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1 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ray Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. This publication may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C Subscription price per year $15 domestic, and $185 foreign. Single copy $25. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including address s) to the Superintendent of Documents. Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Controlled circulation postage paid at Riverdale, Md. Library of Congress Catalog number (ISSN X) July

3 CPI Detailed Report Data for Contents Price movements 1 Charts 5 Technical notes 79 CPI-U CPI-W Table Page Table Page Tables U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Food expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted food expenditure categories Nonfood expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted nonfood expenditure categories Selected areas All items indexes Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly over the month es and percent over 2 months Areas priced bimonthly

4 Price Movements The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose percent before seasonal adjustment in to 244 (1967=100). The Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased percent before seasonal adjustment in to 245 (1967=100). Both the CPI-U were 14 percent higher than in. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) seasonally adjusted s On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0 percent in, the same as in April and considerably less than increases of percent in each of the first 3 months of the year. The housing component continued to advance sharply and accounted for over three-fourths of the increase in. As in April, however, most other major categories of consumer spending advanced at more moderate rates. The 1 percent increase in the housing index continued the sharp upward trend evident since early. In, home financing costs rose 3 percent. House prices rose percent. Although FHA and VA mortgage interest rates dropped substantially, conventional rates continued to increase in the index, partly because of the lag between the announcement of rate s and actual mortgage transactions. Conventional mortgage interest rates are represented in the CPI by actual mortgage loan transactions and not by current commitment rates. Natural gas and electricity charges increased 4 and 2 percent, respectively, resulting in a sharprisein the index for household fuels in despite a decline in fuel oil prices. The index for rent increased percent. (The 12-month percent s for five experimental measures of housing costs can be found in table C and D.) The index for food and beverages rose 0 percent in, following an increase of 0 percent in April. Prices for grocery store foods increased 0 percent. Substantial declines in beef, pork, and egg prices were more than offset by increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cereal and bakery products, sugar and sweets, and other prepared foods. Prices of the other two components of the food and beverage index restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages rose 0 and 0 percent, respectively, in. The transportation index rose 0 percent in, the smallest increase since April Gasoline prices, which were und in April, declined 0 percent in following seasonal adjustment. Used car prices declined 1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the fourth consecutive decline. On the other hand, new car prices rose percent, following a percent increase in April as manufacturers' price increases were only partially offset by rebate programs. Automobile finance charges also continued to increase substantially up 4 percent in. The index for public transportation rose 1 percent, reflecting large increases in airline, taxi, and intercity train fares. Table A. s in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Expenditure category November December From preceding month January February March April Compound annual rate 3 months ended 12 months ended All items... Food and beverages.... Housing Apparel and upkeep... Transportation Medical care care Entertainment goods and services

