -4.2 -4.5 -5.2 -3.8 -3.5 1.3 .8 1.4 1.6 1.4 158.4 158.1 155.8 174.9 149.7 150.3 141.1 187.1 138.9 163.0 162.4 156.3 182.7 191.0 171.0 216.6 187.5 187.8 116.3 95.7 91.3 92.2 101.0 111.1 138.6 75.9 116.2 145.2 135.2 134.4 116.1 142.2 140.2 140.9 106.7 105.7 103.6 109.2 109.3 135.2 282.3 171.2 221.0 148.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 1.7 6.4 5.9 10.0 1.4 -.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 4.3 3.0 4.5 .1 5.1 5.0 2.2 3.2 10.7 11.4 .0 .5 .7 .1 -.4 -.4 -.4 7.6 -6.3 1.8 2.8 3.1 4.5 4.2 3.5 2.3 2.4 .1 6.2 2.5 1.5 3.8 .6 .6 .4 2.1 -.2 -.4 5.7 -2.6 .1 .8 1.4 .5 .7 -.6 .5 -2.9 1.5 1.5 .8 1.1 2.8 3.0 .0 .3 .4 .0 -1.7 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.1 -4.6 .8 .8 -2.2 -2.3 -2.6 -2.2 -1.8 .4 .9 1.8 1.1 -.5 157.5 156.4 163.8 180.2 168.5 171.3 161.9 179.7 140.9 143.6 169.0 156.2 180.9 182.2 176.9 171.6 187.2 185.9 125.7 118.1 95.1 96.7 118.5 121.4 132.1 111.3 113.9 119.2 118.6 116.5 105.7 148.9 139.6 137.6 107.5 107.3 105.5 114.2 108.4 155.1 230.0 170.3 225.0 150.9 4.6 4.6 5.7 3.7 6.9 6.7 11.1 6.3 2.0 2.6 3.7 3.2 2.6 2.4 3.0 .2 2.6 2.6 11.5 16.0 4.2 6.1 1.4 16.3 1.5 38.6 -2.2 -9.0 -9.8 -3.5 -17.7 3.2 3.6 3.5 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.4 3.6 2.4 4.7 2.6 2.2 .9 .9 1.2 -.8 3.1 2.7 1.8 -.3 .5 .6 .1 .2 -.1 -1.5 .6 -8.4 .4 .4 1.9 -.6 2.0 4.2 -.9 -.6 -2.6 1.7 -.3 .7 .7 -1.7 3.0 -1.8 -.4 -.4 -2.3 -2.5 -2.6 -2.1 -2.3 -.8 -.3 1.4 1.4 -.7 All items............................................................................ 157.8 Commodities................................................................... 140.3 Food and beverages.................................................... 155.0 Commodities less food and beverages.......................... 131.4 Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 133.0 Durables.................................................................... 129.2 Services......................................................................... 175.6 Medical care services................................................... 233.6 3.0 2.6 3.7 1.8 2.3 1.1 3.3 3.3 .5 .6 .9 .4 .5 .1 .5 .3 155.4 140.7 159.1 130.7 134.5 127.7 173.0 240.8 2.4 2.4 .8 3.4 5.5 .8 2.4 3.4 -2 -.7 -1.0 -.5 -.3 -.7 .2 .9 163.5 139.2 158.4 127.3 131.1 126.0 187.0 291.8 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.7 1.8 4.2 3.2 6.3 .9 1.2 .6 1.6 1.9 1.0 .8 1.2 158.3 140.8 157.5 129.9 132.3 125.2 175.4 231.4 2.8 1.1 4.6 -1.4 -2.1 -.2 4.1 3.1 .4 .3 .9 -.1 -.5 .7 .4 .3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 5.2 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.3 .7 .5 .6 .5 -.7 .4 .5 .7 .8 .5 154.9 151.3 161.5 162.1 116.1 131.5 135.5 146.1 192.6 167.5 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.4 6.6 3.5 5.4 3.0 3.3 2.2 -.1 -.3 -.1 .2 -1.4 -.5 -.3 -.7 .8 .2 158.0 157.8 172.8 176.3 99.0 128.9 132.9 144.5 199.9 178.7 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.7 2.8 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 -.3 1.6 1.8 1.2 .8 .7 151.3 154.6 164.4 166.5 112.4 131.8 135.0 145.3 177.6 170.7 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.6 11.5 -1.1 -1.5 1.5 5.7 4.1 .5 .4 .5 .4 -1.3 -.1 -.4 .2 .9 .4 All items............................................................................ 157.8 All items (1967=100)........................................................ 472.7 Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................. Meats, poultry, and fish......................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Food away from home............................................... Alcoholic beverages..................................................... Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2......................................... Fuel and other utilities .................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (piped) gas................................................... Household furnishings and operation ............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities.................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel........................................ Footwear................................................................... Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline ................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation..................................................... Medical care................................................................... Entertainment................................................................. Other goods and services............................................... Personal care............................................................... Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less shelter......................................................... All items less medical care................................................ All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy........................................... Energy.............................................................................. Commodities less food...................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... 153.8 153.8 164.0 166.4 111.7 132.5 134.5 144.1 184.6 170.2 See footnotes at end of table. 52 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group ClevelandAkronLorain, OH Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Monthlv cities and i)ricina schedule 1 1 MiamiLos AngelesFort Lauderdale, AnaheimFL Riverside, CA Percent Percent Index Index change change from— from— July Sept. Sept. July Sept. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 153.5 All items (1967-100) 5 ................................................... 492.0 3.0 156.3 157.3 152.6 173.5 153.7 154.9 149.1 170.6 129.8 167.2 147.0 150.1 166.6 177.5 157.4 212.7 163.5 164.3 132.0 132.3 96.2 90.9 112.1 134.8 157.3 116.3 125.6 133.2 130.9 139.2 140.4 85.7 138.7 138.3 114.6 114.0 113.4 116.4 115.3 147.1 209.6 157.1 193.8 138.6 4.5 4.7 5.4 4.6 10.1 9.4 14.3 -2.8 2.0 3.6 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.8 1.6 5.5 2.4 2.4 6.8 12.3 3.1 14.5 -7.5 12.6 5.6 21.9 -3.6 5.5 5.3 7.7 3.2 .8 3.7 3.3 8.2 8.0 8.5 7.2 6.2 9.0 3.6 1.2 1.1 .3 153.5 142.9 156.3 134.1 137.5 124.1 165.5 206.6 149.4 150.8 158.0 157.9 125.0 134.6 137.6 147.3 167.6 161.9 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Meats, poultry, and fish....................................... Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables .......................................... Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ 0.9 1.4 _ 168.2 486.2 3.1 0.9 _ _ 3.8 3.9 5.8 9.7 3.2 2.9 12.8 6.0 2.5 1.9 3.7 3.6 2.3 2.3 3.0 -.4 2.3 2.2 5.5 4.3 .2 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.9 .6 .1 2.1 3.0 1.2 .9 .9 .8 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 -.1 .0 .0 .1 4.5 4.1 12.7 7.9 3.3 3.2 -6.9 10.0 8.4 4.3 4.4 10.6 10.7 12.0 9.9 9.1 2.9 5.6 3.0 2.7 -1.9 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.7 11.5 13.4 -2.8 26.0 27.3 -.2 -.3 -.9 -1.0 -.7 -2.1 -.8 1.5 .8 1.1 1.9 3.7 160.9 160.5 162.4 186.1 153.8 154.6 138.4 189.7 152.3 161.3 164.7 168.3 193.3 197.9 179.4 238.9 200.6 201.6 119.2 118.1 101.9 101.4 120.4 128.4 134.6 117.9 134.0 132.4 128.3 119.8 128.1 129.5 153.3 145.5 100.2 100.1 98.6 103.6 102.5 188.2 237.6 163.6 224.7 167.3 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.6 2.5 1.9 7.0 2.5 1.3 1.9 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.4 3.0 .9 2.3 2.3 4.5 5.4 10.6 10.9 7.5 4.1 3.2 5.9 1.2 2.6 2.8 .5 6.9 -7.0 5.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 9.7 4.2 2.7 3.4 1.9 .9 .9 1.4 1.1 3.0 3.0 2.5 -1.7 1.8 .1 1.1 -.1 -.3 -1.6 .3 -6.8 .3 .3 .8 1.4 5.3 5.5 1.5 .3 .7 -.4 .1 8.5 9.8 6.0 14.7 3.5 .3 .1 -2.3 -2.3 -2.7 -2.1 -1.9 1.2 1.1 .9 1.9 .3 154.6 148.7 163.6 138.2 132.6 146.8 160.1 221.9 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.4 5.2 3.4 3.6 5.9 1.4 2.1 1.2 2.9 5.3 .1 .8 1.0 168.2 145.9 160.9 134.0 134.4 133.3 188.0 243.0 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.1 3.3 4.2 .9 1.7 .9 2.4 3.5 .5 .4 1.4 155.1 151.0 159.4 158.3 110.8 139.6 135.1 149.4 172.9 154.2 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 7.7 4.3 4.9 4.3 5.0 3.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 -.4 2.7 4.6 2.8 1.1 .8 159.0 164.8 174.6 178.2 111.2 135.3 136.2 149.0 189.8 183.8 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.9 2.8 3.2 2.9 4.4 3.3 1.5 .9 .9 1.0 .1 2.3 3.3 2.1 1.2 .3 154.6 249.1 3.8 6.2 .0 .0 .0 1.9 2.0 1.9 -1.9 9.9 -1.6 -1.3 -2.0 -10.2 -11.3 -11.9 -11.2 -10.1 3.4 .0 .1 1.4 .7 163.6 163.8 162.9 166.0 142.5 144.1 153.1 243.3 134.2 167.7 160.0 145.7 153.1 154.6 146.2 198.9 158.1 155.9 117.9 108.6 156.1 NA 140.9 107.8 106.0 154.3 146.3 146.8 138.6 132.8 145.4 154.0 144.0 143.6 116.2 115.9 114.0 110.0 117.3 146.7 216.3 145.4 177.8 101.8 2.3 2.3 3.6 1.2 1.5 .7 2.4 2.6 .4 -.1 1.0 -.9 -1.7 .3 .7 -.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 -.8 1.3 1.7 2.6 2.8 2.4 .4 .4 .7 .7 -5.6 -.8 -1.5 -.2 1.0 .8 0.4 158.2 467.4 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.8 3.0 4.6 4.1 .9 -4.2 2.4 1.3 .5 .1 -.7 -.7 -.4 -1.3 -.6 -.6 2.6 5.9 2.6 3.2 1.9 6.0 -.1 13.9 .3 7.3 7.7 .0 18.3 -3.8 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 3.9 -.2 1.5 1.5 -.2 158.7 157.1 164.5 173.6 157« 153.7 169.7 194.8 145.8 146.4 174.2 155.4 165.1 174.7 157.8 220.4 174.4 174.1 151.5 149.2 117.9 NA 118.0 149.7 166.7 135.4 122.7 125.0 120.5 127.5 112.5 113.4 144.0 139.3 100.2 97.7 95.6 95.4 98.7 206.3 229.4 145.4 235.4 164.2 3.6 3.6 4.6 1.6 7.1 6.8 9.5 3.3 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.8 2.2 3.6 1.4 12.0 1.6 1.4 .0 -2.8 2.9 1.0 1.0 1.6 -1.5 3.8 3.3 3.7 .8 .5 .1 .3 .6 .4 -.1 .2 -.9 .7 .8 .2 .1 6.1 2.9 -2.8 -1.3 -6.0 .8 .2 -.5 8.9 -2.8 -4.0 2.2 1.8 1.1 -.5 -.7 -.3 -2.9 4.8 3.2 3.7 3.2 2.0 3.0 2.7 4.5 1.4 1.8 .9 3.3 3.7 .9 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.1 .3 .0 158.2 140.0 158.7 127.9 131.0 123.1 174.4 231.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 1.9 10.3 1.5 1.9 3.2 4.0 3.3 1.6 1.1 .8 .6 3.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.2 .3 156.4 154.3 162.7 164.3 117.2 130.3 134.6 145.6 193.9 169.6 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy.......................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services................................. See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Phil.V\/ilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Index Per(;ent change frorn— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Monthly cities and St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL Per<sent Index change frorn— July Sept. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Index Per<:ent change frorn— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Index 160.8 474.8 2.9 0.4 .8 154.0 .8 154.7 1.1 159.0 -1.4 179.7 1.7 149.6 1.2 150.5 5.0 161.2 .5 180.7 .2 144.5 .4 150.8 .7 149.5 .3 157.4 .5 171.3 1.2 185.0 .8 169.5 2.6 191.7 .2 173.2 .2 173.7 -.1 134.5 .1 124.8 6.8 99.1 -.4 93.2 7.5 161.0 .0 135.3 .0 156.7 .0 103.1 -.2 132.0 1.0 139.6 1.3 134.8 8.0 153.2 -5.5 129.4 3.8 123.3 -.8 145.6 -1.1 146.0 -6.6 112.1 -6.9 111.6 -7.2 109.8 -6.6 106.4 -6.4 110.0 .6 149.1 .0 220.4 -.4 171.5 1.0 231.0 -2.0 168.4 4.8 5.2 6.4 1.4 12.3 12.3 10.0 4.6 2.5 3.5 2.2 1.7 2.6 2.1 2.4 1.2 2.9 2.8 4.6 7.8 7.4 8.9 2.8 7.8 13.7 -3.6 -4.6 -2.0 -2.5 -.9 4.9 -9.9 4.3 3.6 9.9 10.3 11.5 10.3 8.1 9.3 3.2 5.0 5.5 6.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 2.6 3.5 3.2 4.4 -2.0 -.6 1.5 .2 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 -.8 .3 .3 -.3 1.6 2.1 .0 -.5 1.2 -3.9 -1.0 3.5 3.9 1.5 5.2 3.6 -.5 -.7 -4.4 -4.7 -5.2 -4.4 -4.2 1.3 -.2 .8 1.8 .6 2.9 2.4 4.8 1.0 2.7 -1.6 3.4 3.1 .4 .9 1.3 .6 .7 .4 .2 -.6 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.2 8.8 1.0 2.7 3.7 4.1 3.4 .6 .5 .7 .5 -2.3 .5 .7 1.0 .3 .3 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 164.5 All items (1967=100)..................................................... 475.3 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 food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities............................................... Fuels..................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) aas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ 1.0 151.0 448.4 2.7 0.7 156.3 480.5 2.6 153.1 152.1 161.1 187.5 149.4 149.9 136.1 187.1 156.8 136.5 166.4 164.6 192.4 218.5 172.9 301.2 193.8 194.6 130.7 122.3 98.2 92.2 NA 140.1 164.8 103.7 119.9 105.2 100.0 116.1 75.9 119.2 151.9 149.3 105.5 103.9 102.3 102.2 99.1 180.6 246.9 179.9 235.6 191.2 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.2 5.8 -1.3 4.3 .8 -.1 2.7 3.3 7.9 2.4 15.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.6 12.1 12.0 .3 .3 .4 .3 1.6 1.8 4.1 -2.1 -.5 -.1 -.1 1.0 1.8 4.4 .6 9.5 .7 .7 .5 .7 6.0 6.1 .3 .7 -.9 -.2 1.0 .9 .3 1.1 2.6 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.3 .5 1.4 3.7 5.1 5.5 2.4 1.1 .0 .0 .0 -2.8 7.2 8.1 1.3 24.0 2.3 .5 .2 -3.3 -3.6 -4.9 -4.6 -3.6 3.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 -.2 151.3 150.0 146.7 153.5 131.5 133.2 151.7 171.4 144.3 156.2 159.1 144.9 159.7 165.1 144.8 197.8 167.2 168.5 132.4 128.9 91.9 85.8 113.1 134.2 174.0 96.8 120.3 127.6 125.6 138.2 117.0 95.9 141.0 141.5 108.6 107.1 103.3 123.0 108.0 146.2 218.7 162.3 189.2 105.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 -1.2 5.3 5.5 10.3 -.7 1.0 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.2 .2 2.3 -3.7 1.6 1.7 6.7 9.2 16.2 10.0 21.0 8.8 -.1 28.0 -.3 3.7 4.1 11.9 4.3 6.3 3.0 3.0 11.4 10.3 11.1 9.8 8.0 3.2 3.8 2.1 3.4 -5.4 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.1 3.5 3.2 3.3 -5.3 -1.0 .1 -.3 .3 .8 .5 .6 .4 .8 .9 .3 .5 3.4 .0 6.0 .4 -.1 1.1 -1.2 6.6 7.4 2.1 23.3 -3.5 .0 -.2 -1.1 -2.5 -2.7 -1.9 -2.5 2.8 -.1 2.3 2.3 .0 156.3 156.7 161.5 171.3 152.4 146.3 160.5 183.4 150.1 151.2 153.2 159.2 173.6 198.3 176.1 207.9 187.1 187.5 147.9 149.6 150.8 113.9 172.0 149.7 176.0 120.5 116.8 117.9 113.1 111.9 88.0 149.4 134.1 127.4 112.4 110.7 108.1 106.7 110.8 188.8 214.3 166.3 230.1 159.0 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.3 4.5 3.0 17.2 -2.3 1.4 2.8 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.8 3.2 6.2 3.1 3.0 -1.3 -5.0 -2.1 16.1 -3.5 -5.1 -2.7 -9.6 -.4 4.0 4.3 1.0 4.6 13.1 3.3 2.4 4.9 4.4 5.2 4.1 2.7 7.8 2.1 -.2 3.1 2.6 164.5 135.7 153.1 124.8 125.1 125.6 194.8 254.2 2.6 1.7 2.1 1.5 2.4 .0 3.2 6.1 1.0 .3 .3 .4 2.0 -1.9 1.6 1.3 151.0 138.5 151.3 130.5 132.9 125.8 164.9 223.3 2.7 3.2 2.8 3.4 5.3 .6 2.2 4.1 .7 .9 -.1 1.6 2.0 .9 .5 -.3 156.3 138.4 156.3 126.2 128.8 121.8 171.6 216.2 2.6 2.3 3.2 1.5 2.2 .5 2.8 2.9 .8 -.9 -1.6 .5 .5 .4 160.8 142.2 154.0 135.8 135.0 138.1 177.9 221.9 156.5 160.5 171.3 176.5 115.4 126.5 127.8 139.5 202.6 190.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.0 .8 1.1 1.2 1.4 -.7 .4 1.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 149.2 147.1 155.8 157.2 119.2 131.9 134.6 142.7 174.0 159.2 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.8 10.2 3.4 5.0 3.9 3.1 2.0 .7 .8 .8 1.0 -.2 1.5 1.7 .9 .3 .7 151.3 153.6 160.2 161.2 126.0 127.8 130.6 143.2 177.5 168.7 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 -.4 1.6 2.2 2.8 2.2 2.8 .1 .3 .5 .4 -3.3 -.7 -1.4 -.2 .5 .5 157.2 157.7 166.4 169.2 117.7 136.4 135.8 144.2 192.0 174.2 Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. 0.3 .3 -.1 Pencent change frorT)— July Sept. 1995 1996 Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Sept. 1996 2.6 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Washington, DC-MD-VA Data not available. 54 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Sept. 1996 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Sept. 1995 July 1996 Percent change to Aug. 1996 from— Aug. 1996 July 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 M 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 3.0 0.5 0.4 2.9 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban............................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000............................ M M M M 160.6 160.4 158.7 162.5 160.9 160.5 159.7 162.9 161.4 161.0 160.0 163.2 162.0 161.8 159.8 163.7 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.2 .7 .8 .1 .5 .4 .5 -.1 .3 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.1 .5 .4 .8 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 North Central urban ......................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 149.5 149.6 148.0 151.5 149.8 149.7 148.3 151.9 149.9 149.9 148.7 151.9 150.6 150.4 149.5 152.6 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.2 .5 .5 .8 .5 .5 .3 .5 .5 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.1 .3 .2 .5 .3 .1 .1 .3 .0 M 148.0 148.5 148.5 149.1 3.2 .4 .4 3.1 .3 .0 South urban..................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ....................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ...................... Size C - 50,000 to 450,000............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).............................. M M M M 152.6 151.6 152.6 153.7 152.6 151.6 152.9 153.6 152.7 151.4 153.1 153.9 153.1 151.7 153.6 154.4 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 .3 .1 .5 .5 .3 .2 .3 .3 3.0 2.6 3.2 3.0 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 M 153.6 152.8 153.1 153.9 3.4 .7 .5 3.2 -.3 .2 West urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,250,000 ....................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000............................ M M M 154.5 152.9 159.2 154.9 153.4 159.3 154.9 153.4 159.5 155.5 154.0 159.9 3.0 2.7 3.5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 2.8 2.5 3.6 .3 .3 .2 .0 .0 .1 Size classes A 3 ................................................................. B ................................................................... C .................................................................. D .................................................................. M M M M 140.6 154.0 .155.7 153.1 140.8 154.4 155.8 153.0 140.9 154.6 156.0 153.3 141.4 155.0 156.6 154.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 .4 .4 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .5 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.4 .2 .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI................. Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA............... M M M M M 152.6 151.5 162.8 161.7 152.9 152.7 152.3 162.8 162.1 153.4 152.9 151.9 163.3 163.0 153.0 153.2 152.7 164.4 163.7 153.8 2.8 2.3 3.1 2.4 2.5 .3 .3 1.0 1.0 .3 .2 .5 .7 .4 .5 2.8 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 .2 .3 .3 .8 .1 .1 -.3 .3 .6 -.3 Baltimore, MD.................................................. Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH...................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............................. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................................ St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL......................... Washington, DC-MD-VA................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 154.4 162.1 145.8 152.6 150.1 158.2 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.9 2.5 3.1 -.1 .7 1.0 1.2 .7 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX....................... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA............................ 2 2 2 2 U.S. city average.............................................. Aug. 1995 June 1996 June 1996 Region and area size 2 » Selected local areas 4 _ - 149.6 147.1 142.2 146.9 154.6 160.9 144.3 150.8 149.0 157.6 _ - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M- Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; _ 149.5 148.0 142.2 147.2 _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ _ _ - - - 3.2 2.8 1.7 2.4 -.1 .6 .0 .2 _ - Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; PortlandVancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. The following metropolitan areas are published annually and appear in tables 16A and 23A of the January issue of the CPI Detailed Report: New Orleans, LA and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 55 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions commodity and service group \ by expenditure category and (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Sept. 1996 North Central Per<Dent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 West South Pen:ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Pert:ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................ 162.0 All items (December 1977=100)........................................ 253.0 2.8 - 0.4 - 150.6 243.5 3.1 - 0.5 - 153.1 248.0 3.2 - 0.3 - 155.5 250.1 3.0 - 0.4 - Food and beverages....................................................... Food ............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................. Fats and oils......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Other prepared food.............................................. Food away from home................................................ Alcoholic beverages..................................................... 157.7 157.2 158.7 179.9 150.5 137.3 186.3 151.2 154.9 149.7 138.2 163.6 156.8 163.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 8.5 1.9 1.5 7.0 2.3 -1.8 2.4 2.3 2.5 .6 .6 .9 .8 .7 2.4 1.0 .3 1.6 .0 .2 152.0 151.4 151.6 174.0 144.4 146.3 173.2 139.7 143.2 136.7 124.2 153.1 151.3 159.7 4.0 4.2 4.8 3.6 5.3 10.2 5.2 2.1 5.2 2.1 -1.9 4.2 3.1 2.8 .4 .3 .3 -.9 .9 .8 .2 .3 .5 1.0 .1 .3 .3 .6 153.0 153.2 152.8 169.5 144.0 147.3 185.3 140.0 141.6 137.5 121.4 157.9 155.1 151.0 4.6 4.6 5.7 4.8 7.9 13.0 3.4 1.9 5.0 3.3 -4.5 5.5 2.7 3.9 .5 .5 .6 -.6 1.3 1.2 .8 -.1 .3 .1 -1.5 .6 .3 .2 155.2 154.6 158.0 173.2 148.4 157.0 188.8 143.2 144.3 142.6 127.0 156.3 149.7 161.3 3.7 3.6 4.6 3.3 6.8 11.4 2.3 1.5 3.3 3.8 -3.1 3.4 2.1 4.2 .6 .6 .9 -.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 .5 .0 .8 -.5 1.2 .2 .4 Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2......................................... Maintenance and repairs............................................ Maintenance and repair services.............................. Maintenance and repair commodities....................... Fuel and other utilities .................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (piped) gas................................................... Other utilities and public services................................ Household furnishings and operation............................ Housefurnishings........................................................ Housekeeping supplies............................................... Housekeeping services............................................... 162.0 187.7 172.1 174.6 245.7 175.9 176.6 135.1 NA 117.4 123.3 114.0 93.3 93.5 116.1 129.3 142.3 109.5 159.3 124.8 107.2 151.7 157.5 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.7 4.3 2.4 2.4 .5 -.2 -.4 -1.7 .2 -7.4 .3 .2 -.2 -1.1 3.9 4.4 11.7 12.9 5.6 2.9 2.2 4.4 3.0 1.2 -.6 4.0 3.4 -.6 .4 .6 3.9 5.1 -1.4 -.1 .2 -.7 .2 -.2 -.1 -.5 .2 144.5 160.8 156.2 160.0 191.7 160.7 161.1 137.7 153.1 120.4 125.5 112.3 92.4 91.7 121.0 117.9 134.3 101.9 157.2 121.1 107.3 142.5 146.0 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.3 5.4 -.9 4.9 6.2 10.4 12.1 8.8 6.0 .4 15.1 3.5 .8 .5 .5 2.7 .1 -.1 -1.1 .3 -5.0 .3 .3 -.6 .0 -1.1 .2 .2 4.3 5.0 3.6 .0 -.5 .8 .2 .1 .0 .0 .8 145.5 155.4 147.4 151.7 202.1 148.1 147.9 140.8 145.1 134.9 137.5 125.0 102.4 91.5 132.9 128.7 133.2 112.9 163.1 125.2 114.3 133.5 158.7 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 5.1 1.5 5.3 6.7 7.7 9.8 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.7 3.8 .7 -.7 2.9 3.4 .1 .1 -.9 .3 -6.7 .4 .4 .8 1.0 .4 .3 .3 2.6 2.7 2.6 .2 .5 -.7 .2 .2 .0 .2 .5 153.2 165.4 155.8 163.1 222.0 162.0 161.9 136.3 145.5 124.9 136.7 127.7 106.2 122.3 118.0 130.4 147.7 109.5 154.6 124.0 111.6 140.9 147.0 2.3 2.9 3.1 2.3 7.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 8.3 -2.0 .5 -1.9 6.8 16.3 2.5 -2.1 -.2 -6.3 2.9 .8 -.4 2.5 2.5 .3 .2 .1 .2 -.4 .2 .2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 4.3 9.8 1.8 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .9 .8 .6 1.2 Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women's and girls’ apparel........................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................... Footwear................................................................... Other apparel commodities......................................... Apparel services........................................................... 127.5 123.6 126.9 115.0 142.4 128.0 160.4 165.2 .7 .6 -.3 .9 12.9 -1.5 .1 1.5 3.9 4.2 1.0 6.2 16.0 2.3 2.8 .4 128.1 126.1 125.0 121.9 128.5 131.3 151.0 148.4 -3.0 -3.3 -.3 -7.7 -9.4 .5 11.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 4.4 3.8 -1.2 -.7 .3 139.2 135.2 132.0 135.6 133.7 126.7 155.5 169.4 -1.6 -1.9 -1.2 -2.2 -3.7 .5 -4.5 .9 1.5 1.7 -.1 3.2 -1.4 2.3 .8 .0 126.0 122.2 124.1 113.7 123.1 123.6 142.6 156.3 1.7 1.5 5.0 1.2 6.0 1.9 -5.2 3.7 2.3 2.7 .7 2.3 3.2 2.7 6.9 -.3 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline .................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................. Other private transportation services........................ Public transportation...................................................... 145.6 141.9 143.7 140.5 160.1 103.1 102.8 101.3 106.4 103.5 170.2 174.0 106.3 187.4 183.6 3.3 2.7 3.2 2.8 .3 2.8 2.6 2.7 1.9 2.4 3.5 2.5 1.1 2.6 8.9 .3 .2 .6 .5 .2 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.7 -.3 .9 .1 .8 .1 1.4 141.0 138.9 143.2 137.9 159.3 107.5 107.3 105.7 118.7 109.9 150.4 163.3 104.3 176.8 188.1 3.7 3.7 2.4 2.5 -.1 8.9 8.7 9.0 8.9 7.3 3.7 2.3 -.5 2.7 4.4 .7 .7 .3 .5 .3 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.5 .5 .1 .3 .1 .9 141.9 141.1 145.9 144.6 158.7 104.5 104.2 101.3 110.6 107.4 159.5 177.3 102.2 199.4 164.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.7 .2 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 2.6 1.9 -1.0 2.4 2.5 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 -.3 -.5 -.6 -.8 -.3 .4 .1 -.2 .2 1.7 144.0 141.6 144.7 139.3 155.2 109.1 108.1 104.9 105.1 109.0 164.9 167.3 103.1 184.9 188.1 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.6 1.9 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.5 4.0 2.9 2.6 1.0 3.0 4.7 -.1 -.2 .3 .1 .3 -2.4 -2.8 -3.0 -2.6 -2.4 1.5 -.1 .2 -.2 1.4 - .1 .4 - See footnotes at end of table. 56 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Group Sept. 1996 South North Central Northeast Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 West Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category 237.7 213.9 242.8 220.4 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.5 0.1 -.5 .2 .0 223.4 206.8 227.1 206.0 3.1 1.8 3.4 3.6 0.1 .0 .2 .4 228.1 204.5 233.7 214.5 2.9 2.1 3.1 3.8 0.2 .2 .2 .3 227.1 213.8 230.2 201.1 3.5 4.7 3.2 3.4 0.0 .1 -.1 .0 Entertainment.................................................................. 165.4 Entertainment commodities........................................... 146.6 Entertainment services.................................................. 191.0 3.1 2.8 3.4 .4 .4 .5 156.8 142.8 175.7 3.2 2.6 4.0 .1 .0 .2 154.1 140.8 176.7 3.6 3.9 3.3 .3 .1 .5 153.2 138.5 174.2 2.3 1.7 2.8 .3 -.2 .9 225.5 226.0 162.2 260.7 3.4 2.4 1.1 4.4 .7 .0 .7 1.0 209.1 241.8 144.9 232.8 3.2 2.1 3.0 4.2 1.0 .8 -.1 1.6 207.1 221.8 143.2 244.0 3.9 2.1 1.8 5.4 .7 .0 .7 1.2 218.9 254.3 154.9 254.3 4.1 4.0 2.8 4.6 .9 .6 -.4 1.5 All items............................................................................ 162.0 2.8 .4 150.6 3.1 .5 153.1 3.2 .3 155.5 3.0 .4 Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Apparel commodities............................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel........ Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Rent of shelter2............................................................ Household services less rent of shelter2 ...................... Transportation services................................................. Medical care services................................................... Other services.............................................................. 142.0 157.7 131.0 130.1 123.6 136.9 129.9 185.9 175.2 133.1 182.6 242.8 218.2 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.5 .6 3.5 1.5 3.1 2.6 2.9 4.2 3.8 3.7 .9 .6 1.1 1.3 4.2 .1 .5 .0 -.4 .0 .6 .2 .8 138.4 152.0 130.7 133.5 126.1 139.5 125.9 165.8 159.8 126.8 172.0 227.1 188.2 2.7 4.0 1.7 2.1 -3.3 4.5 1.3 3.4 3.1 4.4 3.2 3.4 3.8 .7 .4 .8 1.4 2.4 .9 .2 .2 -.1 .2 .4 .2 .9 140.7 153.0 133.5 134.3 135.2 136.8 131.4 168.6 147.8 137.3 183.8 233.7 198.2 2.6 4.6 1.4 2.1 -1.9 4.0 .5 3.7 3.6 4.9 2.5 3.1 4.2 .4 .5 .2 .5 1.7 .0 .0 .2 .0 .3 .4 .2 .9 140.5 155.2 131.5 132.9 122.2 141.1 129.5 171.8 159.4 135.8 180.4 230.2 196.7 3.0 3.7 2.6 3.3 1.5 4.2 1.5 2.8 2.8 1.2 3.3 3.2 3.9 .5 .6 .4 .3 2.7 -.6 .4 .3 .2 .2 .5 -.1 1.0 163.0 154.5 149.2 158.9 132.4 132.1 138.6 144.5 169.0 181.7 108.7 169.5 173.1 142.6 100.7 191.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.5 3.4 2.6 3.6 3.1 3.7 2.7 2.7 1.7 4.6 3.2 .3 .7 .4 .4 1.0 1.2 .1 .9 .4 .0 .2 .4 .3 1.1 .4 .1 150.3 148.4 142.8 147.3 131.8 135.0 140.6 142.9 157.2 160.6 109.4 156.8 158.2 139.0 107.0 172.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.1 1.8 2.1 4.2 3.1 3.8 3.4 7.5 2.6 2.3 .7 9.0 3.2 .5 .6 .4 .5 .8 1.3 .9 .8 .4 .1 1.1 .4 .4 .7 2.1 .2 153.0 152.9 145.0 148.9 134.0 135.0 137.1 143.7 166.5 161.8 112.5 159.0 160.5 142.3 104.8 173.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 1.5 2.3 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.9 6.6 2.8 2.5 .7 6.6 3.5 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .0 .5 .4 .2 .0 .3 .2 .4 -.1 .2 155.6 152.6 146.0 152.2 132.9 134.9 142.0 144.6 166.7 167.3 116.4 160.2 161.7 139.9 110.1 175.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.5 4.3 3.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 6.1 3.1 .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 -.4 .5 .4 .4 -1.4 .5 .5 .8 -2.3 .3 Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................. Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services..................................... Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products.................................... Personal care............................................................... Personal and educational expenses.............................. Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food............................................................ All items less shelter......................................................... All items less homeowners’ costs 2.................................... All items less medical care................................................ Commodities less food...................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... Energy............................................................................... All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy........................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities........... Energy commodities...................................................... Services less energy services........................................ 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available. 57 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Sept. 1996 Size class 6 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items............................................................................ All items (December 1977-100)........................................ 141.4 141.4 2.8 - 0.4 - 155.0 250.3 3.1 - 0.3 - 156.6 250.9 3.1 - 0.4 - 154.0 248.9 3.4 - 0.5 - Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Sugar and sweets.................................................. Fats and oils......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages......................................... Other prepared food.............................................. Food away from home............................................... Alcoholic beverages...................................................... 139.6 139.3 143.4 156.1 136.5 141.4 167.4 131.3 134.9 133.9 119.1 140.3 132.7 143.1 3.5 3.6 4.2 3.2 5.5 10.1 3.1 1.4 5.2 3.5 -3.0 3.2 2.4 3.0 .4 .4 .6 -.4 1.2 1.3 .3 .3 .7 .4 -.5 .6 .2 .4 154.2 154.3 156.8 172.9 147.9 149.3 190.6 144.5 144.9 138.2 124.4 165.2 151.4 154.4 3.7 3.7 4.2 2.6 4.7 12.3 2.9 1.8 4.3 .4 -3.8 5.6 2.9 4.5 .7 .7 1.1 .1 1.2 2.1 2.4 -.1 -.1 .1 -.6 .3 .3 .6 153.4 153.0 151.5 169.2 141.0 139.7 181.2 144.9 142.7 140.9 130.7 159.0 156.8 159.5 4.1 4.2 4.8 4.5 5.9 10.9 3.7 2.0 6.3 2.5 -2.0 3.5 3.0 3.2 .5 .5 .5 -.6 .6 1.6 1.0 .3 .4 .5 .0 .3 .3 .5 150.6 150.1 148.5 178.1 137.4 140.3 170.8 138.7 135.5 136.6 118.1 155.8 153.4 158.5 5.0 5.1 5.8 6.1 6.4 12.8 3.8 3.2 3.1 4.5 -1.4 5.6 3.4 4.2 .5 .5 .5 .0 .6 .9 .2 .7 1.2 1.3 -1.0 1.2 .4 .7 Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 3.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 3 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent3......................................... Maintenance and repairs............................................ Maintenance and repair services.............................. Maintenance and repair commodities....................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 2 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (piped) gas................................................... Other utilities and public services................................ Household furnishings and operation............................ Housefurnishings........................................................ Housekeeping supplies............................................... Housekeeping services.............................................. 136.5 143.2 141.0 135.0 178.6 144.5 144.8 121.9 128.7 113.9 129.8 130.4 137.5 141.0 126.8 129.9 138.7 116.0 129.0 116.7 106.5 134.4 134.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.7 5.1 2.6 2.6 1.2 3.7 -1.8 4.2 4.7 10.2 11.4 6.4 4.4 2.5 8.0 3.4 .4 -.7 1.8 2.4 .0 .1 -.4 .2 -3.1 .2 .3 -.2 .1 -.5 .2 .2 4.3 4.8 2.6 -.1 .0 -.4 .2 .3 .1 .1 .7 151.9 167.4 166.5 162.4 247.1 162.2 162.5 134.8 144.3 127.2 134.4 115.3 93.1 92.2 122.5 122.4 133.6 103.0 175.0 126.0 114.9 134.3 157.5 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.3 3.3 1.6 3.7 .1 3.9 4.0 11.2 14.4 7.6 3.2 1.4 9.1 3.7 1.8 .9 3.1 3.1 -.3 -.8 -3.1 .3 -11.0 .3 .3 -.4 .3 -1.0 .4 .7 3.9 5.5 2.0 .3 .3 .5 .2 .5 .8 -.7 .4 153.5 173.5 152.7 157.7 195.1 165.7 166.3 154.0 168.0 135.9 132.3 119.4 93.5 88.3 120.9 128.4 140.2 107.3 159.9 121.6 107.7 139.3 155.5 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.4 2.2 4.1 5.4 9.2 13.5 3.9 5.1 5.3 4.2 2.7 1.0 -.6 3.5 3.7 .2 .2 -.4 .4 -3.5 .5 .5 .9 1.2 .5 .0 -.2 1.7 4.5 -1.5 -.4 -.6 .4 .2 .2 -.2 .4 .6 149.7 169.5 152.2 156.5 196.7 161.1 161.0 139.2 154.8 120.1 129.4 112.3 90.8 90.3 122.3 121.4 134.9 96.9 165.2 123.5 110.0 133.4 158.5 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.1 9.2 4.0 4.1 6.7 11.3 .4 3.7 3.1 12.2 15.6 9.0 2.4 2.9 .4 4.3 2.2 1.1 2.4 5.1 .4 .2 -.1 .3 -1.5 .4 .3 .1 .0 .3 1.0 1.7 4.0 4.2 3.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 .4 .2 -.2 .5 1.0 Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities.................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................... Footwear................................................................... Other apparel commodities........................................ Apparel services........................................................... 120.6 119.3 116.8 112.1 114.9 126.5 151.8 134.3 -.7 -1.0 .4 -2.9 2.7 .7 -1.5 1.9 2.8 3.1 .3 4.9 7.3 1.1 4.3 .1 129.1 125.3 130.1 127.2 119.1 116.7 124.4 164.4 -.8 -1.0 .1 -2.1 -4.5 .0 1.6 1.5 2.7 3.0 1.9 4.4 3.5 4.1 -2.0 -.1 139.1 136.5 137.0 133.1 151.2 129.2 163.8 168.8 .2 .1 1.3 -1.1 .7 .4 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.1 .5 .9 .7 .1 130.8 127.6 120.5 130.2 123.4 129.5 140.6 161.3 -3.5 -4.1 -.2 -4.7 -9.3 -3.3 -9.2 3.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.4 .2 -1.5 -1.1 .4 Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... New vehicles............................................................. New cars................................................................. Used cars.................................................................. Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline.................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Maintenance and repairs............................................ Other private transportation......................................... Other private transportation commodities.................. Other private transportation services........................ Public transportation..................................................... 142.2 141.8 126.7 123.9 149.5 154.6 154.1 154.2 107.1 144.5 143.5 144.9 107.0 153.9 147.0 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 1.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.8 4.8 3.5 2.3 .3 2.7 6.7 .1 .1 .4 .4 .3 -.6 -.7 -.8 -1.3 -.4 1.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 1.2 142.3 140.6 143.5 137.2 158.2 104.9 104.6 102.2 109.9 107.1 164.2 169.9 99.9 187.8 193.7 3.0 3.0 2.2 1.6 -.1 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.2 5.3 2.9 2.7 -.6 3.1 4.3 .4 .3 .0 -.3 .3 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .9 .5 .6 .5 1.6 141.3 139.5 144.8 141.6 157.4 105.8 105.7 103.1 115.6 108.6 157.1 170.7 105.4 189.3 201.1 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.4 .1 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.5 5.0 2.1 1.4 .1 1.7 2.5 .3 .2 .0 .2 .1 .8 .5 .6 .4 -.3 .0 .2 .7 .1 2.5 142.8 140.5 146.2 142.2 153.5 106.4 105.8 101.7 117.3 107.0 147.9 167.0 121.0 179.2 208.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 2.2 -.1 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.8 5.0 3.8 2.8 -.1 3.3 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .3 .8 .5 .3 .6 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 1.2 See footnotes at end of table. 58 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes category and commodity and service group—Continued \ by expenditure (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Sept. 1996 Size class B Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Size class C Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category Medical care................