5 TabSe B. s in CP! for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Expenditure category November December From preceding month January February March April Compound annual rate 3 months ended 12 months ended All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care. Entertainment goods and services The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0 percent in, following seasonal adjustment. A decline in prices for women's and girls' clothing, reflecting early summer sales, was primarily responsible for the decline. Prices for men's and boys' apparel and footwear registered moderate increases while charges for apparel services up percent in - continued to increase substantially. The index for medical care rose 0 percent in, the smallest increase in the last 12 months. The index for medical care services also rose 0 percent as charges for professional and hospital services both increased less than in recent months. The index for medical care commodities rose 0 percent in, about the same as earlier this year. The index for entertainment rose 0 percent in, the smallest increase this year. The other goods and services component increased 0 percent, more than in March or April. Increases in prices for tobacco products, toilet goods and personal care appliances, and bank service charges were primarily responsible for the rise. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) -seasonally adjusted s On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W rose 0 percent in. This compares with a percent increase in April and increases of percent in each of the first 3 months of the year. The housing component continued to advance sharply and accounted for about three-fourths of the CPI increase in. As in April, however, most other major categories of consumer spending advanced at more moderate rates. The 1 percent increase in the housing index continued the sharp upward trend evident since early. In, homefinancingcosts rose 3 percent, reflecting an increase of 1 percent in mortgage interest rates and percent in house prices. The index for rent increased percent. Prices for household fuels rose sharply in as charges for natural gas and electricity increased 4 and 2 percent, respectively. Fuel oil prices, however, were und in. The index for food and beverages rose 0 percent in, following an increase of 0 percent in April. Prices for grocery store foods increased 0 percent. Substantial declines in beef, pork, and egg prices were more than offset by increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cereal and bakery products, sugar and sweets, and other prepared foods. The transportation index rose 0 percent in, the smallest increase since April Gasoline prices declined for the second consecutive month down 0 percent in following seasonal adjustment. Used car prices declined 1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the fourth consecutive decline. On the other hand, new car prices rose percent, following a 1 percent increase in April. The index for public transportation rose percent. The index for apparel and upkeep rose 0 percent in. Prices for women's and girls' clothjng, reflecting early summer sales, declined percent while prices for both men's and boys' apparel and footwear increased 0 percent. In, the index for medical care rose 0" percent and the index for entertainment rose 0 percent, the smallest this year. On the other hand, the other goods and services component increased 0 percent, more than in March or April.

6 Table C. HOMEOWNERSHIP COMPONENTS used in official CPI-U and in experimental measures: over 12 months 12 months ended Official Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Experimental measures of homeownership Flow-of-services measures X-1 Rental equivalence using CPI rent X-2 User cost using current interest cost X-3 User cost using average interest cost Outlays measures X-4 Outlays using current interest cost X-5 Outlays using average interest cost December: June July August September... October November December January. February March April , Relative importance: December NOTE: See Technical Notes for explanation of homeownership measures.

7 Table D. Official ALL-ITEMS CPI-U and EXPERIMENTAL MEASURES using alternative homeownership components: over 12 months 12 months ended Official Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Experimental measures using alternative homeownership components Flow-of-services measures X-1 Rental equivalence using CPI rent X-2 User cost using current interest cost X-3 User cost using average interest cost Outlays measures X-4 Outlays using current interest cost X-5 Outlays using average interest cost December: June July August... September. October.. November. December. January... February.. March April " NOTE: See Technical Notes for explanation of homeownership measures.

8 Charti. CPI-W: All items, food and beverages, All items, 1967=100 (Not seasonally adjusted) * 12 month span 1 month span Food and beverages. 1967^100 s (Seasonally adjusted) r * 12 month span -- 1 month span me 245 Mffif H me 7 5 Semilog Semilog * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month peroent. s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. ** August 1973 => 92 percent

9 Chart 2. CPI-W: Transportation and medical care, Transportation, 1967=100 (Seasona II y ad j us t ed) * - 12 month span 1 month span Medical care, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) * 12 month span * 1 month span Mfflf 249 T\ MflY 12 Semilog Semilog * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-~rnonth percent. s over 1-rnonth spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data,

10 Chart 3. CPi-W: Housing, apparel and upkeep, ^ Housing, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) ^ * mmmmmmmmm 1 0 -month span 1 Apparel and upkeep, 1967^160 (Seasonally adjust ed) ^ ^ ^ ^ 26 MRY me Semilog Semilog f*..,.., 10 month span s ;. ' MfiY tiihityiiliiiiiiiiiti 9 l [lflflifli f l t lll^llinhiiiu'illijiuji lliiiiiiiiiliiini mil UUIMllllULIillMIl * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month percent. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. -10

11 Chart 4. CPI-W: Entertainment, other goods and services, Entertainment, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) * 12 month span > l~-month span goods and services, 1967^100 (Seasonally adjusted) ffil 20 HfiY 8 6 A m 21 Semilog MO Semflog 5T-* * iiiniiniiliiiiiiiini * 12 month span 1-month span iiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiini imniiiiil niinnin iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiinii '^r"^«iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiini mt 8 9 A-k.fi K It iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiini * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month percent. s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data*

12 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Expenditure category All items... Allitems( =100) Food and beverages Food Food at home ; Cereals and bakery products 1, Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products..:. Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages... prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages , Housing, Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Homeownership Home purchase 1 ;... Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities ' ,7 Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Gas (piped) and electricity 1,... utilities and public services 1... Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies 1 Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear apparel commodities 1 Apparel services

13 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from-^- Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Expenditure category Transportation,, Private transportation, New cars Used cars.,.. Gasoline, Maintenance and repair, private transportation private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services Public transportation ' Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services 1 Professional services 1,... medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 1, 338 2, ,7 goods and services Tobacco products - 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 v Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services , ;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, residential 1 Household services less rent... Transportation services Medical care services ' services

14 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. pity average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967 = 100) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs... All items less home purchase and mortgage interest costs r All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 1.' , Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy,...,... Commodities less food and energy... Energy commodities Services less energy, , Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1967«$ =$ $12 55 $ Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

15 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities , , , Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation, Housefurnishings, Housekeeping supplies 1 Housekeeping services 1, , f Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities... Men's and boys' apparel...,. Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear apparel commodities 1 Apparel services ,

16 Table 2. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars, Gasoline.... Maintenance and repair private transportation, private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services Public transportation , Medical care. Medical care commodities Medical care services '... Professional services ' medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services goods and services Tobacco products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group Allitems 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, residential 1... Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services 1 services $ ,

17 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter.... All items less mortgage interest costs All items less home purchase and mortgage interest costs All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food... Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care : Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities... Services less energy ' Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 14

18 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar, to to Food and beverages., Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal, 1... Bakery products 1.., White bread ' * bread 1 Fresh biscuits, roils, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 1... Crackers and bread and cracker products 1.. Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish, Meats Beef and veal 1,......, Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast 1 Round roast 1,.., Round steak 1 Sirloin steak beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham.., pork 1,..>, meats Frankfurters. Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry,. Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs / , ,

19 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables... Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits, Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1. Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables 1, Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits.. Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1, Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1... canned and dried vegetables foods at home Sugar and sweets 1 Candy and chewing gum -1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1... fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee noncarbonated drinks 1 prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods ,

20 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Food away from home ;. Lunch 1 Dinner 1 meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1... Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 17

21 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally arlii ictah aujusxea indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Food and beverages ,0 6 Food Food at home v 5 5 Cereals and bakery products 1... Cereal and cereal products »*... Flour and prepared flour mixes 1... Cereal 1, Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products White bread 1... bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 -..*-. Cookies 1... Crackers and bread and cracker products 1.. Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1.., / ' , Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs... Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal 1 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast 1 Round roast 1. Round steak 1... Sirloin steak... beef and veal 1 >... Pork Bacon,..; Chops...; Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham *....., pork 1,.., meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1... Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1... Eggs ,

22 Table 4. Consumer Price for Alt Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Dairy products, Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter 1 * Cheese 1 ;. Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products / : Fruits and vegetables, Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas, Oranges fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables.,.. Potatoes ;* Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits,, Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1.., Fruit juices other than frozen 1.., Canned and dried fruits',,..., Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables 1, Cut com and canned beans except lima 1... canned and dried vegetables foods at home Sugar and sweets 1.. Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils, Margarine., Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 L fats, oils, and salad dressings 1.., Nonalcoholic beverages, Cola drinks, excluding diet cola V '[ Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee npncarbohated drinks 1 prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1... Frozen prepared foods 1 '.., Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods ,

23 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner 1 meals and snacks , Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted.