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................. Medical care services................................................... Professional medical services..................................... 181.6 169.2 184.4 167.4 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.5 0.1 -.2 •2 .2 227.0 208.0 231.2 204.5 3.4 4.6 3.1 3.4 0.1 .4 .0 .2 232.4 201.7 238.9 220.4 2.9 1.8 3.1 3.8 0.1 .2 .1 .2 222.1 208.4 225.4 215.4 3.0 1.6 3.2 3.6 0.0 .0 .0 .1 Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities........................................... Entertainment services.................................................. 140.4 130.9 150.9 3.1 2.7 3.6 .4 .2 .7 154.0 139.3 177.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 .1 .1 .1 161.7 146.2 186.9 3.1 2.7 3.5 .1 -.3 .5 143.7 135.5 156.8 3.2 3.4 3.0 .3 .0 .8 Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products.................................... Personal care............................................................... Personal and educational expenses.............................. 173.3 181.4 134.8 185.1 2.8 -.1 2.2 4.5 .8 .4 .2 1.2 216.9 244.2 149.2 248.1 5.2 6.8 2.8 4.9 .8 .1 .2 1.5 211.5 236.3 150.1 239.8 4.3 3.9 1.4 5.5 .4 -.3 .1 1.0 212.4 225.4 136.1 254.8 4.2 4.8 1.8 4.5 1.5 1.5 .4 1.8 All items............................................................................ 141.4 2.8 .4 155.0 3.1 .3 156.6 3.1 .4 154.0 3.4 .5 Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Apparel commodities................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel........ Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Rent of shelter3............................................................ Household services less rent of shelter3 ...................... Transportation services................................................. Medical care services................................................... Other services.............................................................. 135.0 139.6 131.9 139.0 119.3 150.6 122.6 147.4 143.5 130.3 150.1 184:4 164.4 2.4 3.5 1.6 1.9 -1.0 3.4 1.2 3.2 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 .5 .4 .7 .9 3.1 .1 .2 .2 .0 .2 .4 .2 .9 139.6 154.2 131.2 131.9 125.3 137.7 128.8 173.8 163.8 136.9 182.1 231.2 201.7 2.9 3.7 2.4 3.5 -1.0 5.4 1.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.9 .7 .7 .7 1.0 3.0 .2 .4 -.1 -.7 .3 .7 .0 .8 141.3 153.4 134.1 135.2 136.5 137.5 131.0 176.6 162.3 133.2 181.3 238.9 199.7 2.8 4.1 2.1 3.0 .1 4.3 .9 3.3 3.3 3.7 1.9 3.1 4.3 .4 .5 .4 .7 1.7 .2 .1 .2 .2 .0 .3 .1 .8 139.7 150.6 133.2 132.9 127.6 136.4 131.3 172.9 158.4 132.9 175.1 225.4 196.6 3.0 5.0 1.8 2.5 -4.1 5.1 .9 3.7 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.7 .4 .5 .5 .8 1.0 .7 .0 .5 .2 .8 .2 .0 1.4 All items less food ............................................................ 141.9 All items less shelter......................................................... 140.8 All items less homeowners’ costs 3.................................... 140.8 All items less medical care................................................ 139.6 Commodities less food...................................................... 132.5 Nondurables less food ...................................................... 139.4 Nondurables less food and apparel ................................... 149.5 Nondurables...................................................................... 139.4 Services less rent of shelter3 ............................................ 151.5 Services less medical care services................................... 144.6 Energy............................................................................... 141.4 All items less energy ......................................................... 141.4 All items less food and energy......................................... 142.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities........... 129.7 Energy commodities...................................................... 153.2 Services less energy services........................................ 148.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 1.7 2.0 3.3 2.8 3.7 3.2 5.4 2.6 2.5 1.0 6.3 3.2 .4 .5 .4 .4 .6 .9 .1 .7 .4 .2 -.1 .4 .4 .9 -.2 .3 155.1 152.1 146.2 151.5 132.0 133.1 138.2 143.2 166.5 168.5 108.9 161.5 163.4 139.9 103.7 179.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.6 3.6 5.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 5.2 2.9 2.8 1.8 7.0 3.3 .2 .7 .3 .3 .7 1.0 .2 .8 .5 -.1 .4 .2 .1 .8 .4 -.2 157.2 152.1 145.2 152.7 135.0 136.5 138.6 144.3 165.4 170.6 111.1 163.4 166.1 143.9 105.0 182.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.1 3.0 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.3 5.9 2.9 2.6 1.4 6.8 3.2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .7 .3 .6 .3 .2 .3 .4 .4 .3 .9 .3 154.7 150.4 143.4 149.9 134.1 134.2 137.6 142.0 162.2 166.9 108.5 160.6 163.4 141.9 104.9 179.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 2.0 2.6 5.0 3.8 3.4 3.8 5.4 3.2 2.8 .9 8.3 3.8 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .8 .7 .6 .6 .5 1.3 .4 .4 .4 1.1 .3 Commodity and service group Special indexes Indexes on a December 1984=100 Indexes on a December 1993=100 Data not available. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 59 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Sept. 1996 Size class B Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class C PertDent change frorn— Aug. Sept. 1996 1995 Index Sept. 1996 Pere;ent chainge frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ All items (December 1977=100)...................................... 161.8 247.3 - - 159.8 255.0 - Food and beverages..................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products .................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing....................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ 157.7 157.2 159.2 183.0 151.2 137.4 185.8 150.3 155.5 163.2 159.7 182.4 171.1 175.6 242.8 172.1 172.8 122.2 117.1 98.9 97.7 131.4 130.0 143.2 111.7 126.3 124.4 119.7 118.5 110.5 126.9 148.9 144.4 102.3 101.9 100.3 104.6 102.7 179.3 240.3 168.1 224.0 166.9 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.4 7.6 .9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.1 5.6 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.7 10.6 11.1 7.4 2.5 2.0 3.4 .5 1.1 1.2 .4 2.9 -3.4 3.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.2 2.8 10.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.0 .8 .8 1.2 1.6 1.3 2.1 1.1 .7 .0 .5 -.1 -.1 -.9 .2 -4.8 .2 .2 .2 .3 4.2 4.6 1.9 -.4 .1 -1.2 -.8 4.9 5.4 .6 8.3 2.2 .3 .2 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -1.0 -.3 1.3 .1 .7 .5 .9 159.9 159.7 162.7 167.0 153.9 142.1 197.1 162.3 158.1 165.2 161.2 186.1 187.4 166.8 268.9 176.1 176.7 132.6 115.8 90.7 90.4 119.4 135.2 149.9 107.7 122.7 125.5 122.7 141.1 117.8 120.3 141.4 139.7 104.1 103.9 101.8 109.9 104.5 181.9 235.3 156.2 221.3 149.8 161.8 142.1 157.7 130.6 129.6 130.4 183.8 245.9 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.4 1.6 3.4 4.7 .5 1.0 .8 1.2 1.7 .2 .1 .2 155.5 158.6 168.7 172.0 110.4 132.0 131.7 144.6 168.5 179.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.8 3.2 .8 .6 .5 .5 -.2 1.1 1.6 1.2 .4 .1 2.9 0.5 2.5 -0.1 - 163.7 272.3 - - 2.2 2.0 1.1 -.5 -.8 8.9 4.0 -.7 3.3 3.8 2.7 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.4 2.4 5.2 5.9 16.9 17.9 14.6 3.5 2.7 5.7 2.4 -.9 -1.3 -3.1 -.1 -6.4 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.3 1.1 5.1 2.3 3.1 4.7 -1.6 .4 .4 .6 -.8 -.4 3.2 3.8 -.9 .1 .3 -.9 -1.9 -6.2 .1 -13.1 .1 .1 1.2 1.7 5.3 7.5 .0 .8 .7 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.2 .4 .7 5.8 .4 .3 .4 .3 .5 -.1 .0 1.5 -.1 .3 .6 .0 155.1 154.3 151.3 176.7 146.4 125.2 178.2 142.4 161.5 164.1 169.5 207.8 159.1 171.4 192.5 188.8 189.5 116.2 96.8 80.5 84.1 88.4 114.2 120.6 102.5 117.3 141.4 138.6 151.0 124.2 145.5 138.4 134.9 102.5 102.2 101.8 109.7 105.9 233.5 227.1 165.1 228.9 148.4 2.9 2.9 3.2 1.9 1.7 9.8 4.3 2.2 2.3 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.1 3.8 4.9 9.2 14.4 -7.2 3.3 2.0 7.4 2.1 -.5 -.8 -2.4 -8.9 13.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.8 2.7 2.3 1.2 3.3 -.7 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.0 -.7 3.3 -1.4 .8 -.1 .2 .1 .0 -.9 .1 -7.5 .3 .3 .4 .5 1.4 4.6 -9.3 .2 .1 .6 .4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.5 .4 .3 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.5 3.4 .3 -.4 1.2 .5 159.8 140.3 159.9 127.9 128.0 125.7 186.4 239.2 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.8 3.8 1.5 2.6 1.3 -.1 .6 .4 .9 .6 1.5 -.8 -.2 163.7 142.2 155.1 133.5 133.2 130.2 192.7 232.2 2.2 2.0 2.9 1.3 1.4 1.1 2.6 2.8 .3 .3 -.1 .5 .7 .5 .3 .3 152.9 156.8 167.5 169.8 110.2 129.4 130.1 144.3 170.6 182.2 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 4.7 2.9 3.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 .6 -.1 -.2 -.4 1.2 .9 .6 .5 .4 -.9 151.0 160.9 173.4 178.7 97.8 135.0 135.2 144.1 167.1 189.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 3.6 1.4 1.7 2.3 3.1 2.5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 .6 .3 .7 .3 2.2 0.3 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages........................ Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care sen/ices............................................. Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Sen/ices less medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 60 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Group Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Size class C Size class B Size class A Pencent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Sept. 1996 Index Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 150.4 All items (December 1977—100)...................................... 245.9 2.8 - 0.3 - 149.5 240.8 3.7 - 0.5 - 152.6 240.0 3.2 - 0.5 - 149.1 241.6 3.2 - 0.4 - 153.8 153.2 154.2 174.3 150.4 149.6 175.5 138.6 152.0 160.7 143.1 159.0 155.0 162.6 180.3 159.1 159.2 124.7 115.2 92.7 92.5 116.3 119.0 135.8 103.7 116.1 126.5 125.0 123.0 115.5 131.7 141.2 139.4 108.6 108.5 107.4 117.2 109.3 170.3 223.0 158.9 213.1 138.1 3.9 4.1 4.7 3.0 5.9 9.4 5.1 1.6 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.8 1.0 2.6 2.6 6.6 8.9 10.8 12.1 9.5 8.9 -.2 22.4 .5 -4.1 -4.5 -1.6 -10.5 1.6 3.6 3.6 8.8 8.8 9.0 7.8 7.4 4.5 2.9 3.0 2.7 1.8 .1 .1 -.1 -1.3 .8 .7 -1.5 .3 .3 .3 .1 .0 -.5 .2 -3.0 .2 .2 .1 .1 4.9 6.1 3.7 -.1 -.5 .4 .1 2.2 2.3 .8 5.5 -1.1 .6 .6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.4 .4 .2 .3 1.2 -.6 149.4 149.6 151.9 182.8 139.7 152.7 162.2 144.7 145.8 146.4 143.6 163.6 164.9 165.9 211.8 164.6 165.4 116.9 103.2 87.9 92.3 118.6 109.2 130.1 90.9 123.7 133.2 130.8 135.6 141.1 107.3 141.6 139.4 107.9 108.1 105.2 117.5 113.4 237.5 221.0 146.4 210.5 162.5 4.6 4.5 5.5 4.2 4.6 12.0 5.6 4.2 2.7 5.5 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.8 6.8 8.8 9.6 8.3 6.7 2.2 14.3 2.7 1.5 1.6 11.9 -2.8 3.1 3.5 3.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 7.3 5.8 5.2 4.6 2.4 2.4 7.1 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.2 3.1 .8 .1 2.7 -.4 -.8 -4.5 .6 -13.2 .5 .5 .3 .1 4.1 4.1 4.2 -.2 .0 -.2 .3 5.0 5.7 7.9 6.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 .5 .1 -.3 .5 -.1 151.8 150.7 149.8 168.6 136.2 139.7 181.5 144.1 153.5 164.9 149.7 167.5 161.9 156.2 215.4 166.9 167.8 127.5 112.7 95.6 88.5 128.3 121.6 134.5 105.0 131.8 125.9 122.0 119.3 123.1 125.0 140.6 138.7 105.0 104.9 103.3 119.3 104.6 214.3 234.4 165.1 202.3 161.1 4.1 4.2 4.7 3.4 4.7 10.1 5.6 2.3 3.6 2.1 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.0 2.8 11.6 11.7 11.3 2.4 -.4 7.9 1.1 -2.3 -2.7 -3.6 -5.5 1.8 3.8 3.7 8.4 8.3 8.6 9.3 7.2 6.2 3.2 4.4 4.4 2.9 .6 .6 .8 -1.2 .9 .4 3.4 .1 .3 .7 .3 .4 -.4 .7 -2.9 .7 .7 -.1 -.2 4.6 5.2 3.8 -.4 -1.5 1.5 .2 1.5 1.6 2.8 .6 2.0 .8 .7 2.3 2.4 2.4 3.5 1.2 3.7 .1 -.2 .4 .6 146.1 145.2 143.0 173.0 134.6 138.4 159.1 131.9 149.4 159.4 144.1 156.8 145.3 146.0 183.0 155.3 155.9 136.4 112.2 91.5 92.7 125.9 120.8 139.0 101.7 124.1 136.7 135.9 134.0 132.4 157.2 139.8 135.7 106.2 105.3 101.6 124.5 108.5 292.6 213.8 146.7 200.0 133.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 6.7 4.0 12.4 4.7 1.9 2.8 2.2 3.3 4.7 4.8 3.1 15.7 4.7 5.0 2.2 .2 8.8 15.0 1.1 -.2 2.6 -4.5 .2 -2.6 -2.9 -.2 -2.4 -8.1 3.8 4.0 11.9 11.9 11.6 13.2 12.1 .0 2.3 3.4 5.1 4.5 .4 .3 .4 -.3 .7 1.6 -.1 .5 .2 .6 .3 .0 -.1 .0 -.3 .0 .0 .8 1.6 2.0 2.8 1.0 1.6 .9 2.6 .5 1.0 1.1 5.8 3.8 -7.7 .6 .5 1.9 1.5 .8 2.6 2.2 1.5 .0 .3 1.3 .4 150.4 138.5 153.8 129.6 134.2 123.4 164.9 226.5 2.8 2.2 3.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.4 3.2 .3 .5 .1 .9 1.3 .2 .2 .2 149.5 136.4 149.4 129.6 131.6 125.9 165.4 222.2 3.7 3.4 4.6 2.8 3.6 1.5 3.8 4.5 .5 1.3 1.2 1.3 2.3 -.1 -.2 .0 152.6 139.2 151.8 132.3 131.7 131.1 170.8 241.5 3.2 3.2 4.1 2.6 3.1 1.9 3.1 3.2 .5 .7 .6 .6 1.1 .1 .3 .0 149.1 139.0 146.1 135.0 136.8 128.4 162.6 216.1 3.2 2.8 4.2 1.9 3.4 -.2 3.7 3.2 .4 .7 .4 .7 1.3 .2 .2 .3 148.8 147.2 156.2 157.0 111.8 130.9 135.9 144.3 158.5 159.9 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.9 8.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.2 3.4 .5 .3 .3 .4 1.0 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .2 146.6 146.1 157.0 158.9 103.8 130.1 132.3 140.3 156.0 160.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.0 7.1 2.8 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.6 1.0 .6 .4 .3 1.4 •1.4 2.4 1.7 .5 -.2 149.0 149.2 159.6 162.0 107.7 133.5 133.5 141.5 156.5 165.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 5.5 2.6 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.1 .5 .5 .4 .3 1.1 .7 1.1 .9 .2 .3 147.8 145.6 154.6 157.0 109.2 135.8 138.2 142.0 153.6 156.8 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.7 5.5 1.9 3.3 3.8 2.9 3.8 .6 .5 .3 .3 1.8 .7 1.2 .8 .5 .3 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs2....................................................... Rent, residential.................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy.......................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services (ess medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 61 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Sept. 1996 Size class B Pert:ent change frorA— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class C Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Size class D Pert;ent change frorn— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Index Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. Aug. 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 151.7 All items (December 1977=100)...................................... 245.8 3.0 - 0.2 - 153.6 249.0 3.3 - 0.3 - 154.4 249.9 3.3 - 0.3 - 153.9 249.1 3.4 - 0.5 - 152.8 152.9 153.1 164.4 144.5 152.5 186.9 137.9 154.3 150.7 142.5 152.5 144.3 152.1 181.9 146.9 146.8 126.1 118.6 95.5 91.9 128.2 122.9 126.8 109.0 129.1 143.0 138.5 139.1 134.5 133.8142.6 142.2 107.1 106.4 104.3 108.3 108.4 147.6 229.2 161.8 198.1 147.0 4.0 3.9 4.9 3.0 7.7 12.4 4.1 -.7 2.7 4.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.9 3.1 2.9 6.3 8.5 7.9 10.3 5.3 8.5 9.2 5.9 .0 -1.5 -1.6 -.7 -3.7 3.2 3.3 3.3 7.1 7.0 7.4 6.8 6.9 3.8 2.6 4.5 2.6 3.1 .3 .3 .4 -1.3 1.8 .8 .4 -.9 .3 .2 .1 .0 -.4 .2 -5.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 2.4 3.0 1.7 .2 .6 -1.0 .1 .6 .7 -.8 .9 2.1 .0 -.1 -.6 -.7 -.8 -1.1 -.6 1.0 .1 .3 .8 1.4 154.2 154.4 154.8 171.7 145.2 148.7 199.6 137.7 154.7 151.5 147.4 153.0 158.7 153.8 262.9 149.7 149.8 147.1 122.2 104.7 92.7 132.2 123.4 125.5 118.4 133.0 132.5 127.6 128.2 129.6 124.4 141.6 140.8 103.9 103.6 101.1 109.0 106.1 172.8 223.5 152.0 221.8 150.3 4.5 4.7 5.9 4.3 7.2 14.8 3.0 3.5 2.7 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.1 6.0 8.5 4.4 2.8 1.0 13.6 1.8 -3.5 -4.0 -3.8 -5.9 2.0 2.5 2.5 7.6 7.7 8.4 7.4 7.1 1.5 3.5 2.6 5.8 1.8 .7 .7 .8 -.3 1.3 2.1 1.2 .1 .3 .3 -.1 -.3 -2.0 .5 -10.0 .5 .4 .3 .6 2.3 1.4 3.0 .5 .3 1.2 .1 1.9 2.2 1.1 4.0 3.9 .2 .1 -.4 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.1 2.7 .2 .2 1.2 .2 154.2 154.3 153.3 166.3 142.8 147.2 179.4 149.1 157.5 152.9 145.3 155.2 140.0 146.1 171.0 144.4 144.1 146.1 142.1 123.6 75.4 149.9 144.4 151.9 122.1 115.1 148.5 146.7 135.4 148.1 128.8 141.6 140.3 104.8 105.3 101.1 113.7 109.6 190.9 232.4 152.1 206.2 139.1 4.8 4.9 5.9 5.5 9.1 12.3 2.9 1.9 2.7 2.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.5 5.8 8.8 7.0 1.6 7.4 8.8 10.2 1.9 .1 2.4 2.4 2.4 7.6 -4.0 1.9 1.9 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 4.0 .2 .5 .5 .4 -.8 .9 1.5 .6 -.1 .6 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 .3 -4.3 .3 .4 -.1 -.4 .1 -3.5 .3 -.5 -.3 -1.4 .3 2.6 2.9 1.3 6.2 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.3 -1.0 -.2 2.0 .2 .0 .0 .2 150.1 150.1 147.7 182.5 142.1 135.1 167.6 133.0 156.3 148.0 149.4 172.9 150.5 155.2 194.4 158.9 157.7 128.1 113.1 93.2 92.6 115.7 118.6 123.5 97.2 117.9 123.2 117.5 108.4 129.4 100.5 141.8 140.8 98.3 97.3 92.9 115.6 104.4 170.5 226.0 145.4 205.4 124.9 6.3 6.2 7.3 7.8 8.4 13.2 3.4 5.4 3.7 5.6 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.4 6.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 12.4 14.7 11.3 4.5 4.0 9.5 2.1 -7.3 -8.8 -4.8 -8.6 -4.0 1.6 1.7 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6 2.5 2.5 4.8 2.8 -.6 .8 .7 .8 .2 .9 .2 1.9 .9 .5 .8 .6 .3 -.5 .5 -4.9 .6 .6 1.3 2.1 6.8 7.2 6.6 1.7 2.1 -2.6 .0 .7 .9 -3.8 2.8 6.2 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.1 2.0 .0 1.0 1.1 .2 151.7 140.7 152.8 133.7 134.4 132.4 165.1 234.0 3.0 2.4 4.0 1.4 1.8 .7 3.6 2.8 .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .2 153.6 140.7 154.2 133.2 134.4 130.0 169.1 229.4 3.3 2.8 4.5 1.6 2.3 .8 3.9 3.4 .3 .6 .7 .4 .7 .2 .2 .3 154.4 142.4 154.2 135.4 137.2 132.5 169.8 239.3 3.3 2.8 4.8 1.8 3.1 .2 3.7 3.1 .3 .4 .5 .4 .8 .0 .2 .2 153.9 137.1 150.1 129.7 127.7 130.1 175.9 229.7 3.4 2.5 6.3 .3 .1 .5 4.1 3.1 .5 .4 .8 .2 .4 -.3 .6 .0 152.0 147.8 157.8 159.0 111.7 134.3 135.2 143.6 163.2 158.9 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.3 7.8 1.5 2.1 2.9 4.1 3.7 .3 .1 .3 .2 -.2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 154.5 149.8 159.4 160.6 110.1 133.8 135.1 144.4 168.5 163.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 5.3 1.7 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .3 .1 .5 .7 .6 .6 .2 154.2 149.7 159.9 161.4 120.4 135.9 137.9 145.7 169.5 161.9 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.4 7.1 1.8 3.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 .3 .3 .3 .3 -.2 .4 .8 .6 .2 .2 149.5 148.6 161.2 164.2 103.3 130.1 128.4 138.9 165.3 168.1 3.0 3.5 3.2 2.5 5.1 .5 .5 3.3 3.5 4.3 .5 .5 .4 .4 1.2 .1 .4 .7 .8 .7 Food and beverages..................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women's and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation.............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 62 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class C Size class A Group Index Percent change from— Index Percent change from— Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Sept. 1995 2.7 - 0.4 - 159.9 246.6 3.5 - 0.3 - 156.2 155.5 159.2 175.7 149.9 161.3 186.5 143.9 150.0 162.0 151.7 161.1 157.2 166.0 223.7 159.2 159.0 141.1 134.4 104.9 105.7 134.8 136.4 154.2 116.5 126.1 124.4 119.8 121.3 107.7 128.6 142.9 140.3 107.3 106.2 103.1 101.6 108.5 190.8 224.7 151.1 220.3 161.8 3.7 3.7 4.9 3.3 6.7 11.6 3.2 2.1 1.8 3.3 2.2 2.7 3.3 2.3 8.9 2.5 2.4 .5 -2.3 6.9 17.3 .7 -2.5 -.3 -7.5 .6 1.6 1.3 4.2 1.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 2.1 5.1 3.6 2.1 2.8 2.1 .5 .4 .6 -1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 .6 .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 .2 -.7 .2 .3 .1 .1 6.5 12.1 3.1 -.1 .0 -.3 1.4 2.8 3.3 .4 3.1 2.1 -.2 -.4 -3.1 -3.4 -3.6 -3.4 -2.7 1.7 .0 .4 .9 -.6 152.6 152.2 150.0 167.3 137.4 142.8 187.8 136.9 156.2 159.4 159.4 180.0 157.4 163.1 213.8 181.0 182.0 128.2 109.3 265.0 350.1 114.0 108.1 122.5 91.6 121.3 137.7 136.6 154.5 127.6 121.6 142.7 141.6 113.7 112.3 108.8 120.8 111.3 168.1 237.1 168.5 223.7 153.9 3.8 3.5 3.9 8.3 4.0 10.2 .4 1.0 2.9 5.9 3.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 7.2 5.2 5.2 .6 -1.5 7.8 14.2 6.0 -1.8 .9 -6.8 1.8 -.4 -.4 10.3 — 6.3 -4.7 3.3 3.5 11.7 11.1 11.0 13.0 9.9 -.2 2.9 2.6 6.8 2.9 .9 .9 1.2 2.4 1.3 1.9 .3 .7 .4 1.5 .2 .5 .4 .6 .1 .6 .6 -.1 -.2 2.6 1.9 2.8 -.2 -.3 -.1 -1.1 -1.6 -1.8 3.3 -5.0 1.2 .2 .1 .2 -.7 -.7 -.1 -1.4 1.0 -.3 1.3 .4 -2.2 154.0 139.4 156.2 129.2 13Q.6 127.8 169.2 227.1 2.7 2.7 3.7 2.0 2.5 1.3 2.7 3.3 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 .0 159.9 141.1 152.6 134.5 141.2 126.5 182.5 243.4 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.1 4.4 1.5 3.8 2.8 .3 .1 .9 -.3 -.6 .1 .3 -.3 152.4 151.0 158.5 159.4 116.0 130.8 132.9 144.0 166.3 165.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.7 .5 .4 .5 .6 -1.8 .5 .4 .4 .5 .4 154.0 155.8 165.7 168.7 112.0 135.5 141.5 147.3 168.5 176.4 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 6.0 3.3 4.5 4.0 2.5 3.9 .2 .3 .3 .1 .0 -.1 -.3 .2 .2 .5 Sept. 1996 Sept. 1995 All items........................................................................ All items (December 1977—100)...................................... 154.0 249.2 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 5....... Fuel oil5............................................................. Other household fuel commodities3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel.......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline.............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ Aug. 1996 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care sen/ices................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food.................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2.......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. 1 See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 5 63 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C. Data not available. Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, September 1996 155.1 174.3 146.8 146.4 183.2 143.2 Northeast urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 ............................. 158.7 159.2 162.7 151.3 179.9 183.0 167.0 176.7 150.5 151.2 153.9 146.4 137.3 137.4 142.1 125.2 186.3 185.8 197.1 178.2 151.2 150.3 162.3 142.4 North Central urban........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ............................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)............................... 151.6 154.2 151.9 149.8 174.0 174.3 182.8 168.6 144.4 150.4 139.7 136.2 146.3 149.6 152.7 139.7 173.2 175.5 162.2 181.5 139.7 138.6 144.7 144.1 143.0 173.0 134.6 138.4 159.1 131.9 South urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... 152.8 153.1 154.8 153.3 169.5 164.4 171.7 166.3 144.0 144.5 145.2 142.8 147.3 152.5 148.7 147.2 185.3 186.9 199.6 179.4 140.0 137.9 137.7 149.1 147.7 182.5 142.1 135.1 167.6 133.0 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ............................ 158.0 159.2 150.0 173.2 175.7 167.3 148.4 149.9 137.4 157.0 161.3 142.8 188.8 186.5 187.8 143.2 143.9 136.9 Size classes A 2 ................................................................. B .................................................................... C .................................................................... D .................................................................... 143.4 156.8 151.5 148.5 156.1 172.9 169.2 178.1 136.5 147.9 141.0 137.4 141.4 149.3 139.7 140.3 167.4 190.6 181.2 170.8 131.3 144.5 144.9 138.7 160.8 153.9 163.4 151.9 145.9 148.4 152.7 164.0 161.5 161.7 160.6 148.2 146.3 161.1 157.7 184.3 174.5 179.3 172.8 156.9 170.3 165.2 174.0 162.1 185.9 187.4 157.5 153.2 170.7 179.4 141.4 148.8 167.5 152.7 140.9 143.3 145.6 156.8 142.5 153.7 150.5 142.6 131.4 151.7 146.9 160.0 139.6 161.7 148.9 151.0 130.0 143.9 170.7 153.9 137.7 136.0 139.6 152.3 160.8 159.4 199.8 184.7 182.0 170.4 159.7 181.8 177.4 193.1 244.7 189.3 186.6 160.2 167.8 185.0 181.5 149.4 137.4 140.7 129.5 135.5 133.4 145.3 145.4 135.1 151.4 156.1 146.8 146.4 150.4 143.3 U.S. city average................................................ Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD.................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH....................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml......................................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT.......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.............................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA................ Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 64 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Area Total food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Cereals and bakery products Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, August 1996 to September 1996 0.6 -0.3 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 Northeast urban................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 ............................ .9 1.2 .6 -.1 .8 1.6 -.8 -1.0 .7 1.3 -.4 -.7 2.4 2.1 3.2 3.3 1.0 1.1 3.8 -1.4 .3 .7 -.9 .8 North Central urban........................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000........................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... .3 -.1 1.6 .8 -.9 -1.3 1.3 -1.2 .9 .8 2.0 .9 .8 .7 1.2 .4 .2 -1.5 3.1 3.4 .3 .3 .8 .1 .4 -.3 .7 1.6 -.1 .5 South urban...................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ........................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 ............................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... .6 .4 .8 .4 -.6 -1.3 -.3 -.8 1.3 1.8 1.3 .9 1.2 .8 2.1 1.5 .8 .4 1.2 .6 -.1 -.9 .1 -.1 .8 .2 .9 .2 1.9 .9 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000......................... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ............................ .9 .6 1.2 -.3 -1.1 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.0 .3 .5 .6 .7 Size classes A .................................................................... B .................................................................... C .................................................................... D .................................................................... .6 1.1 .5 .5 -.4 .1 -.6 .0 1.2 1.2 .6 .6 1.3 2.1 1.6 .9 .3 2.4 1.0 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .7 1.3 .3 .9 .8 1.4 -.5 -.4 1.1 1.3 1.9 .2 .1 1.2 .3 .6 -5.3 .6 -.9 -.4 -3.2 -3.6 1.0 -.8 2.3 2.9 -.4 -.4 -.6 -2.5 .2 4.4 -.5 3.0 2.1 2.8 1.4 .7 2.0 1.7 1.9 .4 1.4 2.0 -.1 .5 .8 2.6 1.4 -.1 2.5 -2.5 .2 .4 .7 2.8 .6 .8 4.9 1.8 -.3 8.9 1.9 -1.4 -1.8 3.8 .1 -1.7 2.0 2.8 1.8 -.6 -1.4 -2.6 1.8 2.0 -2.4 -1.4 .4 2.2 -.1 -.1 -1.7 .8 -1.2 .7 1.1 -.4 1.9 .2 .6 U.S. city average............................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, MD.................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH....................... Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI.................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH............................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ........................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX......................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT......... Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD............. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA.............................. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL........................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA................ Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................... 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 65 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base, Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, August 1996 to September 1996 Group U.S. city average ChicagoGaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.FranciscoWilmington- SanOaklandTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Jose, CA Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 Food and beverages.................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Meats, poultry, and fish....................................... Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing...................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs........................................................ Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent......................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities........................ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................ Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ .5 .5 .6 -.3 1.0 .9 1.5 .8 .3 .2 .4 .1 -.1 -.8 .2 -5.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 3.6 4.8 1.5 .0 .1 .0 .2 2.4 2.7 1.0 4.1 1.3 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.3 1.3 .1 .3 .8 .3 .6 .7 .9 -.9 3.0 3.0 1.4 -1.4 .4 .3 .5 -.2 -.1 -.7 .3 -7.5 .2 .2 -.1 -.6 2.8 4.2 .0 -.7 -2.0 .7 -.9 .5 .5 -.7 2.5 -2.9 .1 .4 .7 .8 .9 .7 .6 -1.9 .3 -.4 1.6 -1.8 .6 .7 1.1 -.8 2.0 1.9 .4 2.0 .8 .1 .2 .5 .3 .0 .1 -.5 .3 .3 .1 .0 .7 .7 .0 .0 .0 2.4 2.4 2.9 -.3 5.7 3.7 -.4 -.6 -4.1 -4.8 -5.3 -5.5 -3.1 1.8 .0 .5 1.4 .7 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.9 1.9 1.9 2.8 1.8 .7 .0 .6 -.1 -.1 -.9 .2 -8.0 .3 .3 .5 .7 4.5 4.9 1.0 -.3 .1 -1.2 -.8 6.6 7.3 1.0 10.3 4.3 .5 .3 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 .0 1.5 .1 .8 .5 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.4 .4 .2 .6 -.6 1.1 -.2 .1 .5 .7 2.2 .2 5.3 .1 .1 .3 .5 3.8 3.9 .0 .0 .1 -.5 1.8 2.0 -.9 7.3 -.7 .3 .2 -1.4 -1.5 -2.4 -2.1 -1.1 1.6 -.2 .6 .9 3.4 .3 .2 .3 -2.5 -.1 -.2 1.8 1.8 .2 .1 .8 .2 .1 .4 .3 1.0 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 7.4 5.5 7.5 .0 .0. .0 .9 6.6 7.4 4.3 -2.9 4.6 -.3 -.7 -3.8 -3.9 -3.9 -4.2 -3.9 3.0 -.3 1.0 .8 -2.8 All items........................................................................ .4 .2 .5 .7 .4 .5 Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages........................ Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables..................................................... ........... .6 .5 .6 .9 .2 .4 .6 .3 .5 .0 .6 .6 .6 .5 .7 1.5 1.2 1.8 2.6 .3 .4 .1 .5 .9 -.2 .6 .3 .9 1.1 .5 Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ .2 .1 .0 .3 .4 .0 .2 .2 .5 -.1 .4 .1 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .6 .9 .6 .4 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .4 .5 .6 .1 -.1 .6 .5 .7 .6 -2.4 .5 .5 .6 .5 .4 1.1 .7 .8 .6 .3 1.7 2.4 1.7 .4 .2 .3 .5 .5 .6 -.3 .5 .8 .4 .3 .6 .7 .5 .6 .8 -2.1 .9 1.1 .6 .8 .5 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter............................................ Services less medical care services.................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 66 Data not available. Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Index Pensent change frorn— July Sept. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 BostonBaltimore, 1_awrenceMD Sa em. MA-NH Percent Index Percent Index change change from— from— July Sept. Sept. July Sept. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category .9 1.0 1.2 -.9 3.2 2.8 1.6 -.3 .4 .6 .1 .3 .1 -.6 .6 -8.4 .4 .4 2.0 -.5 2.5 4.2 -.9 -.6 -2.6 1.7 -.4 -.2 -.3 -.7 .4 -2.5 -.5 -.4 -2.3 -2.5 -2.6 -2.1 -2.3 -.9 -.2 1.5 1.0 -.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.2 1.2 4.0 3.2 6.0 .7 .7 .6 .8 1.0 .7 .8 1.0 153.2 138.8 157.7 127.1 132.9 120.4 169.4 237.3 2.8 1.3 4.5 -.9 -1.5 -.1 4.2 3.5 .3 .2 .9 -.2 -.8 .6 .4 .3 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.2 2.3 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.9 .7 .8 .9 1.0 -.5 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 .8 149.8 149.2 159.2 159.8 111.6 129.1 135.7 145.8 161.6 163.4 2.9 2.8 2.2 1.6 11.4 -.6 -.9 1.8 5.8 4.3 .4 .4 .5 .4 -1.3 -.2 -.7 .1 .7 .4 2.4 2.2 1.0 3.1 5.2 .2 2.5 3.6 -.1 -.6 -.9 -.4 -.3 -.6 .3 .8 162.1 141.4 157.0 131.8 134.1 128.1 185.8 286.3 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.3 6.5 3.3 5.3 3.0 3.6 2.4 -.1 -.2 .0 .2 -1.7 -.4 -.2 -.6 .8 .2 157.5 157.1 171.9 176.0 98.9 133.0 135.2 144.9 179.5 178.0 -.9 -1.0 -1.2 -4.5 -.2 -.8 2.9 2.6 -4.3 -.8 -.3 -.3 -.2 -1.6 .5 -16.4 .5 .5 .4 .4 5.6 5.5 4.0 .2 18.4 -.3 6.5 6.9 5.8 4.6 7.3 2.3 2.2 8.4 8.0 8.2 8.1 8.2 3.7 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.8 1.9 2.5 1.2 3.3 3.3 .5 .5 .9 .2 .3 .2 .5 .3 154.4 140.9 158.4 131.6 134.4 126.0 173.4 235.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.6 5.5 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 .6 .5 .6 .6 -.8 .3 .4 .6 .7 .5 153.7 150.7 160.8 161.2 114.9 132.2 135.3 145.8 170.3 168.3 151.9 151.6 161.2 163.1 111.3 132.8 134.3 143.9 164.5 167.6 4.5 4.7 5.6 3.5 6.8 6.5 11.0 6.5 2.1 2.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 .2 2.6 2.7 11.7 16.5 4.6 6.1 1.4 16.5 1.5 38.6 -2.4 -8.6 -9.3 -2.8 -17.5 2.5 3.4 3.3 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.4 4.4 2.8 4.3 2.0 2.0 -.1 -.2 .2 -.9 .5 .4 1.5 1.4 -10.8 -.6 -.8 -4.2 -4.5 -5.2 -3.8 -3.5 .9 .7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 .6 .9 -5.2 .1 -1.0 11.0 6.8 -2.4 -.1 5.4 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.3 .4 1.3 1.3 5.0 4.8 14.3 14.2 155.1 140.4 154.5 131.7 132.8 129.2 172.8 233.3 157.7 156.6 163.4 179.3 167.5 170.4 161.7 182.0 140.7 143.7 171.9 146.8 166.1 162.8 176.9 172.6 167.2 166.4 125.4 117.4 95.5 96.7 118.5 121.2 132.1 111.3 110.5 118.4 118.1 112.8 103.2 146.6 137.7 135.7 107.5 107.3 105.5 114.2 108.4 157.1 234.8 168.7 223.3 150.3 3.3 3.2 3.5 1.5 6.8 6.4 9.0 .6 -.8 2.8 3.6 3.5 4.5 3.5 4.5 -.4 5.1 5.1 1.8 2.5 10.4 11.4 .0 .5 .7 .1 -1.1 -.5 -.4 5.2 -7.6 4.4 2.6 2.6 4.5 4.2 3.5 2.3 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.2 1.1 3.4 158.4 159.1 160.8 184.3 141.4 142.9 160.0 199.8 149.4 155.9 149.8 144.7 159.8 144.6 159.9 131.0 151.2 152.3 126.9 123.4 90.2 93.3 NA 146.0 163.1 109.3 125.3 128.8 123.0 125.7 108.9 148.6 141.3 141.0 107.1 104.8 104.8 105.7 103.4 148.3 235.3 174.1 217.3 133.0 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.6 5.5 4.9 10.8 3.2 1.8 2.6 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.6 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.6 10.3 12.6 6.4 4.1 2.9 7.0 .9 -.8 -1.0 .5 -2.6 .2 3.2 3.0 6.4 6.1 6.4 5.8 4.9 5.6 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.2 .6 .4 .3 1.4 .0 -.1 5.0 -2.5 .1 .9 1.4 .5 .9 -.3 .5 -3.8 1.5 1.5 .7 .9 2.7 3.1 .0 .3 .4 .0 -2.4 4.0 4.3 1.8 3.9 -5.0 .4 .4 -2.2 -2.3 -2.6 -2.2 -1.8 .1 .7 1.2 1.2 -.6 157.0 156.7 153.9 174.5 148.8 149.4 139.6 184.7 137.4 163.5 161.5 154.5 180.8 163.8 171.0 215.3 165.2 165.1 117.2 94.5 90.4 92.2 101.0 111.4 138.6 75.9 113.9 151.8 142.1 136.2 115.4 143.3 143.5 143.8 106.7 105.7 103.6 109.2 109.3 138.8 275.2 172.5 218.2 143.9 .9 .9 1.2 -.1 2.2 1.9 3.2 -.1 .4 .5 .7 .3 .2 -.6 .4 -4.9 .6 .6 .6 .8 3.6 4.9 1.3 .5 .8 -.3 .3 2.1 2.3 1.8 3.5 .8 -.3 -.3 -2.4 -2.7 -2.9 -2.7 -2.5 .7 .3 .4 1.5 .5 154.5 154.1 155.1 174.3 146.8 147.0 146.4 183.2 143.2 153.4 158.9 150.8 167.2 158.1 162.6 215.0 161.9 162.2 129.5 117.9 95.4 93.9 123.4 125.7 137.9 106.8 123.6 130:6 127.2 127.0 122.2 127.8 142.9 140.7 106.2 105.8 103.6 110.2 106.8 181.8 228.8 157.4 214.7 150.8 Food and beverages....................................................... Food............................................................................ Food at home............................................................ Cereals and bakery products................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................... Meats, poultry, and fish......................................... Dairy products.......................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................... Other food at home................................................. Food away from home............................................... Alcoholic beverages...................................................... Housing.......................................................................... Shelter......................................................................... Renters’ costs 2.......................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................. Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent2......................................... Fuel and other utilities.................................................. Fuels......................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............. Electricity.............................................................. Utility (DiDed) w l,Mv \K ,KW **/ oas................................................... ............ ...... .......................... * Household furnishings and operation............................ Apparel and upkeep........................................................ Apparel commodities..................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel......................................... Footwear................................................................... Transportation................................................................. Private transportation.................................................... Motor fuel.................................................................. Gasoline.................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................. Public transportation..................................................... Medical care................................................................... Entertainment................................................................. Other goods and services............................................... Personal care............................................................... 0.5 2.8 3.0 2.4 3.0 153.2 449.9 162.1 468.6 154.4 460.3 All items............................................................................ 155.1 All items (1967-100)........................................................ 461.9 -0.1 Chicago-GaryLake County, IL-IN-WI Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 0.7 Commodity and service group All items............................................................................ Commodities................................................................... Food and beverages..................................................... Commodities less food and beverages.......................... Nondurables less food and beverages........................ Durables.................................................................... Services......................................................................... Medical care services................................................... Special indexes All items less shelter......................................................... All items less medical care................................................ All items less energy......................................................... All items less food and energy........................................... Energy.................................... .......................................... Commodities less food...................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................... Nondurables...................................................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................ Services less medical care services................................... See footnotes at end of table. 67 0.3 _ Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group ClevelandAkronLorain, OH Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 Los AngelesMiamiAnaheimFort Lauderdale, Riverside, CA FL Index Index Perisent Percent change change frorn— from— Sept. Sept. July Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Pere;ent Index change frorn— July Sept. Sept. 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items........................................................................ 145.8 All items (1967-100) 5 ................................................... 455.5 Food and beverages..................................................... Food........................................................................ Food at home......................................................... Cereals and bakery products.................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................. Meats, poultry, and fish....................................... Dairy products....................................................... Fruits and vegetables............................................ Other food at home............................................... Food away from home............................................. Alcoholic beverages................................................... Housing....................................................................... Shelter...................................................................... Renters’ costs 2....................................................... Rent, residential .................................................... Other renters’ costs............................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2....................................... Fuel and other utilities................................................ Fuels...................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......... Fuel oil.............................................................. Other household fuel commodities 3 ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............ Electricity........................................................... U wtility M IHJ (DiDed) aas................................................ ................. ......................................................... Household furnishings and operation........................... Apparel and upkeep..................................................... Apparel commodities.................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel...................................... Footwear................................................................ Transportation............................................................. Private transportation................................................. Motor fuel............................................................... Gasoline .............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular.................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade4 ............................. Gasoline, unleaded premium................................ Public transportation................................................... Medical care................................................................ Entertainment.............................................................. Other goods and services............................................. Personal care............................................................ 3.2 1.0 152.7 451.2 2.3 0.3 152.6 248.0 3.9 1.2 164.4 468.2 3.1 1.0 155.8 156.6 151.9 172.8 152.7 153.7 148.9 170.4 129.5 166.5 148.5 138.7 147.8 158.4 157.4 196.8 152.0 152.7 132.6 131.5 94.3 90.9 112.1 134.1 157.3 116.3 123.0 130.1 128.1 131.3 143.1 85.5 134.7 134.1 114.6 114.0 113.4 116.4 115.3 145.3 206.9 153.2 193.8 139.9 4.6 4.9 5.6 4.7 10.3 9.6 14.4 -2.7 2.0 3.7 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.6 4.6 2.4 2.5 6.8 12.4 .0 14.5 -7.5 13.0 5.6 21.8 -1.0 4.2 4.1 8.0 2.0 .6 3.4 3.1 8.2 8.0 8.5 7.2 6.2 7.9 3.9 1.9 .6 .3 1.6 1.6 1.8 3.2 4.4 3.9 .9 -4.3 2.5 1.4 .5 .2 -.6 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.6 -.7 2.7 6.1 2.4 3.2 1.9 6.3 -.1 13.9 .9 6.8 7.1 -.3 16.5 -3.6 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 3.0 -.1 1.9 1.8 -.3 159.0 157.0 164.0 174.0 156.8 153.2 170.7 193.1 145.4 146.6 175.7 149.4 155.8 150.3 157.8 219.4 155.4 154.9 150.9 149.6 118.2 NA 118.3 150.2 166.8 135.3 125.0 125.1 120.5 128.5 111.4 113.8 140.1 136.9 100.1 97.6 95.5 95.4 98.7 207.5 227.0 145.2 221.5 166.7 3.7 3.7 4.9 1.3 7.4 7.1 9.7 3.4 2.4 1.8 3.7 1.6 2.1 2.9 1.3 12.3 1.6 1.4 .0 -2.7 2.8 1.0 1.1 1.8 -1.5 4.1 3.6 3.7 .8 .5 .1 .2 .6 .5 .0 .1 -.9 .7 .7 .2 .1 6.3 4.6 4.5 6.2 10.7 3.4 3.0 14.4 5.9 2.7 2.0 4.8 3.6 2.3 2.5 3.0 -.5 2.3 2.2 5.4 4.3 .2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 .7 .2 1.9 2.9 1.3 1.0 1.6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .4 .6 .6 -.1 .0 .0 2.8 -2.8 -1.3 -6.0 1.5 .5 -.2 7.5 -1.2 -3.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 -.5 -.7 -.3 -2.9 4.6 3.4 3.0 2.4 1.4 6.3 .0 .0 .0 2.0 1.5 1.4 -2.4 10.0 -1.6 -1.5 -1.9 -10.2 -11.4 -12.0 -11.2 -10.1 3.3 .0 -.2 .5 .7 163.1 164.0 161.5 162.1 142.5 144.0 153.9 244.7 135.1 169.9 149.5 145.0 153.2 147.1 146.2 195.2 152.2 149.9 118.1 108.8 162.0 NA 140.9 107.9 106.0 154.3 146.4 148.8 140.0 135.9 140.3 161.9 143.1 142.9 116.2 115.9 114.0 110.0 117.3 143.8 213.5 147.7 170.2 101.0 .1 4.6 4.1 12.7 7.6 2.5 2.3 -9.5 7.9 7.6 4.1 4.2 10.6 10.6 12.0 9.9 9.1 2.7 5.6 3.2 2.2 -3.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.7 11.3 13.6 -2.0 23.7 27.3 -2 -.9 -1.0 -.7 -2.1 -.8 1.2 .8 1.2 1.7 3.5 160.3 160.1 161.7 185.9 153.7 154.4 137.7 189.3 151.4 160.7 162.2 163.1 187.0 170.6 179.2 236.1 178.4 179.3 117.1 117.2 101.6 101.4 118.5 128.2 134.6 117.9 131.1 127.9 124.1 115.6 122.1 128.7 154.1 147.2 100.1 100.0 98.6 103.6 102.4 187.0 238.2 162.2 224.3 169.4 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.5 2.3 1.7 6.8 2.4 1.5 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.5 4.4 5.3 10.7 10.9 7.1 3.9 3.1 5.6 .9 1.9 2.0 -.8 5.7 -7.4 5.5 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.7 13.5 4.2 2.3 3.2 2.4 1.0 .9 1.5 1.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 -1.5 1.8 .1 1.1 .2 .1 -.5 .3 -5.5 .3 .4 .9 1.3 5.3 5.6 1.4 .3 .7 -.4 -.2 8.1 9.0 5.0 13.0 3.7 .3 .2 -2.3 -2.3 -2.7 -2.1 -1.8 .8 1.1 .8 2.0 .4 145.8 137.6 155.8 127.3 136.6 116.5 155.8 203.4 3.2 3.1 4.6 2.1 2.8 1.2 3.3 4.0 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.2 .4 .1 152.7 138.6 159.0 126.2 129.4 123.7 167.4 230.5 2.3 2.3 3.7 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.6 .3 -.2 1.0 -1.0 -2.1 .2 .6 -.1 152.6 148.0 163.1 138.6 131.7 147.4 158.3 215.6 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.9 3.2 3.6 6.1 1.2 1.9 1.4 2.1 4.7 -.1 .6 .9 164.4 145.0 160.3 133.0 131.8 132.6 185.4 243.9 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 1.9 3.6 4.3 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.2 3.0 .4 .6 1.4 147.1 143.2 149.3 147.8 124.4 128.1 137.1 146.8 153.5 151.8 3.4 3.2 2.5 1.9 10.1 2.1 2.7 3.8 4.1 3.2 1.6 1.1 .9 .7 2.8 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.3 .4 152.6 149.6 157.1 157.3 115.5 128.8 133.5 145.1 169.4 163.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.1 -.6 1.4 1.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 .2 .3 .7 .5 -6.0 -.9 -1.8 -.3 .8 .7 152.6 149.5 158.2 157.1 109.2 139.0 132.7 148.6 152.6 153.1 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.4 7.8 4.0 4.9 4.7 4.9 3.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 -.5 2.2 4.5 2.8 .8 .6 157.0 161.5 171.2 174.4 110.1 134.2 133.5 147.3 167.2 181.3 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 4.8 2.5 2.7 2.6 4.8 3.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 -.1 2.1 2.9 1.9 1.1 .6 -.1 Commodity and service group All items........................................................................ Commodities................................................................ Food and beverages.................................................. Commodities less food and beverages......................... Nondurables less food and beverages....................... Durables................................................................. Services...................................................................... Medical care services................................................ Special indexes All items less shelter...................................................... All items less medical care.............................................. All items less energy...................................................... All items less food and energy......................................... Energy........................................................................... Commodities less food.................................................... Nondurables less food .................................................... Nondurables.................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .......................................... Services less medical care services.................................. See footnotes at end of table. 68 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Expenditure category All items.............................................................. All items (1967=100)........................................... Food and beverages.......................................... Food.............................................................. Food at home............................................... Cereals and bakery products....................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...................... Meats, poultry, and fish............................. Dairy products............................................ Fruits and vegetables.................................. Other food at home.................................... Food away from home.................................. Alcoholic beverages........................................ Housing............................................................ Shelter........................................................... Renters’ costs 2............................................ Rent, residential ......................................... Other renters’ costs.................................... Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................... Owners’ equivalent rent2............................. Fuel and other utilities..................................... Fuels........................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil.................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ........... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).... Electricity............................................ ...... Utility (piped) gas...................................... Household furnishings and operation................. Apparel and upkeep........................................... Apparel commodities........................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel............................ Footwear...................................................... Transportation................................................... Private transportation....................................... Motor fuel..................................................... Gasoline .................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular........................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium...................... Public transportation......................................... Medical care..................................................... Entertainment.................................................... Other goods and services................................... Personal care.................................................. Commodity and service group All items.............................................................. Commodities...................................................... Food and beverages........................................ Commodities less food and beverages............... Nondurables less food and beverages............. Durables....................................................... Services............................................................ Medical care services...................................... Special indexes All items less shelter............................................ All items less medical care.................................... All items less energy............................................ All items less food and energy............................... Energy................................................................ Commodities less food.......................................... Nondurables less food .......................................... Nondurables........................................................ Services less rent of shelter2 ................................ Services less medical care services........................ St. LouisEast St. Louis, MO-IL Pericent Index change frorTÌ— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Index Washington, DC-MD-VA Sept. 1996 Percent change from— Sept. July 1995 1996 163.7 475.6 2.4 - 1.0 - 150.1 441.5 2.5 - 0.7 - 153.8 468.2 2.5 - 0.3 - 158.2 473.8 3.1 - 0.4 - 154.3 153.3 160.6 187.4 150.5 151.1 136.0 186.6 156.1 137.1 170.1 166.1 195.4 188.9 172.9 300.7 172.3 173.1 130.7 121.5 98.2 92.2 NA 139.3 164.8 103.7 120.5 101.6 96.0 119.5 70.6 121.5 152.5 150.7 105.5 103.9 102.3 102.2 99.1 179.3 242.6 175.4 229.8 190.8 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.1 6.2 -1.0 4.3 .9 -.2 2.4 3.0 7.1 2.4 15.2 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 12.0 12.0 .2 .7 -.9 -.2 1.1 1.1 .9 .1 5.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3 .5 1.4 1.5 5.2 5.9 2.2 1.0 .4 .4 .6 .3 1.6 1.7 4.1 -1.7 -.6 .0 .0 .8 1.6 3.8 .6 9.2 .6 .7 .4 .7 6.0 6.1 .0 .0 .0 -3.2 7.9 8.8 -.1 27.7 .5 .4 .3 -3.3 -3.6 -4.9 -4.6 -3.7 1.4 .9 1.2 1.1 -.2 151.2 150.0 146.3 153.2 131.4 133.0 152.3 167.8 146.4 156.2 155.3 147.4 160.2 149.3 144.8 201.9 153.6 154.3 132.6 128.5 91.5 85.8 113.1 134.2 174.0 96.8 124.4 127.7 126.2 143.1 119.6 98.5 142.1 141.9 108.6 107.1 103.3 123.0 108.0 147.4 216.9 155.5 182.1 105.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 -1.5 5.2 5.4 10.4 -.9 1.1 3.0 2.2 2.2 1.2 .1 2.3 -3.9 1.6 1.6 6.3 8.8 16.7 10.0 21.0 8.2 -.1 28.0 .7 3.0 3.3 13.1 3.2 8.8 2.3 2.3 11.4 10.3 11.1 9.8 8.0 2.8 3.9 .9 2.5 -5.2 .0 .1 .0 -1.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 -5.3 -.9 .1 -.4 .5 .8 .5 .6 .1 .9 .8 .3 .5 3.7 .0 6.0 .3 -.1 1.1 -.5 6.5 7.1 2.7 22.7 -3.6 -.1 -.2 -1.1 -2.5 -2.7 -1.9 -2.5 2.4 -.1 2.1 1.7 -.1 156.7 157.3 161.1 170.7 151.7 145.9 160.8 185.0 150.4 151.0 151.9 155.4 167.5 162.1 176.1 212.9 157.5 157.5 145.2 151.0 159.2 113.9 172.0 150.8 176.0 120.5 117.0 124.3 120.4 117.7 91.2 160.7 136.7 132.4 112.4 110.7 108.1 106.7 110.8 195.4 212.0 156.0 222.5 155.9 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.2 2.8 17.0 -2.0 1.3 2.7 2.3 2.1 3.3 3.5 3.2 6.2 3.1 2.9 -1.0 -4.9 -2.6 16.1 -3.5 -5.0 -2.7 -9.6 -1.3 3.6 3.9 -1.9 5.2 16.0 3.2 2.9 4.9 4.4 5.2 4.1 2.7 6.7 2.1 .5 2.4 2.0 .8 .8 1.1 -1.4 1.6 1.1 4.9 .9 .1 .4 .9 .3 .5 1.0 .8 2.4 .1 .1 -.1 .1 7.1 -.5 7.5 .0 .0 .0 -.3 1.7 2.0 9.6 -5.6 5.2 -1.2 -1.1 -6.6 -6.9 -7.2 -6.6 -6.3 -1.6 -.1 .2 .5 -2.8 154.0 154.5 157.7 179.4 146.9 147.8 159.4 181.5 143.3 151.7 149.6 154.5 167.8 156.8 169.5 194.1 157.8 158.3 135.5 124.7 100.7 93.2 161.0 133.4 156.7 103.1 129.6 140.3 135.8 145.8 128.6 124.9 150.1 149.0 112.1 111.6 109.8 106.4 110.0 165.3 220.6 165.4 218.4 168.2 4.8 5.0 6.0 1.5 10.5 10.3 8.7 5.0 2.4 3.5 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.2 2.4 .6 2.9 2.8 4.2 7.2 6.8 8.9 2.8 7.2 13.7 -3.6 -5.1 -1.3 -1.7 -2.9 3.5 -6.2 4.7 3.9 9.9 10.3 11.5 10.3 8.1 15.0 3.3 5.9 5.7 6.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 2.5 3.1 2.7 3.8 -2.2 -.8 1.7 .1 -.1 .2 .0 .1 -1.5 .3 .3 -.3 -.6 1.4 2.1 .0 -.7 1.2 -3.9 -.7 2.8 3.2 .0 4.6 3.7 -.6 -.9 -4.4 -4.7 -5.2 -4.4 -4.2 2.5 -.1 .7 1.7 .7 163.7 138.0 154.3 126.1 122.6 129.6 194.5 250.8 2.4 1.8 2.3 1.4 2.3 -.2 2.9 6.2 1.0 .4 .4 .4 1.9 -2.1 1.4 1.2 150.1 139.7 151.2 132.9 130.2 134.3 163.6 221.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 5.0 -.4 2.2 4.0 .7 .8 .0 1.4 2.0 .5 .6 -.3 153.8 140.3 156.7 129.6 129.0 128.4 167.7 216.6 2.5 2.4 3.2 1.8 2.1 1.1 2.6 3.0 .3 .1 .8 -.5 -1.6 1.1 .4 .3 158.2 142.7 154.0 136.4 137.1 133.4 175.0 224.2 3.1 2.7 4.8 1.4 3.4 -1.5 3.4 3.2 .4 .8 1.3 .4 .4 .3 .2 -.5 155.4 160.4 171.1 176.7 113.4 127.9 125.4 139.3 176.1 190.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.7 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 -.8 .4 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 147.7 146.8 155.3 156.5 117.1 134.1 132.1 141.1 159.7 158.1 2.8 2.4 1.7 1.4 10.0 2.6 4.8 3.8 3.0 1.9 .6 .8 .8 .9 -.3 1.3 1.8 .9 .3 .6 149.6 151.5 157.8 158.0 126.2 130.5 130.1 143.4 155.8 165.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.5 .2 1.8 2.2 2.7 1.8 2.6 .1 .3 .5 .5 -3.7 -.5 -1.3 -.2 .2 .4 155.4 155.3 163.5 165.8 117.4 136.9 137.6 145.3 165.5 171.0 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.2 8.5 1.4 3.3 4.1 4.2 3.4 .5 .5 .6 .5 -2.5 .4 .4 .8 .2 .2 Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 10) will appear next month. 2 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. Indexes are on a December 1984=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 Indexes on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, icing sçhedyje 11- Phil.WilmingtonTrenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Index Percent change from— Sept. Sept. July 1996 1995 1996 Data not available. 69 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items (1982-84=100. unless otherwise noted)__________________________________________________________________ Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half - - _ _ - - - - 1913 1914 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.3 19.0 16.9 16.8 17.3 19.5 18.4 16.9 16.8 17.2 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.3 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.2 17.9 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.1 15.9 14.3 12.9 13.2 17.0 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.3 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 _ 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 13.9 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.1 15.8 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 70 - - - _ Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 2.0 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 - - - - - - _ _ - - 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 - - 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 _ _ - - - - 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 _ _ - - - - - - - - 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 _ _ - - - - - - - - Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items—Continued Semiannual averages Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Jan. 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 Feb. 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 Mar. Apr. May June 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 July 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 1st half 2nd half - - - - - - - - _ _ - - Annual avg. Dec. 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 - - 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 _ _ - - - - - - 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 _ _ - - 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 - - 102.9 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 - - - - - - - - - - - Annual avg. 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 Percent change from previous 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 1995 1996 150.3 154.4 150.9 154.9 151.4 155.7 151.9 156.3 152.2 156.6 152.5 156.7 152.5 157.0 152.9 157.3 153.2 157.8 153.7 - 153.6 - 153.5 - 151.5 155.8 153.2 - 152.4 - 2.5 2.8 - Data not available. 71 _ _ - - - - Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service group All items.............................................................. Commodities...................................................... Food and beverages........................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages............. Apparel commodities ................................... Nondurables less food, beverages.and apparel Durables....................................................... Services ............................................................ Rent of shelter1............................................... Household services less rent of shelter1............ Transportation services..................................... Medical care services....................................... Other services................................................. 110.5 104.5 110.9 100.5 95.9 105.8 93.0 107.2 117.2 122.5 110.8 119.5 125.7 122.6 115.4 109.3 114.8 105.7 103.1 111.0 101.5 109.5 122.2 128.5 112.3 124.6 132.7 129.0 120.5 113.5 120.6 109.0 106.9 116.3 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 116.2 132.1 141.9 136.2 126.1 118.2 127.2 112.6 112.0 117.1 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 119.0 138.6 154.1 145.1 133.8 126.0 133.9 121.1 125.8 123.0 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 122.2 150.0 169.3 154.5 137.9 127.5 137.3 121.5 124.5 127.2 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 127.8 153.7 182.8 164.1 141.9 130.1 139.5 124.3 127.4 128.7 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 131.4 159.2 195.6 172.8 145.8 132.0 143.3 125.1 126.5 129.7 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 134.9 166.9 207.1 181.6 149.7 135.1 147.2 127.6 128.1 127.2 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 135.9 171.1 218.2 188.9 153.5 137.0 150.3 128.9 128.8 127.1 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 138.6 176.3 227.8 197.3 157.8 140.3 155.0 131.4 133.0 127.8 138.7 129.2 175.6 179.0 144.6 181.6 233.6 203.9 Special indexes All items less food................................................ All items less shelter............................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1......................... All items less medical care.................................... Commodities less food.......................................... Nondurables less food........................................... Nondurables less food and apparel......................... Nondurables........................................................ Services less rent of shelter1 ................................ Sen/ices less medical care services........................ Energy................................................................. All items less energy............................................. All items less food and energy............................. Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities ....................................... Services less energy services............................ 110.4 108.6 111.9 109.6 100.9 96.7 94.3 103.5 120.2 116.2 81.6 114.5 115.5 109.7 69.6 119.0 115.5 113.2 116.6 114.3 106.0 103.7 102.1 109.1 124.6 121.0 88.3 119.2 120.4 113.5 82.0 124.4 120.4 118.1 121.6 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 125.8 123.5 127.1 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 133.7 131.5 135.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 138.1 135.0 139.3 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 142.5 139.1 143.4 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 146.4 142.7 147.2 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 150.2 146.3 150.8 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 154.2 149.6 154.3 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 158.4 153.8 158.9 153.8 132.5 134.5 139.8 144.1 184.6 170.2 111.7 164.0 166.4 141.4 105.2 180.7 Expenditure category Food and beverages............................................. Food................................................................. Food at home.................................................. Cereals and bakery products.......................... Cereals and cereal products......................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ................... Cereal...................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ......................... Bakery products........................................... White bread.............................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes........... Other bakery products............................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......................... Meats, poultry, and fish................................ Meats...................................................... Beef and veal......................................... Ground beef other than canned ............. Chuck roast.......................................... Round roast......................................... Round steak......................................... Sirloin steak......................................... Other beef and veal.............................. Pork ...................................................... Bacon .................................................. Chops ................................................. Ham .................................................... Other pork, including sausage................ Other meats........................................... Poultry..................................................... Fresh whole chicken............................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts................ Other poultry.......................................... Fish and seafood...................................... Canned fish and seafood ........................ Fresh and frozen fish and seafood........... Eggs.......................................................... 110.9 110.8 109.0 112.2 110.7 104.4 119.5 101.5 112.7 108.3 109.5 116.3 116.3 109.1 109.4 106.6 101.7 96.4 99.9 96.0 101.1 103.1 107.1 115.2 113.1 116.4 121.3 111.3 107.6 118.8 121.0 121.1 112.3 121.2 99.8 133.0 103.7 114.8 114.7 112.8 116.8 116.1 105.8 126.7 106.3 117.0 113.1 113.2 121.1 120.3 110.3 111.9 110.4 108.5 102.0 105.0 101.8 108.1 112.9 115.1 113.1 108.2 114.3 118.1 111.4 112.1 107.8 107.7 110.8 103.8 133.3 110.0 146.2 85.5 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 124.1 128.7 126.3 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 112.4 107.0 111.9 120.8 125.4 109.6 96.9 114.7 115.9 108.5 113.1 127.1 131.0 131.5 113.3 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.7 139.0 137.5 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 123.4 113.9 118.8 123.4 133.3 117.2 105.0 123.7 121.9 115.9 119.5 127.8 130.4 130.2 121.1 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 139.0 147.2 141.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.1 124.9 130.2 131.5 146.6 136.8 122.9 142.5 144.4 134.9 131.6 129.7 130.6 133.2 123.0 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.7 154.2 147.6 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 137.7 124.1 129.9 127.5 145.3 128.5 108.6 136.1 137.3 127.7 132.7 130.2 129.9 134.8 122.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.2 157.7 154.9 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 139.2 126.5 129.9 129.1 148.6 127.4 104.8 139.5 134.9 125.8 133.0 133.7 135.4 136.9 126.6 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 155.8 163.2 158.0 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 142.7 127.2 133.3 137.6 154.3 133.1 117.1 145.8 137.1 129.9 136.4 141.1 141.3 146.8 130.9 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 163.0 169.2 163.1 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 140.3 126.9 131.7 135.8 153.0 130.1 114.8 138.8 134.8 128.8 137.3 140.4 139.4 143.2 138.9 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 170.3 171.6 168.0 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 141.7 124.4 129.1 133.4 156.5 139.6 130.2 146.2 144.2 136.8 141.4 146.3 144.8 150.2 143.1 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 155.0 154.6 155.9 174.7 166.9 156.2 184.3 145.1 178.1 180.1 180.2 173.5 178.9 147.2 147.3 143.0 134.7 114.0 141.4 126.3 129.9 137.8 157.4 156.3 169.1 155.7 156.7 149.7 146.0 155.8 157.2 157.5 153.3 171.9 125.2 194.5 143.5 See footnotes at end of table. 72 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes SeDt. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Dairy products......................................................................... Fresh milk and cream............................................................ Fresh whole milk ................................................................ Other fresh milk and cream................................................ Processed dairy products...................................................... Cheese ............................................................................... Ice cream and related products.......................................... Other dairy products, including butter.................................. 104.9 103.3 103.4 103.0 106.9 104.5 109.5 109.1 106.7 105.0 104.8 105.3 108.8 107.0 111.0 109.9 111.4 109.9 110.1 109.5 113.3 112.6 114.8 112.1 122.9 122.6 123.0 122.0 123.7 126.9 123.1 113.4 126.7 125.6 126.0 124.9 128.4 132.7 128.5 113.4 127.4 125.3 125.5 124.9 130.2 135.1 130.1 113.7 129.1 128.4 127.8 129.1 130.4 135.4 130.6 113.5 130.2 131.1 130.6 131.8 129.8 134.6 131.5 111.4 131.6 132.0 131.1 133.2 131.8 136.0 136.1 111.9 135.0 134.5 133.7 135.4 136.2 139.0 139.7 121.4 146.7 145.6 143.7 148.0 148.5 149.4 148.8 143.4 Fruits and vegetables.............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables................................................... Fresh fruits ........................................................................ Apples ............................................................................. Bananas .......................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines........................................... Other fresh fruits.............................................................. Fresh vegetables................................................................ Potatoes.......................................................................... Lettuce ............................................................................ Tomatoes........................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables............................................ Processed fruits.................................................................. Fruit juices and frozen fruit............................................... Canned and dried fruits .................................................... Processed vegetables......................................................... Frozen vegetables........................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen......................................................................... 109.4 113.0 114.3 116.9 91.8 110.4 121.0 111.7 103.9 115.1 126.2 110.7 105.2 106.1 105.1 108.2 104.2 108.2 123.4 133.2 126.3 103.6 107.4 126.3 140.4 140.2 103.8 272.7 139.3 126.3 110.0 112.3 112.1 111.5 107.3 111.5 131.0 138.1 143.2 132.4 115.9 144.4 154.8 133.0 128.5 174.3 124.3 129.4 121.9 124.4 126.2 115.9 118.9 116.3 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 179.7 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.9 125.2 126.3 119.6 124.8 124.6 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 195.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 131.6 134.6 137.4 122.5 128.1 128.5 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 213.1 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.7 131.5 131.8 128.5 127.6 129.3 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 215.3 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 131.4 134.8 135.3 130.7 127.3 130.2 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 249.3 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 133.2 133.7 133.4 132.9 132.8 135.4 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 260.8 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 133.8 133.3 132.6 133.8 134.7 136.5 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 264.5 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 137.5 138.1 137.2 139.0 137.1 140.4 183.6 209.4 243.7 209.0 148.6 332.1 258.8 175.1 180.9 174.5 164.4 177.6 147.2 147.6 147.6 145.3 147.0 144.9 102.7 105.7 120.7 125.4 128.5 127.3 126.6 132.1 134.4 136.2 148.8 Other food at home................................................................. Sugar and sweets................................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners............................................ Sweets, including candy...................................................... Fats and oils........................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages........................................................ Carbonated drinks.............................................................. Coffee...................... ......................................................... Other noncarbonated drinks............................................... Other prepared food............................................................. Canned and packaged soup............................................... Frozen prepared food......................................................... Snacks .............................................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ............... 109.0 109.2 100.8 112.6 105.9 108.6 101.7 128.9 109.9 110.4 112.1 112.5 112.2 110.1 107.8 110.0 111.0 102.0 114.7 107.7 104.8 103.3 110.5 112.4 115.0 118.9 119.0 115.7 113.2 112.9 115.3 116.7 110.0 119.4 118.5 107.8 104.6 116.9 115.5 120.7 123.2 124.6 121.2 118.3 119.8 120.1 121.1 114.8 123.6 121.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 120.2 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 127.9 125.2 126.4 118.1 129.8 131.0 113.1 110.8 117.4 126.5 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 135.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 136.0 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 129.7 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 140.2 128.3 132.1 119.3 137.3 128.4 112.3 113.7 105.4 132.3 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 142.9 130.9 133.3 120.6 138.4 129.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 131.6 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 147.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 139.1 134.2 131.7 115.2 172.7 132.8 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 152.4 140.5 138.5 127.9 142.7 137.5 129.5 118.5 156.1 135.9 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 155.4 143.6 145.4 134.5 149.8 141.5 127.9 119.0 147.5 139.2 157.5 185.4 143.6 150.0 164.5 157.8 Food away from home............................................................... Lunch ..................................................................................... Dinner.................................................................................... Other meals and snacks.......................................................... 114.7 114.2 114.7 115.6 118.9 118.6 118.7 119.4 124.1 124.0 123.9 124.6 129.8 130.2 129.1 130.6 135.7 136.1 134.3 137.8 139.6 140.2 137.9 142.0 141.6 142.3 139.9 144.1 144.3 145.1 142.4 146.7 147.1 147.7 145.3 149.6 150.4 151.1 148.5 153.0 153.5 154.1 151.4 156.4 Alcoholic beverages..................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home..................................................... Beer and ale........................................................................... Wine....................................................................................... Distilled spirits......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home........................................ 111.7 109.5 109.2 102.2 113.4 120.3 115.4 112.0 111.5 106.1 114.8 125.8 119.9 114.6 114.6 107.8 117.0 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 111.6 122.1 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 114.5 128.1 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 130.5 139.9 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 132.4 141.8 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 133.1 143.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 131.3 144.2 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 133.4 145.5 178.8 159.5 147.6 148.1 140.6 148.4 183.9 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 73 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Housing.......................................................................................... Shelter......................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1......................................................................... Rent, residential ...................................................................... Other renters’ costs................................................................. Lodging while out of town...................................................... Lodging while at school1...................................................... Tenants’ insurance................................................................ Homeowners’ costs 1 ................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent1......................................................... Household insurance 1 ............................................................ Maintenance and repairs........................................................... Maintenance and repair services.............................................. Maintenance and repair commodities....................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 2............ Other maintenance and repair commodities............................ Fuel and other utilities.................................................................. Fuels......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities......................... Fuel oil................................................................................. Other household fuel commodities 2 ...................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)............................ Electricity.............................................................................. Utility (piped) gas.................................................................. Other utilities and public services............................................... Telephone services.................................................................. Local charges....................................................................... Interstate toll calls................................................................. Intrastate toll calls................................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance........................................... Cable television 3..................................................................... Refuse collection 3 .................................................................. 111.5 118.0 124.2 120.8 119.2 116.9 128.5 118.2 121.6 121.6 121.6 109.7 111.8 107.0 100.0 104.0 100.4 93.8 71.3 67.2 100.0 100.7 105.4 94.6 118.7 117.2 134.4 84.5 106.8 121.7 116.8 123.5 115.6 123.7 129.1 125.6 124.1 121.5 136.5 122.5 128.0 128.0 126.2 113.3 116.6 109.1 102.2 105.7 102.0 95.1 80.5 79.2 102.6 100.9 107.3 91.9 120.9 115.7 138.9 74.0 103.6 128.0 127.9 136.1 120.2 129.3 134.1 130.1 130.0 127.0 145.5 126.6 134.0 134.1 130.6 115.8 118.4 112.4 104.8 109.5 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 125.5 117.2 145.2 70.9 99.2 135.8 141.4 146.9 124.9 135.6 140.1 135.5 137.2 133.8 156.3 129.7 140.9 141.0 134.0 119.5 122.2 115.8 109.4 111.7 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 128.2 116.9 146.0 70.0 96.6 144.7 146.8 161.1 130.5 142.7 149.5 141.1 157.0 154.9 166.1 131.6 147.5 147.7 136.5 123.8 128.9 116.8 111.7 111.5 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 132.7 116.4 147.5 67.4 94.5 153.7 166.1 176.9 135.0 148.2 155.8 145.2 169.7 168.0 175.8 134.4 153.0 153.2 140.0 128.1 131.4 123.7 116.3 119.7 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 140.2 120.5 155.0 68.3 93.1 165.7 180.4 197.3 138.5 152.5 160.2 148.6 176.7 174.3 188.6 138.3 157.5 157.8 144.3 129.3 135.2 121.3 117.5 114.5 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 143.6 120.1 155.7 67.4 90.9 176.7 187.0 214.0 142.3 157.1 164.4 151.9 183.3 181.0 193.8 142.8 162.5 162.8 149.0 127.6 130.8 123.5 119.1 117.0 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 148.8 122.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 185.2 200.1 225.2 145.4 161.8 168.2 155.7 186.2 183.3 201.9 148.7 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 121.1 121.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 150.6 123.1 156.7 75.7 90.2 193.0 194.9 236.4 149.7 167.4 173.2 159.6 194.2 191.2 210.6 152.0 174.0 174.3 158.3 136.6 142.1 129.1 120.6 125.6 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 153.9 124.6 160.7 75.8 86.8 198.6 202.8 243.3 153.9 172.0 180.9 162.9 214.8 213.2 219.0 156.0 177.5 177.9 162.3 139.9 147.4 129.5 122.4 124.7 129.8 118.4 95.6 93.6 123.3 126.2 138.3 107.0 158.3 126.7 161.4 78.6 91.0 204.5 216.6 247.7 Household furnishings and operation............................................ Housefurnishings........................................................................ Textile housefurnishings........................................................... Furniture and bedding ............................................................. Bedroom furniture.................................................................. Sofas.................................................................................... Living room chairs and tables ............................................... Other furniture....................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment............................... Video and audio products..................................................... Televisions......................................................................... Video products other than televisions 4................................ Audio products................................................................... Major household appliances 2 ............................................... Refrigerators and home freezers......................................... Laundry equipment............................................................. Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 2 .............. Information processing equipment4 ....................................... Other housefurnishings 2.......................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment...................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items............................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware......... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware................ Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 2..................................... Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 5 ..................................... Housekeeping supplies.............................................................. Laundry and cleaning products, including soap......................... Household paper products and stationery supplies................... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies............................ Housekeeping services.............................................................. Postage................................................................................... Appliance and furniture repair.................................................. Gardening and other household services 2 ............................... 106.1 102.9 107.8 109.2 115.6 111.0 107.0 103.0 92.0 87.1 81.5 107.3 103.3 108.0 111.5 115.8 116.0 109.4 105.5 89.5 83.9 77.9 111.7 105.5 113.9 113.8 118.8 116.1 112.5 107.9 88.5 82.3 75.8 95.1 94.3 101.0 103.3 105.9 98.5 92.7 105.9 113.7 106.1 116.7 115.1 117.2 116.6 118.7 110.0 86.4 79.3 73.1 86.1 93.3 100.7 102.3 107.2 97.4 90.3 108.0 116.3 107.1 118.9 116.2 122.0 117.3 116.1 109.7 84.9 78.7 72.3 81.4 95.0 98.6 100.6 105.6 94.5 86.6 111.2 118.2 108.7 116.7 121.4 129.5 121.3 120.3 113.9 83.5 77.3 71.4 78.6 93.6 99.1 101.3 106.3 94.7 81.3 113.5 120.3 110.3 124.4 125.8 136.3 119.5 129.6 117.4 82.8 76.7 70.2 77.0 94.0 100.6 105.8 107.1 94.8 75.1 113.5 120.8 110.3 119.9 127.8 133.7 127.4 130.2 120.8 81.8 75.1 69.2 71.9 93.1 104.2 111.0 110.6 97.1 68.3 114.0 123.8 111.1 120.5 133.2 136.8 140.5 137.9 122.7 78.6 72.2 66.4 67.1 90.7 102.3 108.9 109.8 94.5 61.0 114.9 125.1 111.5 121.0 135.4 141.0 145.3 136.9 123.0 77.1 70.4 63.3 65.0 90.1 103.3 109.8 113.9 93.4 55.3 115.8 Expenditure category - - 100.0 101.8 110.6 105.9 114.3 115.4 121.3 116.9 113.0 109.7 90.1 82.7 76.8 100.0 91.9 102.4 102.0 107.0 101.9 100.0 104.0 109 '3 101.1 104.8 102.9 115.3 102.8 106.2 104.2 114.6 105.9 109.0 103.9 119.8 112.8 111.0 100.7 128.6 112.6 112.4 102.6 126.2 117.8 120.2 102.6 128.8 120.3 121.9 102.7 132.1 118.2 122.9 106.5 132.6 117.8 123.5 107.0 138.8 122.1 119.3 107.8 141.4 119.5 123.4 109.2 100.0 98.4 100.0 97.2 96.3 100.0 127.5 132.4 126.7 122.8 122.3 125.1 127.3 117.7 95.9 107.0 129.8 138.0 127.1 123.7 129.4 145.3 132.8 120.2 96.9 113.0 129.5 137.4 127.3 123.0 134.3 145.3 142.0 126.1 93.6 110.0 131.9 137.2 130.2 127.6 137.2 145.3 145.6 128.4 91.6 114.1 132.9 139.3 130.5 128.3 139.1 145.3 147.1 129.2 88.3 115.6 139.8 141.4 144.3 133.3 145.3 160.3 153.6 131.6 88.5 116.0 141.2 144.5 144.1 134.6 149.4 160.3 157.9 137.3 - - 91.4 100.0 99.5 104.0 100.0 92.3 98.8 100.4 102.7 97.2 - - - - 109.3 111.7 108.6 107.2 109.4 110.2 114.1 100.0 112.5 116.8 109.4 110.6 111.4 110.2 117.6 104.9 117.0 121.7 115.7 113.0 115.9 125.1 120.8 109.2 123.6 127.3 122.1 120.9 117.6 125.1 123.1 113.2 See footnotes at end of table. 74 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep.................................................................... Apparel commodities................................................................. Apparel commodities less footwear.......................................... Men's and boys’ .................................................................. Men’s ............................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets................................. Furnishings and special clothing....................................... Shirts............................................................................. Dungarees, jeans, and trousers......................................... Boys’ ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ .............................................................. Women’s ........................................................................... Coats and jackets............................................................ Dresses .......................................................................... Separates and sportswear................................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories................. Suits............................................................................... Girls’ ................................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ ............................................................ Other apparel commodities_____________ ______ _____ Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 2.............................. Watches and jewelry2........................................................ Watches2 ...................................................................... Jewelry 2 ........................................................................ Footwear............................................................................... Men’s ................................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ .................................................................... Women’s ............................................................................ Apparel services...................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated.................... Other apparel services............................................................ Transportation............................................................................ Private.................................................................................... New vehicles......................................................................... New cars............................................................................ Subcompact new cars 2...................................................... Compact new cars 2........................................................... Intermediate new cars 2...................................................... Full-size new cars2............................................................ Luxury new cars 2.............................................................. New trucks 3........................................................................ New motorcycles 2 ............................................................... Used cars.............................................................................. Motor fuel.............................................................................. Gasoline............................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................... Automobile maintenance and repair.......................................... Body work........................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair................................. Maintenance and servicing.................................................... Power plant repair................................................................ Other private transportation..................................................... Other private transportation commodities................................ Motor oil, coolant, and other products.................................. Automobile parts and equipment......................................... Tires............................................................................... Other parts and equipment............................................... Other private transportation services...................................... Automobile insurance........................................................ Automobile finance charges............................................... Automobile fees................................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees........ Other automobile-related fees........................................... Public transportation................................................................. Airline fares........................................................................... Other intercity transportation.................................................... intracity public transportation................................................... 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 107.5 105.8 106.3 107.4 107.3 108.0 109.4 108.4 103.4 107.7 106.3 106.6 99.5 105.8 111.1 107.5 103.5 105.2 111.8 102.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.3 108.6 102.8 99.1 116.8 116.5 117.4 112.7 111.0 111.7 110.7 111.6 111.7 110.1 115.3 109.4 107.2 112.6 113.0 104.0 119.9 116.8 108.0 114.1 110.2 114.5 111.3 102.7 109.7 103.4 111.5 107.2 111.4 110.0 102.4 121.4 122.5 120.4 118.0 116.3 116.8 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 122.6 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 119.3 114.3 120.1 117.3 117.3 119.1 109.2 117.6 107.9 120.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 126.7 129.1 124.4 119.2 117.1 117.6 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 122.9 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 118.7 116.3 117.4 116.1 115.3 122.8 111.2 121.5 107.7 125.5 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 131.3 134.1 128.6 125.3 123.0 123.8 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 127.9 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 126.0 121.3 131.2 120.2 125.6 130.8 118.8 129.4 110.4 134.9 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 140.2 141.3 139.5 129.6 127.2 128.2 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 133.1 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 131.2 124.1 144.5 130.8 129.2 135.4 121.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 144.9 145.5 144.5 131.4 128.7 129.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 134.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 129.5 125.0 145.8 133.5 130.7 138.9 122.9 138.2 112.7 145.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 149.7 150.2 149.5 132.6 129.7 130.3 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.8 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 133.3 126.8 152.1 129.1 127.1 140.5 121.3 140.6 118.7 146.8 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 153.8 155.0 152.9 130.5 127.2 127.9 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 127.3 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 128.6 128.2 152.5 128.2 131.3 146.5 121.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 156.4 157.8 155.1 130.6 127.1 127.7 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 132.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 124.9 130.7 144.8 128.7 128.7 148.6 132.3 147.7 130.6 152.6 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 157.7 159.1 156.6 131.5 127.8 128.1 127.4 130.2 135.1 121.6 135.2 128.3 116.0 123.6 123.7 119.7 114.6 123.0 133.9 149.0 123.7 131.4 151.9 134.5 151.1 130.7 156.9 126.7 133.2 128.7 120.6 160.4 162.6 158.4 101.4 100.0 114.3 114.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 112.8 100.0 106.8 69.1 69.0 68.2 107.6 106.5 116.4 116.6 101.9 101.4 100.5 103.2 104.1 114.3 104.1 116.3 82.0 81.8 80.8 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 104.1 102.5 101.9 105.8 109.5 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 105.1 104.7 105.6 109.0 111.7 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 127.2 125.1 124.3 123.5 105.5 106.5 107.3 110.6 114.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6’ 109.8 109.0 111.2 114.7 117.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 112.8 109.8 113.5 116.6 121.8 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 73.8 112.6 114.4 85.3 116.9 120.7 84.7 121.5 126.3 89.9 126.9 133.9 118.7 132.5 138.5 101.4 138.4 141.9 103.2 143.2 145.8 132.1 128.6 135.6 134.2 116.7 113.3 115.9 120.1 124.0 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 147.7 150.0 137.1 134.9 140.1 138.5 120.6 118.2 119.8 122.4 127.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 151.9 155.7 139.1 136.6 142.8 140.7 122.9 120.1 121.5 123.9 130.2 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 155.7 161.2 143.2 140.0 143.2 141.0 122.9 122.1 121.1 123.7 130.8 149.1 161.1 157.0 106.2 105.7 103.5 110.2 106.9 160.0 167.9 114.7 110.6 112.7 118.2 95.8 102.5 94.7 91.9 101.6 122.6 141.2 85.3 120.2 117.9 123.2 120.0 122.0 125.3 117.0 118.3 115.0 116.8 123.8 97.5 100.5 96.7 93.2 104.3 129.2 149.4 90.3 124.4 119.9 129.6 122.1 123.9 127.8 119.8 123.4 118.8 121.4 132.5 100.3 110.1 98.9 96.9 105.1 139.3 162.0 97.8 131.3 127.2 136.2 126.5 128.0 136.9 123.3 129.6 122.5 127.3 139.0 102.3 109.8 101.1 99.1 107.3 146.9 171.5 102.0 138.8 135.4 143.1 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 136.7 127.0 133.1 146.7 103.8 117.5 102.0 99.0 109.4 156.3 184.4 102.0 152.6 158.7 147.4 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 142.1 133.8 139.5 152.0 105.3 118.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 162.5 199.1 94.8 156.9 165.4 149.5 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 148.3 136.6 145.7 155.5 104.7 118.1 103.0 100.8 109.5 167.1 212.2 81.6 166.7 175.6 158.9 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 154.1 139.4 151.2 159.0 103.3 118.8 101.4 99.4 107.7 171.8 222.8 77.0 170.3 179.8 162.0 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 159.8 141.3 156.2 167.6 104.3 126.0 101.9 101.6 106.3 182.4 230.4 94.7 176.5 180.6 173.7 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 163.0 166.9 144.2 148.4 161.2 165.2 172.4 174.1 105.2 105.0 130.0 131.7 102.4 102.1 101.8 101.4 107.3 106.9 188.3 190.3 240.2 244.0 96.6 95.1 177.6 180.6 183.7 183.9 172.8 178.5 170.7 184.6 178.4 196.0 152.6 155.0 165.2 175.5 See footnotes at end of table. SeDt. 75 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Group SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.8 126.0 134.9 100.0 119.9 116.5 125.7 124.0 125.5 123.2 100.0 100.0 127.0 126.6 100.0 100.0 133.1 134.9 145.7 105.4 127.2 121.1 132.7 131.8 133.4 132.1 105.3 104.5 135.9 135.0 107.2 107.1 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 149.1 120.8 117.0 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 165.5 134.7 130.7 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 183.0 151.0 145.4 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 198.3 164.2 159.7 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 216.0 177.7 175.4 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 232.1 191.0 189.2 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 244.3 201.9 199.7 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 255.7 210.8 209.2 229.4 211.2 243.9 143.4 170.4 169.7 233.6 209.6 217.3 219.0 139.2 146.9 271.6 263.1 218.5 216.6 Entertainment................................................................................. 112.9 Entertainment commodities........................................................... 108.5 Reading materials...................................................................... 117.1 Newspapers............................................................................ 115.5 Magazines, periodicals, and books........................................... 118.9 Sporting goods and equipment................................................... 102.6 Sport vehicles, including bicycles............................................. 103.7 Other sporting goods............................................................... 99.2 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment...................................... 106.5 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment........................................ 103.3 Photographic supplies and equipment...................................... 109.4 Pet supplies and expense........................................................ 110.1 Entertainment services.................................................................. 119.2 Club memberships 2................................................................... 100.0 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 .......... 100.0 Admissions................................................................................ 120.2 Fees for lessons or instructions 2............................................... 100.0 Other entertainment services 2 ................................................... 100.0 117.4 112.6 121.4 120.8 122.1 106.3 106.8 103.4 110.6 108.0 116.3 112.5 124.3 101.7 107.0 128.4 105.0 101.7 122.8 117.5 126.5 126.6 126.6 111.0 111.1 108.3 115.6 112.4 123.0 117.7 130.0 109.1 113.2 133.3 109.8 105.1 129.1 121.6 132.4 131.6 133.3 113.3 113.6 110.4 119.5 115.1 127.2 122.9 138.8 113.5 121.9 146.0 119.6 109.6 134.6 125.2 138.5 137.8 139.4 115.3 115.9 112.0 122.3 116.8 129.0 127.4 146.3 119.1 128.6 153.6 125.4 116.2 139.9 129.6 147.3 151.1 144.0 119.6 117.6 118.3 123.9 118.1 130.1 129.6 152.7 123.2 134.9 161.0 132.4 120.6 143.8 131.9 152.8 157.2 149.0 119.7 120.1 116.5 125.2 121.1 132.9 128.3 158.3 126.0 141.5 167.3 139.2 124.3 147.8 134.4 158.2 164.0 153.1 120.0 120.0 117.1 126.9 122.9 135.2 129.5 163.9 130.1 152.8 170.3 144.7 127.9 151.2 136.8 163.9 172.2 156.4 123.8 124.7 120.0 126.3 121.8 130.9 130.8 168.3 129.3 156.7 177.1 151.8 131.2 156.2 140.7 173.6 185.3 162.8 123.1 124.8 118.7 128.9 123.0 133.4 135.4 174.6 132.3 160.4 186.4 156.3 136.3 159.8 143.3 176.9 189.3 165.5 123.2 126.2 117.7 132.4 126.6 134.4 139.6 179.1 133.2 162.8 193.9 163.1 139.2 Other goods and services............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.................................................... Personal care.............................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances................................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................ Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products..................... Personal care services............................................................... Beauty parlor services for females........................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................... Personal and educational expenses.............................................. School books and supplies........................................................ Personal and educational services.............................................. Tuition and other school fe e s .................................................. College tuition....................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition........................................ Day care and nursery school5 ............................................... Personal expenses.................................................................. Legal service fees 2 .............................................................. Personal financial services2 .................................................. Funeral expenses 2 ............................................................... 124.5 127.0 112.8 111.9 132.1 137.0 116.5 115.0 141.3 149.9 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 218.3 234.1 150.8 145.1 112.3 115.5 121.6 123.9 131.2 135.1 137.0 143.4 144.8 146.9 149.5 111.8 113.6 113.3 114.1 134.6 132.3 135.0 136.1 135.8 136.9 114.8 117.9 117.7 118.6 143.4 142.4 143.6 146.5 145.3 150.3 121.7 123.1 122.7 124.0 153.0 152.2 153.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 125.4 129.7 129.7 129.2 164.0 164.0 164.2 170.0 169.1 177.4 132.3 138.0 137.9 137.6 191.1 184.7 191.8 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 172.4 131.9 137.5 128.0 138.6 141.3 140.9 142.4 204.2 193.8 205.3 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 179.8 137.2 144.4 133.2 137.9 146.1 146.0 145.9 217.5 200.4 219.0 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 190.3 145.1 153.9 140.4 141.1 149.2 149.0 149.7 229.2 207.4 231.1 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 199.4 147.9 165.9 148.6 142.2 154.3 153.9 155.2 241.8 219.0 243.7 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 210.0 153.5 177.6 156.6 142.1 157.2 156.3 160.1 252.1 229.9 254.0 273.7 287.8 279.4 131.3 217.0 158.6 183.0 162.5 137.2 128.2 98.7 126.7 129.7 139.6 128.4 100.5 130.7 134.5 144.5 133.0 95.2 136.5 136.9 148.1 129.2 100.8 135.1 139.1 151.5 127.6 97.0 137.5 145.3 158.1 127.4 106.6 145.0 149.5 1995 1996 Expenditure category Medical care................................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................................ Prescription drugs.......... ........................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2............................. Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs......................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies...................... Medical care services.................................................................. Professional medical services..................................................... Physicians’ services................................................................. Dental services........................................................................ Eye care 2............................................................................... Services by other medical professionals 2................................. Hospital and related services...................................................... Hospital rooms........................................................................ Other inpatient services 2......................................................... Outpatient services 2................................................................ Special indexes Domestically produced farm food.................................................... Selected beef cuts......................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products............................ Utilities and public transportation..................................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services.............................. - - - - 130.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 136.2 105.2 104.1 103.9 143.1 109.9 111.3 108.2 151.4 116.8 117.9 113.4 129.1 135.0 135.2 133.7 176.3 174.7 176.6 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 162.0 124.8 127.0 120.9 108.6 101.2 69.7 108.9 109.7 112.7 107.6 82.3 110.1 111.9 119.4 112.0 80.8 113.9 116.2 127.4 119.6 86.2 117.1 118.1 135.4 129.5 117.2 122.9 123.0 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 76 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 3.1 1.2 2.5 .3 -1.0 3.4 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 4.6 2.5 8.0 6.2 2.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.8 3.6 7.0 5.3 2.7 1.5 2.7 .6 -.7 .8 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 4.8 5.9 5.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 -1.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 .7 2.5 5.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.0 .5 -.1 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 2.8 2.4 3.1 1.9 3.3 .6 4.5 .2 3.1 2.8 4.3 3.0 2.5 3.3 6.3 6.5 6.6 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 6.2 5.4 18.1 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 5.1 4.2 -7.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 4.4 3.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 4.4 3.5 -1.4 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.3 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.0 3.1 4.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 8.1 2.4 2.3 1.0 9.7 2.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 3.8 4.7 5.9 3.1 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 10.3 9.7 9.6 6.6 10.0 16.7 17.0 15.2 18.5 16.4 10.1 1.5 .2 2.3 1.6 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 3.4 4.8 4.1 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -.6 -.2 -3.0 -.9 -6.1 -11.6 -4.5 -4.9 -5.3 .8 .4 -.5 1.2 -.2 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 4.9 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 1.1 1.9 .0 1.3 2.3 -.9 -3.5 2.5 -1.7 -1.5 .2 2.7 4.2 1.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 2.5 .6 2.6 6.6 3.8 4.5 11.7 4.5 1.6 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.2 3.4 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.8 -2.3 -2.0 -4.8 -1.7 -.8 .7 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 6.1 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 1.4 3.0 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 1.0 -2.0 -2.0 -1.8 2.3 7.3 13.4 5.3 7.0 6.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 3.1 .8 3.7 25.0 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.1 -1.0 11.1 -5.0 1.6 5.0 6.4 5.8 1.1 6.5 3.7 4.0 4.2 .1 -1.5 -.2 1.5 .6 3.3 .6 12.0 29.9 6.5 8.7 9.4 3.3 6.5 8.6 4.9 7.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -1.4 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1.1 -2.0 3.7 -5.5 -9.4 .4 -12.1 .1 4.5 4.7 .0 5.8 7.9 5.5 4.4 4.6 3.5 5.2 7.5 4.9 9.1 2.1 4.3 4.9 1.4 4.3 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.1 3.7 4.8 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 3.5 6.0 6.9 5.6 4.6 4.1 5.5 3.3 4.8 .7 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 2.4 4.9 8.6 6.5 6.1 6.6 5.3 7.5 12.3 5.0 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 2.7 8.2 9.9 6.5 .5 All items less food...................................................................... .2 All items less shelter................................................................... .5 All items less homeowners’ costs................................................. .7 All items less medical care.......................................................... Commodities less food................................................................ -5.3 Nondurables less food-................................................................. -8.7 Nondurables less food and apparel............................................... -11.1 Nondurables............................................................................... -2.6 4.2 Services less rent of shelter......................................................... 3.9 Services less medical care services.............................................. Energy....................................................................................... -19.7 3.8 All items less energy................................................................... 3.8 All items less food and energy................................................... 1.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities........................ Energy commodities............................................................. -30.5 Services less energy services.................................................. 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.1 7.2 8.3 5.4 3.7 4.1 8.2 4.1 4.2 3.5 17.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 5.2 4.6 .5 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.9 1.3 6.0 4.7 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 3.6 6.7 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.9 9.5 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.8 -2.6 .1 4.2 -9.3 -11.0 -8.5 -7.6 10.0 10.2 9.9 -17.6 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 7.0 5.1 3.5 7.0 8.9 -3.1 -10.4 .3 -1.9 -2.6 .9 17.9 21.6 18.7 9.2 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 6.1 6.9 8.0 8.9 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 9.8 6.4 6.2 2.2 6.3 6.9 8.4 7.8 5.2 6.8 5.7 .6 -.5 -1.0 6.9 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 1991 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................... Commodities............................................................................ Food and beverages.............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages................................... Apparel commodities......................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel..................... Durables............................................................................. Services .................................................................................. Rent of shelter...................................................................... Household services less rent of shelter.................................... Transportation services........................................................... Medical care services............................................................. Other services....................................................................... SeDt. December Group Special indexes Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................................... Food....................................................................................... Food at home........................................................................ Cereals and bakery products................................................ Cereals and cereal products................................................ Flour and prepared flour mixes......................................... Cereal............................................................................ Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ................................................ Bakery products................................................................. White bread.................................................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins.................... Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.................................. Other bakery products..................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................................ Meats, poultry, and fish...................................................... Meats............................................................................. Beef and veal............................................................... Ground beef other than canned ................................... Chuck ro^st................................................................ Round roast............................................................... Round steak............................................................... Sirloin steak............................................................... Other beef and veal.................................................... Pork ............................................................................ Bacon........................................................................ Chops ....................................................................... Ham .......................................................................... Other pork, including sausage....................................... Other meats.................................................................. Poultry........................................................................... Fresh whole chicken..................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts...................................... Other poultry................................................................. Fish and seafood............................................................. Canned fish and seafood............................................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood.................................. Eggs................................................................................ 3.7 3.8 3.7 2.4 2.2 .1 5.0 -1.0 2.4 .7 2.5 3.7 2.8 6.4 6.7 6.0 .6 -1.3 -.7 -2.8 .8 2.3 2.6 15.5 13.7 15.1 18.7 14.4 7.1 9.8 12.1 13.3 2.0 8.8 1.6 12.1 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 77 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Dairy products......................................................... Fresh milk and cream........................................... Fresh whole milk ............................................... Other fresh milk and cream................................ Processed dairy products...................................... Cheese .............................................................. Ice cream and related products.......................... Other dairy products, including butter.................. Fruits and vegetables.............................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables.................................. Fresh fruits ............................................... ........ Apples ............................................................ Bananas .......................................................... Oranges, including tangerines........................... Other fresh fruits.............................................. Fresh vegetables............................................... Potatoes.......................................................... Lettuce ........................................................... Tomatoes........................................................ Other fresh vegetables .................................... Processed fruits and vegetables............................ Processed fruits................................................. Fruit juices and frozen fruit............................... Canned and dried fruits ................................... Processed vegetables........................................ Frozen vegetables........................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen......................................................... Other food at home................................................ Sugar and sweets................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners........................... Sweets, including candy..................................... Fats and oils........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages........................................ Carbonated drinks.............................................. Coffee................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks ............................... Other prepared food ............................................. Canned and packaged soup............................... Frozen prepared food ........................................ Snacks .............................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home.............................................. Lunch ..................................................................... Dinner .................................................................... Other meals and snacks......................................... Alcoholic beverages.................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home..................................... Beer and ale.......................................................... Wine...................................................................... Distilled spirits......................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home........................ December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.4 3.1 3.3 1.5 3.6 5.9 5.1 5.4 6.1 6.4 1.3 27.6 -19.5 1.0 1.9 -1.1 -2.4 -4.3 1.4 .2 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 .7 12.8 17.9 10.5 -11.4 17.0 14.4 16.0 25.5 -.1 10.4 14.1 4.6 5.8 6.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 3.4 2.0 6.2 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 10.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 10.8 10.8 12.6 3.9 10.8 4.3 10.3 11.6 11.7 11.4 9.2 12.7 7.2 1.2 4.4 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 16.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 2.5 .6 .1 3.2 5.0 7.1 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.8 4.6 4.4 .0 7.2 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 8.9 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 2.4 2.6 3.1 -.2 3.0 2.3 -.5 3.4 -1.4 4.8 -.1 22.8 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.1 2.1 4.3 4.0 3.8 5.6 2.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 .7 3.8 2.9 .9 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.7 -3.5 1.6 -14.3 2.3 4.2 6.1 5.8 3.1 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.8 1.2 4.6 14.2 4.8 5.1 7.8 4.1 10.0 2.9 1.3 5.8 2.8 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.9 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.9 6.0 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.5 2.6 3.0 5.0 -1.0 4.1 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 6.8 4.6 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 2.5 4.2 4.4 2.9 5.0 7.7 1.9 .9 1.5 5.2 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 6.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.6 2.6 4.9 4.7 - See footnotes at end of table. 78 1991 Sept. 1992 1993 0.6 -.2 -.4 .0 1.4 1.8 1.2 .3 4.4 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 8.9 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 -1.4 -2.3 -4.1 4.9 -.4 .6 1.3 2.5 1.8 3.4 .2 .2 .4 -.2 2.2 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 1.0 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.7 -.2 .7 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 -.5 -.6 .7 -1.9 6.6 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 15.8 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 1.4 -.8 -1.4 1.7 4.3 4.0 -.9 1.5 3.6 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.5 1.0 -5.2 2.5 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 9.9 11.6 11.8 14.0 9.2 8.2 -.5 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 -.7 -.2 1.6 -5.3 2.0 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.1 .8 .8 2.2 1.7 5.4 -.5 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 .5 .3 .5 .9 2.6 1994 1995 1996 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 1.0 3.5 .4 8.3 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 4.6 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 .5 -.3 -.6 .7 1.4 .8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.3 2.2 2.6 8.5 -1.3 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 1.4 -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.9 1.8 2.9 8.7 8.3 7.5 9.3 9.0 7.5 6.5 18.1 3.2 1.5 8.7 11.4 1.4 60.7 -2.2 -7.1 3.2 1.3 -32.2 -3.1 7.1 6.9 7.6 4.5 7.2 3.2 1.7 6.0 .9 1.8 .5 3.7 14.7 -.3 55.4 .9 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -1.4 .8 2.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.6 2.5 -1.7 2.9 -9.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 .9 .6 1.6 .9 3.2 9.3 2.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 2.9 -1.2 .4 -5.5 2.4 3.6 5.0 2.7 4.6 4.9 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 3.0 3.1 2.8 5.4 2.0 2.9 Table 26. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Housing............................................................................... Shelter.............................................................................. Renters’ costs................................................................. Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs...................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................... Lodging while at school.............................................. Tenants’ insurance..................................................... Homeowners’ costs......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent................................................ Household insurance.................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Maintenance and repair services................................... Maintenance and repair commodities............................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs ... Other maintenance and repair commodities................. Fuel and other utilities ....................................................... Fuels.............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............... Fuel oil...................................................................... Other household fuel commodities.............................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services..................................... Telephone services....................................................... Local charges............................................................ Interstate toll calls...................................................... Intrastate toll calls...................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance................................. Cable television............................................................ Refuse collection.......................................................... Household furnishings and operation ................................. Housefurnishings............................................................. Textile housefurnishings................................................ Furniture and bedding ................................................... Bedroom furniture....................................................... Sofas......................................................................... Living room chairs and tables ..................................... Other furniture............................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment..................... Video and audio products........................................... Televisions............................................................... Video products other than televisions....................... Audio products......................................................... Major household appliances........................................ Refrigerators and home freezers............................... Laundry equipment................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners...... Information processing equipment............................... Other housefurnishings.................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment............................ Clocks, lamps, and decor items................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware...... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances............................. Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers............................. Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap............... Household paper products and stationery supplies......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.................. Housekeeping sen/ices.................................................... Postage........................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair........................................ Gardening and other household services....................... 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1.7 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 6.4 5.4 4.6 4.6 5.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 3.7 4.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 6.2 3.6 5.3 5.3 3.8 3.3 4.3 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 12.9 17.9 2.6 .2 1.8 -2.9 1.9 -1.3 3.3 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.5 10.2 1.1 .4 .2 2.1 .2 4.5 2.2 2.4 -2.7 -3.7 -4.4 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.8 4.5 6.6 3.3 4.7 4.8 3.5 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 6.1 10.6 7.9 3.1 2.5 5.8 3.5 4.7 .8 3.3 4.0 .7 -1.4 -1.4 4.5 5.2 6.7 4.1 14.4 15.8 6.3 1.5 4.7 4.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 .9 2.1 -.2 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 3.5 -.4 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 6.2 13.1 9.8 1.8 .6 2.5 1.1 -1.3 .4 5.5 1.9 -2.4 -3.6 -3.6 -9.5 -1.1 -.3 -1.0 1.2 -1.1 -2.6 2.0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 3.4 3.9 4.2 2.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 2.1 3.7 3.7 2.6 3.5 1.9 5.9 4.1 7.4 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 5.7 3.5 5.1 1.3 -1.5 7.8 8.6 11.5 2.3 .9 1.9 1.0 4.1 .6 -2.2 -.3 -1.7 -.8 -1.1 -5.5 1.8 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -3.0 -4.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 4.1 3.8 7.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 .9 2.9 -1.9 1.0 -4.3 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 2.4 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.4 6.6 3.7 8.5 1.6 1.5 -1.9 4.5 6.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 -1.6 -1.8 -1.2 -3.4 -1.5 .5 .7 .7 .2 -6.1 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.7 3.8 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 -1.3 -3.3 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 3.6 1.8 1.0 6.5 .2 4.8 7.0 5.2 1.8 1.5 6.6 3.6 5.3 -1.5 7.7 3.1 -.8 -.8 -1.7 -2.0 .4 1.5 4.4 .8 .1 -7.6 .0 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.5 1.6 1.3 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.7 3.5 .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 1.2 .7 -.3 5.4 -1.0 4.2 -2.6 5.0 .4 .0 -3.6 1.6 -1.9 6.6 .5 2.9 -1.2 -2.1 -1.4 -6.6 -1.0 3.6 4.9 3.3 2.4 -9.1 .4 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.2 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.9 3.7 1.8 -.4 3.7 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 2.2 1.2 2.6 .1 -3.8 2.9 4.1 2.9 2.5 .7 .5 4.2 2.3 10.3 5.9 1.6 -3.9 -3.9 -4.0 -6.7 -2.6 -1.8 -1.9 -.7 -2.7 -10.7 .8 2.8 2.7 4.4 2.1 10.6 11.5 4.0 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.4 3.7 .3 1.5 -.7 4.9 6.8 6.7 8.3 3.3 6.7 8.2 3.3 2.9 1.7 .4 3.7 4.8 3.0 6.8 1.8 1.1 .4 .4 1.7 3.1 3.4 -.7 .2 -1.9 -2.5 -4.7 -3.1 -.7 1.0 .8 3.7 -1.2 -9.3 .8 1991 - - - 1.8 2.2 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 5.5 5.4 7.4 2.4 5.1 5.1 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 4.4 2.0 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 -.3 .6 -1.3 -2.6 6.6 3.8 9.7 1.0 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 -.7 -.4 -1.6 -1.8 -.5 -1.3 -4.9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 -1.0 -3.3 -7.3 1.8 3.7 -1.7 2.9 -1.6 5.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 -.6 3.0 2.6 -.3 4.5 6.5 1.8 -3.1 7.3 -.2 1.3 1.9 -1.9 4.6 6.9 .0 2.1 2.1 1.4 .1 2.6 -1.7 .8 3.7 .4 -.3 .5 .5 4.7 3.7 -3.4 .7 1.9 -2.1 3.4 1.3 _ -1.6 -2.8 - 1.6 -.9 - 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.8 .0 2.6 - 2.9 4.6 .7 3.2 1.8 .0 3.1 4.9 -.4 7.0 1.8 4.2 .3 .7 5.8 16.1 4.3 2.1 1.0 5.6 -.2 -.4 .2 -.6 3.8 .0 6.9 4.9 -3.4 -2.7 1.9 -.1 2.3 3.7 2.2 .0 2.5 1.8 -2.1 3.7 .8 1.5 .2 .5 1.4 .0 1.0 .6 -3.6 1.3 5.2 1.5 10.6 3.9 4.5 10.3 4.4 1.9 .2 .3 1.0 2.2 -.1 1.0 2.8 .0 2.8 4.3 - -.3 -5.6 -9.5 -30.0 -33.3 - -3.3 -1.5 -5.8 3.7 2.7 7.1 -9.4 .3 5.4 3.8 9.4 1.5 1.2 2.6 2.2 3.5 7.2 .5 -.8 -1.0 -2.2 -4.3 - -.9 - -1.2 -.5 - - 1.0 -1.2 .9 -1.3 -2.8 See footnotes at end of table. Sept. December Group 79 - -.4 3.6 1.6 4.2 4.8 - 4.0 4.2 5.8 2.2 4.0 13.5 2.7 4.1 - 5.6 4.6 5.5 7.0 1.5 .0 1.9 3.7 - 3.2 4.0 3.8 1.6 4.0 .0 3.4 4.0 Table 26. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.................................. Men’s and boys’ ........................................................... Men’s ........................................................................ Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets........................ Furnishings and special clothing............................... Shirts....................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................. Boys’ ......................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ....................................................... Women’s .................................................................... Coats and jackets..................................................... Dresses ................................................................... Separates and sportswear........................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories........ Suits......................................................................... Girls’ .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ..................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................ Sewing materials, notions, and luggage....................... Watches and jewelry................................................... Watches... ............................................................... Jewelry.................................................................... Footwear........................................................................ Men’s ........................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ............................................................. Women’s ...................................................................... Apparel services................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated.......... Other apparel services..................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private.............................................................................. New vehicles.................................................................. New cars...................................................................... Subcompact new cars................................................ Compact new cars...................................................... Intermediate new cars................................................ Full-size new cars....................................................... Luxury new cars ......................................................... New trucks................................................................... New motorcycles........................................................... Used cars........................................................................ Motor fuel........................................................................ Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium....................................... Automobile maintenance and repair.................................. Body work.................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair........................ Maintenance and servicing............................................ Power plant repair......................................................... Other private transportation.............................................. Other private transportation commodities....................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products......................... Automobile parts and equipment................................. Tires......................................................................... Other parts and equipment....................................... Other private transportation services............................. Automobile insurance................................................. Automobile finance charges........................................ Automobile fees.......................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees................................... Public transportation........................................................... Airline fares..................................................................... Other intercity transportation............................................ Intracity public transportation........................................... December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 0.9 .4 .3 .2 .1 1.6 .6 -.7 -1.9 .4 -.6 -.7 -7.3 -.9 1.0 .1 .3 1.2 2.9 2.6 -5.1 -30.7 -30.7 -31.6 4.8 4.9 5.1 3.1 4.0 3.4 .6 6.4 5.8 -.5 5.9 6.0 4.5 13.3 5.1 .5 10.2 4.8 2.4 8.4 2.7 9.7 3.4 11.5 3.8 2.6 7.0 3.3 3.9 5.2 2.6 6.1 6.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.4 .5 3.2 4.1 1.3 4.1 8.9 18.7 18.6 18.5 4.7 4.8 4.6 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 2.1 5.8 5.3 6.4 2.4 7.0 6.3 7.2 4.4 7.9 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 4.4 5.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 5.2 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 1.0 .7 .7 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 .2 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 -.5 1.7 -2.2 -1.0 -1.7 3.1 1.8 3.3 -.2 4.3 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 3.6 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 1.0 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.0 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.1 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.3 11.8 3.5 8.9 6.5 6.8 6.5 2.5 7.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 6.8 5.4 8.5 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 .4 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 -26.6 3.7 3.7 15.6 3.8 5.5 -.7 3.9 4.6 6.1 4.4 6.0 4.3 3.9 2.8 5.7 -.8 -.8 -.8 -1.6 1.1 6.8 11.8 -7.3 6.2 3.3 10.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 6.8 3.1 4.0 3.6 4.7 1.8 -2.0 2.1 1.4 2.7 5.4 5.8 5.9 3.5 1.7 5.2 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.4 4.3 3.3 3.9 7.0 2.9 9.6 2.3 4.0 5.0 3.1 4.9 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 5.5 5.9 4.3 5.7 6.4 5.1 4.1 5.3 1.7 2.1 - .5 2.7 2.0 -2.5 3.8 3.7 4.0 -5.9 -6.9 5.6 5.9 - 4.3 - - - See footnotes at end of table. 80 - .8 7.8 8.4 8.3 5.5 6.1 5.1 3.6 3.3 7.1 2.9 - 1991 Seot. 1992 1993 1994 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 4.1 2.3 10.1 8.8 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.6 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 3.3 4.1 2.3 3.6 3.7 2.7 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 1.4 1.2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 -1.3 .7 .9 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.4 2.8 -1.2 3.8 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 .7 2.1 1.7 3.6 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 .8 .7 .3 .0 3.5 -.5 -2.8 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 2.9 1.4 4.3 -3.3 -2.8 1.2 -1.3 1.7 5.3 .9 .6 .2 .5 .7 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.2 2.1 3.0 1.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 32.0 4.4 3.4 -14.6 4.5 2.5 1.8 3.5 2.7 -4.7 3.1 2.9 -1.6 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 -2.7 -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 -3.5 1.1 .3 -.7 3.3 4.3 .0 5.0 5.0 5.1 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.8 4.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.3 3.4 1.9 2.8 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 2.8 3.8 0.1 -.1 -.2 .6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 3.7 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 -2.9 2.0 -5.0 .4 -2.0 1.4 9.1 .0 4.8 -1.1 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 .8 .8 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 2.5 3.5 0.7 .6 .3 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.0 -.2 -.9 -.3 -3.1 -.1 -1.5 2.4 2.9 -3.9 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.3 .1 2.8 2.1 1.2 2.8 2.4 1.7 2.2 1.1 2.9 2.5 .3 .2 .0 1.7 -.3 -.2 .5 .6 2.9 -.8 10.2 10.1 10.6 9.5 8.6 2.8 4.2 5.5 3.7 4.6 5.5 1.5 7.0 .9 -.1 2.0 6.4 7.5 .0 9.9 17.2 3.0 17.2 22.7 6.6 7.7 4.0 5.4 4.8 3.6 1.4 .8 1.6 2.3 .7 4.0 8.0 -7.1 2.8 4.2 1.4 -3.0 -6.0 2.4 3.8 4.4 2.1 4.4 2.3 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.6 2.8 6.6 -13.9 6.2 6.2 6.3 5.6 6.6 .1 5.0 3.9 2.0 3.8 2.3 -1.3 .6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 2.8 5.0 -5.6 2.2 2.4 2.0 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 3.7 1.4 3.3 5.4 1.0 6.1 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.2 3.4 23.0 3.6 .4 7.2 -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.0 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.9 .9 3.2 .5 .2 .9 3.2 4.3 2.0 .6 1.7 -.5 3.1 1.8 .8 7.6 2.4 2.9 2.5 1.0 -.2 1.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 1.1 1.6 -1.6 1.7 .1 3.3 8.1 9.9 1.6 6.2 - - - - 1995 1996 Table 26. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Medical care................................................................................... Medical care commodities............................................................ Prescription drugs...................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies............................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs......................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies...................... Medical care services.................................................................. Professional medical services..................................................... Physicians’ services................................................................. Dental services........................................................................ Eye care................................................................................. Services by other medical professionals.................................. Hospital and related services..................................................... Hospital rooms ........................................................................ Other inpatient services ........................................................... Outpatient services.................................................................. Entertainment................................................................................. Entertainment commodities........................................................... Reading materials...................................................................... Newspapers............................................................................ Magazines, periodicals, and books........................................... Sporting goods and equipment................................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles............................................. Other sporting goods............................................................... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment...................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment........................................ Photographic supplies and equipment...................................... Pet supplies and expense........................................................ Entertainment services.................................................................. Club memberships..................................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships............. Admissions................................................................................ Fees for lessons or instructions ................................................. Other entertainment services..................................................... Other goods and services............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products.................................................... Personal care.............................................................................. Toilet goods and personal care appliances................................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................................ Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products..................... Personal care services............................................................... Beauty parlor services for females........................................... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................... Personal and educational expenses.............................................. School books and supplies ........................................................ Personal and educational services.............................................. Tuition and other school fees .................................................. College tuition....................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition......................................... Day care and nursery school................................................. Personal expenses.................................................................. Legal service fees................................................................. Personal financial services..................................................... Funeral expenses.................................................................. 1993 1994 1995 1996 7.9 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 8.4 8.7 9.8 3.9 3.5 6.4 9.7 3.3 3.7 1.5 5.6 1.3 1.1 .9 1.7 4.4 3.4 4.9 4.8 5.6 3.8 8.0 11.1 2.5 2.7 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 8.9 8.2 9.8 2.8 1.8 3.7 4.0 3.5 .1 2.1 -1.5 1.0 2.5 2.2 -1.0 3.7 2.3 4.9 3.9 5.1 3.1 6.5 8.1 2.9 3.3 5.4 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.9 2.8 1.9 3.5 4.3 2.8 .3 -.1 .5 1.4 1.5 1.7 .9 3.5 3.3 8.0 1.8 4.0 2.9 2.7 -5.9 2.5 1.7 4.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.5 2.3 1.8 3.6 5.0 2.2 3.2 3.9 2.5 -.5 -.9 -3.2 1.0 2.7 -.6 2.6 4.0 4.9 2.6 4.2 3.0 1.9 1.8 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.9 7.6 4.1 -.6 .1 -1.1 2.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.3 3.0 3.9 4.3 2.7 2.1 1.1 2.5 2.2 2.6 1.3 1.7 .9 2.5 2.8 2.5 4.1 .7 1.9 3.3 2.9 3.7 3.5 2.3 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.7 .1 1.1 -.8 2.7 2.9 .7 3.1 2.6 .7 1.5 4.0 4.4 2.1 3.4 2.6 1.3 .7 5.9 3.0 1.4 4.7 1.0 1.5 1.8 3.0 5.4 5.7 4.2 7.2 7.8 7.2 7.9 8.1 8.8 3.0 4.1 4.2 3.5 7.5 6.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.7 5.1 4.5 6.9 4.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 4.8 7.0 6.8 7.7 6.6 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.9 8.4 5.7 8.6 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 6.4 5.7 8.3 5.9 4.8 2.4 2.2 3.5 6.9 4.9 7.0 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.1 -.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 6.5 3.4 6.7 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.6 5.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 5.4 3.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 4.8 1.9 7.8 5.8 .8 3.4 3.3 3.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 5.3 3.8 7.1 5.4 -.1 1.9 1.6 3.2 4.3 5.0 4.2 4.6 5.2 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.8 5.9 4.1 -1.8 3.5 3.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 2.8 1.6 6.3 8.3 36.0 5.0 4.1 1.3 -1.0 -15.8 3.1 5.4 1.7 .2 1.8 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 -5.3 4.4 1.8 2.5 -2.9 5.9 -1.0 1.6 2.3 -1.2 -3.8 1.8 4.5 4.4 -.2 9.9 5.5 2.9 1987 1988 1989 1990 7.7 6.8 9.0 5.5 5.9 2.5 2.5 5.8 7.1 8.0 5.4 6.1 3.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.3 4.5 7.0 6.6 7.2 7.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.6 2.7 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.8 4.5 6.3 2.2 4.3 1.7 7.0 6.8 5.0 1.7 6.1 7.9 3.3 2.8 6.9 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 10.4 12.7 9.2 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 7.3 5.8 3.8 4.6 3.3 7.0 9.4 5.1 5.7 8.5 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 11.0 11.5 11.7 5.1 3.5 4.7 3.9 5.3 2.1 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.8 4.0 7.7 9.5 8.9 4.3 8.2 14.7 3.8 2.5 9.6 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 10.6 12.1 11.2 4.3 3.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 3.7 5.4 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 6.0 7.6 10.8 4.2 4.2 2.7 2.8 5.3 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.8 8.0 7.6 8.1 7.8 7.4 9.2 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 6.5 7.6 6.4 7.6 7.0 9.8 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.6 7.7 8.4 8.9 4.4 5.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 6.3 18.1 1.1 2.0 5.0 4.1 79 63 7.7 5.5 7.2 7.7 _ 3.4 18 4.3 37 49 -2.7 -3.5 .2 2.9 2.1 5.9 2.3 5.4 5.1 _ Data not available. 1992 1986 Special indexes 3.3 Domestically produced farm food.................................................... .2 Selected beef cuts......................................................................... Motor fuel motor oil, coolant, and other products............................ -30.1 .4 Utilities and public transportation..................................................... 1.8 Housekeeping and home maintenance services.............................. - Sept. December Group 1991 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 81 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, ms *4=100. unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 1914 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.2 10.5 11.8 14.0 16.6 10.1 10.5 12.0 14.2 16.2 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.4 19.1 17.0 16.9 17.4 19.6 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.3 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 25.5 26.6 26.8 27.1 23.6 25.9 26.5 26.7 27.1 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 1st half 2nd half - - _ _ - - - - - Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 - 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 - _ - 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 « - _ - 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 - - 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 - - 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 _ _ - - 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 _ _ - - 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 82 - _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - Table 27. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W orkers (CPI-W ): U. S. City Average, all item s— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Jan. Feb. 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 Mar. 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 Apr. 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 May June July 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 - - 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 _ - _ - - - 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 _ - _ - - - _ - _ - Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half - - Annual avg. Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 102.1 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 1995 1996 147.8 151.7 148.3 152.2 148.7 152.9 149.3 153.6 149.6 154.0 149.9 154.1 149.9 154.3 150.2 154.5 150.6 155.1 151.0 - 150.9 150.9 - 148.9 153.1 150.6 - 149.8 - 2.5 2.9 - - Data not available. 83 - - - - - _ _ - - - Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 109.3 104.0 110.7 99.8 95.2 105.8 92.3 105.3 116.4 111.1 101.8 118.5 125.7 121.6 114.2 108.9 114.5 105.4 102.8 111.1 101.2 108.0 121.3 116.4 103.1 123.6 133.2 127.9 119.2 113.0 120.3 108.6 106.3 116.0 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 106.8 131.2 142.7 135.0 124.6 117.8 126.9 112.1 111.6 116.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 109.3 137.8 154.7 143.8 132.2 125.8 133.6 121.0 126.2 122.3 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 112.2 147.9 169.0 152.8 135.9 127.0 136.9 120.9 124.2 126.1 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 117.6 152.5 182.4 162.0 139.8 129.8 139.1 124.1 127.3 127.8 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 120.8 157.2 195.4 169.9 143.3 131.6 142.9 124.7 125.7 128.5 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 124.2 163.3 206.6 178.5 147.2 134.8 146.6 127.6 127.7 126.1 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 124.9 169.2 217.7 185.9 150.9 136.9 149.8 129.0 128.3 126.2 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 127.2 174.9 227.4 194.0 155.1 140.4 154.5 131.7 132.8 127.2 138.4 129.2 172.8 160.9 133.0 179.2 233.3 200.5 109.0 107.8 103.4 108.4 100.2 96.1 93.6 103.2 108.3 115.4 80.7 All items less energy................................................................. 113.4 All items less food and energy................................................ 114.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities..................... 108.6 Energy commodities.......................................................... 69.6 Services less energy services............................................... 118.2 114.1 112.5 107.8 113.2 105.6 103.3 101.8 108.8 112.2 120.1 87.8 118.0 119.0 112.6 82.1 123.7 118.8 117.4 112.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 118.1 125.6 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 124.0 122.6 117.4 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 123.9 131.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 131.7 130.6 124.9 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 131.1 138.1 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.7 133.7 128.1 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 137.9 143.9 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 140.0 137.6 131.8 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 143.5 148.4 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 143.4 140.8 134.9 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 149.5 153.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 147.4 144.6 138.4 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 154.0 157.6 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 151.1 147.8 141.5 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 159.2 162.8 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 155.2 151.9 145.7 151.6 132.8 134.3 139.5 143.9 164.5 167.6 111.3 161.2 163.1 141.0 105.5 178.0 114.5 114.5 112.5 116.9 115.8 105.5 126.7 106.6 117.2 113.1 113.4 121.3 120.7 110.1 111.7 110.4 108.6 102.2 105.5 101.9 108.5 113.4 115.2 112.9 107.9 114.5 117.5 111.3 111.8 107.4 107.4 110.2 103.6 133.6 110.2 147.0 84.9 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 125.7 124.3 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 112.9 108.1 112.0 121.3 125.7 109.6 96.7 114.7 115.7 108.5 112.7 126.9 131.0 131.1 112.5 139.7 124.8 150.0 99.0 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 133.3 132.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 123.9 116.2 118.9 124.6 133.4 117.3 105.0 124.1 121.6 115.8 119.0 127.4 130.0 129.7 120.1 144.8 119.4 159.3 134.3 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 138.2 139.1 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.6 128.0 130.3 131.9 147.0 136.8 123.0 142.6 143.7 135.1 131.3 129.2 130.3 132.7 121.8 148;8 119.1 165.2 128.0 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 140.2 144.1 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 138.5 125.9 130.1 128.5 145.4 128.6 108.5 136.4 136.8 127.8 132.3 129.8 129.8 134.3 122.2 151.2 118.4 168.7 122.7 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 145.9 151.6 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 140.1 129.1 129.8 130.4 148.6 127.7 104.8 140.0 134.9 126.0 132.6 133.4 135.4 136.5 125.7 153.8 119.8 172.0 117.0 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 155.9 155.8 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 143.5 130.1 133.3 138.8 154.5 133.4 117.1 146.5 136.9 130.2 136.1 140.7 141.3 146.4 129.7 158.8 122.8 177.8 114.8 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 160.2 163.2 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 141.2 132.3 131.5 137.2 153.0 130.3 114.8 139.3 134.9 128.8 136.9 140.2 139.7 143.0 138.2 167.1 124.5 189.0 115.3 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 169.4 170.7 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 142.2 128.6 128.9 134.9 156.7 140.0 130.0 146.9 144.6 137.2 141.2 146.0 145.2 150.0 141.8 172.3 125.7 195.9 144.8 154.5 154.1 155.1 174.3 166.1 155.9 183.6 145.5 177.9 180.1 180.3 172.4 179.3 146.8 147.0 143.1 134.5 113.9 141.9 130.9 130.1 140.0 157.4 156.3 169.0 156.3 156.1 150.0 145.8 155.1 157.2 156.6 152.0 172.1 125.5 195.7 142.8 Commodity and service group All items.................................................................................. Commodities.......................................................................... Food and beverages................................................. .......... Commodities less food and beverages.................................. Nondurables less food and beverages................................. Apparel commodities....................