24 Table 5, Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from ^Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Housing Shelter Rent, residential V rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1. Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment 1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment , Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1.: Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Fuel oil 1 fuels ' 2 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 Electricity Utility (piped) gas ' utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1, Local charges 1, Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 6/ A Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens * Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1, Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 furniture 1 Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment 1 Television. Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 i4. Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners ,

25 Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Housefurnishings Continued: household equipment... Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1. Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1..:., Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies 1, Soaps and detergents 1, laundry and cleaning products 1, Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 ; Lawn and garden supplies 1, Housekeeping services 1... Postage V, Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair Apparel and upkeep. Apparel commodities... Apparel commodities less footwear. Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1, Furnishings 1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets 1 Dresses,., Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1..; Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Infants' and toddlers' n.. apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 ;... Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear. * Men's 1 \Boys' and girls' 1 Women's 1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 apparel services ,

26 Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) 9 Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Transportation Private, New cars Used cars Gasoline '. Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1...,?.,.,.. Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1, private transportation... private transportation commodities 1, Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires parts and equipment 1 private transportation services... Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1... Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1,. State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare , , Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs, Anti-infective drugs 1.-. Tranquilizers and sedatives A -..,.> Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1.,..:. ;...;, Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents *.. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1... Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1.., Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1.., Medical care services 1 Professional services 1.., Physicians' services 1.., Dental services ^ professional services 1 medical care services 1..'., Hospital and other medical services 1... Hospital room hospital and medical care services v Mill Mill ,2 9 7 * ,

27 Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from- Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles 1.. Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles : sporting goods and equipment 1. Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment 1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1. entertainment services : goods and services Tobacco products 1... Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1» Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 : toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1. Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1, I Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation 1 Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 24

28 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average ( , unless otherwise noted) Group and item index Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs,... Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment 1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies i... Miscellaneous supplies and equipment Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1 ; Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Fuel oil 1 fuels 12 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 Electricity Utility (piped) gas 1 utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1, Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 6/ Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings,, Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials ' Furniture and bedding. Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 furniture

29 Table 6. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index Dase Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Feb. 6 months ending in Housefumishings Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1... Television and sound equipment 1 Television.;.. * «Sound equipment 1, Household appliances 1 Refrigerators and home freezers 1,., Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1.. Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1, household equipment 1... Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1, Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies 1, Soaps and detergents 1 laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services 1 '. Postage 1 *, Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drydeaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 " , as ^ , Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets *,. Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1.; Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls'... Women's 1. Coats and jackets 1 Dresses. Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 Girls' 1, Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories

30 Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Feb. 6 months < snding in Apparel commodities less footwear Continued Infants and toddlers apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1... Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls' 1 Women's 1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 apparel services Transportation Private. New cars Used cars,.. Gasoline r Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1, Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1 private transportation private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires.-. parts and equipment 1 private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1? Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare , ,

31 Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average -^-Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months < ending in - Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs,... Anti-infective drugs 1... Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1, Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services 1 Professional services i... Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services 1...; Hospital and other medical services * Hospital room hospital and medical care services , , , Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment 1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1. «, Fees for participant sports 1 «... Admissions 1 -. entertainment services , NA NA NA NA

32 Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1.. tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs ' Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1. Personal care services ' 1, Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies, Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 210, Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation 1 Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 29

33 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: commodity and service group (1967=100) U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Expenditure category All items All items( =100) Food and beverages Food... Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages , Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities , Fuel and other utilities 1 : Fuels 1 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies 1 Housekeeping services , , ,1 2 3 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities..., Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear apparel commodities 1 Apparel services

34 Table 7. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New cars. Used cars..... Gasoline.. Maintenance and repair private transportation private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities... Medical care services 1 Professional services 1 medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities... Entertainment services goods and services Tobacco products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 ;... Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services , ,1 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, residential 1 Household services less rent Transportation services. Medical care services 1 services

35 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs... All items less home purchase and mortgage interest costs All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care Energy. All items less energy AH items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy... Energy commodities Services less energy Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1967=$ =$ $12 54 $ Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 32

36 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Food Food at home,, Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter. Rent, residential 1... rental costs Homeownership, Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities 1... Fuels 1 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation... Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies 1 Housekeeping services , Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear... apparel commodities 1 Apparel services

37 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( ) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Expenditure category Transportation... Private transportation,. New cars,...:...,...",...;., Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair..... private transportation private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services... Public transportation Medical care...^ Medical care commodities Medical care services 1 Professional services 1 medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities, Entertainment services goods and services Tobacco products 1... ;... Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services t Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 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, residential 1 Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services 1,. services :

38 Table 8* Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. Mar. Aug. 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food. All items less shelter, All items less mortgage interest costs All items less home purchase and mortgage interest costs All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurables. Services less rent... Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 35

39 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1987=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Food and beverages ,9 0 0 Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products \ Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1., Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1., Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats., Beef and veal 1 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast t Round roast 1 Round steak 1, Sirloin steak beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned 1... Sausage. Canned ham. pork 1 meats Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1 '. Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs r i*

40 Table 9. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967= 100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1... Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges. fresh fruits 1 = resh veg«potatoes Lettuce 1 : Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables 1 Cut com and canned beans except lima 1... canned and dried vegetables foods at home Sugar and sweets 1 Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine, Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 ; Freeze dried and instant coffee noncarbonated drinks 1.., prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish ' condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods 1 \

41 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Seasonally adjusted percent from Feb. to Mar. Mar. to to Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner 1 meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1... Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 38

42 Tabie 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Food and beverages : Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1.: Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1. bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1, Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1.. Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal 1 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast 1, Round roast 1, Round steak 1 Sirloin steak beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon...: Chops Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham pork 1 meats,.' Frankfurters, Bologna, Siverwurst, and salami 1, lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry f Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1..., Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs ' "

43 Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average- Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Dairy products, Fresh milk and cream 1... Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables, Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1.. Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1... canned and dried vegetables foods at home, Sugar and sweets 1 Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee ; noncarbonated drinks 1 prepared foods, Canned and packaged soup 1, Frozen prepared foods 1, Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods ,

44 Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner 1 meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 41

45 Table 11. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and CierioaS Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Housing Shelter... Rent, residential 1 rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance Property taxes! Contracted mortgage interest cost Mortgage interest rates, Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services,.- Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ". Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment 1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment 1 12/? , Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Fuel oil 1 fuels Gas (piped) and electricity 1 Electricity Utility (piped) gas 1 utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 6/ Household furnishings and operation Housefurnsshings.-. Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1.-. Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 furniture ;1 Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment r Television t, Sound equipment 1., Household appliances 1., Refrigerators and home freezers 1... Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1, Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners

46 laoie 11. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Housefurnishings Continued: household equipment Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1, Housekeeping supplies 1, Soaps and detergents 1 laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair , Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys'., Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1... Women's and girls' Women's 1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 Girls' 1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1. Infants' and toddlers' 1 apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls' 1 Women's 1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1, apparel services ,

47 Table 11. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline.... Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1 private transportation private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires... parts and equipment 1 private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1... Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration.. Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare , , Medical care, Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, bioiogicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services 1 Professional services 1.. Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services 1 Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room....* hospital and medical care services

48 Table 11. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average -Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from Feb. to Mar. Seasonally adjusted percent from Mar. to to Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles 1, Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment 1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 %. Fees for participant sports 1.'.'.* Admissions 1 entertainment services ^ / A goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1, tobacco products and smoking accessories 1... Personal care 1 Toilet goods and persona! care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products t Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1,. toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1. Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services, Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation 1 Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 45

49 Table 12. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Feb. 6 months ending in Housing Shelter ; Rent, residential 1 rental costs..., Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance ' Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance... Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services... Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment , Fuel and other utilities 1 Fuels 1... Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 Fuel oil* fuels 12 Gas (piped) and electricity 1 Electricity Utility (piped) gas 1 utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 '. 6/ Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Textile housefumishings Household linens y Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1.. Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 furniture