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel................... Durables........................................................................... Services............................................................................... Rent of shelter1.................................................................. Household services less rent of shelter1................................ Transportation services........................................................ Medical care services........................................................... Other services..................................................................... Special indexes All items less food.................................................................... All items less shelter................................................................. All items less homeowners’ costs 1............................................ All items less medical care........................................................ Commodities less food............................................................. Nondurables less food.............................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel............................................ Nondurables............................................................................ Services less rent of shelter1 .................................................... Services less medical care services........................................... Expenditure category Food and beverages................................................................ Food at home..................................................................... Cereals and bakery products.............................................. Cereals and cereal products............................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes...................................... Cereal.......................................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................................. Bakery products.............................................................. White bread................................................................. Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins.................. Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes............................... Other bakery products................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................................. Meats, poultry, and fish................................................... Meats ......................................................................... Beef and veal............................................................ Ground beef other than canned................................. Chuck roast............................................................. Round roast............................................................ Round steak............................................................ Sirloin steak............................................................ Other beef and veal.................................................. Pork.......................................................................... Bacon ..................................................................... Chops ..................................................................... Ham....................................................................... Other pork, including sausage.................................... Other meats............................................................... Poultry......................................................................... Fresh whole chicken................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................................... Other poultry.............................................................. Fish and seafood......................................................... . Canned fish and seafood............................................ Fresh and frozen fish and seafood............................... Eggs.............................................................................. 110.7 110.7 108.9 112.2 110.4 104.3 119.6 101.6 112.8 108.4 109.5 116.4 116.7 109.0 109.3 106.7 101.8 96.5 100.4 96.0 101.4 103.3 107.2 115.0 112.7 116.3 121.1 111.2 107.5 118.6 121.2 120.8 111.7 121.5 99.8 133.8 103.4 See footnotes at end of table. 84 Table 28. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W orkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Sept. December Group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Dairy products....................................................................... Fresh milk and cream......................................................... Fresh whole milk............................................................. Other fresh milk and cream.............................................. Processed dairy products.................................................... Cheese ............................................................................ Ice cream and related products........................................ Other dairy products, including butter................................ 104.7 103.2 103.3 103.0 106.8 104.5 109.3 108.7 106.4 104.9 104.7 105.3 108.5 106.7 110.8 109.3 111.2 109.9 110.0 109.7 113.1 112.3 114.9 111.5 122.8 122.5 122.7 122.1 123.5 126.8 123.1 113.0 126.5 125.6 125.8 125.0 128.1 132.7 128.5 112.8 127.2 125.3 125.3 125.1 129.8 134.9 129.9 113.0 128.9 128.2 127.6 129.2 130.1 135.1 130.5 112.8 130.0 131.0 130.3 132.1 129.3 134.0 131.2 111.0 131.4 131.9 130.8 133.5 131.3 135.2 136.0 111.5 134.7 134.3 133.6 135.3 135.8 138.4 139.7 120.9 146.4 145.4 143.6 148.1 148.1 148.8 149.1 142.7 Fruits and vegetables............................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables................................................ Fresh fruits ...................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ........................................................................ Oranges, including tangerines......................................... Other fresh fruits............................................................ Fresh vegetables............................................................. Potatoes........................................................................ Lettuce ......................................................................... Tomatoes...................................................................... Other fresh vegetables.................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables......................................... Processed fruits............................................................... Fruit juices and frozen fruit............................................. Canned and dried fruits................................................. Processed vegetables...................................................... Frozen vegetables......................................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen....................................................................... 109.3 112.8 114.2 117.2 91 5 110.2 120.7 111.5 103.0 116.0 125.0 110.4 105.2 106.3 105.5 107.9 104.2 108.5 123.0 132.7 126.0 104.3 107.4 126.4 139.9 139.5 102.7 272.4 137.9 126.1 109.9 112.4 112.5 111.0 107.3 111.7 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 144.2 154.5 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 122.0 124.5 126.6 115.4 119.3 116.6 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 137.8 176.9 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 125.0 125.2 126.4 119.0 125.1 124.9 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 151.9 194.4 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 131.7 134.9 137.9 122.0 128.4 128.6 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 187.0 213.1 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 129.6 131.4 132.0 127.9 127.7 129.6 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 156.8 214.5 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 131.0 134.3 135.0 130.0 127.6 130.7 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 177.0 247.8 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 132.9 133.1 133.1 131.9 132.9 135.5 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 178.1 259.1 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 133.6 132.6 132.1 133.2 135.0 136.6 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 204.2 263.8 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 137.2 137.4 136.8 138.2 137.4 140.6 183.2 209.0 243.7 210.4 148.5 325.9 256.9 175.0 181.0 173.4 161.3 179.0 147.0 147.0 147.2 144.6 147.4 144.9 102.7 105.8 121.1 125.8 129.0 127.4 126.8 132.3 134.9 136.5 149.2 Other food at home.............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................................... Sweets, including candy................................................... Fats and oils...................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages..................................................... Carbonated drinks............................................................ Coffee.............................................................................. Other noncarbonated drinks............................................. Other prepared food........................................................... Canned and packaged soup............................................. Frozen prepared food...................................................... Snacks ............................................................................ Seasonings condiments, sauces, and spices.................... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ............ 108.8 109.1 100.8 112.7 105.7 108.2 101.9 128.9 110.1 110.3 112.1 112.3 112.1 110.1 107.6 109.8 110.9 102.1 114.6 107.6 104.9 103.6 110.3 112.6 114.8 119.0 118.7 115.6 113.1 112.5 115.1 116.7 110.3 119.2 118.3 107.8 105.2 116.6 115.5 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 119.4 120.1 121.1 115.2 123.5 121.5 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 127.7 125.1 126.3 118.4 129.6 130.8 113.3 111.3 117.0 126.5 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.2 127.0 130.6 118.4 135.8 129.1 112.9 112.3 111.0 129.9 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 140.2 128.2 131.9 119.6 137.2 128.3 112.7 114.0 104.9 132.4 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 142.8 130.8 133.1 120.8 138.3 129.3 115.1 116.0 110.5 131.5 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 147.9 138.3 134.4 123.2 139.1 134.1 130.6 115.7 172.3 132.6 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 152.5 140.1 138.4 128.3 142.6 137.3 128.8 119.1 155.6 135.7 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 155.1 143.2 145.3 134.9 149.7 141.2 127.4 119.5 146.8 139.1 157.2 185.9 142.5 149.9 164.6 157.4 Food away from home............................................................ Lunch ................................................................................... Dinner.................................................................................. Other meals and snacks....................................................... 114.6 114.0 114.7 115.5 118.8 118.3 118.7 119.3 124.0 123.7 123.8 124.4 129.7 129.9 129.1 130.3 135.6 135.7 134.3 137.5 139.4 139.7 137.9 141.6 141.6 141.9 140.0 143.7 144.1 144.6 142.5 146.1 147.0 147.4 145.4 149.1 150.3 150.8 148.7 152.5 153.4 153.9 151.6 156.0 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home................................................... Beer and ale........................................................................ Wine..................................................................................... Distilled spirits....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home...................................... 111.7 109.4 109.0 102.1 113.3 120.3 115.1 111.8 111.3 105.6 114.6 125.4 119.5 114.4 114.3 107.5 116.7 132.6 125.2 119.4 119.7 110.8 121.9 139.5 130.5 123.9 124.1 114.0 127.9 146.3 143.5 138.2 138.9 129.3 139.3 158.0 147.7 141.3 142.8 131.3 141.3 164.0 150.0 142.0 143.2 131.6 142.8 168.8 151.4 141.7 142.9 130.0 143.8 172.5 154.3 143.0 144.1 131.7 145.0 178.0 158.9 147.3 147.9 138.9 147.9 183.3 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 85 T able 28. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W orkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December Sept. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Housing....................................................................................... Shelter...................................................................................... Renters’ costs 1....................................................................... Rent, residential ................................................................... Other renters’ costs.............................................................. Lodging while out of town................................................... Lodging while at school2.................................................... Tenants’ insurance............................................................. Homeowners’ costs 1 .............................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent1...................................................... Household insurance 1 .......................................................... Maintenance and repairs......................................................... Maintenance and repair services........................................... Maintenance and repair commodities.................................... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 3.......... Other maintenance and repair commodities........................ Fuel and other utilities............................................................... Fuels...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities...................... Fuel oil............................................................................... Other household fuel commodities 3 ................................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......................... Electricity........................................................................... Utility (piped) gas................................................................ Other utilities and public services............................................. Telephone services............................................................... Local charges.................................................................... Interstate toll calls.............................................................. Intrastate toll calls.............................................................. Water and sewerage maintenance......................................... Cable television 4 ................................................................. Refuse collection 4 ................................................................ 110.2 115.7 111.6 120.8 119.4 117.0 129.3 118.4 110.8 110.8 111.7 109.2 111.2 105.3 100.0 103.8 100.1 93.7 71.5 67.4 100.0 100.5 105.2 94.5 118.5 116.8 133.7 84.5 106.7 121.6 116.6 123.8 114.1 121.2 115.9 125.3 124.5 121.8 136.9 122.6 116.6 116.6 116.1 112.5 115.9 107.1 101.9 105.4 101.7 94.8 80.2 79.5 102.4 100.7 107.0 91.8 120.9 115.6 138.5 74.0 103.5 127.9 127.9 136.1 118.5 126.5 120.0 129.7 129.2 126.2 144.9 126.0 122.2 122.2 119.6 115.2 117.8 110.6 104.0 109.8 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 125.6 117.1 144.8 70.9 99.2 135.1 141.6 146.7 123.1 132.6 125.4 135.0 137.6 134.4 155.5 128.9 128.3 128.5 122.7 119.0 122.4 113.6 109.4 110.8 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 128.4 116.7 145.5 70.0 96.7 144.1 147.1 161.0 128.3 139.3 132.6 140.6 157.2 155.2 165.0 130.4 134.3 134.5 124.9 123.6 129.8 115.2 112.3 111.1 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 133.2 116.4 147.0 67.4 94.6 152.6 166.9 177.1 132.7 144.6 137.7 144.8 170.2 168.6 175.7 133.6 139.5 139.7 128.4 130.6 135.7 123.1 117.1 121.2 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 140.7 120.4 154.7 68.3 93.2 163.8 181.2 197.6 136.1 148.7 141.4 148.2 176.9 174.5 189.7 137.0 143.5 143.8 132.0 129.8 139.0 118.0 116.3 112.9 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 144.2 120.1 155.3 67.4 91.0 174.3 188.4 214.6 139.7 153.1 144.9 151.6 183.3 181.2 193.8 141.2 148.2 148.4 136.4 127.7 134.0 119.0 116.4 114.5 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 149.6 122.3 156.9 71.8 91.1 182.9 201.7 225.7 142.7 157.7 148.5 155.4 187.2 184.4 202.9 147.9 153.1 153.3 142.9 132.4 140.3 121.9 117.5 118.7 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 151.1 123.1 156.3 75.7 90.3 190.5 195.8 236.8 146.7 163.1 152.5 159.3 194.1 191.1 211.8 150.8 158.7 159.0 145.6 135.8 144.7 124.2 118.3 122.1 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 154.3 124.4 159.9 75.8 87.1 195.9 203.5 243.3 150.8 167.2 158.1 162.6 215.0 213.7 219.2 153.5 161.9 162.2 148.0 138.0 149.4 123.6 119.3 120.3 129.5 117.9 95.4 93.9 123.4 125.7 137.9 106.8 158.8 126.5 160.6 78.6 91.4 201.7 217.5 247.7 Household furnishings and operation......................................... Housefurnishings..................................................................... Textile housefurnishings........................................................ Furniture and bedding ........................................................... Bedroom furniture............................................................... Sofas................................................................................. Living room chairs and tables ............................................. Other furniture.................................................................... Appliances, including electronic equipment............................. Video and audio products................................................... Televisions....................................................................... Video products other than televisions 5............................. Audio products................................................................ Major household appliances 3 ............................................. Refrigerators and home freezers....................................... Laundry equipment.......................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 3 ........... Information processing equipment5 .................................... Other housefurnishings 3....................................................... Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment................................... Clocks, lamps, and decor items.......................................... Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware...... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware.............. Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 3 .................................. Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers8 .................................. Housekeeping supplies........................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap...................... Household paper products and stationery supplies................ Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.......................... Housekeeping services........................................................... Postage................................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair............................................... Gardening and other household services 3 ............................ 105.8 102.5 107.6 109.3 115.2 110.2 107.3 102.9 92.6 87.0 81.3 106.9 102.9 108.6 111.5 115.5 115.7 109.3 105.5 90.1 83.8 77.3 111.1 104.7 114.7 113.0 118.8 113.5 111.4 107.1 89.2 82.1 74.8 94.9 94.0 101.0 103.6 106.0 97.9 92.7 105.3 113.0 105.2 117.6 114.2 117.1 113.7 117.4 109.8 87.1 79.1 72.2 85.8 93.1 101.0 102.7 107.9 96.9 89.7 107.6 115.4 106.0 119.2 115.5 122.0 113.6 115.6 109.2 85.9 78.6 71.4 80.9 94.9 98.9 101.0 105.8 94.6 86.9 110.0 117.2 107.7 117.6 120.5 128.3 117.7 119.9 114.0 84.8 77.5 70.9 79.2 93.5 99.3 101.7 106.3 94.6 80.6 112.7 119.0 109.1 124.8 123.9 134.6 116.3 125.7 115.8 84.4 77.1 69.4 78.1 94.2 101.1 106.5 106.9 95.3 74.2 112.4 119.7 109.1 121.0 125.4 132.2 123.5 126.7 118.3 83.6 75.2 68.2 72.8 93.2 104.4 111.9 109.9 97.3 68.2 113.2 122.4 109.7 121.1 130.7 134.8 136.9 134.6 119.9 80.5 72.3 65.2 67.8 90.8 102.3 109.5 109.5 93.8 61.4 113.9 123.6 110.1 121.4 132.5 138.8 140.4 133.3 119.5 79.1 70.4 62.4 65.2 90.1 103.4 110.1 113.5 93.1 56.3 115.1 Expenditure category - - 100.0 101.7 110.2 105.4 115.5 115.0 121.6 114.7 112.7 109.1 90.8 82.8 76.4 100.0 91.9 102.2 102.4 106.6 101.5 100.0 103.9 107.1 101.1 104.8 102.0 113.7 102.5 106.3 102.9 112.6 105.8 109.5 103.0 117.8 112.2 111.9 100.3 126.6 112.3 113.5 102.1 124.1 116.2 120.6 101.5 128.2 119.0 122.5 102.6 129.1 115.0 123.8 106.6 131.7 114.5 124.6 107.2 137.3 118.7 120.7 108.0 140.1 116.4 125.6 109.5 100.0 98.3 112.9 116.9 109.5 111.2 111.6 110.4 117.3 104.7 100.1 97.1 - - 117.4 121.8 115.6 113.6 116.5 125.4 120.0 109.0 123.8 127.3 121.8 121.3 117.8 125.4 122.1 112.1 96.3 100.0 127.8 132.3 126.8 123.1 122.7 125.4 126.9 116.4 95.8 107.3 130.4 137.9 127.2 124.0 131.3 145.7 132.3 119.0 97.1 113.2 130.0 137.3 127.1 123.7 135.9 145.7 140.1 124.9 93.5 110.4 131.9 136.9 129.8 127.4 139.1 145.7 143.8 127.0 91.6 114.7 133.3 139.2 130.6 128.4 141.5 145.7 144.6 127.7 88.2 116.3 139.9 141.2 144.3 133.4 148.6 160.8 151.6 130.2 88.6 117.0 141.8 144.2 144.4 135.9 152.2 160.8 155.3 135.7 - 91.1 100.0 99.5 104.0 100.0 - 109.7 111.8 108.5 108.2 109.9 110.4 114.0 100.0 - 91.9 98.8 100.6 102.9 97.1 See footnotes at end of table. 86 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep.................................................................. Apparel commodities...................................... ....................... Apparel commodities less footwear....................................... Men’s and boys’ ................................................................ Men’s ............................................................................ Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.............................. Furnishings and special clothing..................................... Shirts.......................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers...................................... Boys’ ............................................................................. Women’s and girls’ ............................................................ Women’s ........................................................................ Coats and jackets......................................................... Dresses ....................................................................... Separates and sportswear............................................. Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories............... Suits............................................................................ Girls’ .............................................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ ......................................................... Other apparel commodities................................................. Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 3........................... Watches and jewelry3..................................................... Watches 3 .................................................................... Jewelry 3 ...................................................................... Footwear............................................................................ Men’s ............................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ................................................................. Women’s .......................................................................... Apparel services.................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated................. Other apparel services......................................................... Transportation.......................................................................... Private.................................................................................. New vehicles...................................................................... New cars.......................................................................... Subcompact new cars 3.................................................... Compact new cars 3......................................................... Intermediate new cars 3.................................................... Full-size new cars 3......................................................... Luxury new cars 3............................................................ New trucks 4 ..................................................................... New motorcycles 3............................................................ Used cars........................................................................... Motor fuel........................................................................... Gasoline .......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium............................................ Automobile maintenance and repair...................................... Body work........................................................................ Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair.............................. Maintenance and servicing................................................. Power plant repair............................................................. Other private transportation................................................... Other private transportation commodities.............................. Motor oil, coolant, and other products............................... Automobile parts and equipment...................................... Tires............................................................................ Other parts and equipment............................................ Other private transportation services................................... Automobile insurance...................................................... Automobile finance charges............................................. Automobile fees.............................................................. Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees...... Other automobile-related fees........................................ Public transportation............................................................... Airline fares...... ......................................................... Other intercity transportation................................................. Intracity public transportation................................................ 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 107.4 105.8 106.2 107.1 106.9 107.6 109.0 108.9 103.2 107.9 106.1 106.0 100.1 106.2 110.7 107.2 98.5 106.5 113.5 102.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.6 108.7 103.0 99.2 116.6 116.3 117.2 112.6 111.1 111.7 110.4 111.5 111.3 110.0 116.1 109.3 107.1 112.6 112.7 105.0 122.5 116.7 107.6 107.2 112.0 116.4 110.6 102.7 109.0 103.6 110.6 108.0 111.9 110.6 102.6 120.9 122.3 120.2 117.6 116.0 116.4 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 123.3 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 119.2 113.7 113.4 117.9 120.3 117.8 109.1 116.2 107.8 118.6 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 125.8 128.8 124.0 118.5 116.6 116.9 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 123.7 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 118.3 115.8 110.3 117.4 119.3 121.5 110.8 120.3 107.5 124.0 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 130.6 133.8 128.4 124.5 122.3 122.9 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 129.0 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 125.3 120.9 122.0 121.6 127.9 128.8 118.2 127.3 110.7 132.0 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 139.6 140.8 139.0 128.4 126.1 126.8 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 133.8 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 129.9 123.7 132.8 131.7 131.8 132.6 120.6 131.3 113.6 136.4 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 144.4 145.2 144.1 130.4 127.8 128.3 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 135.8 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 128.6 124.4 131.1 135.1 133.1 137.3 122.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 149.2 149.9 149.1 131.3 128.5 128.9 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 132.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 131.6 125.8 136.9 130.0 128.1 140.1 120.9 140.1 118.6 146.3 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 153.4 154.8 152.8 129.3 126.1 126.5 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 127.8 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 127.7 128.1 138.6 127.6 132.9 144.1 120.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 155.9 157.6 155.0 129.5 126.2 126.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 133.4 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 124.3 130.2 131.5 128.6 129.8 145.3 130.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 157.1 158.7 156.4 130.6 127.2 127.0 127.0 130.5 136.1 122.2 137.1 128.0 115.7 122.2 121.8 121.6 113.7 122.7 133.3 136.6 124.1 132.4 151.4 133.2 150.9 128.9 157.2 127.8 134.2 129.3 121.0 159.7 162.2 158.2 100.6 99.5 114.1 114.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 112.8 100.0 106.8 69.2 69.0 68.2 107.3 106.4 116.1 116.3 101.8 101.2 100.4 103.1 103.8 114.3 104.0 116.2 82.0 81.9 80.8 110.4 114.8 109.5 113.8 118.8 122.0 118.9 121.7 104.2 105.4 102.5 104.9 101.9 105.9 105.6 109.1 109.2 . 111.6 116.9 121.0 109.4 114.1 120.1 119.5 80.4 85.9 80.4 85.6 78.8 83.2 126.7 125.3 124.4 123.3 105.6 106.6 107.6 110.5 114.6 125.9 117.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 124.5 123.2 128.5 127.2 109.6 109.2 111.3 114.3 117.2 130.3 123.7 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 128.2 126.6 131.7 130.1 112.6 109.8 113.7 116.0 121.7 133.8 128.9 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 73.8 112.9 115.0 85.3 117.0 121.3 84.7 121.5 126.5 90.0 126.9 134.0 118.7 132.8 139.5 101.5 138.8 142.9 103.0 143.9 147.0 130.8 128.5 136.2 133.9 116.5 113.2 116.2 119.7 124.3 140.0 138.3 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 148.3 150.8 136.7 135.2 140.9 138.1 120.5 117.8 120.1 122.0 128.1 145.1 149.4 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 152.6 155.7 138.9 137.2 143.7 140.4 122.7 119.9 121.7 123.4 130.5 149.3 156.5 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 156.6 161.4 142.9 140.7 144.3 140.6 122.6 121.8 121.2 123.2 131.3 150.6 161.7 158.2 106.2 105.8 103.6 110.2 106.8 160.8 168.1 115.0 110.6 112.9 116.7 95.8 102.7 94.7 91.9 101.4 120.7 140.9 85.3 119.4 117.4 122.6 119.4 121.4 125.4 117.6 118.6 114.7 116.8 122.0 97.4 100.6 96.5 93.3 103.9 127.1 148.8 90.4 123.3 119.3 129.3 121.3 122.7 128.0 120.2 123.8 118.3 121.6 130.4 99.9 109.4 98.4 96.8 104.4 137.1 160.9 98.1 130.5 126.6 136.5 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 129.9 122.0 127.4 136.8 101.9 109.1 100.6 98.8 106.8 144.7 170.6 102.3 137.9 134.5 143.2 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 137.1 126.8 133.3 144.2 103.2 116.7 101.5 98.6 108.6 153.8 183.7 102.5 151.4 156.0 146.2 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 143.0 133.7 139.4 149.2 104.8 117.9 103.0 100.8 109.7 159.8 198.6 95.3 156.8 163.4 149.1 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 149.3 136.5 145.9 151.9 104.0 117.4 102.2 100.4 108.5 163.5 211.5 81.9 166.4 173.0 158.6 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 155.2 139.3 151.2 154.9 102.6 117.7 100.7 98.9 106.8 167.6 221.9 76.7 170.1 177.4 161.4 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 160.8 141.4 156.3 163.4 103.5 125.0 101.0 101.1 105.3 178.4 229.5 94.4 175.2 178.1 172.3 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 164.2 168.0 144.4 148.8 161.4 165.1 168.4 169.8 104.4 104.1 129.0 130.1 101.6 101.3 101.2 100.8 106.4 106.1 184.5 186.4 239.6 243.7 94.7 96.5 177.0 179.3 181.3 181.5 172.2 177.5 169.0 181.8 177.2 194.2 154.9 157.2 164.9 174.9 See footnotes at end of table. SeDt. December Group 87 Tab le 28. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W o rkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Group December SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Medical care................................................................................ Medical care commodities.......................................................... Prescription drugs................................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3........................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs...................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies................... Medical care services................................................................ Professional medical services.................................................. Physicians’ services.............................................................. Dental services..................................................................... Eye care 3............................................................................. Services by other medical professionals3.............................. Hospital and related services................................................... Hospital rooms..................................................................... Other inpatient services 3...................................................... Outpatient services 3............................................................. 125.7 125.3 134.8 100.0 119.7 117.5 125.7 124.0 125.5 123.1 100.0 100.0 126.5 125.5 100.0 100.0 133.4 134.1 145.7 105.3 126.9 120.9 133.2 132.0 133.6 132.0 105.3 105.0 135.4 133.7 107.4 107.2 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 147.1 121.0 117.1 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 162.5 135.0 131.1 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 178.3 150.1 145.9 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 193.8 163.7 160.4 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 210.9 177.2 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 226.2 190.6 189.3 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 238.8 201.7 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 250.2 210.7 209.4 228.8 208.5 243.7 142.0 168.1 172.0 233.3 210.8 217.8 218.8 139.6 150.2 268.4 257.2 218.1 216.9 Entertainment.............................................................................. Entertainment commodities........................................................ Reading materials................................................................... Newspapers......................................................................... Magazines, periodicals, and books......................................... Sporting goods and equipment................................................ Sport vehicles, including bicycles.......................................... Other sporting goods............................................................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment................................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment..................................... Photographic supplies and equipment................................... Pet supplies and expense...................................................... Entertainment services.............................................................. Club memberships 3................................................................. Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships3 ........ Admissions.............................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 3............................................. Other entertainment services 3 ................................................ 112.5 108.7 117.0 115.6 118.9 104.2 105.8 99.7 106.9 103.9 109.3 110.2 118.9 100.0 100.0 120.4 100.0 100.0 116.9 112.6 121.4 120.9 122.3 107.8 108.9 103.9 110.5 107.8 116.3 112.6 124.0 102.0 106.9 128.1 105.3 101.6 122.2 117.6 126.7 126.8 127.0 112.5 113.2 109.0 115.6 112.3 123.5 117.7 129.7 110.5 113.2 132.8 110.6 105.2 128.4 121.7 132.5 131.8 133.6 115.9 117.7 110.8 119.2 114.8 127.8 122.8 138.7 115.3 121.9 145.8 119.6 109.9 133.3 124.8 138.6 138.2 139.5 116.5 117.8 112.1 122.1 116.6 129.7 127.3 146.1 120.7 128.6 153.1 126.1 116.3 138.4 129.0 147.8 151.4 144.4 120.5 120.4 118.0 123.8 117.9 131.1 129.5 152.5 125.3 134.2 160.5 133.6 120.8 142.2 131.5 153.4 157.9 149.1 121.6 123.5 116.3 125.4 121.3 134.1 128.5 158.1 128.0 140.6 166.6 140.7 124.4 146.1 133.9 159.0 164.8 153.4 122.6 124.9 116.7 126.9 123.2 136.5 129.3 163.8 132.6 152.1 169.9 146.3 127.6 149.2 136.1 164.8 173.2 156.5 126.1 128.8 119.7 126.4 122.2 131.4 130.7 168.3 131.8 155.6 176.2 154.0 130.9 153.8 139.4 174.5 186.5 162.5 124.5 127.3 118.0 129.2 123.5 133.8 135.4 174.6 134.8 159.3 185.7 158.6 135.7 157.4 142.2 177.9 190.3 165.3 125.5 129.6 117.1 132.8 127.4 135.4 139.3 179.3 135.7 162.3 193.4 164.7 138.5 Other goods and services............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products................................................. Personal care............................................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances.............................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements............................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products.................. Personal care services............................................................ Beauty parlor services for females........................................ Haircuts and other barber shop services for males................ Personal and educational expenses........................................... School books and supplies..................................................... Personal and educational services........................................... Tuition and other school fee s............................................... College tuition.................................................................... Elementary and high school tuition...................................... Day care and nursery school6 ............................................ Personal expenses................................................................ Legal service fees 3 ........................................................... Personal financial services 3 ............................................... Funeral expenses 3 ............................................................ 123.6 127.1 112.8 111.9 131.3 137.2 116.4 115.1 140.6 150.2 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 214.7 233.7 150.8 145.7 112.8 116.1 122.2 124.8 132.0 136.0 138.5 144.7 146.8 148.9 151.4 111.5 113.7 113.4 114.2 134.2 131.9 134.6 136.1 135.9 136.4 114.6 117.8 117.5 118.4 143.0 141.9 143.3 146.3 145.4 149.3 121.3 123.0 122.7 123.8 152.3 151.1 152.7 157.1 156.2 161.9 124.9 129.4 129.4 128.7 163.1 162.9 163.4 169.6 169.3 176.2 132.5 137.9 137.9 137.4 188.7 184.4 189.3 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 170.5 129.2 136.8 130.1 138.9 141.3 140.8 142.5 200.5 194.9 201.2 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 177.6 133.6 143.9 135.1 138.3 146.2 146.1 145.6 213.3 202.3 214.5 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 188.9 144.0 153.3 142.1 141.7 149.2 148.9 149.6 224.9 208.5 226.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 198.8 147.2 166.5 150.6 142.3 154.2 153.7 155.3 237.3 220.3 238.9 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 208.9 153.1 177.7 158.1 142.4 157.2 156.3 160.0 247.3 231.5 248.8 267.2 285.5 278.1 131.7 216.4 158.6 182.6 164.3 136.7 128.5 98.8 125.6 133.1 139.0 128.8 100.3 129.4 137.6 143.9 133.3 95.0 134.4 140.1 147.1 129.7 100.6 133.6 142.9 150.7 127.8 96.9 135.9 149.9 157.3 127.7 106.6 143.2 153.6 Expenditure category Special indexes Domestically produced farm food................................................. Selected beef cuts....................................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products......................... Utilities and public transportation.................................................. Housekeeping and home maintenance services............................ - - - - 129.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 136.0 105.2 104.5 104.6 143.0 109.8 111.7 109.6 151.0 116.4 117.9 115.1 128.9 134.9 135.2 133.2 174.7 173.9 175.0 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 160.1 121.7 127.1 122.6 108.5 101.3 69.8 108.3 111.2 112.4 107.8 82.3 109.6 113.1 119.1 112.1 80.9 113.4 117.9 127.0 120.0 86.3 116.3 119.4 135.0 129.9 117.1 121.2 124.6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 88 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December December Group SeDt. 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Commodity and service group All items............................................................... Commodities....................................................... Food and beverages......................................... Commodities less food and beverages................ Nondurables less food and beverages.............. Apparel commodities.................................... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel. Durables........................................................ Services............................................................. Rent of shelter................................................. Household services less rent of shelter............... Transportation services...................................... Medical care services......................................... Other services................................................... 0.6 -2.2 3.7 -5.9 -9.9 .2 -12.7 -.2 4.3 4.7 -.2 5.6 7.7 5.3 4.5 4.7 3.4 5.6 8.0 5.0 9.6 2.6 4.2 4.8 1.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 3.6 6.1 7.1 5.6 4.5 4.2 5.5 3.2 5.0 .5 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 2.3 5.0 8.4 6.5 6.1 6.8 5.3 7.9 13.1 4.9 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 2.7 7.3 9.2 6.3 2.8 1.0 2.5 -.1 -1.6 3.1 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 4.8 3.1 7.9 6.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.6 2.5 1.3 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 7.1 4.9 2.5 1.4 2.7 .5 -1.3 .5 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.9 5.7 5.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.6 -1.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 .6 3.6 5.4 4.1 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 .5 .1 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 1.8 3.4 4.5 4.4 2.8 2.6 3.1 2.1 3.5 .8 4.8 .2 2.9 2.5 4.6 2.5 2.6 3.4 Special indexes All items less food.................................................. All items less shelter............................................... All items less homeowners’ costs............................ All items less medical care...................................... Commodities less food........................................... Nondurables less food............................................ Nondurables less food and apparel.......................... Nondurables.......................................................... Services less rent of shelter.................................... Services less medical care services......................... Energy.................................................................. All items less energy............................................... All items less food and energy.............................. Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities........................................ Services less energy services............................. .0 -.4 .2 .3 -5.6 -9.3 -11.7 -2.8 3.9 3.9 -20.5 3.6 3.4 1.1 -30.5 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 5.4 7.5 8.8 5.4 3.6 4.1 8.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 18.0 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.6 .3 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.2 6.5 6.4 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.8 5.1 19.2 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 5.2 4.2 -8.1 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 4.1 3.1 1.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 4.2 3.4 -1.7 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 3.4 3.3 -1.5 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.2 3.5 4.6 3.3 3.3 2.9 8.5 2.3 2.1 1.0 9.9 2.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 2.4 2.1 .1 5.0 -.9 2.5 .8 2.5 3.8 2.8 6.4 6.7 6.1 .5 -1.2 -.4 -3.0 1.4 1.7 2.4 15.6 13.3 15.3 19.0 14.4 7.0 9.8 12.5 13.0 1.5 9.1 1.5 12.6 .9 3.4 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.9 1.2 5.9 4.9 3.9 4.3 3.6 4.2 3.4 1.0 2.2 3.5 6.7 5.9 5.1 6.1 7.0 9.8 7.5 -1.8 -4.3 -1.5 -3.0 .1 4.0 -9.4 -11.4 — 8.8 -7.3 10.0 10.4 9.9 -17.9 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.1 9.6 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 7.0 6.1 3.2 7.0 9.1 -2.9 -10.4 .2 -1.5 -2.5 .8 18.2 22.0 19.0 8.6 4.6 13.2 2.0 16.6 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 9.7 7.5 6.2 2.7 6.1 7.0 8.6 8.2 5.1 6.7 5.6 .4 -.8 -1.1 6.8 3.7 -4.3 6.2 35.7 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 3.7 4.8 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 10.3 10.2 9.6 5.9 10.2 16.6 17.1 14.9 18.2 16.7 10.3 1.4 .2 2.3 1.4 2.8 -.3 3.7 -4.7 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 1.4 3.6 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 1.4 -1.6 -.2 -2.6 -1.1 -6.0 -11.8 -4.3 -4.8 -5.4 .8 .5 -.4 1.2 .3 1.6 -.6 2.1 -4.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 5.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 1.2 2.5 -.2 1.5 2.2 -.7 -3.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.4 .2 2.8 4.3 1.6 2.9 1.7 1.2 2.0 -4.6 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 6.9 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.4 .8 2.7 6.4 4.0 4.5 11.7 4.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 5.5 4.4 7.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 -1.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -1.6 1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -4.9 -1.5 -1.1 .6 -.4 -1.1 -2.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 6.3 .4 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 5.7 4.6 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 .7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 2.4 7.4 13.2 5.5 7.2 6.5 3.1 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.6 3.1 1.0 3.7 25.6 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.0 -1.0 11.4 -5.2 1.7 5.0 6.3 5.6 1.0 6.7 3.6 4.0 4.2 .1 -1.6 -.2 1.8 .9 3.8 .4 11.6 30.0 6.4 8.0 9.3 3.3 6.2 8.3 4.4 7.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -1.4 Expenditure category Food and beverages............................................... Food.................................................................. Food at home................................................... Cereals and bakery products............................ Cereals and cereal products........................... Flour and prepared flour mixes.................... Cereal....................................................... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal........................... Bakery products............................................ White bread............................................... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins . Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes............. Other bakery products................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........................... Meats, poultry, and fish.................................. Meats......................................................... Beef and veal........................................... Ground beef other than canned............... Chuck roast........................................... Round roast........................................... Round steak........................................... Sirloin steak........................................... Other beef and veal................................ Pork........................................................ Bacon.................................................... Chops ................................................... Ham....................................................... Other pork, including sausage.................. Other meats............................................. Poultry....................................................... Fresh whole chicken................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................. Other poultry............................................ Fish and seafood........................................ Canned fish and seafood.......................... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood............. See footnotes at end of table. 89 Table 29. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W o rkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Dairy products......................................................... Fresh milk and cream........................................... Fresh whole milk ............................................... Other fresh milk and cream................................ Processed dairy products...................................... Cheese .............................................................. Ice cream and related products.......................... Other dairy products, including butter.................. Fruits and vegetables.............................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables.................................. Fresh fruits ........................................................ Apples ............................................................ Bananas .......................................................... Oranges, including tangerines.......................... Other fresh fruits.............................................. Fresh vegetables............................................... Potatoes......................................................... Lettuce ........................................................... Tomatoes....................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................... Processed fruits and vegetables........................... Processed fruits................................................ Fruit juices and frozen fruit.............................. Canned and dried fruits ................................... Processed vegetables........................................ Frozen vegetables........................................... Processed vegetables excluding frozen......................................................... Other food at home................................................ Sugar and sweets................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners........................... Sweets, including candy..................................... Fats and oils........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages....................................... Carbonated drinks............................................. Coffee................................................................ Other noncarbonated drinks............................... Other prepared food............................................. Canned and packaged soup............................... Frozen prepared food........................................ Snacks .............................................................. Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices...... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home............................................... Lunch .................................................................... Dinner................................................................... Other meals and snacks........................................ Alcoholic beverages.................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home.................................... Beer and ale.......................................................... Wine...................................................................... Distilled spirits........................................................ Alcoholic beverages away from home........................ December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.5 3.0 3.2 1.3 3.1 5.4 4.7 5.4 5.2 6.0 1.1 27.8 -19.2 .5 1.6 -.9 -2.2 -4.0 1.3 .3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.4 .6 12.5 17.6 10.3 -11.0 17.4 14.7 15.9 25.1 -.3 10.3 14.2 4.5 5.7 6.6 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.2 5.2 3.7 2.0 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 14.1 10.4 -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 11.0 10.8 12.5 4.0 11.2 4.4 10.4 11.5 11.5 11.3 9.2 12.9 7.1 1.3 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 -4.4 14.5 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 2.5 .6 -.2 3.1 4.9 7.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.7 4.7 4.4 -.2 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 10.2 9.9 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 5.4 7.7 9.1 2.5 2.6 3.0 -.1 2.9 2.3 -.4 3.5 -1.4 4.4 .0 23.0 1.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 5.6 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 .8 4.1 3.0 .9 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.8 -3.0 1.7 -14.4 2.3 4.1 6.2 5.7 3.1 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.1 3.4 1.1 4.2 14.5 4.8 5.2 8.0 4.0 9.9 2.8 1.5 5.7 2.6 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 6.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 2.7 3.2 4.9 -1.2 4.0 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 7.0 4.6 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.1 4.5 5.2 2.5 4.2 4.3 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.9 .8 1.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 4.9 4.9 - See footnotes at end of table. 90 1991 Sept. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 0.6 -.2 -.4 .1 1.3 1.7 1.1 .2 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 23.1 9.6 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 -1.6 -2.6 -4.3 4.8 -.5 .8 1.3 2.3 1.8 3.3 .2 .1 .5 -.2 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 -16.1 .7 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.6 -.1 .8 0.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 -.6 -.8 .5 -1.6 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 12.9 15.5 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 1.5 -.9 -1.4 1.5 4.2 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 1.5 .9 3.7 .5 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 .6 4.6 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 .5 -.4 -.8 1.0 1.6 .8 2.5 1.8 2.1 1.3 3.4 2.4 2.7 8.4 -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 14.7 1.8 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 1.8 2.9 8.7 8.3 7.5 9.5 9.1 7.5 6.7 18.0 3.5 1.9 9.8 11.9 1.4 59.6 -2.6 -7.4 3.3 1.3 -32.6 -2.8 7.1 7.0 7.6 4.6 7.3 3.1 -1.2 1.5 3.4 .0 4.8 -1.3 -.4 .9 -5.1 2.7 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.0 10.0 11.5 11.9 13.4 8.9 8.0 -.5 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 -.6 -.2 1.5 -5.5 1.9 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 4.3 2.0 .9 1.0 .8 .8 2.1 1.8 5.3 -.7 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 .5 .3 .2 1.1 2.9 2.0 5.7 1.0 2.0 .6 3.7 13.5 -.3 55.9 .8 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 .9 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .7 2.2 1.2 1.3 3.0 4.1 2.5 2.4 -1.4 2.9 -9.7 2.3 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9 .9 .8 1.3 .8 3.2 9.3 2.2 5.0 5.1 5.0 2.8 -1.1 .3 -5.7 2.5 3.5 4.8 3.0 4.6 5.0 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.6 5.5 2.0 3.0 Table 29. Historical C onsum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W o rkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Housing............................................................................... Shelter.............................................................................. Renters’ costs................................................................. Rent, residential ........................................................... Other renters’ costs...................................................... Lodging while out of town........................................... Lodging while at school.............................................. Tenants’ insurance..................................................... Homeowners’ costs......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent................................................ Household insurance..................................................... Maintenance and repairs................................................. Maintenance and repair services................................... Maintenance and repair commodities............................ Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs... Other maintenance and repair commodities................. Fuel and other utilities....................................................... Fuels.............................................................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............... Fuel oil....................................................................... Other household fuel commodities.............................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................. Electricity................................................................... Utility (piped) gas........................................................ Other utilities and public services..................................... Telephone services....................................................... Local charges............................................................ Interstate toll calls...................................................... Intrastate toll calls...................................................... Water and sewerage maintenance................................. Cable television............................................................ Refuse collection........................................................... Household furnishings and operation.................................. Housefurnishings............................................................. Textile housefurnishings................................................ Furniture and bedding ................................................... Bedroom furniture....................................................... Sofas............... ......................................................... Living room chairs and tables..................................... Other furniture............................................................ Appliances, including electronic equipment..................... Video and audio products........................................... Televisions............................................................... Video products other than televisions....................... Audio products......................................................... Major household appliances........................................ Refrigerators and home freezers............................... Laundry equipment................................................... Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners...... Information processing equipment............................... Other housefurnishings.................................................. Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment............................ Clocks, lamps, and decor items.................................. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware...... Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances............................. Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers............................. Housekeeping supplies.................................................... Laundry and cleaning products, including soap............... Household paper products and stationery supplies......... Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.................. Housekeeping services.................................................... Postage........................................................................ Appliance and furniture repair........................................ Gardening and other household services....................... 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.2 6.8 5.5 4.6 4.6 5.7 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.5 4.8 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 5.9 3.5 5.2 5.2 3.9 3.0 4.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 12.2 18.0 2.4 .2 1.7 -2.9 2.0 -1.0 3.6 -12.4 -3.0 5.2 9.7 9.9 1.0 .4 .9 2.0 .3 5.0 1.9 2.5 -2.7 -3.7 -4.9 3.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 5.8 2.8 4.8 4.8 3.0 2.4 1.6 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.3 4.5 -4.2 -4.2 5.6 10.7 7.8 3.1 2.4 6.4 3.1 5.3 -.9 3.1 3.4 .8 -1.2 -1.2 .9 -1.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.9 .0 3.4 1.8 3.6 4.5 - 1.7 2.2 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 6.5 6.5 7.3 2.3 5.0 5.2 2.6 3.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 .9 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.2 -.3 .5 -1.3 -2.5 6.7 3.9 9.7 .8 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 -.8 -2.1 -5.1 2.3 -1.2 1.2 -.6 -3.5 -7.3 1.3 4.2 5.1 5.7 4.1 14.2 15.5 6.1 1.2 4.7 4.7 1.8 3.9 6.0 1.4 2.7 .3 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 3.7 -.3 1.0 -3.7 -2.2 5.9 13.5 10.0 1.7 .5 2.5 1.1 -1.4 .2 5.4 2.5 -2.4 -3.7 -3.5 -9.6 -1.0 .0 -.9 1.8 -1.0 -3.2 2.2 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.0 8.3 8.6 6.5 2.5 3.9 3.9 2.8 5.7 4.5 6.9 4.3 9.1 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 5.6 3.4 5.2 1.3 -1.5 7.3 8.6 11.6 2.1 .8 1.4 1.1 4.2 -.1 -1.5 -.5 -1.4 -.6 -1.1 -5.7 1.9 -2.1 -1.7 -1.9 -2.4 — 3.1 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.9 3.5 8.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 -.6 2.4 -4.1 -.7 -6.8 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 2.5 -.2 .4 -1.3 -2.4 6.4 4.0 8.6 1.6 1.6 -1.3 4.3 5.2 3.6 3.7 4.4 -1.3 -1.4 -.7 -2.1 -1.5 .4 .7 .5 .0 -7.2 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 3.6 3.8 2.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 .8 .1 1.4 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 3.7 1.8 1.0 6.5 .1 4.9 7.1 5.2 1.5 1.3 6.1 2.8 4.9 -1.2 4.8 1.6 -.5 -.5 -2.1 -1.4 .7 1.8 4.7 .6 .7 -7.9 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 4.7 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.8 3.7 4.7 2.4 .9 3.7 .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 1.0 .7 -.4 5.4 -.9 4.2 -2.9 4.9 .6 .0 -3.0 1.2 -1.8 6.2 .8 2.2 -.9 -2.5 -1.7 -6.8 -1.1 3.3 5.1 2.8 2.1 — 8.1 .7 2.8 3.4 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.6 4.4 2.0 3.7 3.7 1.9 2.6 3.1 1.9 .7 2.9 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 2.1 1.1 2.3 .1 -3.5 2.8 3.9 2.7 2.3 .5 .1 4.2 2.0 10.9 6.2 1.4 -3.7 -3.9 -4.4 -6.9 -2.6 -2.0 -2.1 -.4 -3.6 -10.0 .6 2.8 2.5 3.7 2.1 10.8 11.8 3.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 3.2 -.5 .8 -1.5 5.0 7.0 6.6 8.2 3.5 7.0 8.4 3.9 2.9 1.7 .4 3.7 4.9 3.0 6.9 1.8 1.0 .4 .2 1.4 3.0 2.6 -1.0 -.3 -1.7 -2.6 -4.3 -3.8 -.8 1.1 .5 3.7 -.7 -8.3 1.1 3.5 -2.0 2.9 -2.4 6.2 1.4 1.4 .9 -1.0 3.2 3.0 .1 4.6 6.0 2.2 -2.6 7.5 .1 1.4 1.8 -2.0 3.5 6.3 -.6 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.1 .7 -3.4 1.1 3.9 2.0 -.4 .6 .6 4.3 3.7 — 3.1 .7 2.0 -1.9 4.1 1.4 1.8 -3.0 -.8 - - 4.0 4.2 5.6 2.2 4.4 13.6 2.3 4.1 5.5 4.5 5.4 6.8 1.1 .0 1.8 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.1 1.5 4.2 .0 3.9 3.8 -.5 7.3 2.0 4.2 .3 .7 7.0 16.2 4.3 2.2 1.4 5.5 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.2 3.5 .0 5.9 5.0 -3.7 -2.5 1.5 -.3 2.1 3.0 2.4 .0 2.6 1.7 -2.0 3.9 1.1 1.7 .6 .8 1.7 .0 .6 .6 -3.7 1.4 5.0 1.4 10.5 3.9 5.0 10.4 4.8 2.0 .5 .6 1.4 2.1 .1 1.9 2.4 .0 2.4 4.2 - .4 -5.8 -9.5 -29.8 -33.2 - -3.5 -1.5 -6.1 3.5 2.4 6.6 -9.4 .4 5.4 3.9 9.6 1.2 .9 1.9 2.3 3.6 7.2 .4 -1.2 -1.4 -2.2 -4.2 - -.9 - -1.7 -.7 - - - _ -1.7 - - 1.8 2.1 1.1 2.2 1.7 .0 2.8 - 2.9 4.6 .9 2.8 1.5 .0 2.9 4.7 See footnotes at end of table. SeDt. Deceimber Group 91 - - - Table 29. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W orkers (CPI-W ): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Group Expenditure category Apparel and upkeep............................................................. Apparel commodities.......................................................... Apparel commodities less footwear.................................. Men’s and boys’ ............................................................ Men’s ......................................................................... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets........................ Furnishings and special clothing ............................... Shirts ....................................................................... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers................................. Boys’ ......................................................................... Women’s and girls’ ....................................................... Women’s .................................................................... Coats and jackets..................................................... Dresses ................................................................... Separates and sportswear........................................ Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories........ Suits........................................................................ Girls’ .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ..................................................... Other apparel commodities............................................ Sewing materials, notions, and luggage....................... Watches and jewelry................................................... Watches.................................................................. Jewelry.................................................................... Footwear........................................................................ Men’s ........................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ ............................................................. Women’s ...................................................................... Apparel services ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated.......... Other apparel services..................................................... Transportation...................................................................... Private .............................................................................. New vehicles.................................................................. New cars...................................................................... Subcompact new cars................................................ Compact new cars...................................................... Intermediate new cars................................................ Full-size new cars....................................................... Luxury new cars ......................................................... New trucks................................................................... New motorcycles........................................................... Used cars........................................................................ Motor fuel........................................................................ Gasoline ....................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium....................................... Automobile maintenance and repair.................................. Body work.................................................................... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair........................ Maintenance and servicing............................................ Power plant repair......................................................... Other private transportation.............................................. Other private transportation commodities....................... Motor oil, coolant, and other products......................... Automobile parts and equipment................................. Tires........................................................................ Other parts and equipment....................................... Other private transportation services............................. Automobile insurance ................................................. Automobile finance charges ........................................ Automobile fees.......................................................... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees................................... Public transportation........................................................... Airline fares..................................................................... Other intercity transportation............................................ Intracity public transportation........................................... December 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 0.8 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 1.4 .6 -.4 -2.2 .3 -.7 -1.2 -4.5 -1.8 .5 .0 -4.7 1.2 3.8 2.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.1 4.3 3.4 .9 6.6 5.9 -.7 6.1 6.3 4.9 15.3 5.4 .4 8.8 5.2 2.6 7.9 2.7 9.0 3.6 10.6 4.2 2.9 7.4 3.4 3.7 5.2 2.6 6.7 6.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 .4 3.1 3.8 1.3 4.0 8.8 18.5 18.7 18.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 6.2 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 2.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 3.4 6.5 6.2 6.6 4.1 7.2 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 4.1 5.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.3 1.5 2.4 5.2 2.3 5.2 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 0.8 .5 .4 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 .3 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 -.8 1.8 -2.7 -.4 -.8 3.1 1.6 3.5 -.3 4.6 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.4 1.2 2.3 3.9 3.3 2.2 3.5 4.3 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 5.9 4.4 10.6 3.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 5.8 3.0 6.5 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 6.9 5.2 8.3 10.4 10.1 2.0 1.3 .2 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.9 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 3.7 2.3 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.4 3.1 3.7 -1.7 -1.7 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.4 3.4 2.3 3.5 5.4 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 1992 1993 1994 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 1.5 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 -1.0 .6 -1.3 2.6 1.0 3.5 1.2 4.0 -1.5 5.3 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.7 .5 2.2 1.5 3.8 2.7 4.2 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 0.7 .5 .5 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -2.7 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 2.3 1.1 4.4 -3.8 -3.8 2.0 -1.0 2.6 6.0 1.9 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 2.8 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.2 3.2 2.1 4.6 7.3 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 0.2 .1 •0 1.0 •4 -1.3 -2.7 4.4 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 -2.7 1.6 -5.1 .8 -2.3 .8 8.2 -.5 5.2 -1.8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 .8 .7 .9 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.9 4.8 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4:2 -4.5 -4.7 2.6 3.7 0.8 .8 .4 1.0 1.4 .4 1.4 2.8 .7 -.6 -.9 -.3 .2 -2.6 -1.3 2.4 3.9 -3.5 2.0 4.2 1.8 4.6 -.3 5.9 2.2 1.4 2.8 2.5 1.7 2.2 1.2 2.9 2.6 .4 .1 -.1 1.6 -.4 -.2 .6 .9 3.3 -.6 10.2 10.3 10.8 9.5 8.6 2.7 4.2 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.1 .9 3.2 .6 .1 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.2 1.0 1.8 -.1 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 2.3 3.0 2.3 .8 -.3 .9 -.3 -.4 -.3 1.0 1.7 -1.9 1.3 .1 3.1 7.6 9.6 1.5 6.1 - - - - -26.7 3.7 4.0 15.6 3.6 5.5 -.7 3.8 4.3 6.3 4.4 5.9 31.9 4.6 4.1 -14.5 4.5 2.4 1.5 3.7 2.9 -4.8 3.1 2.6 -1.5 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -3.3 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 -3.0 1.8 1.2 -1.8 3.7 2.9 .0 3.4 3.6 3.3 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 1.6 1.8 1.4 4.5 5.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.4 1.9 3.1 3.6 8.0 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 2.9 3.2 4.3 3.9 2.7 5.2 -.7 -.6 -.7 -1.7 1.2 6.2 11.7 -7.2 5.5 3.2 9.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 7.3 3.1 3.7 3.5 4.5 1.7 -2.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 3.3 1.6 5.5 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.4 3.1 4.1 6.9 2.6 8.7 2.0 3.8 .5 7.9 8.1 8.5 5.8 6.1 5.6 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 4.9 3.1 4.8 4.9 2.0 -.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 5.5 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.2 4.9 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 5.5 3.9 4.6 5.4 1.3 7.0 .9 -.2 1.7 6.3 7.7 .2 9.8 16.0 2,1 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 4.3 5.4 4.6 3.5 1.6 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.0 3.9 8.1 -7.0 3.6 4.7 2.0 -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 4.4 2.1 4.7 1.8 -.8 -.4 -.8 -.4 -1.1 2.3 6.5 -14.1 6.1 5.9 6.4 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 4.0 2.1 3.6 2.0 -1.3 .3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 2.5 4.9 -6.3 2.2 2.5 1.8 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 3.6 1.5 3.4 5.5 .9 6.2 .3 2.2 -1.4 6.4 3.4 23.1 3.0 .4 6.8 -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 - .6 2.7 1.8 -2.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 -6.5 -7.3 5.6 5.8 - 4.3 - -5.1 -30.7 -30.8 -31.7 See footnotes at end of table. 1991 SeDt. 92 - - - - 1995 1996 Table 29. Historical Consum er Price Index fo r Urban W age Earners and Clerical W orkers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by com m odity and service group and detailed expenditure categories— Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change from previous December Expenditure category Medical care.................................................................... Medical care commodities.............................................. Prescription drugs....................................................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.......... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies....... Medical care services.................................................... Professional medical services...................................... Physicians’ services.................................................. Dental services......................................................... Eye care.................................................................. Services by other medical professionals.................... Hospital and related services....................................... Hospital rooms ......................................................... Other inpatient services............................................ Outpatient sen/ices................................................... Entertainment.................................................................. Entertainment commodities............................................ Reading materials....................................................... Newspapers............................................................. Magazines, periodicals, and books............................ Sporting goods and equipment.................................... Sport vehicles, including bicycles.............................. Other sporting goods................................................ Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment....................... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment......................... Photographic supplies and equipment....................... Pet supplies and expense......................................... Entertainment services................................................... Club memberships...................................................... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions .................................. Other entertainment services....................................... Other goods and services................................................ Tobacco and smoking products..................................... Personal care................................................................ Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements................. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products...... Personal care services................................................ Beauty parlor services for females............................ Haircuts and other barber shop services for males.... Personal and educational expenses............................... School books and supplies......................................... Personal and educational services............................... Tuition and other school fees ................................... College tuition........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition.......................... Day care and nursery school.................................. Personal expenses.................................................... Legal service fees.................................................. Personal financial services...................................... Funeral expenses................................................... Special indexes Domestically produced farm food..................................... Selected beef cuts........................................................... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products............. Utilities and public transportation...................................... Housekeeping and home maintenance services............... 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 8.7 9.1 9.9 3.8 3.4 6.6 9.6 3.5 3.4 2.2 5.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.8 5.9 3.9 8.1 11.3 2.6 2.8 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 8.8 8.2 9.7 2.7 1.9 3.8 4.3 3.3 .9 2.6 -1.4 1.3 2.9 2.3 -.8 3.7 2.2 4.8 3.8 5.3 3.0 6.4 8.3 3.1 3.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.6 2.7 1.8 3.7 4.4 2.9 .8 1.1 .3 1.2 1.6 1.8 .6 3.6 3.6 8.2 2.0 4.0 2.6 1.6 -5.9 2.4 1.5 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 2.1 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.6 -.4 -.8 -3.7 1.1 2.7 -.6 2.3 3.7 5.3 2.6 4.2 3.2 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 3.1 2.4 5.9 7.7 3.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 3.6 3.7 2.3 2.4 5.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 2.8 1.9 .8 2.6 2.1 2.5 1.1 1.3 .5 2.6 2.9 2.5 4.1 .8 2.3 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 .8 1.8 -.8 2.8 3.2 1.2 2.9 2.7 .7 1.9 4.1 3.8 2.1 3.2 2.3 1.3 .7 5.8 3.0 1.8 4.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.5 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.7 8.4 8.6 4.8 2.5 2.1 3.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 4.2 3.4 5.2 3.8 -.4 3.5 3.8 2.2 6.4 3.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.4 7.8 6.5 5.2 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 5.4 3.1 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 5.2 2.2 8.6 6.0 .4 3.4 3.2 3.8 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 5.1 4.0 6.7 5.0 .1 1.9 1.7 3.0 4.2 5.1 4.1 4.5 5.3 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.6 2.8 3.9 1.7 .2 1.5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 -5.3 3.9 1.8 2.2 -2.7 5.9 -.6 2.0 2.4 -1.5 -3.7 1.7 4.9 4.4 -.1 10.0 5.4 2.5 986 1987 1988 1989 1990 7.6 6.6 8.9 5.3 5.9 2.5 2.5 6.1 7.0 8.1 5.3 6.0 2.9 6.0 6.5 6.5 7.2 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.5 7.4 7.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.6 2.9 3.5 2.9 4.2 3.4 3.8 6.4 2.2 4.3 2.0 6.9 6.4 5.3 1.6 6.2 7.9 3.2 2.9 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 10.0 12.7 9.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.2 4.5 4.6 8.3 5.9 3.7 5.0 3.5 7.1 9.5 5.1 5.6 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 10.5 11.6 12.0 5.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 5.2 3.0 4.0 1.7 3.1 2.2 3.5 4.3 6.9 4.3 7.7 9.8 8.1 4.5 8.6 14.4 3.8 2.6 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 9.7 11.2 11.3 3.8 2.5 4.6 4.9 4.4 .5 .1 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.5 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 7.7 10.7 4.2 4.3 2.9 2.9 5.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.7 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.0 8.7 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.5 7.0 9.5 5.8 4.4 4.4 4.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.4 7.4 8.4 3.0 5.2 5.5 4.0 7.1 7.8 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.8 - 5.0 4.5 7.7 6.3 7.6 5.4 - 7.1 7.2 - 3.5 2.4 4.2 3.6 4.9 -.9 -1.5 .6 3.2 2.6 6.0 2.2 5.4 - 5.2 - 1991 - - - - - 8.8 - 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.1 4.4 6.9 4.8 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.0 6.0 4.6 7.8 6.5 2.8 2.2 2.0 3.2 8.0 6.0 8.2 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 6.5 6.2 7.6 6.1 3.3 .1 -30.1 .2 1.7 3.6 6.4 17.9 1.2 1.7 6.0 4.0 -1.7 3.5 4.2 6.6 7.0 6.7 2.6 1.3 6.3 8.3 35.7 4.2 4.4 1.3 -1.1 -15.6 3.6 6.8 - NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not available. Sept. December Group 93 Table P1. A verage residential prices fo r utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 100 therms per 40 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters) Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 $30,571 $30,539 $65,158 $64,922 $50,753 $50,789 $0,934 $0,980 Northeast urban ........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000................................. Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .................................... 37.165 37.732 32.807 35.435 36.849 37.343 33.097 35.592 77.068 77.645 73.151 77.551 76.186 76.614 73.469 77.746 65.281 68.469 56.326 50.547 65.419 68.527 57.173 50.594 .930 .985 .831 .882 .978 1.032 .894 .923 North Central urban................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000................................. Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... 28.492 29.394 28.349 26.373 28.750 29.468 28.178 26.683 58.067 59.912 55.327 55.837 58.520 59.781 55.622 56.620 48.887 51.397 47.904 42.782 48.606 51.088 47.888 42.068 .894 .892 .918 .882 .949 .964 .955 .929 22.806 25.068 46.546 51.978 43.871 44.321 NA NA South urban.............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... 31.231 32.031 33.257 29.069 31.000 31.743 33.667 28.659 64.813 64.933 68.457 62.604 63.884 63.541 69.489 61.540 43.479 45.675 42.635 43.495 43.664 45.871 42.785 43.330 .971 1.086 .921 NA .997 1.122 .934 NA 27.036 26.500 63.223 62.413 37.240 38.078 .922 1.014 West urban................................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000 ................................. Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................... 26.902 27.352 21.527 26.822 27.242 21.503 64.510 66.638 48.741 64.386 66.436 48.723 50.805 51.083 36.919 50.830 51.083 37.010 1.064 1.070 1.054 1.129 1.164 1.067 Size classes A ............................................................................ B ............................................................................ C ............................................................................ D ............................................................................ 31.455 30.807 27.212 24.134 31.318 30.927 27.168 25.525 67.014 65.808 59.039 50.458 66.434 66.285 58.905 53.970 54.227 48.076 43.627 41.735 54.220 48.266 43.378 42.426 .985 .857 .895 .896 1.035 .908 .930 .942 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI........................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA........................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA........................ 35.011 30.099 41.708 33.280 24.907 35.148 30.099 41.286 33.296 24.907 67.456 72.642 86.104 73.564 69.446 67.245 72.642 84.955 73.607 69.446 61.235 64.011 75.122 62.911 61.380 60.214 64.011 75.216 62.911 61.380 1.058 NA 1.029 .875 NA 1.098 NA 1.081 .909 NA Baltimore, MD........................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH............................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH....................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL......................................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.................................. Washington, DC-MD-VA............................................. 32.640 28.549 25.204 45.500 31.608 40.210 32.690 28.549 27.831 45.500 31.643 39.096 66.600 53.839 56.893 101.027 59.814 84.121 66.730 53.839 62.373 101.027 58.645 77.855 53.310 62.798 66.371 43.886 48.664 47.127 53.310 62.798 66.335 43.886 48.664 47.426 1.059 .962 NA NA NA 1.112 1.119 .999 NA NA NA 1.124 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ................................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................................. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA...................................... 27.307 25.847 25.440 39.123 27.012 25.847 25.837 39.123 58.977 51.867 49.050 76.020 58.227 52.083 49.674 75.932 47.345 48.303 39.925 51.150 47.345 48.203 39.913 51.150 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA U.S. city average....................................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. NA Data not adequate for publication. 94 Table P2. A verage residential unit prices and consum ption ranges fo r utility (piped) gas and electricity fo r U.S. city average and selected areas Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for Sept. 1996 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Sept. 1996 Area, region and population size class Low High Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 $0,646 1 2,800 $0,099 .777 .792 .692 .698 .770 .782 .700 .702 1 5 1 19 2,800 862 505 328 North Central urban................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... .543 .548 .578 .532 .546 .549 .577 .540 3 3 20 12 .483 .496 South urban.............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... .728 .725 .774 .743 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 $0,648 Northeast urban ........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000................................. Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .................................... Low High $0,099 5 6,301 .129 .136 .108 .092 .129 .137 .109 .092 110 110 173 227 5,069 3,750 5,069 2,865 1,124 1,124 380 623 .095 .102 .089 .079 .094 .101 .089 .078 5 5 220 39 4,517 3,785 4,517 3,404 22 668 .085 .086 252 2,397 .723 .720 .784 .733 1 3 1 3 1,230 394 1,230 278 .085 .090 .082 .082 .085 .090 .082 .082 32 142 112 94 6,301 6,301 6,229 4,249 .613 .597 5 283 .073 .074 32 5,536 West urban................................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000................................. Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................... .638 .658 .478 .637 .656 .478 5 15 24 1,557 1,557 606 .100 .100 .078 .100 .100 .078 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,146 Size classes A ............................................................................ B ............................................................................ C ............................................................................ D ............................................................................ .659 .684 .609 .521 .655 .688 .609 .526 3 1 3 5 1,557 1,230 623 2,800 .107 .092 .082 .082 .107 .092 .082 .083 5 112 39 32 6,301 6,229 4,249 5,536 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI........................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA........................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD..................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA........................ .512 .738 .888 .731 .669 .516 .738 .877 .731 .669 3 17 5 19 15 1,124 447 579 862 293 .126 .126 .150 .132 .128 .123 .126 .150 .132 .128 100 164 125 110 200 3,563 3,125 3,750 2,451 1,746 Baltimore, MD........................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ............................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH....................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL......................................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL................................... Washington, DC-MD-VA............................................. .717 .582 .550 1.179 .564 1.034 .719 .582 .610 1.179 .544 .999 34 16 41 3 73 20 125 232 561 100 314 68 .100 .119 .127 .087 .099 .093 .100 .119 .127 .087 .099 .094 541 279 298 142 5 415 4,252 1,533 2,259 3,788 2,608 3,401 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ................................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................................. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA...................................... .613 .526 .586 .715 .605 .526 .608 .715 20 10 18 72 394 1,016 209 597 .087 .100 .091 .094 .087 .100 .088 .094 242 27 312 210 6,250 1,534 6,301 2,690 U.S. city average....................................................... Region and area size 1 Selected local areas Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 95 Table P3. A verage prices fo r gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallo n/3.785 liters) Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 $1,298 $1,293 $1,240 $1,234 $1,332 $1,326 $1,421 $1,417 Northeast urban ........................................................ Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .................................... 1.332 1.337 1.325 1.329 1.325 1.326 1.329 1.324 1.251 1.257 1.267 1.218 1.244 1.244 1.272 1.213 1.365 1.373 1.383 1.317 1.356 1.360 1.382 1.312 1.444 1.451 1.444 1.415 1.439 1.445 1.444 1.408 North Central urban................................................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... 1.224 1.249 1.180 1.185 1.249 1.272 1.217 1.213 1.184 1.207 1.126 1.151 1.207 1.228 1.165 1.180 1.260 1.301 1.232 1.201 1.289 1.320 1.271 1.244 1.345 1.378 1.312 1.289 1.370 1.406 1.342 1.304 1.220 1.238 1.187 1.196 1.229 1.262 1.320 1.349 South urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,200,000 ................................. Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ................................ Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................................... 1.249 1.260 1.275 1.209 1.242 1.249 1.269 1.204 1.184 1.192 1.200 1.157 1.178 1.183 1.193 1.154 1.286 1.308 1.283 1.258 1.275 1.293 1.276 1.246 1.368 1.386 1.369 1.336 1.364 1.377 1.368 1.334 1.249 1.244 1.192 1.187 1.285 1.280 1.380 1.379 West urban................................................................ Size A - More than 1,250,000 ................................. Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................... 1.431 1.436 1.406 1.394 1.393 1.397 1.378 1.382 1.356 1.338 1.334 1.347 1.486 1.490 1.444 1.445 1.434 1.443 1.567 1.575 1.544 1.530 1.535 1.523 Size classes A ............................................................................ B ............................................................................ C ............................................................................ D ............................................................................ 1.324 1.298 1.249 1.262 1.313 1.293 1.252 1.267 1.264 1.236 1.193 1.221 1.252 1.229 1.197 1.223 1.366 1.328 1.282 1.281 1.351 1.324 1.286 1.292 1.453 1.401 1.367 1.385 1.445 1.398 1.366 1.393 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI........................... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA........................... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT................. Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD..................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA........................ 1.350 1.389 1.359 1.317 1.527 1.360 1.328 1.352 1.296 1.468 1.293 1.337 1.282 1.190 1.457 1.304 1.270 1.272 1.161 1.402 1.408 1.437 1.414 1.308 1.604 1.417 1.360 1.407 1.282 1.537 1.491 1.510 1.489 1.377 1.685 1.499 1.460 1.488 1.362 1.619 Baltimore, MD........................................................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ............................... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH....................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL......................................... St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL.................................. Washington, DC-MD-VA............................................. 1.331 1.294 1.198 1.361 1.195 1.335 1.304 1.288 1.244 1.359 1.190 1.308 1.276 1.246 1.144 1.283 1.140 1.263 1.245 1.239 1.191 1.285 1.138 1.240 1.371 1.345 1.241 1.425 1.236 1.375 1.347 1.335 1.283 1.404 1.228 1.348 1.430 1.430 1.344 1.473 1.353 1.465 1.410 1.425 1.384 1.474 1.341 1.431 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ................................................ Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................................. Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA...................................... 1.210 1.194 1.198 1.368 1.214 1.222 1.207 1.350 1.152 1.149 1.139 1.244 1.156 1.179 1.148 1.237 1.262 1.255 1.250 1.340 1.265 1.277 1.254 1.328 1.333 1.348 1.305 1.426 1.341 1.365 1.314 1.411 U.S. city average....................................................... Region and area size 2 Selected local areas 1 2 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 96 Table P4. A verage retail food prices, U.S. city average and fou r regions 1 U.S. average Northeast Food and unit Aug. 1996 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................ $0,314 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................ .541 .877 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. .915 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................................... Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................... 1.517 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................... 1.307 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................ 2.464 Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm).............................. 1.558 Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................... Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................ Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................ Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................ Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)................... Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................... Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm).................... West Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 $0,308 $0,336 $0,343 $0,301 $0,287 $0,320 $0,313 NA NA .540 .884 .886 1.560 1.303 2.526 1.490 .574 .833 .918 NA NA NA NA .566 .803 .917 NA NA NA NA NA .851 .962 NA NA 2.287 NA NA .871 .923 NA NA 2.416 NA .513 .804 .877 1.458 1.354 NA 1.587 .520 .862 .825 1.535 1.262 NA 1.408 0.591 1.061 .924 1.603 NA NA NA 0.582 1.034 .918 1.638 NA NA NA r 1.823 1.391 1.797 1.360 1.755 NA 1.779 NA 1.783 1.360 1.763 1.284 1.865 1.409 1.784 1.412 NA NA NA NA 2.055 2.046 2.172 2.207 1.864 1.832 2.054 2.008 2.086 2.100 2.024 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.172 2.146 NA NA 2.287 2.269 2.086 2.071 2.154 2.136 2.434 2.424 2.563 2.512 2.328 2.383 2.410 2.348 NA NA 2.742 2.824 2.697 2.783 2.806 2.780 2.736 2.900 2.724 2.909 2.513 2.701 NA NA 2.566 2.647 2.576 2.716 2.459 2.721 4.925 5.042 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.971 5.801 NA NA 5.941 5.686 5.829 5.776 NA NA 5.675 5.665 NA NA 6.175 5.958 6.207 6.398 NA NA 3.029 3.139 3.191 3.319 2.911 2.979 2.923 3.173 3.165 2.904 2.750 2.939 NA NA 2.712 2.801 2.717 2.811 2.752 2.997 NA NA 3.329 3.175 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.621 3.633 NA NA 3.362 3.189 3.732 3.776 3.571 3.588 4.274 4.200 4.289 4.088 4.183 4.145 4.092 4.164 4.985 4.753 NA 2.479 NA 2.408 NA NA NA NA NA 2.549 NA 2.428 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.682 3.502 4.340 2.809 3.505 4.256 2.738 3.464 4.212 2.907 3.384 4.284 2.758 3.334 4.439 2.823 3.276 4.388 2.574 3.509 4.594 2.741 3.592 4.422 2.639 3.772 4.043 2.748 3.818 3.892 1.990 1.975 NA NA NA NA 1.914 1.904 NA NA 2.800 NA 2.925 NA NA NA NA NA 2.579 NA 2.698 NA 2.913 NA 3.092 NA 2.819 NA 2.896 NA 1.266 2.054 1.274 2.060 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.240 2.079 1.257 2.057 NA NA NA NA 2.059 2.379 NA 2.175 2.351 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.261 NA NA 2.205 NA 1.845 2.315 NA 1.994 2.291 NA NA 2.504 NA NA 2.425 NA See footnotes at end of table. South North Central 97 Table P4. A verage retail foo d prices, U.S. city average and fou r regions '— Continued U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................... Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz........................................................ Grade AA, large, per doz...................................................... Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)........................................................... Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit).................................................................. Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit).................................. Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit)........................................ Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)................... American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................... Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)........................................................... Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ..................................................... Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................ Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................ Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................................... Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................. Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................... Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm).................. Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................... Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm)........................ Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................................... Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................ Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................ Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................... Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................... Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................................. Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................. Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml).................................... Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................... Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................................................ ... Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm)................ Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................... Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 0.990 2.053 1.252 1.086 1.006 2.135 1.299 1.065 1.015 2.014 1.137 1.147 1.119 2.194 1.153 1.045 0.973 1.862 1.128 1.020 0.950 1.986 1.238 1.088 0.935 2.036 1.190 1.127 0.917 2.041 1.256 1.064 1.064 2.515 1.639 NA 1.098 2.487 1.643 NA 1.951 1.934 2.075 2.091 1.957 1.943 1.829 1.811 2.021 1.947 1.072 1.216 1.150 1.278 1.249 NA 1.282 NA .974 NA 1.025 NA 1.058 NA 1.198 NA NA 1.367 NA 1.420 1.569 1.592 1.416 1.437 NA NA NA NA 1.727 1.731 2.666 NA 2.460 2.396 3.363 2.932 2.666 NA 2.474 2.482 3.511 3.062 2.610 NA NA NA NA NA 2.661 NA NA NA NA NA 2.532 NA 2.456 NA NA NA 2.523 NA 2.451 NA NA NA 2.668 NA 2.648 2.395 NA 3.632 2.649 NA 2.655 2.399 NA 3.704 2.874 NA NA NA NA NA 2.865 NA NA NA NA NA 2.966 3.041 2.844 3.083 2.667 2.807 2.963 2.827 3.522 3.541 .652 .669 NA NA NA NA .670 .655 NA NA .998 .478 NA .717 NA .670 1.167 1.331 1.101 NA 1.164 .403 .615 1.006 .788 .440 1.006 .458 NA .779 NA .775 1.269 1.352 1.244 NA 1.420 .375 .595 .980 .843 .395 1.010 .523 NA .768 NA .723 1.333 1.436 1.198 NA 1.113 .436 .701 1.202 .774 NA 1.009 .490 NA .838 NA .779 1.359 1.470 1.237 NA 1.305 .421 .665 1.173 .921 NA .975 .449 NA .709 NA .648 1.282 1.153 1.081 NA 1.175 .357 .565 1.003 .798 .466 1.019 .434 NA .717 NA .794 1.243 1.182 1.182 NA 1.387 .319 .557 .930 .792 .393 1.010 .450 NA .782 NA .648 1.117 1.405 1.101 NA 1.250 .411 .620 .947 .867 .477 1.038 .438 NA .864 NA .782 1.251 1.447 1.226 NA 1.529 .376 .618 .951 .893 .433 .995 .506 NA .654 NA .659 .968 1.322 1.062 NA 1.083 .411 .563 .851 .716 NA .963 .484 NA .748 NA .748 1.253 1.296 1.318 NA 1.438 .388 .521 .838 .758 NA .514 .512 NA .545 .431 1.195 .505 .516 NA .516 .432 1.086 .651 NA NA NA NA NA .604 NA NA NA NA NA .475 NA NA NA NA NA .449 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .489 NA NA NA NA NA .505 NA NA .439 NA NA NA NA NA .451 NA NA NA NA NA .773 .760 NA NA NA NA .751 NA NA NA 1.765 1.733 2.041 1.958 1.572 1.585 1.659 1.661 1.927 1.838 .942 .934 NA NA .934 .918 .922 .906 NA NA .712 .722 NA NA NA NA .632 .644 NA NA .716 .921 NA .722 .909 NA .779 1.022 NA .754 1.041 NA NA .893 NA NA .852 NA NA .922 NA .703 .918 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .689 .664 .679 .660 NA NA .747 .717 See footnotes at end of table. 98 .690 .649 Table P4. A verage retail fo o d prices, U.S. city average and fou r regions — Continued U.S. average Northeast South North Central West Food and unit Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................. Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................... Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)...................................... Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm)............................... Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2 .................................................... Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz)...................................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm)..................................... Alcoholic Beverages at Home: Malt Beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml).................................................... Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)...................................................... Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)...................................................... Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 0.428 .418 0.426 .414 0.451 .430 0.437 .413 0.418 .406 0.423 .408 0.423 .412 0.426 .415 0.430 NA 0.425 NA .817 NA .814 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .873 .891 1.042 1.045 .817 .808 .813 .846 .865 .901 1.767 1.828 1.816 1.851 1.708 1.725 NA NA NA NA NA 1.048 NA 1.021 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.009 NA .963 NA NA NA NA 3.390 3.333 3.782 3.706 3.189 3.154 NA NA 3.341 3.267 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.846 9.721 NA NA 9.714 9.686 9.315 9.062 NA NA 3.086 3.069 2.955 2.848 3.074 3.201 3.276 3.180 2.947 2.946 .834 .847 .871 .933 .795 .809 .812 .789 .873 .880 8.861 9.427 10.829 11.842 NA 9.234 4.775 5.188 4.380 5.774 4.660 4.733 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. 99 NA NA 8.131 NA 6.165 5.077 4.268 5.155 Technical Notes B r ie f E x p la n a t io n o f t h e C P I The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI’s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 per cent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as profes sional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, medicine, and the other goods that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, gasoline stations and other types of stores and services establishments. All taxes direct ly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by either personal visits or telephone calls from the Bureau’s trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary sources. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the ap propriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also pub lished by size of city, by region of country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. 100 The indexes measure price change from a designated ref erence date, usually 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An in crease of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period “market basket” of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $100 in 1982-84 to $107. For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS Bulletin 2414, September 1992. C a lc u la tin g In d e x C h a n g e s Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while per cent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data in dicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 112.5 108.5 4.0 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.0 108.5 0.037 0.037 x 100 3.7 E n e r g y P r ic e s Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 15 large metropolitan areas, the four census regions, four size classifications, and 13 areas reflecting the four Census re gions cross-classified by the four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no average prices are available, the desig nation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility ser vices, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and Jower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Con sumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be cal culated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these con sumption amounts represent those used by a typical residen C e n s u s R e g io n s 101 tial consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electric ity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its inten tion to begin making such adjustments, assuming that fur ther research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS re search, in which alternative adjustment methods were ex plored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is opera tionally feasible.1The adjustment affect CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Ex isting BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for de terioration in the condition of housing unit.2 The aging adjustment method was specifically designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deteriora tion. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statisti cal functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit’s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit’s rent and age while oth er housing unit characteristics were held constant. The esti mated relationship was then used to construct the aging ad justment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year’s BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas stations. Approximate British Termal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU’s (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU’S (Edison Electric Institute). 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU’S (U.S. Department of Energy). F o o d P r ic e s In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are cal culated each month at the national level and for the four Cen sus geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, qual ity, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, as estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the pro portion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from the BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. S e a s o n a lly A d ju ste d a n d U n a d ju s te d D a ta Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 1A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, “Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index,” BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp. 359-71 and in William C. Randolph, “Estimation of Housing De preciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects,” BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and Journal of Urban Econom ics, Vol. 23, March 1988,162-78. These papers are available from the BLS on request. 2 For detail on existing quality adjustment methods, see BLS Handbook of Methods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2414). A d ju s tm e n t o f S h e lte r I n d e x e s fo r A g in g E ff e c ts Beginning with January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusts the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the 102 The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consum er Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. In most cases, seasonal factors used in computing the sea sonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X -ll- ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at theendof 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subse quent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, for example, data from 1987 through 1991 were replaced at the end of 1991. The seasonal movement of all items and 47 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 60 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statis tical criteria. Occasionally, a component changes its seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted. When this occurs, not seasonally adjusted data are used for the last 5 years, but before that period the seasonally adjusted indexes remain in calculations of higher-level sea sonally adjusted indexes. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis in conjunction with X-ll-ARIMA for some CPI series. In tervention analysis allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors in X-ll-ARIMA. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally ad justed data for those series. For some women’s apparel in dexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology ; and for new cars, new trucks, and new vehicles, this procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in marketing strate gies and the introduction of new models. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. An alternative to the intervention-adjusted X-llARIMA procedure is the state space model-based seasonal adjustment method. This method adjusts simultaneously for interventions and seasonal effects, rather than sequentially as in the X-ll-ARIMA methodology, using structural statis tical models with explanatory variables. The state space structural model-based method of seasonal adjustment was introduced in 1992 for the adjustment of January 1991December 1991 indexes for three women’s apparel series: Dresses, separates and sportswear, and suits. A description of intervention analysis, including a list of 103 events treated as interventions and the seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001 or by calling Claire MeAnaw at (202) 606-6968. M e tr o p o lita n A r e a s BLS publishes five major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Data for additional 10 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence—Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron—Lorain, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Houston, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL Washington, DC-MD-VA -odd -odd -odd -even -even -even -odd -even -odd -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks in to the following month.) Data are published for another group of 12 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in Au gust and February for: Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA San Diego, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Finally, BLS recently began publication of CPI’s for two metropolitan areas on an annual basis. These indexes repre sent the arithmetic averages for the 12-monthly period from January through December of each year. They are published with the release of the CPI for January, i.e., in February. These areas are: New Orleans, LA Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL H o w to O b ta in C o n s u m e r P r ic e In d e x In fo r m a tio n Consumer Price Index (CPI) information can be obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) electronically, through subscriptions to publications, and via telephone and fax through automated recordings. Information specialists are also available to provide help and to respond to questions. tensive for inclusion in the CPI Detailed Report. The MLR costs $29.00 per year or $7.50 per issue. This publication may be ordered by writing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or by calling (202) 512-1800. R e c o r d e d C PI d a t a Summary CPI data are provided 24-hours a day on re corded messages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-7828. A touch-tone telephone is recom mended as this system allows the user to select specific in dexes from lists of available data. 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Free, monthly, two-page publication con taining 1-month and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con sumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The all items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications and Special Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massa chusetts Ave., NE., Room 2860, Washington, DC, 202120001 or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the regional offices listed on the inside back cover. Descriptive and special publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, nontechnical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a quite technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. The publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000. 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