50 Table 12. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Feb. 6 months ending in Housefurnishings Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment 1 Television Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1.. Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 household equipment 1 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies 1 Soaps and detergents 1 laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1... Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1, Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair , Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities, Apparel commodities less footwear ;.., Men's and boys', Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1, Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1, Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1. Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's 1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 Girls' 1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear 1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories fo

51 Table 12. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index Kacp Udsc Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in Apparel commodities less footwear Continued Infants and toddlers apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear. Men's 1 Boys' and girls' 1 Women's 1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 apparel services Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1, Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1 private transportation private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires parts and equipment 1 private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 :, Automobile inspection 1 automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare ' Intracity mass transit 1, Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare

52 Table 12. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Feb. 6 months ending in Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services 1 Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1, Dental services ' 1, professional services 1 medical care services 1. Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room, hospital and medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1, Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment 1, Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1 entertainment services 1, NA NA NA NA

53 Table 12. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Feb. 6 months ending in goods and services Tobacco products 1... Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1, Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1. Personal care services 1. Beauty parlor services for females 1... Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products... Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation ' Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 50

54 Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule 1 index base Feb. Mar. es to from Mar. to from Feb. Mar. Area 2 U.S. city average, Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern NJ... Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J M M M M M , Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash, St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va /67 11/ Atlanta, Ga Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-StPaul, Minn.-Wis Pittsburgh, Pa San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C ; D

55 Table 13. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule 1 index base Feb. Mar. es to from Mar. to from Feb. Mar. Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 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,, July, September, and November. 2 -February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. and Chicago, III.- Northwestem Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined: A-1 - More than 4,000,000. A-2-1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C - 75,000 to 385,000. D - Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price s within areas are found in the Consumer Price ; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family 52

56 Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and foods at home 1 es, Area 2 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex. Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/ ^ Region 3 Northeast North Central South West 126, Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D Mill Mill

57 Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 1 es, Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D... North Central/D... South/D West/D ' A

58 Table 14 Consumer Price tor All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and foods at home from April to Area 2 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md : Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, HS.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio DaHas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.", LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, FSa Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-Si Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N,Y.-Northeastern MJ Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-SIS San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va..:. 1 - ' , ~2A A , ' , Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D

59 Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home from April to Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B.. North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D... North Central/D South/D West/D is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined: A-1 - More than 4,000,000. A-2-1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385, ,250,000. C - 75,000 to 385,000. D - Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 56

60 Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from April to Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Food Food at home. Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages , J Housing, Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership , Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation , ,0 1*3 1,9 ' 1,8 2-4 Apparel and upkeep., Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel,.. Footwear J Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment... goods and services Personal care 1 6,1,

61 Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from April to Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia Pa.-N.J. Commodity and service group All items Commodities... Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter, All items less medical care... All items less energy.., Energy... Commodities less food, Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care ,4-58

62 Table 16. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Expenditure category All items All items ( =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 foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear A Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

63 Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to -Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. index Commodity and service group All items ,4 239 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 2 Energy 3 Commodities less food, Nondurables less food,, Nondurables Services less rent, Services less medical care, , ! es on a June 1978=100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. 2 es on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. 3 es on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base. 60

64 Table 17. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Denver- Boulder, Colo. Miami, Fla. 3 Milwaukee, Wis. Expenditure category All items All items ( =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 foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages... ( Housing... Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels 4 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 5... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel., Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

65 Table 17. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Denver- Boulder, Colo. Miami, Fla. 3 Milwaukee, Wis. 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 6 Energy 7 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent! Services less medical care

66 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. Seattle- Everett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Expenditure category AH items All items ( =100) Food and beverages.... Food Food at home... Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 9... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables... foods at home 9, Food away from home Alcoholic beverages \ Housing Shelter Rent, residential... rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 10.. Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation, Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

67 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es,, and percent s, March to Continued (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lli. San Diego, Calif. Seattle- Everett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. 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 6 Energy 7, Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent.'. Services less medical care Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 13) will appear next month. 2 es on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 es on a November 1977=100 basfe unless otherwise indicated. 4 on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 5 es on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla.; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6. on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 6 es are on the bases listed : Anchorage, Alaska January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md.. March 1978=100. Boston, Mass January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla November 1977= Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. November 1977=100. es on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6. 8 The =100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 9 is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 10 on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 64

68 Table 1S. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule 1 index base Feb. Mar. es to from Mar. to from Feb. Mar. Area 2 U.S. city average Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J M M M M M Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va /67 11/ Atlanta, Ga Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex, Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis Pittsburgh, Pa San Francisco-Oakland, Calif ' , Region 3 Northeast North Central... South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2... B C D

69 Table 18. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule 1 index base Feb. Mar. es to from Mar. to from Feb. Mar. Region/population siie class cross classification 3 Northeast/A.. North Gentral/A..... South/A West/A Northeast/B -.. North Central/B South/B.... ;.. West/B Northeast/C North Gentral/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D... South/D West/D Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill 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,, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA,-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined: A-1 - More than 4,000,000. A-2-1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C - 75,000 to 385,000. D - Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price s within areas are found in the Consumer Price ; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family Budgets. 66

70 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 1 es, Area 2 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md... Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii,... Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans... LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif,.. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn;-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J... Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif... San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/ ; 259' , , Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Mill MIA Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D 12/11 Mill Mill Mill

71 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 1 es, Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A : Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D ,

72 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home from April to Area 2 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich., Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.., LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif, Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va, : Region 3 Northeast North Central South West , Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D

73 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home from April to Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A... North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C.. West/C... Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 0 CVI , , is on an April base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Qreg.-Wash, 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined: A-1 - More than 4,000,000. A-2-1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C - 75,000 to 385,000. D - Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 70

74 Table 20. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from April to Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestem Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, PflL-NJ. Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages , Housing Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 5 1 Medical care 1 Entertainment - 2 goods and services Personal care ' 71

75 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, category and commodity and service group, percent from April to Continued by expenditure Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Commodity and service group All items Commodities,.,, Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beveraaes Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care,, All items less energy Energy, Commodities less food,,,.. Nondurables less food Nondurables.. Services less rent., Services less medical care t

76 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Expenditure category All items All items ( =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 foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages« : Housing, Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership , Fuel and other utilities Fuels. Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

77 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) r Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services..,... Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care AH items less energy 2 Energy 3 Commodities less food Nondurables less food... Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care i es on a June 1978=100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. 2 es on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. 3 es on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base. 74

78 Table 22. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Denver- Boulder, Colo. Miami, Fla. 3 Milwaukee, Wis. index Expenditure category All items All items ( =100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs... Meats, poultry, and fish Daiiy products Fruits and vegetables. foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership , Fuel and other utilities Fuels 4 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 5... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 Household furnishings and operation , , Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel... Footwear..." Transportation Private transportation Public transportation, ! Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

79 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Denver- Boulder, Colo. Miami, Fla. 3 Milwaukee, Wis. 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 6 Energy 7 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care ?W,

80 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. Seattle- Everett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Expenditure category All items All items ( =100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 9... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 9 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 10.. Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation i Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities.. Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment... goods and services Personal care

81 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, and percent s March to Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. Seattle- Everett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. 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 6 Energy 7... Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 18) will appear next month. 2 es on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 es on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 4 on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 5 indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla.; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6. index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 6 indexes are on the bases listed : Anchorage, Alaska...January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md March 1978=100. Boston, Mass...January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-ind March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla. November 1977=100.' Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. ' Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va November 1977= es on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6. 8 The =100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 9 is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 10 on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 78

82 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPi The Consumer Price (CPI) is a measure of the average in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. Effective with the January 1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPFs for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered by the CPI-U. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups which historically have been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from over 18,000 tenants, 18,000 housing units for property taxes, and about 24,000 establishments grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated*with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other items. In calculating the index, price s for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published for 28 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price s from a designated reference date 1967 which equals 100. An increase of 22 percent, for example, is shown as 12. This can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to $120. For further details see the following: The Consumer Price : Concepts and Content Over the Years, Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1978); The Revision of the Consumer Price, by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical Reporter, February 1978, No (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), and Revisions in the Medical Care Service component of the Consumer Price, by Daniel H. Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August Calculating Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent s rather than s in index points because index point s are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent s are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent s. s for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point : Change point difference Divided by the previous index Equals: Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent : ( x100 79

83 Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted s each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted s are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of s 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 overs, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation s to the Consumer Price unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used to compute the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-ll Variant of the Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program. Annual updates replace 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1976 through will be replaced at the end of. The seasonal movement of all items and 35 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 45 selected components. Explanation of Homeownership Measures Official CPI-U includes five components.(1) The weights for property taxes, property insurance, and home maintenance and repairs represent expenditures of all homeowners in the base period. The weights for house prices and contracted mortgage interest cost represent only those homeowners who actually purchased a home in the base period. Included are the total price paid for the home, and the total amount of interest expected to be paid over half the stated life of the mortgage. (2) Current monthly prices are used for each of these components. Experimental Measure X-l: (1) The weight for this rental equivalence measure is the estimate of the rental value of all owner-occupied homes in the base period compiled from a specific question asked on the Consumer Expenditure Survey. This covers the entire stock of owned homes. (2) Prices used are the current rents collected for the residential rent component of the CPI. The CPI rent component is designed to represent s in residential rents for all types of housing *U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: / units, not just s in rents for units that are typically owner occupied. The CPI rent component is, therefore, not appropriate for this measure. Experimental Measure X-2: (1) The weight for this user cost method includes expenditures for mortgage interest, property taxes, property insurance, maintenance and repairs, the estimated base-period cost of homeowners' equity in their houses, and the offset to shelter costs resulting from the estimated appreciation of house values in the base period. This measure covers the entire stock of owned houses. To derive the weights for mortgage interest costs and equity costs, the total value of the housing stock in the base period was apportioned into its debt and equity components. The debt component equals the amount owned and the equity component is the amount owed, i.e., payments on principal plus appreciation from the time of purchase to the base period. Each component was subsequently multiplied by the average mortgage interest rate in the base period to determine its cost. (2) Prices used are current ones except for the appreciation term which uses a 5-year moving average of the s in appreciation rates. Experimental Measure X-3: (1) The weights are the same as in Experimental Measure X-2, except that mortgage interest costs are calculated as the total interest amount paid out by homeowners in the base period. As in X-l and in X-2, this measure covers the entire homeowners population. (2) The prices for all components except mortgage interest costs and appreciation are current monthly prices. As in X-2, appreciation is represented by a 5-year moving average of the s in house prices. However, X-3, uses past and current mortgage interest costs in a 15-year weighted moving average, which reflects the base period age distribution of mortgage loans. Experimental Measure X-4: The weights for this outlays approach include expenditures actually made in the base period for property taxes, property insurance, maintenance, and repairs. The weight for the mortgage interest term is calculated in the same manner as in X-2. However, no appreciation or equity terms are included. Not all homeowners are represented in this measure because those who made no mortgage debt payment in the base period are excluded. (2) The prices used for each of these items are current ones. Experimental Measure X-5: (1) The weights for this outlays approach include, as in X-4, expenditures actually made in the base period for property taxes, propperty insurance, maintenance, and repairs. The weight for the mortgage interest cost term is the same as for the X-3. No appreciation or equity elements are used. As in X-4, not all homeowners are represented in this measure because those who made no mortgage debt payment in the base period are excluded. (2) Current prices are used in X-5 except for mortgage interest which uses the 15-year moving average also used in the X-3.